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Packaging of America (Packaging of America) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 24.23 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Packaging of America Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-24), Packaging of America's current share price is $182.68. Packaging of America's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $7.54. Packaging of America's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 24.23.

The historical rank and industry rank for Packaging of America's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

PKG' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.94   Med: 26.52   Max: 42.91
Current: 23.92

During the past years, Packaging of America's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 42.91. The lowest was 16.94. And the median was 26.52.

PKG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
60.26% of 156 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 17.16 vs PKG: 23.92

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Packaging of America's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.055. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $7.54 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Packaging of America Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Packaging of America's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Packaging of America Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.25 26.98 23.01 19.20 22.22

Packaging of America Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 20.20 18.80 21.17 22.22 25.19

Competitive Comparison of Packaging of America's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Packaging of America's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Packaging of America's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Packaging of America's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Packaging of America Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Packaging of America's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=182.68/7.54
=24.23

* 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.

Packaging of America's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Packaging of America's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=2.055/131.7762*131.7762
=2.055

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Packaging of America Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.903 100.560 1.183
201409 1.192 100.428 1.564
201412 0.145 99.070 0.193
201503 0.542 99.621 0.717
201506 1.134 100.684 1.484
201509 1.672 100.392 2.195
201512 1.353 99.792 1.787
201603 1.466 100.470 1.923
201606 1.247 101.688 1.616
201609 1.613 101.861 2.087
201612 1.358 101.863 1.757
201703 1.136 102.862 1.455
201706 1.495 103.349 1.906
201709 1.182 104.136 1.496
201712 1.665 104.011 2.109
201803 1.007 105.290 1.260
201806 1.760 106.317 2.181
201809 1.815 106.507 2.246
201812 2.114 105.998 2.628
201903 1.672 107.251 2.054
201906 2.237 108.070 2.728
201909 2.618 108.329 3.185
201912 2.056 108.420 2.499
202003 1.762 108.902 2.132
202006 1.548 108.767 1.875
202009 2.073 109.815 2.488
202012 1.095 109.897 1.313
202103 1.126 111.754 1.328
202106 1.023 114.631 1.176
202109 1.414 115.734 1.610
202112 1.611 117.630 1.805
202203 1.202 121.301 1.306
202206 1.442 125.017 1.520
202209 2.693 125.227 2.834
202212 1.903 125.222 2.003
202303 1.879 127.348 1.944
202306 2.609 128.729 2.671
202309 2.790 129.860 2.831
202312 2.170 129.419 2.210
202403 2.055 131.776 2.055

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Packaging of America  (NYSE:PKG) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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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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