Smiths News (NWS)

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95.25p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.25p
  • 52 Week High: 103.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 75.25p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 183.52m
  • Volume: 147,908
  • Market Cap: £174.80m
  • RiskGrade: 141
  • Beta: 0.18

Smiths News Overview

Smiths News is in the support services sector and is currently trading at 95.25p per share. In the last year Smiths News's share price has ranged from 75.25p to 103.00p and brokers are currently rating this stock as 'buy'.

1 Day Chart (28-05-2012)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 8.4% 9.2%
Div Cover n/a 2.0
Op Mrgn n/a 2.5%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 6.1 5.4
PEG n/a 0.4
Pr/Revenue 0.1 0.1
Pr/Book n/a  
Latest F'cast
Revenue n/a 3.0%
PBT 52.7% 36.5%
EPS n/a 14.2%
DPS n/a 8.8%

Smiths News Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-07 1,232.40 36.40 14.00p 10.5 1.3 +8% 6.40p 4.4%
31-Aug-08 1,240.60 32.60 14.50p 5.5 1.4 +4% 6.70p 8.3%
31-Aug-09 1,326.00 18.40 13.80p 8.7 n/a -5% 6.80p 5.7%
31-Aug-10 1,829.60 28.10 14.60p 6.9 1.2 +6% 7.40p 7.3%
31-Aug-11 1,734.40 32.10 15.50p 5.4 0.9 +6% 8.00p 9.6%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Smiths News Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-12 1,785.67 43.83 17.70p 5.4 0.4 +14% 8.70p 9.2%
31-Aug-13 1,767.37 47.96 19.74p 4.8 0.4 +12% 9.10p 9.6%

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Smiths News Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 28-May-2012 11:30 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 22-May-2012 10:23 RNS
Acquisition of Hedgelane Limited 24-Apr-2012 07:00 RNS

Smiths News ShareCast News

Wednesday tips round-up: Capita and Smiths News 25-Apr-2012 ShareCast
Smiths News looking beyond newspapers 24-Apr-2012 ShareCast
Headline profits to be in line at Smith News 10-Jan-2012 ShareCast

Smiths News Top Newspaper Links

SMITHS NEWS PAYS £20M FOR RIVAL DAWSON 08-Jun-2011 Express & Star
Smiths News in £20m Dawson move 08-Jun-2011 The Scotsman
Smiths going digital after Dawson deal 08-Jun-2011 The Independent

Latest Smiths News Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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.

 

Smiths News Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 95.25p
Change Today 0.25p
% Change 0.26 %
52 Week High 103.00p
52 Week Low 75.25p
Volume 147,908
Shares Issued 183.52m
Market Cap £174.80m
Beta 0.18
RiskGrade 141

Smiths News Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
90.58% above the market average90.58% above the market average90.58% above the market average90.58% above the market average90.58% above the market average
82.28% above the sector average82.28% above the sector average82.28% above the sector average82.28% above the sector average82.28% above the sector average
Price Trend
7.99% above the market average7.99% above the market average7.99% above the market average7.99% above the market average7.99% above the market average
Sector averageSector averageSector averageSector averageSector average
Income
97.32% above the market average97.32% above the market average97.32% above the market average97.32% above the market average97.32% above the market average
96.26% above the sector average96.26% above the sector average96.26% above the sector average96.26% above the sector average96.26% above the sector average
Growth
20.72% above the market average20.72% above the market average20.72% above the market average20.72% above the market average20.72% above the market average
34.13% above the sector average34.13% above the sector average34.13% above the sector average34.13% above the sector average34.13% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 1
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 4
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Smiths News Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 09-May-12 04-Jan-12
Paid 08-Jun-12 03-Feb-12
Amount 2.80p 5.40p

Trades for 28-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 1,608 @ 95.25p
16:29 2,504 @ 95.50p
16:29 2,197 @ 95.50p
16:29 2,803 @ 95.50p
16:29 1,749 @ 95.75p

Smiths News Key Personnel

CFO Nicholas Gresham

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