Sonoco Products Balance Sheet Health

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Sonoco Products has a total shareholder equity of $2.3B and total debt of $7.0B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 305%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $12.5B and $10.2B respectively. Sonoco Products's EBIT is $520.6M making its interest coverage ratio 3.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $431.0M.

Key information

305.0%

Debt to equity ratio

US$6.97b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio3.6x
CashUS$431.01m
EquityUS$2.29b
Total liabilitiesUS$10.22b
Total assetsUS$12.51b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Sonoco Products: Pessimism Appears Overdone

Mar 07

Sonoco Products' (NYSE:SON) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Mar 07
Sonoco Products' (NYSE:SON) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Is Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Using Too Much Debt?

Feb 07
Is Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Using Too Much Debt?

Sonoco Products: Promising Amidst Many Moving Parts

Dec 23

Sonoco Products Company's (NYSE:SON) Subdued P/E Might Signal An Opportunity

Dec 14
Sonoco Products Company's (NYSE:SON) Subdued P/E Might Signal An Opportunity

Sonoco Products: M&A Activity Should Support Shares In 2025 (Rating Upgrade)

Dec 04

Does Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Oct 22
Does Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sonoco: $1.8B Senior Unsecured Notes, Headwinds, And Divestitures Make This Stock Too Unpredictable

Sep 25

Sentiment Still Eluding Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON)

Sep 09
Sentiment Still Eluding Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON)

Sonoco Products: A Big Deal Creates Some Uncertainty

Jul 09

Sonoco Products: Disappointing Prices Weigh On Free Cash Flow (Rating Downgrade)

Jun 01

Sonoco Products Company's (NYSE:SON) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

May 27
Sonoco Products Company's (NYSE:SON) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Sonoco Products: Mixed Outlook Due To Destocking And Inflation

Mar 06

Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Jan 23
Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Is Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) Trading At A 40% Discount?

Jan 03
Is Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) Trading At A 40% Discount?

Sonoco Products Should Benefit From Lower Inventories In 2024

Dec 20

Sonoco Seems Cheap Considering The Risk Level

Oct 10

We Think Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Sep 22
We Think Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Does Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Aug 20
Does Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Sonoco Products: Packaging Powerhouse With Promising Prospects

Aug 02

Are Investors Undervaluing Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) By 28%?

Jul 08
Are Investors Undervaluing Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) By 28%?

Is Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Using Too Much Debt?

May 08
Is Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Using Too Much Debt?

Is There An Opportunity With Sonoco Products Company's (NYSE:SON) 24% Undervaluation?

Mar 30
Is There An Opportunity With Sonoco Products Company's (NYSE:SON) 24% Undervaluation?

Still Avoiding Sonoco Products

Feb 24

Sonoco Products declares $0.49 dividend

Feb 09

Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Feb 02
Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: SON's short term assets ($3.2B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($4.0B).

Long Term Liabilities: SON's short term assets ($3.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($6.2B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: SON's net debt to equity ratio (286.1%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: SON's debt to equity ratio has increased from 90.8% to 305% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: SON's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (12%).

Interest Coverage: SON's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.6x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/10 05:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/10 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Sonoco Products Company is covered by 24 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ColemanArgus Research Company
Ghansham PanjabiBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research