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Sonoco Products Co (Sonoco Products Co) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 17.60 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Sonoco Products Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), Sonoco Products Co's current share price is $56.51. Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.21. Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 17.60.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

SON' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.14   Med: 19.82   Max: 27.89
Current: 17.53

During the past years, Sonoco Products Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 27.89. The lowest was 14.14. And the median was 19.82.

SON's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
54.94% of 162 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 15.98 vs SON: 17.53

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Sonoco Products Co's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.592. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $3.21 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Sonoco Products Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.

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Sonoco Products Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Sonoco Products Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.85 21.48 19.88 19.96 17.43

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
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 19.96 20.29 18.85 17.15 17.43

Competitive Comparison of Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Sonoco Products Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=56.51/3.21
=17.60

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Sonoco Products Co's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=1.592/129.4194*129.4194
=1.592

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Sonoco Products Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 0.075 99.695 0.097
201406 0.115 100.560 0.148
201409 1.091 100.428 1.406
201412 1.062 99.070 1.387
201503 0.190 99.621 0.247
201506 0.654 100.684 0.841
201509 0.888 100.392 1.145
201512 0.814 99.792 1.056
201603 0.105 100.470 0.135
201606 0.752 101.688 0.957
201609 1.175 101.861 1.493
201612 0.053 101.863 0.067
201703 0.168 102.862 0.211
201706 -0.125 103.349 -0.157
201709 1.310 104.136 1.628
201712 0.228 104.011 0.284
201803 0.777 105.290 0.955
201806 0.831 106.317 1.012
201809 1.521 106.507 1.848
201812 0.804 105.998 0.982
201903 0.496 107.251 0.599
201906 -1.110 108.070 -1.329
201909 1.522 108.329 1.818
201912 1.364 108.420 1.628
202003 0.533 108.902 0.633
202006 1.500 108.767 1.785
202009 1.652 109.815 1.947
202012 1.368 109.897 1.611
202103 0.977 111.754 1.131
202106 -0.971 114.631 -1.096
202109 0.618 115.734 0.691
202112 -0.212 117.630 -0.233
202203 -0.674 121.301 -0.719
202206 1.034 125.017 1.070
202209 0.504 125.227 0.521
202212 0.960 125.222 0.992
202303 0.148 127.348 0.150
202306 1.743 128.729 1.752
202309 1.770 129.860 1.764
202312 1.592 129.419 1.592

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Sonoco Products Co  (NYSE:SON) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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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

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