WH Smith PLC

BATS-CHIXE:SMWHL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.5b

WH Smith Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

WH Smith is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 18% 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

18.0%

Earnings growth rate

18.0%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail earnings growth20.7%
Revenue growth rate5.4%
Future return on equity23.6%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated25 Nov 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

BATS-CHIXE:SMWHL - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
8/31/20272,2471521243548
8/31/20262,13813610232511
8/31/20252,0171236930711
8/31/20241,91867144275N/A
5/31/20241,88966140269N/A
2/29/20241,86064135262N/A
11/30/20231,82772132257N/A
8/31/20231,79379129251N/A
5/31/20231,72273110223N/A
2/28/20231,6516790195N/A
11/30/20221,5265797191N/A
8/31/20221,40047104187N/A
5/31/20221,237680152N/A
2/28/20221,074-3556116N/A
11/30/2021980-5856108N/A
8/31/2021886-8256100N/A
5/31/2021790-2011668N/A
2/28/2021694-321-2535N/A
11/30/2020858-280-1158N/A
8/31/20201,021-239281N/A
5/31/20201,235-6854128N/A
2/29/20201,449102105174N/A
11/30/20191,42310498162N/A
8/31/20191,39710690149N/A
5/31/20191,3569980139N/A
2/28/20191,3149270128N/A
11/30/20181,28810080136N/A
8/31/20181,26210890143N/A
5/31/20181,248111N/A145N/A
2/28/20181,234114N/A146N/A
11/30/20171,234115N/A147N/A
8/31/20171,234116N/A148N/A
5/31/20171,228114N/A141N/A
2/28/20171,222111N/A134N/A
11/30/20161,217110N/A134N/A
8/31/20161,212108N/A134N/A
5/31/20161,206108N/A135N/A
2/29/20161,200107N/A135N/A
11/30/20151,189104N/A140N/A
8/31/20151,178101N/A144N/A
5/31/20151,16999N/A135N/A
2/28/20151,15996N/A125N/A
11/30/20141,16094N/A121N/A
8/31/20141,16192N/A116N/A
5/31/20141,16189N/A113N/A
2/28/20141,16185N/A109N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: SMWHL's forecast earnings growth (18% per year) is above the savings rate (2.1%).

Earnings vs Market: SMWHL's earnings (18% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the UK market (14.8% per year).

High Growth Earnings: SMWHL's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: SMWHL's revenue (5.4% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (3.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: SMWHL'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: SMWHL'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

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 11:11
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • 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

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.

AnalystInstitution
Richard TaylorBarclays
Benjamin Sandland-TaylorBerenberg
Ian MacdougallBlue Oar Securities