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Smiths News PLC

Smiths News PLC

SNWS · LSE · Communication Services / Publishing

67.40GBX-0.60 (-0.88%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close68.00
Open67.60
Day Range66.40 – 68.00
52-Week Range49.54 – 79.00
Volume2.05M
Market Cap190.24M
P/E (TTM)7.15
Forward P/E6.65
EPS0.11
Dividend Yield7.06%
Beta0.31
50-Day Avg70.19
200-Day Avg68.46

About

Smiths News plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the distributing of newspapers and magazines in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers plastic and cardboard waste; and is involved in recycling activities. It also supplies printed and digital media content airlines and travel points. In addition, the company offers field-based merchandising, supply chain auditing, and compliance solutions. Further, it provides logistics and warehouse solutions, final mile delivery, storage, smiths news marketplace, field sales, customer services, print media, and recycling collections services. The company was formerly known as Connect Group PLC and changed its name to Smiths News plc in November 2020. Smiths News plc was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Swindon, United Kingdom.

Company Details

  • SectorCommunication Services
  • IndustryPublishing
  • CEOMr. Jonathan Michael Bunting
  • Employees1.36K
  • HeadquartersRowan House, Swindon, United Kingdom, SN2 8UH, UK
  • Websitehttps://www.smithsnews.co.uk

Leadership

  • Mr. Jonathan Michael BuntingCEO & Executive Director · b. 1972
  • Mr. Richard Henry Arden ClayCFO & Director · b. 1977
  • Ms. Lucy RobertsonHead of Operations & Operations Director
  • Mr. Marcus CotesTechnology Director & Head of Technology
  • Mr. Stuart Steven MarrinerGeneral Counsel & Company Secretary
  • Ms. Emma JonesHead of People & People Director
  • Chris HallHead of Information Security
  • Mr. Simon GageHead of Commercial & Commercial Director
  • Ms. Emily McMinnHead of Strategy & Change and Director of Strategy & Change
  • Mr. Adam WylieMD of Smiths News Recycle & Head of SN Recycling

