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Sonoco Products Company (SON) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

SON • • Industrial / General
Consumer CyclicalPackagingDiversified PackagingIndustrial Packaging Solutions
AboutSonoco Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells industrial and consumer packaging products in North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company operates through two segments: Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. The Consumer Packaging segment round and shaped rigid paper containers; metal and peelable membrane ends and closures; thermoformed plastic trays and containers; printed flexible packaging; and global brand artwork management. The Industrial Paper Packaging segment provides fiber-based tubes, cones, and cores; fiber-based construction tubes; fiber-based protective packaging and components; wooden, metal, and composite wire and cable, as well as reels and spools; and recycled paperboard, corrugating medium, recovered paper, and material recycling services. Sonoco Products Company offers thermoformed rigid plastic trays and devices; custom-engineered molded foam protective packaging and components; temperature-assured packaging; injection molded and extruded containers, spools, and parts; retail security packaging, including printed backer cards, thermoformed blisters, and heat-sealing equipment; and paper amenities. The company sells its products in various markets, which include paper, textile, film, food, chemical, packaging, construction, and wire and cable. Sonoco Products Company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina.Show more
  • Revenue $5.31B -2.5%
  • EBITDA $701M -24.6%
  • Net Income $164M -65.5%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.65 -65.6%
  • Gross Margin 21.47% -2.8%
  • EBITDA Margin 13.22% -22.6%
  • Operating Margin 6.16% -43.1%
  • Net Margin 3.09% -64.6%
  • ROE 6.95% -67.0%
  • ROIC 3.34% -58.8%
  • Debt/Equity 3.19 +140.4%
  • Interest Coverage 1.89 -56.5%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Dividend Aristocrat: 29 years of consecutive increases
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 17.3%
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 4.2%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 3.2x
  • ✗Profits declining 10.9% over 5 years
  • ✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
  • ✗Dividend payout exceeds 100% of earnings

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y0.56%
5Y-0.26%
3Y-1.73%
TTM-1.99%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-3.16%
5Y-10.89%
3Y-
TTM117.88%

EPS CAGR

10Y-3.35%
5Y-10.54%
3Y-
TTM116.49%

ROCE

10Y Avg11.79%
5Y Avg10.1%
3Y Avg9.21%
Latest4.51%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
AMCRAmcor plc20.39B44.1613810.04%3.34%4.96%3.97%1.28
SONSonoco Products Company4.84B49.1129.76-2.5%10.26%18.91%9.1%3.19
SLGNSilgan Holdings Inc.4.52B42.7516.57-2.23%4.91%13.87%10.16%2.19
GEFGreif, Inc.1.87B72.014.99-1%21.36%27.59%0.46

