WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

706.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      17.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00
  • 52 Week Low: 640.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 1,053,369
  • Market Cap: £893.39m
  • RiskGrade: 324

WH Smith Overview

WH Smith PLC is a leading global retailer for news, books and convenience, and is made up of two core business – Travel and High Street. We're proud to be the familiar face people trust on their journeys, both in life and through life. We aim to deliver our goals through our strategic priorities and initiatives by: constantly innovating, expanding globally, improving our profitability and delivering sustainable returns.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.9 2.3
Op Mrgn 8.2% 10.2%
ROCE 15.5%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 8.1 8.7
PEG 0.6 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.5 0.5
Pr/Book 2.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 7.0% -8.4%
PBT -3.6% 68.2%
EPS 12.7% -9.6%
DPS -21.8% 49.4%

WH Smith Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-20 1,021.00 (280.00) (43.30)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Aug-21 886.00 (116.00) (22.10)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Aug-22 1,400.00 63.00 48.50p 29.5 n/a n/a 9.10p 0.6%
31-Aug-23 1,793.00 110.00 77.70p 18.9 0.3 +60% 28.90p 2.0%
31-Aug-24 1,918.00 106.00 87.60p 14.6 1.1 +13% 22.60p 1.8%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

WH Smith Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-25 1,755.97 178.32 79.20p 8.9 n/a -10% 33.76p 0.0%
31-Aug-26 1,695.17 183.77 79.65p 8.9 15.6 +1% 32.91p 0.0%
31-Aug-27 1,806.03 201.12 87.99p 8.0 0.8 +10% 35.42p 0.0%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 28-Aug-2025 17:34 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 27-Aug-2025 12:37 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 26-Aug-2025 12:41 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

Greggs delays Moorhead appointment until WH Smit... 28-Aug-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks rise as Powell hints at pol... 22-Aug-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks mixed on US jobless claims,... 21-Aug-2025 ShareCast

WH Smith Top Newspaper Links

Former WH Smith director delays Greggs board rol... 28-Aug-2025 Times
WH Smith shares drop 30% after US accounting error 21-Aug-2025 Times
WHSmith to launch standalone budget greetings ca... 17-Oct-2014 Guardian

Latest WH Smith Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 706.50p
Change Today 17.50p
% Change 2.54 %
52 Week High 1,497.00
52 Week Low 640.00
Volume 1,053,369
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £893.39m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average
48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average
Price Trend
42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Income
3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average
30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average
Growth
75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average
94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 6
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 10-Jul-25 16-Jan-25
Paid 31-Jul-25 06-Feb-25
Amount 11.30p 22.60p

Trades for 28-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
15:50 0 @ 705.00p
15:48 0 @ 705.00p
15:38 107 @ 703.50p
15:36 1 @ 704.50p
16:35 707 @ 706.50p

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