Company DS Smith Plc

Equities

SMDS

GB0008220112

Paper Packaging

Real-time Estimate Cboe Europe 07:43:12 2024-03-28 am EDT 5-day change 1st Jan Change
396.5 GBX -0.03% Intraday chart for DS Smith Plc +13.31% +28.65%

Business Summary

DS Smith Plc is a leading European producer of corrugated cardboard and recycled paper industrial packaging. The group's activity is organized around two product families:

- recycled corrugated cardboard packages: cardboard packing boxes, shipping packages, octabins, catering boxes, dividers, point-of-sale displays, etc.;

- flat cardboards: layered cardboards and foam boards, single-layer technical-grade cardboards, special custom cardboards, protective dividers, etc.

Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (15.8%), France (14.6%), Iberia (11.8%), Italy (11.8%), Germany (9.3%), the United States (8.2%) and other (28.5%).

Number of employees: 29,519

Sales per Business

GBP in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
Southern Europe
38.3 %
2,736 37.8 % 3,150 38.3 % +15.13%
Northern Europe
38.1 %
2,790 38.5 % 3,132 38.1 % +12.26%
Eastern Europe
15.5 %
1,118 15.4 % 1,275 15.5 % +14.04%
North America
8.1 %
597 8.2 % 664 8.1 % +11.22%

Sales per region

GBP in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
Rest of the World
28.5 %
2,084 28.8 % 2,342 28.5 % +12.38%
United Kingdom
15.8 %
1,113 15.4 % 1,300 15.8 % +16.80%
France
14.6 %
1,067 14.7 % 1,203 14.6 % +12.75%
Italy
11.8 %
822 11.4 % 972 11.8 % +18.25%
Iberia
11.8 %
841 11.6 % 970 11.8 % +15.34%
Germany
9.3 %
708 9.8 % 763 9.3 % +7.77%
United States
8.2 %
606 8.4 % 671 8.2 % +10.73%

Managers

Managers TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 60 10-05-03
Director of Finance/CFO 55 23-06-29
Investor Relations Contact - -
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor - -
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
General Counsel - 16-06-05

Members of the board

Members of the board TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 59 23-05-14
Director/Board Member 60 19-04-10
Chief Executive Officer 60 10-05-03
Director/Board Member 65 Dec. 31
Chairman 64 20-08-31
Director/Board Member 68 22-05-31
Director/Board Member 66 19-10-08
Director/Board Member 57 14-06-22
Director of Finance/CFO 55 23-06-29
Director/Board Member - 20-04-30

Share class

VoteQuantityFree-FloatCompany-owned sharesTotal Float
Stock A 1 1,377,451,807 1,328,541,118 ( 96.45 %) 0 96.45 %

Shareholders

NameEquities%Valuation
Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.
5.509 %
75,884,591 5.509 % 309 M p
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
3.470 %
47,790,830 3.470 % 195 M p
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.
3.083 %
42,464,851 3.083 % 173 M p
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.
2.674 %
36,839,288 2.674 % 150 M p
Incentive AS
2.649 %
36,487,361 2.649 % 149 M p
Janus Henderson Investors UK Ltd.
2.519 %
34,692,082 2.519 % 141 M p
J.O. Hambro Capital Management Ltd.
2.497 %
34,392,017 2.497 % 140 M p
Norges Bank Investment Management
2.325 %
32,026,009 2.325 % 130 M p
M&G Investment Management Ltd.
2.177 %
29,993,768 2.177 % 122 M p
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.
2.006 %
27,628,707 2.006 % 113 M p

Company contact information

DS Smith Plc

Regent's Place 350 Euston Road

NW1 3AX, London

+44 20 7756 1800

http://www.dssmith.com
address DS Smith Plc(SMDS)

Group companies

NameCategory and Sector
Containers/Packaging
Containers/Packaging
Pulp & Paper
Pulp & Paper
Miscellaneous Commercial Services
Finance/Rental/Leasing
Containers/Packaging
DS Smith Ireland Treasury DAC
Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Sales per Business

Sales per region

Trading Rating
Investor Rating
ESG Refinitiv
B+
More Ratings
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
BUY
Number of Analysts
7
Last Close Price
3.966 GBP
Average target price
3.775 GBP
Spread / Average Target
-4.82%
Consensus