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+4.96B4.78B5.04B5.39B5.37B5.24B5.59B5.86B5.44B5.31B
Revenue Growth %-0.01%-0.04%0.05%0.07%-0%-0.03%0.07%0.05%-0.07%-0.03%
Cost of Goods Sold+4.03B3.84B4.08B4.35B4.32B4.19B4.53B4.63B4.24B4.17B
COGS % of Revenue0.81%0.8%0.81%0.81%0.8%0.8%0.81%0.79%0.78%0.79%
Gross Profit+929.42M946.28M958.65M1.04B1.06B1.05B1.06B1.23B1.2B1.14B
Gross Margin %0.19%0.2%0.19%0.19%0.2%0.2%0.19%0.21%0.22%0.21%
Gross Profit Growth %0.02%0.02%0.01%0.09%0.02%-0.01%0.01%0.15%-0.02%-0.05%
Operating Expenses+929.42M441.64M546.24M603.38M590.75M688.53M575.06M661.96M613.52M812.65M
OpEx % of Revenue0.19%0.09%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.13%0.1%0.11%0.11%0.15%
Selling, General & Admin496.24M503.05M507.82M563.31M530.87M528.44M558.18M609.58M644.54M723.83M
SG&A % of Revenue0.1%0.11%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.12%0.14%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses433.18M-61.41M38.42M40.07M59.88M160.1M16.88M52.38M-31.02M88.82M
Operating Income+433.18M504.64M412.41M437.63M467.08M357.8M486.85M563.36M589.05M326.58M
Operating Margin %0.09%0.11%0.08%0.08%0.09%0.07%0.09%0.1%0.11%0.06%
Operating Income Growth %0.08%0.16%-0.18%0.06%0.07%-0.23%0.36%0.16%0.05%-0.45%
EBITDA+646.34M709.83M630.03M673.87M706.22M619.09M732.04M872.18M930.04M701.44M
EBITDA Margin %0.13%0.15%0.13%0.13%0.13%0.12%0.13%0.15%0.17%0.13%
EBITDA Growth %0.08%0.1%-0.11%0.07%0.05%-0.12%0.18%0.19%0.07%-0.25%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)213.16M205.18M217.63M236.25M239.14M261.29M245.18M308.82M340.99M374.86M
EBIT384.92M495.45M371.77M441.68M447.61M330.64M-96.99M560.81M624.42M236.11M
Net Interest Income+-54.6M-51.56M-52.74M-58.16M-61.6M-72.07M-59.23M-96.35M-125.37M-145.05M
Interest Income2.38M2.61M4.47M4.99M5.24M2.98M4.76M4.53M10.03M27.57M
Interest Expense56.97M54.17M57.22M63.15M66.84M75.05M63.99M100.88M135.39M172.62M
Other Income/Expense-105.23M-63.37M-97.86M-59.1M-81.14M-97.53M-636.99M-89.21M-89.67M-253.5M
Pretax Income+327.95M441.28M314.55M378.53M385.94M260.27M-150.14M474.14M499.37M73.07M
Pretax Margin %0.07%0.09%0.06%0.07%0.07%0.05%-0.03%0.08%0.09%0.01%
Income Tax+87.74M164.63M146.59M75.01M93.27M53.03M-67.43M95.73M119.73M5.51M
Effective Tax Rate %0.76%0.65%0.56%0.83%0.76%0.8%0.57%0.98%0.95%2.24%
Net Income+250.14M286.43M175.34M313.56M291.79M207.46M-85.48M466.44M474.96M163.95M
Net Margin %0.05%0.06%0.03%0.06%0.05%0.04%-0.02%0.08%0.09%0.03%
Net Income Growth %0.11%0.15%-0.39%0.79%-0.07%-0.29%-1.41%6.46%0.02%-0.65%
Net Income (Continuing)250.62M287.88M177.45M314.74M292.67M207.24M-82.71M378.41M379.64M67.56M
Discontinued Operations000000088.57M96.26M96.38M
Minority Interest19.94M22.35M22.99M13.19M13.02M10.92M12.1M6.98M7.5M14.6M
EPS (Diluted)+2.442.811.743.102.882.05-0.944.724.801.65
EPS Growth %0.05%0.15%-0.38%0.78%-0.07%-0.29%-1.46%6.02%0.02%-0.66%
EPS (Basic)2.482.891.753.142.902.06-0.944.764.831.66
Diluted Shares Outstanding102.39M101.78M100.85M101.02M101.18M101.21M99.61M98.73M98.89M99.29M
