International Distribution Services plc (LON:IDS)
Market Cap | 3.49B |
Revenue (ttm) | 13.16B |
Net Income (ttm) | 252.00M |
Shares Out | 957.50M |
EPS (ttm) | 0.26 |
PE Ratio | 13.98 |
Forward PE | 16.12 |
Dividend | 0.02 (0.55%) |
Ex-Dividend Date | Aug 22, 2024 |
Volume | 571,392 |
Average Volume | 3,474,842 |
Open | 365.60 |
Previous Close | 365.40 |
Day's Range | 365.00 - 365.60 |
52-Week Range | 209.82 - 368.00 |
Beta | 1.46 |
RSI | 57.45 |
Earnings Date | Feb 20, 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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Did Royal Mail fail victims of groping postman?
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Royal Mail service ‘worst I’ve known’, say people who rely on postal deliveries
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New AC/DC stamps to celebrate 50th anniversary of rock band's debut album
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Ofcom delivers relief for Royal Mail at snail’s pace – too late to stop Czech takeover | Nils Pratley
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UK regulator proposes easing obligations on Royal Mail
Changes would allow postal service bought by billionaire Daniel Křetínský to make fewer deliveries

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Ofcom proposes Royal Mail scale back second class letter deliveries
The communications regulator has proposed cutting letter deliveries with second-class post arriving every second day and no longer on Saturdays.

Cut number of second class delivery days, says regulator
Ofcom says reforming postal services could save the loss-making Royal Mail up to £425m.

Royal Mail set to ditch second class Saturday deliveries under Ofcom plans
The regulator said it was also planning to cut delivery targets to bring them more in line with other European markets.

New stamps celebrate ‘magnificent’ items in Royal Armouries collection
Royal Mail said the stamps show examples of craftsmanship, engineering and high fashion.

Royal Mail on track to return to annual profit after strong Christmas
Owner highlights parcel deliveries performance as £3.6bn takeover by Czech billionaire nears completion Business live – latest updates The owner of Royal Mail has said it received a fillip from parcel...

Royal Mail to celebrate The Vicar of Dibley with 12 special stamps
‘Classic moments’ from BBC comedy series to feature on range of first- and second-class stamps The Royal Mail is issuing 12 special stamps to celebrate the 1990s BBC comedy series The Vicar of Dibley....

Vicar of Dibley stamps launched by Royal Mail
Royal Mail reveals 12 stamps to celebrate award-winning comedy series The Vicar of Dibley.

Royal Mail to issue stamps celebrating comedy show The Vicar of Dibley
The hit series starred comedian Dawn French as the chocolate-loving Reverend Geraldine Granger.

UK's longest serving postman calls time on career
Robert Hudson, known as Rocky, started working for the Royal Mail in December 1964.

Royal Mail takeover and Carlsberg’s swoop on Britvic in year of mega deals
UK equities have been firmly in the crosshair of foreign suitors and private equity buyout specialists throughout 2024.

Parcels of land: is the Czech Sphinx gazing at Royal Mail’s property assets?
Daniel Křetínský could be hoping to develop or sell off the company’s portfolio of about 1,800 sites The shadow of the Sphinx looms large over a nondescript urban depot in north London. You could fit ...

Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved for 3.6bn
Royal Mail is now owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, following a 3.6 billion takeover

Are Brexit rules making it hard to post kids’ books to Ireland?
I paid Royal Mail £14 postage but AN Post returned the parcel for not having the correct customs declaration I recently sent a parcel – of three secondhand books – by Royal Mail to Ireland, a fortnigh...

The man who wants to be private capital’s kingmaker
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'At least 70' people in Post Office and Royal Mail knew of Horizon flaws, inquiry told
At least 70 people within the Post Office and Royal Mail knew of errors with the Horizon IT system, according to its manufacturer.
UK approves bid by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky to buy Royal Mail
The British government has cleared Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinskys EP Group to buy Royal Mail in a 3.57bn (4.6bn) deal, after securing commitments that it said would protect one of the worlds olde...

Křetínský is set to walk a tightrope as he tries to transform Royal Mail
Czech tycoon’s concessions to clinch his takeover could complicate efforts to turn the business into a modern postal service