Whitbread plc

LSE:WTB Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£5.1b

Whitbread Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 4/6

Whitbread has a total shareholder equity of £3.5B and total debt of £995.6M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 28.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £9.5B and £6.0B respectively. Whitbread's EBIT is £599.1M making its interest coverage ratio 4.2. It has cash and short-term investments of £625.3M.

Key information

28.6%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£995.60m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio4.2x
CashUK£625.30m
EquityUK£3.48b
Total liabilitiesUK£6.05b
Total assetsUK£9.53b

Recent financial health updates

These 4 Measures Indicate That Whitbread (LON:WTB) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Feb 02
These 4 Measures Indicate That Whitbread (LON:WTB) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Recent updates

Getting In Cheap On Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) Might Be Difficult

Jan 27
Getting In Cheap On Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) Might Be Difficult

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Whitbread (LON:WTB)

Jan 13
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Whitbread (LON:WTB)

Estimating The Fair Value Of Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)

Dec 11
Estimating The Fair Value Of Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)

Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Whitbread's (LON:WTB) Soft Earnings

Oct 24
Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Whitbread's (LON:WTB) Soft Earnings

Whitbread (LON:WTB) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.346

Oct 19
Whitbread (LON:WTB) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.346

Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)

Sep 25
Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)

Aug 16
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Whitbread (LON:WTB)

Jul 26
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Whitbread (LON:WTB)

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)?

Jul 12
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)?

Whitbread plc Just Missed EPS By 27%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

May 03
Whitbread plc Just Missed EPS By 27%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Whitbread plc's (LON:WTB) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

May 01
Whitbread plc's (LON:WTB) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)?

Apr 05
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)?

Whitbread (LON:WTB) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Feb 21
Whitbread (LON:WTB) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

These 4 Measures Indicate That Whitbread (LON:WTB) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Feb 02
These 4 Measures Indicate That Whitbread (LON:WTB) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: WTB's short term assets (£901.0M) exceed its short term liabilities (£791.8M).

Long Term Liabilities: WTB's short term assets (£901.0M) do not cover its long term liabilities (£5.3B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: WTB's net debt to equity ratio (10.7%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: WTB's debt to equity ratio has increased from 23.4% to 28.6% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: WTB's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (77.6%).

Interest Coverage: WTB's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.2x coverage).

Balance Sheet

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/30 21:00
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/08/29
Annual Earnings2024/02/29

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Whitbread plc is covered by 48 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alejandro AcostaAlezor Research
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
Bérénice LacroixAlphaValue