Consumer Discretionary / Specialty RetailUpdated 2026-05-10 22:07 UTC

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Fair value pending

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Market cap

634.1M

London Stock Exchange

Market data

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Sector context

Where the current metrics sit

Percentiles come from the backend screener cohort cache for the ticker's country and sector.

Forward P/E9.8

P25 10.2P50 13P75 17.4

Trailing P/En/a

P25 11P50 16P75 26.2

ROE-14.8

P25 0.4P50 8P75 17.9

ROIC11.6

P25 3.3P50 7.6P75 13.6

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Indicator catalog

All LON/SMWH market and fundamental indicators

A searchable catalog of the available market, valuation, profitability, growth, balance-sheet, ownership, and analyst metrics for this ticker.

Available fields

226

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Currency

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Showing 226 of 226 available metrics for this ticker.

Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Country	United Kingdom
Country code	UK
Employees	9,290
Employees Change	-5,161%
Employees Change Percent	-35.71
Enterprise value	GBX 1.7B
Exchange	London Stock Exchange
Financial currency	GBP
First seen	2026-05-10
Industry	Specialty Retail
Isin	GB00B2PDGW16
Last refreshed	2026-05-10
Market cap	GBX 634.1M
Price	GBX 509
Price currency	GBX
Rev Per Employee	170,613.56x
Sector	Consumer Discretionary
Sic	5940
Symbol	lon/SMWH
Website	https://www.whsmithplc.co.uk

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	-19.24%
EV Earnings	-13.77x
EV/EBIT	12.35x
EV/EBITDA	6.44x
EV/FCF	17.68x
EV/Sales	1.06x
FCF yield	14.98%
Forward P/E	9.84x
P/B ratio	3.94x
P/S ratio	0.4x
PEG ratio	1x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	8.58%
EBITDA Margin	11.42%
FCF margin	5.99%
Gross margin	56.78%
Gross Profit	GBX 900M
Gross Profit Growth	1.24%
Gross Profit Growth Q	2.77%
Gross Profit Growth3 Y	-8.65%
Gross Profit Growth5 Y	-3.25%
Net Income	GBX -122M
Net Income Growth Quarters	1%
Net Income Growth Years	0%
Pretax Margin	-1.2%
Profit Margin	-7.7%
Profit Per Employee	GBX -13,132
ROA	5.31
Roa5y	4.3
ROCE	23.33
ROE	-14.79
Roe5y	2.58
ROIC	11.61
Roic5y	-23.35

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
Cagr10y	-9.59%
Cagr15y	2.78%
Cagr1y	-45.48%
Cagr20y	3.01%
Cagr3y	-30.49%
Cagr5y	-22.03%
Div CAGR10	-7.9%
Div CAGR3	23.88%
Div CAGR5	-21.54%
EPS Growth Quarters	1
EPS Growth Years	0
FCF Growth	-51.03%
FCF Growth3 Y	-15.06%
FCF Growth5 Y	-5.42%
OCF Growth	-35.94%
OCF Growth10 Y	11.99%
OCF Growth3 Y	-12.48%
OCF Growth5 Y	-4.19%
Revenue Growth	15.86x
Revenue Growth Q	4.47x
Revenue Growth Years	0x
Revenue Growth3 Y	-5.68x
Revenue Growth5 Y	-1.64x

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	GBX 0.99
Assets	GBX 1.4B
Cash	GBX 48M
Current Assets	GBX 284M
Current Liabilities	GBX 866M
Debt	GBX 1.1B
Debt EBITDA	GBX 4.05
Debt Equity	GBX 6.57
Debt FCF	GBX 11.14
Equity	GBX 161M
Interest Coverage	2.72
Liabilities	GBX 1.3B
Long Term Assets	GBX 1.2B
Long Term Liabilities	GBX 422M
Net Cash	GBX -1B
Net Cash By Market Cap	GBX -159
Net Debt EBITDA	GBX 5.58
Net Debt Equity	GBX 6.27
Net Debt FCF	GBX 10.63
Tangible Book Value	GBX -320M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	GBX -2.56
WACC	5.81

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	0.33
Inventory Turnover	3.75
Net Working Capital	GBX 13M
Quick ratio	0.17
Working Capital	GBX -582M
Working Capital Turnover	GBX -4.35

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	3.65%
Dividend Growth	-48.51%
Dividend Growth Years	2%
Dividend per share	GBX 0.17
Dividend Years	4
Dividend Yield	3.4%
Ex Div Date	2026-01-22
Last Dividend	GBX 0.06
Payout Frequency	Semi-Annual

