Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Stock

About Packaging Corporation of America

Packaging Corporation of America is led by CEO Mark W. Kowlzan, employs 16,800 people, headquartered in Lake Forest, US, publicly traded since 2000.

Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) stock trades at $230.51 with a market capitalization of $20.54B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.68, price-to-book of 4.50, price-to-sales of 2.22. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $191.50 and $259.98, and currently trades 11.3% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.53%.

On profitability, Packaging Corporation of America generates a return on equity (ROE) of 14.86%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 12.31%, an operating margin of 13.96%, a net profit margin of 7.25%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Packaging Corporation of America reported annual revenue of $9.0B, net profit of $769.0M, revenue has compounded at 6.2% a year over the last five years, profit at 10.8% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 3.17, total assets of $10.9B, $529.0M in cash and equivalents.

PKG has a beta of 0.80 (less volatile than the overall market).