WH Smith PLC
United Kingdom · GB00B2PDGW16 · reports in GBP · Europe
The answers
From the annual report for the year to Aug 31, 2025. Each line says what it is based on.
- Is it growing?Fair
- Revenue +5.4% in the year to Aug 31, 2025, on the year before.
- Is it a good business?To watch
- It earned −91% on its shareholders' equity in the year to Aug 31, 2025.
- Is it safe?To watch
- Equity is 13% of its assets, and operations brought in cash in the year.
- Is the price fair?n/a
- Not answered: no exchange publishes this company's price for free reuse, so there is no P/E here.
The year
Year to Aug 31, 2025, consolidated, in GBP.
revenue
operating margin
net profit
Year by year
As filed; an earlier year can differ from its own report when the company restated it.
| Aug 2022 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £1.4B | £1.8B | £1.5B | £1.6B |
| Operating profit | £97M | £156M | £113M | £49M |
| Net profit to shareholders | £47M | £79M | £54M | −£144M |
| Earnings per share | £0.36 | £0.61 | £0.42 | −£1.13 |
| Cash from operations | £187M | £251M | £266M | £276M |
| Capital spending | £70M | £106M | £97M | £77M |
| Cash | £132M | £56M | £56M | £71M |
| Total assets | £1.7B | £1.6B | £1.9B | £1.5B |
| Equity | £311M | £340M | £422M | £188M |
What they do
In the company's own words, from the annual report.
WH Smith PLC is a leading global travel retailer for travel essentials with a presence across more than 30 countries. At the heart of our business are our people, customers and partners. We aim to deliver our vision through our strategic priorities and by constantly innovating, improving the quality of our space globally, focusing on profitability and delivering sustainable returns.
Source: the company’s annual financial report in ESEF, via filings.xbrl.org (XBRL International). Listed shares from ESMA’s FIRDS register; ESMA does not endorse this site. Ryufin computed the answers and ratios from the filed figures.