Basic Shares Outstanding100.94M99.19M100.24M99.83M100.74M100.94M99.61M97.99M98.29M98.64M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.55%0.51%0.87%0.51%0.58%0.83%-0.4%0.42%1.24%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+1.31B1.35B1.56B1.52B1.52B1.83B1.66B2.36B2.05B3.18B
Cash & Short-Term Investments182.43M257.23M254.91M120.39M145.28M564.85M170.98M227.44M138.9M431.01M
Cash Only182.43M257.23M254.91M120.39M145.28M564.85M170.98M227.44M138.9M431.01M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable674.76M668.96M789.81M849.34M811.9M762.44M851.55M962.2M744.25M1.08B
Days Sales Outstanding49.6151.0557.2457.5155.1453.1455.659.9449.9274.54
Inventory385.48M372.81M474.06M493.76M503.81M450.69M562.11M1.1B603.65M1.02B
Days Inventory Outstanding34.8735.4742.4341.4342.639.2545.3186.2951.9889.03
Other Current Assets00000000459.62M450.87M
Total Non-Current Assets+2.71B2.57B2.99B3.06B3.61B3.45B3.41B4.69B5.14B9.33B
Property, Plant & Equipment1.11B1.06B1.17B1.23B1.62B1.58B1.52B2.11B1.9B3.03B
Fixed Asset Turnover4.46x4.51x4.31x4.37x3.32x3.32x3.67x2.78x2.87x1.75x
Goodwill1.14B1.09B1.24B1.31B1.43B1.39B1.32B1.68B1.3B2.53B
Intangible Assets245.09M224.96M331.3M352.04M388.29M321.93M278.14M741.6M726.56M2.59B
Long-Term Investments-52.63M-42.13M-62.05M-47.3M54.34M51.94M059.43M01.84M
Other Non-Current Assets215.3M197.25M251.54M169.17M66.52M64.71M262.56M74.82M1.19B1.17B
Total Assets+4.02B3.92B4.56B4.58B5.13B5.28B5.07B7.05B7.19B12.51B
Asset Turnover1.23x1.22x1.11x1.18x1.05x0.99x1.10x0.83x0.76x0.42x
Asset Growth %-0.05%-0.02%0.16%0.01%0.12%0.03%-0.04%0.39%0.02%0.74%
Total Current Liabilities+922.52M802.62M999.97M1.08B1.4B1.51B1.53B1.74B1.17B4.04B
Accounts Payable508.06M477.83M548.31M556.01M537.76M536.94M721.31M818.88M537.88M1.13B
Days Payables Outstanding45.9645.4649.0846.6545.4746.7658.1464.546.3299.04
Short-Term Debt113.1M32.05M159.33M195.44M542.28M507.92M411.56M554.75M38.93M2.05B
Deferred Revenue (Current)00001000K1000K01000K00
Other Current Liabilities0000217.97M361.42M0221.11M248.4M242.06M
Current Ratio1.42x1.68x1.56x1.40x1.08x1.21x1.09x1.35x1.76x0.79x
Quick Ratio1.00x1.22x1.09x0.95x0.72x0.91x0.72x0.73x1.24x0.54x
Cash Conversion Cycle38.5241.0650.5952.2852.2745.6242.7781.7355.5964.52
Total Non-Current Liabilities+1.56B1.57B1.83B1.73B1.91B1.86B1.7B3.24B3.59B6.18B
Long-Term Debt1.02B1.02B1.29B1.19B1.17B1.21B1.2B2.64B3B4.99B
Capital Lease Obligations0000276.27M295.33M234.17M334.9M192.7M258.74M
Deferred Tax Liabilities110.06M97.84M184.5M164.12M76.21M86.02M70.48M107.29M93.85M583.47M
Other Non-Current Liabilities543.03M545.18M465.62M538.54M382.76M262.6M194.18M158.17M310.29M355.58M
Total Liabilities2.49B2.37B2.83B2.81B3.31B3.37B3.22B4.98B4.76B10.22B
Total Debt+1.13B1.05B1.45B1.39B1.99B2.01B1.84B3.53B3.23B7.3B
Net Debt952.52M795.52M1.19B1.26B1.84B1.45B1.67B3.3B3.09B6.87B
Debt / Equity0.73x0.67x0.83x0.78x1.10x1.05x1.00x1.70x1.33x3.19x
Debt / EBITDA1.76x1.48x2.30x2.06x2.82x3.25x2.52x4.04x3.47x10.41x
Net Debt / EBITDA1.47x1.12x1.89x1.88x2.61x2.34x2.29x3.78x3.32x9.79x
Interest Coverage7.60x9.32x7.21x6.93x6.99x4.77x7.61x5.58x4.35x1.89x
