Smiths News (CHIX:SNWSL) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Sep. 20, 2026)

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CHIX:SNWSL Smiths News PLC CHIX:SNWSL
46 GF Score
Price £0.69
GF Value £0.53
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Smiths News Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Smiths News  (CHIX:SNWSl) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Smiths News Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Smiths News Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Smiths News's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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.

Smiths News Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Smiths News Annual Data
Trend Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24 Aug25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.06 0.04 0.06 0.09 0.09

Smiths News Semi-Annual Data
Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24 Feb25 Aug25 Feb26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 0.07 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.11

CHIX:SNWSL vs NYT, WLY: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Smiths News's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Smiths News's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Smiths News's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


CHIX:SNWSL
46GF Score
Smiths News PLC CHIX:SNWSL
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Smiths News Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Smiths News's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Aug25 is calculated as:

For example, Smiths News's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Aug25 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Aug25 (Change)*Current CPI (Aug25)
=4.253/138.9000*138.9000
=4.253

Current CPI (Aug25) = 138.9000.

Smiths News Annual Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201608 6.658 101.200 9.138
201708 6.455 104.000 8.621
201808 6.237 106.500 8.134
201908 5.290 108.300 6.785
202008 4.763 108.800 6.081
202108 4.355 112.100 5.396
202208 4.323 121.800 4.930
202308 4.369 129.400 4.690
202408 4.395 133.400 4.576
202508 4.253 138.900 4.253

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Smiths News (CHIX:SNWSL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Smiths News stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £0.69 is trading 30.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.53. GuruFocus considers Smiths News to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:SNWSL:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: £0.53 vs. price of £0.69 (30.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 46/100 with 2 warning signs

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Smiths News Business Description

Other Exchanges SNWS:UKT6N:Germany
Address Rowan House, Cherry Orchard North, Kembrey Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, GBR, SN2 8UH
Smiths News PLC is a UK wholesaler of newspapers and magazines, providing nationwide early-morning distribution and logistics services. The company supplies newspapers, magazines, and related products to a wide network of retail outlets, supported by integrated services such as warehousing, pick-and-pack, returns collection, recycling, invoicing, and market insight. Operating through a hub-and-spoke distribution network across England and Wales, Smiths News delivers seven days a week, reaching locations from urban centres to remote rural communities, and also offers recycling and waste management solutions through its dedicated recycling operations.
46GF Score

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