Ds Smith Packaging Limited
Active00630681ManufacturingIncorporated 18 Jun 1959 · London
manufacture and sale of corrugated case materials (CCM) and specialist paper grades.
Revenue
£687.2m
▼ -9.8% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£18.8m
Margin 4.4%
Employees
3,314
▼ -1.3% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£29.3m
Total assets £560.7m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
5 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
May 2020Not available
May 2021
£636.9m
Apr 2022
£697.7m▲ +9.6%
Apr 2023
£761.7m▲ +9.2%
Apr 2024
£687.2m▼ -9.8%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2024 | £687.2m | ▼ -9.8% | £27.4m | 3,314 | £29.3m |
| 30 Apr 2023 | £761.7m | ▲ +9.2% | -£18.7m | 3,357 | £12.3m |
| 30 Apr 2022 | £697.7m | ▲ +9.6% | -£22.7m | 3,401 | £37.7m |
| 1 May 2021 | £636.9m | — | £32.7m | 3,286 | £52.0m |
| 1 May 2020 | — | — | — | — | £36.6m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 30 Apr 2024. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
These are the most recent accounts available to us; more recent accounts may exist at Companies House.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £687.2m
- Gross profit
- £197.0m
- Operating profit
- £29.9m
- Profit before tax
- £27.4m
- Profit after tax
- £18.8m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £560.7m
- Cash
- £15.6m
- Total liabilities
- £531.4m
- Net assets
- £29.3m
- Revenue per employee
- £207k
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