WH Smith PLC
LSE:SMWH
Dividends
Dividend Yield
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Dividend Per Share
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SMWH have
decreased
by 72%.
Payout Ratio
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Dividends
Shareholder Yield
Current shareholder yield for SMWH is
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Shareholder yield represents the total return a company provides to its shareholders, calculated as the sum of dividend yield, buyback yield, and debt paydown yield. What is shareholder yield?
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Shareholder Yield
Buybacks
Buyback Yield measures how much a company reduces its outstanding shares through repurchases, expressed as a percentage.
This metric directly reflects the company’s efforts to return value to shareholders. By reducing the number of shares, buybacks can increase earnings per share and potentially boost the stock's price.
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Buybacks
Debt Paydown
Debt Paydown Yield measures the amount of debt a company repays within a specific period, shown as a percentage of its market capitalization.
This metric indicates how the company is using its capital to decrease financial liabilities, which can strengthen its financial health and potentially enhance shareholder value.
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Debt Paydown
Price Appreciation
SMWH Price
WH Smith PLC
| Average Annual Return | -11.36% |
| Standard Deviation of Annual Returns | 8.12% |
| Max Drawdown | -71% |
| Market Capitalization | 716.3m GBX |
| Shares Outstanding | 126 450 000 |
| Percentage of Shares Shorted | 790% |
SMWH Return Decomposition
Main factors of price return
Stock Splits
SMWH's latest stock split occurred on Feb 22, 2008
The company executed a 67-for-74 stock split, meaning that for every 74 shares held, investors received 67 new shares.
Before the split, SMWH traded at 369.5075 per share. Afterward, the share price was about 234.4228.
The adjusted shares began trading on Feb 22, 2008. This was the only stock split in SMWH's history.
