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DS Smith Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 1/6
DS Smith has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 8.8%, while the Packaging industry saw earnings growing at 7.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.5% per year. DS Smith's return on equity is 6%, and it has net margins of 3.4%.
Key information
8.83%
Earnings growth rate
8.74%
EPS growth rate
Packaging Industry Growth
12.01%
Revenue growth rate
4.48%
Return on equity
5.96%
Net Margin
3.35%
Last Earnings Update
31 Oct 2024
Recent past performance updates
No updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How DS Smith makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
OTCPK:DITH.F Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Oct 24
6,680
224
0
0
31 Jul 24
6,751
305
1
0
30 Apr 24
6,822
385
1
0
31 Oct 23
7,435
463
1
0
31 Jul 23
7,828
477
1
0
30 Apr 23
8,221
491
1
0
31 Oct 22
8,178
377
2
0
31 Jul 22
7,710
329
3
0
30 Apr 22
7,241
280
3
0
31 Oct 21
6,449
243
3
0
31 Jul 21
6,213
213
3
0
30 Apr 21
5,976
182
3
0
31 Oct 20
5,744
200
2
0
31 Jul 20
5,894
245
3
0
30 Apr 20
6,043
290
3
0
31 Jan 20
6,165
297
3
0
31 Oct 19
6,286
304
3
0
31 Jul 19
6,229
283
3
0
30 Apr 19
6,171
262
2
0
31 Jan 19
6,050
262
3
0
31 Oct 18
5,928
261
3
0
31 Jul 18
5,723
249
4
0
30 Apr 18
5,518
237
4
0
31 Jan 18
5,303
214
4
0
31 Oct 17
5,087
191
4
0
31 Jul 17
4,934
200
5
0
30 Apr 17
4,781
209
5
0
31 Jan 17
4,626
211
6
0
31 Oct 16
4,470
212
6
0
31 Jul 16
4,268
190
6
0
30 Apr 16
4,066
167
6
0
31 Jan 16
3,934
149
6
0
31 Oct 15
3,802
131
6
0
31 Jul 15
3,811
144
6
0
30 Apr 15
3,820
156
6
0
31 Oct 14
3,925
169
6
0
31 Jul 14
3,980
156
7
0
30 Apr 14
4,035
143
7
0
Quality Earnings: DITH.F has a large one-off loss of £74.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st October, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: DITH.F's current net profit margins (3.4%) are lower than last year (6.2%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: DITH.F's earnings have grown by 8.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: DITH.F's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: DITH.F had negative earnings growth (-51.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Packaging industry average (-15.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: DITH.F's Return on Equity (6%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2025/02/03 12:20
End of Day Share Price
2025/01/29 00:00
Earnings
2024/10/31
Annual Earnings
2024/04/30
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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.