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DS Smith (DS Smith) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : N/A (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is DS Smith Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-27), DS Smith's share price is $5.25. DS Smith's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $-0.22. Hence, DS Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for DS Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, DS Smith's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 94.08. The lowest was 6.81. And the median was 17.04.

DITHF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Packaging & Containers industry.
Industry Median: 12.57
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

DS Smith's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was $-0.06. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $-0.22.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of DS Smith was -129.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 25.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, DS Smith's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 94.70% per year. The lowest was -30.00% per year. And the median was 12.60% per year.


DS Smith Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for DS Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

DS Smith Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.52 14.85 13.49 9.32 13.37

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
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 - 9.32 - 13.37 -

Competitive Comparison of DS Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, DS Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where DS Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



DS Smith Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

DS Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=5.25/-0.215
=N/A

DS Smith's Share Price of today is $5.25.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. DS Smith's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $-0.22.

* 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:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

DS Smith  (OTCPK:DITHF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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DS Smith (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: 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.