WH Smith Share Chat (SMWH)

Share Name	Share Symbol	Market	Type	Share ISIN	Share Description
WH Smith	LSE:SMWH	London	Ordinary Share	GB00B2PDGW16	ORD 22 6/67P

	Price Change	% Change	Share Price	Bid Price	Offer Price	High Price	Low Price	Open Price	Shares Traded	Last Trade
	+12.00p	+0.58%	2,068.00p	2,068.00p	2,070.00p	2,074.00p	2,046.00p	2,056.00p	64,863	14:10:30

Industry Sector	Turnover (m)	Profit (m)	EPS - Basic	PE Ratio	Market Cap (m)
General Retailers	1,234.0	140.0	104.5	19.8	2,277.26

WH Smith Share Discussion Threads

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06/6/2018 16:55	Spob, I note your comments regarding the confectionery and I see that the Government intends introducing some guidelines to stop this. I think that's fair as then everyone is on a level playing field. I think the manufacturers need looking at as well. I think the price they sell to companies at partly depends on where they display the product. Having said all that lets appreciate the quality of the management here. They nmay have got this wrong or gone too far with it but they'll learn and adjust	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
06/6/2018 16:47	Impressive trading update with a market reaction to match! It will be interesting to see if the top line growth is matched by profit and cash	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
30/5/2018 16:10	Can anyone tell me why the big fall yesterday- thanks	rsharman	Read Full Thread Reply
21/5/2018 13:24	Http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5648821/Hugh-Fearnley-Whittingstall-wages-war-WHSmith.html	spob	Read Full Thread Reply
10/5/2018 14:32	Heaviest volume also a couple of days ago for about a year	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
10/5/2018 14:29	Good to see us back above £20. Very close to breaking over the 200 day MA	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
13/4/2018 12:53	Must admit I am somewhat underwhelmed by those interims. 10% hike in the dividend is obviously good news but it needs to ne supported by similar rises in eps to remain credible	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
29/3/2018 14:46	Continued difficulties for retailers in the high street should play right into SMWH's hands in reducing costs by doing deals with landlords	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
07/2/2018 13:50	Obviously the recent share price movement has more to do with the general market sell off that SMWH in particular but good to see the £20 mark holding	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
26/1/2018 12:41	I think the city appreciates the managements ability to deliver what they promise. Not much doubt that they are seen as standard setting in the retail arena. There were some posts here a few months back suggesting they are less focused on customer service. The model of growing the travel business while increasing margins on the high street through cost saving is consistently delivering and the £100m returned annually to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks supports the share price	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
24/1/2018 12:09	The city certainly loves W H Smith, most other companies would have tanked 10 - 20% on that update especially when you consider the lofty valuation this has.	eastbourne1982	Read Full Thread Reply
24/1/2018 12:04	Steady update today trading in line with expectations. Should lead to high single digit EPS growth and another £100m return to shareholders in the next 12 months. This pull back was to be expected, be interesting to see if it holds above the psychological £20 level	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
04/12/2017 16:59	Once again, new highs. £21 barrier broken now	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
03/11/2017 16:05	Slightly disappointed that they only bought £41m of shares last year against the announced £50m	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
12/10/2017 13:36	Excellent results, 10% EPS growth 10% increase in the dividend. Cash in the bank. Another £50m share buyback kicked off this morning. What's not to like? Admittedly all that was priced in following the recent rally so I still expect some weakness in the share price at some point but for a long term buy and hold its perfect	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
14/9/2017 13:12	New highs, must admit I've top sliced in anticipation of a pull back when the results are announced. Probably completely wrong	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
