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DSSMY (DS Smith) PB Ratio : 2.00 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is DS Smith PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-12-11), DS Smith's share price is $28.42. DS Smith's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was $14.23. Hence, DS Smith's PB Ratio of today is 2.00.

The historical rank and industry rank for DS Smith's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DSSMY' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 1.66   Max: 3.87
Current: 2

During the past 13 years, DS Smith's highest PB Ratio was 3.87. The lowest was 0.79. And the median was 1.66.

DSSMY's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
66.32% of 389 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 1.37 vs DSSMY: 2.00

During the past 12 months, DS Smith's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of DS Smith was 53.80% per year. The lowest was -5.90% per year. And the median was 6.25% per year.

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DS Smith PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for DS Smith's PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Chart

DS Smith Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.89 1.32

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
PB Ratio 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 0.87 0.89 0.93 1.32 1.88

Competitive Comparison of DS Smith's PB Ratio

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, DS Smith's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, DS Smith's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DS Smith's PB Ratio falls into.



DS Smith PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

DS Smith's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Oct. 2024)
=28.42/14.233
=2.00

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


DS Smith  (OTCPK:DSSMY) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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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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