DS Smith Past Earnings Performance

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DS Smith has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 13.1%, while the Packaging industry saw earnings growing at 7.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6% per year. DS Smith's return on equity is 9.7%, and it has net margins of 5.6%.

Key information

13.1%

Earnings growth rate

12.7%

EPS growth rate

Packaging Industry Growth12.0%
Revenue growth rate6.0%
Return on equity9.7%
Net Margin5.6%
Next Earnings Update05 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How DS Smith makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:DSSM.Y Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Apr 246,82238510
31 Oct 237,43546310
31 Jul 237,82847710
30 Apr 238,22149110
31 Oct 228,17837720
31 Jul 227,71032930
30 Apr 227,24128030
31 Oct 216,44924330
31 Jul 216,21321330
30 Apr 215,97618230
31 Oct 205,74420020
31 Jul 205,89424530
30 Apr 206,04329030
31 Jan 206,16529730
31 Oct 196,28630430
31 Jul 196,22928330
30 Apr 196,17126220
31 Jan 196,05026230
31 Oct 185,92826130
31 Jul 185,72324940
30 Apr 185,51823740
31 Jan 185,30321440
31 Oct 175,08719140
31 Jul 174,93420050
30 Apr 174,78120950
31 Jan 174,62621160
31 Oct 164,47021260
31 Jul 164,26819060
30 Apr 164,06616760
31 Jan 163,93414960
31 Oct 153,80213160
31 Jul 153,81114460
30 Apr 153,82015660
31 Oct 143,92516960
31 Jul 143,98015670
30 Apr 144,03514370

Quality Earnings: DSSM.Y has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DSSM.Y's current net profit margins (5.6%) are lower than last year (6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DSSM.Y's earnings have grown by 13.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DSSM.Y's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: DSSM.Y had negative earnings growth (-21.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Packaging industry average (-20.4%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: DSSM.Y's Return on Equity (9.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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