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WH Smith PLC
LSE:SMWH

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LSE:SMWH
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Price: 545 GBX 0.46% Market Closed
Market Cap: £689.2m
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Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement

Cash Flow Statement

Operating Cash Flow
+
3Y
+48%
5Y
+241%
10Y
+90%
Investing Cash Flow
+
3Y
+17%
5Y
+83%
10Y
-64%
Financing Cash Flow
+
3Y
-85%
5Y
-
10Y
-88%

Cash Flow Statement
WH Smith PLC

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Cash Flow Statement
Currency: GBP
Aug-2001 Feb-2002 Aug-2002 Feb-2003 Aug-2003 Feb-2004 Aug-2004 Feb-2005 Aug-2005 Feb-2006 Aug-2006 Feb-2007 Aug-2007 Feb-2008 Aug-2008 Feb-2009 Aug-2009 Feb-2010 Aug-2010 Feb-2011 Aug-2011 Feb-2012 Aug-2012 Feb-2013 Aug-2013 Feb-2014 Aug-2014 Feb-2015 Aug-2015 Feb-2016 Aug-2016 Feb-2017 Aug-2017 Feb-2018 Aug-2018 Feb-2019 Aug-2019 Feb-2020 Aug-2020 Feb-2021 Aug-2021 Feb-2022 Aug-2022 Feb-2023 Aug-2023 Feb-2024 Aug-2024 Feb-2025 Aug-2025
Operating Cash Flow
Net Income
111
70
76
76
49
(16)
(31)
49
47
58
53
31
77
78
74
74
83
84
89
91
93
95
102
105
107
109
117
120
124
130
133
137
142
141
136
120
140
144
(260)
(359)
(92)
(30)
97
129
156
142
158
89
49
Depreciation & Amortization
50
55
57
58
53
49
48
47
41
38
34
32
38
38
39
36
38
33
36
31
36
29
34
28
35
35
34
34
36
32
38
40
41
42
43
45
50
104
165
157
134
124
131
150
160
166
127
132
134
Stock-Based Compensation
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
6
0
6
3
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
5
5
6
0
8
0
6
0
4
0
6
0
0
2
6
8
10
11
12
13
11
10
1
Other Non-Cash Items
16
42
26
33
45
90
65
9
(5)
(3)
3
6
(9)
(3)
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
12
11
9
9
6
7
8
10
11
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
136
128
19
24
2
5
33
42
95
134
60
Cash Taxes Paid
38
45
36
33
32
34
10
(4)
2
(1)
2
(11)
(5)
12
7
10
17
16
20
9
10
20
17
19
19
21
21
22
23
35
36
28
27
26
27
24
27
41
(5)
(29)
(10)
(7)
6
13
13
12
18
26
28
Cash Interest Paid
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
4
6
7
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
5
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
8
13
14
13
18
26
29
35
39
35
35
32
Change in Working Capital
(47)
(73)
(59)
(38)
(48)
(60)
(48)
(148)
(106)
17
(8)
0
(23)
(12)
(18)
(9)
(17)
(23)
(31)
(23)
(21)
(31)
(33)
(35)
(32)
(44)
(41)
(36)
(23)
(42)
(48)
(50)
(41)
(43)
(42)
(43)
(47)
(82)
40
109
39
(2)
(43)
(89)
(98)
(88)
(69)
(20)
33
Cash from Operating Activities
130
N/A
94
-28%
100
+6%
129
+29%
99
-23%
63
-36%
34
-46%
(43)
N/A
(23)
+47%
110
N/A
82
-25%
69
-16%
83
+20%
101
+22%
104
+3%
113
+9%
113
N/A
107
-5%
104
-3%
115
+11%
118
+3%
109
-8%
115
+6%
115
N/A
119
+3%
109
-8%
116
+6%
125
+8%
145
+16%
136
-6%
134
-1%
134
N/A
148
+10%
146
-1%
143
-2%
128
-10%
149
+16%
174
+17%
81
-53%
35
-57%
100
+186%
116
+16%
187
+61%
195
+4%
251
+29%
262
+4%
266
+2%
290
+9%
276
-5%
Investing Cash Flow
Capital Expenditures
(68)
(63)
(66)
(55)
(47)
(52)
(49)
(35)
(30)
(32)
(29)
(26)
(32)
(35)
(39)
(40)
(28)
(30)
(29)
(31)
(41)
(49)
(43)
(42)
(38)
(33)
(32)
(34)
(39)
(39)
(42)
(44)
(48)
(51)
(53)
(58)
(59)
(69)
(79)
(60)
(44)
(60)
(83)
(105)
(122)
(127)
(106)
(92)
(81)
Other Items
(62)
(40)
(19)
(19)
25
33
36
236
218
27
19
4
4
7
(17)
(23)
1
1
1
1
4
10
6
(1)
(1)
(2)
(2)
(3)
(3)
0
0
0
0
(3)
(5)
(164)
(161)
(315)
(316)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
(22)
(19)
12
Cash from Investing Activities
(130)
N/A
(103)
+21%
(85)
+17%
(74)
+13%
(22)
+70%
(19)
+14%
(13)
+32%
201
N/A
188
-6%
(5)
N/A
(10)
-100%
(22)
-120%
(28)
