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WH Smith PLC

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OTC Consumer Cyclical Specialty Retail
$7.44
$0.00 (0.00%)
Mkt Cap: 926.73M
Day Range
$7.44 $8.09
52-Week Range
$7.44 $14.14
Volume
750
50D / 200D Avg
$8.75 / $10.13
Prev Close
$7.44

Quick Summary

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Consumer Cyclical sector median (611 peers)

Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E -6.4 11.1
P/B 5.9 1.4
ROE % -50.2 10.7
Net Margin % -9.3 5.2
Rev Growth 5Y % 15.0 8.1
D/E 8.7 0.8

Analyst Price Target

No analyst coverage available

Earnings Estimates

Period EPS Est. Revenue Est. Analysts
FY2030 $0.79
$0.77 – $0.81
2.08B 1
FY2029 $0.72
$0.70 – $0.74
1.89B 1
FY2028 $0.66
$0.64 – $0.68
1.76B 1

Earnings Surprises

Last 8 quarters
Quarter Est. EPS Actual EPS Surprise
2025-12-19 $0.62 -$1.08 -273.2%
2025-04-16 $0.29 -$0.42 -247.7%
2024-11-14 $0.83 $0.50 -39.8%
2024-04-25 $0.29 $0.16 -42.2%
2024-01-26 $0.71 $0.45 -36.5%
2023-02-28 $0.32 $0.29 -10.0%
2022-08-31 $0.49 $0.31 -37.0%
2022-02-28 $0.21 $0.12 -41.8%

Dividend History

5 yr streak

Yield

0.05%

Payout Ratio

-0.30%

Growth (3Y)

-7.15%

Growth (5Y)

N/A

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount Yield
Jan 23, 2026 Feb 12, 2026 $0.08 2.60%
Jul 11, 2025 Jul 31, 2025 $0.15 3.03%
Jan 17, 2025 Feb 06, 2025 $0.28 2.83%
Jul 12, 2024 Aug 01, 2024 $0.14 2.75%
Jan 11, 2024 Feb 01, 2024 $0.26 2.22%
Jul 13, 2023 Aug 03, 2023 $0.11 1.13%
Jan 05, 2023 Jan 26, 2023 $0.11 0.69%
Jan 09, 2020 Jan 30, 2020 $0.54 7.06%
Jul 11, 2019 Aug 01, 2019 $0.22 6.61%
Jan 10, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 $0.49 6.57%
Jul 12, 2018 Aug 02, 2018 $0.21 6.27%
Jan 11, 2018 Feb 01, 2018 $0.45 6.05%
Jul 13, 2017 Aug 03, 2017 $0.19 5.28%
Jan 12, 2017 Feb 02, 2017 $0.37 5.19%
Jul 14, 2016 Aug 04, 2016 $0.18 5.38%
Jan 14, 2016 Feb 04, 2016 $0.39 5.47%
Jul 16, 2015 Aug 06, 2015 $0.19 5.21%
Jan 08, 2015 Jan 29, 2015 $0.37 5.17%
Jul 16, 2014 Aug 07, 2014 $0.19 5.04%
Jan 08, 2014 Jan 30, 2014 $0.35 4.64%

Key Takeaways

Revenue grew 15.03% annually over 5 years — strong growth
Earnings declined -314.93% over the past year
Debt/Equity of 8.73 — high leverage
Generating 198.70M in free cash flow
PEG of 0.02 suggests growth is underpriced
Revenue growth is decelerating — 1Y growth trails 5Y average by 34.16%

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
15.03%
Revenue (1Y)-19.13%
Earnings (1Y)-314.93%
FCF Growth (3Y)24.11%

Quality

Return on Equity
-50.20%
ROIC6.54%
Net Margin-9.28%
Op. Margin8.63%

Safety

Debt / Equity
8.73
Current Ratio0.39
Interest Coverage2.85

Valuation

P/E Ratio
-6.44
Forward P/E13.57
P/B Ratio5.87
EV/EBITDA16.69
Dividend Yield0.05%

All Fundamental Metrics

Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y) -19.13% Revenue Growth (3Y) -6.99%
Earnings Growth (1Y) -314.93% Earnings Growth (3Y) N/A
Revenue Growth (5Y) 15.03% Earnings Growth (5Y) N/A
Profitability
Revenue (TTM) 1.55B Net Income (TTM) -144.00M
ROE -50.20% ROA -9.88%
Gross Margin 56.65% Operating Margin 8.63%
Net Margin -9.28% Free Cash Flow (TTM) 198.70M
ROIC 6.54% FCF Growth (3Y) 24.11%
Safety
Debt / Equity 8.73 Current Ratio 0.39
Interest Coverage 2.85
Dividends
Dividend Yield 0.05% Payout Ratio -0.30%
Dividend Growth (3Y) -7.15% Dividend Growth (5Y) N/A
Consecutive Div Years 5 yrs
Valuation
P/E Ratio -6.44 Forward P/E 13.57
P/B Ratio 5.87 P/S Ratio 0.60
PEG Ratio 0.02 Forward PEG N/A
EV/EBITDA 16.69 Fwd EV/EBITDA 10.36
Forward P/S 0.58 Fwd Earnings Yield 7.37%
FCF Yield 21.44%
Market Cap 926.73M Enterprise Value 2.23B

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first

Income statement data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 1.55B 1.92B 1.79B 1.40B 886.00M
Net Income -144.00M 67.00M 79.00M 47.00M -82.00M
EPS (Diluted) -1.13 0.51 0.60 0.36 -0.63
Gross Profit 878.65M 1.21B 1.11B 862.00M 528.00M
Operating Income 133.79M 158.00M 156.00M 97.00M -92.00M

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first

Balance sheet data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 1.46B 1.87B 1.65B 1.69B 1.35B
Total Liabilities 1.31B 1.42B 1.31B 1.38B 1.17B
Shareholders' Equity 157.76M 416.00M 317.00M 295.00M 173.00M
Total Debt 1.38B 1.05B 951.00M 1.00B 885.00M
Cash & Equivalents 70.89M 56.00M 56.00M 132.00M 130.00M
Current Assets 343.47M 511.00M 377.00M 418.00M 310.00M
Current Liabilities 869.66M 599.00M 543.00M 517.00M 376.00M