DS Smith Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

DS Smith is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 8.3% and 2.7% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 8.2% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 11.8% in 3 years.

Key information

8.3%

Earnings growth rate

8.2%

EPS growth rate

Packaging earnings growth	15.1%
Revenue growth rate	2.7%
Future return on equity	11.8%
Analyst coverage	Good
Last updated	25 Nov 2024

Recent future growth updates

DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates

Dec 11

Recent updates

Earnings Working Against DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price

Mar 28

At UK£3.16, Is DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Worth Looking At Closely?

Feb 11

These 4 Measures Indicate That DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jan 27

DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 98% Above Its Share Price

Sep 16

Here's Why We Think DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Jul 25

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Jul 12

What Does DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price Indicate?

Jun 07

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Apr 24

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Apr 12

A Look At The Fair Value Of DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)

Mar 29

Is Now The Time To Put DS Smith (LON:SMDS) On Your Watchlist?

Mar 17

Should You Think About Buying DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Now?

Feb 10

Does DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jan 06

Returns At DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Dec 23

DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates

Dec 11

Estimating The Fair Value Of DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)

Dec 08

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)?

Oct 08

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.102

Sep 20

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Sep 06

Is DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Trading At A 43% Discount?

Sep 05

Here's Why DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Aug 06

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.102

Jul 22

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.10

Jul 08

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.10

Jun 24

What Is DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price Doing?

May 30

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048

Mar 23

Why DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Could Be Worth Watching

Feb 28

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048

Feb 10

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048

Jan 22

Is DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 29

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.048

Dec 12

When Should You Buy DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)?

Nov 11

Is There An Opportunity With DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) 41% Undervaluation?

Oct 18

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:SMDS - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
4/30/2027	7,510	462	467	1,099	8
4/30/2026	7,279	410	383	970	8
4/30/2025	7,052	313	242	873	9
4/30/2024	6,822	385	-227	320	N/A
10/31/2023	7,435	463	-241	366	N/A
7/31/2023	7,828	477	40	616	N/A
4/30/2023	8,221	491	321	866	N/A
10/31/2022	8,178	377	805	1,268	N/A
7/31/2022	7,710	329	648	1,095	N/A
4/30/2022	7,241	280	490	921	N/A
10/31/2021	6,449	243	411	738	N/A
7/31/2021	6,213	213	416	745	N/A
4/30/2021	5,976	182	420	751	N/A
10/31/2020	5,744	200	307	639	N/A
7/31/2020	5,894	245	284	638	N/A
4/30/2020	6,043	290	260	636	N/A
1/31/2020	6,165	297	225	593	N/A
10/31/2019	6,286	304	189	550	N/A
7/31/2019	6,229	283	209	541	N/A
4/30/2019	6,171	262	229	532	N/A
1/31/2019	6,050	262	193	507	N/A
10/31/2018	5,928	261	157	482	N/A
7/31/2018	5,723	249	133	459	N/A
4/30/2018	5,518	237	108	436	N/A
1/31/2018	5,303	214	N/A	488	N/A
10/31/2017	5,087	191	N/A	539	N/A
7/31/2017	4,934	200	N/A	531	N/A
4/30/2017	4,781	209	N/A	523	N/A
1/31/2017	4,626	211	N/A	468	N/A
10/31/2016	4,470	212	N/A	413	N/A
7/31/2016	4,268	190	N/A	388	N/A
4/30/2016	4,066	167	N/A	363	N/A
1/31/2016	3,934	149	N/A	378	N/A
10/31/2015	3,802	131	N/A	392	N/A
7/31/2015	3,811	144	N/A	397	N/A
4/30/2015	3,820	156	N/A	401	N/A
10/31/2014	3,925	169	N/A	273	N/A
7/31/2014	3,980	156	N/A	240	N/A
4/30/2014	4,035	143	N/A	207	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: SMDS's forecast earnings growth (8.3% per year) is above the savings rate (2.1%).

Earnings vs Market: SMDS's earnings (8.3% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the UK market (14.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: SMDS's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: SMDS's revenue (2.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (3.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: SMDS's revenue (2.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: SMDS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.8%).

DS Smith Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Price target decreased by 7.0% to UK£3.56

DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 21%

Price target decreased to UK£3.94

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.12 per share

Key Executive exercised options and sold UK£454k worth of stock

Less than half of directors are independent

DS Smith Plc Announces Retirement of Louise Smalley from the Board, Effective 3 September 2024

International Paper Company and DS Smith Plc Announce Andrew K. Silvernail to be CEO of the Combined Company

Earnings Working Against DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price

DS Smith's Response to Media Speculation

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

DS Smith Launches Shop.able Carriers Recyclable Box Solution for Transporting Groceries

DS Smith Plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 03, 2024

Mondi plc (LSE:MNDI) made an offer to acquire DS Smith Plc (LSE:SMDS) for £5.1 billion

DS Smith Unveils Drypack Solution in U.S. Market to Help Seafood Processing Processors Phase Out Plastic Containers

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

At UK£3.16, Is DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Worth Looking At Closely?

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

DS Smith Receives Highly Preliminary Expression of Interest from Mondi over a Possible Offer

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

These 4 Measures Indicate That DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Is There An Opportunity With DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) 47% Undervaluation?

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be £0.06

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.15 (vs UK£0.17 in 1H 2023)

DS Smith plc Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on 31 January 2024

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Is DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Using Too Much Debt?

What Is DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price Doing?

DS Smith Plc Appoints Tessa Bamford as Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 January 2024

DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 98% Above Its Share Price

Key Executive exercised options and sold UK£1.2m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.12 per share at 5.8% yield

Price target decreased by 7.0% to UK£3.56

DS Smith Plc (LSE:SMDS) agreed to acquire Društvo Za Proizvodnju Štampane I Kaširane Kartonske Ambalaže Bosis Doo Valjevo.

Here's Why We Think DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Less than half of directors are independent

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

What Does DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) Share Price Indicate?

Less than half of directors are independent

DS Smith Plc Appoints Eric Olsen to the Company's Board as A Non-Executive Director, with Effect from 15 May 2023

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

A Look At The Fair Value Of DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)

Is Now The Time To Put DS Smith (LON:SMDS) On Your Watchlist?

Should You Think About Buying DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Now?

Does DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Returns At DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Appear To Be Weighed Down

DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.20 (vs UK£0.13 in FY 2021)

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 21%

DS Smith plc Declares an Interim Dividend Payable on 31 January 2023

Estimating The Fair Value Of DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)

DS Smith Plc Announces Board Changes

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS)?

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.10 per share

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.102

DS Smith Names Keith Tornes as Managing Director, Paper, Forestry and Recycling for North America

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

DS Smith Plc Announces Resignation of Adrian Marsh as Group Finance Director

Is DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) Trading At A 43% Discount?

Price target decreased to UK£3.94

Here's Why DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.102

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.10

Key Executive recently bought UK£58k worth of stock

DS Smith's (LON:SMDS) Dividend Will Be Increased To UK£0.10

DS Smith Plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Year 2022, Payable on 1 November 2022

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

DS Smith Plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Dec 08, 2022