Sonoco Products Company
Sonoco Products Company
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Overview
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About Sonoco Products Company
- Industry
- Packaging & Containers
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- CEO
- Robert Howard Coker
- Headquarters
- 1 North Second Street, Hartsville, SC, US
- Industry
- Packaging & Containers
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- CEO
- Robert Howard Coker
- Headquarters
- 1 North Second Street, Hartsville, SC, US
Sonoco 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.
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Sonoco Products Company. Starting points for Sonoco Products Company: P/E 7.4, EPS $6.48, beta 0.35 — an Packaging & Containers name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Sonoco Products Company. Sonoco Products Company paid $2.14 per share over the last year — a 4.5% yield at the current $47.84 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Sonoco Products Company. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Sonoco Products Company stands at $6.48. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Sonoco Products Company. Sonoco Products Company has reported as a listed company since 1980. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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Sonoco Products Company valued side by side against its closest peers. Sonoco Products Company is measured against Packaging & Containers peers within the Consumer Cyclical sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Sonoco Products Company executives and directors. Shares of Sonoco Products Company have traded between $38.65 and $52.77 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Sonoco Products Company. Sonoco Products Company is a $4.73B Consumer Cyclical company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Sonoco Products Company. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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