International Distributions Services PLC (IDS) is a publicly traded integrated freight and logistics business based in the UK. The latest price was 344p (25 minute delay). International Distributions Services is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 160,980 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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★★★★★ | £0 | $100 | £0.00 £344.00 total |
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Not yet rated | 0.12% per year | No minimum | £0.00 £344.00 total |
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★★★★★ | £0 | No minimum | £0.00 £344.00 total |
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Not yet rated | £0 | No minimum | £0.00 £344.00 total |
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★★★★★ | £0 | £1 | £11.95 £355.95 total |
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★★★★★ | 0% - 0.25% | £100 | £0.00 £344.00 total |
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★★★★★ | £0 | £1 | £0.00 £344.00 total |
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including International Distributions Services), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
International Distributions Services is a major part of the London stock exchange, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
| Fund | Icon | 5-year performance (to May 2024) | 1-year performance (to May 2024) | Link to invest |
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| Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF Distributing (VMID) |  | 22.84% | 14.28% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (S250) |  | 21.86% | 13.87% | Invest with HLCapital at risk |
| Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D (XMCX) |  | 20.95% | 13.08% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF GBP (HMCX) |  | 20.80% | 13.79% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (MIDD) |  | 20.69% | 13.69% | Invest with eToroCapital at risk |
All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the International Distributions Services P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
International Distributions Services's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 57x. In other words, International Distributions Services shares trade at around 57x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, International Distributions Services's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the integrated freight & logistics industry or those of similar companies.
International Distributions Services's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £509 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a International Distributions Services's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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