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DS Smith BATS-CHIXE:SMDSL Stock Report

Last Price

UK£5.98

Market Cap

UK£8.2b

7D

5.7%

1Y

111.4%

Updated

22 Nov, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

SMDSL Stock Overview

Provides packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services worldwide. More details

SMDSL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends3/6

DS Smith Plc Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for DS Smith
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£5.98
52 Week HighUK£5.99
52 Week LowUK£2.70
Beta0.79
11 Month Change24.74%
3 Month Change25.58%
1 Year Change111.43%
33 Year Change62.01%
5 Year Change56.37%
Change since IPO265.00%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

SMDSLGB PackagingGB Market
7D5.7%-0.1%2.2%
1Y111.4%3.6%8.0%

Return vs Industry: SMDSL exceeded the UK Packaging industry which returned 1.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SMDSL exceeded the UK Market which returned 6.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SMDSL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SMDSL volatility
SMDSL Average Weekly Movement5.2%
Packaging Industry Average Movement4.0%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: SMDSL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: SMDSL's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
194029,495Miles Robertswww.dssmith.com

DS Smith Plc provides packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services worldwide. The company offers transit and transport, consumer, retail and shelf ready, heavy duty, fiber base pallets, automotive standard, multi-material, dangerous goods, and e-commerce packaging, as well as packaging for food and drinks, health and beauty, apparel and footwear, home and DIY, and consumer electronics. It also provides various recycling and waste management services, including total waste management, paper and cardboard recycling, and plastics recycling, as well as recycling solutions for the retail, manufacturing, print and publishing, paper mills, automotive, pharmaceutical, and public sectors.

DS Smith Plc Fundamentals Summary

How do DS Smith's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SMDSL fundamental statistics
Market capUK£8.19b
Earnings (TTM)UK£385.00m
Revenue (TTM)UK£6.82b

21.3x

P/E Ratio

1.2x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SMDSL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£6.82b
Cost of RevenueUK£6.12b
Gross ProfitUK£701.00m
Other ExpensesUK£316.00m
EarningsUK£385.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Apr 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Dec 05, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)0.28
Gross Margin10.28%
Net Profit Margin5.64%
Debt/Equity Ratio64.0%

How did SMDSL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.0%

Current Dividend Yield

64%

Payout Ratio