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Fair value midpoint

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Fair value pending

Upside to midpoint

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Based on latest report

Confidence

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Data quality and model convergence

Market cap

163.6M

London Stock Exchange

Market data

Live price

Current market quote for this ticker.

Current price

LON/SNWS

In the news

Latest news · LON/SNWS

Recent company headlines from major financial publishers.

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Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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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/E6.5

P25 7.3P50 12.4P75 15.7

Trailing P/E6

P25 8.8P50 15.7P75 25.3

ROE912.9

P25 -5.7P50 6.8P75 17.4

ROIC95.6

P25 1.3P50 7.7P75 13.5

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Indicator catalog

All LON/SNWS 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

238

Groups with data

Currency

GBP

Showing 238 of 238 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	1,357
Employees Change	-31%
Employees Change Percent	-2.23
Enterprise value	GBX 187.6M
Exchange	London Stock Exchange
Financial currency	GBP
First seen	2026-05-10
Industry	Publishing
Isin	GB00B17WCR61
Last refreshed	2026-05-10
Market cap	GBX 163.6M
Price	GBX 67.6
Price currency	GBX
Rev Per Employee	784,082.54x
Sector	Communication Services
Sic	5190
Symbol	lon/SNWS
Website	https://www.smithsnews.co.uk

Valuation

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

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	17.3%
EV Earnings	6.63x
EV/EBIT	4.38x
EV/EBITDA	3.62x
EV/FCF	4.12x
EV/Sales	0.18x
FCF yield	27.81%
Forward P/E	6.48x
P/B ratio	17.22x
P/E ratio	5.98x
P/S ratio	0.15x
PE Ratio10 Y	5.07x
PE Ratio3 Y	5.31x
PE Ratio5 Y	5.04x

Profitability

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

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	4.03%
EBITDA Margin	4.27%
FCF margin	4.28%
Gross margin	7.06%
Gross Profit	GBX 75.1M
Gross Profit Growth	-0.66%
Gross Profit Growth Q	-1.31%
Gross Profit Growth3 Y	2.52%
Gross Profit Growth5 Y	0.4%
Net Income	GBX 28.3M
Net Income Growth	10.98%
Net Income Growth Q	6.48%
Net Income Growth Years	3%
Net Income Growth3 Y	6.54%
Net Income Growth5 Y	2.35%
Pretax Margin	3.56%
Profit Margin	2.66%
Profit Per Employee	GBX 20,855
Profitable Years	6
ROA	15.17
Roa5y	12.44
ROCE	105.4
ROE	912.9
ROIC	95.62
Roic5y	169.5

Growth

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

Metric	Value
Cagr10y	-1.68%
Cagr15y	4.61%
Cagr1y	31.71%
Cagr3y	23.72%
Cagr5y	20.32%
Div CAGR10	-0.84%
Div CAGR3	27.24%
Div CAGR5	76.44%
EPS Growth	10.78
EPS Growth Q	5.41
EPS Growth Years	1
EPS Growth3 Y	6.7
EPS Growth5 Y	2.4
FCF Growth	139.47%
FCF Growth Q	179.59%
FCF Growth3 Y	6.85%
FCF Growth5 Y	5.33%
OCF Growth	120.54%
OCF Growth Q	156.64%
OCF Growth10 Y	7.76%
OCF Growth3 Y	7.56%
OCF Growth5 Y	5.78%
Revenue Growth	-3.6x
Revenue Growth Q	-6.44x
Revenue Growth Years	0x
Revenue Growth3 Y	-0.55x
Revenue Growth5 Y	-0.57x

Financial strength

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

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	GBX 6.02
Assets	GBX 174M
Cash	GBX 8.2M
Current Assets	GBX 125.1M
Current Liabilities	GBX 133.3M
Debt	GBX 32.2M
Debt EBITDA	GBX 0.62
Debt Equity	GBX 3.39
Debt FCF	GBX 0.71
Equity	GBX 9.5M
Interest Coverage	12.62
Liabilities	GBX 164.5M
Long Term Assets	GBX 48.9M
Long Term Liabilities	GBX 31.2M
Net Cash	GBX -24M
Net Cash By Market Cap	GBX -14.67
Net Debt EBITDA	GBX 0.53
Net Debt Equity	GBX 2.53
Net Debt FCF	GBX 0.53
Tangible Book Value	GBX 8.9M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	GBX 0.04
WACC	6.37

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	0.94
Inventory Turnover	64.63
Net Working Capital	GBX -10.8M
Quick ratio	0.83
Working Capital	GBX -8.2M
Working Capital Turnover	GBX -187

Dividends and buybacks

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

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	0.36%
Dividend Growth	19.58%
Dividend Growth Years	4%
Dividend per share	GBX 0.09
Dividend Years	7
Dividend Yield	12.65%
Ex Div Date	2026-06-04
Last Dividend	GBX 0.02
Payout Frequency	Semi-Annual
Payout Ratio	61.48%

