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Packaging of America (BSP:P1KG34) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 0.00 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Packaging of America 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Packaging of America's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.


The historical rank and industry rank for Packaging of America's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, Packaging of America's highest Yield on Cost was 8.54. The lowest was 3.35. And the median was 4.81.


BSP:P1KG34's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked *
in the Packaging & Containers industry.
Industry Median: 2.615
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % only.

Competitive Comparison of Packaging of America's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Packaging of America's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Packaging of America's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Packaging of America's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Packaging of America 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Packaging of America is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Packaging of America  (BSP:P1KG34) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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Packaging of America (BSP:P1KG34) 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.

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