I remain a fanboy of DS Smith after its first half numbers today

I know that the world of corrugated box packaging and the like is not very interesting, but if you want to hold a FTSE 100 company in your pension fund portfolio which is not a commodities name you could do a lot worse than DS Smith (SMDS). I last loved up the stock a couple of months ago when the price was c. 265p a share. As I write this morning it is nearer 320p a share, so I hope you purchased a few back then. But if you didn’t don’t worry, I believe the stock is still cheap.

Popular Outfit that Thinks Inside the Box should Rise on a Growing Trend

Hello Share Spanners. Now ain’t the best time to buy shares, unless perhaps you can find a firm in accord with modern trends that makes and supplies stuff that’s essential to other companies. One such idea is DS Smith (SMDS), which is not an outfit I’ve featured before.

DS Smith – a pleasing trading update

A new week and finally some good news from the United States for GSK plc (GSK) as the “FDA approves Boostrix for immunisation during pregnancy for the prevention of whooping cough in newborn infants”. It is not enough alone to start pushing the multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology FTSE 100 name up, but it is a bit of good news for the company’s struggling CEO. As I have noted before, Dame Emma has a lot still to prove. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the FTSE 100, I am excited to see the over 8% rise in the shares today of DS Smith (SMDS).

DS Smith (#SMDS) – performance ahead of expectations, “strong” revenue growth

DS Smith – trading statement and director change, reasons for confidence

Packaging company DS Smith (SMDS) has issued an AGM update including a trading statement and that Finance Director Adrian Marsh has informed the company of his intention to retire on a successor being in place.

DS Smith remains much more glass half full than glass half empty for my pension fund

The thing about being an investor is that not everything goes your way. However, like any challenge or issue in life, what really matters is how you react. I have been a fan of DS Smith (SMDS), a leading multinational packaging business, I last talked about at length a few months ago. It has not been the greatest year for many stocks and DS Smith is among them. However I am not surprised that following today’s update in respect of the period since 1 May 2022, the shares are up this morning. Even more importantly, I think it is still a key FTSE 100 position for me.

DS Smith (#SMDS) – “strong growth in profits”, continued confidence in outlook

DS Smith – full-year results, ‘building on the momentum’

Packaging company DS Smith (SMDS) has announced results for its year ended 30^th April 2022, with it emphasising “a strong improvement in profitability and high cash generation… The new financial year has started well, building on the momentum”. This sounds good.

I remain a big fan of DS Smith shares

I previously wrote about DS Smith (SMDS) back in late April when I was a fan of the “leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services worldwide”, but the shares have fallen back a bit since. So how do I feel about the company now following the publication of its full-year 2021/22 numbers?

DS Smith (#SMDS) – FY adj. EPS +27%, DPS +24%, this year “good early momentum”

DS Smith – “pre-close statement” and enters new financial year with confidence

Packaging company DS Smith (SMDS) has announced year ending 30^th April “trading in line with management expectations… enter the next financial year with confidence”, helping the shares up to 325.6p.

Footsie Jumbo that Thinks Inside the Box could See its Shares Shine

Hello Share Catchers. Like me, you’re probably fed up with the amount of over-packaging that still goes on. Look at those silly Easter eggs we’ve recently scoffed. But we still need some packaging. And D S Smith (SMDS) is a company that’s big in cardboard boxes, cartons and paper, both of which are recycled. Furthermore, it’s on a mission to reduce plastic packaging and carbon footprints. This Footsie member has so far replaced over 170 million items of single-use plastic from its customers’ supply chains with recyclable alternatives.

DS Smith (#SMDS) – H2 “continued momentum”, remains confident

DS Smith – Q3 trading statement, recovery Buy

Packaging company DS Smith (SMDS) has announced a trading statement including the headline “Continued momentum; trading in line with management expectations”. What does that mean relative to a current 307p share price?

I know which out of Capita or DS Smith shares I feel lucky about (punk)

After the excitement of Wednesday’s market moves comes Thursday…which unsurprisingly after the down and up volatility of the last few days is a bit more boring. We could all probably do with it, although a regular bout of volatility is the markets for you (and I would have it no other way). As for today’s corporate updates, two strike me as being particularly noteworthy, Capita (CPI) and DS Smith (SMDS)...

DS Smith (#SMDS) – Q3 “continued momentum… in line with management expectations”

Why ESG lovers really should buy DS Smith shares

Interesting to see that for the first time in over 20 years, the technology-focused NASDAQ index was up 1%+ intraday and finished down more than 1% for the second consecutive day. It may or may not happen for a third consecutive day today, but you get the general point about being deeply thoughtful about your investment choices. Frankly you should be always like this, but the last 12 years or so has favoured too many deeply-excited technology investors. On a related point, I have talked quite a few times about ESG matters.

DS Smith – positive interims and outlook confidence, Buy

Packaging company DS Smith (SMDS) has announced results for its half-year ended 31^st October 2021 and that it has “confidence to deliver a significant improvement in profitability during the second half of this year” following an increased pre-tax profit to £175 million in the first half.

DS Smith – ‘more than offsetting input cost increases’, Buy

Packaging company DS Smith (SMDS) has announced for its half-year it is more than offsetting significant input cost increases, helped by continuing strong structural drivers of growth.

DS Smith (#SMDS) – more than offsetting input cost increases, confident in prospects