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DSSMY
DS Smith Plc
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
DS Smith Plc. What it actually does.

Provides transit and transport packaging solutions. Offers consumer packaging for retail and shelf-ready display. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2022
29K employees
$42B market value
Revenue last year:
$9.2B
The net profit left over:
$520.5M
Out of every $100 in sales, $6 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 6%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are moving sideways.

No real growth (3% a year).

$8.2B
2020
2021
2022
2023
$9.2B
2024
Cash on hand:
$674.7M
Total debt:
$3.7B
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $3.1B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
79.7×

The market pays 79.7× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.

No analyst target is on record for this company.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
Little set aside for the future2/10
Thin profit on each sale3/10
WORTH WATCHING

R&D Investment: Spending on future research is low.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Bumpy, but the direction is up.

The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/1
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $1.17 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
A rich price tag

The company’s market value is 80 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
The stock has lost its spark

The price action doesn’t yet back an upward turn. Council score: 0/10.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
Little set aside for the future

The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow. Council score: 2/10.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film