WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

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502.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      7.30p
  • 52 Week High: 559.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 451.60p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 132.74m
  • Volume: 272,616
  • Market Cap: £667.00m
  • RiskGrade: 102
  • Beta: 0.53

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.

1 Day Chart (28-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.5% 5.3%
Div Cover 2.3 2.3
Op Mrgn 7.3% 7.9%
ROCE 83.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 9.6 8.3
PEG 1.0 0.5
Pr/Revenue 0.5 0.5
Pr/Book 4.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -3.0% -2.1%
PBT 4.5% 6.3%
EPS 9.5% 15.6%
DPS 16.0% 15.9%

WH Smith Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-07 1,299.00 76.00 30.30p 13.6 0.5 +27% 11.80p 2.9%
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%

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-12 1,245.84 98.87 60.25p 8.3 0.5 +16% 26.07p 5.3%
31-Aug-13 1,250.32 105.14 66.16p 7.6 0.8 +10% 29.29p 5.9%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 28-May-2012 17:26 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 25-May-2012 17:14 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 24-May-2012 17:43 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

WH Smith director goes to the till 23-Apr-2012 ShareCast
Monday broker round-up 23-Apr-2012 ShareCast
Friday tips round-up: Hargreaves, WH Smith, Ladb... 20-Apr-2012 ShareCast

WH Smith Top Newspaper Links

Retail: Top of the shops – and who’s worst on hi... 22-May-2012 The Scotsman
Pressure on WH Smith sales 11-Nov-2011 The Scotsman
WH Smith raises dividend as profits rise 14-Oct-2011 Telegraph

Latest WH Smith 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.

 

WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 502.50p
Change Today 7.30p
% Change 1.47 %
52 Week High 559.00p
52 Week Low 451.60p
Volume 272,616
Shares Issued 132.74m
Market Cap £667.00m
Beta 0.53
RiskGrade 102

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
18.99% above the market average18.99% above the market average18.99% above the market average18.99% above the market average18.99% above the market average
4.35% above the sector average4.35% above the sector average4.35% above the sector average4.35% above the sector average4.35% above the sector average
Price Trend
42.89% above the market average42.89% above the market average42.89% above the market average42.89% above the market average42.89% above the market average
22.45% above the sector average22.45% above the sector average22.45% above the sector average22.45% above the sector average22.45% above the sector average
Income
75.50% above the market average75.50% above the market average75.50% above the market average75.50% above the market average75.50% above the market average
57.89% above the sector average57.89% above the sector average57.89% above the sector average57.89% above the sector average57.89% above the sector average
Growth
42.99% below the market average42.99% below the market average42.99% below the market average42.99% below the market average42.99% below the market average
53.19% below the sector average53.19% below the sector average53.19% below the sector average53.19% below the sector average53.19% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 9
Buy 2
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 13-Jun-12 04-Jan-12
Paid 18-Jul-12 02-Feb-12
Amount 8.30p 15.30p

Trades for 28-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:42 3,476 @ 500.37p
16:35 38,413 @ 502.50p
16:29 23,970 @ 499.95p
16:29 96 @ 501.50p
16:29 104 @ 501.50p

WH Smith Key Personnel

CEO Kate Swann

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