ScoreWhy is Smiths News Plc ?
1
With a growth in Net Profit of 9.63%, the company declared Outstanding results in Aug 25
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 62.09%
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 912.9%
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,483.33
2
With ROE of 310.42%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 16.84 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 18.38%, its profits have risen by 17.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Smiths News Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Trading & Distributors should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Trading & Distributors)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Smiths News Plc for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Smiths News Plc
-100.0%
0.19
32.85%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-1.79%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.15%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.83
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.75
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-9.21
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
53.87
Tax Ratio
25.14%
Dividend Payout Ratio
47.52%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
1,864.00%
ROE (avg)
0
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
5
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
16.84
EV to EBIT
3.71
EV to EBITDA
3.04
EV to Capital Employed
18.50
EV to Sales
0.15
PEG Ratio
0.31
Dividend Yield
10.53%
ROCE (Latest)
498.84%
ROE (Latest)
310.42%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend14What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 62.09%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 912.9%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 1,483.33
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 20.2 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -14.71% (YoY
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at GBP 10.44
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 26.7 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 5.06 %
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at GBP 15.18 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at GBP 0.06
-2What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 252.63 %
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at GBP 527.6 MM
Here's what is working for Smiths News Plc
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,483.33
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at GBP 20.2 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 62.09% and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Operating Profit
Highest at GBP 26.7 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (GBP MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 5.06 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Net Profit
Highest at GBP 15.18 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (GBP MM)
EPS
Highest at GBP 0.06
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (GBP)
Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 10.44
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (GBP)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -14.71% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at GBP 4.9 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (GBP MM)
Here's what is not working for Smiths News Plc
Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 527.6 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 252.63 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
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