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  • Price (GBX)349.80
  • Today's Change-5.00 / -1.41%
  • Shares traded15.61m
  • 1 Year change+11.01%
  • Beta1.3100
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About the company

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.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)7.44bn
  • Net income in GBP463.00m
  • Incorporated1978
  • Employees30.17k
  • Location
    DS Smith PLCLevel 3, 1 Paddington SquareLONDON W2 1DLUnited KingdomGBR
  • Phone+44 207 756 1800
  • Websitehttps://www.dssmith.com/
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
SMDS:LSE since
announced
Transaction
value
Bosis DooDeal completed08 Aug 202308 Aug 2023Deal completed14.54%--
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Semapa Sociedade de Investo e Gst SGPSSA2.44bn209.56m1.09bn6.37k5.090.87782.170.44433.043.0435.4517.640.62974.126.49473,040.307.495.8911.828.7641.7840.9511.9010.200.674712.350.455424.0646.487.6055.0019.874.9913.16
Billerud AB (publ)3.07bn36.00m1.84bn5.76k50.900.91517.580.60071.951.95165.90108.410.834.719.367,155,702.000.97444.051.285.1023.1727.091.175.210.71882.720.219560.97-3.2111.71-89.46-14.14-9.10-12.97
Navigator Company SA1.69bn237.19m2.53bn3.32k10.662.237.121.500.38660.38662.751.850.68282.985.10--9.618.4412.7910.9655.3459.2214.0812.290.968919.320.356751.45-20.752.92-29.964.08--0.1259
Huhtamaki Oyj3.60bn177.99m3.36bn17.91k18.282.058.760.93311.971.9739.9117.580.87894.966.19232,769.404.755.346.377.4418.0817.255.405.790.9975.880.462252.39-6.926.08-25.315.6810.114.56
DS Smith plc7.44bn463.00m4.89bn30.17k10.561.225.600.65810.3360.34395.392.920.7401--5.85246,453.204.623.456.814.96--31.896.244.480.73079.380.421456.0113.538.3075.3615.6810.694.62
Holmen AB1.70bn274.95m5.07bn3.55k18.291.1713.472.9922.9622.96141.81357.510.28292.328.106,428,370.004.597.065.027.7650.6949.2016.2223.400.882699.690.052839.34-4.837.26-37.0610.278.4411.24
SIG Group AG2.79bn209.77m6.53bn7.79k31.152.4511.562.340.6180.6188.217.870.42146.2710.84403,035.103.172.194.042.6723.5722.527.535.380.48425.100.4419121.3516.2014.02543.39--13.2710.70
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA1.34bn273.31m8.08bn3.33k29.541.0419.496.015.235.2325.75148.480.12681.426.175,423,216.002.545.832.686.2359.7655.3820.0534.310.651811.850.113322.58-13.05-0.7293-45.540.08730.31569.46
Stora Enso OYJ8.11bn-308.00m8.70bn19.84k--0.918836.411.07-0.453-0.45311.9113.930.45095.197.05473,541.00-2.074.31-2.465.239.5630.29-4.597.721.25--0.321140.78-19.55-2.17-123.03--13.50-27.52
UPM-Kymmene Oyj9.02bn334.75m14.83bn16.57k44.261.5416.591.640.72750.727519.6120.930.51434.404.67631,147.101.935.722.296.7110.9536.603.759.641.097.910.226874.10-10.75-0.0439-74.57-23.6425.132.90
Data as of Apr 23 2024. Currency figures normalised to DS Smith PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

31.60%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.as of 17 Apr 202475.98m5.52%
BNP Paribas Asset Management UK Ltd.as of 17 Apr 202465.22m4.74%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 17 Apr 202449.35m3.58%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 18 Apr 202446.24m3.36%
Natixis Investment Managers International SAas of 18 Apr 202435.10m2.55%
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.as of 17 Apr 202433.99m2.47%
Janus Henderson Investors UK Ltd.as of 16 Apr 202433.23m2.41%
Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 05 Apr 202432.58m2.37%
J.O. Hambro Capital Management Ltd.as of 15 Apr 202432.10m2.33%
Incentive ASas of 15 Apr 202431.51m2.29%
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