Smiths News PLC
LSE:SNWS

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LSE:SNWS
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Price: 64.2 GBX -0.62%
Market Cap: £159m

Operating Margin

3.7%
Current
Improving
by 0.2%
vs 3-y average of 3.5%

Operating Margin shows how much profit a company makes from its regular business activities after covering operating costs. It helps measure how efficiently the company turns sales into profit.

Operating Margin
3.7%
=
Operating Income
£39.2m
/
Revenue
£1.1B

Operating Margin shows how much profit a company makes from its regular business activities after covering operating costs. It helps measure how efficiently the company turns sales into profit.

Operating Margin
3.7%
=
Operating Income
GBX39.2m
/
Revenue
£1.1B

Peer Comparison

Country Company Market Cap Operating
Margin
UK
Smiths News PLC
LSE:SNWS
159m GBP
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US
Genuine Parts Co
NYSE:GPC
14.5B USD
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BE
D'Ieteren Group NV
XBRU:DIE
8.5B EUR
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US
Pool Corp
NASDAQ:POOL
7.5B USD
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US
LKQ Corp
NASDAQ:LKQ
7.4B 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
26.5B 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
23.4B HKD
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CN
Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group Co Ltd
SSE:600120
18.9B CNY
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PL
Inter Cars SA
WSE:CAR
9.4B PLN
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Market Distribution

Higher than 95% of companies in United Kingdom
Percentile
95th
Based on 3 579 companies
95th percentile
3.7%
Low
-195 650% — 0%
Typical Range
0% — 0.2%
High
0.2% — 4 630.7%
Distribution Statistics
United Kingdom
Min -195 650%
30th Percentile 0%
Median 0.1%
70th Percentile 0.2%
Max 4 630.7%

Smiths News PLC
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Market Cap
159m 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 43%
Intrinsic Value
Price GBX64.2
What is Operating Margin?
Operating Margin shows how much profit a company makes from its regular business activities after covering operating costs. It helps measure how efficiently the company turns sales into profit.
How is Operating Margin calculated?

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

Operating Margin
3.7%
=
Operating Income
£39.2m
/
Revenue
£1.1B
What is Smiths News PLC's current Operating Margin?

The current Operating Margin for Smiths News PLC is 3.7%, which is above its 3-year median of 3.5%.

How has Operating Margin changed over time?

Over the last 3 years, Smiths News PLC’s Operating Margin has increased from 3.1% to 3.7%. During this period, it reached a low of 3.1% on Aug 27, 2022 and a high of 3.7% on Mar 1, 2025.

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