Performance and technicals

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

Metric	Value
10Y total return	-15.58%
1Y total return	31.68%
200-day SMA	64.75
3Y total return	89.41%
50-day SMA	66.26
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
5Y total return	152.17%
All Time High	247.8
All Time High Change	-72.71%
All Time High Date	2014-01-07
All Time Low	11.05
All Time Low Change	511.76%
All Time Low Date	2020-06-15
ATR	4.07
Beta	0.33
Beta1y	0.42
Beta2y	0.62
Ch YTD	-10.82
High	69
High52	79.4
High52 Date	2026-01-05
High52ch	-14.86%
Low	64.4
Low52	53.2
Low52 Date	2025-06-12
Low52ch	27.07%
Ma50ch	2.02%
Price vs 200-day SMA	4.4%
RSI	51.33
RSI Monthly	57.89
RSI Weekly	51.83
Sharpe ratio	0.99x
Sortino ratio	1.69
Total Return	13.01%
Tr YTD	-2.18
Tr15y	96.65%
Tr1m	5.63%
Tr1w	-0.59%
Tr3m	-2.59%

Analyst estimates

Ratings, targets, revisions, and forward estimate fields.

Metric	Value
Operating Income	GBX 42.9M
Operating Income Growth	1.42
Operating Income Growth Q	2.83
Operating Income Growth3 Y	4.96
Operating Income Growth5 Y	5.97
Operating margin	4.03

Ownership and float

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

Metric	Value
Float	234,085,761%
Net Borrowing	-22,400,000
Shares Insiders	1.4%
Shares Institutions	98.56%
Shares Out	241,993,885
Shares Qo Q	-1.43%
Shares Yo Y	-0.36%

Other indicators

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

Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	GBX 44.2M
Average Volume	306,651.4x
Bv Per Share	0.04
CAPEX	GBX -3.9M
Ch10y	-57.01
Ch15y	-33.89
Ch1m	5.63
Ch1w	-0.59
Ch1y	16.55
Ch3m	-2.59
Ch3y	38.53
Ch5y	61.72
Ch6m	1.5
Change	1.81%
Change From Open	-1.11
Close	66.4
Days Gap	2.95
Depreciation Amortization	2,500,000
Dollar Volume	31,943,839.2
Earnings Date	2026-05-08
EBIT	GBX 42.9M
EBITDA	GBX 45.4M
EPS	GBX 0.11
F Score	6
FCF	GBX 45.5M
FCF EV Yield	24.26x
FCF Per Share	GBX 0.19
Financing CF	-44,100,000
Fiscal Year End	August
Founded	2,004
Graham Number	32.14
Graham Upside	-52.46
Income Tax	GBX 9.6M
Investing CF	-4,100,000
Is Primary Listing	1
Last Earnings Date	2026-02-06
Last Report Date	2025-08-30
Lynch Fair Value	GBX 58.47
Lynch Upside	-13.5
Ma150	67.26
Ma150ch	0.51%
Ma20	68.16
Ma20ch	-0.82%
Net CF	1,200,000
Open	68.36
P FCF Ratio	3.6
P OCF Ratio	3.31
Payment Date	2026-07-03
Position In Range	69.57
Ppne	40,100,000
Price Date	2026-05-08
Price EBITDA	GBX 3.6
Ptbv Ratio	18.38
Relative Volume	1.59x
Revenue	1,064,000,000x
SBC By Revenue	0.12x
Share Based Comp	1,300,000
Tax By Revenue	0.9x
Tax Rate	25.33%
Tr6m	11.33%
Volume	472,542
Z Score	9.14

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Moat score

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Forward P/E

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Valuation uses the full report model stack, not a single multiple.

Next action

Research pending

Final action steps are kept in the recommendation tab.

Income

LON/SNWS dividend yield, growth & safety

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

Dividend yield

+12.6%

$0.09 annual per share

Payout ratio

+61.5%

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

5Y dividend CAGR

+76.4%

4 consecutive years of growth

Total shareholder yield

+13.0%

Next ex-dividend date: 2026-06-04

Performance

LON/SNWS stock returns vs the market

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

Ownership

Who owns LON/SNWS?

Insider, institutional, and short-interest positioning.

Institutional ownership

+98.6%

Share of float held by funds and institutions

Insider ownership

+1.4%

Stake held by company insiders. Higher generally signals alignment.

Short interest

n/a

Float sold short by bearish positioning

Y/Y dilution

-0.4%

Negative means the company is buying back shares.

Technical

LON/SNWS momentum and risk profile

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

RSI (14)

51.3

Neutral momentum band

Price vs 200-day MA

+4.4%

50/200-day relationship not available

Beta (5Y)

0.33

Less volatile than the market

Sharpe ratio

0.99

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

Questions

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