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 -13.97% 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 hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Packaging Corporation of America should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Packaging should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Packaging)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Packaging Corporation of America for you?
Low Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Packaging Corporation of America
23.39%
0.40
28.21%
S&P 500
22.24%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.19%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.11%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
17.77
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.07
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.38
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.14
Tax Ratio
24.68%
Dividend Payout Ratio
58.26%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
20.92%
ROE (avg)
20.65%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.12
EV to EBIT
18.24
EV to EBITDA
11.91
EV to Capital Employed
2.78
EV to Sales
2.49
PEG Ratio
8.32
Dividend Yield
2.37%
ROCE (Latest)
15.23%
ROE (Latest)
18.05%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
4What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 1,547.7 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 2,367.8 MM
-13What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At USD 66.4 MM has Grown at 169.92%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 16.2%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 10.42% (YoY
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 83.33 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 228.8 MM
Here's what is working for Packaging Corporation of America
Net Sales
Highest at USD 2,367.8 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 1,547.7 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Depreciation
Highest at USD 225.2 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 66.4 MM has Grown at 169.92%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 228.8 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 83.33 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 10.42% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






