SNWS.L

🇬🇧 GB

Smiths News plc

Communication Services

70

Price

67.60 GBp

Market cap

$164M

Current yield

12.6%

Avg yield

7.4%

P/E

6.1

Net debt / EBITDA

0.45

5Y EPS growth

6.5%

1Y return

19.3%

Score breakdown

Current yield

Current dividend yield must be at least 8% to match the Börsdata screen.

12.6%

≥ 8%

Avg yield

Long-term average yield (5-year proxy) must also be at least 8%.

7.4%

≥ 8%

Net debt / EBITDA

Net debt below 2x EBITDA keeps leverage from eating the dividend.

0.45

< 2

Return metric

ROE ≥ 15% signals the business earns well on equity. Falls back to ROI, ROIC or ROA when ROE is unavailable.

1350.0% (ROE)

≥ 15%

P/E ratio

P/E below 15 aims to avoid overpaying for the income stream.

6.1

< 15

5Y EPS growth

5-year EPS growth ≥ 10% suggests the dividend has some underlying growth support.

6.5%

≥ 10%

1Y performance

1-year performance ≥ 0% filters out stocks in severe near-term downtrends.

19.3%

≥ 0%

Total score70
Dividend history

Current yield (last 12 months paid): 12.6%. Bars show each calendar year; the latest bar is year-to-date.

20178.6%(9.600 GBp)
201822.9%(9.800 GBp)
20203.4%(1.000 GBp)
20211.3%(0.500 GBp)
20225.5%(2.550 GBp)
20237.8%(4.150 GBp)
20246.7%(4.500 GBp)
20259.4%(7.150 GBp)
2026 YTD12.6%(8.550 GBp)

Return metric shown: 1350.0% (ROE). Yahoo does not always provide ROE; ROI, ROIC or ROA is used as a fallback.