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DS Smith (LSE:SMDS) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.58 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is DS Smith Liabilities-to-Assets?

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities, calculated as total liabilities divided by total asset. DS Smith's Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was £5,614 Mil. DS Smith's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was £9,639 Mil. Therefore, DS Smith's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.58.


DS Smith Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for DS Smith's Liabilities-to-Assets 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 Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

DS Smith Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Liabilities-to-Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.63 0.61 0.59 0.57 0.57

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
Liabilities-to-Assets 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 0.58 0.57 0.56 0.57 0.58

Competitive Comparison of DS Smith's Liabilities-to-Assets

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where DS Smith's Liabilities-to-Assets falls into.



DS Smith Liabilities-to-Assets Calculation

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio measures the portion of the total liabilities to the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total asset.

DS Smith's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Apr. 2023 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=5370/9457
=0.57

DS Smith's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Oct. 2023 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=5614/9639
=0.58

* 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) Liabilities-to-Assets Explanation

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities. It can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A high Liabilities-to-Assets ratio (more leveraged) suggests that the company might have potential solvency problems, or even a signal of financial distress. Conversely, a low Liabilities-to-Assets ratio usually indicates a healthy financial situation. However, it may also suggest that the company is not expanding or not making good use of debt.


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DS Smith (LSE:SMDS) Business Description

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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.

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