How much do paper and packaging companies spend on transportation?

FreightWaves estimates that the Top 5 U.S. paper and packaging companies had combined revenue of $68 billion and a combined market share of about 75% of the U.S. paper and packaging market. Assuming each spends 10% of its revenue on transportation, then as a group, the companies spent approximately $7 billion on transportation in 2019.

The estimate of transportation spend as a percentage of revenue is based on the leading paper and packaging company spending $2 billion on U.S. transportation in 2015 compared to a total 2015 revenue of $20.7 billion (according to a 2015 Wall Street Journal article and interview with the CEO). This is about 9.7% of its total revenue.

This means that if FreightWaves (through its data intelligence and SONAR) can drive a 1% savings on transportation spend ($25 million in annual savings) that it would drive a 3% increase in net income for the leading paper and packaging company in 2020.

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Disclaimer: Every company’s circumstances are unique. Fixed and variable expenses, market conditions and operational factors vary. Unforeseen events may also affect results. Calculated potential results reflect the consensus expectation of FreightWaves’ experts. Actual results may vary.

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