WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Days Sales Outstanding : 17.34 (As of Feb. 2024)

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What is WH Smith Days Sales Outstanding?

WH Smith's average Accounts Receivable for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was £88 Mil. WH Smith's Revenue for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was £926 Mil. Hence, WH Smith's Days Sales Outstanding for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 17.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for WH Smith's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SMWH' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.13 Med: 7.98 Max: 14.59
Current: 14.59

During the past 13 years, WH Smith's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 14.59. The lowest was 7.13. And the median was 7.98.

LSE:SMWH's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
54.63% of 1080 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 17.72 vs LSE:SMWH: 14.59

WH Smith's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Feb. 2023 (15.62) to Feb. 2024 (17.34).

WH Smith Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for WH Smith's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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WH Smith Days Sales Outstanding Chart

WH Smith Annual Data

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Aug14

Aug15

Aug16

Aug17

Aug18

Aug19

Aug20

Aug21

Aug22

Aug23

Days Sales Outstanding

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7.97

10.01

9.68

10.69

12.72

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
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															10.96	12.10	15.62	15.44	17.34

Competitive Comparison of WH Smith's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, WH Smith's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

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WH Smith's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WH Smith's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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WH Smith Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

WH Smith's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Aug. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Aug. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Aug. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Aug. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (57	+	68)	/	2 )	/	1793	*	365
=	62.5					/	1793	*	365
=	12.72

WH Smith's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Aug. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Feb. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Feb. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (68	+	108)	/	2 )	/	926	*	365 / 2
=	88					/	926	*	365 / 2
=	17.34

WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

For retailers, when we compare Days Sales Outstanding, it is important to compare the same period in the previous years.

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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.

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