UK's WH Smith slides on FY revenue miss
** UK travel retailer WH Smith's SMWH.L shares down 5.2% at 1,233p
** Stock among top pct. losers on FTSE midcaps .FTMC index, which is up 0.2%
** Co reports FY revenue of 1.9 bln pounds ($2.43 bln) vs analysts' estimate of 1.9 bln pounds - LSEG
** "The new financial year has started well. While there is some economic uncertainty," says CEO Carl Cowling
** However, reports FY adj. pretax profit of 166 mln pounds vs analysts' estimate 163.6 mln pounds
** JP Morgan trims FY25, 26 & 27 PBT estimates due to FX impacts in North America and increased investment in Funky Pigeon on High Street
** Brokerage cuts stock target price to 1,950p from 2,000p
** Stock down ~8.55% YTD
($1 = 0.7887 pounds)
Reporting by Megha Kumari in Bengaluru
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