packaging corporation of america - PKG

PKG

Close Chg Chg %
188.62 -1.93 -1.02%

Closed Market

186.69

-1.93 (1.02%)

Volume: 856.07K

Last Updated:

Apr 16, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: packaging corporation of america - PKG

PKG Key Data

Open

$188.42

Day Range

185.52 - 189.07

52 Week Range

169.00 - 250.82

Market Cap

$16.97B

Shares Outstanding

89.93M

Public Float

88.07M

Beta

0.86

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

21.13

EPS

$8.95

Yield

264.96%

Dividend

$1.25

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 14, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

992.61K

 

PKG Performance

1 Week
 
-0.12%
 
1 Month
 
-4.11%
 
3 Months
 
-20.67%
 
1 Year
 
4.90%
 
5 Years
 
107.74%
 

PKG Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 11
Full Ratings ➔

About packaging corporation of america - PKG

Packaging Corporation of America engages in the production of container products. It operates through the following segments: Packaging, Paper, and Corporate and Other. The Packaging segment offers a variety of corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers. The Paper segment manufactures and sells a range of papers, including communication-based papers, and pressure sensitive papers. The Corporate and Other segment focuses on transportation assets, such as rail cars, and trucks. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

PKG At a Glance

Packaging Corporation of America
1 North Field Court
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-4824
Phone 1-847-482-3000 Revenue 8.38B
Industry Containers/Packaging Net Income 799.50M
Sector Process Industries 2024 Sales Growth 7.445%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 15,400
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PKG Valuation

P/E Current 21.151
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 25.202
Price to Sales Ratio 2.403
Price to Book Ratio 4.591
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 16.915
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 13.213
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.64
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.125

PKG Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 544,370.13
Income Per Employee 51,915.584
Receivables Turnover 7.263
Total Asset Turnover 0.937

PKG Liquidity

Current Ratio 3.228
Quick Ratio 2.105
Cash Ratio 0.786

PKG Profitability

Gross Margin 21.27
Operating Margin 13.713
Pretax Margin 12.697
Net Margin 9.537
Return on Assets 8.931
Return on Equity 19.033
Return on Total Capital 11.142
Return on Invested Capital 11.601

PKG Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 62.931
Total Debt to Total Capital 38.624
Total Debt to Total Assets 30.719
Long-Term Debt to Equity 61.056
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 37.473
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Annual Financials for Packaging Corporation Of America - PKG

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
7.73B 8.48B 7.80B 8.38B
Sales Growth
+16.10% +9.67% -7.97% +7.45%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
5.86B 6.39B 6.10B 6.60B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
417.30M 456.80M 517.70M 525.60M
Depreciation
378.00M 416.10M 478.00M 487.30M
Amortization of Intangibles
37.70M 39.10M 38.30M 37.70M
COGS Growth
+11.10% +9.05% -4.44% +8.14%
Gross Income
1.87B 2.09B 1.70B 1.78B
Gross Income Growth
+35.11% +11.62% -18.74% +4.96%
Gross Profit Margin
+24.23% +24.66% +21.77% +21.27%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
576.80M 608.60M 580.90M 610.30M
Research & Development
- - - 14.50M
-
Other SG&A
562.30M 608.60M 580.90M 610.30M
SGA Growth
+6.89% +5.51% -4.55% +5.06%
Other Operating Expense
12.90M 10.00M 1.50M 23.20M
Unusual Expense
3.00M 6.80M 9.70M 8.60M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.28B 1.47B 1.11B 1.14B
Non Operating Income/Expense
(19.20M) (30.00M) (39.40M) (35.20M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
152.40M 70.40M 53.30M 41.40M
Interest Expense Growth
+62.99% -53.81% -24.29% -22.33%
Gross Interest Expense
156.20M 77.70M 61.40M 51.50M
Interest Capitalized
3.80M 7.30M 8.10M 10.10M
Pretax Income
1.11B 1.36B 1.01B 1.06B
Pretax Income Growth
+75.23% +23.10% -25.70% +4.96%
Pretax Margin
+14.34% +16.10% +13.00% +12.70%
Income Tax
267.60M 335.00M 248.90M 259.30M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
208.10M 249.00M 243.70M 263.50M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - 100.00K
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
59.50M 86.20M 5.20M (4.20M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - (100.00K) (200.00K)
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
(6.40M) (7.90M) (6.20M) (5.60M)
Consolidated Net Income
834.70M 1.02B 759.00M 799.50M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
834.70M 1.02B 759.00M 799.50M
Net Income Growth
+82.49% +22.43% -25.73% +5.34%
Net Margin Growth
+10.80% +12.05% +9.73% +9.54%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
834.70M 1.02B 759.00M 799.50M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
834.70M 1.02B 759.00M 799.50M
EPS (Basic)
8.8704 11.0715 8.5185 8.9731
EPS (Basic) Growth
+82.49% +24.81% -23.06% +5.34%
Basic Shares Outstanding
94.10M 92.30M 89.10M 89.10M
EPS (Diluted)
8.8328 11.0237 8.4804 8.933
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+82.30% +24.80% -23.07% +5.34%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
94.50M 92.70M 89.50M 89.50M
EBITDA
1.70B 1.93B 1.63B 1.68B
EBITDA Growth
+35.92% +13.42% -15.27% +2.51%
EBITDA Margin
+22.00% +22.75% +20.94% +19.98%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 233.00
Number of Ratings 11 Current Quarters Estimate 2.637
FY Report Date 06 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 10.588
Last Quarter’s Earnings 2.215 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 9.04 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 11.745
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 7 6 7 6
Mean Estimate 2.64 3.02 10.59 11.75
High Estimates 2.92 3.49 11.46 12.79
Low Estimate 2.45 2.75 9.75 10.90
Coefficient of Variance 6.18 9.33 5.30 6.55

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 6 6 5
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 0
HOLD 2 2 4
UNDERWEIGHT 2 1 2
SELL 0 1 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Hold

Insider Actions for Packaging Corporation Of America - PKG

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Apr 9, 2025 Mark W. Kowlzan Chairman & CEO; Director 475,652 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 Kent A. Pflederer SVP 66,457 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $183.42 per share 12,189,542.94
Apr 9, 2025 Kent A. Pflederer SVP 68,791 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 Kent A. Pflederer SVP 68,369 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 Robert P. Mundy EVP & CFO 44,408 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $183.42 per share 8,145,315.36
Apr 9, 2025 Robert P. Mundy EVP & CFO 48,482 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 Robert P. Mundy EVP & CFO 47,745 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 Charles J. Carter EVP-Mill Ops. 42,293 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 Darla J. Olivier SVP 58,980 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 Mark W. Kowlzan Chairman & CEO; Director 462,378 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $183.42 per share 84,809,372.76
Apr 9, 2025 Darla J. Olivier SVP 58,810 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 Mark W. Kowlzan Chairman & CEO; Director 473,248 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 D. Ray Shirley Exec. VP 25,229 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 Charles J. Carter EVP-Mill Ops. 42,918 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 Charles J. Carter EVP-Mill Ops. 39,848 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $183.42 per share 7,308,920.16
Apr 9, 2025 Darla J. Olivier SVP 58,051 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $183.42 per share 10,647,714.42
Apr 9, 2025 Thomas A. Hassfurther President 209,191 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $183.42 per share 38,369,813.22
Apr 9, 2025 Thomas A. Hassfurther President 217,323 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 Thomas A. Hassfurther President 215,666 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 9, 2025 D. Ray Shirley Exec. VP 25,701 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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