WH Smith PLC

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Current Chg % Chg Open High Low Volume
483.60
-4.60
-0.94% 486.40 490.10 482.60 0.44m

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Key Figures
Market Cap. £734.47m PER (pr) 10.6x EPS Growth (pr) 4.62% ROCE/ROIC 57.72%
Shares in issue 150.44m PEG (pr) 2.30f DY (pr) 3.94% Net Gearing -23.9%
Company Background
Sector Retailing
Activities Retail group made up of two businesses - travel and high street
TIDM SMWH
Index FTSE 250, FTSE 350, S&P Europe 350, FTSE All Share
Listed LSE - Full

Outlook

(27/1/2010) RNS: ce - "Although we remain cautious about consumer spending, we have planned accordingly and are confident in the outcome for the full year"
Latest Results
Annual Report 31/08/2008 31/08/2009
Turnover £m 1352 1340
Pre-tax Profit £m 76 82
EPS (Norm Dil.) p 37.1 43.24
Dividend p 12.7 15.1
Notes Figures from 2005 in accordance with IFRS
Investment Ratios
  Co. FTSE Sector Market
PER (pr) x 10.63 10.91 11.02
Dividend Yield (pr) % 3.94 4.06 4.05
PEG (pr) f 2.30 1.21 -0.40
ROCE % 57.72 28.09 124.67
Operating Margin % 6.34 7.62 9.32
EPS Growth (pr) % 4.62 11.05 16.64
EV/EBITDA x 5.22 5.66 6.94
Net Gearing % n/a 160.31 150.58
Net Tangible Asset Value PS p 84.08 0.60 1.20
Price to Tangible Book Value (PTBV) x 5.81 2.49 0.56
Price to Cashflow (PCF) x 6.48 6.81 9.70
Price to Sales Ratio (PSR) x 0.55 0.64 2.16
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