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Sonoco Products Co (Sonoco Products Co) Debt-to-Equity : 1.38 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sonoco Products Co Debt-to-Equity?

Sonoco Products Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $47 Mil. Sonoco Products Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,301 Mil. Sonoco Products Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,424 Mil. Sonoco Products Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.38.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sonoco Products Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SON' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.69   Med: 0.93   Max: 1.68
Current: 1.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Sonoco Products Co was 1.68. The lowest was 0.69. And the median was 0.93.

SON's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
88.82% of 340 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.45 vs SON: 1.38

Sonoco Products Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonoco Products Co's Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sonoco Products Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.07 1.03 1.00 1.68 1.38

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
Debt-to-Equity 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 1.68 1.55 1.48 1.51 1.38

Competitive Comparison of Sonoco Products Co's Debt-to-Equity

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sonoco Products Co's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Sonoco Products Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sonoco Products Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sonoco Products Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* 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) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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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