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SMDSL Stock Overview
Provides packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 2/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£5.88 |
| 52 Week High | UK£6.16 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£2.70 |
| Beta | 0.80 |
| 1 Month Change | 7.60% |
| 3 Month Change | 5.29% |
| 1 Year Change | 117.27% |
| 3 Year Change | 60.04% |
| 5 Year Change | 60.61% |
| Change since IPO | 258.89% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| SMDSL | GB Packaging | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -3.4% | 1.5% | 1.0% |
| 1Y | 117.3% | -5.3% | 12.1% |
Return vs Industry: SMDSL exceeded the UK Packaging industry which returned 9.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SMDSL exceeded the UK Market which returned 10.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SMDSL volatility | |
|---|---|
| SMDSL Average Weekly Movement | 2.8% |
| Packaging Industry Average Movement | 4.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.7% |
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 (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 29,495 | Miles Roberts | www.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
| SMDSL fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£8.07b |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£224.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£6.68b |
36.0x
P/E Ratio1.2x
P/S RatioIs SMDSL overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SMDSL income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£6.68b |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£6.12b |
| Gross Profit | UK£557.00m |
| Other Expenses | UK£333.00m |
| Earnings | UK£224.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Oct 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.16 |
| Gross Margin | 8.34% |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.35% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 71.1% |
How did SMDSL perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
3.1%
Current Dividend Yield112%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/03 22:05 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/04/30 |
Data Sources
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
DS Smith Plc is covered by 27 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Pallav Mittal | Barclays |
| Jane Sparrow | Barclays |
| Eoghan Reid | Berenberg |