Packaging Corp of America (PKG)

Operating profit margin

Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Operating income (ttm) US$ in thousands 1,075,200 1,101,700 1,203,400 1,334,800 1,420,600 1,488,300 1,480,800 1,359,600 1,241,400 1,075,000 931,700 753,200 724,000 769,800 823,100 987,400 1,053,700 1,105,300 1,141,000 1,130,200
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 7,717,200 7,752,600 7,939,800 8,213,600 8,363,200 8,305,800 8,173,700 7,815,000 7,480,100 7,299,000 6,993,000 6,658,500 6,572,600 6,578,400 6,634,200 6,855,700 6,877,900 6,904,500 6,989,000 8,786,200
Operating profit margin 13.93% 14.21% 15.16% 16.25% 16.99% 17.92% 18.12% 17.40% 16.60% 14.73% 13.32% 11.31% 11.02% 11.70% 12.41% 14.40% 15.32% 16.01% 16.33% 12.86%

December 31, 2023 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $1,075,200K ÷ $7,717,200K
= 13.93%

Packaging Corp Of America's operating profit margin has exhibited a declining trend over the past eight quarters, from 17.48% in Q4 2022 to 14.33% in Q4 2023. This indicates that the company's profitability from its core operations has been decreasing. The highest operating profit margin was recorded in Q2 2022 at 18.29%, followed by Q3 2022 at 18.10%.

The recent decrease in operating profit margin may suggest potential challenges in managing costs or generating revenue efficiently. Further analysis of the company's cost structure, pricing strategies, and overall business performance is warranted to identify the factors contributing to this downward trend and to explore opportunities for improvement.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2023

Company name
Symbol
Operating profit margin
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
13.93%
Graphic Packaging Holding Company
GPK
12.45%
Smurfit WestRock plc
SW
7.70%
Sonoco Products Company
SON
10.49%