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SON Valuation

Sonoco Products Co
$
47.310
-0.39(-0.818%)1D
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SON Relative Valuation

SON's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, SON is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.

Historical Valuation

Sonoco Products Co (SON) is now in the Undervalued zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 7.67 is considered Undervalued compared with the five-year average of 11.97. The fair price of Sonoco Products Co (SON) is between 55.67 to 87.33 according to relative valuation methord. Compared to the current price of 47.31 USD , Sonoco Products Co is Undervalued By 15.02%.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
55.67-87.33
Current Price:47.31
15.02%
Undervalued
7.67
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
7.62
EV/EBITDA
Sonoco Products Co. (SON) has a current EV/EBITDA of 7.62. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 8.40. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 6.34, Undervalued between 6.34 and 7.37, Fairly Valued between 9.44 and 7.37, Overvalued between 9.44 and 10.47, and Strongly Overvalued above 10.47. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 7.62 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
10.39
EV/EBIT
Sonoco Products Co. (SON) has a current EV/EBIT of 10.39. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 11.66. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 7.92, Undervalued between 7.92 and 9.79, Fairly Valued between 13.53 and 9.79, Overvalued between 13.53 and 15.40, and Strongly Overvalued above 15.40. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 10.39 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.63
PS
Sonoco Products Co. (SON) has a current PS of 0.63. The 5-year average PS is 0.86. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.51, Undervalued between 0.51 and 0.69, Fairly Valued between 1.04 and 0.69, Overvalued between 1.04 and 1.21, and Strongly Overvalued above 1.21. The current Forward PS of 0.63 falls within the Undervalued range.
9.18
P/OCF
Sonoco Products Co. (SON) has a current P/OCF of 9.18. The 5-year average P/OCF is 8.69. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 2.79, Undervalued between 2.79 and 5.74, Fairly Valued between 11.64 and 5.74, Overvalued between 11.64 and 14.59, and Strongly Overvalued above 14.59. The current Forward P/OCF of 9.18 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
9.43
P/FCF
Sonoco Products Co. (SON) has a current P/FCF of 9.43. The 5-year average P/FCF is 26.31. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -64.77, Undervalued between -64.77 and -19.23, Fairly Valued between 71.85 and -19.23, Overvalued between 71.85 and 117.39, and Strongly Overvalued above 117.39. The current Forward P/FCF of 9.43 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Sonoco Products Co (SON) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 1.46. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 2.39 , the current P/B ratio is approximately -38.78% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 2.71, the current P/B ratio is about -46.10% higher. Sonoco Products Co (SON) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 3.01%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 6.01%, the current FCF yield is approximately -49.90% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 5.59% , the current FCF yield is about -46.16% lower.
1.46
P/B
Median3y
2.39
Median5y
2.71
3.01
FCF Yield
Median3y
6.01
Median5y
5.59

Competitors Valuation Multiple

The average P/S ratio for SON's competitors is 0.55, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Sonoco Products Co Corp (SON) exhibits a P/S ratio of 0.63, which is 14.21% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 17.68%, this premium appears unsustainable.

Performance Decomposition

1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of SON decreased by 12.26% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in Revenue Growth from 1.62B to 1.91B.
The secondary factor is the P/E Change, contributed 5.95%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of SON in the past 1 year is driven by Revenue Growth. Which is more sustainable.
17.68%
1.62B → 1.91B
Revenue Growth
+
-35.89%
5.60 → 3.59
Margin Expansion
+
5.95%
47.81 → 50.66
P/E Change
=
-12.26%
53.92 → 47.31
Mkt Cap Growth

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Is Sonoco Products Co (SON) currently overvalued or undervalued?

Sonoco Products Co (SON) is now in the Undervalued zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 7.67 is considered Undervalued compared with the five-year average of 11.97. The fair price of Sonoco Products Co (SON) is between 55.67 to 87.33 according to relative valuation methord. Compared to the current price of 47.31 USD , Sonoco Products Co is Undervalued By 15.02% .
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