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DS Smith (LSE:SMDS) Median PS Value : £4.01 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is DS Smith Median PS Value?

This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.

Median PS Value is calculated as trailing twelve months (TTM) Revenue per Share times 10-Year median PS Ratio. DS Smith's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was £4.832. DS Smith's 10-Year median PS Ratio is 0.8299. Therefore, the Median PS Value for today is £4.01.

As of today (2024-12-14), DS Smith's share price is £5.47. DS Smith's Median PS Value is £4.01. Therefore, DS Smith's Price to Median PS Value for today is 1.36.

The historical rank and industry rank for DS Smith's Median PS Value or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SMDS' s Price-to-Median-PS-Value Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.63   Med: 1.13   Max: 2
Current: 1.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Median PS Value of DS Smith was 2.00. The lowest was 0.63. And the median was 1.13.

LSE:SMDS's Price-to-Median-PS-Value is ranked worse than
70.9% of 244 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.99 vs LSE:SMDS: 1.36

DS Smith Median PS Value Historical Data

The historical data trend for DS Smith's Median PS Value 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 Median PS Value Chart

DS Smith Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Median PS Value
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.38 3.47 4.40 4.92 4.01

DS Smith Semi-Annual Data
Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24
Median PS Value 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 - 4.92 - 4.01 -

Competitive Comparison of DS Smith's Median PS Value

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, DS Smith's Price-to-Median-PS-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Median-PS-Value data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


DS Smith's Price-to-Median-PS-Value Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, DS Smith's Price-to-Median-PS-Value distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DS Smith's Price-to-Median-PS-Value falls into.



DS Smith Median PS Value Calculation

DS Smith's Median PS Value for today is calculated as

Median PS Value=Revenue per Share (TTM)*10-Year Median PS Ratio
=4.832*0.8299
=4.01

10-Year Median PS Ratio is 0.8299.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. DS Smith's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was £4.832.

* 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  (LSE:SMDS) Median PS Value Explanation

This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.

It also assumes that over time the profit margin is constant. If a company increases its profit margin to a sustainable level, this value might under-estimate its value. If it has permanent declined profit margins, this may over-estimate the company's value.

DS Smith's Price to Median PS Value for today is calculated as

Price to Median PS Value=Share Price/Median PS Value
=5.47/4.01
=1.36

* 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 Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
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 which are Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Southern Europe) and North America. It generates the majority of the revenue from the Northern Europe segment.

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