WH Smith Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
WH Smith has a total shareholder equity of £446.0M and total debt of £427.0M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 95.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £1.9B and £1.4B respectively. WH Smith's EBIT is £213.0M making its interest coverage ratio 4.1. It has cash and short-term investments of £56.0M.
Key information
95.7%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£427.00m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4.1x |
| Cash | UK£56.00m |
| Equity | UK£446.00m |
| Total liabilities | UK£1.42b |
| Total assets | UK£1.87b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: 21Q's short term assets (£511.0M) do not cover its short term liabilities (£599.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: 21Q's short term assets (£511.0M) do not cover its long term liabilities (£824.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: 21Q's net debt to equity ratio (83.2%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: 21Q's debt to equity ratio has increased from 90.7% to 95.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: 21Q's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (64.4%).
Interest Coverage: 21Q's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.1x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 11:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
Data Sources
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
WH Smith PLC is covered by 35 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Richard Taylor | Barclays |
| Benjamin Sandland-Taylor | Berenberg |
| Ian Macdougall | Blue Oar Securities |