WH Smith PLC - Company Profile
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WH Smith PLC (WH Smith) is a travel retailer that offers newspapers, magazines, books, stationery, entertainment, and impulse products. The company merchandises through various retail stores in railway stations, hospitals, airports, motorway service areas, workplaces, and on high streets under the WH Smith brand. It also sells products online through e-commerce platforms. It markets products under curi.o.city, WH Smith, InMotion, Funky Pigeon, The Bookshop by WHSmith and Tech Express brands. The company has business operations in the UK, Australia, China, Denmark, Germany, France, India, Italy, Ireland, Malaysia, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and the UAE. WH Smith is headquartered in Swindon, Wiltshire, the UK.
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Address
Greenbridge Road, Swindon, England, SN33RX
Website
www.whsmithplc.co.uk
Telephone
44 1793 616161
No of Employees
9,410
Industry
Retailing
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
SMWH (LON)
Revenue (2024)
$2.0B
5.4%
(2024 vs 2023)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2024)
XYZ
-366.7%
(2024 vs 2023)
Market Cap*
$842.0M
Net Profit Margin (2024)
XYZ
-352.6%
(2024 vs 2023)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services
| Products | Brands |
|---|---|
| Books and Magazines | Travel and High Street Retail: |
| Health and Beauty Products | WHSmith |
| Souvenirs | Specialty Retail: |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Products/Services | In November, the company introduced Smith’s Family Kitchen, the Christmas range. |
| 2025 | Contracts/Agreements | In August, the company sold funkypigeon.com Limited to Card Factory PLC. |
| 2025 | Divestiture | In June, the company sold its UK High Street division to Modella Capital. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | WH Smith PLC | Amazon.com Inc | Tesco Plc | J Sainsbury Plc | Asda Stores Ltd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | United States of America | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| City | Swindon | Seattle | Welwyn Garden City | London | Leeds |
| State/Province | England | Washington | Herefordshire | - | England |
| No. of Employees | 9,410 | 1,576,000 | 336,440 | 53,000 | 140,000 |
| Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Private |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Quinn | Chairman | Executive Board | 2026 | - |
| Shantanu Chakravartty | Chief Executive Officer - India; Director - India | Executive Board | 2025 | - |
| Max Izzard | Chief Operating Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Senior Management | 2024 | 45 |
| Andrew Harrison | Chief Executive Officer - UK Division | Senior Management | - | - |
| Ian Houghton | Secretary; Director - Legal Services | Senior Management | 2006 | - |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
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