WH Smith PLC
WH Smith PLC operates as a retailer in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in two segments, Travel and High Street. The Travel segment offers news, books, and convenience for travelling customers. As of August 31, 2019, it operated 1,019 units primarily in airports, hospitals, railway stations, motorway service areas, and workplaces. The High Street segment sells stationery products, including greetings cards, general stationery, art and craft, and gifting products; news and impulse products, such as newspapers, magazines, confectionery, and drinks; and books. It operated 576 stores. This segment also offers its stationery, books, magazines, and gifts through whsmith.co.uk; personalized greetings cards and gifts through funkypigeon.com and funkypigeon.ie; pens through cultpens.com; and personalized stationery products through treeofhearts.co.uk and dottyaboutpaper.co.uk Websites. The company was founded in 1792 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom. Show More...
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Website http://www.whsmithplc.co.uk
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Sector Consumer Cyclical
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Industry Specialty Retail
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Last Quote 1046.00 GBX
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Last Updated 30-05-2025
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Interest Coverage
The interest coverage ratio is a debt ratio and profitability ratio used to determine how easily a company can pay interest on its outstanding debt.
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2010-08 2011-08 2012-08 2013-08 2014-08 2015-08 2016-08 2017-08 2018-08 2019-08 TTM Earnings Per Share GBP 0.46 0.51 0.59 0.64 0.76 0.85 0.93 1.04 0.98 0.97 0.92 Dividends GBP 0.17 0.2 0.23 0.28 0.32 0.36 0.4 0.45 0.49 0.55 0.58 Payout Ratio % * 38.1 39.9 37.6 40.2 41.2 43.5 42.7 44.8 46.8 64.3 63.5 Shares Mil 151.0 142.0 134.0 127.0 121.0 118.0 115.0 112.0 110.0 109.0 112.0 Book Value Per Share * GBP 1.24 1.12 1.15 1.31 0.83 1.19 1.43 1.56 1.85 1.72 2.72 Free Cash Flow Per Share * GBP 0.5 0.54 0.54 0.56 0.62 0.76 0.83 0.79 0.86 0.64 Return on Assets % 13.7 14.75 17.8 18.71 20.0 22.12 23.33 24.22 21.26 16.64 8.77 Financial Leverage (Average) 2.76 3.06 3.13 4.54 4.52 3.1 2.8 2.61 2.49 3.17 4.55 Return on Equity % 36.9 42.69 55.08 69.32 90.64 81.45 68.57 65.35 54.14 47.43 37.64 Return on Invested Capital % 36.48 42.69 54.54 68.03 83.95 72.12 60.09 56.03 45.68 30.46 12.1 Interest Coverage 103.0 29.0 41.33 66.5 71.0 68.0 28.0 13.09 Current Ratio 0.95 0.88 0.83 0.81 0.8 0.82 0.88 0.89 0.91 1.07 0.86 Quick Ratio 0.37 0.28 0.22 0.21 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.28 0.34 0.32 Debt/Equity 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.89 2.39