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DS Smith PLC is listed at the LSE Exchange
DS Smith PLC [SMDS.L]
LSE Sector: Industry:Materials

Is DS Smith PLC stock a buy?

What Is The Conclusion?

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Interesting Questions and Easy Answers!

Yes, DS Smith PLC pays dividends. Last time was Friday 4th of October 2024 where the investors holding the stock on Thursday 5th of September 2024 were paid GBP12 per share. Over the last 64 times between 1993 and 2024, DS Smith PLC has paid GBP257.31645 with an average of GBP4.02 per share.

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We cannot find data for DS Smith PLC 10 years ago, but if you had invested on Monday 21st of October 2019 when the price was GBP347.50, you would have made a profit of GBP115.30 per share or 33.18%

Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for DS Smith PLC is GBP6.55 million. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.

DS Smith PLC has a normal ratio of the business financed by loans. This puts the company at some risk in periods of high inflation where borrowing costs usually go up. With a normal cash flow to debt ratio of 0.12, the company's ability to pay off the debt is normal. DS Smith PLC has a good net profit margin of 5.64% and should have high tolerances against inflation.

We have calculated the inflation risk for DS Smith PLC to be low [0.4 of 1]

US inflation for August 2024 was 0.19%. Over the last 12 months, the US inflation is 2.59%. The 10-year treasury yield that indicates the future interest level is currently 4.09 and is down -0.37 over the last 30 days.