ScoreWhy is Sonoco Products Co. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 12.89%
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 4.74% of over the last 5 years
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 5.7
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 1,909.07 MM
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at USD 325.27 MM
3
With ROCE of 7.06%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.21 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -20.69%, its profits have fallen by -39.4%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -20.69% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Sonoco Products Co. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Packaging should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Packaging)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Sonoco Products Co. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sonoco Products Co.
-20.46%
-1.04
28.99%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.01%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.74%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.17
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.44
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.85
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.05
Tax Ratio
21.95%
Dividend Payout Ratio
125.36%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
89.39%
ROCE (avg)
12.89%
ROE (avg)
15.43%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
16
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.82
EV to EBIT
17.19
EV to EBITDA
10.67
EV to Capital Employed
1.21
EV to Sales
1.79
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
7.06%
ROE (Latest)
11.42%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend6What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 5.7
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 1,909.07 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 325.27 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 125.14 MM has Grown at 45.72%
-24What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 543.71 MM
NET PROFIT(HY)
At USD 153.68 MM has Grown at -30.34%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 3.98%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.2 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.7 times
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at USD 64.37 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD -1.33
Here's what is working for Sonoco Products Co.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.7 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 1,909.07 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Net Sales
At USD 1,909.07 MM has Grown at 19.82%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 1,593.27 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 325.27 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 125.14 MM has Grown at 45.72%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 85.88 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Depreciation
Highest at USD 129.47 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Sonoco Products Co.
Interest
At USD 64.37 MM has Grown at 14.89%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 153.68 MM has Grown at -30.34%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 543.71 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Interest
Highest at USD 64.37 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 14.89% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
EPS
Lowest at USD -1.33
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.2 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.7 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
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