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Smiths News

LSE:SNWS GB00B17WCR61
78
  • Value
    84
  • Growth
    51
  • Safety
    Safety
    22
  • Combined
    59
  • Sentiment
    100
  • 360° View
    360° View
    78
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Company Description

Smiths News plc is a news wholesaler and provider of supply chain solutions. It operates in the news distribution industry, distributing newspapers and magazines. The company operates across England and Wales. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $190 million, profits of $96 million, revenue of $1,449 million, and 1388 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 78 (better than 78% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Smiths News are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Smiths News. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 84, which means that the share price of Smiths News is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 84% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 100. But the company’s financing is risky with a Safety rank of 22. This means 78% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Smiths News. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country United Kingdom
Industry Distributors
Size Small
Website smithsnews.co.uk
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FTSE All Shares
Sound Pay Europe
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Last update: 30-Jul-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
84 100 100 100
Growth
51 55 31 25
Safety
Safety
22 26 18 8
Sentiment
100 82 62 18
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78 96 65 19
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
100 74 72 63
Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 78 76 26
Market Pulse
99 45 37 18
Sentiment
100 82 62 18
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
84 100 100 100
Growth
51 55 31 25
Safety Safety
22 26 18 8
Combined
59 80 45 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
95 84 87 100
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
87 100 97 100
Price vs. Book (P/B)
5 100 97 94
Dividend Yield
85 98 100 96
Value
84 100 100 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
21 11 6 6
Profit Growth
23 42 45 26
Capital Growth
58 46 28 45
Stock Returns
92 92 78 85
Growth
51 55 31 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
7 1 3 1
Refinancing
18 31 30 3
Liquidity
75 73 60 48
Safety Safety
22 26 18 8

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This is a high-quality, high-growth stock with positive sentiment. However, the financing is on the riskier side. It is best for a growth-focused investor willing to accept higher financial risk for potentially higher shareholder returns.

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