Smiths News PLC
LSE:SNWS

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LSE:SNWS
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Price: 67.8 GBX -0.59% Market Closed
Market Cap: £167.9m

Net Margin

2.7%
Current
Improving
by 0.3%
vs 3-y average of 2.4%

Net Margin shows how much profit a company keeps from each dollar of sales after all expenses, including taxes and interest. It reflects the company`s overall profitability.

Net Margin
2.7%
=
Net Income
£28.3m
/
Revenue
£1.1B

Net Margin shows how much profit a company keeps from each dollar of sales after all expenses, including taxes and interest. It reflects the company`s overall profitability.

Net Margin
2.7%
=
Net Income
GBX28.3m
/
Revenue
£1.1B

Peer Comparison

Country Company Market Cap Net
Margin
UK
Smiths News PLC
LSE:SNWS
167.9m GBP
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US
Genuine Parts Co
NYSE:GPC
14.9B USD
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BE
D'Ieteren Group NV
XBRU:DIE
9B EUR
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US
Pool Corp
NASDAQ:POOL
7.8B USD
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US
LKQ Corp
NASDAQ:LKQ
7.7B USD
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ZA
CA Sales Holdings Ltd
JSE:CAA
6.7B ZAR
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CN
Wuchan Zhongda Group Co Ltd
SSE:600704
27.5B 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
24.2B HKD
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CN
Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group Co Ltd
SSE:600120
19.7B CNY
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PL
Inter Cars SA
WSE:CAR
9.7B PLN
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Market Distribution

Higher than 95% of companies in United Kingdom
Percentile
95th
Based on 3 670 companies
95th percentile
2.7%
Low
-188 120% — 0%
Typical Range
0% — 0.1%
High
0.1% — 10 443.9%
Distribution Statistics
United Kingdom
Min -188 120%
30th Percentile 0%
Median 0%
70th Percentile 0.1%
Max 10 443.9%

Smiths News PLC
Glance View

Market Cap
167.9m 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 40%
Intrinsic Value
Price GBX67.8
What is Net Margin?
Net Margin shows how much profit a company keeps from each dollar of sales after all expenses, including taxes and interest. It reflects the company`s overall profitability.
How is Net Margin calculated?

Net Margin is calculated by dividing the Net Income by the Revenue.

Net Margin
2.7%
=
Net Income
£28.3m
/
Revenue
£1.1B
What is Smiths News PLC's current Net Margin?

The current Net Margin for Smiths News PLC is 2.7%, which is above its 3-year median of 2.4%.

How has Net Margin changed over time?

Over the last 3 years, Smiths News PLC’s Net Margin has increased from 2.1% to 2.7%. During this period, it reached a low of 2.1% on Aug 27, 2022 and a high of 2.7% on Aug 30, 2025.

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