WH Smith PLC (SMWH)

Industry Specialty Retail

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

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652.00p

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653.50p

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

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-0.48%

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Income statement

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2023	2024
	1,793m	1,918m
	1,111m	1,212m
	179m	210m
	9.98	10.95
	79m	67m
	314m	333m
Sales, General and administrative	943m	1,006m
Interest expenses	44m	51m
Provision for income taxes	22m	29m
Operating expenses	932m	1,002m
Income before taxes	110m	106m
Net income available to common shareholders	79m	67m
	0.608	0.519
Net interest income	-45m	-52m
Advertising and promotion	-	-
Net investment income, net	-	-
Realised capital gains (losses), net	-	-
Total benefits, claims and expenses	-	-
Earnings per share (diluted)	0.598	0.511
Free cash flow per share	0.9773	1.0992
Book value/share	2.4407	3.2482
Debt equity ratio	2.369085	1.949519

Balance sheet

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2023	2024
Current assets	377m	511m
Current liabilities	543m	599m
Total capital	618m	726m
Total debt	951m	1,053m
Total equity	317m	416m
Total non current liabilities	-	-
Loans	301m	310m
Total assets	1,650m	1,869m
Total liabilities	-	-
Cash and cash equivalents	56m	56m
Common stock	130m	129m

Cash flow

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2023	2024
Cash at beginning of period	132m	56m
Cash dividends paid	-22m	-41m
	129m	144m
Investments (gains) losses	-122m	-137m
	56m	56m
Net income	-	-
	251m	275m
	-122m	-131m

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