Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) is a Packaging & Containers company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, currently trading at $209.93. It has a SharesGrow Score of 60/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of PKG = $268.21 (+27.8% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is PKG = $246 (+17.2% upside).
Valuation: PKG trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 24.5 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.92.
Financials: revenue is $9.0B, +2.2%/yr average growth. Net income is $769M, growing at -8.3%/yr. Net profit margin is 8.6% (thin). Gross margin is 21% (-3.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $4.4B against $4.6B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.95, moderate). Current ratio is 3.17 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 40%. Total assets: $10.9B.
Analyst outlook: 8 / 26 analysts rate PKG as buy (31%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 66/100 (Pass), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 83/100 (Pass), Moat 50/100 (Partial), Future 46/100 (Partial), Income 45/100 (Partial).
