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Smiths News plc (LON:SNWS)
London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
78.40
-1.40 (-1.75%)
Oct 16, 2026, 5:15 PM GMT

Smiths News Ratios and Metrics

Millions GBP. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period Ending
Oct '26 Aug '25 Aug '24 Aug '23 Aug '22 Aug '21
Market Capitalization
1901391361017399
Market Cap Growth
35.59%2.48%33.88%37.97%-25.83%91.25%
Enterprise Value
209182173147138198
Last Close Price
0.780.510.450.310.210.26

Price Ratios

Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period Ending
Oct '26 Aug '25 Aug '24 Aug '23 Aug '22 Aug '21
PE Ratio
7.334.915.324.043.143.78
Forward PE
7.405.595.444.143.113.96
PS Ratio
0.180.130.120.090.070.09
PB Ratio
32.1614.63-41.09-6.21-2.29-1.72
P/TBV Ratio
54.2215.62----
P/FCF Ratio
3.613.067.143.001.512.54
P/OCF Ratio
3.452.816.052.781.472.39
PEG Ratio
-0.250.250.250.250.25

EV Ratios

Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period Ending
Oct '26 Aug '25 Aug '24 Aug '23 Aug '22 Aug '21
EV/Sales Ratio
0.200.170.160.140.130.18
EV/EBITDA Ratio
4.274.004.113.604.414.84
EV/EBIT Ratio
5.254.244.343.814.765.14
EV/FCF Ratio
3.984.009.114.362.845.08

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period Ending
Oct '26 Aug '25 Aug '24 Aug '23 Aug '22 Aug '21
Debt / Equity Ratio
5.023.39-14.70-3.89-2.33-1.74
Debt / EBITDA Ratio
0.610.621.011.341.962.12
Debt / FCF Ratio
0.560.712.551.881.542.58
Net Debt / Equity Ratio
3.242.53-12.58-1.60-1.23-1.41
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio
0.450.530.990.641.261.98
Net Debt / FCF Ratio
0.360.532.180.770.812.08
Asset Turnover
6.096.025.895.685.805.30
Inventory Turnover
70.1564.6357.7361.2370.6075.91
Quick Ratio
0.820.830.830.870.830.74
Current Ratio
0.900.940.980.990.940.83
Return on Equity (ROE)
1350.00%912.90%----
Return on Assets (ROA)
14.48%15.17%13.30%12.57%9.65%11.53%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
119.10%82.35%73.95%89.06%95.57%-
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
116.80%105.40%90.10%106.30%90.10%206.40%

Yields

Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period Ending
Oct '26 Aug '25 Aug '24 Aug '23 Aug '22 Aug '21
Earnings Yield
14.23%20.36%18.80%24.78%31.87%26.47%
FCF Yield
27.67%32.74%14.01%33.37%66.06%39.40%
Dividend Yield
10.91%9.66%9.10%9.71%13.32%3.99%
Payout Ratio
77.41%61.48%42.35%39.04%26.07%4.58%
Buyback Yield / Dilution
0.48%0.36%-0.48%0.83%1.10%-3.07%
Total Shareholder Return
11.38%10.02%8.62%10.54%14.41%0.92%