WH Smith (LSE:SMWH) Earnings per Share (Diluted) : £0.49 (TTM As of Feb. 2024)

WH Smith Earnings per Share (Diluted) Chart

WH Smith Annual Data
	Trend	Aug14	Aug15	Aug16	Aug17	Aug18	Aug19	Aug20	Aug21	Aug22	Aug23
Earnings per Share (Diluted)		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.97	-1.99	-0.63	0.36	0.60

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
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.09	0.26	0.24	0.36	0.13

Competitive Comparison of WH Smith's Earnings per Share (Diluted)

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where WH Smith's PE Ratio falls into.

WH Smith Earnings per Share (Diluted) Calculation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the amount of earnings per outstanding share of the company's stock. In calculating earnings per share, the dividends of preferred stocks need to subtracted from the total net income first.

WH Smith's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

WH Smith's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £0.49

* 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.

Companies also reported diluted shares in their financial reports. Diluted shares include the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding.

WH Smith  (LSE:SMWH) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Explanation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.

Be Aware

Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.

If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.

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