SMDS Stock Overview
DS Smith Plc provides packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services worldwide.
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£3.54 |
| 52 Week High | UK£3.88 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£2.38 |
| Beta | 1.04 |
| 1 Month Change | 10.02% |
| 3 Month Change | 21.88% |
| 1 Year Change | -5.07% |
| 3 Year Change | 3.82% |
| 5 Year Change | -29.12% |
| Change since IPO | 34.82% |
Recent News & Updates
Does DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jan 06
Returns At DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Appear To Be Weighed Down
Dec 23DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates
Dec 11Recent updates
Does DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jan 06Returns At DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Appear To Be Weighed Down
Dec 23DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates
Dec 11Estimating The Fair Value Of DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)
Dec 08Is Now The Time To Look At Buying DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)?
Oct 08DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.102
Sep 20DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Sep 06Is DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Trading At A 43% Discount?
Sep 05Here's Why DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Aug 06DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.102
Jul 22DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.10
Jul 08DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.10
Jun 24What Is DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price Doing?
May 30DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048
Mar 23Why DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Could Be Worth Watching
Feb 28DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048
Feb 10DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048
Jan 22Is DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Using Too Much Debt?
Dec 29DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048
Dec 12When Should You Buy DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)?
Nov 11Is There An Opportunity With DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) 41% Undervaluation?
Oct 18Here's Why DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) CEO May Not Expect A Pay Rise This Year
Sep 01When Should You Buy DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)?
Aug 11Is DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Using Too Much Debt?
Jul 23Is There An Opportunity With DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) 28% Undervaluation?
Jul 08Is There Now An Opportunity In DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)?
Apr 19Is DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Trading At A 39% Discount?
Mar 10Is DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Using Too Much Debt?
Feb 24DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Stock Is Going Strong: Have Financials A Role To Play?
Feb 13
Did DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Insiders Buy Up More Shares?
Feb 03Shareholder Returns
| SMDS | GB Packaging | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2.1% | -0.03% | 0.03% |
| 1Y | -5.1% | -2.4% | -4.8% |
Return vs Industry: SMDS underperformed the UK Packaging industry which returned -2.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SMDS matched the UK Market which returned -4.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SMDS volatility | |
|---|---|
| SMDS Average Weekly Movement | 3.5% |
| Packaging Industry Average Movement | 4.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 11.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.7% |
Stable Share Price: SMDS is less volatile than 75% of UK stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.
Volatility Over Time: SMDS's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 29,584 | Miles Roberts | https://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, online and e-retail, industrial, hazardous, multi-material, cushioning, and electrostatic discharge packaging products, as well as wrap arounds, trays, and bag-in-boxes; displays and promotional packaging products; corrugated pallets; Sheetfeeding products; packaging machine systems; and Sizzlepak, a stuffing material made of paper, folded in a zigzag shape, and cut into narrow strips, as well as provides outdoor advertising services. It also provides various recycling and waste management services, including total waste management, paper and cardboard recycling, confidential shredding, and coffee cups and plastics recycling, as well as equipment for the retail, manufacturing, print and publishing, paper mills, automotive, and public sectors.
DS Smith Plc Fundamentals Summary
| SMDS fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | UK£4.87b |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£377.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£8.18b |
12.9x
P/E Ratio0.6x
P/S RatioIs SMDS overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SMDS income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£8.18b |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£7.45b |
| Gross Profit | UK£729.00m |
| Other Expenses | UK£352.00m |
| Earnings | UK£377.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Oct 31, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.27 |
| Gross Margin | 8.91% |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.61% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 35.7% |
How did SMDS perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparison