LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Packaging Corp. of America (PKG) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $241.5 million.
On a per-share basis, the Lake Forest, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $2.67. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.48 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.44 per share.
The maker of containerboard and corrugated packaging products posted revenue of $2.17 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.16 billion.
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