International Distribution Services plc (LON:IDS)
Market Cap | 3.46B |
Revenue (ttm) | 13.16B |
Net Income (ttm) | 252.00M |
Shares Out | 963.85M |
EPS (ttm) | 0.26 |
PE Ratio | 13.75 |
Forward PE | 17.04 |
Dividend | 0.02 (0.56%) |
Ex-Dividend Date | May 2, 2025 |
Volume | 1,113,948 |
Average Volume | 2,755,020 |
Open | 359.20 |
Previous Close | 359.20 |
Day's Range | 359.00 - 359.40 |
52-Week Range | 313.20 - 368.00 |
Beta | 1.25 |
RSI | 35.26 |
Earnings Date | May 19, 2025 |
About LON:IDS
International Distribution Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a universal postal service provider in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers parcels and letter delivery services under the Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide brands. It also provides services for the collection, sorting, and delivery of parcels and letters. In addition, the company operates ground-based parcel delivery networks in Europe that covers 40 countries and nation states. Further, it provides express parcel delivery and logistic... [Read more]
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Royal Mail fined £21m by Ofcom for missing delivery targets
Communications regulator finds ‘millions of important letters are arriving late’ and ‘persistent failures’ Royal Mail has been fined £21m for missing its annual first- and second-class mail delivery t...

Royal Mail fined £21m by watchdog for missing mail delivery targets
It represents the third-largest fine ever imposed by communications regulator Ofcom.

Royal Mail fined millions for failing to meet delivery targets - again
Royal Mail has been fined £21m for failing to meet delivery targets for the third year in a row.

Royal Mail fined £21m after post arrived late
It's the outcome of an Ofcom investigation after the postal service failed on its delivery targets.

Royal Mail vows to almost double parcel points to 45,000 by 2030
The firm said every customer living in an urban area will be no more than five minutes’ walk away from a locker, shop or parcel postbox.

Royal Mail and TikTok Shop form partnership to offer delivery network to UK sellers
British postal company Royal Mail on Friday announced a partnership with TikTok Shop, allowing sellers on the social media platform's e-commerce arm to access its delivery network, including parcel co...

Pass go, collect Monopoly stamps
Royal Mail issues stamps to mark the 90th anniversary of the popular board game.

Royal Mail owner to rebrand thousands of Collect+ stores as it buys stake
International Distribution Services to create Royal Mail Shops for collecting, sending and returning parcels Business live – latest updates Thousands of convenience stores will be branded Royal Mail S...

Thousands of Collect+ shops to rebrand to Royal Mail after owner buys stake
International Distribution Services announced it had acquired a 49% stake in Collect+ with a £43.9 million investment.

Travel FX slow to refund £1,500 after Singapore dollars failed to show
Currency firm insisted I had to wait for Royal Mail to investigate, forcing me to buy another £1,500 elsewhere I ordered £1,500-worth of Singapore dollars from Travel FX on 5 July. The money was taken...

Royal Mail to hire 20,000 extra workers for Christmas period
New jobs will be split across two parcel hubs, four seasonal parcel sorting centres and 37 mail centres across the country.
Royal Mail Owner IDS Eyes First Bonds Since Kretinsky Buyout
International Distribution Services Ltd., which operates the UK’s Royal Mail postal service, is planning to raise two benchmark-sized euro bonds in its first debt sale since being bought by Czech bill...

Royal Mail issues quacking collection of stamps celebrating duck species
A total of 10 new stamps celebrate the diverse range of ducks in the UK.

Royal Mail returns to profit for first time in three years
The small profit comes as the company looks to turnaround its fortunes under new ownership.

Royal Mail move to scrap second class post on Saturdays to take ‘many months’
Royal Mail said it had started ‘detailed work’ ahead of rolling out the changes nationwide, but that it will continue well into 2026.

Royal Mail returns to profit as takeover brings ‘year of change’
Rise in profit comes a year after parent company IDS agreed to acquisition by Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group Business live – latest updates Royal Mail has made a profit for the first time in three years,...

I longed to swim the Channel, until an Olympic swimmer sent me off in a different direction | Gareth Roberts
I was too skinny to realise my dream, she said – but then I got the chance to help others overcome their fear of the water In my youth, I secretly harboured a dream of swimming the Channel. When I was...

Royal Mail owner set to return to profit in first figures since £3.6bn takeover
Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group completed its takeover of Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services in June.

Royal Mail launches services to help customers post to US after new charges
Goods valued at 800 dollars or less will no longer be exempt from US import duties and taxes from August 29.

Solar-powered postboxes being rolled out across UK
Royal Mail says the revamped design will help it compete in small parcel deliveries.

Royal Mail to introduce 3,500 parcel-friendly ‘postboxes of the future’
Drop-down drawers for bigger parcels mark the first major redesign in 175 years.

Royal Mail stops accepting packages to US over Trump’s tariffs
Shipments will be suspended from Tuesday until launch of new service which will add extra fee

Some 70% of consumers have received scam message from ‘trusted source’ – survey
The UK’s most impersonated brands are Royal Mail and Evri, the study for TransUnion found.

European Postal Services Halt US Shipments As Trump Administration Ends 'De Minimis' Loophole For All Imports
European postal services have suspended shipments to the U.S. due to the expiration of a duty-free exemption on low-value packages. De Minimis Turmoil The expiration of the “de minimis” exemption, whi...

Royal Mail still missing delivery targets after sale to Czech tycoon Křetínský
Both first and second class mail lag behind Ofcom’s target in quarterly update after EP Group’s takeover Royal Mail missed its targets by delivering nearly a quarter of first class mail late in the fi...