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Is Sonoco Products (SON) Undervalued After Refinancing And Expanding Its Credit Facilities?

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

Sonoco Products (SON) has reworked its main credit agreement, adding two term loan facilities totaling $800 million and refinancing an existing $500 million term loan that had an earlier maturity date.

Recent trading tells a mixed story for Sonoco Products. The share price is down 7.6% over the past month and 12.1% over the past quarter. Yet the year to date share price return is 8.2% and the 1 year total shareholder return is 18.0%. This points to longer term holders still coming out ahead even as short term momentum has faded around events like this credit agreement refresh.

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Sonoco Products looks like a solid packaging business with long-lived customer relationships and fresh lending capacity locked in. The real question is whether investors are already paying up for that strength or getting it at a discount.

Most Popular Narrative: 23% Undervalued

Against the last close at $48.02, the most followed narrative pegs Sonoco Products' fair value at about $62.67. This implies a wide gap and puts the focus firmly on whether its margin plan and cash generation can live up to those expectations.

The main factor that needs to go right is execution on the profitability performance plan and capital projects so that planned cost savings and new packaging capacity are reflected in margins and cash generation.

Ongoing automation and footprint work is now reinforced by the profitability performance plan and by high utilization in industrial paper. Together these efforts aim to simplify operations and align costs so a higher proportion of gross profit converts into adjusted EBITDA margin and earnings.

See why 10 investors see Sonoco Products as 23% undervalued.

Result: Fair Value of $62.67 (UNDERVALUED)

Still, the story around Sonoco Products can break if input cost inflation or weaker earnings versus guidance undercut the profitability plan that investors are watching closely.

Find out about the key risks to this Sonoco Products narrative.

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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.