WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,241.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -24.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,083.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 130.50m
  • Volume: 227,875
  • Market Cap: £1,619.50m
  • RiskGrade: 324
  • Beta: 1.01

Dividend Data

  31-Aug-2431-Aug-2331-Aug-2231-Aug-2131-Aug-20
Interim Dividend11.00p8.10pn/an/a17.20p
Final Dividend22.60p20.80p9.10pn/a41.00p
Total Dividend33.60p28.90p9.10pn/a58.20p
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 31-Aug-22 31-Aug-21 31-Aug-20
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 1,918.00 1,793.00 1,400.00 886.00 1,021.00
Operating Profit/(Loss) 158.00 156.00 97.00 (92.00) (260.00)
Net Interest (52.00) (46.00) (34.00) (24.00) (20.00)
Profit Before Tax 106.00 110.00 63.00 (116.00) (280.00)
Profit After Tax 77.00 88.00 53.00 (80.00) (239.00)
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 77.00 88.00 53.00 (80.00) (239.00)
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 67.00 79.00 47.00 (82.00) (239.00)
Minority Interests 10.00 9.00 6.00 2.00 n/a
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 51.90p 60.80p 36.20p (62.60p) (199.20p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 51.10p 59.80p 35.60p (62.60p) (199.20p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 87.60p 77.70p 48.50p (22.10p) (43.30p)
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 51.90p 60.80p 36.20p (62.60p) (199.20p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 51.10p 59.80p 35.60p (62.60p) (199.20p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 87.60p 77.70p 48.50p (22.10p) (43.30p)
           
Dividend per Share 22.60p 28.90p 9.10p n/a n/a
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 31-Aug-22 31-Aug-21 31-Aug-20
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 821.00 714.00 665.00 502.00 605.00
Intangible Assets 490.00 505.00 543.00 473.00 493.00
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 2.00 2.00 n/a 2.00 2.00
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 45.00 52.00 66.00 63.00 32.00
  1,358.00 1,273.00 1,274.00 1,040.00 1,132.00
Current Assets          
Inventories 217.00 205.00 198.00 135.00 150.00
Trade & Other Receivables 150.00 112.00 87.00 45.00 49.00
Cash at Bank & in Hand 56.00 56.00 132.00 130.00 108.00
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 88.00 4.00 1.00 n/a 8.00
  511.00 377.00 418.00 310.00 315.00
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 1,869.00 1,650.00 1,692.00 1,350.00 1,447.00
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 242.00 200.00 151.00 108.00 130.00
Other Current Liabilities 357.00 343.00 366.00 268.00 247.00
  599.00 543.00 517.00 376.00 377.00
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 811.00 751.00 850.00 777.00 829.00
Provisions 13.00 16.00 14.00 12.00 11.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities n/a n/a n/a 2.00 3.00
  824.00 767.00 864.00 791.00 843.00
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 1,423.00 1,310.00 1,381.00 1,167.00 1,220.00
           
Net Assets 446.00 340.00 311.00 183.00 227.00
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00
Share Premium Account 316.00 316.00 316.00 316.00 315.00
Other Reserves (264.00) (237.00) (188.00) (254.00) (280.00)
Retained Earnings 335.00 209.00 138.00 82.00 158.00
Shareholders Funds 416.00 317.00 295.00 173.00 222.00
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity 30.00 23.00 16.00 10.00 5.00
Total Equity 446.00 340.00 311.00 183.00 227.00
Cash Flow 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 31-Aug-22 31-Aug-21 31-Aug-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 275.00 251.00 187.00 100.00 81.00
Returns On Investment & Servicing of Finance fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Taxation Paid fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (137.00) (122.00) (83.00) (43.00) (395.00)
Acquisitions & Disposals gn/a gn/a gn/a gn/a gn/a
Dividends Paid fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Management of Liquid Resources cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities (138.00) (203.00) (104.00) (35.00) 374.00
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash n/a (74.00) n/a 22.00 60.00
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Aug-24 31-Aug-23 31-Aug-22 31-Aug-21 31-Aug-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 14.6 18.9 29.5 n/a n/a
PEG - Adjusted 1.1 0.3 n/a n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 13% 60% n/a n/a n/a
Dividend Cover 3.88 2.69 5.33 n/a n/a
Revenue per Share 1,469.73p 1,379.23p 1,076.92p 6.83p 850.83p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 81.23p 84.61p 48.46p (0.89p) (233.33p)
Operating Margin 8.24% 8.70% 6.93% (10.38%) (25.47%)
Return on Capital Employed 15.46% 19.45% 12.39% n/a n/a
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 14.6 18.9 29.5 n/a n/a
PEG - Adjusted 1.1 0.3 n/a n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 13% 60% n/a n/a n/a
Dividend Cover 3.88 2.69 5.33 n/a n/a
           
Dividend Yield 1.8% 2.0% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Dividend per Share Growth (21.80%) 217.58% n/a n/a n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 210.73p 193.08p 143.85p 76.34p 67.50p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share n/a (56.92p) n/a 0.17p 50.00p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (33.72p) (126.92p) (178.46p) (221.37p) (221.67p)
Net Gearing 239.66% 282.33% 294.58% 436.42% 383.33%

Key

* GAAP

a. Includes discontinued activities

b. Including assets due in more than one year

c. Not disclosed under IFRS

d. Total fixed assets

e. Includes borrowings

f. Included in cash flow from operating activities under IFRS

g. Included in net cash from investing activities under IFRS

h. Pre-tax

i. Capital expenditure

j. Based on operating cash flow before tax

k. Issue of ordinary shares

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: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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