As of today (2024-05-26), WH Smith's share price is $14.80.
WH Smith's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $1.31. Hence, WH Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 11.30.
The historical rank and industry rank for WH Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
WHTPF'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.04 Med: 20.72 Max: 1170.59
Current: 10.68
During the past 13 years, WH Smith's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1170.59. The lowest was 10.04. And the median was 20.72.
WHTPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 50.8% of 748
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 11.825
vs WHTPF: 10.68
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of WH Smith was 52.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 285.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, WH Smith's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 285.90% per year. The lowest was -73.30% per year. And the median was 8.60% per year.
WH Smith Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for WH Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.
Competitive Comparison of WH Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, WH Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WH Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where WH Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
WH Smith Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
WH Smith's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
WH Smith's Share Price of today is $14.80.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. WH Smith's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $1.31.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
WH Smith (OTCPK:WHTPF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
WH Smith Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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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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