Smiths News
SNWS · Main Market · Industrial Goods and Services · mcap £184m · 74.4p
Smiths News distributes newspapers and magazines from publishers to retailers across the UK, earning fees on volumes handled. It is adding services such as early-morning supply chain work and collectables to offset the long decline in print volumes.
Positive 29 Sep 2026
FY2026 results expected ahead of market expectations on record £3m World Cup contributionGuidance moved from in line to ahead of the £37.2m consensus. 29 Sep 2026
Positive 6 Aug 2026
Aberforth Partners increased its stake from 14.15% to 17.21%A large institutional holder has steadily added shares over the period. 6 Aug 2026 12 Dec 2024
Positive 17 Jul 2026
Four major contract wins (News UK, ANL, Frontline, Seymour) worth c.£335m incremental annual revenueExtends contracts to 2037 and requires a national network build; earnings accretive from FY2028 onwards, with guidance due 4 November 2026. 17 Jul 2026 29 Jun 2026 17 Jun 2026
Negative 6 May 2026
Pensions Regulator Warning Notice on possible Financial Support Direction over Tuffnells schemeContingent liability; Section 75 debt £3.467m cited, outcome and amount unknown. 6 May 2026 23 Feb 2026
Positive 12 Dec 2025
Non-executive directors Malhotra and Rabey bought shares in Nov-Dec 2025Small open-market purchases by two independent directors. 12 Dec 2025 14 Nov 2025
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