Total Equity+1.55B1.58B1.75B1.79B1.82B1.91B1.85B2.07B2.43B2.29B
Equity Growth %0.02%0.02%0.11%0.02%0.02%0.05%-0.03%0.12%0.17%-0.06%
Book Value per Share15.1715.4917.3817.6817.9518.8818.5720.9924.5923.03
Total Shareholders' Equity1.53B1.55B1.73B1.77B1.8B1.9B1.84B2.07B2.42B2.27B
Common Stock7.17M7.17M7.17M7.17M7.17M7.17M7.17M7.17M7.17M7.17M
Retained Earnings1.8B1.94B2.04B2.19B2.3B2.34B2.07B2.35B2.62B2.58B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-702.53M-738.38M-666.27M-740.91M-816.8M-756.84M-359.43M-430.08M-366.26M-502.73M
Minority Interest19.94M22.35M22.99M13.19M13.02M10.92M12.1M6.98M7.5M14.6M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+452.93M398.68M349.36M589.9M425.85M705.62M298.67M509.05M882.92M833.85M
Operating CF Margin %0.09%0.08%0.07%0.11%0.08%0.13%0.05%0.09%0.16%0.16%
Operating CF Growth %0.08%-0.12%-0.12%0.69%-0.28%0.66%-0.58%0.7%0.73%-0.06%
Net Income250.62M287.88M177.45M314.74M292.67M207.24M-82.71M466.98M474.96M163.94M
Depreciation & Amortization249.75M186.34M214.63M250.24M239.14M261.29M245.18M308.82M340.99M0
Stock-Based Compensation9.26M19.29M13.49M10.73M14.33M10.61M22.61M31.31M27.78M29.66M
Deferred Taxes-136K5.25M-20.55M-9.42M16.96M573K-158.84M-9.88M-12.21M-55.72M
Other Non-Cash Items-17.07M-49.24M19.96M-4.05M-161.95M131.67M448.56M-16.55M-93.82M523.15M
Working Capital Changes-39.49M-50.83M-55.61M27.66M24.7M94.24M-176.14M-271.64M145.22M172.81M
Change in Receivables-15.4M-44.67M-43.77M38.19M59.62M17.85M-149.75M-2.47M24.93M17.76M
Change in Inventory-2.57M-11.52M-16.07M-6.15M2.63M12.13M-130.12M-353.48M342.71M-13.27M
Change in Payables12.35M5.55M4.23M-4.38M-25.38M21.49M172.43M27.23M-148.84M123.61M
Cash from Investing+-177.21M-3.44M-567.37M-445.46M-479.1M-126.33M-165.9M-1.74B-619.34M-4.11B
Capital Expenditures-188.87M-186.62M-183.64M-168.29M-195.93M-194.13M-256.02M-328.77M-363.08M-393.24M
CapEx % of Revenue0.04%0.04%0.04%0.03%0.04%0.04%0.05%0.06%0.07%0.07%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing32.53M271.94M5.27M25.62M15.22M13.65M20.18M9.62M83.12M-18.77M
Cash from Financing+-252.75M-311.49M202.05M-219.81M77.2M-162.87M-513.54M1.29B-351.99M3.67B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-138.03M-146.36M-153.14M-161.43M-170.25M-172.63M-178.62M-187.09M-197.42M-203.49M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing2.94M2.53M7.52M-43.28M-10.2M32.43M-16.73M-14.47M6.41M-19.95M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+264.06M212.06M165.72M421.61M229.92M511.49M42.65M180.28M519.84M440.61M
FCF Margin %0.05%0.04%0.03%0.08%0.04%0.1%0.01%0.03%0.1%0.08%
FCF Growth %0.06%-0.2%-0.22%1.54%-0.45%1.22%-0.92%3.23%1.88%-0.15%
FCF per Share2.582.081.644.172.275.050.431.835.264.44
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.81x1.39x1.99x1.88x1.46x3.40x-3.49x1.09x1.86x5.09x
Interest Paid57.55M53.41M57.17M63.15M66.77M71.71M68.19M88.21M135.91M151.18M
Taxes Paid104.92M134.78M96.96M103.44M82.51M65M133.61M122.88M189.77M92.43M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)16.26%18.3%10.53%17.72%16.2%11.14%-4.55%23.78%21.09%6.95%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)12.69%15.52%11.63%10.95%10.44%7.65%10.61%9.5%8.11%3.34%
