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Smiths News PLC

Smiths News PLC

81.60
GBX
+0.80
(+0.99%)
16.02BMarket Cap
Nov 04Next Earn
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
8.96
8.75
8.12
6.76
6.5
6.24
5.29
4.76
4.56
4.57
4.6
4.59
4.39
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.14
0.17
0.09
0.14
0.15
-0.19
-0.13
-0.03
0.11
0.1
0.11
0.11
0.12
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.15
0.18
0.16
0.18
0.13
0.12
0.06
0.06
0.16
0.2
0.14
0.08
0.19
- -
Dividend per Share
0.08
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.1
0.1
- -
0.01
- -
0.03
0.04
0.04
0.07
- -
Book Value per Share
-0.28
-0.2
0.04
0.05
0.1
-0.19
-0.3
-0.33
-0.23
-0.13
-0.07
-0.01
0.04
0.02
Tangible Book Value per Share
-0.61
-0.51
-0.68
-0.62
-0.33
-0.39
-0.34
-0.35
-0.24
-0.14
-0.07
-0.02
0.03
0.01
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
202
207
231
243
245
246
246
245
244
239
237
240
242
243
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1,811
1,809
1,875
1,646
1,594
1,534
1,304
1,165
1,110
1,089
1,092
1,104
1,064
- -
Operating Margin (%)
2.51
2.89
2.97
3.03
2.95
1.48
3.3
2.99
3.56
3.47
3.55
3.57
3.69
- -
Depreciation Expense
10
12
19
24
32
20
16
16
11
11
9
9
10
- -
Net Income, GAAP
29
35
22
33
37
-47
-31
-7
26
23
25
26
28
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
26.22
19.26
26.21
22.16
21.05
- -
27.72
18.92
14.05
16.13
21.07
25.22
25.33
- -
Profit Margin (%)
1.58
1.91
1.15
2.03
2.3
-3.06
-2.42
-0.58
2.37
2.15
2.3
2.31
2.66
- -
Working Capital
-102
-74
-82
-92
-45
-78
-48
-118
-28
-10
-2
-3
-8
-13
LT Debt
35
52
105
87
65
51
50
28
73
61
49
43
27
23
Total Equity
-57
-42
9
13
25
-46
-74
-82
-58
-32
-16
-3
10
6
Return on Invested Capital (%)
60.89
55.11
20.81
18.91
22.84
- -
66.42
32.13
48.72
66.85
74.83
71.3
74.22
- -
Return on Capital (%)
84.61
63.68
21.93
23.04
29.75
- -
-69.68
-2.1
51.51
65.06
65.39
63.19
70.98
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
- -
- -
- -
300.9
192.13
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Capital Structure

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'25
Aug'25
Feb'26
ST Debt
5
6
6
LT Borrowings
18
2
- -
LT Finance Leases
25
25
23
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
240
242
242
Market Capitalization
131
140
160

Working Capital

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'25
Aug'25
Feb'26
Total Current Assets
125
125
123
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
6
8
11
Accounts Receivable, Net
103
69
99
Inventories
16
13
12
Total Current Liabilities
127
133
136
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
5
6
6
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-66.73%
-118.1%
-387.88%
Free Cash Flow
19.2%
52.61%
137.57%
Net Income, GAAP
-75.89%
-96.75%
10.98%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-5.36%
-1.76%
-3.6%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
98.06%
61.11%

Semi-annual Revenue

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
1,104
2025
- -
- -
1,064
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.11
2025
- -
- -
0.12
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.04
2025
- -
- -
0.07
2026
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Jonathan Michael Bunting
Full Time Employees
1,357
Sector
Distribution services
Industry
Wholesale distributors
Address
Rowan House Swindon WI United Kingdom SN2 8UH
IPO Date
Aug 30, 2006
Website
smithsnews.co.uk
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Business
Smiths News plc is the United Kingdom's largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler with 55% market share, distributing newspapers and magazines to over 22,400 retail outlets across England and Wales seven days a week; it provides early morning end-to-end supply chain solutions including final mile delivery, warehousing services such as pick, pack and sortation, stockroom management, returns processing and responsible disposal, storage solutions, print media distribution, and Smiths News Recycle for dry mixed materials, soft plastics and cardboard; ancillary businesses include DMD as a specialist supplier of printed and digital media to airlines and travel points worldwide, Instore for field-based merchandising, marketing, supply chain auditing and compliance solutions, and Martin Lavell as a corporate news distributor to public sector customers. The company operates from 35 distribution centres using a hub-and-spoke configuration with super hubs for round-the-clock sorting and prepacking, supported by a network of final mile contractors, and serves diverse customers from superstores and travel outlets to small rural convenience shops backed by bespoke systems for category management, assured KPIs, returns logistics and instore support. Founded with over 200 years of heritage and incorporated as a public limited company in 2004, Smiths News plc is headquartered in Rowan House, Kembrey Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Smiths News plc advances growth initiatives across key verticals including recycling, new product categories such as books and home entertainment for supermarkets and grocers, and final mile services, with the rollout of Smiths News Recycle progressing well and customer numbers increasing 5% versus year-end; it implements a new warehouse management system with rollout completion in FY2025, appoints a new Managing Director for recycling activities from a major waste management player in April 2025 to support expansion, and reports FY2025 trading in line with market expectations while leveraging its high-density UK delivery network.