EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, WH Smith's enterprise value is £2,542 Mil.
WH Smith's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was £315 Mil. Therefore, WH Smith's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 8.07.
The historical rank and industry rank for WH Smith's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:SMWH'
s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -34.15 Med: 11.72 Max: 72.75
Current: 8.08
During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of WH Smith was 72.75. The lowest was -34.15. And the median was 11.72.
LSE:SMWH's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked better than 59.7% of 881
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 10.07
vs LSE:SMWH: 8.08
EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.
As of today (2024-04-25), WH Smith's stock price is £11.82.
WH Smith's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was £0.598. Therefore, WH Smith's PE Ratio for today is 19.77.
The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.
WH Smith EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data
The historical data trend for WH Smith's EV-to-EBITDA 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.
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, WH Smith's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA 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 EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WH Smith's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where WH Smith's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.
WH Smith EV-to-EBITDA Calculation
WH Smith's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:
WH Smith's current Enterprise Value is £2,542 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. WH Smith's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was £315 Mil.
* 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) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation
EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.
WH Smith's share price for today is £11.82.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. WH Smith's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was £0.598.
* 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.
Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.
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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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