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Highest Return on Equity in the Paper Packaging Industry Detected in Shares of Packaging of America (PKG, RKT, TIN, UFPT, GPK)

Written on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 4:25am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Paper Packaging industry as measured by return on equity (ROE). The ROE is a general indication of the company's efficiency; Investors usually look for companies with ROEs that are high and are growing.
Packaging of America (NYSE:PKG) ranks first with an ROE of 32.4%; Rock-Tenn (NYSE:RKT) ranks second with an ROE of 31.4%; and Temple-Inland (NYSE:TIN) ranks third with an ROE of 22.1%.
UFP Technologies (NASDAQ:UFPT) follows with an ROE of 19.5% and Graphic Packaging Holding (NYSE:GPK) rounds out the top five with an ROE of 14.9%.

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Ticker(s): PKG RKT TIN UFPT GPK

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