Packaging Corp Of America chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 91.85
Dividend & Yield5.00$ (3.60%)
Beta 0.9
Market capitalization 12.77B
Operating cash flow 1.5B
ESG Scores 16.8

Company description

Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United States. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments. The Packaging segment offers various containerboard and corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products, as well as packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products. This segment sells its corrugated products through a direct sales and marketing organization, independent brokers, and distribution partners. The Paper segment manufactures and sells commodity and specialty papers, as well as communication papers, including cut-size office papers, and printing and converting papers. This segment sells white papers through its sales and marketing organization. Packaging Corporation of America was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical - Industry: Packaging & Containers

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio2.07
Working Capital0.46
Return On Equity0.23
Debt To Equity0.69
Fixed Asset Ratio0.04
Fixed Interest Cover14.03

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Change To Liabilities -32.4M 39.7M 12.2M -18.1M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -546.6M -426.1M -794.4M -833.7M
Net Borrowings -34.4M -1.5M -67.5M -1.7M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -342.8M -311.6M -655.6M -960M
Change To Operating Activities -7M -2.8M 35.2M -2.7M
Issuance Of Stock
Net Income 696.4M 461M 841.1M 1.03B
Change In Cash 318M 295.1M -355.9M -298.7M
Effect Of Exchange Rate
Total Cash From Operating Activities 1.21B 1.03B 1.09B 1.5B
Depreciation 383.6M 396.7M 409.2M 447.1M
Change To Account Receivables 56.4M 13.2M -227.2M 39.3M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -1.5M -2.4M -2.4M
Change To Netincome 91.1M 90.5M 123.2M 97.1M
Capital Expenditures -399.5M -421.2M -605.1M -824.2M

Income Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax 917M 632.7M 1.11B 1.36B
Net Income 696.4M 461M 841.1M 1.03B
Selling General Administrative 565.5M 537.3M 557.1M 594.1M
Gross Profit 1.64B 1.37B 1.88B 2.1B
Ebit 1.07B 827M 1.31B 1.49B
Operating Income 1.07B 827M 1.31B 1.49B
Interest Expense -85M -93.5M -93.5M -70.4M
Income Tax Expense 220.6M 171.7M 267.6M 335M
Total Revenue 6.96B 6.66B 7.73B 8.48B
Cost Of Revenue 5.32B 5.29B 5.85B 6.38B
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -154.8M -194.3M -201.3M -128.7M
Net Income From Continuing Ops 696.4M 461M 841.1M 1.03B
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 691.2M 457.4M 834.7M 1.02B

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Total Liabilities 4.16B 4.19B 4.23B 4.34B
Total Stockholder Equity 3.07B 3.25B 3.61B 3.67B
Other Current Liabilities 76.6M 97M 96.3M 115.5M
Total Assets 7.24B 7.43B 7.84B 8B
Common Stock 900k 900k 900k 900k
Other Current Assets
Retained Earnings 2.7B 2.84B 3.1B 3.19B
Treasury Stock -159.5M -144.5M -75.2M -102.4M
Cash 679.5M 974.6M 618.7M 320M
Total Current Liabilities 723.8M 782.6M 884.8M 875.5M
Other Stockholder Equity -159.5M -144.5M -75.2M -102.4M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 3.39B 3.43B 3.77B 4.2B
Total Current Assets 2.48B 2.75B 2.73B 2.51B
Net Tangible Assets 1.81B 2.08B 2.37B 2.47B
Net Receivables 872.1M 837.5M 1.08B 1.07B
Accounts Payable 351.9M 387M 452.4M 410.4M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Packaging Corp Of America:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
PFLEDERER KENT AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-22Officer5.99k
KOWLZAN MARK WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-22Chief Executive Officer43.07k
HASSFURTHER THOMAS AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-22Officer29.81k
MUNDY ROBERT PStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-22Chief Financial Officer10.46k
CARTER CHARLES JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-22Officer8.76k
RIDLEY BRUCE AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-22Officer3.38k
BARNES PAMELA A.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-22Officer3.38k
SHIRLEY DONALD R.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-22Officer6.71k
SCHNEIDER ROBERT ANDREWStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-22Chief Technology Officer3.38k
KASER JEFFREY SStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-22Officer1.66k
OLIVIER DARLA JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-22Officer1.25k
PFLEDERER KENT AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-07-18Officer5.07k
KOWLZAN MARK WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-07-18Chief Executive Officer33.83k
HASSFURTHER THOMAS AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-07-18Officer23.4k
MUNDY ROBERT PStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-07-18Chief Financial Officer8.88k
CARTER CHARLES JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-07-18Officer7.33k
RIDLEY BRUCE AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-07-18Officer3.06k
BARNES PAMELA A.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-07-18Officer3.06k
SHIRLEY DONALD R.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-07-18Officer5.7k
SCHNEIDER ROBERT ANDREWStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-07-18Officer3.06k
PFLEDERER KENT AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-06-27Officer265
KOWLZAN MARK WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-06-27Chief Executive Officer1.77k
HASSFURTHER THOMAS AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-06-27Officer1.22k
MUNDY ROBERT PStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-06-27Chief Financial Officer383
CARTER CHARLES JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-06-27Officer383
MUNDY ROBERT PSale at price 160.30 per share.D2022-06-06Chief Financial Officer13.8k
HARMAN DONNA APurchase at price 153.21 per share.D2022-05-25Director500
PORTER ROGER BStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-17Director535
MENCOFF SAMUEL MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-17Director535
STECKO PAUL TStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-17Director535
BEEBE CHERYL KStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-17Director535
SOULELES THOMAS SStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-17Director535
LYONS ROBERT CStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-17Director535
MAURER THOMAS PStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-17Director535
FARRINGTON DUANE CStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-17Director535
HARMAN DONNA AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-17Director535
CARTER CHARLES JSale at price 163.00 per share.D/I2022-04-27Officer7.45k
PFLEDERER KENT AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-23Officer5.54k
KOWLZAN MARK WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-23Chief Executive Officer34.09k
HASSFURTHER THOMAS AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-23Officer23.54k
MUNDY ROBERT PStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-23Chief Financial Officer8.89k
CARTER CHARLES JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-23Officer8.11k
RIDLEY BRUCE AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-23Officer1.54k
BARNES PAMELA A.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-23Officer1.54k
SHIRLEY DONALD R.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-23Officer3.27k
SCHNEIDER ROBERT ANDREWStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-23Chief Technology Officer1.54k
KASER JEFFREY SStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-23Officer1.57k
OLIVIER DARLA JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-23Officer1.18k
RIDLEY BRUCE ASale at price 148.51 - 148.74 per share.D2022-02-11Officer3.48k
CARTER CHARLES JSale at price 151.52 per share.D2021-08-30Officer14.14k
SHIRLEY DONALD R.Sale at price 144.51 per share.D2021-08-19Officer2.5k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to Packaging Corp Of America. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Packaging Corp Of America

