Sonocom announced earnings results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015. For the quarter, the company reported net income attributable to the company for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015 was $56.06 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, compared to $49.02 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the same quarter ended December 31, 2014. Net sales for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015 were $1.27 billion, compared to $1.32 billion for the same quarter ended December 31, 2014.

For the year, the company reported net income attributable to the company for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $250.14 million, or $2.44 per diluted share, compared to $225.92 million, or $2.19 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2014. Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $4.96 billion, compared to $5.02 billion for the year ended December 31, 2014

For the first quarter of 2016, the company expects base earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $0.57 to $0.62.

For the 2016, the company expects base earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $2.64 to $2.74.