Cash from financing is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders.
For the
six
months ended in Feb. 2024,
WH Smith paid£12 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares.
It received£92 Mil from issuing more debt.
It paid£0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.
It spent£27 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.
It spent£3 Mil on other financial activities.
In all, WH Smithearned£50 Mil on financial activities for the
six
months ended in Feb. 2024.
WH Smith Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data
The historical data trend for WH Smith's Cash Flow from Financing can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
This is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders. In the calculation of free cash flow, cash from financing is not calculated because it is not related to operating activities.
WH Smith's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:
Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £-136 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Cash Flow from Financing Explanation
Cash from financing contains six items:
1. Issuance of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. Issuance of stock represents the cash inflow from offering common stock, which is the additional capital contribution to the entity during the period.
WH Smith's issuance of stock for the
six
months ended in Feb. 2024 was £-12 Mil.
2. Repurchase of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. It can also use cash to buy back shares. Repurchase of stock represents the cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.
WH Smith's repurchase of stock for the
six
months ended in Feb. 2024 was £0 Mil.
3. Net Issuance of Debt:
Net issuance of debt is the cash a company received or spent through debt related activities such as debt issuance or debt repayment. If a company pays down its debt during the period, this number will be negative. If a company issued more debt, it receives cash and this number is positive.
WH Smith's net issuance of debt for the
six
months ended in Feb. 2024 was £92 Mil.
WH Smith received£92 Mil from issuing more debt.
4. Net Issuance of Preferred Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new preferred shares. It can also use cash to buy back preferred shares. If this number is positive, it means that the company has received more cash from issuing preferred shares than it has paid to buy back preferred shares. If this number is negative, it means that company has paid more cash to buy back preferred shares than it has received for issuing preferred shares.
WH Smith's net issuance of preferred for the
six
months ended in Feb. 2024 was £0 Mil.
WH Smith paid£0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.
5. Cash Flow for Dividends:
Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.
WH Smith's cash flow for dividends for the
six
months ended in Feb. 2024 was £-27 Mil.
WH Smith spent£27 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.
6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.
WH Smith's other financing for the
six
months ended in Feb. 2024 was £-3 Mil.
WH Smith spent£3 Mil on other financial activities.
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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.
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