Packaging Corp. of America's third-quarter net sales rose 12.5% year over year to $2.6 billion on the Greif acquisition and higher prices. Adjusted EPS of $3.04 beat management's $2.91 guidance by $0.13.
PCA's focus on specialized products and regional customers will enable the firm to continue earning stronger returns than its competitors.
Despite a period of attractive margin expansion in containerboard production, the best days are behind PCA as new capacity weighs on linerboard prices.
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Metric
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PKG
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IP
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 26.85 | 111.58 |
Price/Book Value | 4.84 | 1.22 |
Price/Sales | 2.30 | 0.73 |
Price/Cash Flow | 13.22 | 6.45 |
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Metric
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PKG
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IP
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Quick Ratio | 1.77 | 0.75 |
Current Ratio | 2.94 | 1.10 |
Interest Coverage | 8.70 | −3.62 |
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Metric
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PKG
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IP
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | — | −0.43% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | — | −1.05% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | — | 0.91% |
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