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Wh Smith PLC Fundamentals

Company NameWh Smith PLCLast Updated2024-12-24
IndustrySpecialty RetailSectorConsumer Cyclical
Shares in Issue128.097 mMarket Cap£1.54 bn
PE Ratio23.17Dividend per Share£0.32
Dividend Yield2.69Dividend Cover1.61
EPS£0.51EPS Growth (%)0.09
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0.8488
Debt Ratio0.5634Debt Equity Ratio1.9495
Asset Equity Ratio4.1906Cash Equity Ratio0.1256
Quick Ratio0.3155Current Ratio0.85
Price To Book Value3.6470ROCE0

Wh Smith PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Prelim2025-01-162025-02-06GBP0.2260
Interim2024-07-112024-08-01GBP0.1100
Prelim2024-01-112024-02-01GBP0.2080
Interim2023-07-132023-08-03GBP0.0810
Prelim2023-01-052023-01-26GBP0.0910

Wh Smith PLC Company Financials

Assets2024202320222021
Tangible Assets£821.00 m£714.00 m£665.00 m£502.00 m
Intangible Assets£490.00 m£505.00 m£543.00 m£473.00 m
Investments£2.00 m£2.00 m£2.00 m£2.00 m
Total Fixed Assets£1.36 bn£1.27 bn£1.27 bn£1.04 bn
Stocks£217.00 m£205.00 m£198.00 m£135.00 m
Debtors£133.00 m£97.00 m£75.00 m£35.00 m
Cash & Equivalents£56.00 m£56.00 m£132.00 m£130.00 m
Other Assets£45.00 m£52.00 m£64.00 m£63.00 m
Total Assets£1.87 bn£1.65 bn£1.69 bn£1.35 bn
Liabilities2024202320222021
Creditors within 1 year£599.00 m£543.00 m£517.00 m£376.00 m
Creditors after 1 year£824.00 m£767.00 m£864.00 m£791.00 m
Other Liabilities0000
Total Liabilities£1.42 bn£1.31 bn£1.38 bn£1.17 bn
Net assets£446.00 m£340.00 m£311.00 m£183.00 m
Equity2024202320222021
Called up share capital£29.00 m£29.00 m£29.00 m£29.00 m
Share Premium£329.00 m£329.00 m£329.00 m£329.00 m
Profit / Loss£106.00 m£110.00 m£63.00 m-£116.00 m
Other Equity£416.00 m£317.00 m£295.00 m£173.00 m
Preference & Minorities£30.00 m£23.00 m£16.00 m£10.00 m
Total Capital Employed£446.00 m£340.00 m£311.00 m£183.00 m
Ratios2024202320222021
Debt Ratio£0.66£0.70£0.74£0.82
Debt-to-Equity£1.95£2.37£2.88£4.49
Assets / Equity4.19064.19064.19064.1906
Cash / Equity0.12560.12560.12560.1256
EPS£0.83£0.76£0.47-£0.30
Cash Flow2024202320222021
Cash from operating activities£275.00 m£251.00 m£187.00 m£100.00 m
Cashflow before financing£137.00 m£48.00 m£83.00 m£65.00 m
Increase in Cash0-£74.00 m0£22.00 m
Income2024202320222021
Turnover£1.92 bn£1.79 bn£1.40 bn£886.00 m
Cost of sales£706.00 m£682.00 m£538.00 m£358.00 m
Gross Profit£1.21 bn£1.11 bn£862.00 m£528.00 m
Operating Profit£158.00 m£156.00 m£97.00 m-£92.00 m
Pre-Tax profit£106.00 m£110.00 m£63.00 m-£116.00 m

Wh Smith PLC Company Background

SectorConsumer Cyclical
ActivitiesWH Smith PLC is a U.K. retailer selling a various product. Its two core business segments are travel and high street. WHSmith's travel stores offer products such as food, drink, publications, books, and tech accessories and other products to travelers. This segment operates predominantly in airports, railway stations, hospitals, and workplaces across Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and India. The high street segment operates stores in the United Kingdom, predominantly on the U.K. high street. The high street segment sells products into the following categories: stationery, books, newspapers, magazines, and confectionery. It also has an online retail business that sells a range of books, stationery, magazines, and gifts through its websites.
Latest Interim Date25 Apr 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date14 Nov 2024

Wh Smith PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2011-08-09Mr. Alan James StewartExecutive Director,Group Finance Director
2009-10-15Mr. Christopher Luke MayhewNon-Executive Director
2022-06-08Mr. Henry Eric StauntonNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2013-01-25Dr. Michael Henry EllisNon-Executive Director
2013-08-30Mr. Walker Gordon BoydNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2012-07-10Mr. Jeffery Francis HarrisNon-Executive Director
2024-02-07Ms. Marion Jane SearsNon-Executive Director
2010-10-14Mr. Robert John Orr Barton Non-Executive Director
2013-06-28Ms. Kathryn Elizabeth SwannExecutive Director,Group Chief Executive
2024-12-09Mr. Simon EmenyNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent non-executive director
2024-12-09Mr. John William HallNon-Executive Director
2024-12-01Mr. Robert James MoorheadExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
2010-08-16Mr. Robert M WalkerNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2024-12-09Ms. Annemarie DurbinNon-Executive Director
2021-01-20Ms. Suzanne Claire BaxterNon-Executive Director
2019-11-27Mr. Ian HoughtonCompany Secretary and Legal Director
2024-12-09Ms. Nicola Joy Dulieu Non-Executive Director
2024-12-09Ms. Annette Elizabeth CourtNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2020-12-10Mr. Stephen ClarkeExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2024-11-19Mr. Situl Suryakant JobanputraNon-Executive Director
2024-12-09Mr. Carl CowlingExecutive Director,Group Chief Executive Officer
2023-01-12Mr. Maurice ThompsonNon-Executive Director
2023-12-11Ms. Kal AtwalNon-Executive Director
2024-12-09Mr. Max IzzardExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer

Wh Smith PLC Contact Details

Company NameWH Smith PLC
AddressGreenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
Telephone+44 2074941800
Websitehttps://www.whsmithplc.co.uk

Wh Smith PLC Advisors

Remuneration ConsultantAllen & Overy
Phone(020) 3088 0000
Fax(020) 3088 0088
AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Phone+44 2075835000
Fax+44 2078224652
Remuneration ConsultantFIT Remuneration Consultants LLP
Phone+44 2070311111
StockbrokerBarclays
Phone+44 2076232323
SolicitorAllen & Overy LLP
Phone+44 2030880000
Fax+44 207339999
RegistrarComputershare Investor Services PLC
Phone+44 3707020003
Fax+44 3707036101
StockbrokerJ.P. Morgan Cazenove Ltd
Phone+44 2077424000
SolicitorHerbert Smith Freehills LLP
Phone+44 2073748000
Fax+44 2073740888
Financial PR AdviserBrunswick Group LLP
Phone+44 2074045959
Fax+44 2078312823
Financial AdviserGreenhill & Co. International LLP
Phone(020) 7198 7400
Fax(020) 7198 7500
AuditorDeloitte LLP

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