Smurfit Kappa Group Plc Share Price and Company Fundamentals
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Smurfit Kappa Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products in the Americas and Europe. The company offers consumer, retail, industrial, e-commerce, heavy-duty corrugated, and hexacomb packaging products; composite cardboard tubes, bags, and sacks; and bag-in-box, a packaging system that comprises films, accessories, bags, taps, and boxes. It also provides point of sale displays; safespace communication standees; automated packing lines; various types of containerboards, such as Kraftliners, testliners, and containerboard flutings; and corrugated sheet boards, solid board sheets, other papers and boards, folding carton sheet boards, sack Kraft papers, MG brown Kraft papers, preprint products, agro-papers, technical papers, BanaBag, and Catcher Board MB12. In addition, the company offers recycling solutions to cardboard and paper products. It primarily serves consumer goods, industrial goods, and food and drink sectors. Smurfit Kappa Group plc was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Key Metrics
PE ratio
8.91
PB ratio
1.67
Dividend yield
0.05%
Beta
0.95
Market cap
-
Enterprise value
-
Company profile
| Industry / Sector | Packaging & Containers / Consumer Cyclical |
|---|---|
| Full time employees | 48000 |
| Website | https://www.smurfitkappa.com |
| Mailing address | Beech Hill Clonskeagh Dublin 4 Ireland |
| Phone / Fax | 353 1 202 7000 / |
Dividends
Dividend yield
0.05%
Dividend amount
£1.39
Payout ratio
35.30%
5Y Avg. yield
3.05%
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc paid £1.39 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 13 Apr 2023.The dividend payout ratio is 35.30%. The dividend payout ratio is defined as the amout of dividend paid divided by the earnings of the company.SKG 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.
SKG's forward dividend amount is £1.23 and the forward dividend yield is 4.22%. 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 Mar 2023, following are the company executives and directors listed on Smurfit Kappa Group Plc.
| Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Anthony Paul J. Smurfit | Group CEO & Exec. Director | 59 | 3.27M |
| Mr. Ken Bowles | Group CFO & Exec. Director | 51 | 1.99M |
| Mr. Brian Marshall | Group Gen. Counsel | 65 | |
| Ms. Sharon Whitehead | Group VP HR | 48 | |
| Mr. Garrett Quinn | Group Chief Sustainability Officer | 43 | |
| Mr. Laurent Sellier | Chief Exec. Officer of The Americas | 54 | |
| Ms. Irene Page | Group Financial Controller | 52 | |
| Ms. Gillian Carson-Callan | Group Company Sec. | 46 | |
| Emer Murnane | Group Treasurer | 51 |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
7.37%
Operating margin
12.92%
Return on assets
8.55%
Return on equity
20.04%
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 Smurfit Kappa Group Plc is and its enterprise value is .
The SKG's stocks Beta value is 0.95 making it 5% 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.
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc (LSE:SKG) Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Smurfit Kappa Group Plc's Stock Symbol?
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc trades on LSE under the ticker symbol "SKG".
2. What is Smurfit Kappa Group Plc's stock price today?
One share of SKG stock can currently be purchased for approximately £2861.
3. How can I contact Smurfit Kappa Group Plc?
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc's mailing address is Beech Hill Clonskeagh Dublin 4 Ireland. The company can be reached via phone at 353 1 202 7000.
4. What is Smurfit Kappa Group Plc's official website?
The official website of Smurfit Kappa Group Plc is https://www.smurfitkappa.com.