Smiths News (Smiths News) FCF Yield % : 25.23 (As of May. 02, 2024)

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What is Smiths News FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, Smiths News's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is $42 Mil, and Market Cap is $51 Mil. Therefore, Smiths News's FCF Yield % for today is 25.23%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Smiths News's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

SMWPY' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.32 Med: 17.83 Max: 66.56
Current: 25.23

During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of Smiths News was 66.56%. The lowest was 6.32%. And the median was 17.83%.

SMWPY's FCF Yield % is ranked better than
93.35% of 1053 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.28 vs SMWPY: 25.23

Smiths News's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 5.04%.

Smiths News FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smiths News's FCF Yield % can be seen below:

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Smiths News FCF Yield % Chart

Smiths News Annual Data

Trend

Aug14

Aug15

Aug16

Aug17

Aug18

Aug19

Aug20

Aug21

Aug22

Aug23

FCF Yield %

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15.39

36.22

105.17

111.92

81.98

Smiths News Semi-Annual Data
	Feb14	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23
FCF Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															142.92	101.06	134.39	26.92	135.64

Competitive Comparison of Smiths News's FCF Yield %

For the Publishing subindustry, Smiths News's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Smiths News's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Smiths News's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Smiths News's FCF Yield % falls into.

Smiths News FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

Smiths News's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	/	Market Cap
	=	41.932	/	51.15005
	=	81.98%

Smiths News's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	34.689	*	2	/	51.15005
	=	135.64%

Smiths News FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.

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Smiths News PLC is a UK-based wholesale distributor of published content. The group is one of the UK's foremost publishers of newspapers and magazines, and it also operates as a book distributor through bookstores and an online platform serving the needs of academics and public libraries. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United Kingdom. Its segments include Smiths News Core; Dawson Media Direct (DMD); Instore and others.