WH Smith PLC (SMWH)

Industry Specialty Retail

This stock can be held in an Investment ISA, SIPP and Investment Account

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582.00p

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585.50p

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WH Smith PLC operates retail stores. It offers stationery, books, newspapers, magazines and impulse products.

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Income statement

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2024	2025
	1,473m	1,553m
	852m	889m
	151m	145m
	10.25	9.34
	54m	-144m
	240m	182m
Sales, General and administrative	707m	746m
Interest expenses	48m	46m
Provision for income taxes	22m	26m
Operating expenses	701m	744m
Income before taxes	65m	2m
Net income available to common shareholders	54m	-144m
	0.519	-1.134
Net interest income	-48m	-47m
Advertising and promotion	-	-
Net investment income, net	-	-
Realised capital gains (losses), net	-	-
Total benefits, claims and expenses	-	-
Earnings per share (diluted)	0.511	-1.134
Free cash flow per share	1.0992	1.5116
Book value/share	3.2482	1.2671
Debt equity ratio	2.04798	2.493671

Balance sheet

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2024	2025
Current assets	511m	344m
Current liabilities	599m	871m
Total capital	726m	158m
Total debt	1,053m	945m
Total equity	416m	158m
Total non current liabilities	-	-
Loans	310m	-
Total assets	1,869m	1,460m
Total liabilities	-	-
Cash and cash equivalents	56m	71m
Common stock	129m	125m

Cash flow

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2024	2025
Cash at beginning of period	56m	56m
Cash dividends paid	-41m	-43m
	144m	195m
Investments (gains) losses	-137m	-69m
	56m	71m
Net income	-	-
	275m	276m
	-131m	-81m

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