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WH Smith

LSE:SMWH GB00B2PDGW16
8
  • Value
    23
  • Growth
    9
  • Safety
    Safety
    44
  • Combined
    4
  • Sentiment
    48
  • 360° View
    360° View
    8
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Company Description

WH Smith PLC is a global travel retailer offering travel essentials. It operates in the travel retail industry and owns brands such as WHSmith, Marks & Spencer Simply Food, and Costa Coffee. The company operates in the UK, North America, and the Rest of the World. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,743 million, profits of $1,591 million, and revenue of $2,518 million with 14,451 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 8 (better than 8% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock WH Smith are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators below average for WH Smith. The consolidated Value Rank has a low rank of 44 which means that the share price of WH Smith is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 56% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 9, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 9% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 23, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 77% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a low rank of 48, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 52% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
44 50 28 25
Growth
9 47 45 57
Safety
Safety
23 10 23 6
Sentiment
48 70 90 81
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8 34 39 33
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
51 55 80 78
Opinions Change
38 31 60 82
Pro Holdings
n/a 74 86 16
Market Pulse
85 81 73 62
Sentiment
48 70 90 81
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
44 50 28 25
Growth
9 47 45 57
Safety Safety
23 10 23 6
Combined
4 15 8 12
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
51 55 31 19
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
23 20 23 24
Price vs. Book (P/B)
28 30 19 16
Dividend Yield
72 68 70 62
Value
44 50 28 25
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
6 55 59 56
Profit Growth
16 48 51 91
Capital Growth
22 46 30 7
Stock Returns
41 36 44 57
Growth
9 47 45 57
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
18 16 15 12
Refinancing
25 23 24 21
Liquidity
63 54 60 16
Safety Safety
23 10 23 6

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