Company DS Smith Plc

Equities

SMDS

GB0008220112

Paper Packaging

Market Closed - London S.E. 11:35:21 2024-05-17 am EDT 5-day change 1st Jan Change
374.2 GBX +1.30% Intraday chart for DS Smith Plc +3.09% +21.77%

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 1,379,427,526 1,332,846,081 ( 96.62 %) 0 96.62 %

Shareholders

NameEquities%Valuation
Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.
5.514 %
75,956,010 5.514 % 333 M p
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
3.587 %
49,406,057 3.587 % 217 M p
BNP Paribas Asset Management UK Ltd.
3.560 %
49,032,504 3.560 % 215 M p
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.
2.971 %
40,926,453 2.971 % 180 M p
Norges Bank Investment Management
2.349 %
32,352,131 2.349 % 142 M p
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.
2.308 %
31,794,878 2.308 % 140 M p
Incentive AS
2.288 %
31,512,200 2.288 % 138 M p
JPMorgan Securities Plc (Market-Maker)
2.188 %
30,138,000 2.188 % 132 M p
M&G Investment Management Ltd.
2.149 %
29,594,717 2.149 % 130 M p
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
2.083 %
28,692,632 2.083 % 126 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
Finance/Rental/Leasing
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
DS Smith Ireland Treasury DAC
Miscellaneous Commercial Services
Pulp & Paper
Containers/Packaging
Containers/Packaging
Containers/Packaging
Containers/Packaging

Sales per Business

Sales per region

Trading Rating
Investor Rating
ESG Refinitiv
B+
More Ratings
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
9
Last Close Price
3.742 GBP
Average target price
3.989 GBP
Spread / Average Target
+6.59%
Consensus
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