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Smiths News PLC Fundamentals

Company NameSmiths News PLCLast Updated2025-12-12
IndustryPublishingSectorCommunication Services
Shares in Issue242.035 mMarket Cap£169.91 m
PE Ratio6.21Dividend per Share£0.05
Dividend Yield7.34Dividend Cover2.27
EPS£0.10EPS Growth (%)-0.04
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0.0843
Debt Ratio0.2837Debt Equity Ratio0
Asset Equity Ratio-91.1053Cash Equity Ratio-3.3158
Quick Ratio0.8656Current Ratio0.99
Price To Book Value17.8891ROCE0

Smiths News PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Prelim2026-01-082026-02-05GBP0.0380
Interim2025-06-052025-07-03GBP0.0175
Prelim2025-01-092025-02-06GBP0.0340
Interim2024-06-062024-07-04GBP0.0175
Prelim2024-01-112024-02-08GBP0.0275
Interim2023-06-082023-07-06GBP0.0140
Prelim2023-01-122023-02-09GBP0.0275

Smiths News PLC Company Financials

Assets202420232022
Tangible Assets£39.20 m£30.60 m£34.90 m
Intangible Assets£2.40 m£1.90 m£1.70 m
Investments£4.60 m£4.40 m£4.20 m
Total Fixed Assets£47.50 m£38.60 m£41.90 m
Stocks£22.10 m£17.70 m£15.60 m
Debtors£100.30 m£100.00 m£94.70 m
Cash & Equivalents£7.00 m£37.30 m£35.30 m
Other Assets£1.30 m£1.70 m£1.10 m
Total Assets£179.60 m£195.30 m£189.40 m
Liabilities202420232022
Creditors within 1 year£135.30 m£158.90 m£157.20 m
Creditors after 1 year£47.60 m£52.70 m£64.20 m
Other Liabilities000
Total Liabilities£182.90 m£211.60 m£221.40 m
Net assets-£3.30 m-£16.30 m-£32.00 m
Equity202420232022
Called up share capital£12.40 m£12.40 m£12.40 m
Share Premium£60.50 m£60.50 m£60.50 m
Profit / Loss£34.10 m£31.80 m£27.90 m
Other Equity-£3.30 m-£16.30 m-£32.00 m
Preference & Minorities000
Total Capital Employed-£3.30 m-£16.30 m-£32.00 m
Ratios202420232022
Debt Ratio000
Debt-to-Equity000
Assets / Equity-91.1053-91.1053-91.1053
Cash / Equity-3.3158-3.3158-3.3158
EPS£0.10£0.11£0.12
Cash Flow202420232022
Cash from operating activities£22.40 m£36.40 m£49.80 m
Cashflow before financing-£26.50 m£5.50 m£3.70 m
Increase in Cash-£30.30 m£2.00 m£16.00 m
Income202420232022
Turnover£1.10 bn£1.09 bn£1.09 bn
Cost of sales£1.03 bn£1.02 bn£1.02 bn
Gross Profit£73.20 m£72.50 m£72.70 m
Operating Profit£40.00 m£38.30 m£32.40 m
Pre-Tax profit£34.10 m£31.80 m£27.90 m

Smiths News PLC Company Background

SectorCommunication Services
ActivitiesSmiths News PLC is a UK-based wholesale distributor of published content. The group is one of the UK's foremost publishers of newspapers and magazines, and it also operates as a book distributor through bookstores and an online platform serving the needs of academics and public libraries. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United Kingdom.
Latest Interim Date7 May 2025
Latest Fiscal Year End Date4 Nov 2025

Smiths News PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2020-05-13Mr. Paul Gary KennedyNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2016-02-04Mr. John William Anthony CannNon-Executive Director
2018-08-31Mr. Mark Richard CashmoreExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2025-12-09Mr. Jonathan Michael BuntingExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2015-05-01Mr. Dennis Henry MillardNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2016-02-04Mr. John Graham WorbyNon-Executive Director
2011-08-09Mr. Alan HumphreyExecutive Director,Finance Director
2024-12-16Mr. David Charles BlackwoodNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2024-12-16Mr. Mark Argent WhitelingNon-Executive Director,Senior independent non-executive director
2018-01-23Mr. Andrew BrentNon-Executive Director
2017-12-14Mr. Nicholas John GreshamExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2011-08-09Mr. Brendan FitzmauriceNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2018-11-06Mr. David Gregory Bauernfeind Executive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2019-11-06Mr. Jozef OpdeweeghExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2025-01-16Ms. Denise Rosemary CollisNon-Executive Director
2021-12-17Mr. Anthony Liam GraceExecutive Director
2025-03-04Mr. Paul BakerExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2025-12-12Ms. Deborah RabeyNon-Executive Director
2025-11-14Ms. Manju MalhotraNon-Executive Director

Smiths News PLC Contact Details

Company NameSmiths News PLC
AddressRowan House, Cherry Orchard North, Kembrey Park, Swindon, SN2 8UH
Telephone+44 3451288888
Websitehttps://www.smithsnews.co.uk

Smiths News PLC Advisors

Remuneration ConsultantKorn Ferry Hay Group
Phone+44 2078567000
StockbrokerBerenberg
Phone+44 2032077800
Fax+44 2032077900
SolicitorGowling WLG
Phone+44 3709031000
Fax+44 3709041099
BankRoyal Bank of Scotland PLC
BankHSBC Bank PLC
BankBarclays Bank PLC
RegistrarEquiniti Ltd.
Phone+44 1214157082
StockbrokerJ.P. Morgan Cazenove Ltd
Phone+44 2077424000
BankLloyds Bank PLC
Financial PR AdviserBuchanan
Phone+44 2074665000
Fax+44 2074665001
SolicitorHerbert Smith Freehills LLP
Phone+44 2073748000
Fax+44 2073740888
SolicitorBevan Brittan
Phone(0870) 194 1000
Fax(0870) 194 7800

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