Sonoco Reports Second Quarter and Year-to-Date 2015 Financial Results
*Second quarter 2015 GAAP earnings per diluted share were $.63, compared with $.57 per diluted share in the same period of 2014, as restated. On July 16, 2015, Sonoco previously reported preliminary estimated second quarter 2015 GAAP earnings per diluted share of $.61.
*Base net income attributable to Sonoco (base earnings*) for second quarter 2015 was $.68 per diluted share, compared with $.61 in the same period of 2014, as restated. The Company previously reported estimated base earnings of $.66 per diluted share for second quarter 2015.
*Year-to-date 2015 GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.47 per diluted share, compared with $1.06 in the same period in 2014, as restated. The Company previously reported year-to-date 2015 GAAP preliminary estimated results of $1.44.
*Year-to-date 2015 base earnings were $1.22, compared with $1.11 in the same period in 2014, as restated. The Company previously reported year-to-date preliminary estimated base earnings of $1.19.