WH Smith (WH Smith) Shares Buyback Ratio % : 0.07 (As of May. 25, 2024)

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What is WH Smith Shares Buyback Ratio %?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

GuruFocus calculates shares buyback ratio using previous shares outstanding minus the current shares outstanding, and then divides by previous shares outstanding. WH Smith's current shares buyback ratio was 0.07%.

WH Smith Shares Buyback Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for WH Smith's Shares Buyback Ratio % can be seen below:

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WH Smith Shares Buyback Ratio % Chart

WH Smith Annual Data

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Aug16

Aug17

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Aug19

Aug20

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Aug23

Shares Buyback Ratio %

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1.41

-21.34

-0.03

-0.07

0.07

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
Shares Buyback Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.07	-	-	0.07	-

WH Smith Shares Buyback Ratio % Calculation

WH Smith's Shares Buyback Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Shares Buyback Ratio	=	(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Aug. 2022 )	-	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Aug. 2023 ))	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Aug. 2022 )
	=	(131	-	130.912)	/	131
	=	0.07%

WH Smith's Shares Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Shares Buyback Ratio	=	(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Aug. 2023 )	-	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Feb. 2024 ))	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Aug. 2023 )
	=	(130.912	-	130.912)	/	130.912
	=	0.00%

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WH Smith (WH Smith) Business Description

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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.