Gross Margin18.72%19.78%19.03%19.31%19.68%19.98%19%20.91%22.1%21.47%
Net Margin5.04%5.99%3.48%5.82%5.43%3.96%-1.53%7.96%8.73%3.09%
Debt / Equity0.73x0.67x0.83x0.78x1.10x1.05x1.00x1.70x1.33x3.19x
Interest Coverage7.60x9.32x7.21x6.93x6.99x4.77x7.61x5.58x4.35x1.89x
FCF Conversion1.81x1.39x1.99x1.88x1.46x3.40x-3.49x1.09x1.86x5.09x
Revenue Growth-1.05%-3.66%5.31%7.03%-0.31%-2.54%6.74%4.81%-7.13%-2.5%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Consumer Packaging--------3.64B2.54B
Consumer Packaging Growth----------30.22%
Industrial Paper Packaging------2.58B2.82B2.48B2.46B
Industrial Paper Packaging Growth-------9.32%-12.16%-0.60%
Consumer Packaging4.25B4.1B4.26B2.36B2.34B2.41B2.37B3.77B--
Consumer Packaging Growth--3.68%3.92%-44.50%-1.03%3.15%-1.61%59.04%--
All Other------757.78M798.03M--
All Other Growth-------5.31%--
Paper And Industrial Converted Products---1.11B1.97B1.88B----
Paper And Industrial Converted Products Growth----78.11%-4.91%----
Protective Solutions---415.13M511.96M481.03M----
Protective Solutions Growth----23.32%-6.04%----
Display and Packaging1.22B1.05B1.02B595.86M558.75M480.6M----
Display and Packaging Growth--14.00%-2.27%-41.71%-6.23%-13.99%----
Paper And Industrial Converted Products3.67B3.59B4.01B2.04B------
Paper And Industrial Converted Products Growth--2.31%11.92%-49.12%------
Protective Packaging1.02B1.05B1.08B529.32M------
Protective Packaging Growth-3.79%2.51%-51.05%------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES3.21B3.11B3.26B--3.41B3.65B5.23B4.82B3.57B
UNITED STATES Growth--2.95%4.88%---7.00%43.34%-7.90%-25.92%
Europe-----1.06B941.65M961.7M921.35M955.52M
Europe Growth-------10.81%2.13%-4.20%3.71%
All Other Countries----660.93M272.25M385.42M455.36M-355.64M
All Other Countries Growth------58.81%41.57%18.15%--
Asia Pacific-------97.18M-311.05M
Asia Pacific Growth----------
CANADA262.04M268.56M245.99M--181.43M212.27M227.67M216.69M113.35M
CANADA Growth-2.49%-8.40%---17.00%7.25%-4.82%-47.69%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Sonoco Products Company (SON) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.8x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Sonoco Products Company (SON) reported $6.12B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 36% increase from $4.50B in 2011.

Sonoco Products Company (SON) saw revenue decline by 2.5% over the past year.

Yes, Sonoco Products Company (SON) is profitable, generating $627.8M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (3.1% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Sonoco Products Company (SON) pays a dividend with a yield of 4.17%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Sonoco Products Company (SON) has a return on equity (ROE) of 6.9%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Sonoco Products Company (SON) generated $298.4M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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