WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

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2,104.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      20.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,186.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,697.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 108.16m
  • Volume: 302,660
  • Market Cap: £2,275.61m
  • RiskGrade: 95
  • Beta: 0.03

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% 2.7%
Div Cover 2.0 2.0
Op Mrgn 10.8% 11.3%
ROCE 69.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 19.3 18.4
PEG 4.3 3.7
Pr/Revenue 1.8 1.7
Pr/Book 10.7  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 2.3% 7.4%
PBT -4.3% 14.7%
EPS 4.5% 5.0%
DPS 12.2% 7.0%

WH Smith Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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 1,212.00 131.00 96.50p 15.8 1.8 +9% 43.90p 2.9%
31-Aug-17 1,234.00 140.00 104.50p 17.7 2.2 +8% 48.20p 2.6%
31-Aug-18 1,262.00 134.00 109.20p 18.9 4.7 +4% 54.10p 2.6%

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-19 1,355.17 153.65 114.66p 18.3 3.7 +5% 57.89p 2.7%
31-Aug-20 1,424.30 167.31 125.64p 16.7 1.7 +10% 62.63p 3.0%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Interim Results 11-Apr-2019 07:00 RNS
Total Voting Rights 29-Mar-2019 12:14 RNS
Total Voting Rights 28-Feb-2019 12:14 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

WH Smith revenues boosted by travel segment 11-Apr-2019 ShareCast
Tuesday broker round-up 02-Apr-2019 ShareCast
Tuesday broker round-up 12-Feb-2019 ShareCast

WH Smith Top Newspaper Links

Bullish WH Smith lifts dividend with travel stor... 12-Apr-2019 Times
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

Latest WH Smith Director Deals

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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 2,104.00p
Change Today 20.00p
% Change 0.96 %
52 Week High 2,186.00
52 Week Low 1,697.00
Volume 302,660
Shares Issued 108.16m
Market Cap £2,275.61m
Beta 0.03
RiskGrade 95

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.46% below the market average91.46% below the market average91.46% below the market average91.46% below the market average91.46% below the market average
96.23% below the sector average96.23% below the sector average96.23% below the sector average96.23% below the sector average96.23% below the sector average
Price Trend
77.42% above the market average77.42% above the market average77.42% above the market average77.42% above the market average77.42% above the market average
75.44% above the sector average75.44% above the sector average75.44% above the sector average75.44% above the sector average75.44% above the sector average
Income
29.23% below the market average29.23% below the market average29.23% below the market average29.23% below the market average29.23% below the market average
64.1% below the sector average64.1% below the sector average64.1% below the sector average64.1% below the sector average64.1% below the sector average
Growth
66.07% below the market average66.07% below the market average66.07% below the market average66.07% below the market average66.07% below the market average
23.64% above the sector average23.64% above the sector average23.64% above the sector average23.64% above the sector average23.64% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 0
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 8
buy
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 11-Jul-19 10-Jan-19
Paid 01-Aug-19 31-Jan-19
Amount 17.20p 38.10p

Trades for 18-Apr-2019

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 85,014 @ 2,104.00p
16:29 14 @ 2,112.00p
16:29 42 @ 2,112.00p
16:29 15 @ 2,112.00p
16:29 68 @ 2,112.00p

WH Smith Key Personnel

Chair Henry Staunton
CEO Stephen Clarke

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