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WH Smith (CHIX:SMWHL) Debt-to-Equity : 2.53 (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is WH Smith Debt-to-Equity?

WH Smith's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was £242 Mil. WH Smith's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was £811 Mil. WH Smith's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was £416 Mil. WH Smith's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 2.53.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

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

CHIX:SMWHl' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13   Med: 1.75   Max: 5.12
Current: 2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of WH Smith was 5.12. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 1.75.

CHIX:SMWHl's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
88.73% of 1003 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.6 vs CHIX:SMWHl: 2.53

WH Smith Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for WH Smith's Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Chart

WH Smith Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.32 5.12 3.39 3.00 2.53

WH Smith Semi-Annual Data
Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24
Debt-to-Equity 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 3.39 3.37 3.00 3.56 2.53

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

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

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

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



WH Smith Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

WH Smith's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

WH Smith's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

* 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  (CHIX:SMWHl) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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WH Smith Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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