WH Smith Full Year 2022 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Lags
WH Smith (LON:SMWH) Full Year 2022 Results
Key Financial Results
Revenue: UK£1.40b (up 58% from FY 2021).
Net income: UK£47.0m (up from UK£82.0m loss in FY 2021).
Profit margin: 3.4% (up from net loss in FY 2021). The move to profitability was driven by higher revenue.
EPS: UK£0.36 (up from UK£0.63 loss in FY 2021).
All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period
WH Smith Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Falls Short
Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 2.0%. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 12%.
Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 7.1% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 5.2% growth forecast for the Specialty Retail industry in the United Kingdom.
Performance of the British Specialty Retail industry.
The company's shares are up 5.3% from a week ago.
Risk Analysis
Don't forget that there may still be risks. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for WH Smith that you should be aware of.
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