WH Smith PLC (FRA:21Q)
7.25
+0.20 (2.84%)
At close: Jan 9, 2026
WH Smith Income Statement
Financials in millions GBP. Fiscal year is September - August.
Millions GBP. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.
Fiscal Year | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | 2016 - 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period Ending | Aug '25 Aug 31, 2025 | Aug '24 Aug 31, 2024 | Aug '23 Aug 31, 2023 | Aug '22 Aug 31, 2022 | Aug '21 Aug 31, 2021 | 2016 - 2020 |
| 1,553 | 1,473 | 1,793 | 1,400 | 886 | Upgrade | |
Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.43% | -17.85% | 28.07% | 58.01% | -13.22% | Upgrade |
Cost of Revenue | 664 | 621 | 682 | 538 | 358 | Upgrade |
Gross Profit | 889 | 852 | 1,111 | 862 | 528 | Upgrade |
Selling, General & Admin | 746 | 707 | 943 | 747 | 557 | Upgrade |
Other Operating Expenses | -5 | -9 | -14 | -4 | -1 | Upgrade |
Operating Expenses | 741 | 698 | 929 | 743 | 556 | Upgrade |
Operating Income | 148 | 154 | 182 | 119 | -28 | Upgrade |
Interest Expense | -46 | -48 | -45 | -34 | -24 | Upgrade |
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses) | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | Upgrade |
EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 99 | 103 | 134 | 82 | -55 | Upgrade |
Merger & Restructuring Charges | -26 | -11 | - | - | -11 | Upgrade |
Asset Writedown | -53 | -22 | -19 | -15 | -49 | Upgrade |
Other Unusual Items | -18 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | Upgrade |
Pretax Income | 2 | 65 | 110 | 63 | -116 | Upgrade |
Income Tax Expense | 26 | 22 | 22 | 10 | -36 | Upgrade |
Earnings From Continuing Operations | -24 | 43 | 88 | 53 | -80 | Upgrade |
Earnings From Discontinued Operations | -113 | 17 | - | - | - | Upgrade |
Net Income to Company | -137 | 60 | 88 | 53 | -80 | Upgrade |
Minority Interest in Earnings | -7 | -6 | -9 | -6 | -2 | Upgrade |
Net Income | -144 | 54 | 79 | 47 | -82 | Upgrade |
Net Income to Common | -144 | 54 | 79 | 47 | -82 | Upgrade |
Net Income Growth | - | -31.65% | 68.08% | - | - | Upgrade |
Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 127 | 129 | 130 | 130 | 131 | Upgrade |
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 127 | 131 | 132 | 132 | 131 | Upgrade |
Shares Change (YoY) | -3.05% | -0.76% | - | 0.76% | 9.17% | Upgrade |
EPS (Basic) | -1.13 | 0.42 | 0.61 | 0.36 | -0.63 | Upgrade |
EPS (Diluted) | -1.13 | 0.41 | 0.60 | 0.36 | -0.63 | Upgrade |
EPS Growth | - | -31.14% | 67.98% | - | - | Upgrade |
Free Cash Flow | 199 | 169 | 145 | 117 | 63 | Upgrade |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | 1.57 | 1.29 | 1.10 | 0.89 | 0.48 | Upgrade |
Dividend Per Share | 0.173 | 0.336 | 0.289 | 0.091 | - | Upgrade |
Dividend Growth | -48.51% | 16.26% | 217.58% | - | - | Upgrade |
Gross Margin | 57.24% | 57.84% | 61.96% | 61.57% | 59.59% | Upgrade |
Operating Margin | 9.53% | 10.46% | 10.15% | 8.50% | -3.16% | Upgrade |
Profit Margin | -9.27% | 3.67% | 4.41% | 3.36% | -9.25% | Upgrade |
Free Cash Flow Margin | 12.81% | 11.47% | 8.09% | 8.36% | 7.11% | Upgrade |
EBITDA | 192 | 189 | 227 | 159 | 11 | Upgrade |
EBITDA Margin | 12.36% | 12.83% | 12.66% | 11.36% | 1.24% | Upgrade |
D&A For EBITDA | 44 | 35 | 45 | 40 | 39 | Upgrade |
EBIT | 148 | 154 | 182 | 119 | -28 | Upgrade |
EBIT Margin | 9.53% | 10.46% | 10.15% | 8.50% | -3.16% | Upgrade |
Effective Tax Rate | 1300.00% | 33.85% | 20.00% | 15.87% | - | Upgrade |
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.