DS Smith (SMDS.L, SMDS LN)
- 8039.6
- 1380.2
- 95.0
Company Profile
DS Smith is the second-largest European corrugated packaging producer. We expect DS Smith will generate revenues of over Stg7bn in the 12 months to April 2025 with EBITDA of over Stg900m. In April 2024, US packaging peer International Paper made a recommended all-share offer for DS Smith (0.1285 International Paper shares for each DS Smith share) which, subject to European regulatory approval, is expected to complete in Q1 2025.
| Major Shareholders | % |
| JPMorgan Securities Plc | 8.3 |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | 4.8 |
| BlackRock Invest. Mgt (UK) Ltd. | 4.5 |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 4.3 |
| Merrill Lynch Intl. (Invst. Mgt.) | 4.2 |