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP1986-05-311987-05-311988-05-311989-05-311990-05-311991-05-311992-05-311993-05-311994-05-311995-05-311996-05-311997-05-311999-08-312000-08-312001-08-312002-08-312003-08-312004-08-312005-08-312006-08-312007-08-312008-08-312009-08-312010-08-312011-08-312012-08-312013-08-312014-08-312015-08-312016-08-312017-08-312018-08-312019-08-312020-08-312021-08-312022-08-312023-08-312024-08-312025-08-31
Total Revenue1.28B1.46B1.66B1.94B2.13B1.97B2.13B2.31B2.44B2.69B2.83B2.76B2.39B2.58B2.73B2.94B2.90B2.83B1.07B1.21B1.23B1.24B1.33B1.83B1.73B1.80B1.81B1.81B1.88B1.91B1.59B1.53B1.47B1.16B1.11B1.09B1.09B1.10B1.06B
Growth (%)-+13.96%+13.80%+16.76%+9.81%-7.52%+7.96%+8.66%+5.61%+10.14%+5.16%-2.30%-13.46%+8.07%+5.84%+7.35%-1.23%-2.28%-62.10%+12.72%+1.80%+0.67%+6.88%+37.98%-5.20%+4.01%+0.38%-0.13%+3.68%+1.67%-16.38%-3.76%-4.33%-20.67%-4.71%-1.83%+0.24%+1.08%-3.60%
Cost of Revenue-----------------1.98B943.00M1.08B1.11B1.12B1.20B1.65B1.57B1.61B1.61B1.61B1.64B1.65B1.41B1.29B1.39B1.09B1.04B1.02B1.02B1.03B989.40M
Gross Profit1.28B1.46B1.66B1.94B2.13B1.97B2.13B2.31B2.44B2.69B2.83B2.76B2.39B2.58B2.73B2.94B2.90B852.00M131.00M129.10M125.20M123.50M130.60M177.00M160.10M190.20M202.30M199.00M236.90M256.40M185.70M242.00M80.90M72.90M73.40M72.70M72.50M73.20M74.60M
Gross Margin100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%30.06%12.20%10.66%10.16%9.95%9.85%9.67%9.23%10.54%11.17%11.00%12.63%13.45%11.65%15.77%5.51%6.26%6.61%6.67%6.64%6.63%7.01%
Operating Expense1.22B1.46B1.67B1.95B2.14B1.98B2.01B2.18B2.31B2.57B2.81B2.74B2.32B2.50B2.62B2.86B2.85B692.00M98.00M94.80M83.80M87.40M109.00M146.80M124.90M149.90M156.70M150.40M200.60M207.50M144.00M272.00M59.70M37.40M37.60M40.30M34.20M33.20M33.30M
Operating Income57.02M-4.05M-5.20M-5.50M-9.40M-11.60M120.90M130.30M135.10M123.20M16.00M26.00M72.00M85.00M111.00M76.00M49.00M160.00M33.00M34.30M41.40M36.10M21.60M30.20M35.20M40.30M45.60M48.60M36.30M48.90M41.70M-30.00M21.20M35.50M35.80M32.40M38.30M40.00M41.30M
Operating Margin4.45%-0.28%-0.31%-0.28%-0.44%-0.59%5.68%5.64%5.53%4.58%0.57%0.94%3.01%3.29%4.06%2.59%1.69%5.65%3.07%2.83%3.36%2.91%1.63%1.65%2.03%2.23%2.52%2.69%1.94%2.56%2.62%-1.96%1.44%3.05%3.23%2.97%3.51%3.62%3.88%
EBITDA75.73M96.86M111.68M134.10M155.90M152.70M158.40M169.30M182.50M190.00M-102.00M126.00M179.00M186.00M165.00M139.00M106.00M-92.00M80.00M75.60M46.40M41.60M28.10M39.40M43.80M49.60M53.90M60.50M53.60M58.70M59.10M-13.00M41.00M32.70M50.00M44.90M47.30M48.90M50.90M
EBITDA Margin5.91%6.63%6.72%6.91%7.32%7.75%7.45%7.32%7.47%7.07%-3.61%4.56%7.49%7.20%6.03%4.73%3.66%-3.25%7.45%6.24%3.77%3.35%2.12%2.15%2.53%2.75%2.98%3.35%2.86%3.08%3.71%-0.85%2.79%2.81%4.51%4.12%4.33%4.43%4.78%
Net Income30.02M40.04M46.37M101.30M82.80M48.60M80.40M84.40M55.20M66.60M-200.00M25.00M96.00M100.00M74.00M47.00M23.00M-148.00M47.00M57.70M28.70M26.50M17.70M21.20M21.90M27.50M31.10M34.60M21.50M33.40M36.60M-47.00M-31.50M12.00M26.30M23.40M25.10M25.50M28.30M
Net Income Margin2.34%2.74%2.79%5.22%3.89%2.47%3.78%3.65%2.26%2.48%-7.07%0.90%4.02%3.87%2.71%1.60%0.79%-5.22%4.38%4.77%2.33%2.14%1.33%1.16%1.26%1.52%1.72%1.91%1.15%1.75%2.30%-3.06%-2.15%1.03%2.37%2.15%2.30%2.31%2.66%
R&D--------------------100.00K-----1.20M1.60M1.60M1.80M1.40M1.40M600.00K400.00K400.00K300.00K200.00K400.00K-
R&D as % of Total Revenue--------------------0.01%-----0.07%0.09%0.09%0.09%0.09%0.09%0.04%0.03%0.04%0.03%0.02%0.04%-
Interest Expense7.83M8.58M10.26M13.50M27.50M30.60M11.70M15.20M13.10M14.60M23.00M14.00M4.00M4.00M2.00M3.00M4.00M5.00M1.00M2.30M5.70M4.10M3.00M3.10M4.00M200.00K5.30M5.90M7.10M7.00M6.90M5.00M5.80M7.40M8.80M6.80M5.40M6.30M3.40M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.61%0.59%0.62%0.70%1.29%1.55%0.55%0.66%0.54%0.54%0.81%0.51%0.17%0.15%0.07%0.10%0.14%0.18%0.09%0.19%0.46%0.33%0.23%0.17%0.23%0.01%0.29%0.33%0.38%0.37%0.43%0.33%0.40%0.64%0.79%0.62%0.49%0.57%0.32%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP1986-05-311987-05-311988-05-311989-05-311990-05-311991-05-311992-05-311993-05-311994-05-311995-05-311996-05-311997-05-311998-08-311999-08-312000-08-312001-08-312002-08-312003-08-312004-08-312005-08-312006-08-312007-08-312008-08-312009-08-312010-08-312011-08-312012-08-312013-08-312014-08-312015-08-312016-08-312017-08-312018-08-312019-08-312020-08-312021-08-312022-08-312023-08-312024-08-312025-08-31
Total Assets469.28M593.82M687.80M791.40M946.50M888.50M969.80M1.07B1.09B1.22B1.14B1.01B1.01B1.00B1.04B1.15B1.13B1.08B861.00M628.00M130.70M95.10M110.80M190.80M181.20M212.00M267.90M289.00M300.90M432.00M417.90M339.90M208.50M212.70M232.40M186.20M189.40M195.30M179.60M174.00M
Total Liabilities315.65M366.37M449.58M507.90M646.80M634.00M531.70M588.40M616.40M728.50M738.00M640.00M497.00M458.00M441.00M535.00M514.00M492.00M456.00M576.00M238.00M172.50M179.10M259.20M243.60M272.20M319.70M345.90M343.00M422.80M404.90M314.80M254.40M287.00M314.00M243.90M221.40M211.60M182.90M164.50M
Total Equity151.99M225.92M233.90M280.40M293.80M249.30M434.90M481.50M472.90M484.90M392.83M357.83M505.00M540.00M599.00M612.00M507.00M433.00M256.00M52.00M-107.30M-77.40M-68.30M-68.40M-62.40M-60.20M-51.80M-56.90M-42.30M9.20M13.00M25.10M-45.90M-74.30M-81.60M-57.70M-32.00M-16.30M-3.30M9.50M
Cash27.03M43.97M16.63M25.00M51.70M34.10M56.90M82.70M67.70M70.30M74.00M140.00M366.00M174.00M152.00M138.00M98.00M90.00M64.00M46.00M10.80M400.00K3.40M4.30M4.00M4.20M5.10M10.10M20.40M10.90M9.10M5.50M18.00M24.00M50.60M19.30M35.30M37.30M7.00M8.20M
Total Debt84.31M104.45M147.99M146.70M272.20M266.00M142.10M168.70M162.80M223.90M179.00M171.00M100.00M69.00M29.00M63.00M54.00M22.00M19.00M102.00M52.50M53.10M47.40M53.80M52.00M67.50M105.60M108.60M113.40M164.30M150.80M88.50M101.30M97.80M163.50M100.50M74.70M63.40M48.50M32.20M
Net Debt57.28M60.48M131.36M121.70M220.50M231.90M85.20M86.00M95.10M153.60M105.00M31.00M-266.00M-105.00M-123.00M-75.00M-44.00M-68.00M-45.00M56.00M41.70M52.70M44.00M49.50M48.00M63.30M100.50M98.50M93.00M153.40M141.70M83.00M83.30M73.80M112.90M81.20M39.40M26.10M41.50M24.00M

