WH Smith is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 17.4% and 5.4% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 18% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 23.6% in 3 years.
Key information
17.4%
Earnings growth rate
18.02%
EPS growth rate
Specialty Retail earnings growth
30.2%
Revenue growth rate
5.4%
Future return on equity
23.57%
Analyst coverage
Good
Last updated
25 Nov 2024
Recent future growth updates
No updates
Recent updates
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
DB:21Q0 - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
Free Cash Flow
Cash from Op
Avg. No. Analysts
8/31/2027
2,247
148
124
354
8
8/31/2026
2,138
136
102
325
11
8/31/2025
2,017
123
69
307
11
8/31/2024
1,918
67
144
275
N/A
5/31/2024
1,889
66
140
269
N/A
2/29/2024
1,860
64
135
262
N/A
11/30/2023
1,827
72
132
257
N/A
8/31/2023
1,793
79
129
251
N/A
5/31/2023
1,722
73
110
223
N/A
2/28/2023
1,651
67
90
195
N/A
11/30/2022
1,526
57
97
191
N/A
8/31/2022
1,400
47
104
187
N/A
5/31/2022
1,237
6
80
152
N/A
2/28/2022
1,074
-35
56
116
N/A
11/30/2021
980
-58
56
108
N/A
8/31/2021
886
-82
56
100
N/A
5/31/2021
790
-201
16
68
N/A
2/28/2021
694
-321
-25
35
N/A
11/30/2020
858
-280
-11
58
N/A
8/31/2020
1,021
-239
2
81
N/A
5/31/2020
1,235
-68
54
128
N/A
2/29/2020
1,449
102
105
174
N/A
11/30/2019
1,423
104
98
162
N/A
8/31/2019
1,397
106
90
149
N/A
5/31/2019
1,356
99
80
139
N/A
2/28/2019
1,314
92
70
128
N/A
11/30/2018
1,288
100
80
136
N/A
8/31/2018
1,262
108
90
143
N/A
5/31/2018
1,248
111
N/A
145
N/A
2/28/2018
1,234
114
N/A
146
N/A
11/30/2017
1,234
115
N/A
147
N/A
8/31/2017
1,234
116
N/A
148
N/A
5/31/2017
1,228
114
N/A
141
N/A
2/28/2017
1,222
111
N/A
134
N/A
11/30/2016
1,217
110
N/A
134
N/A
8/31/2016
1,212
108
N/A
134
N/A
5/31/2016
1,206
108
N/A
135
N/A
2/29/2016
1,200
107
N/A
135
N/A
11/30/2015
1,189
104
N/A
140
N/A
8/31/2015
1,178
101
N/A
144
N/A
5/31/2015
1,169
99
N/A
135
N/A
2/28/2015
1,159
96
N/A
125
N/A
11/30/2014
1,160
94
N/A
121
N/A
8/31/2014
1,161
92
N/A
116
N/A
5/31/2014
1,161
89
N/A
113
N/A
2/28/2014
1,161
85
N/A
109
N/A
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: 21Q0's forecast earnings growth (17.4% per year) is above the savings rate (1%).
Earnings vs Market: 21Q0's earnings (17.4% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the German market (20.9% per year).
High Growth Earnings: 21Q0's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: 21Q0's revenue (5.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the German market (5.7% per year).
High Growth Revenue: 21Q0's revenue (5.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: 21Q0's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (23.6%)
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2024/12/09 03:44
End of Day Share Price
2024/09/11 00:00
Earnings
2024/08/31
Annual Earnings
2024/08/31
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Analyst Sources
WH Smith PLC is covered by 26 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.