The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

SMWH.L

Concerning the House

WH Smith PLC operates as a travel retailer in the United Kingdom, North America, Australia, Ireland, Spain, and internationally. It offers news, books, and convenience for travelling customers. It operates stores in airports, hospitals, railway stations, and motorway service areas. The company is also involved in International Travel Retail, UK Travel Retail, and North America. The company was formerly known as New WH Smith PLC. WH Smith PLC was founded in 1792 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom · www.whsmithplc.co.uk

Quotation

$434.80

+7.80 (+1.8%)

52w hi$1,116.90
52w lo$383.20
Vol298.29K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Sell

Our score -0.65

Short-0.60
Medium-0.80
Long-0.45

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

WH Smith PLC

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

Market cap$654.37M
Enterprise value$1.58B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E11.34x
EV / EBITDA8.73x
P / S (ttm)0.41x
Profit margin-7.7%
Return on equity-14.8%
Revenue growth+4.5%
Earnings growth
Debt / equity657.14
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.55
Corr SPX0.19
Annual vol47.6%
Annual ret-42.2%
Sharpe-0.89
Max DD-75.7%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.20
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.37
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$426.80$440.20$426.00$434.80298.29K
Aug 12$426.00$438.40$426.00$427.00255.12K
Aug 11$454.80$456.40$434.20$434.20349.69K
Aug 10$451.00$451.00$441.40$443.20266.57K
Aug 7$452.40$454.00$437.20$452.40325.95K