WH Smith PLC (WHSMY)

Free Benjamin Graham (Value Investing) analysis for WHSMY stock, as Warren Buffett recommends for Intelligent Investors.

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Graham Ratings
A Defensive Graham grade requires that all ratings — except the last four — be 100% or more.
Utilities and Financials must have the last two ratings exceed 100% instead of the first three.
An Enterprising Graham grade requires that ratings #2 to #5 exceed — 75%, 90%, 50% and 5%.
Size in Sales (100% ⇒ 500 Million): 
310.60%
Current Assets ÷ [2 x Current Liabilities]: 
19.75%
Net Current Assets ÷ Long-Term Debt: 
0.00%
Earnings Stability (100% ⇒ 10 Years): 
0.00%
Dividend Record (100% ⇒ 20 Years): 
15.00%
Earnings Growth (100% ⇒ 33% Growth): 
0.00%
Graham Number(%): 
0.00%
NCAV or Net-Net(%): 
0.00%
[2 x Equity] ÷ Debt: 
24.27%
Size in Assets (100% ⇒ 250 Million): 
584.00%

Rating Score = 2.5

Graham Result
Intrinsic Value is the price corresponding to a stock's Graham Grade: Defensive, Enterprising or NCAV (Net-Net).
Intrinsic Value(%) is Intrinsic Value ÷ Previous Close, expressed as a percentage.
Price calculations are adjusted for Splits and Bonuses after the given Fiscal Year.
Defensive Price (Graham №): 
2.05
Enterprising Price (Serenity №): 
0.00
NCAV Price (Net-Net): 
0.00
Graham Grade: 
Ungraded
Intrinsic Value: 
0.00
Previous Close: 
0.00
Intrinsic Value(%): 
0.00%
Fiscal Year: 2025-08-31
Splits [From:To]: None
Currency: GBP

WH Smith PLC (WHSMY) does not completely clear Graham's qualitative criteria for the Defensive, Enterprising or NCAV (Net-Net) investment grades; and therefore no Intrinsic Value could be assigned. However, WHSMY may yet clear Graham's specifications for Blue Chips, Utilities, Financials or Special Situations.

Financial Condition
Sales and Balance Sheet figures used to calculate Graham Ratings, and the Net Current Asset Value (NCAV / Net-Net).
Utilities and Financials are evaluated using Total Assets and Equity:Debt; instead of Sales, Current Assets and Current Liabilities.
Any Preferred Stock listed below includes both Redeemable and Non-Redeemable components.
Annual Sales: 
1,553.00 Million
Current Assets: 
344.00 Million
Total Assets: 
1,460.00 Million
Current Liabilities: 
871.00 Million
Long-Term Debt: 
394.00 Million
Total Liabilities: 
1,302.00 Million
Preferred Stock: 
0.00 Million
Shares Outstanding: 
126.45 Million
Currency: 
GBP
Per Share Values
BVPS, TBVPS and EPS values used to calculate the Defensive Price (Graham Number) and the Enterprising Price (Serenity Number).
Defensive and Enterprising grades require 10 and 5 years of uninterrupted positive earnings. NCAV (Net-Net) requires a positive TTM EPS.
EPS years 11 and 12 are used for the 10-year Earnings Growth calculation using 3-year averages.
Book Value Per Share (BVPS): 
1.25
Tangible Book Value Per Share (TBVPS): 
-2.29
Earnings Per Share (EPS): 
-0.39
EPS - TTM: 
-1.14
EPS - 2 Years Ago: 
0.24
EPS - 3 Years Ago: 
0.60
EPS - 4 Years Ago: 
0.36
EPS - 5 Years Ago: 
-0.63
EPS - 6 Years Ago: 
-1.99
EPS - 7 Years Ago: 
0.97
EPS - 8 Years Ago: 
0.98
EPS - 9 Years Ago: 
1.04
EPS - 10 Years Ago: 
0.94
EPS - 11 Years Ago: 
0.86
EPS - 12 Years Ago: 
0.76
Currency: 
GBP
Dividend History
Defensive Graham investment requires 20 years of uninterrupted dividends.
Enterprising Graham investment requires a current dividend (1 year).
Last Fiscal Year: 
Paid
2 Years Ago: 
Paid
3 Years Ago: 
Paid
4 Years Ago: 
None
5 Years Ago: 
None
6 Years Ago: 
Paid
7 Years Ago: 
Paid
8 Years Ago: 
Paid
9 Years Ago: 
Paid
10 Years Ago: 
Paid
11 Years Ago: 
Paid
12 Years Ago: 
Paid
13 Years Ago: 
Paid
14 Years Ago: 
Paid
15 Years Ago: 
Paid
16 Years Ago: 
Paid
17 Years Ago: 
Paid
18 Years Ago: 
Paid
19 Years Ago: 
Paid
20 Years Ago: 
Paid
About Stock
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Ticker Symbol: 
WHSMY
Stock Exchange: 
United States
Market Identifier Code (MIC): 
OOTC
Country (HQ): 
GB
Fiscal Year: 
2025-08-31
GICS Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Data Source: Finnhub Stock API
Currency: GBP

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Submitted by GrahamValue. Created on Wednesday 1st March 2023. Updated on Friday 30th January 2026.