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Is WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) Potentially Undervalued?
Sun 03 Aug 25, 07:30 AMFunky Pigeon sold to Card Factory for £24m
Tue 29 Jul 25, 10:49 AMCalculating The Fair Value Of WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH)
Thu 17 Jul 25, 06:36 AMWH Smith locked in legal battle over unsold vapes
Fri 04 Jul 25, 01:46 PMWH Smith's (LON:SMWH) Dividend Will Be £0.113
Mon 30 Jun 25, 12:51 PMWH Smith cuts sale price of high street business after weaker trading
Mon 30 Jun 25, 11:18 AMInvestors Can Find Comfort In WH Smith's (LON:SMWH) Earnings Quality
Wed 23 Apr 25, 05:18 AMWH Smith First Half 2025 Earnings: UK£0.34 loss per share (vs UK£0.13 profit in 1H 2024)
Sat 19 Apr 25, 08:29 AMWH Smith travel profits surge as company prepares to sell high street arm
Wed 16 Apr 25, 07:13 AM| Breakdown | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2021-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2021-08-31 |
| Income before tax | 2.00M | 106.00M | 110.00M | 63.00M | -116.00000M |
| Minority interest | -7.00000M | -10.00000M | -9.00000M | -6.00000M | -2.00000M |
| Net income | -144.00000M | 67.00M | 79.00M | 47.00M | -80.00000M |
| Selling general administrative | 746.00M | 198.00M | 197.00M | 161.00M | 140.00M |
| Selling and marketing expenses | - | 808.00M | 746.00M | 588.00M | 419.00M |
| Gross profit | 880.00M | 1212.00M | 1111.00M | 862.00M | 528.00M |
| Reconciled depreciation | 134.00M | 176.00M | 160.00M | 131.00M | 134.00M |
| Ebit | 49.00M | 158.00M | 178.00M | 97.00M | -34.00000M |
| Ebitda | 183.00M | 334.00M | 338.00M | 241.00M | 100.00M |
| Depreciation and amortization | 134.00M | 176.00M | 160.00M | 144.00M | 134.00M |
| Non operating income net other | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating income | 134.00M | 158.00M | 156.00M | 97.00M | -34.00000M |
| Other operating expenses | 1419.00M | 1760.00M | 1628.00M | 1290.00M | 920.00M |
| Interest expense | 47.00M | 52.00M | 45.00M | 34.00M | 24.00M |
| Tax provision | 26.00M | 29.00M | 22.00M | 10.00M | -36.00000M |
| Interest income | - | - | - | - | 24.00M |
| Net interest income | -47.00000M | -52.00000M | -46.00000M | -34.00000M | -30.00000M |
| Extraordinary items | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non recurring | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other items | - | - | - | - | - |
| Income tax expense | 26.00M | 29.00M | 22.00M | 10.00M | -36.00000M |
| Total revenue | 1553.00M | 1918.00M | 1793.00M | 1400.00M | 886.00M |
| Total operating expenses | 746.00M | 1054.00M | 946.00M | 752.00M | 562.00M |
| Cost of revenue | 673.00M | 706.00M | 682.00M | 538.00M | 358.00M |
| Total other income expense net | -132.00000M | -52.00000M | -46.00000M | -34.00000M | -82.00000M |
| Discontinued operations | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net income from continuing ops | -24.00000M | 77.00M | 88.00M | 53.00M | -80.00000M |
| Net income applicable to common shares | - | - | - | 47.00M | -82.00000M |
| Preferred stock and other adjustments | - | - | - | - | - |
| Breakdown | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2021-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2021-08-31 |
| Total assets | 1460.00M | 1869.00M | 1650.00M | 1692.00M | 1350.00M |
| Intangible assets | 45.00M | 64.00M | 69.00M | 72.00M | 67.00M |
| Earning assets | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other current assets | - | 105.00M | - | 88.00M | 45.00M |
| Total liab | 1272.00M | 1423.00M | 1310.00M | 1381.00M | 1167.00M |
| Total stockholder equity | 158.00M | 416.00M | 317.00M | 295.00M | 173.00M |
| Deferred long term liab | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other current liab | 2.00M | 169.00M | 3.00M | 1.00M | 3.00M |
| Common stock | 28.00M | 29.00M | 29.00M | 29.00M | 29.00M |
| Capital stock | 28.00M | 29.00M | 29.00M | 29.00M | 29.00M |
| Retained earnings | 69.00M | 335.00M | 209.00M | 138.00M | 82.00M |
| Other liab | - | - | - | 14.00M | 14.00M |
| Good will | 402.00M | 426.00M | 436.00M | 471.00M | 406.00M |
| Other assets | - | - | - | 64.00M | 63.00M |
| Cash | 71.00M | 56.00M | 56.00M | 132.00M | 130.00M |
| Cash and equivalents | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total current liabilities | 871.00M | 599.00M | 543.00M | 517.00M | 376.00M |
| Current deferred revenue | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net debt | 1308.00M | 997.00M | 895.00M | 869.00M | 755.00M |
| Short term debt | 551.00M | 242.00M | 200.00M | 151.00M | 108.00M |
| Short long term debt | 461.00M | 117.00M | 84.00M | 20.00M | - |
| Short long term debt total | 1379.00M | 1053.00M | 951.00M | 1001.00M | 885.00M |
| Other stockholder equity | 62.00M | 52.00M | 79.00M | 128.00M | 62.00M |
| Property plant equipment | - | - | - | 665.00M | 502.00M |
| Total current assets | 344.00M | 511.00M | 377.00M | 418.00M | 310.00M |
| Long term investments | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net tangible assets | - | - | - | -248.00000M | -300.00000M |
| Short term investments | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net receivables | 125.00M | 133.00M | 112.00M | 87.00M | 45.00M |
| Long term debt | 0.00000M | 310.00M | 301.00M | 404.00M | 415.00M |
