earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Packaging Corp Q1 EPS $2.20 ex-items misses $2.23 guide; Q2 outlook $1.96
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
2023-Q1 EPS reported
$2.11
revenue$1,976,300,000
- Q1 GAAP EPS $2.11 ($2.20 ex-items), down from $2.72 YoY; net sales $2.0B vs $2.1B.
- Packaging segment income $268M, down 26% from $362M; corrugated shipments fell 12.7%.
- Q2 2023 EPS guidance $1.96, below Q1's $2.20 ex-items and prior-year quarter.
- CEO cited higher rates, inflation shifting spending to services, and manufacturing contraction.
- Share repurchases in H2 2022 added $0.11 to EPS; lower share count partially offset weakness.