Smiths News (SNWS): Profit upgrade
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SNWS Smiths News
29 Sep 2026 · guidance raised · second in 12 months · +15% since
Trading across FY2026 now expected to be ahead of market expectations
Profit upgrade
guidance raised · second in 12 months
Directionahead of expectations / raised
Reaction on the day+4%
In 12 months2 statements in the same direction
Company's wordsTrading across FY2026 now expected to be ahead of market expectations ↗
As of 29 Sep 2026 ↗
Since Oct 2023: 663 situations of this kind; median share price +2% six months after they opened
Every step · 1
- 29 Sep 2026 guidance raised · second in 12 months – Trading across FY2026 now expected to be ahead of market expectations ↗
What is happening
Smiths News: Profit upgrade – guidance raised · second in 12 months. ['guidance raised · second in 12 months']
- In short
- Smiths News raised its guidance on 29 Sep 2026; the shares moved +4% on the day. It is the second such statement in 12 months.
- Announced
- 29 Sep 2026 · guidance raised · +4% on the day
Briefing
Smiths News in 4 minutes
Smiths News is the UK's largest news and magazine wholesaler, a company that gets newspapers to shops before dawn for 22,000 customers. Its core market shrinks a little every year, so for the past three years it has...
- Act 1Locking in the publishers to 2029
- Act 2Refinancing frees cash for shareholders and investment
- Act 3Collectables carry profit while new lines stay small
From the company's own announcements. Not investment advice.
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