WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Buyback Yield % : 0.82 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is WH Smith Buyback Yield %?

Buyback yield is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. It is a measure of shareholder return.

WH Smith's current buyback yield was 0.82%.

WH Smith Buyback Yield % Historical Data

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

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WH Smith Buyback Yield % Chart

WH Smith Annual Data

Trend

Aug14

Aug15

Aug16

Aug17

Aug18

Aug19

Aug20

Aug21

Aug22

Aug23

Buyback Yield %

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1.80

-20.13

0.05

0.75

0.42

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
Buyback Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.19	0.53	-	-	1.48

Competitive Comparison of WH Smith's Buyback Yield %

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, WH Smith's Buyback Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Buyback Yield % 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 Buyback Yield % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WH Smith's Buyback Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WH Smith's Buyback Yield % falls into.

WH Smith Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

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

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (0	+	-8)	/	1920.47904
	=	0.42%

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

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock		(Annualized)			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (0	+	-12)	*	2	/	1619.16
	=	1.48%

In calculating the annualized semi-annual data, the Repurchase of Stock and Issuance of Stock data used here is two times the semi-annual (Feb. 2024) data.

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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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