WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

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1,932.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      35.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,347.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,664.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 110.12m
  • Volume: 401,418
  • Market Cap: £2,127.50m
  • RiskGrade: 124
  • Beta: 0.01

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 2.5% 2.7%
Div Cover 2.2 2.1
Op Mrgn 11.5% 11.7%
ROCE 89.9%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 18.5 17.7
PEG 2.0 3.9
Pr/Revenue 1.7 1.7
Pr/Book 11.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.8% 1.3%
PBT 6.9% 4.6%
EPS 9.3% 4.4%
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 1,249.87 146.42 109.14p 17.7 4.0 +4% 52.03p 2.7%
31-Aug-19 1,278.82 155.00 117.75p 16.4 2.1 +8% 56.35p 2.9%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Interim Results Announcement 12-Apr-2018 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 04-Apr-2018 09:33 RNS
Total Voting Rights 29-Mar-2018 12:24 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

Investment Association tells companies to appoin... 17-Apr-2018 ShareCast
Friday broker round-up 13-Apr-2018 ShareCast
WH Smith ups divi 10% as travel gains dampened b... 12-Apr-2018 ShareCast

WH Smith Top Newspaper Links

WH Smith profits slip after colouring craze fades 13-Apr-2018 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 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 1,932.00p
Change Today 35.00p
% Change 1.85 %
52 Week High 2,347.00
52 Week Low 1,664.00
Volume 401,418
Shares Issued 110.12m
Market Cap £2,127.50m
Beta 0.01
RiskGrade 124

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
89.22% below the market average89.22% below the market average89.22% below the market average89.22% below the market average89.22% below the market average
88.68% below the sector average88.68% below the sector average88.68% below the sector average88.68% below the sector average88.68% below the sector average
Price Trend
16.43% above the market average16.43% above the market average16.43% above the market average16.43% above the market average16.43% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Income
13% below the market average13% below the market average13% below the market average13% below the market average13% below the market average
52.63% below the sector average52.63% below the sector average52.63% below the sector average52.63% below the sector average52.63% below the sector average
Growth
45.12% below the market average45.12% below the market average45.12% below the market average45.12% below the market average45.12% below the market average
9.80% above the sector average9.80% above the sector average9.80% above the sector average9.80% above the sector average9.80% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

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

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 12-Jul-18 11-Jan-18
Paid 02-Aug-18 01-Feb-18
Amount 16.00p 33.60p

Trades for 20-Apr-2018

Time Volume / Share Price
16:53 382 @ 1,932.00p
16:53 258 @ 1,932.00p
16:53 56 @ 1,922.75p
16:52 18 @ 1,915.42p
16:52 1,700 @ 1,917.31p

WH Smith Key Personnel

Chair Henry Staunton
CEO Stephen Clarke

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