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Smiths News (Smiths News) EV-to-FCF : 2.02 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Smiths News EV-to-FCF?

EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Smiths News's Enterprise Value is $84 Mil. Smiths News's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was $42 Mil. Therefore, Smiths News's EV-to-FCF for today is 2.02.

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

SMWPY' s EV-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.33   Med: 10.45   Max: 20.37
Current: 4.75

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-FCF of Smiths News was 20.37. The lowest was 2.33. And the median was 10.45.

SMWPY's EV-to-FCF is ranked better than
79.51% of 615 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 14.06 vs SMWPY: 4.75

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-02), Smiths News's stock price is $4.13. Smiths News's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was $2.474. Therefore, Smiths News's PE Ratio for today is 1.67.


Smiths News EV-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smiths News's EV-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Smiths News EV-to-FCF Chart

Smiths News Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
EV-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.53 11.70 4.65 2.42 3.98

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
EV-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.65 - 2.42 - 3.98

Competitive Comparison of Smiths News's EV-to-FCF

For the Publishing subindustry, Smiths News's EV-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-FCF 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 EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Smiths News's EV-to-FCF falls into.



Smiths News EV-to-FCF Calculation

Smiths News's EV-to-FCF for today is calculated as:

EV-to-FCF=Enterprise Value (Today)/Free Cash Flow (TTM)
=84.151/41.573
=2.02

Smiths News's current Enterprise Value is $84 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Smiths News's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was $42 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Smiths News  (OTCPK:SMWPY) EV-to-FCF Explanation

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Smiths News's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=4.13/2.474
=1.67

Smiths News's share price for today is $4.13.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Smiths News's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was $2.474.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Enterprise Value is used because it is a more complete measure in reflecting how much an investor pays when buying a company. Free Cash Flow is an important financial metric because it represents the actual amount of cash at a company's disposal. Companies with a low EV-to-FCF ratio, combined with a strong balance sheet are generally considered as undervalued.


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Smiths News (Smiths News) Business Description

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Address
Rowan House, Cherry Orchard North, Kembrey Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, GBR, SN2 8UH
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.

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