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Smiths News plc is United Kingdom-based wholesaler of newspapers and magazines. The Smiths News segment include Smiths News Core, Dawson Media Direct (DMD), Instore and Other businesses. Smiths News Core is a distributor of newspapers and magazines to retailers across England and Wales. DMD supplies newspapers, magazines and inflight entertainment to airlines and travel points in the United Kingdom. Instore supplies field marketing services to retailers and suppliers across the United Kingdom. Other businesses include several ancillary businesses, which are adjacent to Smiths News. Its core services include newspaper and magazine deliveries, collecting and processing returns, managing retail ranges, and providing market insight to forecast demand and minimize waste. The Company distributes a range of print media from large general retailers to smaller independent newsagents. It serves approximately 24,000 retailers from superstores to corner shops.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)1.09bn
- Net income in GBP25.10m
- Incorporated2004
- Employees1.49k
- LocationSmiths News PLCRowan House, Kembrey ParkSWINDON SN2 8UHUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 845 123 0000
- Fax+44 179 356 3601
- Websitehttps://www.smithsnews.co.uk/investor-zone/
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilendi SA | 53.15m | 1.73m | 63.78m | 417.00 | 38.84 | 2.25 | 7.96 | 1.20 | 0.4171 | 0.4171 | 13.20 | 7.20 | 0.8548 | 13.27 | 3.62 | 155,054.10 | 2.75 | 6.10 | 3.70 | 8.49 | 89.12 | 87.00 | 3.21 | 7.49 | 1.88 | 9.45 | 0.2716 | 0.00 | 39.48 | 18.67 | -18.65 | 14.57 | 17.71 | -- |
| Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik A.S. | 14.14m | 1.41m | 71.41m | 1.39k | 50.53 | 1.82 | 39.87 | 5.05 | 0.096 | 0.0426 | 0.9603 | 2.66 | 0.287 | 17.81 | 3.63 | 436,628.70 | 2.82 | 6.43 | 4.07 | 8.18 | -33.27 | 1.05 | 9.83 | 19.43 | 1.58 | -- | 0.0195 | 0.00 | 38.29 | -0.0132 | 156.75 | -- | -15.36 | -- |
| Ilkka Oyj | 48.31m | 4.14m | 71.85m | 508.00 | 17.15 | 0.5276 | 9.27 | 1.49 | 0.1895 | 0.1876 | 2.21 | 6.16 | 0.3018 | -- | 8.46 | 110,415.40 | 2.59 | 3.94 | 2.94 | 4.34 | 77.93 | 73.50 | 8.57 | 14.37 | -- | -- | 0.0004 | 87.60 | 3.14 | 8.99 | 452.64 | 19.22 | -- | -12.94 |
| Centaur Media Plc | 37.33m | 5.33m | 74.90m | 245.00 | 14.60 | 1.66 | 10.02 | 2.01 | 0.0349 | 0.0318 | 0.245 | 0.3069 | 0.5673 | -- | 9.49 | 152,363.30 | 8.10 | 0.026 | 11.19 | 0.0361 | -- | -- | 14.27 | 0.0514 | -- | -- | 0.042 | 10,867.71 | -2.75 | -5.79 | 108.74 | -- | -6.00 | -9.71 |
| Bastei Luebbe AG | 95.75m | 9.35m | 75.60m | 321.00 | 7.97 | 1.40 | 6.09 | 0.7895 | 0.8286 | 0.8286 | 8.54 | 4.71 | 1.02 | 4.33 | 4.65 | 346,380.10 | 10.01 | 5.48 | 16.48 | 9.97 | 50.72 | 48.17 | 9.82 | 5.46 | 1.16 | -- | 0.105 | -- | 5.83 | -1.35 | -64.26 | -- | -16.66 | -- |
| Gyldendal ASA | 195.83m | -2.82m | 83.17m | 1.86k | -- | 1.26 | 4.82 | 0.4247 | -17.86 | -17.86 | 1,157.11 | 381.79 | 1.18 | 2.22 | 26.03 | 1,439,144.00 | -1.98 | 1.28 | -3.15 | 2.04 | 59.16 | 58.85 | -1.68 | 1.11 | 0.481 | -0.4522 | 0.3474 | 64.48 | -0.3099 | 6.32 | -288.41 | -- | 14.62 | -- |
