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DS Smith (LSE:SMDS) Capex-to-Operating-Income : 0.72 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is DS Smith Capex-to-Operating-Income?

Capex-to-Operating-Income measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its operating income.

DS Smith's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was £-225.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was £314.00 Mil.

Hence, DS Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.72.


DS Smith Capex-to-Operating-Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for DS Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income 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 Capex-to-Operating-Income Chart

DS Smith Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Capex-to-Operating-Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.65 0.82 1.05 0.98 0.73

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
Capex-to-Operating-Income 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 0.63 1.28 0.47 0.96 0.72

Competitive Comparison of DS Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, DS Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Income 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 Capex-to-Operating-Income Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, DS Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DS Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income falls into.



DS Smith Capex-to-Operating-Income Calculation

DS Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-545) / 748
=0.73

DS Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-225) / 314
=0.72

* 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) Capex-to-Operating-Income Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Income assesses how much emphasis a company is placing upon investing in capital-intensive projects. The ratio is generally a good gauge to quantify how much focus on growth a company has. Typically, smaller companies that are still growing and expanding will have a higher Capex to Operating Income Ratio, since such businesses are likely investing more in physical assets. Lower ratios could indicate that a company has reached maturity and it is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.


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DS Smith (LSE:SMDS) 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.

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