Smiths News PLC risk profile
43 Elevated one input has moved against it
Measured 1 September 2026 from SNWS's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
43 (Elevated), driven by Competitive position at 48, over 5 weighted categories on the SOFTWARE profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 36 | Normal | Stable | One-year price volatility — 30.4% |
| Operating pressure | 40 | Elevated | Stable | Costs outgrowing revenue — -0.1 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 29 | Normal | Easing | Free-cash-flow margin — 4.2% |
| Leverage and coverage | 23 | Normal | Easing | Current ratio — 0.94x |
| Competitive position | 48 | Elevated | Stable | Operating-margin gap against peers — +1.8 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.