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WH Smith shares have a market-typical stock price level. While they are good value, they are riskily financed, and show below average growth. We recommend evaluating whether the future of the company WH Smith is typical for this industry which the market average price level of the shares suggests. If you believe that the future of the company is above average, that could be an argument for buying the shares and vice versa.


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Country United Kingdom
Industry Specialty Stores
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Size class Large

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1. Hornbach Holding (XL, DE)  Home Improvement Retail
1. Hornbach Holding (XL, DE)   Home Improvement Retail 89 67 80 100
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4. Kingfisher (XXL, GB)  Home Improvement Retail
4. Kingfisher (XXL, GB)   Home Improvement Retail 71 23 92 78
5. JD Sports (XXL, GB)  Specialty Stores
5. JD Sports (XXL, GB)   Specialty Stores 71 13 85 63
6. Industria de Diseno Textil (XXL, ES)  Apparel Retail
6. Industria de Diseno Textil (XXL, ES)   Apparel Retail 13 51 94 55
7. Bilia (XL, SE)  Automotive Retail
7. Bilia (XL, SE)   Automotive Retail 91 27 30 50
8. Frasers Group (XL, GB)  Specialty Stores
8. Frasers Group (XL, GB)   Specialty Stores 27 37 89 45
9. Fnac Darty (XL, FR)  Electronics Retail
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10. Avolta (XXL, CH)  Specialty Stores
10. Avolta (XXL, CH)   Specialty Stores n/a n/a n/a n/a

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Large companies - similar region as WH Smith

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Mid sized companies - similar industry as WH Smith

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1. Samse (L, FR)  Home Improvement Retail
1. Samse (L, FR)   Home Improvement Retail 83 65 85 100
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