GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Cyclical » Packaging & Containers » Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) » Definitions » ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

Sonoco Products Co (Sonoco Products Co) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % : 19.11% (As of Dec. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 1995. Start your Free Trial

What is Sonoco Products Co ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Sonoco Products Co's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 19.11%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sonoco Products Co's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

SON' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.7   Med: 27.17   Max: 37.6
Current: 26.22

During the past 13 years, Sonoco Products Co's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 37.60%. The lowest was -5.70%. And the median was 27.17%.

SON's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
82.9% of 386 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 9.975 vs SON: 26.22

Sonoco Products Co's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 0.00% per year.


Sonoco Products Co ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonoco Products Co's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Sonoco Products Co ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Sonoco Products Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.72 18.93 -5.70 29.35 26.47

Sonoco Products Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.27 31.98 25.82 27.79 19.11

Competitive Comparison of Sonoco Products Co's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Sonoco Products Co's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sonoco Products Co's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonoco Products Co's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonoco Products Co's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Sonoco Products Co ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(964.054 + 826.032 + 91.09) - (1142.92 + 0 + 0)
=738.256

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(904.898 + 773.501 + 113.385) - (1118.145 + 0 + 0)
=673.639

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Sonoco Products Co for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2023  Q: Dec. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=551.504/( ( (2137.872 + max(738.256, 0)) + (2221.081 + max(673.639, 0)) )/ 2 )
=551.504/( ( 2876.128 + 2894.72 )/ 2 )
=551.504/2885.424
=19.11 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Sonoco Products Co  (NYSE:SON) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


Sonoco Products Co ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Sonoco Products Co's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Sonoco Products Co (Sonoco Products Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 N. Second Street, Hartsville, SC, USA, 29550
Over its 100-year-plus history, Sonoco Products has steadily assembled a diverse portfolio of industrial and consumer packaging product offerings such as flexible and rigid plastics, reels and spools, pallets, and composite cans. The company serves a variety of consumer and industrial end markets throughout North America. Sonoco has raised its dividend each year for more than 30 years.
Executives
Sean Cairns officer: Pres Global Rigid Paper&Closur 1 N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Haynes Ernest D Iii officer: VP, Rigid Paper Containers, NA 1 NORTH 2ND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Hill Robert R Jr director C/O SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 520 GERVAIS STREET, COLUMBIA SC 29201
Steven L Boyd director 1 NORTH 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Shawn B Munday officer: VP, Glbl Mergers & ACQ 1 N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Aditya Gandhi officer: CAO 1 NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Rodger D Fuller officer: DIV VP & GENERAL MANAGER - CPD C/O SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, 1 N. SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Anne Marie Lopiccolo officer: VP, Global Human Resources 1 N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Elizabeth J Rhue officer: VP Global Envir&Sustainability 1 N. 2ND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Julie C Albrecht officer: VP, Treasurer/Assistant CFO ONE NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Lisa K Weeks officer: Staff VP Investor Relations 56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85281
Cummings Harold G Iii officer: Staff VP,Treasurer ONE NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Russell K Grissett officer: VP, Global Flexible Packaging 1 NORTH 2ND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Jeffrey S Tomaszewski officer: VP - Global RPC, D&P, Paper 1 N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
John M Florence officer: Corporate Attorney ONE NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550

Sonoco Products Co (Sonoco Products Co) Headlines