WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,014.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -25.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,010.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 128.74m
  • Volume: 496,925
  • Market Cap: £1,305.40m
  • RiskGrade: 324
  • Beta: 0.00

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 2.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.9 2.6
Op Mrgn 8.2% 10.8%
ROCE 15.5%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 11.6 13.3
PEG 0.9 1.5
Pr/Revenue 0.7 0.8
Pr/Book 2.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 7.0% 4.9%
PBT -3.6% 104.7%
EPS 12.7% 8.6%
DPS -21.8% 64.6%

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 2,012.27 216.97 95.15p 10.7 1.2 +9% 37.20p 0.0%
31-Aug-26 2,124.43 229.55 105.50p 9.6 0.9 +11% 41.65p 0.0%
31-Aug-27 2,237.30 248.38 116.38p 8.7 0.8 +10% 45.25p 0.0%

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WH Smith Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 31-Mar-2025 10:08 RNS
Sale of UK High Street business 28-Mar-2025 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 25-Mar-2025 09:11 RNS

WH Smith ShareCast News

London close: Stocks slip as US core inflation t... 28-Mar-2025 ShareCast
WH Smith sells high street stores to Modella Cap... 28-Mar-2025 ShareCast
WH Smith set to pick buyer of high street chain ... 27-Mar-2025 ShareCast

WH Smith Top Newspaper Links

WH Smith to vanish from high street (as stores b... 28-Mar-2025 Times
WHSmith to launch standalone budget greetings ca... 17-Oct-2014 Guardian
WH Smith to test out greetings card stores aimed... 17-Oct-2014 The Herald

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 1,014.00p
Change Today -25.00p
% Change -2.41 %
52 Week High 1,497.00
52 Week Low 1,010.00
Volume 496,925
Shares Issued 128.74m
Market Cap £1,305.40m
Beta 0.00
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
80.01% below the market average80.01% below the market average80.01% below the market average80.01% below the market average80.01% below the market average
77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average77.78% below the sector average
Price Trend
55.89% below the market average55.89% below the market average55.89% below the market average55.89% below the market average55.89% 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
9.91% below the market average9.91% below the market average9.91% below the market average9.91% below the market average9.91% below the market average
10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average
Growth
65.01% above the market average65.01% above the market average65.01% above the market average65.01% above the market average65.01% above the market average
88.89% above the sector average88.89% above the sector average88.89% above the sector average88.89% above the sector average88.89% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 7
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 15
buy
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 16-Jan-25 11-Jul-24
Paid 06-Feb-25 01-Aug-24
Amount 22.60p 11.00p

Trades for 31-Mar-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 174,564 @ 1,014.00p
16:35 136 @ 1,014.00p
16:35 919 @ 1,014.00p
16:35 5,277 @ 1,014.00p
16:35 6,110 @ 1,014.00p

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