International Distribution Services Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

International Distribution Services is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 28.9% and 3.2% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 26.6% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 9.9% in 3 years.

Key information

28.9%

Earnings growth rate

26.6%

EPS growth rate

Logistics earnings growth	11.4%
Revenue growth rate	3.2%
Future return on equity	9.9%
Analyst coverage	Good
Last updated	28 Nov 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce

Apr 19

Does International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Feb 02

International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Dec 28

Is International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Jul 11

Is There An Opportunity With International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) 36% Undervaluation?

May 05

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying International Distributions Services plc (LON:IDS)?

Mar 22

Here's What's Concerning About International Distributions Services' (LON:IDS) Returns On Capital

Mar 04

Here's Why International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Feb 15

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Feb 25

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Feb 07

Why Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) Could Be Worth Watching

Jan 11

The Return Trends At Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Look Promising

Dec 29

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Dec 15

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:IDS - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
3/31/2027	14,091	537	243	746	6
3/31/2026	13,552	499	63	566	6
3/31/2025	13,055	334	229	605	6
9/29/2024	13,160	252	-140	264	N/A
6/29/2024	12,920	153	-155	240	N/A
3/31/2024	12,679	54	-170	215	N/A
12/31/2023	12,374	-478	-39	354	N/A
9/24/2023	12,068	-1,010	91	492	N/A
6/24/2023	12,056	-941	19	433	N/A
3/26/2023	12,044	-873	-54	373	N/A
12/26/2022	12,261	-308	26	525	N/A
9/25/2022	12,478	256	105	676	N/A
6/25/2022	12,595	434	331	918	N/A
3/27/2022	12,712	612	557	1,160	N/A
12/27/2021	12,876	744	723	1,223	N/A
9/26/2021	13,039	876	888	1,285	N/A
6/26/2021	12,839	748	858	1,229	N/A
3/28/2021	12,638	620	827	1,173	N/A
12/28/2020	11,992	321	741	1,102	N/A
9/27/2020	11,345	22	655	1,030	N/A
6/27/2020	11,093	92	632	990	N/A
3/29/2020	10,840	161	608	950	N/A
12/29/2019	10,837	242	501	842	N/A
9/29/2019	10,833	323	394	734	N/A
6/29/2019	10,707	249	262	614	N/A
3/31/2019	10,581	175	129	493	N/A
12/31/2018	10,419	135	232	593	N/A
9/23/2018	10,257	95	N/A	693	N/A
6/23/2018	10,215	177	N/A	799	N/A
3/25/2018	10,172	259	N/A	905	N/A
12/25/2017	10,097	307	N/A	852	N/A
9/24/2017	10,022	355	N/A	798	N/A
6/24/2017	9,899	314	N/A	776	N/A
3/26/2017	9,776	272	N/A	754	N/A
12/26/2016	9,608	243	N/A	N/A	N/A
9/25/2016	9,439	213	N/A	770	N/A
6/25/2016	9,345	214	N/A	749	N/A
3/27/2016	9,251	215	N/A	727	N/A
12/27/2015	9,248	252	N/A	N/A	N/A
9/27/2015	9,245	288	N/A	683	N/A
6/27/2015	9,287	307	N/A	723	N/A
3/29/2015	9,328	325	N/A	762	N/A
12/29/2014	9,395	254	N/A	761	N/A
9/28/2014	9,315	180	N/A	757	N/A
6/28/2014	9,292	1,230	N/A	796	N/A
3/30/2014	9,357	1,275	N/A	807	N/A
12/30/2013	9,384	1,323	N/A	745	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: IDS's forecast earnings growth (28.9% per year) is above the savings rate (2.1%).

Earnings vs Market: IDS's earnings (28.9% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the UK market (14.8% per year).

High Growth Earnings: IDS's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: IDS's revenue (3.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (3.5% per year).

High Growth Revenue: IDS's revenue (3.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: IDS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (9.9%).

International Distribution Services Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Price target decreased by 8.0% to UK£2.66

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to UK£0.067 loss

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%

Price target increased by 8.5% to UK£2.75

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 189%

International Distributions Services plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023

Recent updates

International Distribution Services plc to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Nov 21, 2024

International Distribution Services plc Proposes Special Dividend

International Distributions Services plc Announces That Ingrid Ebner Will Join the Environmental, Social, and Governance Committee

International Distributions Services plc, Annual General Meeting, Sep 25, 2024

International Distributions Services Shares Listing to Cancel from FCA

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.056 (vs UK£0.91 loss in FY 2023)

International Distributions Services plc Proposes Final Dividend

International Distributions Services Confirms Receival of A Revised Non-Binding Proposal from EP Corporate Group

EP Corporate Group, a.s. cancelled the acquisition of remaining 72.4% stake in International Distributions Services plc (LSE:IDS) for £2.2 billion.

International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce

EP Corporate Group, a.s. cancelled the acquisition of remaining 72.4% stake in International Distributions Services plc (LSE:IDS) for £2.2 billion.

EP Corporate Group, a.s. cancelled the acquisition of remaining 72.4% stake in International Distributions Services plc (LSE:IDS) for £2.2 billion.

Price target decreased by 8.0% to UK£2.66

International Distributions Services plc Appoints Emma Gilthorpe as Chief Executive Officer of Royal Mail Group

Does International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

International Distributions Services plc Announces Appointment of Michael Snape as Group Chief Financial Officer

International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

First half 2024 earnings released: UK£0.23 loss per share (vs UK£0.09 loss in 1H 2023)

International Distributions Services plc to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Nov 16, 2023

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to UK£0.067 loss

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%

Price target increased by 8.5% to UK£2.75

International Distributions Services plc Appoints Martin Seidenberg as Group Chief Executive Officer, Effective from August 2023

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 189%

High number of new directors

Is International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

International Distributions Services plc, Annual General Meeting, Jul 20, 2023

International Distributions Services plc Does Not Recommend A Final Dividend in Respect of 2022-23

Full year 2023 earnings released: UK£0.91 loss per share (vs UK£0.62 profit in FY 2022)

International Distributions Services plc Announces Step Down of Simon Thompson as Chief Executive Officer

Is There An Opportunity With International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) 36% Undervaluation?

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying International Distributions Services plc (LON:IDS)?

Here's What's Concerning About International Distributions Services' (LON:IDS) Returns On Capital

Here's Why International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

International Distributions Services plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023

Price target decreased by 8.9% to UK£2.53

Price target decreased to UK£2.58

Consensus forecasts updated

Consensus forecasts updated

Consensus forecasts updated

International Distributions Services plc Omits to Pay Interim Dividend for the Fiscal Year 2023

High number of new directors

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Why International Distributions Services plc (LON:IDS) Could Be Worth Watching

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target decreased to UK£3.20

Consensus forecasts updated

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Consensus forecasts updated

Returns At Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Royal Mail Says It Is Not in Talks with PE Firm over Potential Sale

Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Consensus forecasts updated

Consensus forecasts updated

Consensus forecasts updated

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.13 per share

Royal Mail plc Approves Final Dividend

Price target decreased to UK£4.27

Royal Mail plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Nov 17, 2022

Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Price target decreased to UK£4.40

Royal Mail plc(LSE:RMG) dropped from FTSE 100 Index

Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.13

Price target decreased to UK£4.83

Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.13

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target decreased to UK£4.83

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 15%

Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.13