WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

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1,858.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -3.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,182.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,697.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 108.18m
  • Volume: 58,603
  • Market Cap: £2,010.06m
  • RiskGrade: 146
  • Beta: 0.00

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 2.9% 3.1%
Div Cover 2.0 2.0
Op Mrgn 10.8% 11.4%
ROCE 69.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 17.0 16.2
PEG 3.8 3.1
Pr/Revenue 1.6 1.5
Pr/Book 9.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 2.3% 6.6%
PBT -4.3% 14.9%
EPS 4.5% 5.2%
DPS 12.2% 6.2%

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 1,344.93 153.96 114.93p 16.2 3.1 +5% 57.48p 3.1%
31-Aug-20 1,406.44 166.00 124.50p 14.9 1.8 +8% 62.17p 3.3%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 03-Jan-2019 17:14 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 02-Jan-2019 17:56 RNS
Total Voting Rights 31-Dec-2018 11:00 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

Tuesday broker round-up 15-Jan-2019 ShareCast
FTSE 250 movers: No holiday for Thomas Cook, Jus... 10-Dec-2018 ShareCast
Peel Hunt gets 'excited' about InMotion deal, up... 31-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

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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 1,858.00p
Change Today -3.00p
% Change -0.16 %
52 Week High 2,182.00
52 Week Low 1,697.00
Volume 58,603
Shares Issued 108.18m
Market Cap £2,010.06m
Beta 0.00
RiskGrade 146

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
89.08% below the market average89.08% below the market average89.08% below the market average89.08% below the market average89.08% below the market average
92.73% below the sector average92.73% below the sector average92.73% below the sector average92.73% below the sector average92.73% below the sector average
Price Trend
25.95% above the market average25.95% above the market average25.95% above the market average25.95% above the market average25.95% above the market average
51.72% above the sector average51.72% above the sector average51.72% above the sector average51.72% above the sector average51.72% above the sector average
Income
19.21% below the market average19.21% below the market average19.21% below the market average19.21% below the market average19.21% below the market average
80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average80% below the sector average
Growth
67.73% below the market average67.73% below the market average67.73% below the market average67.73% below the market average67.73% below the market average
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What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 0
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 9
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 17-Jan-2019

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WH Smith Key Personnel

Chair Henry Staunton
CEO Stephen Clarke

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