DS Smith Plc is a United Kingdom-based provider of sustainable fiber-based packaging across Europe and North America which is supported by recycling and paper-making operations. The Company’s packaging solutions are made from recycled and/or recyclable material. It delivers fully fiber-based corrugated products across Europe and North America for consumer products, e-commerce, promotion, transit and industrial packaging.
It is a manufacturer of corrugated case material (CCM), which is the paper used for conversion into corrugated board. It also manufactures specialist paper grades, such as plasterboard liners. It provides a full recycling and waste management service. The Company is a cardboard and paper recycler and is also a full-service recycling and waste management company in Europe.
It collects paper and cardboard for recycling from a range of sectors, which provides raw material for its recycled paper-making processes. The Company also sells used fiber to third parties globally..
| Price and Volume | |
|---|---|
| Volume | |
| Ten Day Average Volume | 5.2M |
| Three Month Average Volume | 202.5M |
| High Low | |
| Fifty-Two Week High | 4.808 GBX |
| Fifty-Two Week Low | 2.605 GBX |
| Fifty-Two Week High Date | 29 Aug 2024 |
| Fifty-Two Week Low Date | 23 Oct 2023 |
| Price and Volume | |
| Current Price | 4.724 GBX |
| Beta | 1 |
| Relative Price Change | |
| Four Week Relative Price Change | 4.33% |
| Thirteen Week Relative Price Change | 22.17% |
| Twenty-Six Week Relative Price Change | 34.04% |
| Fifty-Two Week Relative Price Change | 34.51% |
| Year-to-Date Relative Price Change | 42.44% |
| Price Change | |
| One Day Price Change | 0.94% |
| Thirteen Week Price Change | 23.54% |
| Twenty-Six Week Price Change | 46.66% |
| Five Day Price Change | -0.96% |
| Fifty-Two Week Price Change | 50.97% |
| Year-to-Date Price Change | 53.73% |
| Month-to-Date Price Change | 0.94% |
| Per Share Data | |
|---|---|
| Book Value | |
| Book Value Per Share (Last Fiscal Year) | 2.86367 GBX |
| Book Value Per Share (Most Recent Quarter) | 2.86367 GBX |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share (Last Fiscal Year) | 0.82524 GBX |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share (Most Recent Quarter) | 0.82524 GBX |
| EBITD | |
| EBITD Per Share (Trailing Twelve Months) | 0.73135 GBX |
| Revenue | |
| Revenue Per Share (Last Fiscal Year) | 4.9399 GBX |
| Revenue Per Share (Trailing Twelve Months) | 4.9399 GBX |
| Dividend | |
| Dividend Per Share (Last Fiscal Year) | 0.18 GBX |
| Dividend Per Share (Trailing Twelve Months) | 0.18 GBX |
| Dividend Per Share (5 Year) | 0.1262 GBX |
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Excluding Extraordinary Items (Last Fiscal Year) | 0.27878 GBX |
| Excluding Extraordinary Items (Trailing Twelve Months) | 0.27878 GBX |
| Normalized (Last Fiscal Year) | 0.26937 GBX |
| Basic Excluding Extraordinary Items (Last Fiscal Year) | 0.2802 GBX |
| Basic Excluding Extraordinary Items (Trailing Twelve Months) | 0.28018 GBX |
| Including Extraordinary Items (Last Fiscal Year) | 0.27878 GBX |
| Including Extraordinary Items (Trailing Twelve Months) | 0.27878 GBX |
| Cash | |
| Cash Per Share (Last Fiscal Year) | 0.36186 GBX |
| Cash Per Share (Most Recent Quarter) | 0.36186 GBX |
| Cash Flow Per Share (Last Fiscal Year) | 0.58364 GBX |
| Cash Flow Per Share (Trailing Twelve Months) | 0.58291 GBX |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share (Trailing Twelve Months) | -0.34323 GBX |
| Margins | |
|---|---|
| Cash Flow Revenue | |
| Cash Flow Revenue (5 Year) | 1 |
| Cash Flow Revenue (Trailing Twelve Months) | -7 |
| Pretax Margin | |
| Pretax Margin (Trailing Twelve Months) | 7.37% |
| Pretax Margin (Last Fiscal Year) | 7.37% |
| Pretax Margin (5 Year) | 6.24% |
| Gross Margin | |
| Gross Margin (Last Fiscal Year) | 32.42% |
| Gross Margin (Trailing Twelve Months) | -99,999.99% |
| Gross Margin (5 Year) | 32.07% |
| Operating Margin | |
| Operating Margin (Last Fiscal Year) | 8.85% |
