NASDAQ · Stocky rates: Cautious

Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

$229.31 ▲ +0.34% as of 5 Oct, 20:00

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41
/ 100
Neutral

What Stocky thinks

Stocky rates Packaging Corporation of America at 41/100 based on business quality, leadership alignment, valuation.

Compounder Score
43/100
Business quality — profitability, growth, capital efficiency.
Moat Score
28/100
Competitive advantage — pricing power, switching costs, network effects.
Resilience
50/100
Downside resilience — customer concentration, supply chain, refinancing risk.
Value Score
43/100
Valuation vs peers and history — is this a good price to pay?
B++
Sound — solid overall, with one or two weaker areas.

How safely Packaging Corporation of America is financed, graded A++ (strongest) to C from the last five years of accounts: debt against earnings, interest cover, cash against debt, how high and steady profit margins are, return on capital, and whether it generated cash every year. Not part of the Stocky score.

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VERDICT

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Limited
MOAT

Moat Score — is there a real edge?

Pricing power, switching costs, network effects, and 10-year ROIC data. Same framework Morningstar charges for — free inside Stocky.

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LEADER

Leadership Alignment — is management on your side?

Founder tenure, insider ownership, CEO pay reasonableness, long-term value creation. Six factors, one score — turns "trust the CEO" into evidence.

50
RESILIENCE

Resilience Profile — what could break?

Customer concentration, supply chain, refinancing walls, regulatory exposure. Stocky maps knowable fragilities so you're never blindsided.

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Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) — frequently asked

Is Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) a good investment right now?

Stocky rates Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) at 41/100 — below the bar Stocky looks for. The score fuses business quality, moat width, leadership alignment, valuation into a single number.

What is PKG's Stocky Verdict?

PKG's current Stocky Verdict is 41/100, placing it in the "Cautious" band. This composite combines a 43/100 Compounder score, Leadership, 28/100 Moat rating.

Does Packaging Corporation of America have a competitive moat?

Packaging Corporation of America rates Limited moat (28/100 Moat Score) — based on 10-year return-on-invested-capital, pricing power, switching costs and network effects. Wide moats compound; Limited moats erode.

Is Packaging Corporation of America's leadership aligned with shareholders?

Leadership Alignment for Packaging Corporation of America is under analysis. Stocky scores founder tenure, insider ownership, CEO compensation multiple-of-salary, and long-term shareholder value creation.

What are the biggest risks to PKG?

Packaging Corporation of America's Resilience Profile scores 50/100 (higher = more resilient). The profile flags customer concentration, supply chain, refinancing walls and regulatory risks specific to Packaging Corporation of America.

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STOCKY VERDICT
41
/ 100 · Neutral

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