WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,241.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -24.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,083.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 130.50m
  • Volume: 227,875
  • Market Cap: £1,619.50m
  • RiskGrade: 324
  • Beta: 1.02

Financial Analysis

Select chart: EPS | Dividend | Revenue

Key Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-20 1,021.00 (280.00) (43.30)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Aug-21 886.00 (116.00) (22.10)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Aug-22 1,400.00 63.00 48.50p 29.5 n/a n/a 9.10p 0.6%
31-Aug-23 1,793.00 110.00 77.70p 18.9 0.3 +60% 28.90p 2.0%
31-Aug-24 1,918.00 106.00 87.60p 14.6 1.1 +13% 22.60p 1.8%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-25 2,042.32 217.69 96.39p 13.1 1.3 +10% 38.04p 0.0%
31-Aug-26 2,166.69 230.11 106.94p 11.8 1.1 +11% 42.78p 0.0%
31-Aug-27 2,222.58 244.74 109.00p 11.6 6.0 +2% 44.04p 0.0%

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Price / Earnings Data

5 Yr High 5 Yr Low 5 Yr Avg Curr / Avg
Latest 29.47 14.65 n/a 0

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,241.00p
Change Today -24.00p
% Change -1.90 %
52 Week High 1,497.00p
52 Week Low 1,083.00p
Volume 227,875
Shares Issued 130.50m
Market Cap £1,619.50m
Beta 1.02
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
80.73% below the market average80.73% below the market average80.73% below the market average80.73% below the market average80.73% below the market average
65.85% below the sector average65.85% below the sector average65.85% below the sector average65.85% below the sector average65.85% below the sector average
Price Trend
10.84% above the market average10.84% above the market average10.84% above the market average10.84% above the market average10.84% above the market average
23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average
Income
6.78% below the market average6.78% below the market average6.78% below the market average6.78% below the market average6.78% below the market average
10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average
Growth
52.09% above the market average52.09% above the market average52.09% above the market average52.09% above the market average52.09% above the market average
57.14% above the sector average57.14% above the sector average57.14% above the sector average57.14% above the sector average57.14% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 7
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 16-Jan-25 11-Jul-24
Paid 06-Feb-25 01-Aug-24
Amount 22.60p 11.00p

Trades for 21-Nov-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:38 29,347 @ 1,238.51p
16:29 15 @ 1,233.00p
16:29 85 @ 1,233.00p
16:29 53 @ 1,233.00p
16:29 186 @ 1,234.00p

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