Smiths News plc

LSE:SNWS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£154.8m

Smiths News Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Smiths News's revenue and earnings are forecast to decline at 5% and 2.7% per annum respectively while EPS is expected to decline by 2.8% per annum.

Key information

-2.7%

Earnings growth rate

-2.8%

EPS growth rate

Retail Distributors earnings growth8.3%
Revenue growth rate-5.0%
Future return on equityn/a
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updated22 Nov 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Dec 17
Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Nov 08
Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Improved Earnings Required Before Smiths News plc (LON:SNWS) Stock's 28% Jump Looks Justified

May 11
Improved Earnings Required Before Smiths News plc (LON:SNWS) Stock's 28% Jump Looks Justified

Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.0175

May 05
Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.0175

Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.0275

Dec 13
Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.0275

Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Dividend Will Be £0.0275

Nov 12
Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Dividend Will Be £0.0275

Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Dividend Will Be £0.014

May 06
Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Dividend Will Be £0.014

Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jan 11
Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0275

Nov 12
Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0275

What You Need To Know About Smiths News plc's (LON:SNWS) Investor Composition

Feb 18
What You Need To Know About Smiths News plc's (LON:SNWS) Investor Composition

What Type Of Returns Would Smiths News'(LON:SNWS) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesFive Years Ago?

Dec 09
What Type Of Returns Would Smiths News'(LON:SNWS) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesFive Years Ago?

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:SNWS - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
8/31/20279482428352
8/31/20269902327343
8/31/20251,0242427363
8/31/20241,104261822N/A
5/31/20241,093242731N/A
2/24/20241,082233740N/A
11/24/20231,087243538N/A
8/26/20231,092253336N/A
5/26/20231,093253437N/A
2/25/20231,095253437N/A
11/25/20221,092244144N/A
8/27/20221,089234850N/A
5/27/20221,096244749N/A
2/26/20221,103254649N/A
11/26/20211,106264245N/A
8/28/20211,110263941N/A
5/28/20211,101232932N/A
2/27/20211,093211923N/A
11/27/20201,129161723N/A
8/29/20201,165121423N/A
5/29/20201,219131424N/A
2/29/20201,274131325N/A
11/30/20191,289181424N/A
8/31/20191,304221423N/A
5/31/20191,362-52432N/A
2/28/20191,420-333440N/A
11/30/20181,477-353139N/A
8/31/20181,534-382938N/A
5/31/20181,551-8N/A39N/A
2/28/20181,56822N/A40N/A
11/30/20171,58124N/A46N/A
8/31/20171,59427N/A51N/A
5/31/20171,55827N/AN/AN/A
2/28/20171,52226N/A58N/A
11/30/20161,58427N/A58N/A
8/31/20161,64627N/A58N/A
5/31/20161,76426N/AN/AN/A
2/29/20161,88225N/A48N/A
11/30/20151,87923N/A47N/A
8/31/20151,87522N/A47N/A
5/31/20151,84725N/A48N/A
2/28/20151,82028N/A49N/A
11/30/20141,81431N/A48N/A
8/31/20141,80935N/A47N/A
5/31/20141,80734N/A44N/A
2/28/20141,80533N/A41N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: SNWS's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-2.7% per year).

Earnings vs Market: SNWS's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-2.7% per year).

High Growth Earnings: SNWS's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: SNWS's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-5% per year).

High Growth Revenue: SNWS's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-5% per year).

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if SNWS's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 04:03
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Smiths News plc is covered by 12 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James BaylissBerenberg
James FletcherBerenberg
Mark PhotiadesCanaccord Genuity