Smiths News PLC
LSE:SNWS

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LSE:SNWS
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Price: 63.4 GBX -1.86% Market Closed
Market Cap: £157m

Gross Margin

7.1%
Current
Improving
by 0.3%
vs 3-y average of 6.7%

Gross Margin shows how much money a company keeps from each dollar of sales after paying for the products it sells. It tells how profitable the company`s core business is before other expenses.

Gross Margin
7.1%
=
Gross Profit
£75.1m
/
Revenue
£1.1B

Gross Margin shows how much money a company keeps from each dollar of sales after paying for the products it sells. It tells how profitable the company`s core business is before other expenses.

Gross Margin
7.1%
=
Gross Profit
GBX75.1m
/
Revenue
£1.1B

Peer Comparison

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
UK
Smiths News PLC
LSE:SNWS
157m GBP
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US
Genuine Parts Co
NYSE:GPC
14.4B USD
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BE
D'Ieteren Group NV
XBRU:DIE
8.2B EUR
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US
LKQ Corp
NASDAQ:LKQ
7.4B USD
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US
Pool Corp
NASDAQ:POOL
7.3B USD
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ZA
CA Sales Holdings Ltd
JSE:CAA
6.6B ZAR
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CN
Wuchan Zhongda Group Co Ltd
SSE:600704
26.6B CNY
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UK
Inchcape PLC
LSE:INCH
2.8B GBP
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HK
China Tobacco International HK Co Ltd
HKEX:6055
24.1B HKD
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CN
Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group Co Ltd
SSE:600120
19.2B CNY
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PL
Inter Cars SA
WSE:CAR
9.3B PLN
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Market Distribution

Higher than 91% of companies in United Kingdom
Percentile
91st
Based on 3 001 companies
91st percentile
7.1%
Low
-1 510% — 0.4%
Typical Range
0.4% — 0.7%
High
0.7% — 7 323.1%
Distribution Statistics
United Kingdom
Min -1 510%
30th Percentile 0.4%
Median 0.5%
70th Percentile 0.7%
Max 7 323.1%

Smiths News PLC
Glance View

Market Cap
157m GBX
Industry
Distributors

Smiths News Plc engages in the wholesale of newspapers and magazines. The company is headquartered in Swindon, Wiltshire and currently employs 1,804 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-08-30. The firm operates through its Smiths News segment. The Smiths News segment include Smiths News Core, Dawson Media Direct (DMD), Instore, Martin Lave and Rascal Systems. Smiths News Core is a distributor of newspapers and magazines to retailers across England and Wales. DMD supplies newspapers, magazines and inflight entertainment to airlines and travel points in the United Kingdom. InStore works with retailers, suppliers and publishers providing field-based merchandising and marketing, supply chain auditing and compliance solutions. Martin Lavell is a corporate news distributor, supplying newspapers and magazines to corporate and public sector customers. Rascal Systems works with retailers to simplify product management.

SNWS Intrinsic Value
112.35 GBX
Undervaluation 44%
Intrinsic Value
Price GBX63.4
What is Gross Margin?
Gross Margin shows how much money a company keeps from each dollar of sales after paying for the products it sells. It tells how profitable the company`s core business is before other expenses.
How is Gross Margin calculated?

Gross Margin is calculated by dividing the Gross Profit by the Revenue.

Gross Margin
7.1%
=
Gross Profit
£75.1m
/
Revenue
£1.1B
What is Smiths News PLC's current Gross Margin?

The current Gross Margin for Smiths News PLC is 7.1%, which is above its 3-year median of 6.7%.

How has Gross Margin changed over time?

Over the last 3 years, Smiths News PLC’s Gross Margin has increased from 6.7% to 7.1%. During this period, it reached a low of 6.4% on Feb 24, 2024 and a high of 7.1% on Aug 30, 2025.

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