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Sonoco Products: Europe Weighs, But Cheap Enough To Add (Upgrade)
Sonoco Products is rated a 'buy' after a post-earnings dip, with shares now offering a 9% free cash flow yield and 4.3% dividend. SON's Q3 results missed expectations due to significant input cost inflation, margin compression, and disappointing working capital performance, prompting guidance cuts across EBITDA, EPS, and cash flow. European expansion has proven challenging for SON, with excess supply and higher costs delaying margin recovery, but ongoing footprint optimization and price increases should gradually stabilize performance.
Sonoco Products is rated a 'buy' after a post-earnings dip, with shares now offering a 9% free cash flow yield and 4.3% dividend. SON's Q3 results missed expectations due to significant input cost inflation, margin compression, and disappointing working capital performance, prompting guidance cuts across EBITDA, EPS, and cash flow. European expansion has proven challenging for SON, with excess supply and higher costs delaying margin recovery, but ongoing footprint optimization and price increases should gradually stabilize performance.
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