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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	Shares Traded	Last Trade
	+75.00p	+4.00%	1,951.00p	626,070	16:35:12

Bid Price		Offer Price	High Price	Low Price	Open Price
1,946.00p		1,948.00p	1,947.00p	1,836.00p	1,836.00p

Industry Sector	Turnover (m)	Profit (m)	EPS - Basic	PE Ratio	Market Cap (m)
General Retailers	1,262.00	134.00	109.20	17.9	2,148.4

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WH Smith (SMWH) Latest News (8)

WH Smith News

Date	Time	Source	Headline
23/1/2019	14:28	UKREG	WH Smith PLC Result of AGM
23/1/2019	08:08	ALNC	TOP NEWS: WH Smith Festive Season Sales Grow On Travel Performance
23/1/2019	07:04	ALNCF	Alliance News Flash Headline
23/1/2019	07:00	UKREG	WH Smith PLC Trading Statement
03/1/2019	17:14	UKREG	WH Smith PLC Transaction in Own Shares
02/1/2019	17:56	UKREG	WH Smith PLC Transaction in Own Shares
31/12/2018	11:00	UKREG	WH Smith PLC Total Voting Rights
07/12/2018	16:45	UKREG	WH Smith PLC WH SMITH PLC PURCHASE OF SHARES - CLOSED PERIOD
07/12/2018	12:46	UKREG	WH Smith PLC Transaction in Own Shares
06/12/2018	17:23	UKREG	WH Smith PLC Transaction in Own Shares

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Date	Time	Title	Posts
10/1/2019	14:09	*** W H Smith ***	250
20/8/2012	16:29	WH Smith - Newsflash - I WENT SHORT TODAY AT Ј3.79P	49
08/9/2010	18:50	Is the Dividend Safe ?	83
11/1/2008	12:48	W H Smith - paper cuts from a falling knife? I don't think so..	43
24/1/2006	11:36	SHORT ME!!!	19

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WH Smith (SMWH) Most Recent Trades

Trade Time	Trade Price	Trade Size	Trade Value	Trade Type
18:28:11	1,941.16	35,000	679,406.00	O
17:33:55	1,914.68	819	15,681.24	O
17:26:35	1,941.18	244	4,736.49	O
17:22:57	1,919.19	198	3,800.00	O
17:14:16	1,919.15	13	249.49	O

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WH Smith (SMWH) Top Chat Posts