| Operating Margin (Trailing Twelve Months) | 8.85% |
| Operating Margin (5 Year) | 7.38% |
| Net Profit Margin | |
| Net Profit Margin (Last Fiscal Year) | 5.64% |
| Net Profit Margin (Trailing Twelve Months) | 5.64% |
| Net Profit Margin (5 Year) | 4.75% |
| Growth | |
|---|---|
| Book Value | |
| Book Value Per Share (5 Year) | 4.76% |
| Tangible Book Value (5 Year) | -99,999.99% |
| Free Operating Cash Flow | |
| Free Operating Cash Flow (5 Year) | -99,999.99% |
| Revenue | |
| Revenue Change MRQ vs 1 Year Ago | -15.63% |
| Revenue Growth (3 Year) | 2.03% |
| Revenue Change (Trailing Twelve Months) | -17.02% |
| Revenue Per Share Growth | 1.31% |
| Revenue Growth (5 Year) | 4.51% |
| Capital Spending Debt | |
| Capital Spending (5 Year) | 12.54% |
| Total Debt (5 Year) | 0.08% |
| Dividends | |
| Dividend Growth (3 Year) | 14.16% |
| Earnings Per Share | |
| EPS Change MRQ vs 1 Year Ago | -29.56% |
| EPS Change (Trailing Twelve Months) | -21.29% |
| EPS Growth (3 Year) | 7.24% |
| EPS Growth (5 Year) | 28.25% |
| EBITDA | |
| EBITDA (5 Year) | 4.05% |
| EBITDA (5 Year Interim) | 4.03% |
| Net Profit Margin | |
| Net Profit Margin Growth (5 Year) | 5.86% |
| Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Total Price to Book | |
| Price to Tangible Book (Last Fiscal Year) | 6 |
| Price to Tangible Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 6 |
| Price to Free Cash Flow | |
| Price to Free Cash Per Share (Last Fiscal Year) | -100,000 |
| Price to Free Cash Per Share (Trailing Twelve Months) | -100,000 |
| Net Debt | |
| Net Debt (Most Recent Quarter) | 2.3B |
| Net Debt (Last Fiscal Year) | 2.3B |
| Price to Sales | |
| Price to Sales (Last Fiscal Year) | 1 |
| Price to Sales (Trailing Twelve Months) | 1 |
| Price to Earnings | |
| PE Excluding Extraordinary Items (Last Fiscal Year) | 17 |
| PE Normalized (Last Fiscal Year) | 18 |
| PE Basic Excluding Extraordinary Items (Trailing Twelve Months) | 13 |
| PE Excluding Extraordinary Items High (Trailing Twelve Months) | 32 |
| PE Excluding Extraordinary Items Low (Trailing Twelve Months) | 9 |
| PE Including Extraordinary Items (Trailing Twelve Months) | 17 |
| Dividends | |
| Dividend Yield (5 Year) | 3.66% |
| Dividend Yield | 3.81% |
| Current Dividend Yield | 3.81% |
| Price to Book | |
| Price to Book (Last Fiscal Year) | 2 |
| Price to Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 2 |
| Financial Strength | |
|---|---|
| Debt to Equity | |
| Long Term Debt to Equity (Last Fiscal Year) | 56 |
| Long Term Debt to Equity (Most Recent Quarter) | 56 |
| Payout Ratio | |
| Payout Ratio (Last Fiscal Year) | 64.42% |
| Payout Ratio (Trailing Twelve Months) | 64.42% |
| Quick Ratio | |
| Quick Ratio (Last Fiscal Year) | 1 |
| Quick Ratio (Most Recent Quarter) | 1 |
| Enterprise Value | |
| Current Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (Last Fiscal Year) | 732 |
| Current Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (Trailing Twelve Months) | 799 |
| Current Ratio | |
| Current Ratio (Last Fiscal Year) | 1 |
| Current Ratio (Most Recent Quarter) | 1 |
| Free Cash Flow | |
| Free Cash Flow (Last Fiscal Year) | -474,000,000 |
| Free Cash Flow (Trailing Twelve Months) | -474,000,000 |
| Net Interest Coverage | |
| Net Interest Coverage (Last Fiscal Year) | 6 |
| Net Interest Coverage (Trailing Twelve Months) | 6 |
| Total Debt to Equity | |
| Total Debt to Equity (Last Fiscal Year) | 70 |
| Total Debt to Equity (Most Recent Quarter) | 70 |
| Management Effectiveness | |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets | |
| Return on Assets (Last Fiscal Year) | 4.12% |
| Return on Assets (Trailing Twelve Months) | 4.12% |
| Return on Assets (5 Year) | 3.58% |
| Return on Equity | |
| Return on Equity (Last Fiscal Year) | 9.59% |
| Return on Equity (Trailing Twelve Months) | 9.59% |
| Return on Equity (5 Year) | 8.69% |
| Return on Investment | |
| Return on Investment (Last Fiscal Year) | 5.94% |
| Return on Investment (Trailing Twelve Months) | 5.94% |
| Return on Investment (5 Year) | 5.14% |