WH Smith (WH Smith) Book Value per Share : $2.93 (As of Feb. 2024)

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What is WH Smith Book Value per Share?

WH Smith's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $2.93.

During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of WH Smith was 25.80% per year. The lowest was -15.20% per year. And the median was 4.35% per year.

WH Smith's current price is $14.80. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $2.93. Hence, today's PB Ratio of WH Smith is 4.81.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of WH Smith was 18.74. The lowest was 3.81. And the median was 11.01.

WH Smith Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for WH Smith's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

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WH Smith Book Value per Share Chart

WH Smith Annual Data

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Aug14

Aug15

Aug16

Aug17

Aug18

Aug19

Aug20

Aug21

Aug22

Aug23

Book Value per Share

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2.65

2.23

1.82

2.70

3.08

WH Smith Semi-Annual Data
	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23	Feb24
Book Value per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.04	2.70	2.80	3.08	2.93

Competitive Comparison of WH Smith's Book Value per Share

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, WH Smith's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

WH Smith's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WH Smith's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WH Smith's PB Ratio falls into.

WH Smith Book Value per Share Calculation

WH Smith's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(403	-	0)	/	131
	=	3.08

WH Smith's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(384	-	0)	/	131
	=	2.93

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.

WH Smith (OTCPK:WHTPF) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.

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Address

Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, GBR, SN3 3RX

Website

https://www.whsmithplc.co.uk

WH Smith PLC is a U.K. retailer selling a wide range of products. Its two core business segments are travel and high street. WHSmith's travel stores offer products such as food, drink, publications, books, and tech accessories and other products to travelers. This segment operates predominantly in airports, railway stations, hospitals, and workplaces across Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and India. The high street segment operates stores in the United Kingdom, predominantly on the U.K. high street. The high street segment sells products into the following categories: stationery, books, newspapers, magazines, and confectionery. WH Smith also has an online retail business that sells a range of books, stationery, magazines, and gifts through its websites.