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PCA

NYSE:PKG US6951561090
69
  • Value
    85
  • Growth
    73
  • Safety
    Safety
    19
  • Combined
    75
  • Sentiment
    59
  • 360° View
    360° View
    69
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Company Description

Packaging Corporation of America produces containerboard and uncoated freesheet paper. The company operates in the packaging and paper industries, manufacturing corrugated packaging and various paper products. Packaging Corporation of America operates in North America. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $17,967 million, profits of $1,783 million, revenue of $8,383 million, and 15,400 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 69 (better than 69% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock PCA are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for PCA. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 73, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 73% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank at 85 means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 85% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 59, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 59% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank is less desirable at 19, meaning that the share price of PCA is on the higher side compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 81% of alternative stocks in the same industry. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
19 9 10 23
Growth
73 59 71 9
Safety
Safety
85 76 63 63
Sentiment
59 49 72 27
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69 82 65 11
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
31 57 26 22
Opinions Change
38 5 69 39
Pro Holdings
n/a 62 84 37
Market Pulse
68 66 52 56
Sentiment
59 49 72 27
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
19 9 10 23
Growth
73 59 71 9
Safety Safety
85 76 63 63
Combined
75 74 41 11
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
33 23 17 35
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
24 19 9 31
Price vs. Book (P/B)
25 20 20 28
Dividend Yield
65 69 73 87
Value
19 9 10 23
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
86 47 35 39
Profit Growth
67 67 51 58
Capital Growth
19 17 51 8
Stock Returns
63 79 89 23
Growth
73 59 71 9
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
62 59 60 54
Refinancing
41 22 21 33
Liquidity
92 84 78 64
Safety Safety
85 76 63 63

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