Smiths News plc (SNWS.L)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
72% below intrinsic value ($3)
Smiths News plc (SNWS.L) — VMCI valuation read
Composite valuation read on SNWS.L: VMCI 60/100 against a Communication Services sector median of 50. The 10-point above-median print is the headline number for Smiths News plc, and at the mid-cap tier it reflects how the five pillars combine into a single decision-grade score.
Trailing 30-day insider activity for SNWS.L: nothing material on SEC EDGAR. With the Form 4 channel quiet, the price-vs-DCF gap and the trailing margin trend carry more weight in the active read.
**Investor frame.** Value, quality, risk in three lines on SNWS.L: SNWS.L trades at 19.0x earnings, 6% above the Communication Services median of 18.0x; ROIC of 9.0% trails the Communication Services median (10.0%) by 1.0pp; net debt to EBITDA of 2.3x is the rate-sensitivity line to watch. EV/EBITDA at 14.0x versus 12.0x for Communication Services closes the value frame.
SNWS.L rose 3.3% over the trailing 7 days, with a -14.1% read on a 30-day basis.
Smiths News plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesaling of newspapers and magazines in the United Kingdom and internationally. It also supplies inflight entertainment to airlines and travel points; and offers field-based merchandising and marketing, supply chain auditing, and compliance solutions to retailers and suppliers. The company was formerly known as Connect Group PLC and changed its name to Smiths News plc in November 2020. Smiths News plc was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom.
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