International Distribution Services plc

LSE:IDS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£3.5b

International Distribution Services Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

International Distribution Services's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -33.8%, while the Logistics industry saw earnings growing at 17% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.8% per year. International Distribution Services's return on equity is 7.3%, and it has net margins of 1.9%.

Key information

-33.8%

Earnings growth rate

-33.8%

EPS growth rate

Logistics Industry Growth20.8%
Revenue growth rate2.8%
Return on equity7.3%
Net Margin1.9%
Last Earnings Update29 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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

Apr 19
International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce

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

Feb 02
Does International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

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

Dec 28
International Distributions Services plc's (LON:IDS) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

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

Jul 11
Is International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

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

May 05
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)?

Mar 22
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

Mar 04
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

Feb 15
Here's Why International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

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

Nov 01
Why International Distributions Services plc (LON:IDS) Could Be Worth Watching

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

Sep 17
Returns At Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Appear To Be Weighed Down

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

Aug 11
Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

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

Jul 14
Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

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

Jun 19
Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.13

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

Jun 05
Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.13

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

May 22
Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At UK£0.13

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG)?

Apr 20
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG)?

Investors Will Want Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Apr 02
Investors Will Want Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) Growth In ROCE To Persist

An Intrinsic Calculation For Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) Suggests It's 31% Undervalued

Feb 25
An Intrinsic Calculation For Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) Suggests It's 31% Undervalued

Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Feb 07
Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

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

Jan 11
Why Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) Could Be Worth Watching

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

Dec 29
The Return Trends At Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Look Promising

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

Dec 15
Does Royal Mail (LON:RMG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How International Distribution Services makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:IDS Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
29 Sep 2413,1602524,0170
29 Jun 2412,9201533,9540
31 Mar 2412,679543,8900
31 Dec 2312,374-4783,8380
24 Sep 2312,068-1,0103,7850
24 Jun 2312,056-9413,7530
26 Mar 2312,044-8733,7210
26 Dec 2212,261-3083,6640
25 Sep 2212,4782563,6060
25 Jun 2212,5954343,5810
27 Mar 2212,7126123,5560
27 Dec 2112,8767443,5860
26 Sep 2113,0398763,6150
26 Jun 2112,8397483,5490
28 Mar 2112,6386203,4830
28 Dec 2011,9923213,2500
27 Sep 2011,345223,0160
27 Jun 2011,093922,9010
29 Mar 2010,8401612,7860
29 Dec 1910,8372422,7650
29 Sep 1910,8333232,7430
29 Jun 1910,7072492,6750
31 Mar 1910,5811752,6060
31 Dec 1810,4191352,6100
23 Sep 1810,257952,6140
23 Jun 1810,2151772,5610
25 Mar 1810,1722592,5080
25 Dec 1710,0973072,4490
24 Sep 1710,0223552,3900
24 Jun 179,8993142,3200
26 Mar 179,7762722,2490
26 Dec 169,6082432,1260
25 Sep 169,4392132,0020
25 Jun 169,3452141,9360
27 Mar 169,2512151,8700
27 Dec 159,2482521,8760
27 Sep 159,2452881,8810
27 Jun 159,2873071,8910
29 Mar 159,3283251,9000
29 Dec 149,3952541,8830
28 Sep 149,3151801,8940
28 Jun 149,2921,2301,8740
30 Mar 149,3571,2751,9420

Quality Earnings: IDS has a large one-off loss of £287.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 29th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: IDS became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: IDS's earnings have declined by 33.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: IDS has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: IDS has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Logistics industry (12.1%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: IDS's Return on Equity (7.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/30 10:45
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/29
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Analyst Sources

International Distribution Services plc is covered by 27 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Susanna InvernizziBarclays
William Fitzalan HowardBerenberg
Hugo WatkinsBNP Paribas Exane