WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,150.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -20.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,646.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,083.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 130.91m
  • Volume: 513,146
  • Market Cap: £1,505.49m
  • RiskGrade: 324

WH Smith Overview

WH Smith PLC is a leading global retailer for news, books and convenience, and is made up of two core business – Travel and High Street. We're proud to be the familiar face people trust on their journeys, both in life and through life. We aim to deliver our goals through our strategic priorities and initiatives by: constantly innovating, expanding globally, improving our profitability and delivering sustainable returns.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.5% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.7 2.6
Op Mrgn 8.7% 10.1%
ROCE 19.5%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 14.8 13.1
PEG 0.2 1.0
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.8
Pr/Book 4.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 28.1% 8.2%
PBT 74.6% 78.9%
EPS 60.2% 13.5%
DPS 217.6% 18.6%

WH Smith Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-19 1,397.00 135.00 114.70p 17.1 2.8 +6% 58.20p 3.0%
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%

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

WH Smith Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-24 1,940.44 196.74 88.15p 13.0 1.0 +14% 34.27p 0.0%
31-Aug-25 2,073.54 217.15 97.93p 11.7 1.1 +11% 38.91p 0.0%
31-Aug-26 2,184.15 234.75 105.85p 10.9 1.3 +8% 42.85p 0.0%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 31-May-2024 11:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 28-May-2024 10:10 RNS
Total Voting Rights 30-Apr-2024 11:00 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

London close: Stocks buoyed by banking, mining p... 26-Apr-2024 ShareCast
London close: Stocks finish mixed as US GDP grow... 25-Apr-2024 ShareCast
WH Smith on track for full year after 'good' fir... 25-Apr-2024 ShareCast

WH Smith Top Newspaper Links

WHSmith to launch standalone budget greetings ca... 17-Oct-2014 Guardian
WH Smith to test out greetings card stores aimed... 17-Oct-2014 The Herald
Profits up at WH Smith as travel arm grows sales 17-Oct-2014 The Scotsman

Latest WH Smith Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
23-May-24 Buy Annette Court 1,110.00p 900 £9,990.00

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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.

 

WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,150.00p
Change Today -20.00p
% Change -1.71 %
52 Week High 1,646.00
52 Week Low 1,083.00
Volume 513,146
Shares Issued 130.91m
Market Cap £1,505.49m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
65.02% below the market average65.02% below the market average65.02% below the market average65.02% below the market average65.02% below the market average
53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average53.85% below the sector average
Price Trend
55.54% below the market average55.54% below the market average55.54% below the market average55.54% below the market average55.54% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Income
16.98% above the market average16.98% above the market average16.98% above the market average16.98% above the market average16.98% above the market average
15.79% below the sector average15.79% below the sector average15.79% below the sector average15.79% below the sector average15.79% below the sector average
Growth
77.25% above the market average77.25% above the market average77.25% above the market average77.25% above the market average77.25% above the market average
95.00% above the sector average95.00% above the sector average95.00% above the sector average95.00% above the sector average95.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 7
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 13
buy
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 11-Jul-24 11-Jan-24
Paid 01-Aug-24 01-Feb-24
Amount 11.00p 20.80p

Trades for 31-May-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:44 367 @ 1,150.00p
16:41 24,800 @ 1,150.00p
16:35 361,644 @ 1,150.00p
16:35 305 @ 1,150.00p
16:35 305 @ 1,150.00p

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