WH Smith Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
WH Smith is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.84% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 6th February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 16th January, 2025.
Key information
2.8%
Dividend yield
0.8%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 3.9% |
| Dividend Growth | -3.9% |
| Next dividend pay date | 06 Feb 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 16 Jan 25 |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.336 |
| Payout ratio | 65% |
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: SMWHL's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SMWHL's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| WH Smith Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (SMWHL) | 2.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Specialty Retail) | 3.9% |
| Analyst forecast (SMWHL) (up to 3 years) | 3.9% |
Notable Dividend: SMWHL's dividend (2.84%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.13%).
High Dividend: SMWHL's dividend (2.84%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (64.7%), SMWHL's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (29.9%), SMWHL's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/27 11:11 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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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 |