WH Smith Valuation
Is SMWH undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
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Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of SMWH when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: SMWH (£11.2) is trading above our estimate of fair value (£6.94)
Significantly Below Fair Value: SMWH is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SMWH?
Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.
| What is SMWH's n/a Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| n/a | 0x |
| n/a | n/a |
| Market Cap | UK£1.45b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 1.4x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 11.1x |
| PEG Ratio | 0.8x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does SMWH's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 15.5x | ||
PETS Pets at Home Group | 16x | n/a | UK£1.3b |
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group | 7.9x | 4.8% | UK£824.1m |
FRAS Frasers Group | 6.5x | -15.6% | UK£3.4b |
JD. JD Sports Fashion | 31.5x | 21.6% | UK£6.2b |
SMWH WH Smith | 22.7x | 28.1% | UK£1.5b |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SMWH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x) compared to the peer average (15.5x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does SMWH's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Specialty Retail Industry?
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SMWH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x) compared to the UK Specialty Retail industry average (13.3x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is SMWH's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PE Ratio | 22.7x |
| Fair PE Ratio | 22.2x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SMWH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.2x).
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | UK£11.20 | UK£17.02 +51.9% | 15.1% | UK£23.00 | UK£13.50 | n/a | 12 |
| Apr ’25 | UK£13.17 | UK£17.26 +31.0% | 13.3% | UK£23.00 | UK£14.50 | n/a | 13 |
| Mar ’25 | UK£12.42 | UK£17.26 +39.0% | 13.3% | UK£23.00 | UK£14.50 | n/a | 13 |
| Feb ’25 | UK£12.29 | UK£17.33 +41.0% | 13.0% | UK£23.00 | UK£14.50 | n/a | 13 |
| Jan ’25 | UK£13.34 | UK£17.37 +30.2% | 13.0% | UK£23.00 | UK£14.50 | n/a | 13 |
| Dec ’24 | UK£12.84 | UK£17.43 +35.8% | 12.8% | UK£23.00 | UK£14.50 | n/a | 13 |
| Nov ’24 | UK£11.61 | UK£18.59 +60.1% | 8.8% | UK£21.00 | UK£15.00 | n/a | 13 |
| Oct ’24 | UK£13.44 | UK£19.24 +43.2% | 7.9% | UK£23.00 | UK£16.50 | n/a | 14 |
| Sep ’24 | UK£14.77 | UK£19.64 +32.9% | 7.3% | UK£23.00 | UK£17.50 | n/a | 14 |
| Aug ’24 | UK£15.03 | UK£19.63 +30.6% | 8.0% | UK£23.00 | UK£16.40 | n/a | 14 |
| Jul ’24 | UK£15.48 | UK£19.68 +27.2% | 6.8% | UK£23.00 | UK£18.00 | n/a | 13 |
| Jun ’24 | UK£15.96 | UK£19.68 +23.3% | 6.8% | UK£23.00 | UK£18.00 | n/a | 13 |
| May ’24 | UK£15.74 | UK£19.36 +23.0% | 7.7% | UK£23.00 | UK£17.20 | n/a | 13 |
| Apr ’24 | UK£14.95 | UK£19.33 +29.3% | 7.6% | UK£23.00 | UK£17.20 | UK£13.17 | 13 |
| Mar ’24 | UK£15.84 | UK£19.51 +23.2% | 7.1% | UK£23.00 | UK£18.00 | UK£12.42 | 12 |
| Feb ’24 | UK£16.31 | UK£19.29 +18.3% | 8.9% | UK£23.00 | UK£16.25 | UK£12.29 | 12 |
| Jan ’24 | UK£14.85 | UK£19.10 +28.7% | 10.1% | UK£23.00 | UK£15.50 | UK£13.34 | 12 |
| Dec ’23 | UK£14.07 | UK£18.85 +34.0% | 12.5% | UK£23.00 | UK£13.90 | UK£12.84 | 12 |
| Nov ’23 | UK£12.06 | UK£19.00 +57.6% | 12.7% | UK£23.00 | UK£13.90 | UK£11.61 | 12 |
| Oct ’23 | UK£11.97 | UK£19.46 +62.7% | 9.9% | UK£23.00 | UK£16.00 | UK£13.44 | 12 |
| Sep ’23 | UK£14.05 | UK£19.52 +38.9% | 10.3% | UK£23.00 | UK£15.50 | UK£14.77 | 12 |
| Aug ’23 | UK£14.59 | UK£19.52 +33.8% | 10.3% | UK£23.00 | UK£15.50 | UK£15.03 | 12 |
| Jul ’23 | UK£13.98 | UK£19.52 +39.6% | 10.3% | UK£23.00 | UK£15.50 | UK£15.48 | 12 |
| Jun ’23 | UK£15.80 | UK£19.34 +22.4% | 11.1% | UK£23.00 | UK£15.50 | UK£15.96 | 12 |
| May ’23 | UK£14.56 | UK£19.23 +32.1% | 11.5% | UK£23.00 | UK£15.50 | UK£15.74 | 12 |
| Apr ’23 | UK£14.37 | UK£19.24 +33.9% | 11.5% | UK£23.00 | UK£15.50 | UK£14.95 | 12 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.