WH Smith (WH Smith) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.22 (As of Feb. 2024)

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What is WH Smith Inventory-to-Revenue?

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. WH Smith's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $261 Mil. WH Smith's Revenue for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,169 Mil. WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.22.

WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 increased from Aug. 2023 (0.20) to Aug. 2023 (0.22)

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. WH Smith's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 101.93.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. WH Smith's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 1.79.

WH Smith Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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WH Smith Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

WH Smith Annual Data

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Aug14

Aug15

Aug16

Aug17

Aug18

Aug19

Aug20

Aug21

Aug22

Aug23

Inventory-to-Revenue

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0.12

0.15

0.16

0.13

0.11

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
Inventory-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.24	0.23	0.22	0.20	0.22

Competitive Comparison of WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Inventory-to-Revenue data, can be viewed below:

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WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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WH Smith Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Aug. 2023 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Revenue
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Aug. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Aug. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Aug. 2023 )
=	( (237.126	+	260.483)	/	2 )	/	2278.272
=	248.8045					/	2278.272
=	0.11

WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

	Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Revenue
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Aug. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=	( (260.483	+	261.364)	/	2 )	/	1169.192
=	260.9235					/	1169.192
=	0.22

WH Smith (OTCPK:WHTPF) Inventory-to-Revenue Explanation

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

Likewise, a decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

More Related Terms:

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

WH Smith's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Feb. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	260.9235	/	467.172	*	365 / 2
	=	101.93

2. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

WH Smith's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Feb. 2024 )	/	Average Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 )
	=	467.172	/	260.9235
	=	1.79

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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.