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Packaging of America (Packaging of America) PB Ratio

: 4.02 (As of Today)
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The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-23), Packaging of America's share price is $179.29. Packaging of America's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $44.60. Hence, Packaging of America's PB Ratio of today is 4.02.

The historical rank and industry rank for Packaging of America's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

PKG' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.42   Med: 3.95   Max: 5.75
Current: 4.02

During the past 13 years, Packaging of America's highest PB Ratio was 5.75. The lowest was 2.42. And the median was 3.95.

PKG's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
90.4% of 375 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 1.3 vs PKG: 4.02

During the past 12 months, Packaging of America's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Packaging of America was 24.60% per year. The lowest was -8.80% per year. And the median was 10.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Packaging of America PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Packaging of America's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Packaging of America Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.45 4.03 3.53 3.13 3.65

Packaging of America Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.13 3.32 3.09 3.54 3.65

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Packaging of America's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Packaging of America PB Ratio Distribution

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Packaging of America's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Packaging of America's PB Ratio falls into.



Packaging of America PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Packaging of America's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=179.29/44.6
=4.02

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Packaging of America  (NYSE:PKG) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Packaging of America (Packaging of America) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 North Field Court, Lake Forest, IL, USA, 60045
Packaging Corp of America is the third-largest containerboard and corrugated packaging manufacturer in the United States. It produces over 4 million tons of containerboard annually. The company's share of the domestic containerboard market is roughly 10%. The firm differentiates itself from larger competitors by focusing on smaller customers and operating with a high degree of flexibility.
Executives
Paul T Stecko director, officer: Chairman/Chief Exec. Officer
Kent A. Pflederer officer: VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 1955 W. FIELD CT., LAKE FOREST IL 60645
Donald R. Shirley officer: SVP 1 N. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Bruce A Ridley officer: SVP 1 N. FIELD CT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Robert Andrew Schneider officer: SVP & CIO 1 N. FIELD CT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Thomas A Hassfurther officer: Senior VP-Sales & Marketing C/O PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 1900 WEST FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Charles J. Carter officer: VP-Containerboard 1900 W. FIELD CT., LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Robert P. Mundy officer: SVP 6775 LENOX CENTER COURT, SUITE 400, MEMPHIS TN 38115
Donna A. Harman director PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 1 N. FIELD CT., LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Darla J. Olivier officer: SVP 1 N. FIELD CT., LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Walton Thomas W.h. officer: SVP C/O PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 1900 W. FIELD CT., LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Jeffrey S Kaser officer: SVP 1 N FIELD CT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Robert C Lyons director 500 WEST MONROE ST, CHICAGO IL 60661
Pamela A. Barnes officer: SVP 1 N. FIELD CT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Samuel M Mencoff director, 10 percent owner BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC, 1001 TILLMAN STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38112

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