17/7/2017 15:35	WH Smith refusing to stock copies of The Northern Echo RETAILER WH Smith has taken the decision to stop stocking The Northern Echo in some of its branches but copies can still be bought from all major supermarkets and newsagents. This follows a move by the chain to try and impose fees on publishers in return for selling newspapers through its stores. Readers are reminded that WH Smith is responsible for only a very small number of all copies of The Northern Echo sold each day and they can still find their favourite local paper at all of the major supermarkets, including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and the Coop, as well as at newsagents across the region. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15375202.WH_Smith_refusing_to_stock_copies_of_The_Northern_Echo/	johnwise	Read Full Thread Reply
14/6/2017 08:59	WHSmith reviews https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.whsmith.co.uk	johnwise	Read Full Thread Reply
14/6/2017 08:31	The worst customer service on the high street,.. Only fools queue to spend money.. All most all of this shop sells can be bought on the Internet at a discount The steady decline in high street sales at WH Smith showed no sign of slowing in the spring as like-for-like sales fell 4pc. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/06/14/wh-smith-high-street-sales-continue-fall/ Britain's Best And Worst High Street Stores Here's a full round up of the top five stores: Brand Customer Score Waitrose 84% John Lewis 78% Local special electrical retailers 75% Lush 72% Local independent home or garden store 72% And here are the five worst. Brand Customer Score JD Sports 36% JJB Sports 37% Currys Digital 40% WHSmith 42% Currys 42% https://www.lovemoney.com/news/2394/britains-best-and-worst-high-street-stores	johnwise	Read Full Thread Reply
01/6/2017 08:22	WH Smiths (unlike Woolworths) have turned their business around when others have gone bust. And in the last ten years they achieved the following: A. They saw operating margins increase by 3-fold (from 3.3% to 11%). It helped to boost operating profits from £47m to £133m. B. It manages to maintain free cash flow to operating cash flow at 70%, this plays a crucial in dividends and share buybacks. C. Number of shares outstanding fell from 183m to 112m, which helped boost the share price by an extra £6 per share. D. Using EV/EBIT ratio, it stands at 13 times, which is twice their normal average. One big reason for Smiths success is down to its travel division. Rail has enjoyed their revival, see chart: http://bit.ly/2sq3Chh Air travel has been going from strength to strength, see here: http://bit.ly/2rHhesl However, there some concerns and one big factor is the decline of its inventory turnover from 5.7x to 3.45x. That leads to longer holding period. But the major findings from Smiths is the bizarre retail coverage of its high-street division. That division saw revenue declined from £1.1bn to £630m in the past decade. But, it's “Sq. ft.” coverage is hovering at 2.8m, slightly lower than 3m (2006). While, at the same time, its store numbers rose from 543 to 612. To me, Smiths valuation is high. And with analysts pencilling in £1.05 per share in earnings for 2017 and £1.09 per share for 2018. The earnings per share growth are small if we factor in share buybacks. If enjoy these facts, why not see it in chart form and with added explanation. http://bit.ly/2rnbuRr	walbrock82	Read Full Thread Reply
12/4/2017 12:47	Solid set of interims. Concerns would be that 50% of the increase in Overseas travel revenue was currency related although to be fair LFL was higher too, the statements regarding Funky Pigeon are vague and woolly and the cash conversion was lower leading to a small net debt position. Nothing to be too concerned about but you get the impression that maintaining that high single digit EPS growth is getting harder. How long can volumes on the high street continue falling by 2% - 4%? Based on the RSI graphs above we may be in for a short term pull back	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
07/12/2016 12:52	A little disappointed that the Barclays mandate to carry on repurchasing stock is limited to £5m which between now and 25th January is a considerable reduction in activity from the 40k a day run rate at the end of November	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
29/11/2016 12:14	In the month of November I make it they have bought back c. 653k shares at a cost of around £9.8m so nearly 20% of the annual commitment. Also the daily volume went from 16k to 35k and then 40k in the last two days. They clearly feel that this £15 level will not be around long	makinbuks	Read Full Thread Reply
20/1/2016 08:23	" The 224-year-old group said growth at its High Street business was driven by the recent trend towards 'colour therapy', including colouring books for adults. The 'colour therapy' trend is picking up in the UK as more and more customers look to de-stress and spend time away from their mobile phones and tablet screens." Really!	spob	Read Full Thread Reply

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