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23/1/2019 08:20	WH Smith Daily Update: WH Smith is listed in the General Retailers sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker SMWH. The last closing price for WH Smith was 1,876p. WH Smith has a 4 week average price of 1,682p and a 12 week average price of 1,678p. The 1 year high share price is 2,198p while the 1 year low share price is currently 1,678p. There are currently 110,119,148 shares in issue and the average daily traded volume is 270,761 shares. The market capitalisation of WH Smith is £2,148,424,577.48. Read Full Thread Reply
11/10/2018 12:46	tymedici: Not surprised at today's share price tumble. The shopping experience at WHSmith's is shocking. Few staff and vile check-out machines which would test the patience of the most stoical customer. Avoid until the management learn to value customers. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
26/1/2018 12:41	makinbuks: 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 Read Full Thread Follow Reply
01/6/2017 07:22	walbrock82: 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 Read Full Thread Follow Reply
22/1/2015 17:44	jeffcranbounre: WH Smith is featured in today's ADVFN podcast. To listen to the podcast click here> http://bit.ly/ADVFN0113 In today's podcast: - Chris Oil, financial writer and city investor will be chatting about a well known name who could be back in fashion. Chris on Twitter is @ChrisOil - And Rodney Hobson, a financial speaker, writer and author of investment books including Shares Made Simple, the beginner's guide to the stock market. Rodney on Twitter is @RodneyHobson - The micro and macro news - Plus the broker forecasts Every Tuesday is Ten Bagger Tuesday on the podcast. If you know of a stock, whose share price has the potential to increase ten fold, just click the link below. Ten Bagger Tuesday (All it involves is filling out a form that will take you around 5 minutes and you don't personally appear on the podcast). Once a week, on a Friday, I feature a tip from a listener to this podcast, if you'd like to suggest a stock click the link below: Suggest a stock (Again all it involves is filling out a form that will take you around 5 minutes and you don't personally appear on the podcast). You can subscribe to this podcast in iTunes by clicking HERE To follow me on Twitter click HERE As a listener to the ADVFN podcast you can take advantage of some exclusive first year discounts on popular subscriptions: Bronze - £50 (normally £73.82/year) Silver - £145 (normally £173.71/year) Level 2 - £350 (normally £472.94/year) Call 0207 0700 961 and ask for the ADVFN Podcast discount to take advantage of these reduced rates or just CLICK HERE for more information. Please DO NOT buy any stock recommended in this podcast basely solely on what you hear. The opinions in this podcasts are just that, opinions. Please do you own research before investing. Justin Read Full Thread Follow Reply
10/10/2013 07:04	davydoo: "Looking to the year ahead, we continue to plan cautiously in an uncertain environment, however we are a resilient business and are well positioned for continued growth in both the UK and internationally." How is 5 years of falling sales continued growth? Maybe he means the share price. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
18/1/2013 18:02	simpler: Xmas results out on Weds. Am expecting L4L sales to fall. The promotional mix Smiths campaigned with (e.g 75% off books) over the Xmas period smacks of desperation and will surely affect margin and therefore earnings. Unsure of whether this has already been baked in the recent share price fall from 700p to 600p though. Any other views? Read Full Thread Follow Reply
11/10/2012 08:17	spob: can't say the share price has not moved up with events recently 470p in june up to 665p, + 41.5% Read Full Thread Follow Reply
05/10/2012 19:06	philanderer: Evening Mark, maybe in some peoples` eyes they`re still not that expensive ? ;-) Dividend still at 4%+ Next week brings a few choice updates from important sectors. WH Smith (LSE: SMWH) is due to provide us with preliminary full-year results on Thursday, and the signs are good. At the time of the company's pre-close update in August, we were told to expect results at the upper end of current forecasts. High-street business is focusing in margins and cost-cutting, and the Travel division is doing well despite the depressed economy. The share price has stormed up to today's 656p from a low of 472p in June. But even after that near 40% rise, the shares are still not looking that expensive -- latest forecasts suggest a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of under 11, with a dividend yield if 4.1% expected. The dividend should be well covered, and the firm's pre-close update suggests we can have confidence in it. http://www.fool.co.uk/news/investing/2012/10/05/5-opportunities-for-the-week-ahead.aspx Read Full Thread Follow Reply
28/9/2012 19:28	philanderer: UT: 137K @ 646.50p ---------------------- Motley Fool High-street strength -- preview 11th October WH Smith (LSE: SMWH) is one of those rare beasts -- a high-street business whose performance has held up well during the recession. In fact, earnings and dividends have been rising steadily, and the share price has more than doubled to 638p from a 2008 low of 295p. And part of that has been due to a recent surge that has seen the price gain 35% from around 470p in June. But even after all that, full-year forecasts put the shares on a modest price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.4, falling to 9.4 for 2013, with a dividend of 4.2% expected (2013: 4.7%). Oh, and the point of it all is that those results will be out on Thursday 11 October. A pre-close update in August told us that the firm expected its performance to hit the top end of then-current forecasts. http://www.fool.co.uk/news/investing/2012/09/28/5-dates-for-your-october-diaries.aspx Read Full Thread Follow Reply
19/8/2012 08:11	philanderer: 'Market Watch: WH Smith sales take off as travel branches drive growth' Sunday 19 August 2012 00:00 High street stalwart WH Smith is expected to reveal improved like-for-like sales as it continues with its strategy to expand its UK travel arm and international division. The travel business, which features stores at airports, railway stations and motorway service areas, has helped offset declines in the under-pressure high street outlets in recent months. The travel arm now makes up 50 per cent of the group's pre-tax profits and analysts expect it to continue being the key driver for growth, supported by its plans to expand internationally. Seymour Pierce analyst Kate Calvert said: "The business model is becoming increasingly more flexible as travel accounts for a greater proportion of group underlying earnings and its high street position is benefiting from market consolidation." The group is also expected to give an update on the success of the Kobo e-reader, which it introduced to stores this year to compete with Amazon's Kindle. http://www.scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday/business/market-watch-wh-smith-sales-take-off-as-travel-branches-drive-growth-1-2476354 PA: WH Smith recently saw its share price hit a new high as investors continue to be convinced by the retailer's strategy to expand its UK travel arm and international division. A final trading update on Thursday before it publishes full-year results in October is expected to reveal improved like-for-like sales across the group. Despite recent strong share gains, Seymour Pierce analyst Kate Calvert said she still believes the market is undervaluing the business at around £748 million and that shares at around 575p could go further. She said: "The business model is becoming increasingly more flexible as travel accounts for a greater proportion of group underlying earnings and its high street position is benefiting from market consolidation." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jva2LG7MN9vEzOHi01Ol69xGg86w?docId=N0035301345210413101A Read Full Thread Follow Reply

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