WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,081.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -32.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00
  • 52 Week Low: 888.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.94m
  • Volume: 311,507
  • Market Cap: £1,372.27m
  • RiskGrade: 324

Financial Analysis

Select chart: EPS | Dividend | Revenue

Latest Interim/Quarterly

Period Ending Period Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS Dividend
28-Feb-25 Interim 0.95 (0.04) 23.40p 11.30p

Key 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

Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Aug-25 1,835.86 194.79 87.73p 12.3 82.2 0% 34.32p 0.0%
31-Aug-26 1,784.06 198.90 88.88p 12.2 9.3 +1% 35.49p 0.0%
31-Aug-27 1,903.00 218.78 98.47p 11.0 1.0 +11% 38.66p 0.0%

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Price / Earnings Data

5 Yr High 5 Yr Low 5 Yr Avg Curr / Avg
Latest 29.47 14.65 n/a 0

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.

 

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WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,081.00p
Change Today -32.00p
% Change -2.88 %
52 Week High 1,497.00
52 Week Low 888.00
Volume 311,507
Shares Issued 126.94m
Market Cap £1,372.27m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
81.12% below the market average81.12% below the market average81.12% below the market average81.12% below the market average81.12% below the market average
27.78% below the sector average27.78% below the sector average27.78% below the sector average27.78% below the sector average27.78% below the sector average
Price Trend
46.59% below the market average46.59% below the market average46.59% below the market average46.59% below the market average46.59% below the market average
38.89% below the sector average38.89% below the sector average38.89% below the sector average38.89% below the sector average38.89% below the sector average
Income
12.60% above the market average12.60% above the market average12.60% above the market average12.60% above the market average12.60% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Growth
73.29% above the market average73.29% above the market average73.29% above the market average73.29% above the market average73.29% 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 13-Jun-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:00 648 @ 1,081.00p
16:35 849 @ 1,081.00p
16:35 119,889 @ 1,081.00p
16:35 181 @ 1,081.00p
16:35 329 @ 1,081.00p

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