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WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Capex-to-Operating-Income : 0.99 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is WH Smith Capex-to-Operating-Income?

Capex-to-Operating-Income measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its operating income.

WH Smith's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was £-65.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was £66.00 Mil.

Hence, WH Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.99.


WH Smith Capex-to-Operating-Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for WH Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income 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.

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WH Smith Capex-to-Operating-Income Chart

WH Smith Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Capex-to-Operating-Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.39 - - 0.76 0.74

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
Capex-to-Operating-Income Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.00 0.63 0.91 0.63 0.99

Competitive Comparison of WH Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where WH Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income falls into.



WH Smith Capex-to-Operating-Income Calculation

WH Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-122) / 165
=0.74

WH Smith's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-65) / 66
=0.98

* 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) Capex-to-Operating-Income Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Income assesses how much emphasis a company is placing upon investing in capital-intensive projects. The ratio is generally a good gauge to quantify how much focus on growth a company has. Typically, smaller companies that are still growing and expanding will have a higher Capex to Operating Income Ratio, since such businesses are likely investing more in physical assets. Lower ratios could indicate that a company has reached maturity and it is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.


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WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Business Description

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