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Smiths News PLC (GB:SNWS)
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Smiths News PLC (SNWS) Ratios

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GB:SNWS's free cash flow for Q2 2026 was £0.07. For the 2026 fiscal year, GB:SNWS's free cash flow was decreased by £ and operating cash flow was £0.04. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
Ratios
TTM
Aug 25Aug 24Aug 23Aug 22
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
 0.90 0.94 0.98 0.99 0.94
Quick Ratio
 0.82 0.84 0.81 0.87 0.84
Cash Ratio
 0.08 0.06 0.05 0.23 0.22
Solvency Ratio
 0.24 0.23 0.19 0.16 0.15
Operating Cash Flow Ratio
 0.39 0.35 0.13 0.23 0.32
Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage
 0.00 8.32 3.29 3.64 6.22
Net Current Asset Value
£ -41.10M£ -39.40M£ -50.80M£ -54.90M£ -73.90M
Leverage Ratios
Debt-to-Assets Ratio
 0.17 0.19 0.27 0.32 0.39
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
 5.02 3.39 -14.70 -3.89 -2.33
Debt-to-Capital Ratio
 0.83 0.77 1.07 1.35 1.75
Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio
 0.00 0.15 1.23 2.17 5.51
Financial Leverage Ratio
 28.75 18.32 -54.42 -11.98 -5.92
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
 13.19 4.59 3.42 2.64 2.73
Interest Coverage Ratio
 12.31 12.15 6.35 7.09 4.76
Debt to Market Cap
 0.00 0.05 0.17 0.40 0.64
Interest Debt Per Share
 0.13 0.15 0.23 0.29 0.34
Net Debt to EBITDA
 0.37 0.47 0.85 0.55 0.88
Profitability Margins
Gross Profit Margin
7.13%7.01%6.63%6.64%6.67%
EBIT Margin
3.68%3.89%3.66%3.49%3.16%
EBITDA Margin
4.91%4.78%4.43%4.33%4.12%
Operating Profit Margin
3.78%3.88%3.62%3.51%2.97%
Pretax Profit Margin
3.45%3.56%3.11%2.91%2.56%
Net Profit Margin
2.59%2.66%2.31%2.30%2.15%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin
2.59%2.66%2.31%2.29%2.15%
Net Income Per EBT
75.00%74.67%74.34%78.93%83.87%
EBT Per EBIT
91.37%91.77%85.75%83.03%86.11%
Return on Assets (ROA)
15.92%16.26%14.20%12.85%12.35%
Return on Equity (ROE)
350.65%297.89%-772.73%-153.99%-73.13%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
115.88%101.47%90.29%105.22%100.62%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
73.51%66.61%54.20%58.93%58.95%
Return on Tangible Assets
16.15%16.50%14.39%12.98%12.47%
Earnings Yield
16.36%21.00%18.55%24.89%31.96%
Efficiency Ratios
Receivables Turnover
 10.39 10.37 11.00 10.85 11.39
Payables Turnover
 7.52 11.35 11.66 10.09 10.31
Inventory Turnover
 82.79 78.52 46.63 57.59 65.17
Fixed Asset Turnover
 27.10 26.53 28.16 35.68 31.21
Asset Turnover
 6.15 6.11 6.15 5.59 5.75
Working Capital Turnover Ratio
 -98.42 -186.67 -408.78 -183.51 -57.18
Cash Conversion Cycle
 -9.00 7.68 9.69 3.80 2.23
Days of Sales Outstanding
 35.13 35.20 33.17 33.63 32.03
Days of Inventory Outstanding
 4.41 4.65 7.83 6.34 5.60
Days of Payables Outstanding
 48.53 32.17 31.31 36.16 35.40
Operating Cycle
 39.53 39.84 41.00 39.97 37.63
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow Per Share
 0.22 0.19 0.08 0.15 0.21
Free Cash Flow Per Share
 0.21 0.18 0.06 0.14 0.20
CapEx Per Share
 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 <0.01
Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow
 0.95 0.92 0.81 0.91 0.96
Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio
 2.25 2.19 1.27 2.76 6.15
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio
 21.04 11.95 5.32 10.71 24.90
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
 1.78 1.45 0.37 0.57 0.67
Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio
 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.05
Free Cash Flow Yield
30.62%31.68%10.69%32.72%65.28%
Valuation Ratios
Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio
 6.11 4.76 5.39 4.02 3.13
Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio
 0.16 0.13 0.12 0.09 0.07
Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio
 27.97 14.19 -41.65 -6.19 -2.29
Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio
 3.27 3.16 9.35 3.06 1.53
Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio
 3.14 2.89 7.59 2.77 1.47
Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio
 0.06 0.52 0.00 0.33 -0.29
Price-to-Fair Value
 27.97 14.19 -41.65 -6.19 -2.29
Enterprise Value Multiple
 3.57 3.12 3.66 2.68 2.51
Enterprise Value
 182.72M 158.77M 178.95M 126.95M 112.62M
EV to EBITDA
 3.57 3.12 3.66 2.68 2.51
EV to Sales
 0.18 0.15 0.16 0.12 0.10
EV to Free Cash Flow
 3.65 3.72 12.17 3.85 2.36
EV to Operating Cash Flow
 3.47 3.41 9.89 3.49 2.26
Tangible Book Value Per Share
 0.01 0.03 -0.02 -0.08 -0.14
Shareholders’ Equity Per Share
 0.02 0.04 -0.01 -0.07 -0.13
Tax and Other Ratios
Effective Tax Rate
 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.21 0.16
Revenue Per Share
 4.27 4.39 4.59 4.60 4.57
Net Income Per Share
 0.11 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.10
Tax Burden
 0.75 0.75 0.74 0.79 0.84
Interest Burden
 0.94 0.92 0.85 0.83 0.81
Research & Development to Revenue
 0.00 0.00 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
SG&A to Revenue
 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue
 0.00 0.00 0.00 <0.01 <0.01
Income Quality
 1.95 1.65 0.45 0.95 1.54
Currency in GBP