Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) — Earnings Call X-Ray
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Previous Call Grade
B
Q1 2025
Calls Analyzed
38
2016–2025
Avg Candor
7.2/9
evasion 3.3/9
Call-by-call analysis
🔒 Q2 2025 earnings call
2025-07-24
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Margins: ■■■■Backlog: ■■■■
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Management ■■■■■■ guidance against ■■■■■■■■ demand and ■■■■■■■ margins. The delivery was ■■■■■■■■ and ■■■■ in specifics, with ■■■ questions left hanging.
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B
Q1 2025 earnings call
2025-04-23
move ±10.5%
Management held guidance steady against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: mixedMargins: expandingBacklog: stablePricing: raisingCapex: flat 7 analysts · 16 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
A
Q3 2024 earnings call
2024-10-23
move ±7%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: raisingCapex: increasing 8 analysts · 22 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
NO Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
A
Q2 2024 earnings call
2024-07-24
move ±6.9%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: contractingPricing: raisingCapex: increasing 7 analysts · 23 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up aheadDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
NO Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
YES Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B
Q1 2024 earnings call
2024-04-23
move ±8.1%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: contractingBacklog: stablePricing: under pressureCapex: increasing 7 analysts · 22 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
C
Q4 2023 earnings call
2024-01-25
move ±6.3%
Management held guidance steady against accelerating demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: acceleratingMargins: contractingBacklog: stablePricing: raisingCapex: flat 8 analysts · 22 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
C+
Q3 2023 earnings call
2023-10-24
move ±6.7%
Management lowered guidance against accelerating demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: loweredDemand: acceleratingMargins: contractingBacklog: growingPricing: under pressureCapex: flat 6 analysts · 14 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up aheadDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
YES Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q2 2023 earnings call
2023-07-25
move ±9.2%
Management lowered guidance against mixed demand signals and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: loweredDemand: mixedMargins: contractingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: flatCapex: decreasing 5 analysts · 13 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
NO Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
From the research question bank
7 more research questions answered NO
Earlier calls
| Call | Date | Grade | Guidance | Demand | Margins | Candor | Evasion |
|---|
| Q1 2023 |
2023-04-25 |
C+ |
lowered | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2022 |
2023-01-26 |
B+ |
maintained | slowing | contracting |
8/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2022 |
2022-10-25 |
C |
lowered | slowing | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2022 |
2022-07-26 |
C+ |
maintained | slowing | expanding |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q1 2022 |
2022-04-26 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2021 |
2022-01-27 |
C |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2021-10-26 |
C |
maintained | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q2 2021 |
2021-07-27 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q1 2021 |
2021-04-27 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2020 |
2021-01-28 |
D |
withdrawn | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q3 2020 |
2020-10-27 |
C+ |
withdrawn | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q2 2020 |
2020-07-29 |
C |
withdrawn | accelerating | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2020 |
2020-04-28 |
C |
withdrawn | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q4 2019 |
2020-01-30 |
C+ |
lowered | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2019-10-24 |
B |
maintained | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2019-07-25 |
B |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2019-04-25 |
B |
maintained | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2019-01-30 |
A |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2018-10-25 |
B+ |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2018-07-26 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2018-04-25 |
B+ |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2017 |
2018-01-31 |
B+ |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2017 |
2017-10-26 |
C |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
6/9 |
5/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2017-07-27 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q1 2017 |
2017-04-27 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q4 2016 |
2017-01-31 |
A |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2016 |
2016-10-20 |
B |
maintained | stable | stable |
7/9 |
6/9 |
| Q2 2016 |
2016-07-21 |
C+ |
raised | stable | expanding |
6/9 |
6/9 |
| Q1 2016 |
2016-04-21 |
B |
maintained | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q4 2015 |
2016-01-26 |
F |
lowered | mixed | stable |
6/9 |
6/9 |
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