Smiths News (CHIX:SNWSL) Quality Rank

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CHIX:SNWSL Smiths News PLC CHIX:SNWSL
53 GF Score
Price £0.68
GF Value £0.54
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Smiths News Quality Rank?

The Quality Rank measures the business quality of a company relative to other companies. It is ranked based on the strength of the balance sheet, as well as the profitability and growth of the business. The ranked companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

The rank of balance sheet (30%)

The rank of balance sheet is done through the ranking of:
  • Interest coverage
  • Zscore
  • Debt to revenue
  • Equity to asset
  • Cash to debt

The rank of Profitability (70%)

The ranking of Profitability is done by ranking:
  • Operating margin mean rank (10-year mean average profit margine)
  • Operating margin growth rank
  • Fscore
  • Predictability rank
  • Revenue growth rank (5 year), when the growth is higher than 25%, set it as 25%
  • Num of year profit (number of years that is profitable within the last 10 years)
  • ROIC median (10-year median of ROIC)

Smiths News Quality Rank Related Terms

CHIX:SNWSL
53GF Score
Smiths News PLC CHIX:SNWSL
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Is Smiths News (CHIX:SNWSL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Smiths News stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £0.68 is trading 25.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.54. GuruFocus considers Smiths News to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:SNWSL:

  • Quality Rank:
  • GF Value™: £0.54 vs. price of £0.68 (25.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:SNWSL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

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.
53GF Score

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£0.68
Price
£0.54
GF Value