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DS Smith Plc

ESEF
Report (type unavailable) · filed 2024-07-16

3 filing records in this dataset, filed from 2022-07-19 to 2024-07-16. Reported financial figures are available; chart coverage varies by period.

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Latest fiscal year

Revenue

6.82 billion GBP

2024 · GBP

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 6822000000 GBP Source

Operating margin

8.85%

2024 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 604000000 GBP Source
  • Revenue: 6822000000 GBP Source

Operating cash flow

320 million GBP

2024 · GBP

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 320000000 GBP Source

Free cash flow

-227 million GBP

2024 · GBP

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 320000000 GBP Source
  • Capital Expenditure Including Intangibles: 547000000 GBP Source
Cash and cash equivalents
499 million GBP Source
Exact value

499000000 GBP

Long-term debt including current maturities
Not available
Shares outstanding
Not available

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2024-07-16.

Financial data available through: 2024-04-30.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-04-30
  • Operating income: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-04-30
  • Net income: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-04-30
  • Operating cash flow: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-04-30
  • capital expenditure: No compatible figures in this window
  • Total assets: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-04-30
  • Total liabilities: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-04-30
  • Current assets: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-04-30
  • Current liabilities: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-04-30
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-04-30
  • long term debt: No compatible figures in this window
  • shares outstanding: No compatible figures in this window

Coverage describes values retained in this snapshot. Missing values are not zero; loading limits are reported separately.

What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    -17%

    Prior period

    GBP 8.22 billion

    –

    Current period

    GBP 6.82 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    6822000000 − 8221000000 = -1399000000 GBP

    8221000000 GBP · 2022-05-01 – 2023-04-30

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    6822000000 GBP · 2023-05-01 – 2024-04-30

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  • Net income

    -23.3%

    Prior period

    GBP 502 million

    –

    Current period

    GBP 385 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    385000000 − 502000000 = -117000000 GBP

    502000000 GBP · 2022-05-01 – 2023-04-30

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    385000000 GBP · 2023-05-01 – 2024-04-30

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  • Operating cash flow

    -63%

    Prior period

    GBP 866 million

    –

    Current period

    GBP 320 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    320000000 − 866000000 = -546000000 GBP

    866000000 GBP · 2022-05-01 – 2023-04-30

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    320000000 GBP · 2023-05-01 – 2024-04-30

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Capital expenditure.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2024 2023-05-01 – 2024-04-30

  • Revenue GBP 6.82 billion 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived GBP 6.22 billion 91% of revenue
  • Operating income GBP 604 million 8.9% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived GBP 219 million 3.2% of revenue
  • Net income GBP 385 million 5.6% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow GBP 320 million 4.7% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure including intangibles GBP 547 million 8% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets. −GBP 227 million −3.3% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2021 95%
  • 2022 94%
  • 2023 91%
  • 2024 91%
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2021 2020-05-01 – 2021-04-305976000000 5665000000 Derived 311000000 117000000 Derived 194000000 430000000 Derived Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Source
2022 2021-05-01 – 2022-04-307241000000 6798000000 Derived 443000000 163000000 Derived 280000000 490000000 Derived Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Source
2023 2022-05-01 – 2023-04-308221000000 7488000000 Derived 733000000 231000000 Derived 502000000 321000000 Derived Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Source
2024 2023-05-01 – 2024-04-306822000000 6218000000 Derived 604000000 219000000 Derived 385000000 -227000000 Derived Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Source

Amounts are exact, in GBP.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

GBP 6.8B 2024
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.8.9B6.7B4.4B2.2B0.02021202220232024
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(GBP)Source evidence
2021Revenue5976000000
2022Revenue7241000000
2023Revenue8221000000
2024Revenue6822000000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

