Sonoco Products (SON)

30.47 -0.34  -1.10%  May 31, 11:15AM Go Pro
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Sonoco Products Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns -29.63%
Total Returns -15.17%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Sonoco Products's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • SON Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • BMS Total Returns
  • RKT Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
SON -7.16% -5.85% -10.72% 39.41%
^SPXTR -5.81% 5.38% 0.88% 52.09%
BMS -6.92% 1.03% -7.46% 30.02%
RKT -18.16% -11.32% -32.94% 37.52%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price -29.63%
Earnings Per Share TTM 3.65%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 6.53%
Dividend Yield 3.84%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 4.594B
Net Income TTM 203.19M

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 3.55%
Asset Utilization 1.237

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.0889
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.5847
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SON News

Stocks trading ex-dividend one week from today: http://stks.co/3joc $V $CVX $DUK $HON $SHW $WHR $SON $MAR ...
about 22 days ago by DynamicDividend
May's High Yield Dividend Champ Portfolio http://stks.co/3h35 $cvx $ugi $ctbi $tmp $mcy $efsi $uvv $syy $nue $str $ed $son $clx $mgee $jnj
about 25 days ago by scottsinvestments
$SON filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3b8d
about 30 days ago by MarketBrief
Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week + http://stks.co/3Rse + $GS $EPD $SO $KMP $KMI $TRV $PPG $OKS $COL $PBA $PBCT $WES $SON $SEP
about 39 days ago by DividendYield
Sonoco Beats Estimates
Apr 20, 9:30AM
Listen to $SON Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 11:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3Psg
about 42 days ago by earningscast
Sonoco Raises Dividend for 30th Consecutive Year: http://stks.co/3OmM $SON
about 43 days ago by DynamicDividend
Listen to $SON Sonoco Annual Shareholder Meeting - live at 11:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3OeI
about 43 days ago by earningscast
What Sonoco Does With Its Cash
Apr 10, 12:22PM Fool
High Yield Dividend Champion Portfolio for May http://stks.co/3FNN $abt $ctbi $ctwx $ed $JNJ $mcy $mgee $pep $rpm $son $str $syy $tmp $uvv
about 56 days ago by scottsinvestments
$SON filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/2szA
about 77 days ago by MarketBrief
Analyst Moves: UAL, SON
Mar 12, 4:51PM
Listen to $SON Q4 2011 earnings call (EPS 0.46 vs est 0.46) - live at 11:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2KPS
about 112 days ago by earningscast
Listen to $SON Q4 2011 earnings call (EPS 0.46 vs est 0.46) - live at 10:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2KHE
about 112 days ago by earningscast
Bearish 20 thru 50d MA crosses: $PG $COP $ANDE $IGT $GNC $SON $VVC
about 117 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom
February High Yield Dividend Champ Portfolio http://stks.co/2FMO $abt $ctbi $ed $emr $JNJ $kmb $mgee $pbi $rpm $son $str $syy $tmp $uvv
about 117 days ago by scottsinvestments
Today's Dividend-Paying Winners and Losers: http://stks.co/21SI / $NCMI $WLT $MSFT $IBM $HPQ $GPS $SON $ANF $NVS $COF
about 132 days ago by DynamicDividend
High Yield Dividend Champion Portfolio for January http://stks.co/1p8A $ed $jnj $ctbi $pbi $tmp $efsi $emr $syy $son $uvv $rpm $kmb $clx
about 144 days ago by scottsinvestments
$SON http://stks.co/1bOW Closed above 200d, looks to be challenging important 33 level.
about 164 days ago by TER_Intraday
December High Yield Dividend Champion Portfolio up 20%+ in 1 year http://stks.co/1Onc $ed $t $spy $pbi $jnj $syy $son $mgee $tmp $ctbi $rpm
about 177 days ago by scottsinvestments
Listen to $SON annual breakfast meeting - nyc - live at 08:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/1M9w
about 181 days ago by earningscast
November High Yield Dividend Champion Portfolio, up 18%+ http://stks.co/zhd $t $ed $ctbi $tmp $mcy $syy $ubsi $son $rpm $jnj $mgee $bkh
about 206 days ago by scottsinvestments
$SON filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/vJW
about 211 days ago by MarketBrief
Listen to Q3 $SON earnings call http://stks.co/hGY
about 225 days ago by earningscast
Sonoco Inks Deal to Buy Tegrant $SON $BMS $RKT
about 232 days ago by ZacksResearch
Filled up my gas tank today for $3.29 a gallon. What this means for consumer. $COP $SON $WMT $TGT $UPS $FDX $AAPL $SBUX http://stks.co/RgV
about 243 days ago by Vinnystocktips
September Dividend Champion Portfolio http://stks.co/7E3 $ABT $BKH $CINF $CTBI $ED $JNJ $KMB $MGEE $RPM $SON $SYY $T $TMP $wgl
about 267 days ago by scottsinvestments
Force yourself to buy on extreme weakness, sell on extreme strength-Bought a little $TYC,$MS,$GE,$ATPG,$CINF,$XCO,$VPRT,$SON
about 300 days ago by SaxAngle

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