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Projected Income Statement: WH Smith PLC
| Fiscal Period: August | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
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| Net sales 1 | 886 | 1,400 | 1,793 | 1,918 | 1,553 | 1,614 | 1,652 | 1,712 |
| Change | - | 58.01% | 28.07% | 6.97% | -19.03% | 3.94% | 2.32% | 3.68% |
| EBITDA 1 | 23 | 167 | 238 | 277 | 187 | 255 | 268.8 | 287.3 |
| Change | - | 626.09% | 42.51% | 16.39% | -32.49% | 36.38% | 5.41% | 6.88% |
| EBIT 1 | -27 | 117 | 182 | 213 | 134 | 107.1 | 114.4 | 123.2 |
| Change | - | 533.33% | 55.56% | 17.03% | -37.09% | -20.08% | 6.79% | 7.72% |
| Interest Paid 1 | -24 | -34 | -45 | -52 | -50 | -34.15 | -34.39 | -34.57 |
| Earnings before Tax (EBT) 1 | -116 | 63 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 73.93 | 77.91 | 91.32 |
| Change | - | 154.31% | 74.6% | -3.64% | -3.77% | -27.52% | 5.38% | 17.21% |
| Net income 1 | -82 | 47 | 79 | 67 | -153 | 36.93 | 48.12 | 60.54 |
| Change | - | 157.32% | 68.09% | -15.19% | -328.36% | 124.13% | 30.3% | 25.82% |
| Announcement Date | 11/11/21 | 11/10/22 | 11/9/23 | 11/14/24 | 12/19/25 | - | - | - |
Forecast Balance Sheet: WH Smith PLC
| Fiscal Period: August | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
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| Net Debt 1 | 755 | 869 | 895 | 997 | 874 | 824 | 811 | 790 |
| Change | - | 15.1% | 2.99% | 11.4% | -12.34% | -5.72% | -1.58% | -2.59% |
| Announcement Date | 11/11/21 | 11/10/22 | 11/9/23 | 11/14/24 | 12/19/25 | - | - | - |
Cash Flow Forecast: WH Smith PLC
| Fiscal Period: August | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEX 1 | 37 | 83 | 122 | 129 | 81 | 90.95 | 86.85 | 90.84 |
| Change | - | 124.32% | 46.99% | 5.74% | -37.21% | 12.28% | -4.5% | 4.59% |
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) 1 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 38 | -29.58 | 22.3 | 43.7 |
| Change | - | -42.86% | 75% | 278.57% | -28.3% | -177.83% | 175.4% | 95.96% |
| Announcement Date | 11/11/21 | 11/10/22 | 11/9/23 | 11/14/24 | 12/19/25 | - | - | - |
Forecast Financial Ratios: WH Smith PLC
| Fiscal Period: August | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Profitability | ||||||||
| EBITDA Margin (%) | 2.6% | 11.93% | 13.27% | 14.44% | 12.04% | 15.8% | 16.28% | 16.78% |
| EBIT Margin (%) | -3.05% | 8.36% | 10.15% | 11.11% | 8.63% | 6.64% | 6.93% | 7.19% |
| EBT Margin (%) | -13.09% | 4.5% | 6.13% | 5.53% | 6.57% | 4.58% | 4.72% | 5.33% |
| Net margin (%) | -9.26% | 3.36% | 4.41% | 3.49% | -9.85% | 2.29% | 2.91% | 3.54% |
| FCF margin (%) | 1.58% | 0.57% | 0.78% | 2.76% | 2.45% | -1.83% | 1.35% | 2.55% |
| FCF / Net Income (%) | -17.07% | 17.02% | 17.72% | 79.1% | -24.84% | -80.09% | 46.35% | 72.19% |
Profitability | ||||||||
| ROA | -5.86% | 4.14% | 4.73% | 3.81% | 4.03% | 3.48% | 3.79% | 4.1% |
| ROE | -41.52% | 26.92% | 25.82% | 18.28% | 23.34% | 31.67% | 26.02% | 23.49% |
Financial Health | ||||||||
| Leverage (Debt/EBITDA) | 32.83x | 5.2x | 3.76x | 3.6x | 4.67x | 3.23x | 3.02x | 2.75x |
| Debt / Free cash flow | 53.93x | 108.62x | 63.93x | 18.81x | 23x | -27.87x | 36.38x | 18.09x |
Capital Intensity | ||||||||
| CAPEX / Current Assets (%) | 4.18% | 5.93% | 6.8% | 6.73% | 5.22% | 5.63% | 5.26% | 5.3% |
| CAPEX / EBITDA (%) | 160.87% | 49.7% | 51.26% | 46.57% | 43.32% | 35.66% | 32.31% | 31.62% |
| CAPEX / FCF (%) | 264.29% | 1,037.5% | 871.43% | 243.4% | 213.16% | -307.51% | 389.46% | 207.87% |
Items per share | ||||||||
| Cash flow per share 1 | 0.7634 | 1.417 | 1.902 | 2.099 | 2.14 | 0.8302 | 1.126 | 1.125 |
| Change | - | 85.58% | 34.22% | 10.4% | 1.92% | -61.2% | 35.65% | -0.12% |
| Dividend per Share 1 | - | 0.091 | 0.289 | 0.336 | 0.173 | - | - | - |
| Change | - | - | 217.58% | 16.26% | -48.51% | - | - | - |
| Book Value Per Share 1 | 1.321 | 2.235 | 2.402 | 3.176 | 1.225 | 1.73 | 1.883 | 2.236 |
| Change | - | 69.23% | 7.46% | 32.23% | -61.43% | 41.28% | 8.8% | 18.75% |
| EPS 1 | -0.626 | 0.356 | 0.598 | 0.511 | -1.134 | 0.3889 | 0.3762 | 0.4322 |
| Change | - | 156.87% | 67.98% | -14.55% | -321.92% | 134.3% | -3.28% | 14.91% |
| Nbr of stocks (in thousands) | 130,705 | 130,606 | 130,289 | 129,881 | 124,560 | 150,500 | 150,500 | 150,500 |
| Announcement Date | 11/11/21 | 11/10/22 | 11/9/23 | 11/14/24 | 12/19/25 | - | - | - |
| 2026 * | 2027 * | |
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| P/E | 10.9x | 11.3x |
| PBR | 2.46x | 2.26x |
| EV / Sales | 0.91x | 0.88x |
| Yield | - | - |
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