earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
Packaging Corp of America Q3 EPS $2.05 ex-special beats guidance $1.88; net sales $1.9B
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$6.38
revenue$5,864,500,000
- GAAP EPS $2.03, ex-special $2.05; guidance was $1.88.
- Net sales $1.9B, down 9.5% YoY on lower price/mix ($1.33/sh) and volume in Packaging.
- Packaging income $256.8M, down from $359.2M YoY; shipments per day up 1.9%.
- Q4 EPS guidance $1.76, reflecting seasonal paper volume drop and Wallula restart costs.
- Share repurchases in H2 2022 added $0.11 per share benefit.