DS Smith Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

DS Smith has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 12.4%, while the Packaging industry saw earnings growing at 14.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.6% per year. DS Smith's return on equity is 11.5%, and it has net margins of 6.2%.

Key information

12.4%

Earnings growth rate

11.3%

EPS growth rate

Packaging Industry Growth	9.4%
Revenue growth rate	6.6%
Return on equity	11.5%
Net Margin	6.2%
Next Earnings Update	20 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

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

Here's Why DS Smith Plc's (LON:SMDS) CEO May Not Expect A Pay Rise This Year

Sep 01

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

Aug 11

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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How DS Smith makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:SMDS Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
31 Oct 23	7,435	463	1
31 Jul 23	7,828	477	1
30 Apr 23	8,221	491	1
31 Oct 22	8,178	377	2
31 Jul 22	7,710	329	3
30 Apr 22	7,241	280	3
31 Oct 21	6,449	243	3
31 Jul 21	6,213	213	3
30 Apr 21	5,976	182	3
31 Oct 20	5,744	200	2
31 Jul 20	5,894	245	3
30 Apr 20	6,043	290	3
31 Jan 20	6,165	297	3
31 Oct 19	6,286	304	3
31 Jul 19	6,229	283	3
30 Apr 19	6,171	262	2
31 Jan 19	6,050	262	3
31 Oct 18	5,928	261	3
31 Jul 18	5,723	249	4
30 Apr 18	5,518	237	4
31 Jan 18	5,303	214	4
31 Oct 17	5,087	191	4
31 Jul 17	4,934	200	5
30 Apr 17	4,781	209	5
31 Jan 17	4,626	211	6
31 Oct 16	4,470	212	6
31 Jul 16	4,268	190	6
30 Apr 16	4,066	167	6
31 Jan 16	3,934	149	6
31 Oct 15	3,802	131	6
31 Jul 15	3,811	144	6
30 Apr 15	3,820	156	6
31 Oct 14	3,925	169	6
31 Jul 14	3,980	156	7
30 Apr 14	4,035	143	7
31 Oct 13	4,078	95	-583
31 Jul 13	3,874	81	-288
30 Apr 13	3,669	67	7

Quality Earnings: SMDS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: SMDS's current net profit margins (6.2%) are higher than last year (4.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SMDS's earnings have grown by 12.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: SMDS's earnings growth over the past year (22.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (12.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: SMDS earnings growth over the past year (22.8%) exceeded the Packaging industry 4.3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: SMDS's Return on Equity (11.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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DS Smith Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

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

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

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

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

First half 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Recent updates

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

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

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.048 per share

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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