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP1991-05-311992-05-311993-05-311994-05-311995-05-311996-05-311997-05-311999-08-312000-08-312001-08-312002-08-312003-08-312004-08-312005-08-312006-08-312007-08-312008-08-312009-08-312010-08-312011-08-312012-08-312013-08-312014-08-312015-08-312016-08-312017-08-312018-08-312019-08-312020-08-292020-08-312021-08-282021-08-312022-08-272022-08-312023-08-312024-08-312025-08-31
Operating Cash Flow58.00M77.40M81.30M92.60M66.30M70.00M44.00M67.00M95.00M82.00M53.00M52.00M-8.00M-28.00M98.00M4.50M25.10M27.70M22.10M20.30M28.50M37.90M47.40M46.50M58.20M51.20M37.50M23.00M-23.40M-41.40M-49.80M36.40M18.10M46.60M
Investing Cash Flow-85.20M-127.20M-78.20M-104.70M-140.20M-27.00M21.00M-177.00M-79.00M-130.00M-67.00M-31.00M-44.00M186.00M-77.40M-2.40M-3.50M-17.30M-8.60M-20.90M-44.60M-12.90M-10.40M-114.70M-13.20M39.50M4.60M-8.00M--4.70M-4.40M-12.30M-3.50M-4.40M-4.50M
Financing Cash Flow26.80M95.50M-32.00M28.40M102.50M-14.00M1.00M-82.00M-38.00M28.00M-7.00M-30.00M-3.00M-176.00M-56.00M-12.50M-18.60M-9.50M-13.80M800.00K17.40M-19.90M-26.60M58.80M-47.30M-93.80M-39.60M-15.90M-24.10M--76.90M--46.10M-30.90M-44.00M-40.90M
Capital Expenditure70.50M67.70M87.40M89.90M130.00M95.00M65.00M60.00M60.00M81.00M66.00M47.00M49.00M32.00M31.40M3.20M3.80M5.20M8.60M3.10M6.30M7.80M10.30M9.20M13.90M18.80M8.50M8.60M09.30M02.40M02.00M3.40M3.40M3.90M
Free Cash Flow-12.50M9.70M-6.10M2.70M-63.70M-25.00M-21.00M7.00M35.00M1.00M-13.00M5.00M-57.00M-60.00M66.60M1.30M21.30M22.50M13.50M17.20M22.20M30.10M37.10M37.30M44.30M32.40M29.00M14.40M-14.10M-39.00M-47.80M33.00M14.70M42.70M
Dividends Paid----------47.00M47.00M42.00M21.00M25.00M10.90M11.70M12.00M12.60M13.80M14.90M16.00M17.70M21.40M22.70M23.60M24.10M2.40M-2.40M-1.20M-6.10M9.80M10.80M17.40M
FCF to OCF-21.55%12.53%-7.50%2.92%-96.08%-35.71%-47.73%10.45%36.84%1.22%-24.53%9.62%712.50%214.29%67.96%28.89%84.86%81.23%61.09%84.73%77.89%79.42%78.27%80.22%76.12%63.28%77.33%62.61%-60.26%-94.20%-95.98%90.66%81.22%91.63%
Dividend Paid to FCF-----------361.54%940.00%-73.68%-35.00%37.54%838.46%54.93%53.33%93.33%80.23%67.12%53.16%47.71%57.37%51.24%72.84%83.10%16.67%-17.02%-3.08%-12.76%29.70%73.47%40.75%

