Smiths News Plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution of newspapers and mixed freight in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates through Smiths News and Tuffnells segments. The Smiths News segment distributes newspapers and magazines to 27,000 retailers from 39 distribution centers across England and Wales. The Tuffnells segment provides next day B2B delivery of irregular weight and dimensions consignments. The company was formerly known as Connect Group PLC and changed its name to Smiths News Plc in November 2020. Smiths News Plc was founded in 1790 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom.
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- Publishing
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5 years, 6 months ago
Smiths News Plc is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 12.5% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 99.0% cheaper than other stocks from the Communication Services sector with a price to sales ratio of 0.1.
Smiths News Plc's total revenue sank by 0.0% to $368M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has dropped by 0.0% to $-17M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow grew by 120.0% to $7M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Smiths News Plc gets an overall score of 3/5.