| Vocento SA | 312.05m | 3.45m | 86.72m | 3.09k | 24.32 | 0.3657 | 2.97 | 0.2779 | 0.0333 | 0.0333 | 3.01 | 2.21 | 0.8357 | -- | -- | -- | 2.03 | 1.09 | 2.91 | 1.81 | 55.80 | 57.84 | 2.43 | 1.43 | -- | 8.85 | 0.1812 | -- | 6.19 | -1.21 | 6.96 | -18.06 | 3.77 | -- |
| Dogan Burda Dergi Yayincilik ve Pzrlm AS | 6.49m | 267.58k | 88.05m | 164.00 | 329.06 | 136.38 | 245.97 | 13.58 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 13.33 | 1.33 | 2.09 | 40.11 | 4.77 | 1,507,325.00 | 8.63 | 4.76 | 19.54 | 8.59 | 45.52 | 41.30 | 4.13 | 3.03 | 1.42 | -- | 0.1616 | 0.00 | 78.49 | 14.72 | -14.49 | -- | 13.92 | -- |
| Gyldendal A/S | 83.15m | 3.15m | 88.18m | 462.00 | 11.76 | 0.8964 | 7.10 | 1.06 | 27.04 | 29.45 | 712.87 | 354.74 | 1.10 | 5.10 | 7.99 | 1,559,318.00 | 4.16 | -0.0865 | 7.17 | -0.1455 | 44.43 | 49.00 | 3.79 | -0.0805 | 0.6597 | 3.43 | 0.0538 | 1,762.88 | 2.09 | -3.33 | 134.91 | 12.24 | -5.56 | -- |
| Roularta Media Group NV | -86.12bn | -86.12bn | 117.13m | 1.21k | -- | 0.5621 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.93 | -- | 2.84 | -- | 81.73 | -- | 2.31 | 1.05 | -- | 0.0503 | 75.71 | -5.72 | 3.15 | -69.16 | -- | 18.10 | 14.87 |
| Caltagirone Editore SpA | 93.57m | 13.98m | 122.72m | 576.00 | 7.50 | 0.2796 | 6.29 | 1.31 | 0.152 | 0.152 | 1.02 | 4.08 | 0.2128 | 4.75 | 3.11 | 188,631.90 | 3.18 | -0.9104 | 3.60 | -1.04 | 89.71 | 91.42 | 14.94 | -3.94 | 1.23 | -- | 0.046 | -- | -1.11 | -4.97 | 132.00 | -- | -7.14 | -- |
| Smiths News PLC | 1.09bn | 25.10m | 126.31m | 1.49k | 5.05 | -- | 3.68 | 0.1157 | 0.101 | 0.101 | 4.37 | -0.0688 | 5.68 | 61.23 | 11.10 | 733,310.90 | 13.05 | 10.39 | 73.18 | 1,201.11 | 6.64 | 6.56 | 2.30 | 1.89 | 0.8748 | 6.05 | 1.35 | 24.38 | 0.2387 | -6.58 | 7.26 | -- | -16.74 | 6.01 |
| North Media A/S | 109.54m | 30.52m | 139.81m | 399.00 | 4.24 | 0.9386 | 4.16 | 1.28 | 14.25 | 14.25 | 51.06 | 64.35 | 0.6721 | 69.63 | 13.62 | 2,378,697.00 | 18.72 | 17.85 | 21.54 | 20.52 | 56.72 | 56.50 | 27.86 | 20.80 | 3.53 | -- | 0.1177 | 34.23 | -4.64 | -3.68 | 12,490.48 | 36.21 | -12.48 | 5.92 |
Data as of Apr 19 2024. Currency figures normalised to Smiths News PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
44.10%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Aberforth Partners LLPas of 26 Aug 2023 | 35.39m | 14.29% |
| FORUM Family Office Services GmbHas of 26 Aug 2023 | 24.37m | 9.84% |
| FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Ltd.as of 26 Aug 2023 | 19.19m | 7.75% |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd.as of 26 Aug 2023 | 10.85m | 4.38% |
| Silchester International Investors LLPas of 01 Mar 2024 | 7.89m | 3.18% |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Mar 2024 | 3.89m | 1.57% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Mar 2024 | 3.63m | 1.47% |
| IG Markets Ltd.as of 01 Mar 2024 | 1.53m | 0.62% |
| HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd.as of 01 Mar 2024 | 1.33m | 0.54% |
| Vanguard Global Advisers LLCas of 31 Jan 2024 | 1.15m | 0.47% |
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Data from 30 Jun 2023 - 02 Apr 2024Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