| Inventory | 148.00M | 217.00M | 205.00M | 198.00M | 135.00M |
| Accounts payable | 318.00M | 153.00M | 340.00M | 365.00M | 265.00M |
| Total permanent equity | - | - | - | - | - |
| Noncontrolling interest in consolidated entity | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temporary equity redeemable noncontrolling interests | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -1.00000M | - | - | - | - |
| Additional paid in capital | - | - | - | - | - |
| Common stock total equity | - | - | - | - | - |
| Preferred stock total equity | - | - | - | - | - |
| Retained earnings total equity | - | - | - | - | - |
| Treasury stock | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accumulated amortization | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non currrent assets other | 5.00M | 14.00M | 11.00M | 11.00M | 8.00M |
| Deferred long term asset charges | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non current assets total | 1116.00M | 1358.00M | 1273.00M | 1274.00M | 1040.00M |
| Capital lease obligations | 484.00M | 626.00M | 566.00M | 577.00M | 470.00M |
| Long term debt total | - | - | - | - | - |
| Breakdown | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2021-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2021-08-31 |
| Investments | 15.00M | -137.00000M | -122.00000M | -83.00000M | -43.00000M |
| Change to liabilities | - | - | - | 88.00M | 24.00M |
| Total cashflows from investing activities | -69.00000M | -137.00000M | - | -83.00000M | -43.00000M |
| Net borrowings | 24.00M | 33.00M | - | -96.00000M | -26.00000M |
| Total cash from financing activities | -192.00000M | -138.00000M | -203.00000M | -104.00000M | -35.00000M |
| Change to operating activities | - | - | - | -1.00000M | -1.00000M |
| Net income | -31.00000M | 158.00M | 156.00M | 97.00M | -92.00000M |
| Change in cash | 15.00M | 0.00000M | -76.00000M | 2.00M | 22.00M |
| Begin period cash flow | 56.00M | 56.00M | 132.00M | 130.00M | 108.00M |
| End period cash flow | 71.00M | 56.00M | 56.00M | 132.00M | 130.00M |
| Total cash from operating activities | 276.00M | 275.00M | 251.00M | 187.00M | 100.00M |
| Issuance of capital stock | 0.00000M | -12.00000M | -8.00000M | 7.00M | 1.00M |
| Depreciation | 134.00M | 176.00M | 160.00M | 131.00M | 134.00M |
| Other cashflows from investing activities | 4.00M | -16.00000M | - | - | 1.00M |
| Dividends paid | 43.00M | 41.00M | 22.00M | - | - |
| Change to inventory | -22.00000M | -15.00000M | -12.00000M | -56.00000M | 14.00M |
| Change to account receivables | 9.00M | -41.00000M | - | -42.00000M | 4.00M |
| Sale purchase of stock | -50.00000M | 0.00000M | - | -7.00000M | -2.00000M |
| Other cashflows from financing activities | -123.00000M | -118.00000M | -40.00000M | -90.00000M | 235.00M |
| Change to netincome | - | - | - | 20.00M | 6.00M |
| Capital expenditures | 77.00M | 131.00M | 122.00M | 83.00M | 44.00M |
| Change receivables | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash flows other operating | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exchange rate changes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash and cash equivalents changes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Change in working capital | 93.00M | -46.00000M | -47.00000M | -16.00000M | 19.00M |
| Stock based compensation | 3.00M | 11.00M | 12.00M | 9.00M | 6.00M |
| Other non cash items | 80.00M | -24.00000M | 2.00M | -34.00000M | -2.00000M |
| Free cash flow | 199.00M | 144.00M | 129.00M | 104.00M | 56.00M |
Sector: Consumer Cyclical Industry: Specialty Retail
| Company | Change (GBX) | Price (GBX) | Trailing PE (x) | Forward PE (x) | Price Sales TTM (x) | Price to Book Value (x) | Enterprise Value to Revenue (x) | Enterprise Value to EBITDA (x) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMWH WH Smith PLC |
17.60 4.20% | 436.60 | - | 10.28 | 0.48 | 4.63 | 1.03 | 8.82 |
| FRAS Frasers Group PLC |
14.50 1.86% | 793.50 | 6.67 | 6.17 | 0.57 | 1.18 | 0.94 | 4.65 |
| DNLM Dunelm Group PLC |
5.49 0.69% | 803.49 | 11.55 | 10.02 | 0.94 | 9.97 | 1.04 | 6.34 |
| CURY Currys PLC |
1.80 1.18% | 154.30 | 11.14 | 9.32 | 0.15 | 0.59 | 0.23 | 4.07 |
| PETS Pets at Home Group Plc |
5.07 2.69% | 193.27 | 11.08 | 11.11 | 0.57 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 5.13 |
WH Smith PLC operates as a travel retailer in the United Kingdom, North America, Australia, Ireland, Spain, and internationally. It offers news, books, and convenience for travelling customers. It operates stores in airports, hospitals, railway stations, and motorway service areas. The company is also involved in International Travel Retail, UK Travel Retail, and North America. The company was formerly known as New WH Smith PLC. WH Smith PLC was founded in 1792 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom.
Greenbridge Road, Swindon, United Kingdom, SN3 3RX
| Name | Title | Year Born |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Carl D. Cowling | Group Chief Exec. & Director | NA |
| Mr. Robert James Moorhead | CFO, COO & Exec. Director | 1964 |
| Mr. Ian Houghton | Legal Director & Company Sec. | NA |
| Mr. Ian Houghton | Legal Director & Company Secretary | 1965 |
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