Earnings

Report DateOct 16, 2013Apr 23, 2014Oct 16, 2014Apr 22, 2015Apr 19, 2016Oct 18, 2016Apr 17, 2017Oct 26, 2017Jan 22, 2018May 1, 2018Jul 18, 2018Nov 6, 2018Jan 22, 2019May 1, 2019Jul 2, 2019Nov 6, 2019Jan 20, 2020May 13, 2020Jul 14, 2020Nov 12, 2020Jan 18, 2021May 5, 2021Jul 13, 2021Nov 4, 2021Jan 24, 2022May 4, 2022Aug 27, 2022Nov 9, 2022Jan 23, 2023May 3, 2023Jul 4, 2023Nov 8, 2023Jan 31, 2024Dec 13, 2024May 7, 2025Nov 3, 2025
EPS Estimate0.000.000.008.7019.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.050.000.000.00-0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.000.000.000.000.00-
EPS Actual0.000.000.000.000.060.050.050.060.000.030.00-0.190.000.010.00-0.140.000.050.000.030.000.050.000.050.000.050.000.050.000.060.000.000.000.060.050.06
Surprise----100.00%-99.69%------------6.00%------------------
Timing-------------------------Pre-marketPre-marketPre-market-Pre-market-After-hoursAfter-hours--Pre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap190.24M
Enterprise Value186.59M
Trailing P/E7.15
Forward P/E6.65
Price / Sales0.18
Price / Book28.39
EPS0.11
Book Value0.024
Revenue (TTM)1.04B
Gross Profit (TTM)75.20M
EBITDA42.30M
Profit Margin2.59%
Operating Margin3.47%
Return on Equity13.50%
Return on Assets14.48%
Shares Outstanding242.03M
Shares Float232.41M
Beta0.31
Dividend Yield7.06%
Dividend Rate0.06
Payout Ratio51.87%

Dividends

20262×
0.02Jun 4, 20260.07Jan 8, 2026
20252×
0.02Jun 5, 20250.05Jan 9, 2025
20242×
0.02Jun 6, 20240.03Jan 11, 2024
20232×
0.01Jun 8, 20230.03Jan 12, 2023
20222×
0.01Jun 9, 20220.01Jan 13, 2022
20211×
0.01Jul 1, 2021
20201×
0.01Jan 16, 2020
20182×
0.03Jun 7, 20180.07Jan 11, 2018
20172×
0.03Jun 8, 20170.07Jan 12, 2017
20162×
0.03Jun 9, 20160.06Jan 14, 2016
20152×
0.03Jun 11, 20150.07Jan 8, 2015
20142×
0.03Jun 11, 20140.06Jan 8, 2014
20132×
0.03Jun 12, 20130.05Jan 9, 2013

Stock Splits

  • Sep 27, 200418:25
  • May 26, 19989:10
  • Jul 11, 19941.1308:1