Sonoco Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

Sonoco Products Company (“Sonoco” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SON), one of the largest sustainable global packaging companies, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended July 2, 2023.

Summary
*Strong performance and cash flows despite operating in a generally disruptive demand environment
*Most of our businesses were at or above expectations for the quarter due to commercial and operational excellence, with particular strength in the flexible packaging and rigid paper container businesses, offset by weakness in the metal packaging and industrial North American region businesses
*Inventory management and destocking trends among our customers as well as inflationary pricing pressures led to lower and increasingly uncertain demand which impacted operational efficiency in our metal and industrials businesses
*Remained disciplined in managing working capital to generate $349 million of operating cash flow in the first six months of 2023

Sonoco President and CEO, Howard Coker stated, “Sonoco continues to operate well with most of our businesses achieving commercial, operational, and productivity objectives. In the second quarter, volume softness beyond our expectations negatively impacted Consumer metal packaging and Industrials. In metal, accelerated inventory reduction programs within our top food and aerosol customers resulted in lower than expected demand and negatively impacted operating leverage. In Industrials, volume for paper and converted products remained low across all geographies and end markets including paper, film, textile, and appliances. Industrial customers cited lower end market demand and customer destocking as factors for the declines. Despite these challenges, our teams generated $349 million of operating cash flow for the first six months of 2023. Throughout the quarter, our teams continued to execute well in a volatile demand environment and I express my sincere appreciation for their continued support of Sonoco and our customers.”
details at: https://investor.sonoco.com/news-releases/news-release-details/sonoco-reports-second-quarter-2023-results

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