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Packaging of America (Packaging of America) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.03 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Packaging of America Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Packaging of America's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $480 Mil. Packaging of America's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,693 Mil. Packaging of America's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,562 Mil. Packaging of America's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.03.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Packaging of America's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

PKG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.48   Med: 2   Max: 2.41
Current: 2.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Packaging of America was 2.41. The lowest was 1.48. And the median was 2.00.

PKG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
59.94% of 327 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 2.55 vs PKG: 2.29

Packaging of America Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Packaging of America's Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Packaging of America Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.91 2.41 1.63 1.48 2.00

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
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 1.75 1.70 1.80 2.03 -

Competitive Comparison of Packaging of America's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Packaging of America's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Packaging of America's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Packaging of America Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Packaging of America's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(480.2 + 2693) / 1585.1
=2.00

Packaging of America's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(480.2 + 2693) / 1562
=2.03

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


Packaging of America  (NYSE:PKG) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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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