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WH Smith PLC WHTPF

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At close · Oct 30

8.09 Day range 8.09
5.55 52-week range 9.05
YTD
-38.13%
1 year
-38.67%
Open
8.09
Prev close
5.55
Mkt cap
835.28M
Vol
750
Avg vol
281
EPS
-0.14
P/E
0.00
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Low
8.09
High
8.09

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.79 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

4 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

C2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 5
  • Return on Equity 1
  • Return on Assets 1
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E -6.4×
FY 2016: 8.4×FY 2017: 7.8×FY 2018: 8.3×FY 2019: 8.9×FY 2020: -4.5×FY 2021: -30.8×FY 2022: 46.0×FY 2023: 25.0×FY 2024: 22.1×FY 2025: -6.4×
FY 2016 5y median 22.1× FY 2025
P/S 0.6×
FY 2016: 0.8×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: 1.5×FY 2023: 1.1×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 1.1× FY 2025
P/B 5.9×
FY 2016: 5.4×FY 2017: 4.9×FY 2018: 4.2×FY 2019: 4.0×FY 2020: 4.8×FY 2021: 14.7×FY 2022: 7.3×FY 2023: 6.2×FY 2024: 3.6×FY 2025: 5.9×
FY 2016 5y median 6.2× FY 2025
P/FCF 4.7×
FY 2016: 9.9×FY 2017: 9.1×FY 2018: 9.9×FY 2019: 10.5×FY 2020: 535×FY 2021: 45.3×FY 2022: 20.7×FY 2023: 15.4×FY 2024: 10.3×FY 2025: 4.7×
FY 2016 5y median 15.4× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 12.2×
FY 2016: 5.2×FY 2017: 5.0×FY 2018: 4.7×FY 2019: 5.4×FY 2020: -20.2×FY 2021: 78.4×FY 2022: 13.3×FY 2023: 9.1×FY 2024: 7.4×FY 2025: 12.2×
FY 2016 5y median 12.2× FY 2025
EV/Sales 1.4×
FY 2016: 0.7×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 3.7×FY 2022: 2.2×FY 2023: 1.6×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.4×
FY 2016 5y median 1.6× FY 2025
FCF Yield 21.5%
FY 2016: 10.1%FY 2017: 11.0%FY 2018: 10.1%FY 2019: 9.5%FY 2020: 0.2%FY 2021: 2.2%FY 2022: 4.8%FY 2023: 6.5%FY 2024: 9.7%FY 2025: 21.5%
FY 2016 5y median 6.5% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 56.7%
FY 2016: 58.5%FY 2017: 59.4%FY 2018: 60.3%FY 2019: 60.5%FY 2020: 56.8%FY 2021: 59.6%FY 2022: 61.6%FY 2023: 62.0%FY 2024: 63.2%FY 2025: 56.7%
FY 2016 5y median 61.6% FY 2025
Operating Margin 8.6%
FY 2016: 11.0%FY 2017: 11.5%FY 2018: 10.8%FY 2019: 10.0%FY 2020: -25.5%FY 2021: -10.4%FY 2022: 6.9%FY 2023: 8.7%FY 2024: 8.2%FY 2025: 8.6%
FY 2016 5y median 8.2% FY 2025
Net Margin -9.3%
FY 2016: 8.9%FY 2017: 9.4%FY 2018: 8.6%FY 2019: 7.6%FY 2020: -23.4%FY 2021: -9.3%FY 2022: 3.4%FY 2023: 4.4%FY 2024: 3.5%FY 2025: -9.3%
FY 2016 5y median 3.4% FY 2025
ROE -91.3%
FY 2016: 64.3%FY 2017: 62.0%FY 2018: 50.9%FY 2019: 45.1%FY 2020: -107.7%FY 2021: -47.4%FY 2022: 15.9%FY 2023: 24.9%FY 2024: 16.1%FY 2025: -91.3%
FY 2016 5y median 15.9% FY 2025
ROIC -141.0%
FY 2016: 49.2%FY 2017: 48.6%FY 2018: 39.3%FY 2019: 23.0%FY 2020: -18.5%FY 2021: -5.3%FY 2022: 6.2%FY 2023: 9.5%FY 2024: 7.6%FY 2025: -141.0%
FY 2016 5y median 6.2% FY 2025
ROA -9.9%
FY 2016: 23.0%FY 2017: 23.8%FY 2018: 20.5%FY 2019: 14.2%FY 2020: -16.5%FY 2021: -6.1%FY 2022: 2.8%FY 2023: 4.8%FY 2024: 3.6%FY 2025: -9.9%
FY 2016 5y median 2.8% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -19.1%
FY 2016: 2.9%FY 2017: 1.8%FY 2018: 2.3%FY 2019: 10.7%FY 2020: -26.9%FY 2021: -13.2%FY 2022: 58.0%FY 2023: 28.1%FY 2024: 7.0%FY 2025: -19.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -15.3%
FY 2016: 7.3%FY 2017: 6.8%FY 2018: -4.2%FY 2019: 2.9%FY 2020: -285.7%FY 2021: 64.6%FY 2022: 205.4%FY 2023: 60.8%FY 2024: 1.3%FY 2025: -15.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -321.6%
FY 2016: 9.3%FY 2017: 10.6%FY 2018: -5.8%FY 2019: -1.0%FY 2020: -305.2%FY 2021: 68.3%FY 2022: 157.1%FY 2023: 66.7%FY 2024: -15.0%FY 2025: -321.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 38.0%
FY 2016: -13.2%FY 2017: 8.7%FY 2018: -10.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: -97.8%FY 2021: 2700.0%FY 2022: 85.7%FY 2023: 24.0%FY 2024: 11.6%FY 2025: 38.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.4×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 0.8×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 0.4×
FY 2016 5y median 0.8× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.2×
FY 2016: 0.3×FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.4×FY 2020: 0.4×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.3×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.2×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 8.7×
FY 2016: 0.2×FY 2017: 0.2×FY 2018: 0.2×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 4.3×FY 2021: 5.1×FY 2022: 3.4×FY 2023: 3.0×FY 2024: 2.5×FY 2025: 8.7×
FY 2016 5y median 3.4× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 7.1×
FY 2016: -0.0×FY 2017: -0.0×FY 2018: 0.0×FY 2019: 0.9×FY 2020: -9.0×FY 2021: 18.0×FY 2022: 3.8×FY 2023: 2.8×FY 2024: 3.0×FY 2025: 7.1×
FY 2016 5y median 3.8× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 2.9×
FY 2016: 66.5×FY 2017: 71.0×FY 2018: 68.0×FY 2019: 28.0×FY 2020: -13.0×FY 2021: -3.8×FY 2022: 2.9×FY 2023: 3.4×FY 2024: 3.0×FY 2025: 2.9×
FY 2016 5y median 2.9× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 4.7%
FY 2016: 5.0%FY 2017: 5.5%FY 2018: 6.0%FY 2019: 6.4%FY 2020: 4.4%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 1.1%FY 2024: 2.8%FY 2025: 4.7%
FY 2016 5y median 1.1% FY 2025
Payout Ratio -29.9%
FY 2016: 42.6%FY 2017: 43.1%FY 2018: 50.0%FY 2019: 56.6%FY 2020: -19.7%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 27.8%FY 2024: 61.2%FY 2025: -29.9%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-08-31