DS Smith Plc

OTCPK:DITH.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$10.0b

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DS Smith Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

DS Smith is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 20.1% and 3.4% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 23.3% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 10.2% in 3 years.

Key information

20.1%

Earnings growth rate

23.27%

EPS growth rate

Packaging earnings growth23.9%
Revenue growth rate3.4%
Future return on equity10.17%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated29 Jan 2025

Recent future growth updates

No updates

Recent updates

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

OTCPK:DITH.F - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
4/30/20277,3973904029978
4/30/20267,1613393299438
4/30/20256,9592311858939
10/31/20246,680224-248321N/A
7/31/20246,751305-237321N/A
4/30/20246,822385-227320N/A
10/31/20237,435463-241366N/A
7/31/20237,82847740616N/A
4/30/20238,221491321866N/A
10/31/20228,1783778051,268N/A
7/31/20227,7103296481,095N/A
4/30/20227,241280490921N/A
10/31/20216,449243411738N/A
7/31/20216,213213416745N/A
4/30/20215,976182420751N/A
10/31/20205,744200307639N/A
7/31/20205,894245284638N/A
4/30/20206,043290260636N/A
1/31/20206,165297225593N/A
10/31/20196,286304189550N/A
7/31/20196,229283209541N/A
4/30/20196,171262229532N/A
1/31/20196,050262193507N/A
10/31/20185,928261157482N/A
7/31/20185,723249N/A459N/A
4/30/20185,518237N/A436N/A
1/31/20185,303214N/A488N/A
10/31/20175,087191N/A539N/A
7/31/20174,934200N/A531N/A
4/30/20174,781209N/A523N/A
1/31/20174,626211N/A468N/A
10/31/20164,470212N/A413N/A
7/31/20164,268190N/A388N/A
4/30/20164,066167N/A363N/A
1/31/20163,934149N/A378N/A
10/31/20153,802131N/A392N/A
7/31/20153,811144N/A397N/A
4/30/20153,820156N/A401N/A
10/31/20143,925169N/A273N/A
7/31/20143,980156N/A240N/A
4/30/20144,035143N/A207N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: DITH.F's forecast earnings growth (20.1% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: DITH.F's earnings (20.1% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14.9% per year).

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

Revenue vs Market: DITH.F's revenue (3.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.8% per year).

High Growth Revenue: DITH.F's revenue (3.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: DITH.F's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (10.2%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/03 13:04
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/29 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/04/30

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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

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Analyst Sources

DS Smith Plc is covered by 11 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Eoghan ReidBerenberg
Harry PhilipsCanaccord Genuity
Justin JordanDavy