Why is Packaging Corporation of America ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 6.44% of over the last 5 years
2
Negative results in Jun 25
- INTEREST(HY) At USD 26 MM has Grown at 30%
3
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -19.41% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Packaging)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Packaging Corporation of America for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Packaging Corporation of America
-19.41%
0.24
27.72%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.65
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.15%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.44%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
17.77
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.07
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.38
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.20
Tax Ratio
24.68%
Dividend Payout Ratio
55.97%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
95.19%
ROCE (avg)
20.92%
ROE (avg)
20.65%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
21
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.93
EV to EBIT
15.78
EV to EBITDA
10.99
EV to Capital Employed
3.12
EV to Sales
2.27
PEG Ratio
1.16
Dividend Yield
254.40%
ROCE (Latest)
19.76%
ROE (Latest)
19.07%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 41.68 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -5.72% (YoY
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 2.67
-4What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At USD 26 MM has Grown at 30%
Here's what is working for Packaging Corporation of America
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 41.68 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
EPS
Highest at USD 2.67
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -5.72% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 140.6 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Packaging Corporation of America
Interest
At USD 26 MM has Grown at 30%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)






