SMDS — DS Smith Share Price
Last trade - 00:00- £8.07bn
- £10.58bn
- £6.82bn
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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| PE Ratio (f) | 22.14 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 2.23 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 11% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 2.95% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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| Price to Book Value | 2.26 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 7.93 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | n/a | ||
| Price to Sales | 1.27 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 13.44 | ||
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
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| Return on Capital | 5.61% | ||
| Return on Equity | 5.76% | ||
| Operating Margin | 5.78% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 30th Apr | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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| Total Revenue | £m | 6,043 | 5,976 | 7,241 | 8,221 | 6,822 | 6,942.52 | 7,142.16 | 2.03% |
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| EPS Growth | % | -4.04 | -31.85 | +25.13 | +68.79 | -30.86 | -9.59 | +19.01 | n/a |
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Other Ratios
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
DS Smith Plc is a United Kingdom-based provider of sustainable fiber-based packaging across Europe and North America which is supported by recycling and paper-making operations. The Company’s packaging solutions are made from recycled and/or recyclable material. It delivers fully fiber-based corrugated products across Europe and North America for consumer products, e-commerce, promotion, transit and industrial packaging. It is a manufacturer of corrugated case material (CCM), which is the paper used for conversion into corrugated board. It also manufactures specialist paper grades, such as plasterboard liners. It provides a full recycling and waste management service. The Company is a cardboard and paper recycler and is also a full-service recycling and waste management company in Europe. It collects paper and cardboard for recycling from a range of sectors, which provides raw material for its recycled paper-making processes. The Company also sells used fiber to third parties globally.
Directors
- Geoffrey Drabble NEC (60)
- Miles Roberts CEO
- Adrian Marsh FID
- Iain Simm GCN (54)
- Celia Baxter NID (62)
- Alina Kessel NID
- David Robbie NID
- Louise Smalley NID
- Rupert Soames NID
- Last Annual
- April 30th, 2024
- Last Interim
- October 31st, 2024
- Incorporated
- July 7th, 1978
- Public Since
- January 2nd, 1986
- No. of Employees
- 29,495
- Sector
- Containers & Packaging
- Industry
- Basic Materials
- Exchange
- London Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 1,380,511,200
- Address
- Level 3, 1 Paddington Square, LONDON, W2 1DL
- Web
- https://www.dssmith.com/
- Phone
- +44 2077561800
- Contact
- Hugo Fisher
- Auditors
- Ernst & Young LLP
Latest News for SMDS
Upcoming Events for SMDS
Full Year 2025 DS Smith PLC Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 18:02 UTC, shares in DS Smith are trading at 615.00p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in DS Smith last closed at 615.00p and the price had moved by +112.73% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the DS Smith share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +92.32% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for DS Smith is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe DS Smith dividend yield is 2.96% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, DS Smith paid a total dividend of £0.18, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 2.96%.Looking ahead, the next dividend pay date is 2025-01-29.
We do not have data on when DS Smith is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on DS Smith shares is currently 2.96%.
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As of the previous close price of 615.00p, shares in DS Smith had a market capitalisation of £8.49bn.
Here are the trading details for DS Smith:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: SMDS
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum DS Smith is currently classified as a High Flyer. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in DS Smith is 496.80p. That is 19.22% below the last closing price of 615.00p.
Analysts covering DS Smith currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.24 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like DS Smith. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +32.54%.
As of the last closing price of 615.00p, shares in DS Smith were trading +32.48% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The DS Smith PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 22.14. The shares last closed at 615.00p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
DS Smith's management team is headed by:
- Geoffrey Drabble - NEC
- Miles Roberts - CEO
- Adrian Marsh - FID
- Iain Simm - GCN
- Celia Baxter - NID
- Alina Kessel - NID
- David Robbie - NID
- Louise Smalley - NID
- Rupert Soames - NID