DS Smith

...goods, reversed 113⁄4p to 2081⁄4p after its chief executive Miles Roberts resigned to become the boss of packaging group DS Smith, 81⁄4p higher at 1231⁄2p. Outdoor goods retailer Blacks Leisure was marked down 11⁄2p to 281⁄2p as it...

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...Miles Roberts, its chief executive, was quitting to become CEO of paper and packaging group DS Smith. McBride's loss was DS Smith's gain: the company topped the mid-cap winners list, up 8.3 to 123.6p. Close behind was Dunelm Group,...

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DS Smith Plc () is a leading British -based international packaging and office product wholsaling business. It is headquartered in London and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The business was founded by David Solomon Smith in 1940...

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...through isolated areas, the Guardian reported. ASHTEAD GROUP PLC <AHT.L> The equipment hire company reports first quarter earnings. DS SMITH PLC <SMDS.L> The paper and packaging group releases a trading update. TODAY'S UK PAPERS >...

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...generation would fund the deal was borne out with a reduction in net debt in line with guidance. DS SMITH TAKES CAUTIOUS STAND WITH DIVIDEND CUT DS Smith <SMDS.L>, the packaging and office products group, has cut its final dividend to...

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...pre-tax profits at around GBP187m for the year to April 30, compared with GBP174.4m last time. Packaging and office products firm DS Smith, which has major offices in Caerphilly, has braced investors for a sharp fall in annual profits on...

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Broker UBS forecasts earnings for the year to April 30 to have dropped to GBP117million from GBP207.8million a year earlier. Packaging firm DS Smith has braced investors for a sharp fall in annual profits on Thursday after a difficult...

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...month was the biggest since 2005. Manufacturing accounts for 14 percent of the economy, compared with about 75 percent for services. DS Smith, which produces paper and corrugated packaging, said Dec. 3 that its first-half operating profit...

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...in almost three years. Commodity costs Manufacturers have struggled to protect profit margins after increases in commodity prices. DS Smith Plc, owner of the Spicers office products brand, said on Sept. 3 that slowing demand and higher...

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...will finally tip into recession by the end of the year, investors are going to find industrial groups increasingly tough to back. DS Smith is a solid, no-frills, packaging maker that should be a fairly safe bet in turbulent times.

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