-27%
(28)
N/A
(56)
-100%
(63)
-13%
(27)
+57%
(29)
-7%
(28)
+3%
(30)
-7%
(37)
-23%
(39)
-5%
(37)
+5%
(43)
-16%
(39)
+9%
(35)
+10%
(34)
+3%
(37)
-9%
(42)
-14%
(39)
+7%
(42)
-8%
(44)
-5%
(48)
-9%
(54)
-13%
(58)
-7%
(222)
-283%
(220)
+1%
(384)
-75%
(395)
-3%
(59)
+85%
(43)
+27%
(60)
-40%
(83)
-38%
(105)
-27%
(122)
-16%
(127)
-4%
(128)
-1%
(111)
+13%
(69)
+38%
Financing Cash Flow
Net Issuance of Common Stock
(6)
0
2
(8)
(8)
2
0
(74)
(74)
2
(3)
(10)
0
(13)
(33)
(32)
0
(45)
(39)
(34)
(67)
(57)
(52)
(50)
(51)
(59)
(51)
(47)
(58)
(61)
(53)
(57)
(49)
(30)
(29)
(45)
(38)
143
310
160
326
323
(7)
(5)
(8)
(20)
(12)
(23)
(50)
Net Issuance of Debt
34
(2)
(9)
11
(32)
0
(3)
66
50
(45)
(23)
(49)
(7)
(14)
13
(4)
(29)
(3)
(2)
(1)
0
0
0
0
0
39
12
(19)
(4)
3
6
15
(1)
(9)
6
210
176
135
113
(108)
(353)
(355)
(96)
(116)
(167)
(70)
(40)
(72)
(62)
Cash Paid for Dividends
(48)
(47)
(47)
(47)
(47)
(47)
(42)
(167)
(154)
(13)
(15)
(10)
(17)
(77)
(78)
(22)
(23)
(25)
(26)
(28)
(29)
(30)
(31)
(34)
(34)
(37)
(38)
(40)
(42)
(45)
(46)
(49)
(50)
(53)
(54)
(58)
(60)
(66)
(47)
0
0
0
0
(12)
(22)
(37)
(41)
(43)
(43)
Other
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
(15)
(4)
52
(15)
(2)
(10)
(1)
(9)
(1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(1)
(2)
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
(3)
(5)
(2)
(1)
(8)
(8)
(1)
0
(6)
(9)
(45)
(46)
(37)
Cash from Financing Activities
(20)
N/A
(46)
-130%
(54)
-17%
(44)
+19%
(87)
-98%
(59)
+32%
(45)
+24%
(173)
-284%
(177)
-2%
(71)
+60%
(45)
+37%
(17)
+62%
(39)
-129%
(106)
-172%
(108)
-2%
(59)
+45%
(61)
-3%
(74)
-21%
(67)
+9%
(63)
+6%
(96)
-52%
(87)
+9%
(83)
+5%
(84)
-1%
(85)
-1%
(57)
+33%
(78)
-37%
(108)
-38%
(102)
+6%
(100)
+2%
(90)
+10%
(88)
+2%
(100)
-14%
(92)
+8%
(77)
+16%
107
N/A
75
-30%
207
+176%
374
+81%
51
-86%
(35)
N/A
(40)
-14%
(104)
-160%
(133)
-28%
(203)
-53%
(136)
+33%
(138)
-1%
(184)
-33%
(192)
-4%
Change in Cash
Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
1
2
1
0
(1)
(1)
(1)
0
0
(1)
0
0
0
2
1
(2)
(1)
0
0
0
Net Change in Cash
(20)
N/A
(55)
-175%
(39)
+29%
11
N/A
(10)
N/A
(15)
-50%
(24)
-60%
(15)
+38%
(12)
+20%
34
N/A
27
-21%
30
+11%
16
-47%
(33)
N/A
(60)
-82%
(9)
+85%
25
N/A
4
-84%
9
+125%
22
+144%
(15)
N/A
(17)
-13%
(5)
+71%
(12)
-140%
(5)
+58%
16
N/A
3
-81%
(21)
N/A
0
N/A
(2)
N/A
4
N/A
3
-25%
0
N/A
(1)
N/A
7
N/A
12
+71%
4
-67%
(3)
N/A
59
N/A
27
-54%
22
-19%
16
-27%
2
-88%
(42)
N/A
(76)
-81%
(2)
+97%
0
N/A
(5)
N/A
15
N/A
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow
62
N/A
31
-50%
34
+10%
74
+118%
52
-30%
11
-79%
(15)
N/A
(78)
-420%
(53)
+32%
78
N/A
53
-32%
43
-19%
51
+19%
66
+29%
65
-2%
73
+12%
85
+16%
77
-9%
75
-3%
84
+12%
77
-8%
60
-22%
72
+20%
73
+1%
81
+11%
76
-6%
84
+11%
91
+8%
106
+16%
97
-8%
92
-5%
90
-2%
100
+11%
95
-5%
90
-5%
70
-22%
90
+29%
105
+17%
2
-98%
(25)
N/A
56
N/A
56
N/A
104
+86%
90
-13%
129
+43%
135
+5%
160
+19%
198
+24%
195
-2%

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Summary
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DCF Valuation
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Relative Valuation
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Wall Street Estimates
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Profitability Analysis
Detailed analysis of the company's profitability.
Solvency Analysis
Analysis of the financial position and solvency of the company.
Financials
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement.
Discount Rate
SMWH stock discount rate: cost of equity and WACC.
Summary
DCF Valuation
Relative Valuation
Wall Street Estimates
Profitability Analysis
Solvency Analysis
Financials
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