WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Cash-to-Debt : 0.06 (As of Aug. 2023)

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What is WH Smith Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. WH Smith's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 0.06.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, WH Smith couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for WH Smith's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SMWH' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06 Med: 0.59 Max: 2.83
Current: 0.06

During the past 13 years, WH Smith's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 2.83. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.59.

LSE:SMWH's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
88.69% of 1105 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.47 vs LSE:SMWH: 0.06

WH Smith Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for WH Smith's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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WH Smith Cash-to-Debt Chart

WH Smith Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.21

0.11

0.15

0.13

0.06

WH Smith Semi-Annual Data
	Feb14	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.15	0.10	0.13	0.05	0.06

Competitive Comparison of WH Smith's Cash-to-Debt

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

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

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

WH Smith Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

WH Smith's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	56	/	(200	+	751)
	=	0.06

WH Smith's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	56	/	(200	+	751)
	=	0.06

WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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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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