WH Smith PLC
LSE:SMWH

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Price: 1 144 GBX -1.46%
Market Cap: 1.5B GBX
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
WH Smith PLC

Revenue
1.9B GBP
Operating Expenses
-1.7B GBP
Operating Income
179m GBP
Other Expenses
-115m GBP
Net Income
64m GBP

Margins Comparison
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Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
WH Smith PLC Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
UK
WH Smith PLC
LSE:SMWH
1.5B GBP
21%
4%
15%
10%
US
Tractor Supply Co
NASDAQ:TSCO
29.3B USD
51%
12%
21%
15%
US
Ulta Beauty Inc
NASDAQ:ULTA
19.5B USD
55%
21%
40%
23%
US
DICK'S Sporting Goods Inc
NYSE:DKS
19B USD
43%
12%
22%
17%
CN
China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd
SSE:601888
126.2B CNY
10%
7%
10%
14%
CN
Pop Mart International Group Ltd
HKEX:9992
113.8B HKD
19%
15%
22%
44%
HK
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd
HKEX:1929
66.4B HKD
17%
5%
23%
8%
NL
Grandvision NV
F:8GV
7.2B EUR
34%
8%
16%
9%
JP
Sanrio Co Ltd
TSE:8136
1.3T JPY
37%
18%
35%
45%
US
Bath & Body Works Inc
NYSE:BBWI
8.1B USD
-48%
18%
35%
27%
UK
JD Sports Fashion PLC
LSE:JD
5.1B GBP
15%
4%
20%
17%
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Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.