DFDSC Stock Overview

Provides logistics solutions in Denmark and internationally. More details

DFDSC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	4/6
Future Growth	4/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	3/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 81.6% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 24.5% per year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Shares are highly illiquid

Profit margins (3.3%) are lower than last year (6.3%)

Unstable dividend track record

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DFDS A/S Competitors

Irish Continental Group

LSE:ICGC

UK£711.0m

Clarkson

LSE:CKN

UK£1.4b

Zigup

LSE:ZIG

UK£707.9m

Ocean Wilsons Holdings

LSE:OCN

UK£454.4m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for DFDS
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	DKK 137.20
52 Week High	DKK 203.30
52 Week Low	DKK 135.80
Beta	1.31
1 Month Change	0%
3 Month Change	n/a
1 Year Change	n/a
3 Year Change	-56.53%
5 Year Change	-50.68%
Change since IPO	69.70%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	DFDSC	GB Shipping	GB Market
7D	0%	3.9%	0.3%
1Y	n/a	-5.1%	10.4%

Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how DFDSC performed against the UK Shipping industry.

Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how DFDSC performed against the UK Market.

Price Volatility

Is DFDSC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DFDSC volatility
DFDSC Average Weekly Movement	n/a
Shipping Industry Average Movement	5.5%
Market Average Movement	4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

Stable Share Price: DFDSC's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine DFDSC's volatility change over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1866	14,000	Torben Carlsen	www.dfds.com

DFDS A/S provides logistics solutions in Denmark and internationally. The company operates through Ferry and Logistics divisions. The Ferry division operates ferry routes in and around Europe transporting freight units, primarily trailers and passengers, as well as offers port terminal services.

DFDS A/S Fundamentals Summary

How do DFDS's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
DFDSC fundamental statistics
Market cap	DKK 5.83b
Earnings (TTM)	DKK 980.00m
Revenue (TTM)	DKK 29.39b

5.9x

P/E Ratio

0.2x

P/S Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DFDSC income statement (TTM)
Revenue	DKK 29.39b
Cost of Revenue	DKK 23.15b
Gross Profit	DKK 6.24b
Other Expenses	DKK 5.26b
Earnings	DKK 980.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 21, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)	18.15
Gross Margin	21.23%
Net Profit Margin	3.33%
Debt/Equity Ratio	75.8%

How did DFDSC perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.8%

Current Dividend Yield

17%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/02/16 01:38
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/14 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

DFDS A/S is covered by 8 analysts. 4 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
Marcus Bellander	Carnegie Investment Bank AB
null null	Danske Bank
Michael Vitfell-Rasmussen	Danske Bank

DFDSC Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

DFDS A/S Competitors

LSE:ICGC

UK£711.0m

LSE:CKN

UK£1.4b

LSE:ZIG

UK£707.9m

LSE:OCN

UK£454.4m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

DFDS Launches Freight Route Between Spain and the Netherlands

DFDS A/S, Annual General Meeting, Mar 24, 2025

DFDS A/S to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Aug 20, 2025

DFDS A/S Lowers Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

DFDS A/S Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

DFDS A/S Announces That Karen Dyrskjøt Boesen Will Join Group’s Executive Board as Well as the Executive Management Team

Recent updates

DFDS Launches Freight Route Between Spain and the Netherlands

DFDS A/S, Annual General Meeting, Mar 24, 2025

DFDS A/S to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Aug 20, 2025

DFDS A/S Lowers Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

DFDS A/S Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

DFDS A/S Announces That Karen Dyrskjøt Boesen Will Join Group’s Executive Board as Well as the Executive Management Team

DFDS A/S Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

High number of new directors

DFDS A/S Approves Dividend

DFDS A/S Proposes Dividend for the Year 2023

DFDS A/S (CPSE:DFDS) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 5,860,000 shares, under the authorization approved on March 22, 2023.

DFDS A/S Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

High number of new directors

DFDS A/S (CPSE:DFDS) acquired FRS Iberia/Maroc from Förde Reederei Seetouristik GmbH & Co. KG.

DFDS A/S to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 08, 2024

DFDS A/S Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023

Dfds A/S Announces Step Down of Karina Deacon as Member of Executive Board

DFDS A/S (CPSE:DFDS) entered into an agreement to acquire FRS Iberia/Maroc from Förde Reederei Seetouristik GmbH & Co. KG.

Dfds A/S Appoints Ronny Moriana Glindemann and Tim Gädecken

High number of new directors

DFDS A/S Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

High number of new directors

Upcoming dividend of kr.5.00 per share at 1.8% yield

High number of new directors

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: kr.35.10 (vs kr.16.69 in FY 2021)

Less than half of directors are independent

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: kr.35.09 (vs kr.16.69 in FY 2021)

DFDS A/S Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

DFDS A/S (CPSE : DFDS) entered into an agreement to acquire McBurney Transport Group for DKK 1200 million.

DFDS A/S (CPSE : DFDS) entered into an agreement to acquire McBurney Transport Group for DKK 1200 million.

Less than half of directors are independent

DFDS A/S to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 09, 2023

Less than half of directors are independent

DFDS A/S Raises Revenue Guidance for 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

DFDS A/S Confirms Extraordinary Dividend

DFDS A/S (CPSE:DFDS) agreed to acquire Lucey Transport Logistics Limited.

DFDS A/S Raises Revenue Outlook for the Year 2022

DFDS A/S Announces Executive Changes

DFDS A/S (CPSE:DFDS) acquired Primerail Gmbh.

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

High number of new directors

DFDS A/S Proposes Dividend for the Year 2022

DFDS A/S Provides Group Earning Guidance for 2022

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS kr.4.15 (vs kr.4.15 in 3Q 2020)

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

DFDS A/S (CPSE:DFDS) agreed to acquire the remaining 80.1% stake in ICT Logistics A/s.

DFDS A/S (CPSE:DFDS) completed the acquisition of HSF Logistics Nijmegen B.V. from Simon Frederiks and others for DKK 2.5 million.

Less than half of directors are independent

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS kr.5.24 (vs kr.0.20 in 2Q 2020)

DFDS A/S (CPSE:DFDS) commences an Equity Buyback Plan for 5,860,000 shares, representing 10% of its issued share capital, under the authorization approved on March 23, 2021.

Less than half of directors are independent

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS kr.2.91 (vs kr.1.36 in 1Q 2020)

DFDS A/S Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2021

New 90-day high: kr.289

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS kr.7.56 (vs kr.22.89 in FY 2019)