All Posts Tagged With: "SON"

(AAPL) A Busy Week Ahead – Earnings Preview

Earnings Preview 10/14/11 While the earnings season kicked off this past week, only 38 firms reported. The game really gets under way next week, when we will get reports from 336 firms, including 99 members of the S&P 500. Thus, by the end of the week we will have a very... 

17Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SEE) Sealed Air Issues Notes to Fund Diversey Holdings Purchase

Packaging food products maker Sealed Air Corporation (SEE) issued $1.5 billion notes with an intention to utilize the proceeds to fund a portion of the $4.3 billion acquisition of Diversey Holdings announced in June 2011. The $1.5 billion notes issue is made in two tranches of... 

21Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Preview – Detailed

Earnings Preview 7/15/11 Second quarter earnings season is now under way, but things really start to move into high gear next week. There will be 348 firms reporting, and 108 of those are in the S&P 500. By next Friday we should have a very good handle on how the overall... 

18Jul2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SON) Sonoco Products Acquires Packaging Business

Sonoco Products Co. (SON) through its wholly owned subsidiary in the UK, recently concluded the acquisition of Robinson Paperboard Packaging Ltd., a division of Robinson PLC.  The world’s largest producer of paperboard cans, Sonoco acquired customer contracts along with other... 

5Jul2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SEE) Sealed Air Corporation Increases Revenues – Falters on Earnings

Sealed Air Corporation (SEE) delivered adjusted EPS of 34 cents for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 38 cents. Earnings per share in the quarter dropped 6% from the EPS of 36 cents in the year-ago quarter. Sealed Air’s... 

3May2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AAPL) Company News for September 28, 2010 – Corporate Summary

• Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth quarter earnings of 49 cents a share, five cents higher than estimates, on revenues of $16.87 billion, up 7.4% versus last year • Jabil Circuit (NYSE:JBL) posted fiscal fourth quarter earnings of 52 cents... 

28Sep2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SON) Sonoco Products Company – Earnings Surprised by 13.7% in the Fourth Quarter

Sonoco Products Company (SON) saw improvement in the fourth quarter over the year ago period and recently raised 2010 guidance. It has surprised on earnings by an average of 8.3% over the last 4 quarters. Company Description Sonoco manufactures industrial and consumer packaging... 

9Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SON) Sonoco Products Company Increasing Paperboard Prices

Sonoco Products Company (SON) announced that it will increase prices for all uncoated recycled paperboard grades and paperboard industrial converted products in the United States and Canada, effective February 1, 2010. The company announced a price hike of $50 per ton for all... 

12Jan2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SON) Sonoco Products Company Invests in Growth

Sonoco Products Company (SON) completed the acquisition of injection molded plastics spools and reels assets of EconoReel Corporation. The company did not disclose the terms of the deal. Through this transaction, Sonoco acquired a molded plastics spools and reels manufacturing... 

3Dec2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SEE) Sealed Air Corporation Keeps Outperforming

Sealed Air Corporation (SEE) posted third-quarter EPS of 38 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 33 cents as well as prior-year EPS of 28 cents. Through its stringent cost-control measures and global manufacturing strategy, the company managed to offset the impact of... 

28Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SON) Sonoco Products Company Outperforms – Raises Guidance

Sonoco Products Company (SON) reported third quarter earnings of 50 cents per share, beating its own guidance of 43-47 cents and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 46 cents. However, third quarter EPS was down 17% compared to 60 cents reported last year, primarily due to lower volumes... 

27Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(ALU) Alcatel-Lucent Gets Next Generation Broadband FCC Validity

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) announced that it has reached a crucial milestone in the development of its next-generation wireless broadband solution following validity certification from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The company became the first vendor to have FCC-certified... 

3Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SON) Sonoco Products Co Goes Green with “Blue”

This week, Sonoco Products Co. (SON ) announced the official launch of True Blue, a new umbrella brand for solutions and recycling services that have met stringent sustainability requirements. To qualify for the Sonoco True Blue program, the company says that a package must offer... 

24Sep2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SON) Sonoco Products Company Announces More Cost Cuts

Sonoco Products Company (SON) announced plans to streamline its business structure in order to improve operating efficiency. The company plans to consolidate its 19 separate businesses into six consumer and industrial business units with a direct reporting line to the senior... 

17Sep2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(SON) Sonoco Products Company Closes Another Plant

Sonoco Products Company (SON) plans to close its rigid paper packaging plant in Orrville, Ohio by March 2010. The plant, which was acquired in 2007, manufactures fiber cartridges for adhesives and sealants, and currently employs 84 employees. The first phase of the plant’s... 

11Sep2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(ALU) Alcatel-Lucent Earns FCC Certification Next-generation Wireless Broadband

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) recently announced that it has reached a crucial milestone in the development of its next-generation wireless broadband solution following validity certification from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The company became the first vendor to... 

25Aug2009 | | 0 comments | Continued