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Are the Americans getting excited about WH Smith?

2021-09-12 18:57:57

I wrote about WH Smith (SMWH) back here  at the start of the month, concluding that I would continue to avoid the stock but look forward to itsnext set of numbers in November to help justify whether both its Travel and High Street businesses were set to make any progress or not. 

Exciting or worrying halfway house for WH Smith?

2021-09-01 12:25:27

I am trying to remember the last time I went to a WH Smith (SMWH) store (and I have never been to one online). My guess would be in 2019. Of course growing up in the 1980s life was somewhat different at many levels, but today WH Smith’s is described as having ‘two core businesses – Travel and High Street’. And it has been no guess for a few years before the rise of Covid-19, that the former was becoming more and more important.

WH Smith (#SMWH) – 8 weeks revenue 71% of that in 2019, 'High Street' 84%, 'Travel' 64%

2021-09-01 07:47:14

WH Smith (#SMWH) – 18 weeks to 3rd July revenue 62% of 2019, with 'High Street' 86% & 'Travel' 48%

2021-07-08 07:39:08

WH Smith (#SMWH) – now expects Jan-Mar monthly cash burn of a lower range circa £12m-£17m

2021-03-09 07:52:53

WH Smith (#SMWH) – 20 weeks to 16th Jan revenue 59% of prior year comparative; High Street 87%, Travel 37%

2021-01-20 07:22:57

WH Smith (#SMWH) – FY swing to loss on revenue -27%

2020-11-12 07:32:42

WH Smith (#SMWH) – “advanced stage of preparation for an equity issue of a maximum of 13.7% of its issued share capital by way of a placing”

2020-04-06 07:54:20

WH Smith (#SMWH) – H1 LFL revenue -1% with Travel +2%, warns of H2 virus impact

2020-03-12 07:22:40

WH Smith (#SMWH) – 20 weeks to 18th Jan LFL revenue -1%, with Travel +3% & High Street -5%

2020-01-22 07:10:25

WH Smith (#SMWH) – FY adj. EPS +6%, DPS +8%, agreement to acquire US travel retailer Marshall for $400m

2019-10-17 07:39:00

WH Smith (#SMWH) – underwritten proposed £155m placing via an accelerated bookbuild

2019-10-17 07:24:00

WH Smith (#SMWH) – expects FY “to be in line with expectations”

2019-08-28 07:10:52

WH Smith (#SMWH) – 11 weeks Travel LFL sales +3%, High Street -1%

2019-05-21 07:10:00

WH Smith – the future is travel

2019-04-11 09:16:20

I think Malcolm commented on WH Smith (SMWH) a couple of years plus ago, but I am not particularly surprised that it has not troubled the ShareProphets scorers since. We all know the name, most of us visit the shops at least a few times each year and if you are in an airport, well, you can quite easily find yourself getting surprisingly little change from a tenner for just a couple of items. Local monopolies, eh?...

WH Smith (#SMWH) – H1 adj. EPS very slightly lower, DPS +8%, argues “well positioned for the full year”

2019-04-11 06:23:52

WH Smith (#SMWH) – 20 weeks to 19th Jan Travel LFL sales +3%, High Street -2%

2019-01-23 00:18:20

WH Smith (#SMWH) – agreement for acquisition of travel retailer InMotion for $198m

2018-10-30 07:51:56

WH Smith (#SMWH) – FY adj. EPS +4%, DPS +12%, argues “well positioned”

2018-10-11 06:37:50

WH Smith (#SMWH) – Travel “continues to perform strongly”, High Street “in line with expectations”

2018-08-30 06:37:01

WH Smith (#SMWH) – Q3 sales +4% (LFL +1%, Travel +3%, High Street -1%), remains confident of FY outcome

2018-06-05 23:17:24

WH Smith (#SMWH) – H1 EPS -1%, DPS +10%, “confident” in the FY outcome

2018-04-11 23:28:24

WH Smith (#SMWH) – LFL sales -1%, Travel LFL +3%, High Street -4%

2018-01-24 00:25:34

WH Smith (#SMWH) – travel business “continues to” deliver strong performance, high street “in line”

2017-08-29 23:15:43

WH Smith (#SMWH) – sales +2% (LFL “flat”), remains confident in FY outcome

2017-06-13 23:23:10

WH Smith (#SMWH) – H1 EPS +7%, DPS +9%, states ‘well positioned’

2017-04-11 23:24:10

WH Smith Marches Across the World and It Could Make the Share Price Travel

2017-02-22 01:09:10

Hello Share Mashers. Are you ready to give another chance to a great British giant of the High Street? One such outfit, in my humble opinion, is WH Smith (SMWH).

WH Smith (#SMWH) – expects FY profit growth “slightly ahead of plan”

2017-01-25 00:19:32

WH Smith (#SMWH) – FY adj. EPS +9%, DPS +11%, “well positioned for the current year and beyond”

2016-10-12 23:20:50

WH Smith (#SMWH) – “expects the outcome for the year to 31 August 2016 to be in line with expectations”

2016-08-23 23:15:59

WH Smith (SMWH) Xmas L4Ls + 2% says will slightly beat FY forecasts

2016-01-20 00:20:55

WH Smith (#SMWH) - Expects results to be ahead of expectations

2015-08-19 23:19:58

Table of most shorted shares in London - 31/10/2014

2014-11-04 01:15:52

From the FCA's spreadsheet of short positions required to be disclosed to it, the following details the most shorted shares (by net short position %).