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U.S. Packaging Industry Analysis

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UpdatedMar 10, 2023

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies30

  • 7D-4.6%
  • 3M-1.3%
  • 1Y-11.5%
  • YTD-0.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Packaging industry has dropped 4.6%, and Ball contributed the most with a 4.2% decline. The industry has fallen 12% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Packaging Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 10 Mar 2023US$136.9bUS$170.0bUS$10.8b12.7x12.7x0.8x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023US$148.3bUS$169.6bUS$9.2b15.4x16.1x0.9x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023US$137.5bUS$170.4bUS$10.0b12.9x13.8x0.8x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022US$142.8bUS$170.4bUS$10.0b13.6x14.3x0.8x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022US$131.1bUS$168.9bUS$9.4b13.1x13.9x0.8x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022US$126.2bUS$166.6bUS$8.5b12.7x14.8x0.8x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022US$151.4bUS$166.4bUS$8.5b14.4x17.9x0.9x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022US$152.6bUS$161.2bUS$7.6b19x20.1x0.9x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022US$125.7bUS$146.4bUS$6.7b15.7x18.9x0.9x
Tue, 17 May 2022US$137.7bUS$146.1bUS$6.7b17.6x20.6x0.9x
Thu, 14 Apr 2022US$152.6bUS$140.2bUS$5.8b17.8x26.3x1.1x
Sat, 12 Mar 2022US$144.5bUS$140.4bUS$5.8b18.1x24.8x1x
Mon, 07 Feb 2022US$147.8bUS$136.4bUS$7.3b19.6x20.3x1.1x
Wed, 05 Jan 2022US$151.8bUS$136.8bUS$7.7b23.5x19.8x1.1x
Fri, 03 Dec 2021US$146.7bUS$136.4bUS$7.6b22x19.3x1.1x
Sun, 31 Oct 2021US$152.5bUS$134.3bUS$5.9b18.9x25.9x1.1x
Tue, 28 Sep 2021US$154.7bUS$131.4bUS$5.4b19.7x28.9x1.2x
Thu, 26 Aug 2021US$158.7bUS$125.1bUS$5.0b21.3x31.5x1.3x
Fri, 02 Jul 2021US$152.7bUS$123.2bUS$5.2b21.1x29.2x1.2x
Mon, 05 Apr 2021US$145.2bUS$118.5bUS$4.4b26.1x33.3x1.2x
Thu, 07 Jan 2021US$139.6bUS$116.9bUS$3.5b24.6x39.5x1.2x
Wed, 30 Sep 2020US$115.7bUS$115.3bUS$3.2b20.5x36.1x1x
Sat, 04 Jul 2020US$100.5bUS$110.9bUS$4.9b18.4x20.7x0.9x
Tue, 07 Apr 2020US$90.3bUS$112.8bUS$5.2b14.5x17.4x0.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio

17.4x

Total Market Cap: US$90.3bTotal Earnings: US$5.2bTotal Revenue: US$112.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%

U.S. Packaging Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.9x202120222023

Current Industry PE

  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Packaging industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is higher than the industry’s current PS ratio of 0.81x.

Past Earnings Growth

  • The earnings for companies in the Packaging industry have grown 28% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Materials industry?

US Market-3.56%
Materials-5.85%
Packaging-4.60%
Paper Packaging-4.40%
Metal and Glass Containers-4.85%

Industry PE

  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metal and Glass Containers industry even though it’s trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.5%, which is lower than the prior year’s growth of 9.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Paper Packaging industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 30.5x.

Forecasted Growth

  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metal and Glass Containers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.5% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 9.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Paper Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Packaging Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 10 Mar 2023US$136.9bUS$170.0bUS$10.8b12.7x12.7x0.8x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023US$148.3bUS$169.6bUS$9.2b15.4x16.1x0.9x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023US$137.5bUS$170.4bUS$10.0b12.9x13.8x0.8x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022US$142.8bUS$170.4bUS$10.0b13.6x14.3x0.8x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022US$131.1bUS$168.9bUS$9.4b13.1x13.9x0.8x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022US$126.2bUS$166.6bUS$8.5b12.7x14.8x0.8x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022US$151.4bUS$166.4bUS$8.5b14.4x17.9x0.9x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022US$152.6bUS$161.2bUS$7.6b19x20.1x0.9x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022US$125.7bUS$146.4bUS$6.7b15.7x18.9x0.9x
Tue, 17 May 2022US$137.7bUS$146.1bUS$6.7b17.6x20.6x0.9x
Thu, 14 Apr 2022US$152.6bUS$140.2bUS$5.8b17.8x26.3x1.1x
Sat, 12 Mar 2022US$144.5bUS$140.4bUS$5.8b18.1x24.8x1x
Mon, 07 Feb 2022US$147.8bUS$136.4bUS$7.3b19.6x20.3x1.1x
Wed, 05 Jan 2022US$151.8bUS$136.8bUS$7.7b23.5x19.8x1.1x
Fri, 03 Dec 2021US$146.7bUS$136.4bUS$7.6b22x19.3x1.1x
Sun, 31 Oct 2021US$152.5bUS$134.3bUS$5.9b18.9x25.9x1.1x
Tue, 28 Sep 2021US$154.7bUS$131.4bUS$5.4b19.7x28.9x1.2x
Thu, 26 Aug 2021US$158.7bUS$125.1bUS$5.0b21.3x31.5x1.3x
Fri, 02 Jul 2021US$152.7bUS$123.2bUS$5.2b21.1x29.2x1.2x
Mon, 05 Apr 2021US$145.2bUS$118.5bUS$4.4b26.1x33.3x1.2x
Thu, 07 Jan 2021US$139.6bUS$116.9bUS$3.5b24.6x39.5x1.2x
Wed, 30 Sep 2020US$115.7bUS$115.3bUS$3.2b20.5x36.1x1x
Sat, 04 Jul 2020US$100.5bUS$110.9bUS$4.9b18.4x20.7x0.9x
Tue, 07 Apr 2020US$90.3bUS$112.8bUS$5.2b14.5x17.4x0.8x

Source: https://simplywall.st/markets/us/materials/packaging

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Donovan Larsen

Donovan is a columnist and associate editor at the Dark News. He has written on everything from the politics to diversity issues in the workplace.

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