WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

693.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -6.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 640.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 411,243
  • Market Cap: £876.95m
  • RiskGrade: 324

WH Smith completes refinancing

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Tuesday 25 Mar 2025

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - WH Smith said it had completed a £200m issue of US private placement notes and a bank term loan of £120m.
The notes, the retailer's first, have a maturity of seven, 10 and 12 years and have been issued on investment grade terms.

At the same time, WHSmith has agreed a £120m three-year bank term loan with two uncommitted extension options of one year each, which would, subject to lender approval, extend the tenor of the new bank loan to four and five years, if exercised.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com

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WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 693.50p
Change Today -6.50p
% Change -0.93 %
52 Week High 1,497.00p
52 Week Low 640.00p
Volume 411,243
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £876.95m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average
48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average
Price Trend
42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Income
3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average
30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average
Growth
75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average
94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 6
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 10-Jul-25 16-Jan-25
Paid 31-Jul-25 06-Feb-25
Amount 11.30p 22.60p

Trades for 27-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
13:55 65 @ 694.02p
13:55 100 @ 693.50p
13:54 10 @ 694.00p
13:52 1,428 @ 695.98p
13:52 20 @ 694.50p

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