WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Change In Inventory : £-29 Mil (TTM As of Feb. 2024)

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What is WH Smith Change In Inventory?

WH Smith's change in inventory for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was £-2 Mil. It means WH Smith's inventory increased by £2 Mil from Aug. 2023 to Feb. 2024 .

WH Smith's change in inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 was £-12 Mil. It means WH Smith's inventory increased by £12 Mil from Aug. 2022 to Aug. 2023 .

WH Smith's Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was £207 Mil.

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 quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 101.61.

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 1.80.

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 Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.22.

WH Smith Change In Inventory Historical Data

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WH Smith Annual Data

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-2.00

35.00

14.00

-56.00

-12.00

WH Smith Semi-Annual Data
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Change In Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-17.00	-39.00	15.00	-27.00	-2.00

WH Smith Change In Inventory Calculation

Change In Inventory is the difference between last period's ending inventory and the current period's ending inventory.

Change In Inventory 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 £-29 Mil.

WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Change In Inventory Explanation

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 quarter that ended in is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
	=	206	/	370	*	365 / 2
	=	101.61

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	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	370	/	206
	=	1.80

3. 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 Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	206	/	926
	=	0.22

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

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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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