Consumer Cyclical
WH Smith PLC(WHTPF)
Live Price
Offline$7.44
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-38.21%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $640.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -19.1%
- EPS Growth
- -321.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.4%
Coverage: 251 bars Β· Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
WH Smith PLC (WHTPF) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $640.00M and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $7.44 and down 38.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -19.1%, EPS growth of -321.6%, a dividend yield of 3.4%. What stands out right now is revenue -19.1%, EPS -321.6%, free cash flow +38.0% with operating margin 7.0% and ROIC -2.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines WHTPF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-19.1% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+7.0% vs +8.4% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 23, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -19.1% and EPS is at -321.6%, with operating margin around 7.0%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.4%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged 0.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 23, 2026 | β | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2025 Dec 19, 2025 | -273.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
2025 Apr 16, 2025 | -247.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +17.4% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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WHTPF Max Drawdown
-47.38%
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Company Overview
WH Smith PLC
Other OTC
WH Smith PLC operates as a retailer in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in two segments, Travel and High Street. The Travel segment offers news, books, and convenience for travelling customers. As of August 31, 2021, it operated 1, 166 units primarily in airports, hospitals, railway stations, motorway service areas, and workplaces. The High Street segment sells stationery products, including greetings cards, general stationery, art and craft, and gifting products; news and impulse products, such as newspapers, magazines, confectionery, and drinks; and books. It operated 544 stores. This segment also offers its stationery, books, magazines, and gifts through whsmith.co.uk; personalized greetings cards and gifts through funkypigeon.com; pens through cultpens.com; and personalized stationery products through treeofhearts.co.uk and dottyaboutpaper.co.uk websites. The company was founded in 1792 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom.
- Leadership
- Andrew Acquaah Harrison
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 2020
- Employees
- 14.5k
- Street Address
- Greenbridge Road
- Mailing
- Swindon, SN3 3RX
- Region
- Swindon, GB
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 44 1793 616161
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- β
- EV/EBITDA
- 8.1
- Price/Sales
- 0.5
- Price/Book
- 5.2
Growth
- Revenue
- -19.1%
- EPS
- -321.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- +38.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 0.0%
- Operating Margin
- 7.0%
- Net Margin
- -9.5%
- ROE
- -90.5%
- ROIC
- -2.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 8.46
- Current Ratio
- 0.33
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