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  • Price (GBX)451.80
  • Today's Change4.40 / 0.98%
  • Shares traded7.80m
  • 1 Year change+53.00%
  • Beta1.2270
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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)6.82bn
  • Net income in GBP385.00m
  • Incorporated1978
  • Employees29.50k
  • 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 completed47.94%--
Data delayed at least 20 minutes, as of Jul 22 2024 16:36 BST.

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)
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG3.42bn53.29m1.83bn14.87k34.371.077.600.5353.173.17203.40101.480.82163.357.09269,590.101.315.681.657.1045.0828.911.605.751.243.210.491832.13-11.0612.24-74.64-11.8326.76-14.06
Billerud AB (publ)2.91bn11.45m1.85bn5.83k160.730.9238.560.63470.63520.6352161.55110.620.80184.418.436,969,624.000.31554.050.40715.1022.9827.090.39355.210.72241.870.209760.97-3.2111.71-89.46-14.14-9.10-12.97
Metsa Board Oyj1.59bn33.68m2.20bn2.26k60.121.4718.191.390.12030.12035.584.930.58682.985.45840,892.901.278.781.6910.9323.8745.192.1711.541.098.140.188655.58-21.68-0.0226-76.87-14.1626.4020.11
Viscofan SA1.02bn123.56m2.35bn5.33k19.482.9712.092.323.083.0825.3820.220.84911.555.05226,401.3010.3210.9513.7213.6043.2035.0212.1612.440.969826.230.196649.412.069.291.102.621.402.96
Vidrala SA1.31bn196.51m2.53bn4.98k12.902.469.091.937.237.2348.3437.950.70322.614.78313,401.5010.529.7314.1213.0650.2652.3014.9713.940.753126.150.314821.7815.8110.3051.8615.028.3111.13
Verallia SA3.29bn395.72m2.84bn10.88k6.973.554.210.86464.014.0133.307.870.87214.5719.78358,937.1010.617.4816.5310.8126.9024.0312.179.370.46517.830.657454.8516.4810.0737.4362.8012.71--
Huhtamaki Oyj3.47bn162.58m3.63bn17.87k21.652.199.831.041.851.8539.4818.230.86364.725.90230,357.304.435.345.917.4418.1717.255.135.791.035.800.447752.39-6.926.08-25.315.6810.114.56
SIG Group AG2.72bn204.68m5.81bn9.00k28.372.2310.532.140.61510.61518.177.840.42146.2710.84401,180.603.172.194.042.6723.5722.527.535.380.48425.100.4419121.3516.2014.02543.39--13.2710.70
DS Smith plc6.82bn385.00m6.11bn29.50k15.881.557.590.89520.27880.27884.942.860.7292--6.41231,293.404.123.585.945.14--32.075.644.750.64175.960.411853.38-17.022.03-21.598.0012.542.13
Mondi Plc6.17bn417.60m6.96bn21.00k16.661.468.961.130.9469-0.292113.9910.800.70443.815.43293,875.504.958.206.3510.7037.3940.917.0310.161.5311.290.248846.18-17.66-0.407-58.35-8.942.98-0.4317
Stora Enso OYJ7.44bn-388.14m8.36bn19.41k--0.921463.231.12-0.5847-0.584711.2013.660.43554.796.79445,469.20-2.624.31-3.165.238.4130.29-6.027.721.1041.890.323240.78-19.55-2.17-123.03--13.50-27.52
Data as of Jul 22 2024. Currency figures normalised to DS Smith PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

34.39%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Ameriprise Bank, FSB (Investment Management)as of 20 Jun 202468.72m4.98%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 18 Jul 202458.03m4.21%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 16 Jul 202457.11m4.14%
Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 18 Jul 202456.32m4.08%
Sarasin & Partners LLPas of 20 Jun 202441.53m3.01%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management BVas of 01 Jul 202441.09m2.98%
Black Creek Investment Management, Inc.as of 20 Jun 202440.51m2.94%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Investment Management)as of 18 Jul 202437.69m2.73%
BNP Paribas Asset Management UK Ltd.as of 18 Jul 202437.62m2.73%
Barclays Bank Plc (Private Banking)as of 18 Jul 202435.78m2.59%
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