The historical rank and industry rank for Packaging of America's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
PKG'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.5 Med: 12.93 Max: 16.1
Current: 12.15
PKG's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than 81.41% of 382
companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 5.3
vs PKG: 12.15
Packaging of America Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Packaging of America's Pretax Margin % 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.
Competitive Comparison of Packaging of America's Pretax Margin %
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Packaging of America's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % 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 Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Packaging of America's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Packaging of America's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Packaging of America Pretax Margin % Calculation
Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
Packaging of America's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* 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 (NYSE:PKG) Pretax Margin % Explanation
The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.
The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.
It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.
The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
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Packaging of America (Packaging of America) Business Description
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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