Our house brokers are J P Morgan Cazenove and Liberum Capital. Additional coverage is also provided by Oriel Securities, Altium Securities, Shore Capital Stockbrokers, Numis Securities, Brewin Dolphin Limited, Singer Capital and Peel Hunt.
Any opinions, estimates or forecasts regarding our performance made by such analysts are theirs alone and do not represent opinion, forecasts or predictions of the Company or its Directors, officers or employees. By distributing the information below on our website, we do not imply its endorsement of or concurrence with such information, conclusions or recommendations. We do not accept any responsibility whatsoever for the views of these or any other analysts reporting on Smiths News PLC.
Consensus of Analyst Forecasts
| | Full Year Aug 2011 | Full Year Aug 2012 |
| Group Operating Profit (m) | 41.2 | 46.4 |
| Pre-Tax Profit (£m) | 38.0 | 42.5 |
| EPS (p) | 15.1 | 16.8 |
| DPS (p) | 7.8 | 8.4 |
- Note: Consensus is calculated as a simple average across all those covering analysts who provide forecasts. Profit and EPS figures are shown after non-recurring items.