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SMWH.L

WH Smith PLC

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail · LSE

$500.00

Data: 2026-05-28

✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT

HIGH

Data Confidence: 85.7%

Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap

$626M

Total market value of the company

Trailing P/E

N/A

Forward P/E

9.46

Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper

Rev Growth

+4.5%

Year-over-year revenue change

Profit Margin

-7.7%

How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue

ROE

-14.8%

Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money

Analyst Target

$600.00

+20% from current price — median analyst estimate

Recommendation

BUY

Consensus view from 11 analysts covering this stock

About WH Smith PLC

WH Smith PLC operates as a travel retailer in the United Kingdom, North America, Australia, Ireland, Spain, and internationally. It offers news, books, and convenience for travelling customers. It operates stores in airports, hospitals, railway stations, and motorway service areas. The company is also involved in International Travel Retail, UK Travel Retail, and North America. The company was formerly known as New WH Smith PLC. WH Smith PLC was founded in 1792 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom.

https://www.whsmithplc.co.uk

Country: United Kingdom Employees: 9,290 Industry: Specialty Retail

Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity

PASS

Core business does not involve prohibited activities

Debt Ratio

0.0% N/A

Debt must be below 33% of total assets

Cash Ratio

0.0% N/A

Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets

Receivables

0.0% N/A

Receivables below 49% of assets

Revenue Purity

0.0% PASS

Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime

DISTRIBUTION

Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution

Sharpe Ratio

-0.580

Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge

Kelly Fraction

-0.1029

No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out

Calmar Ratio

-0.463

Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile

Annual Return

-32.4%

Historical annualised return based on price data

Max Drawdown

-70.1%

Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been

HMM State

BEAR

Statistical model detects bearish conditions

Days in State

How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable

Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta

0.92

Less volatile than the market — more defensive

52W High

$1,132.00

56% below the year high

52W Low

$445.40

12% above the year low

Avg Volume

669,614

Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell

Short Ratio

N/A

Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded

Short % Float

N/A

Div Yield

318.0%

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price

EPS (TTM)

$-0.39

Earnings per share over the last 12 months

Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity

657.14

Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline

Current Ratio

0.33

Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag

Quick Ratio

0.17

Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test

Gross Margin

56.8%

Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power

Operating Margin

3.6%

Profit from core operations before interest and tax

Free Cash Flow

$199M

Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends

Revenue (TTM)

$1.6B

Total revenue over the last 12 months

Net Income

$-49,000,000

Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs

Analyst Coverage

Analysts

Target High

$700.00

Target Median

$600.00

Target Low

$520.00

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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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