Packaging Corporation of America

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Packaging
  • ISIN: US6951561090
USD
232.83
-1.2 (-0.51%)
  • Price Points
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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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
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Packaging Corporation of America should be less than 10%
  2. 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%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

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%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

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
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

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 periods
MOJO 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 years
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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 period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 228.8 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO 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 periods
MOJO 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