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DS Smith (DS Smith) Interest Expense : $-106 Mil (TTM As of Oct. 2023)


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What is DS Smith Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. DS Smith's interest expense for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was $ -65 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $-106 Mil.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income(EBIT) by its Interest Expense. DS Smith's Operating Income for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was $ 382 Mil. DS Smith's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was $ -65 Mil. DS Smith's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 5.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


DS Smith Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for DS Smith's Interest Expense can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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DS Smith Interest Expense Chart

DS Smith Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -102.87 -103.11 -105.26 -80.21 -75.97

DS Smith Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
Interest Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -41.10 -41.40 -31.75 -41.10 -64.56

DS Smith Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-106 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


DS Smith  (OTCPK:DITHF) Interest Expense Explanation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense. The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

DS Smith's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was $-65 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was $382 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was $2,710 Mil.

DS Smith's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*382.46/-64.555
=5.92

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.


DS Smith (DS Smith) Business Description

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1 Paddington Square, Level 3, London, GBR, W2 1DL
DS Smith PLC manufactures and sells packaging and packaging-related products. The company produces corrugated boards made from recycled paper materials. The firm organizes itself into four segments. The segments are based on geography: U.K., Western Europe, DCH and Northern Europe, and Central Europe and Italy. The Western Europe and Central Europe and Italy segments generate more revenue than any other segment.