WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Operating Cash Flow per Share : £2.00 (TTM As of Feb. 2024)

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What is WH Smith Operating Cash Flow per Share?

WH Smith's operating cash flow per share for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was £0.47. WH Smith's operating cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was £2.00.

During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of WH Smith was 36.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 41.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% 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 OCF Growth Rate using Operating Cash Flow per Share data.

The historical rank and industry rank for WH Smith's Operating Cash Flow per Share or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SMWH' s 3-Year OCF Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -20.1 Med: 7.5 Max: 41.2
Current: 41.2

During the past 13 years, WH Smith's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 41.20% per year. The lowest was -20.10% per year. And the median was 7.50% per year.

LSE:SMWH's 3-Year OCF Growth Rate is ranked better than
85.34% of 832 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 3.55 vs LSE:SMWH: 41.20

WH Smith Operating Cash Flow per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for WH Smith's Operating Cash Flow per Share can be seen below:

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WH Smith Operating Cash Flow per Share Chart

WH Smith Annual Data

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Aug15

Aug16

Aug17

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Aug20

Aug21

Aug22

Aug23

Operating Cash Flow per Share

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1.37

0.68

0.76

1.42

1.90

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
Operating Cash Flow per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.33	1.08	0.38	1.53	0.47

Competitive Comparison of WH Smith's Operating Cash Flow per Share

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, WH Smith's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WH Smith's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WH Smith's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.

WH Smith Operating Cash Flow per Share Calculation

Operating Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Cash Flow from Operations per outstanding share of the company's stock.

WH Smith's Operating Cash Flow per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Cash Flow per Share (A: Aug. 2023 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations (A: Aug. 2023 )	/	Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (A: Aug. 2023 )
	=	251	/	132.000
	=	1.90

WH Smith's Operating Cash Flow per Share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Cash Flow per Share (Q: Feb. 2024 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations (Q: Feb. 2024 )	/	Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (Q: Feb. 2024 )
	=	62	/	131.000
	=	0.47

Operating Cash Flow per Share 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 £2.00

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WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) 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.

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