WH Smith (SMWH)
market vs.
industry GROWTH & VALUE
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| Price to Book Value | 5.93 |
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FINANCIAL BRIEF: For the 26 weeks ended 28 February 2013, WH Smith Plc revenues decreased 4% to L638M. Net income increased 6% to L57M. Revenues reflect Comp. Store Sales (Growth - %)-Travel decrease of 67% to -5%, Retail Sales-High street decrease of 6% to L422M. Dividend per share increased from L0.08 to L0.09. Basic Earnings per Share excluding Extraordinary Items increased from L0.41 to L0.46. more »
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market vs.
industry RECENT HISTORY
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BROKER CONSENSUS & FORECAST TREND
| Recommendation: | Strong Sell | Sell | Hold | Buy | Strong Buy |
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| No. of Analysts: | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
WH Smith PLC is a retail company. The Company has two businesses divisions: Travel and High Street. Its Travel division sells a range of newspapers, magazines, books and impulse products in airports, train stations, hospitals, workplaces and bus stations, and High Street division sells a range of books, stationery, newspapers, magazines and entertainment products. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011 (fiscal 2011), the Company’s Travel business operated from 561 units. Of the 561 Travel units, 136 are operated under franchise Agreements,142 are in airports, 125 in railway stations, 119 in motorway service areas (most of which are franchise units), 111 in hospitals and 32 units were in non-United Kingdom locations: France, Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, India and Oman. During fiscal 2011, the Company operated 612 High Street stores. WHSmith also reaches customers online via www.whsmith.co.uk and its specialist personalised cards and gifts website, www.funkypigeon.com.
Directors: Kate Swann (CEO) , Robert Moorhead (Exec. Dir.) , Stephen Clarke (Exec. Dir.) , Ian Houghton (Secy.) ,
No. of Employees: 16,086 No. of Shareholders: n/a
| Last Annual | August 31st, 2012 |
| Last Interim | February 28th, 2013 |
| Shares in Issue | 125,829,232 |
| Free Float | 117.6m (93.5%) |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclicals |
| Industry | Specialty Retailers |
| Index | FTSE Higher Yield , FTSE 350 Act , FTSE 250 Mid , FT350 Generl Ret , |
| Exchange |
London Stock Exchange (Full) |
| Eligible for | an ISA? a SIPP? |
| Address | Greenbridge Road, SWINDON, SN3 3RX, United Kingdom |
| Web | http://www.whsmithplc.co.uk/ |
| Phone | +44 1793 616161 |
| Contact | Ian Houghton (Secy.) |
| Registrar | Computershare Investor Services PLC (Edinburgh Park) |
| Auditors | Deloitte LLP |
| Mon 4:52pm | Transaction in Own Shares |
| Fri 5:34pm | Transaction in Own Shares |
| Thu 5:16pm | Transaction in Own Shares |
| Wed 5:15pm | Transaction in Own Shares |
| Wed 11:05am | Holding(s) in Company |
| 14th May | Transaction in Own Shares |
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