Over the last year, DS Smith logged a 0.0% change, with its stock price reaching a high of $13.2 and a low of $13.2. Over the same period, the stock returned a similar cumulative performance to the S&P 500. As of April 2023, the company's 50-day average price was $13.2.
DS Smith Plc provides packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services worldwide. Based in London, United Kingdom, the Mid-Cap Consumer Cyclical company has 29,584 full time employees. DS Smith has offered a 1.2% dividend yield over the last 12 months.
Increasing Revenues but Narrowing Margins:
| 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (MM) | $6,043 | $5,976 | $7,241 |
| Revenue Growth | n/a | -1.11% | 21.17% |
| Gross Margins | 34.2% | 33.0% | 29.2% |
| Gross Margins Growth | n/a | -3.51% | -11.52% |
| Operating Margins | 8.6% | 6.0% | 6.6% |
| Operating Margins Growth | n/a | -30.23% | 10.0% |
| Net Margins | 8.72% | 3.25% | 3.87% |
| Net Margins Growth | n/a | -62.73% | 19.08% |
| Earnings Per Share | $1.53 | $0.56 | $0.96 |
| EPS Growth | n/a | -63.4% | 71.43% |
| Diluted Shares (MM) | 344 | 344 | 344 |
| Free Cash Flow (MM) | $289 | $430 | $490 |
| FCF Growth | n/a | 48.79% | 13.95% |
| Capital Expenditures (MM) | -$376 | -$331 | -$431 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 1.72 | 2.12 | 1.59 |
DS Smith has Attractive P/E and P/B Ratios and Trades Below Its Graham Number:
DS Smith has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 13.8 compared to the Consumer Cyclical sector's average of 22.33. The company doesn't issue forward earnings guidance, and the compound average growth rate of its last 3 years of reported EPS is -14.4%. On this basis, the company's PEG ratio is -0.96, which indicates that its shares are overpriced. In contrast, the market is likely undervaluing DS Smith in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 1.0 while the sector average is 3.12. The company's shares are currently trading -24.6% below their Graham number.
