WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH)
London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX 437.40
+8.20 (1.91%)
Jun 15, 2026, 4:47 PM GMT
WH Smith Income Statement
Financials in millions GBP. Fiscal year is September - August.
Millions GBP. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.
Fiscal Year | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period Ending | Feb '26 Feb 28, 2026 | 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 |
| 1,585 | 1,553 | 1,473 | 1,793 | 1,400 | 886 | |
Revenue Growth (YoY) | 15.86% | 5.43% | -17.85% | 28.07% | 58.01% | -13.22% |
Cost of Revenue | 685 | 664 | 621 | 682 | 538 | 358 |
Gross Profit | 900 | 889 | 852 | 1,111 | 862 | 528 |
Selling, General & Admin | 769 | 746 | 707 | 943 | 747 | 557 |
Other Operating Expenses | -5 | -5 | -9 | -14 | -4 | -1 |
Operating Expenses | 764 | 741 | 698 | 929 | 743 | 556 |
Operating Income | 136 | 148 | 154 | 182 | 119 | -28 |
Interest Expense | -50 | -46 | -48 | -45 | -34 | -24 |
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses) | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 85 | 99 | 103 | 134 | 82 | -55 |
Merger & Restructuring Charges | -20 | -26 | -11 | - | - | -11 |
Asset Writedown | -63 | -53 | -22 | -19 | -15 | -49 |
Other Unusual Items | -21 | -18 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 |
Pretax Income | -19 | 2 | 65 | 110 | 63 | -116 |
Income Tax Expense | 21 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 10 | -36 |
Earnings From Continuing Operations | -40 | -24 | 43 | 88 | 53 | -80 |
Earnings From Discontinued Operations | -73 | -113 | 17 | - | - | - |
Net Income to Company | -113 | -137 | 60 | 88 | 53 | -80 |
Minority Interest in Earnings | -9 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -6 | -2 |
Net Income | -122 | -144 | 54 | 79 | 47 | -82 |
Net Income to Common | -122 | -144 | 54 | 79 | 47 | -82 |
Net Income Growth | - | - | -31.65% | 68.08% | - | - |
Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 126 | 127 | 129 | 130 | 130 | 131 |
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 126 | 127 | 131 | 132 | 132 | 131 |
Shares Change (YoY) | -3.65% | -3.05% | -0.76% | - | 0.76% | 9.17% |
EPS (Basic) | -0.97 | -1.13 | 0.42 | 0.61 | 0.36 | -0.63 |
EPS (Diluted) | -0.97 | -1.13 | 0.41 | 0.60 | 0.36 | -0.63 |
EPS Growth | - | - | -31.14% | 67.98% | - | - |
Free Cash Flow | 95 | 199 | 169 | 145 | 117 | 63 |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | 0.76 | 1.57 | 1.29 | 1.10 | 0.89 | 0.48 |
Dividend Per Share | 0.060 | 0.173 | 0.336 | 0.289 | 0.091 | - |
Dividend Growth | -82.22% | -48.51% | 16.26% | 217.58% | - | - |
Gross Margin | 56.78% | 57.24% | 57.84% | 61.96% | 61.57% | 59.59% |
Operating Margin | 8.58% | 9.53% | 10.46% | 10.15% | 8.50% | -3.16% |
Profit Margin | -7.70% | -9.27% | 3.67% | 4.41% | 3.36% | -9.25% |
Free Cash Flow Margin | 5.99% | 12.81% | 11.47% | 8.09% | 8.36% | 7.11% |
EBITDA | 181 | 192 | 189 | 227 | 159 | 11 |
EBITDA Margin | 11.42% | 12.36% | 12.83% | 12.66% | 11.36% | 1.24% |
D&A For EBITDA | 45 | 44 | 35 | 45 | 40 | 39 |
EBIT | 136 | 148 | 154 | 182 | 119 | -28 |
EBIT Margin | 8.58% | 9.53% | 10.46% | 10.15% | 8.50% | -3.16% |
Effective Tax Rate | - | 1300.00% | 33.85% | 20.00% | 15.87% | - |