Description: WH Smith PLC operates as a travel retailer in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in two divisions, Travel and High Street. The company offers news, books, health and beauty products, souvenirs, digital accessories, and food and drink products for travelling customers. As of August 31, 2022, it operated 1,196 units primarily in airports, hospitals, railway stations, and motorway service areas. It also 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. As of August 31, 2022, it operated 527 stores. In addition, it 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.
Home Page: www.whsmithplc.co.uk
Greenbridge Road
Swindon,
SN3 3RX
United Kingdom
Phone:
44 1793 616161
Officers
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mr. Carl D. Cowling | Group Chief Exec. & Director |
| Mr. Robert James Moorhead | CFO, COO & Exec. Director |
| Mr. Ian Houghton | Legal Director & Company Sec. |
Exchange: F
Country: DE
Currency: Euro (€)
| Forward PE: | 19.2678 |
|---|---|
| Trailing PE: | 44 |
| Price-to-Book MRQ: | 6.2281 |
| Price-to-Sales TTM: | 1.5522 |
| IPO Date: | |
| Fiscal Year End: | August |
| Full Time Employees: | 14019 |