DS Smith Plc Share Price and Company Fundamentals
Last traded: Yesterday at 5:04 PM
DS Smith Plc provides packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services worldwide. The company offers transit and transport, consumer, retail and shelf ready, online and e-retail, industrial, hazardous, multi-material, cushioning, and electrostatic discharge packaging products, as well as wrap arounds, trays, and bag-in-boxes; displays and promotional packaging products; corrugated pallets; Sheetfeeding products; packaging machine systems; and Sizzlepak, a stuffing material made of paper, folded in a zigzag shape, and cut into narrow strips, as well as provides outdoor advertising services. It also provides various recycling and waste management services, including total waste management, paper and cardboard recycling, confidential shredding, and coffee cups and plastics recycling, as well as equipment for the retail, manufacturing, print and publishing, paper mills, automotive, and public sectors. In addition, the company offers recycled corrugated case materials, specialty papers, and kraft liners, as well as related technical and supply chain services. It provides its packaging solutions for the food and drink, consumer goods, industrial, e-commerce and e-retail, and converter industries. 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
11.22
PB ratio
0.92
Dividend yield
0.05%
Beta
1.06
Market cap
-
Enterprise value
-
Company profile
| Industry / Sector | Packaging & Containers / Consumer Cyclical |
|---|---|
| Full time employees | 29584 |
| 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
£0.16
Payout ratio
54.95%
DS Smith Plc paid £0.16 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 15 Dec 2022.The dividend payout ratio is 54.95%. 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 £0.16 and the forward dividend yield is 5.21%. 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 DS Smith Plc.
| Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Miles William Roberts | Group Chief Exec. & Exec. Director | 58 | 2.58M |
| Mr. Adrian R. T. Marsh | Group Fin. Director & Exec. Director | 55 | 1.35M |
| Anjali Kotak | Investor Relations Director | ||
| Mr. Iain Simm | Group Gen. Counsel & Company Sec. | ||
| Mr. Hugo Fisher | Group Communications Director | ||
| Marc Chiron | Sales, Marketing & Innovation Director | ||
| Mr. Alan Taylor | Interim Group HR Director | ||
| Mr. Keith Ledbetter | Chief Financial Officer of Global Plastics and North America Packaging & Paper Divisions | ||
| Louise Bentham | Head Of Group Reward | ||
| Mr. Alexander Manisty | Group Head of Strategy |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
4.61%
Operating margin
7.29%
Return on assets
3.84%
Return on equity
9.07%
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 1.06 making it 6% more 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 £308.4.
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.