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Last Trade - 16/04/21
| Market Cap | £2.43bn |
| Enterprise Value | £3.29bn |
| Revenue | £1.02bn |
| Position in Universe | 284th / 1819 |
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WH Smith PLC is a United Kingdom-based retailer in convenience, books and news for travelling customers. The Company is a high street stationer, bookseller and newsagent. The Company operates through two segments: High Street and Travel. The Company's Travel business sells its products to cater for people on the move or in need of a convenience offer. The Travel business operates from approximately 768 units mainly in airports, railway stations, motorway service areas and hospitals. The High Street business sells a range of Stationery (including greetings cards, general stationery, art and craft, and gifting), News and Impulse (including newspapers, magazines, confectionery and drinks) and Books. The High Street business operates from approximately 612 High Street stores. The Company's digital business operates through two Websites: www.whsmith.co.uk and www.funkypigeon.com. It also operates across Australia, South East Asia, India and the Middle East.
| Last Annual | August 31st, 2020 |
| Last Interim | August 31st, 2020 |
| Incorporated | August 10, 2004 |
| Public Since | January 2, 1986 |
| No. of Shareholders: | n/a |
| No. of Employees: | 14,514 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclicals |
| Industry | Specialty Retailers |
| Index | FTSE All Share , FTSE All-share - Consumer Services Price Return Gbp End Of Day, FTSE All-share - General Retailers Price Return Gbp End Of Day, FTSE Fledgling Ex Investment Trusts , FTSE 350 Higher Yield , FTSE 350 , FTSE 250 , FTSE 350 General Retailers , , |
| Exchange | London Stock Exchange (Full) |
| Shares in Issue | 130,905,073 |
| Free Float | (0.0%) |
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| Address | Greenbridge Road, SWINDON, SN3 3RX, United Kingdom |
| Web | http://www.whsmithplc.co.uk |
| Phone | +44 1793 616161 |
| Contact | () |
| Auditors | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
As of 16/04/21, shares in WH Smith are trading at 1860p, giving the company a market capitalisation of £2.43bn. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in WH Smith are currently trading at 1860p and the price has moved by 73.18% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength - which takes into account the overall market trend - the WH Smith price has moved by 38.51% over the past year.
Of the analysts with advisory recommendations for WH Smith, there are there are currently 3 "buy" , 4 "hold" and 0 "sell" recommendations. The overall consensus recommendation for WH Smith is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
WH Smith is scheduled to issue upcoming financial results on the following dates:
WH Smith does not currently pay a dividend.
WH Smith does not currently pay a dividend.
WH Smith does not currently pay a dividend.
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Shares in WH Smith are currently trading at 1860p, giving the company a market capitalisation of £2.43bn.
Here are the trading details for WH Smith:
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum, WH Smith is currently classified as a Momentum Trap. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
Shares in WH Smith are currently priced at 1860p. At that level they are trading at 4.58% discount to the analyst consensus target price of 1,949.28.
Analysts covering WH Smith currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of -0.42652 for the next financial year.
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like WH Smith. Over the past six months, the relative strength of its shares against the market has been 63.77%. At the current price of 1860p, shares in WH Smith are trading at 34.63% against their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
We were not able to find PE ratio data for WH Smith.
WH Smith's management team is headed by:
Here are the top five shareholders of WH Smith based on the size of their shareholding:
