WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,241.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -24.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,083.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 130.50m
  • Volume: 227,875
  • Market Cap: £1,619.50m
  • RiskGrade: 324
  • Beta: 1.01

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 1.8% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.9 2.5
Op Mrgn 8.2% 10.7%
ROCE 15.5%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 14.2 12.9
PEG 1.1 1.3
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.8
Pr/Book 3.6  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 7.0% 6.5%
PBT -3.6% 105.4%
EPS 12.7% 10.0%
DPS -21.8% 68.3%

WH Smith 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

WH Smith 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 12.9 1.3 +10% 38.04p 0.0%
31-Aug-26 2,166.69 230.11 106.94p 11.6 1.1 +11% 42.78p 0.0%
31-Aug-27 2,222.58 244.74 109.00p 11.4 5.9 +2% 44.04p 0.0%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 21-Nov-2024 17:26 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 19-Nov-2024 11:13 RNS
Preliminary Results Announcement 14-Nov-2024 07:00 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

London close: Stocks rise as dip buyers enter th... 14-Nov-2024 ShareCast
WH Smith hails strong UK travel performance as F... 14-Nov-2024 ShareCast
London close: Stocks slip as US CPI slows, UK GD... 11-Sep-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
18-Nov-24 Buy Situl Jobanputra 1,255.00p 1,250 £15,687.50

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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 1,241.00p
Change Today -24.00p
% Change -1.90 %
52 Week High 1,497.00
52 Week Low 1,083.00
Volume 227,875
Shares Issued 130.50m
Market Cap £1,619.50m
Beta 1.01
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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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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