WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH)
London
· Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX | Market Cap | 1.35B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 1.94B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 7.00M |
| Shares Out | 125.05M |
| EPS (ttm) | 0.05 |
| PE Ratio | 226.40 |
| Forward PE | 12.42 |
| Dividend | 0.34 (3.14%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Volume | 12,326 |
| Average Volume | 310,986 |
| Open | 1,070.00 |
| Previous Close | 1,095.00 |
| Day's Range | 1,070.00 - 1,101.00 |
| 52-Week Range | 872.50 - 1,499.00 |
| Beta | 1.47 |
| RSI | 61.25 |
| Earnings Date | Nov 13, 2025 |
About WH Smith
WH Smith PLC operates as a travel retailer in the United Kingdom, North America, Australia, Ireland, Spain, and internationally. The company offers news, books, and convenience for travelling customers. It operates stores in airports, hospitals, railway stations, and motorway service areas. It also sells stationery products, including greeting cards, general stationery, art and craft, and gifting products; news and impulse products, such as newspapers, magazines, confectionery, and drinks; and books. The company sells its products through digit... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2024, WH Smith's revenue was 1.92 billion, an increase of 6.97% compared to the previous year's 1.79 billion. Earnings were 67.00 million, a decrease of -15.19%.
Financial StatementsNews
Activist fund Palliser builds stake in travel retailer WH Smith
A prominent activist investment firm has begun building a stake in WH Smith, the travel retailer, weeks after it sold off its historic high street arm.
UK's WH Smith posts Q3 sales rise on strong travel demand
British retailer WH Smith on Wednesday reported a 5% rise in total like-for-like revenue for the third quarter, with North America up 2%, driven by travel demand that lifted sales across its product r...
WH Smith buyer ousted from auction of struggling discounter Poundland
The investment firm which has agreed to buy WH Smith’s high street operations has been eliminated from the auction of Poundland, the struggling discounter.
New WH Smith owner Modella seeks to add Poundland to retail empire
The little-known investor cutting a swathe through the British high street has made it onto a shortlist of bidders vying to buy Poundland, the struggling discounter.
WH Smith buyer 'faces 12-month ban' on mass shop closures
The new owner of WH Smith's high street chain has effectively been barred from launching a wave of mass store closures for at least 12 months amid plans for rapid restructurings at two other retailers...
Hobbycraft to axe stores and jobs in radical restructuring
The new owner of WH Smith’s high street arm is drawing up plans which could result in the closure of nearly a quarter of the stores operated by Hobbycraft, the arts and crafts chain.
Tariffs more likely to bring UK price cuts than inflation, says WH Smith boss
Carl Cowling says there is ‘no logic’ in why there would be inflation as east Asian suppliers seek alternatives to the US Donald Trump’s tariff war is more likely to lead to price cuts than inflation ...
WH Smith growth plans in focus after sale of high street stores
Last month, WH Smith announced that Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital will buy its high street arm for around £76 million.
Can a rebrand save WH Smith?
WH Smith's high-street shops have had their day and a change of owner is unlikely to turn things around, says Matthew Lynn
‘WH Smith wasn’t just a workplace’: ex-staff and shoppers on the high street chain
With the brand to disappear from town and city streets, readers share their memories of how it touched their lives After 233 years, the household name of WH Smith will soon disappear from high streets...
Retailer WH Smith to be wiped off UK high streets soon following sale
This move comes as a fresh blow to the UK high street, which has been struggling to recover from the pandemic, witnessing a number of big name closures such as Debenhams.
What does WH Smith’s new high street name TGJones actually mean?
New owner Modella says made-up moniker aims to evoke ‘sense of family’, but brand experts unconvinced WH Smith name to disappear from high street in agreed £76m sale to Modella Business live – latest ...
What is TG Jones and why is WH Smith changing its name?
WH Smith’s name will remain the same at airport and train station branches
WH Smith to become latest high street giant to disappear – what are the others?
WH Smith's name will be erased across high streets after the 233-year-old company sold part of its business to the owner of Hobbycraft.
WH Smith (WHTPF) Sells UK High Street Division to Modella Capital for £76 Million
WH Smith (WHTPF) Sells UK High Street Division to Modella Capital for £76 Million
Share your memories of WH Smith
We’d like to hear your memories of the retail store and how you might be affected by its sale The 233-year-old brand, WH Smith, is to sell its 480 retail stores to the Hobbycraft owner, Modella Capita...
WH Smith name to disappear from High Street after sale
The 233-year old chain will be become TGJones but the brand will continue at airports and rail stations.
WH Smith brand to disappear as £76m sale of stores to Modella agreed
Under terms of deal with Hobbycraft owner, 233-year-old brand will become TGJones Business live – latest updates WH Smith is to sell its 480 retail stores to the Hobbycraft owner, Modella Capital, in ...
WH Smith high street stores to be rebranded TG Jones after £76 million sale
WH Smith name will live on at airport and train station branches
China’s Xi urges global CEOs to protect trade supply chains; WH Smith sells high street stores – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Good morning and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Anxiety over Donald Trump’s plan t...
UK Stock Market News: WH Smith, Smiths News, Westminster Security
WH Smith agrees sale of UK high street stores, Smiths News delivers in line H1 results, Westminster sees revenues up but margins suffer
WH Smith to sell UK high street business for nearly $100 million
British retailer WH Smith on Friday agreed to sell its UK high street business to Modella Capital for 76 million pounds ($98.33 million), to streamline its operations and create a pure play global tra...
FTSE 100 Live 28 March: WH Smith sells high street stores, retail sales beat hopes
WH Smith high street arm sold to Hobbycraft owner for £76m
WH Smith has sold its high street business to the owner of Hobbycraft for £76m.
WH Smith to pick buyer of 233 year-old high street chain
WH Smith will decide the fate of its 233 year-old high street chain within days, as it holds final discussions with the two remaining bidders for the business.