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Smiths News PLC
Smiths News PLC
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Revenue is slipping -4.5% against the prior comparable period. Net margin is stable by 0.2 pts. Net debt is coming down +26.8%.
Latest quarter printed 515.7M with the top line cooling off against the last comparable period.
Net income landed at 12.2M and the margin profile is stable. That usually tells us whether operating leverage is finally kicking in.
Cash sits near 10.5M while net debt is 19.1M. The leverage stack is cleaning up.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | FCF | Net Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 515.7M | 12.2M | 24.0M | 19.1M |
| Q3 2025 | 527.6M | 14.8M | 26.1M | 24.0M |
| Q1 2025 | 536.4M | 13.5M | 9.0M | - |
| Q3 2024 | 563.9M | 13.9M | 7.8M | 41.5M |
| Q1 2024 | 539.8M | 11.6M | 9.2M | 37.5M |
| Q3 2023 | 541.8M | 11.8M | 24.9M | 26.1M |
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | EBITDA | FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | 1.1B | 28.3M | 50.9M | 42.7M |
| FY 2024 | 1.1B | 25.5M | 48.9M | 14.7M |
| FY 2023 | 1.1B | 25.1M | 47.3M | 33.0M |
| FY 2022 | 1.1B | 23.4M | 44.9M | 47.8M |
| FY 2021 | 1.1B | 26.3M | 50.0M | 39.0M |
Price is 84.9% through the 52-week range, +6.3% vs 50DMA and +10.8% vs 200DMA. 73.8% of the register is locked by institutions and insiders, leaving 26.2% free float. Capital rhythm reads semi-annual with forward yield near 7.8% and payout around 142.5%.
Implied spot is 71.20 with the stock +6.3% vs 50DMA and +10.8% vs 200DMA. The tape is sitting 84.9% through the 52-week range, which frames the regime as trend runway open.
Institutions hold about 60.5% and insiders about 13.3%, locking roughly 73.8% of the register and leaving 26.2% in free float. That reads as institutional gravity.
The API did not return a usable short-float field for this ticker, so the pressure score leans more on float lock and crowding than a full short ledger.
Dividend cadence reads semi-annual with 2 event(s) in the last full year, a five-year average of 1.8, and stability score 80.0/100. Forward yield sits near 7.8% while payout is around 142.5%.
| Year | Dividend Count | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | Current partial year |
| 2025 | 2 | Full year |
| 2024 | 2 | Full year |
| 2023 | 2 | Full year |
| 2022 | 2 | Full year |
| 2021 | 1 | Full year |
| 2020 | 1 | Full year |
| 2018 | 2 | Full year |
Red histogram bars show short loading accelerating. Green bars show short covering accelerating. The two lines expose the crossover before the raw holder table does.
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