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y total return	-63.52%
1Y total return	-45.46%
200-day SMA	683.7
3Y total return	-66.42%
50-day SMA	579.4
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
5Y total return	-71.18%
All Time High	2,660
All Time High Change	-80.88%
All Time High Date	2019-12-30
All Time Low	125.9
All Time Low Change	303.85%
All Time Low Date	1983-10-14
ATR	28.51
Beta	0.91
Beta1y	1.41
Beta2y	1.06
Ch YTD	-20.42
High	522.5
High52	1,132
High52 Date	2025-06-27
High52ch	-55.08%
Low	508.5
Low52	474
Low52 Date	2026-05-05
Low52ch	7.28%
Ma50ch	-12.24%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-25.62%
RSI	37.93
RSI Monthly	30.22
RSI Weekly	33.9
Sharpe ratio	-0.8x
Sortino ratio	-0.84
Total Return	7.05%
Tr YTD	-19.72
Tr15y	50.94%
Tr1m	-12.02%
Tr1w	-1.45%
Tr3m	-25.66%

Analyst estimates

Ratings, targets, revisions, and forward estimate fields.

Metric	Value
Operating Income	GBX 136M
Operating Income Growth	-8.11
Operating Income Growth Q	-30.77
Operating Income Growth3 Y	-11.69
Operating Income Growth5 Y	-3.73
Operating margin	8.58

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	122,057,121%
Net Borrowing	-43,000,000
Shares Insiders	0.05%
Shares Institutions	83.39%
Shares Out	124,694,826
Shares Yo Y	-3.65%

Other indicators

Additional ticker metrics that do not fit the primary research groupings yet.

Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	GBX 93M
Average Volume	626,234.6x
Bv Per Share	1
CAPEX	GBX -85M
Ch10y	-69.51
Ch15y	6
Ch1m	-12.02
Ch1w	-1.45
Ch1y	-46.5
Ch20y	-2.77
Ch3m	-25.66
Ch3y	-68.67
Ch5y	-73.27
Ch6m	-19.6
Change	-2.77%
Change From Open	-1.93
Close	523
Days Gap	-0.86
Depreciation Amortization	45,000,000
Dollar Volume	155,101,144.5
Earnings Date	2026-04-23
EBIT	GBX 136M
EBITDA	GBX 181M
EPS	GBX -0.97
F Score	4
FCF	GBX 95M
FCF EV Yield	5.65x
FCF Per Share	GBX 0.76
Financing CF	-109,000,000
Fiscal Year End	August
Founded	1,792
Goodwill	401,000,000
Income Tax	GBX 21M
Investing CF	-62,000,000
Is Primary Listing	1
Last Earnings Date	2026-04-23
Last Report Date	2026-02-28
Last Split Date	2008-02-22
Last Split Type	Reverse
Ma150	634
Ma150ch	-19.79%
Ma20	570.6
Ma20ch	-10.88%
Net CF	9,000,000
Next Earnings Date	2026-07-23
Open	518.5
P FCF Ratio	6.67
P OCF Ratio	3.52
Payment Date	2026-02-12
Position In Range	0
Ppne	660,000,000
Price Date	2026-05-08
Price EBITDA	GBX 3.5
Relative Volume	0.49x
Revenue	1,585,000,000x
SBC By Revenue	0.13x
Share Based Comp	2,000,000
Tax By Revenue	1.32x
Tr20y	80.85%
Tr6m	-18.89%
Volume	305,017
Z Score	1.45

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Income

LON/SMWH dividend yield, growth & safety

Yield, payout sustainability, and the multi-year growth streak.

Dividend yield

+3.4%

$0.17 annual per share

Payout ratio

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Share of earnings returned as dividends. Below 60% is generally sustainable.

5Y dividend CAGR

-21.5%

2 consecutive years of growth

Total shareholder yield

+7.0%

Next ex-dividend date: 2026-01-22

Performance

LON/SMWH stock returns vs the market

Total return (incl. dividends) compared to S&P 500.

Ownership

Who owns LON/SMWH?

Insider, institutional, and short-interest positioning.

Institutional ownership

+83.4%

Share of float held by funds and institutions

Insider ownership

+0.1%

Stake held by company insiders. Higher generally signals alignment.

Short interest

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Float sold short by bearish positioning

Y/Y dilution

-3.6%

Negative means the company is buying back shares.

Technical

LON/SMWH momentum and risk profile

RSI, moving-average stack, beta, and risk-adjusted return.

RSI (14)

37.9

Neutral momentum band

Price vs 200-day MA

-25.6%

50/200-day relationship not available

Beta (5Y)

0.91

Moves roughly with the market

Sharpe ratio

-0.80

Risk-adjusted return — higher is better; >1.0 is solid.

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