Smiths News plc

Smiths News plcverified

SMWPY

Price:

$4.13

Market Cap:

$167.98M

Smiths News plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesaling of newspapers and magazines in the United Kingdom and internationally. It also supplies inflight entertainment to airlines and travel points; and offers field-based merchandising and marketing, supply chain auditing, and compliance solutions to retailers and suppliers. The company was formerly known as Connect Group PLC and changed its name to Smiths News plc in November 2020. Smiths News plc was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom.

Industry

Publishing

IPO Date

2012-08-03

Stock Exchange

OTC

Ticker

SMWPY

The Current Ratio as of December 2025 (TTM) for Smiths News plc (SMWPY) is 0.99

According to Smiths News plc’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Current Ratio is 0.99. This represents a change of 0.93% compared to the average of 0.98 of the last 4 quarters.

Smiths News plc (SMWPY) Historical Current Ratio (quarterly & annually)

How has SMWPY Current Ratio performed in the past?

The mean historical Current Ratio of Smiths News plc over the last ten years is 0.79. The current 0.99 Current Ratio has changed 12.47% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), SMWPY's Current Ratio was at its highest in in the February 2025 quarter at 0.99. The Current Ratio was at its lowest in in the August 2007 quarter at 0.54.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

0.79

Median

0.80

Minimum

0.58

Maximum

0.99

Smiths News plc (SMWPY) Current Ratio by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of Smiths News plc Current Ratio, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 42.11%

Maximum Annual Current Ratio = 0.99

Minimum Annual Increase = -25.92%

Minimum Annual Current Ratio = 0.58

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearCurrent RatioChange
20240.98-0.99%
20230.995.10%
20220.9412.99%
20210.8342.11%
20200.58-25.92%
20190.7932.82%
20180.59-25.90%
20170.8018.65%
20160.68-4.85%
20150.71-1.94%

Smiths News plc (SMWPY) Average Current Ratio

How has SMWPY Current Ratio performed in the past?

The current Current Ratio of Smiths News plc (SMWPY) is greater than its 3-year, greater than its 5-year, and greater than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

0.97

5-year avg

0.86

10-year avg

0.79

Smiths News plc (SMWPY) Current Ratio vs. Peers

How is SMWPY’s Current Ratio compared to its peers?

Smiths News plc’s Current Ratio is less than Phoenix Media Investment (Holdings) Limited (2.01), greater than EQ Inc. (0.62), less than GameSquare Esports Inc. (0), greater than China Media Inc. (0.00), less than ZoomerMedia Limited (1.90), greater than Readly International AB (publ) (0.63), less than NAHL Group Plc (2.48), less than Light Media Holdings, Inc. (1.12K), less than Mastery Education (0), less than Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. (1.08),

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