WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

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768.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      10.00p
  • 52 Week High: 793.50
  • 52 Week Low: 471.70
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 125.54m
  • Volume: 381,371
  • Market Cap: £964.13m
  • RiskGrade: 112
  • Beta: 0.45

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 3.5% 4.0%
Div Cover 2.4 2.3
Op Mrgn 8.2% 8.8%
ROCE 100.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 11.9 10.9
PEG 0.5 1.3
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.8
Pr/Book 6.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -2.4% -2.5%
PBT 9.7% 5.1%
EPS 24.0% 8.7%
DPS 19.6% 12.8%

WH Smith Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-08 1,352.00 76.00 36.40p 10.6 0.5 +20% 14.30p 3.7%
31-Aug-09 1,340.00 82.00 42.70p 10.3 0.6 +17% 16.70p 3.8%
31-Aug-10 1,312.00 89.00 47.60p 8.6 0.7 +12% 19.40p 4.8%
31-Aug-11 1,273.00 93.00 52.10p 9.6 1.0 +10% 22.50p 4.5%
31-Aug-12 1,243.00 102.00 64.60p 9.3 0.4 +24% 26.90p 4.5%

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-13 1,211.56 107.18 70.22p 10.9 1.3 +9% 30.33p 4.0%
31-Aug-14 1,206.09 111.62 76.20p 10.1 1.2 +8% 33.35p 4.4%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 21-May-2013 17:27 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 20-May-2013 16:51 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 17-May-2013 17:33 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

Monday broker round-up UPDATE 20-May-2013 ShareCast
Sector movers: Retailers under the weather as sn... 18-Apr-2013 ShareCast
Monday broker round-up UPDATE 15-Apr-2013 ShareCast

WH Smith Top Newspaper Links

Pressure on WH Smith sales 11-Nov-2011 The Scotsman
WH Smith raises dividend as profits rise 14-Oct-2011 Telegraph
WH Smith launches 'Kindle killer' 14-Oct-2011 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 768.00p
Change Today 10.00p
% Change 1.32 %
52 Week High 793.50
52 Week Low 471.70
Volume 381,371
Shares Issued 125.54m
Market Cap £964.13m
Beta 0.45
RiskGrade 112

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
41.57% above the market average41.57% above the market average41.57% above the market average41.57% above the market average41.57% above the market average
81.40% above the sector average81.40% above the sector average81.40% above the sector average81.40% above the sector average81.40% above the sector average
Price Trend
72.97% above the market average72.97% above the market average72.97% above the market average72.97% above the market average72.97% 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
71.43% above the market average71.43% above the market average71.43% above the market average71.43% above the market average71.43% above the market average
75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average
Growth
29.74% below the market average29.74% below the market average29.74% below the market average29.74% below the market average29.74% below the market average
20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 1
Neutral 3
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 12
buy
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 17-Jul-13 02-Jan-13
Paid 08-Aug-13 31-Jan-13
Amount 9.40p 18.60p

Trades for 21-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 48,139 @ 768.00p
16:29 150 @ 767.50p
16:29 224 @ 767.50p
16:29 681 @ 767.00p
16:29 224 @ 767.00p

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