DS Smith Plc Share Price and Company Fundamentals
Last traded: Last Friday at 3:47 PM
DS Smith Plc provides packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services worldwide. The company offers transit and transport, consumer, retail and shelf ready, heavy duty, fiber base pallets, automotive standard, multi-material, dangerous goods, and e-commerce packaging, as well as packaging for food and drinks, health and beauty, apparel and footwear, home and DIY, and consumer electronics. It also provides various recycling and waste management services, including total waste management, paper and cardboard recycling, confidential shredding, and plastics recycling, as well as recycling solutions for the retail, manufacturing, print and publishing, paper mills, automotive, pharmaceutical, and public sectors. In addition, the company offers brown, white, and kraft liners; medium/fluting grades; dual-use grades; coated papers; and specialty papers, as well as technical and supply chain services, as well as point of sale display solutions and packaging machine systems. The company was formerly known as David S. Smith (Holdings) PLC and changed its name to DS Smith Plc in 2001. DS Smith Plc was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Key Metrics
PE ratio
11.17
PB ratio
1.28
Dividend yield
0.05%
Beta
0.94
Market cap
-
Enterprise value
-
Company profile
| Industry / Sector | Packaging & Containers / Consumer Cyclical |
|---|---|
| Full time employees | 29519 |
| Website | https://www.dssmith.com |
| Mailing address | 1 Paddington Square Level 3 London W2 1DL United Kingdom |
| Phone / Fax | 44 20 7756 1800 / |
Dividends
Dividend yield
0.05%
Dividend amount
£0.18
Payout ratio
53.73%
5Y Avg. yield
3.53%
DS Smith Plc paid £0.18 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 14 Dec 2023.The dividend payout ratio is 53.73%. The dividend payout ratio is defined as the amout of dividend paid divided by the earnings of the company.SMDS dividend payout ratio is less than 70. This is ideal as it gives company room to grow the dividends and also the excess earnings can be invested in company for growth.
SMDS's forward dividend amount is £0.18 and the forward dividend yield is 4.81%. A forward dividend yield is the percentage of a company's current stock price that it expects to pay out as dividends over a certain time period, generally 12 months. Forward dividend yields are generally used in circumstances where the yield is predictable based on past instances. If not, trailing yields, which indicate the same value over the previous 12 months, are used.
Company Executives
As of May 2024, following are the company executives and directors listed on DS Smith Plc.
| Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Miles William Roberts | Group Chief Executive & Executive Director | 59 | 2.64M |
| Mr. Richard Neil Pike ACA, AMCT, ATII, LLB | Group Finance Director & Executive Director | 54 | |
| Anjali Kotak | Investor Relations Director | ||
| Mr. Iain David Cameron Simm | Group General Counsel & Company Secretary | ||
| Marc Chiron | Sales, Marketing & Innovation Director | ||
| Mr. Hugo Fisher | Group Investor Relations Director | ||
| Mr. Keith Ledbetter | Chief Financial Officer of Global Plastics and North America Packaging & Paper Divisions | ||
| Mr. Alexander Manisty | Group Head of Strategy & Innovation | ||
| Mr. Keith Tornes | Managing Director, Paper, Forestry and Recycling for North America |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
6.37%
Operating margin
8.94%
Return on assets
4.39%
Return on equity
10.77%
Profitability ratios are a class of financial metrics that are used to assess a business's ability to generate earnings relative to its revenue, operating costs, balance sheet assets, and shareholders' equity over time, using data from a specific point in time.
The return on equity signifies how well the management is running the company in terms of capital management. The ideal return on equity is greater than 10%. The return on equity is calculated as net income divided by total share holders equity.
Valuation and Trading Info
The market capitalization of DS Smith Plc is and its enterprise value is .
The SMDS's stocks Beta value is 0.94 making it 6% less volatile compared to LSE market index. Technology stocks and small caps tend to have higher betas than the market benchmark. This indicates that adding the stock to a portfolio will increase the portfolio’s risk, but also increase its expected return. On the other hand utility stocks often have low betas because they tend to move more slowly than market averages.
DS Smith Plc (LSE:SMDS) Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is DS Smith Plc's Stock Symbol?
DS Smith Plc trades on LSE under the ticker symbol "SMDS".
2. What is DS Smith Plc's stock price today?
One share of SMDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately £374.2.
3. How can I contact DS Smith Plc?
DS Smith Plc's mailing address is 1 Paddington Square Level 3 London W2 1DL United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at 44 20 7756 1800.
4. What is DS Smith Plc's official website?
The official website of DS Smith Plc is https://www.dssmith.com.