WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

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2,054.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,347.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,699.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 108.75m
  • Volume: 418,102
  • Market Cap: £2,233.71m
  • RiskGrade: 196
  • Beta: 0.94

WH Smith Overview

WH Smith is one of the UK high street’s oldest names with roots dating back to 1792. Until recently the company was split into two main operations: retail and news distribution. In 2006, after a series of disposals that saw publishing house Hodder Headline sold, the company demerged its distribution arm to leave it focused purely on retail.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.6% 2.6%
Div Cover 2.0 1.8
Op Mrgn 10.8% 11.3%
ROCE 69.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 18.8 20.9
PEG 4.2 n/a
Pr/Revenue 1.8 1.8
Pr/Book 10.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 2.3% n/a
PBT -4.3% 6.9%
EPS 4.5% -10.1%
DPS 12.2% 0.2%

WH Smith Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-13 1,186.00 103.00 68.90p 12.3 1.8 +7% 30.70p 3.6%
31-Aug-14 1,161.00 112.00 79.00p 14.6 1.0 +15% 35.00p 3.0%
31-Aug-15 1,178.00 121.00 88.80p 16.9 1.4 +12% 39.40p 2.6%
31-Aug-16 1,234.00 140.00 104.50p 14.6 0.8 +18% 48.20p 3.2%
31-Aug-17 1,262.00 134.00 109.20p 16.9 4.2 +4% 54.10p 2.9%

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-18 1,262.00 143.18 98.20p 20.9 n/a -10% 54.18p 2.6%
31-Aug-19 1,304.69 155.09 116.00p 17.7 1.0 +18% 57.02p 2.7%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 14-Nov-2018 17:21 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 13-Nov-2018 17:37 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 12-Nov-2018 17:24 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

Peel Hunt gets 'excited' about InMotion deal, up... 31-Oct-2018 ShareCast
WH Smith buys US airport retailer InMotion for $... 30-Oct-2018 ShareCast
WH Smith rejigs high street business to remain '... 11-Oct-2018 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
06-Nov-18 Transfer From Ian Houghton 0.000p 4,840 £0.00
06-Nov-18 Transfer From Ian Houghton 0.000p 15,456 £0.00
06-Nov-18 Transfer From Robert Moorhead 0.000p 8,988 £0.00

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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 2,054.00p
Change Today 2.00p
% Change 0.10 %
52 Week High 2,347.00
52 Week Low 1,699.00
Volume 418,102
Shares Issued 108.75m
Market Cap £2,233.71m
Beta 0.94
RiskGrade 196

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
87.68% below the market average87.68% below the market average87.68% below the market average87.68% below the market average87.68% below the market average
85.45% below the sector average85.45% below the sector average85.45% below the sector average85.45% below the sector average85.45% below the sector average
Price Trend
77.22% above the market average77.22% above the market average77.22% above the market average77.22% above the market average77.22% above the market average
75.86% above the sector average75.86% above the sector average75.86% above the sector average75.86% above the sector average75.86% above the sector average
Income
34.76% below the market average34.76% below the market average34.76% below the market average34.76% below the market average34.76% below the market average
74.36% below the sector average74.36% below the sector average74.36% below the sector average74.36% below the sector average74.36% below the sector average
Growth
53.57% below the market average53.57% below the market average53.57% below the market average53.57% below the market average53.57% below the market average
10.71% above the sector average10.71% above the sector average10.71% above the sector average10.71% above the sector average10.71% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 0
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 10
buy
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 10-Jan-19 12-Jul-18
Paid 31-Jan-19 02-Aug-18
Amount 38.10p 16.00p

Trades for 14-Nov-2018

Time Volume / Share Price
16:51 1,887 @ 2,054.45p
16:51 64 @ 2,051.00p
16:47 3 @ 2,054.00p
16:47 3 @ 2,060.00p
16:47 3 @ 2,058.00p

WH Smith Key Personnel

Chair Henry Staunton
CEO Stephen Clarke

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