WH Smith Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: GB00B2PDGW16
GBP
6.89
0.17 (2.45%)
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  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-summaryPrice Point
High/Low

1Day

52 Week

Valuation
Technical
Day's Volume

CASH

353.95 k

Shareholding (Aug 2022)

FII

0.17%

Held by 1 FIIs

DII

99.83%

Held by 0 DIIs

Promoter

0.00%

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High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength

  • Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 7.42% of over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2

Flat results in Feb 25

3

With ROE of 41.04%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.84 Price to Book Value

4

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

stock-summaryMojo Parameters
Mojo Parameters
Stock DNA
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Industry

Retailing

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Market cap

GBP 861 Million (Small Cap)

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P/E

7.00

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Industry P/E

NA

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Dividend Yield

345.26%

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Debt Equity

2.01

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Return on Equity

41.04%

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Price to Book

2.81

Revenue and Profits:
Net Sales:
(Quarterly Results - )
Net Profit:
stock-summaryTotal Returns
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) stock-summary
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
5.35%
0%
5.35%
6 Months
-32.71%
0%
-32.71%
1 Year
-45.14%
0%
-45.14%
2 Years
-46.34%
0%
-46.34%
3 Years
-52.24%
0%
-52.24%
4 Years
-48.45%
0%
-48.45%
5 Years
-57.73%
0%
-57.73%

WH Smith Plc for the last several years.

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s stock-summary
stock-summaryNews & Corporate Actions
News
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No Recent News for the Company
Announcements stock-summary
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No announcement available
Corporate Actions stock-summary
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No corporate action available
stock-summaryKey Factors
Quality key factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.04%
EBIT Growth (5y)
7.42%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-0.76
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.16
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.01
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.69
Tax Ratio
52.78%
Dividend Payout Ratio
64.69%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.17%
ROCE (avg)
12.51%
ROE (avg)
23.84%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.84
EV to EBIT
7.19
EV to EBITDA
3.83
EV to Capital Employed
1.61
EV to Sales
0.76
PEG Ratio
0.21
Dividend Yield
342.65%
ROCE (Latest)
22.39%
ROE (Latest)
41.04%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-summary Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
stock-summaryShareholding
Shareholding Snapshot : Aug 2022stock-summary
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Majority shareholders

Foreign Institutions

Domestic Funds

Held in 0 Schemes (0%)

Foreign Institutions

Held by 1 Foreign Institutions (0.17%)

Strategic Entities with highest holding

Highest Public shareholder

stock-summaryFinancial
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          "chgp": "32.51%",
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          "field": "Interest",
          "val1": "46.00",
          "val2": "34.00",
          "chgp": "35.29%",
          "chgp_class": "negative"
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          "field": "Exceptional Items",
          "val1": "-20.00",
          "val2": "-19.00",
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Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Aug'23stock-summary
Aug'23
Aug'22
Change(%)
Net Sales
1,793.00
1,400.00
28.07%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
322.00
243.00
32.51%
Interest
46.00
34.00
35.29%
Exceptional Items
-20.00
-19.00
-5.26%
Consolidate Net Profit
88.00
53.00
66.04%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
90.40%
80.00%
1.04%
USD in Million.
Direction Arrows
Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Aug 2023 is 28.07% vs 58.01% in Aug 2022

Direction Arrows
Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Aug 2023 is 66.04% vs 166.25% in Aug 2022

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About WH Smith Plc stock-summary
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WH Smith Plc
Retailing
WH Smith PLC is a United Kingdom-based retailer in convenience, books and news for travelling customers. The Company is a high street stationer, bookseller and newsagent. The Company operates through two segments: High Street and Travel. The Company's Travel business sells its products to cater for people on the move or in need of a convenience offer. The Travel business operates from approximately 768 units mainly in airports, railway stations, motorway service areas and hospitals. The High Street business sells a range of Stationery (including greetings cards, general stationery, art and craft, and gifting), News and Impulse (including newspapers, magazines, confectionery and drinks) and Books. The High Street business operates from approximately 612 High Street stores. The Company's digital business operates through two Websites: www.whsmith.co.uk and www.funkypigeon.com. It also operates across Australia, South East Asia, India and the Middle East.
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Company Details
Greenbridge Road , SWINDON None : SN3 3RX
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Tel: 44 1793 616161
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Registrar Details