Smiths News plc (SMWPY)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
94% below intrinsic value ($1)
Smiths News plc (SMWPY) — VMCI valuation read
Smiths News plc sits at VMCI 63/100, with the Communication Services sector median at 50. That 13-point spread is the first thing to note on SMWPY: it tells the reader the composite is favorable before any single ratio is examined, and the mid-cap tier sets the comparison set.
Form 4 disclosures on SMWPY are blank for the trailing 30 days. With the insider channel offline, the EV/EBITDA delta, free-cash-flow trajectory, and the next earnings print do the talking.
**Investor frame.** The Value read on SMWPY: SMWPY trades at 14.0x earnings, 22% below the Communication Services median of 18.0x, with EV/EBITDA at 13.0x against 12.0x. The Quality read: ROIC of 12.0% sits 2.0pp above the Communication Services median (10.0%). The Risk read: net debt to EBITDA of 3.3x is the binding constraint on the bear case, anchoring the bear scenario on a measurable balance-sheet metric.
SMWPY rose 3.3% over the trailing 7 days, with a -10.0% read on a 30-day basis.
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