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Packaging Corp Of America. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on Packaging Corp Of America

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Packaging Corp Of America:

Packaging Corp Of America automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 21.89% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

21.89 %

Latent gain

484.07 $

Invested capital

2211.46 $

Annualized return

5.29 %
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Momentum strategy results on Packaging Corp Of America

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Packaging Corp Of America. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on Packaging Corp Of America

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Packaging Corp Of America:

Packaging Corp Of America momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 38.38% of return on Packaging Corp Of America. That represents 1888.81$ of latent gain with 4920.95$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 33.42% of return on Packaging Corp Of America. That represents 1421.53$ of latent gain with 4253.27$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

38.38 %

Latent gain

1888.81 $

Invested capital

4920.95 $

Annualized return

10.46 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

33.42 %

Latent gain

1421.53 $

Invested capital

4253.27 $

Annualized return

9.13 %

Momentum equity curve on Packaging Corp Of America

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Packaging Corp Of America:

Packaging Corp Of America momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Packaging Corp Of America are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Packaging Corp Of America

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Packaging Corp Of America since the beginning:

Packaging Corp Of America

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on Packaging Corp Of America

Buy the dip entry openings on Packaging Corp Of America

Packaging Corp Of America

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Packaging Corp Of America is 22.39%. That represents 726.72$ of latent gain with 3245.64$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Packaging Corp Of America stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Packaging Corp Of America, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

22.39 %

Latent gain

726.72 $

Invested capital

3245.64 $

Annualized return

10.46 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Packaging Corp Of America

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Packaging Corp Of America:

Packaging Corp Of America

Note: the dividends potentially given by Packaging Corp Of America are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Packaging Corp Of America

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Packaging Corp Of America:

Packaging Corp Of America

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on Packaging Corp Of America

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Packaging Corp Of America.

Equity curve comparison on Packaging Corp Of America

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

Packaging Corp Of America investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Packaging Corp Of America

Packaging Corp Of America investment comparison

Performance comparison on Packaging Corp Of America

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 21.89% 484.07$ 2211.46$ 5.29%
Momentum 1 quarter 38.38% 1888.81$ 4920.95$ 9.84%
Momentum 2 quarters 33.42% 1421.53$ 4253.27$ 9.13%
Non-directional 22.39% 726.72$ 3245.64$ 10.46%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

5.29 %

Momentum 1Q

9.13 %

Momentum 2Q

9.13 %

Non-directional

10.46 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with Packaging Corp Of America:

Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between Packaging Corp Of America and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of Packaging Corp Of America does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


Company information

Company name Packaging Corp Of America
Country United States
City Lake Forest
Address 1 North Field Court
Phone 847 482 3000
Website www.packagingcorp.com
FullTime employees 15100
Industry Packaging & Containers
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Exchange XNYS
Ticker PKG
Market www.nyse.com

Packaging Corp Of America ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 11.6
Peer Environment Performance 10.764545454545
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil no
Nuclear no
Fur Leather no
GMO no
Coal no
Pesticides no
Animal Testing no

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 1.4
Peer Social Performance 1.2863636363636
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy 1
Peer Highest Controversy Performance 0.81818181818182
Adult no
Gambling no
Alcoholic no
Tobacco no
Catholic no
Controversial Weapons no
Small Arms no
Military Contract no
Peer Count yes

Related Controversy: Operations IncidentsEmployee Incidents


Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 3.8
Peer Governance Performance 3.3936363636364
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: 16.8
Environment Score: 11.6
Social Score: 1.4
Governance Score: 3.8

ESG Performance: UNDER_PERF

Peer Group: Containers & Packaging

Peer Esg Score Performance: 15.439090909091

Rating Year: 2023

Rating Month: 1

Max Age: 86400

Percentile: 15