Sonoco Products (SON) reported fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $1.49 per diluted share, up from $1.46 per share a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.46.
Net sales in the three months ended Sept. 29 fell to $1.68 billion from $1.71 billion a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $1.72 billion.
For Q4, the company expects adjusted EPS of $1.15 to $1.35. The consensus is for normalized EPS of $1.22.
For 2024, Sonoco expects adjusted EPS of $5.05 to $5.25. On July 31, the company projected $5 to $5.30. Analysts forecast normalized EPS of $5.04.
The company's shares rose 2.7% in after-hours activity.
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