WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

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2,029.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -22.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,099.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,447.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 110.50m
  • Volume: 240,522
  • Market Cap: £2,242.02m
  • RiskGrade: 76

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 2.4% 2.5%
Div Cover 2.2 2.1
Op Mrgn 11.5% 11.6%
ROCE 89.9%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 19.6 18.7
PEG 2.1 3.6
Pr/Revenue 1.8 1.8
Pr/Book 12.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.8% 1.6%
PBT 6.9% 4.1%
EPS 9.3% 5.1%
DPS 9.8% 7.9%

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 1,212.00 131.00 95.60p 15.9 2.0 +8% 43.90p 2.9%
31-Aug-17 1,234.00 140.00 104.50p 17.7 2.0 +9% 48.20p 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-18 1,253.32 145.74 109.86p 18.7 3.6 +5% 51.99p 2.5%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 19-Oct-2017 17:32 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 18-Oct-2017 10:15 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 12-Oct-2017 07:34 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

WH Smith FY profit rises as travel business over... 12-Oct-2017 ShareCast
WH Smith expects to hit full year targets as fir... 30-Aug-2017 ShareCast
Chinese conglomerate HNA increases stake in Dufry 21-Aug-2017 ShareCast

WH Smith Top Newspaper Links

Reward for a decade of cost cutting and smart ch... 13-Oct-2017 Times
WH Smith travel sales boosted by tourists splurg... 12-Oct-2017 Telegraph
WHSmith to launch standalone budget greetings ca... 17-Oct-2014 Guardian

Latest WH Smith Director Deals

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Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

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 2,029.00p
Change Today -22.00p
% Change -1.07 %
52 Week High 2,099.00
52 Week Low 1,447.00
Volume 240,522
Shares Issued 110.50m
Market Cap £2,242.02m
RiskGrade 76

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
89.77% below the market average89.77% below the market average89.77% below the market average89.77% below the market average89.77% below the market average
84.91% below the sector average84.91% below the sector average84.91% below the sector average84.91% below the sector average84.91% below the sector average
Price Trend
63.99% above the market average63.99% above the market average63.99% above the market average63.99% above the market average63.99% above the market average
71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average
Income
7.93% below the market average7.93% below the market average7.93% below the market average7.93% below the market average7.93% below the market average
36.84% below the sector average36.84% below the sector average36.84% below the sector average36.84% below the sector average36.84% below the sector average
Growth
37.06% below the market average37.06% below the market average37.06% below the market average37.06% below the market average37.06% below the market average
25.49% below the sector average25.49% below the sector average25.49% below the sector average25.49% below the sector average25.49% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 0
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 9
buy
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 11-Jan-18 13-Jul-17
Paid 01-Feb-18 03-Aug-17
Amount 33.60p 14.60p

Trades for 23-Oct-2017

Time Volume / Share Price
16:11 93 @ 2,030.00p
16:11 78 @ 2,029.00p
16:11 12 @ 2,029.00p
16:11 75 @ 2,029.00p
16:11 26 @ 2,029.00p

WH Smith Key Personnel

Chair Henry Staunton
CEO Stephen Clarke

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