-17% 2024
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.24%13%2%-9%-20%2021202220232024
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2022Year over year21.2%
2023Year over year13.5%
2024Year over year-17%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 8.9% 2024
Net margin 5.6% 2024
Free cash flow margin -3.3% 2024
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.9.9%6.3%2.8%-0.8%-4.3%2021202220232024
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Operating margin5.2%
2022Operating margin6.1%
2023Operating margin8.9%
2024Operating margin8.9%
2021Net margin3.2%
2022Net margin3.9%
2023Net margin6.1%
2024Net margin5.6%
2021Free cash flow margin7.2%
2022Free cash flow margin6.8%
2023Free cash flow margin3.9%
2024Free cash flow margin-3.3%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

GBP 320M 2024
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.994.7M746.0M497.3M248.7M0.02021202220232024
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(GBP)Source evidence
2021Operating cash flow761000000
2022Operating cash flow921000000
2023Operating cash flow866000000
2024Operating cash flow320000000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

GBP -227M 2024
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.547.4M339.4M131.5M-76.4M-284.4M2021202220232024
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(GBP)Source evidence
2021Free cash flow430000000
2022Free cash flow490000000
2023Free cash flow321000000
2024Free cash flow-227000000

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

57.3% 2024
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.64%48%32%16%0%2021202220232024
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Liabilities / assets59.4%
2022Liabilities / assets57.2%
2023Liabilities / assets56.8%
2024Liabilities / assets57.3%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

0.86× 2024
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.01×0.76×0.50×0.25×0.00×2021202220232024
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2021Current assets / current liabilities0.93×
2022Current assets / current liabilities0.87×
2023Current assets / current liabilities0.83×
2024Current assets / current liabilities0.86×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2021 2020-05-01 – 2021-04-30
GBP 194 million
Exact value

Exact value: 194000000 GBP

2020-05-01 – 2021-04-30: 194000000 GBP Inspect Net Income Open source
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GBP 761 million
Exact value

Exact value: 761000000 GBP

2020-05-01 – 2021-04-30: 761000000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 331 million Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Exact value

Exact value: 331000000 GBP

2020-05-01 – 2021-04-30: 331000000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Including Intangibles Open source
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GBP 430 million Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Calculation and evidence

761000000 − 331000000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 430000000 GBP

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2022 2021-05-01 – 2022-04-30
GBP 280 million
Exact value

Exact value: 280000000 GBP

2021-05-01 – 2022-04-30: 280000000 GBP Inspect Net Income Open source
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GBP 921 million
Exact value

Exact value: 921000000 GBP

2021-05-01 – 2022-04-30: 921000000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 431 million Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Exact value

Exact value: 431000000 GBP

2021-05-01 – 2022-04-30: 431000000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Including Intangibles Open source
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GBP 490 million Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Calculation and evidence

921000000 − 431000000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 490000000 GBP

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2023 2022-05-01 – 2023-04-30
GBP 502 million
Exact value

Exact value: 502000000 GBP

2022-05-01 – 2023-04-30: 502000000 GBP Inspect Net Income Open source
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GBP 866 million
Exact value

Exact value: 866000000 GBP

2022-05-01 – 2023-04-30: 866000000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 545 million Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Exact value

Exact value: 545000000 GBP

2022-05-01 – 2023-04-30: 545000000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Including Intangibles Open source
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GBP 321 million Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Calculation and evidence

866000000 − 545000000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: 321000000 GBP

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2024 2023-05-01 – 2024-04-30
GBP 385 million
Exact value

Exact value: 385000000 GBP

2023-05-01 – 2024-04-30: 385000000 GBP Inspect Net Income Open source
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GBP 320 million
Exact value

Exact value: 320000000 GBP

2023-05-01 – 2024-04-30: 320000000 GBP Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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GBP 547 million Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Exact value

Exact value: 547000000 GBP

2023-05-01 – 2024-04-30: 547000000 GBP Inspect Capital Expenditure Including Intangibles Open source
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−GBP 227 million Capital expenditure here includes intangible assets.
Calculation and evidence

320000000 − 547000000 GBP

Exact free cash flow: -227000000 GBP

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

3 filings · 319 latest values · 319 originally reported values

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Identifiers: 39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36, esef:39RSBE4RCI4M15BLWH36