NYSE$SON

Sonoco Products Co · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Sonoco reported strong first quarter results and raised full year 2023 guidance.

Sonoco's first-quarter results met the high end of the previously provided quarterly guidance, leading to an increase in the full-year outlook. The company saw a decrease in net sales by 2% year-over-year to $1.7 billion, while GAAP operating profit increased by 36%.

  • First-quarter results met the high end of the previously provided quarterly guidance
  • Raising full year guidance based on strength of operating model
  • Continued progress on strategic priorities including portfolio optimization
  • Increased quarterly cash dividend to $0.51 per share; 40th straight year of annual dividend increases

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.73B

Previous: $1.77B-2.3%
EPS (adj)

$1.40

Previous: $1.85-24.3%
Dividends Paid

$48M

No prior period
Adjusted Operating Profit

$213M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA

$276M

Previous: $261M+5.8%
Capital Expenditures

-$83.4M

Previous: -$67.5M-23.5%
Free Cash Flow

$64.9M

Previous: $47.8M+35.7%
Net Income

$148M

Previous: $115M+28.6%
Operating Income

$230M

Previous: $169M+35.8%
Gross Profit

$374M

Previous: $372M+0.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$210M

Previous: $152M+38.3%
Total Assets

$7.06B

Previous: $6.96B+1.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$7.57M

Previous: $10.7M-29.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Sonoco · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.73B

Q1 2023-2.3%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 2 of 15 quarters(13%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Sonoco · $1.53B total across 2 segments · Q1 2023

  • Consumer Packaging
    $909M+4.7%
  • Industrial Paper Packaging
    $616M-11.9%

Forward guidance

Sonoco is raising the high end of its full year guidance after a good start to the year. The company expects to maintain solid performance with limited demand recovery in Industrials.

Tailwinds

  • Executing well operationally
  • Expect to maintain solid performance with limited demand recovery in Industrials
  • Increased demand in Industrials will provide opportunities for better performance beyond our current outlook
  • Committed to deploying capital to high return investments for growth and efficiencies
  • Further focusing our portfolio, and delivering continued value to our shareholders

Headwinds

  • Uncertainty regarding the future performance of the overall economy
  • Continued effects of the pandemic on global supply chains
  • Potential changes in raw material prices
  • Potential changes in other costs
  • Potential changes in the Company's effective tax rate

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

-0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

40%

27 / 68 earnings

Positive

+9.7%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-12.3%

Q1 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.6%-0.6%-2.5%
Q4 2025+9.7%+9.3%+0.3%
Q3 2025-0.2%-3.2%-1.1%
Q1 2025-12.3%-3.8%-2.6%
Q4 2024-3.7%-3.2%-3.0%
Q3 2024-2.5%-4.2%-1.1%
Q2 2024-1.0%-6.8%+6.4%
Q1 2024-1.0%-0.8%+4.7%
Q4 2023+2.8%+0.0%+2.4%
Q3 2023+5.6%+7.5%+7.6%
Q2 2023+1.4%-2.1%-1.1%
Q1 2023-1.7%-0.8%-1.3%
Q4 2022-0.3%+0.4%-6.6%
Q3 2022-9.7%-10.6%-5.4%
Q2 2022+3.9%+5.3%+8.9%
Q1 2022-4.4%-8.5%-14.6%
Q4 2021-2.0%+0.4%-2.7%
Q3 2021-3.3%-3.7%-0.7%
Q2 2021-5.1%-4.1%-1.6%
Q1 2021+0.1%-0.4%+3.6%
Q4 2020-2.8%-3.0%+2.5%
Q3 2020-4.2%-9.2%+3.3%
Q2 2020+2.1%-0.1%+2.9%
Q1 2020+2.4%-4.4%-6.9%
Q4 2019+0.0%-0.1%-17.2%
Q3 2019-0.4%+0.1%+1.1%
Q2 2019-4.5%-5.0%-10.8%
Q1 2019-1.1%+0.6%+3.7%
Q4 2018-3.1%-1.3%-2.7%
Q3 2018+5.3%+1.8%+9.0%
Q2 2018+6.5%+5.2%+4.8%
Q1 2018+3.6%+3.6%+3.8%
Q4 2017-1.8%-3.3%-5.3%
Q3 2017+4.0%+2.4%+0.8%
Q2 2017-6.9%-6.7%-8.8%
Q1 2017+3.2%+2.9%-2.4%
Q4 2016-3.2%-2.1%-2.1%
Q3 2016-0.4%-2.2%+5.2%
Q2 2016+1.0%+1.8%+1.8%
Q1 2016-3.3%
Q4 2015+1.0%
Q3 2015+0.6%
Q2 2015-4.8%
Q1 2015-2.5%
Q4 2014+1.1%
Q3 2014+3.4%
Q2 2014-1.8%
Q1 2014+0.7%
Q4 2013+1.1%
Q3 2013+3.3%
Q2 2013+2.3%
Q1 2013-1.9%
Q4 2012+0.7%
Q3 2012+0.2%
Q2 2012-1.4%
Q1 2012+0.9%
Q4 2011+2.7%
Q3 2011+4.2%
Q2 2011-6.8%
Q1 2010-0.6%
Q1 2011-0.3%
Q4 2008-1.6%
Q4 2010-1.6%
Q3 2009-0.8%
Q3 2010-0.8%
Q4 2009-0.0%
Q2 2009-0.0%
Q2 2010-0.0%

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