The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

SNWS.L

Concerning the House

Smiths News plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the distributing of newspapers and magazines in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers plastic and cardboard waste; and is involved in recycling activities. It also supplies printed and digital media content airlines and travel points. In addition, the company offers field-based merchandising, supply chain auditing, and compliance solutions. Further, it provides logistics and warehouse solutions, final mile delivery, storage, smiths news marketplace, field sales, customer services, print media, and recycling collections services. The company was formerly known as Connect Group PLC and changed its name to Smiths News plc in November 2020. Smiths News plc was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Swindon, United Kingdom.

United Kingdom · www.smithsnews.co.uk

Quotation

$70.00

-1.20 (-1.7%)

52w hi$77.51
52w lo$54.74
Vol383.87K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.07

Short+0.21
Medium-0.24
Long-0.29

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Smiths News plc

Communication Services · Publishing

Market cap$169.42M
Enterprise value$192.90M
Trailing P/E6.36x
Forward P/E6.75x
EV / EBITDA4.56x
P / S (ttm)0.16x
Profit margin2.6%
Return on equity1350.0%
Revenue growth-3.9%
Earnings growth-11.1%
Debt / equity501.69
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.12
Corr SPX0.06
Annual vol30.9%
Annual ret+20.2%
Sharpe0.65
Max DD-23.9%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.20
Sector-0.02
Technical+0.14
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$71.20$71.40$70.00$70.00383.87K
Aug 12$71.80$71.80$71.00$71.20268.92K
Aug 11$71.40$72.00$71.00$71.80585.45K
Aug 10$72.00$72.00$71.40$71.40347.30K
Aug 7$72.80$72.80$70.43$71.40268.68K