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WH Smith (CHIX:SMWHL) Inventory-to-Revenue : 0.21 (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is WH Smith Inventory-to-Revenue?

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. WH Smith's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was £212 Mil. WH Smith's Revenue for the six months ended in Aug. 2024 was £992 Mil. WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 0.21.

WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 declined from Feb. 2024 (0.22) to Feb. 2024 (0.21)

A decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. WH Smith's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Aug. 2024 was 115.15.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. WH Smith's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 1.58.


WH Smith Inventory-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue 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 Inventory-to-Revenue Chart

WH Smith Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Inventory-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.16 0.16 0.12 0.11 0.11

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
Inventory-to-Revenue 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 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.22 0.21

Competitive Comparison of WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue

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

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

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



WH Smith Inventory-to-Revenue Calculation

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (A: Aug. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (A: Aug. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Aug. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Aug. 2024 )
=( (205 + 217) / 2 ) / 1918
=211 / 1918
=0.11

WH Smith's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue (Q: Aug. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Aug. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (Q: Aug. 2024 )
=( (207 + 217) / 2 ) / 992
=212 / 992
=0.21

* 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) Inventory-to-Revenue Explanation

An increase in Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the Inventory-to-Revenue may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Likewise, a decrease in the Inventory-to-Revenue from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the Inventory-to-Revenue, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

More Related Terms:

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

WH Smith's Days Inventory for the six months ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Aug. 2024 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Aug. 2024 )*Days in Period
=212/336*365 / 2
=115.15

2. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

WH Smith's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Aug. 2024 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Aug. 2024 )
=336 / 212
=1.58

* 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 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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