earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Sonoco Q2 net sales down 11% to $1.71B; adjusted EPS $1.38 misses; full-year guidance lowered
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$2.66
revenue$1,337,589,000
- Net sales $1,705M (-11% YoY); GAAP EPS diluted $1.16 (-13%); adjusted EPS $1.38 (-22%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $275M, down 12% from $312M in Q2 2022.
- Operating cash flow $349M in first six months; disciplined working capital management.
- Full-year adjusted EPS and EBITDA guidance lowered due to customer destocking and weaker price/cost in Industrial.
- Flexible packaging and rigid paper containers outperformed; metal packaging and industrial North America underperformed.