Packaging Corporation of America | Large-cap | Consumer Cyclical

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 2.1B
Gross Profit 454.7M 21.24%
Operating Income 293.3M 13.70%
Net Income 203.8M 9.52%
EPS (Diluted) $2.26

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 9.0B
Total Liabilities 4.5B
Shareholders Equity 4.5B
Debt to Equity 0.99

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 398.2M
Free Cash Flow 191.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Packaging Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i8.4B7.8B8.5B7.7B6.7B
Cost of Goods Sold i6.6B6.1B6.4B5.9B5.3B
Gross Profit i1.8B1.7B2.1B1.9B1.4B
Gross Margin % i21.3%21.8%24.7%24.2%20.6%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i610.3M580.9M608.6M576.8M539.6M
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i610.3M580.9M608.6M576.8M539.6M
Operating Income i1.2B1.1B1.5B1.3B829.8M
Operating Margin % i14.0%14.3%17.5%16.8%12.5%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i41.4M53.3M70.4M152.4M93.5M
Other Non-Operating Income-67.0M-50.6M-46.8M-35.1M-103.6M
Pre-tax Income i1.1B1.0B1.4B1.1B632.7M
Income Tax i259.3M248.9M335.0M267.6M171.7M
Effective Tax Rate % i24.4%24.5%24.5%24.1%27.1%
Net Income i805.1M765.2M1.0B841.1M461.0M
Net Margin % i9.6%9.8%12.1%10.9%6.9%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i1.7B1.6B1.9B1.7B1.2B
EPS (Basic) i$8.97$8.52$11.08$8.87$4.86
EPS (Diluted) i$8.93$8.48$11.03$8.83$4.84
Basic Shares Outstanding i8910000089625000929422389482525494855967
Diluted Shares Outstanding i8910000089625000929422389482525494855967

Income Statement Trend

Packaging Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i685.0M648.0M320.0M618.7M974.6M
Short-term Investments i102.0M493.5M85.2M86.1M105.6M
Accounts Receivable i1.1B1.0B1.0B1.1B832.4M
Inventory i1.1B1.0B977.3M902.5M787.9M
Other Current Assets166.9M62.3M58.3M47.0M44.7M
Total Current Assets i3.2B3.3B2.5B2.7B2.8B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i472.7M456.6M445.2M341.2M323.0M
Goodwill i2.0B2.1B2.1B2.2B2.0B
Intangible Assets i191.9M229.6M267.9M308.4M295.9M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets104.8M67.2M42.0M44.9M53.2M
Total Non-Current Assets i5.6B5.4B5.5B5.1B4.7B
Total Assets i8.8B8.7B8.0B7.8B7.4B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i430.3M402.4M410.4M452.4M387.0M
Short-term Debt i82.6M480.2M74.1M68.8M70.5M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i1.0B1.3B875.5M884.8M782.6M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i2.7B2.7B2.7B2.7B2.7B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i561.9M558.0M543.0M465.9M379.4M
Other Non-Current Liabilities80.9M60.7M57.4M58.0M59.2M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i3.4B3.4B3.5B3.3B3.4B
Total Liabilities i4.4B4.7B4.3B4.2B4.2B
Equity
Common Stock i900.0K900.0K900.0K900.0K900.0K
Retained Earnings i3.8B3.4B3.2B3.1B2.8B
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i4.4B4.0B3.7B3.6B3.2B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i2.8B3.2B2.8B2.7B2.7B
Working Capital i2.2B2.0B1.6B1.8B2.0B

Balance Sheet Composition

Packaging Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i805.1M765.2M1.0B841.1M461.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i525.6M517.7M456.8M417.5M409.9M
Stock-Based Compensation i48.8M40.0M35.6M35.5M30.0M
Working Capital Changes i-210.1M5.6M-82.4M-322.6M80.6M
Operating Cash Flow i1.2B1.3B1.5B1.0B1.0B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-669.7M-469.7M-824.2M-605.1M-421.2M
Acquisitions i-00-194.9M0
Investment Purchases i-114.3M-507.2M-126.1M-127.4M-110.1M
Investment Sales i506.8M102.8M118.7M126.9M107.0M
Investing Cash Flow i-277.8M-875.1M-833.7M-794.4M-426.1M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-25.7M-57.2M-538.0M-205.9M-10.5M
Dividends Paid i-448.8M-448.9M-420.3M-379.8M-299.6M
Debt Issuance i0397.1M0690.2M0
Debt Repayment i-401.9M-1.9M-1.7M-757.7M-1.5M
Financing Cash Flow i-876.4M-110.9M-960.0M-655.6M-322.1M
Free Cash Flow i521.5M845.4M670.8M489.0M611.6M
Net Change in Cash i37.5M363.2M-263.8M-402.8M288.8M

Cash Flow Trend

Packaging Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 19.81
Forward P/E 17.64
Price to Book 3.82
Price to Sales 2.06
PEG Ratio 0.96

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 10.47%
Operating Margin 14.81%
Return on Equity 20.65%
Return on Assets 8.83%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.54
Debt to Equity 60.68
Beta 0.87

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $10.01
Book Value per Share $51.83
Revenue per Share $96.87

Peer Financial Comparison

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pkg17.8B19.813.8220.65%10.47%60.68
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International Paper 24.7B41.771.33-0.20%-0.12%57.16
Amcor plc 19.9B27.031.706.60%3.41%130.42
Ball 14.6B26.482.799.59%4.49%139.76
Avery Dennison 13.6B19.626.2031.68%8.14%161.26

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.