WH Smith
Cash Flow

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Cash flow statement presents a set of outflows and inflows of cash within a company through operating, investing and financing activities. Over the last year, operating activities of WH Smith generated cash of $275,000,000, which is more than the previous year. Cash used in financing activities reached the amount of -$138,000,000 last year.

Cash Flow

WH Smith PLC (LSE:SMWH.L): Cash Flow
2015 144M -42M -101M
2016 134M -42M -90M
2017 148M -48M -100M
2018 143M -58M -77M
2019 149M -220M 75M
2020 81M -395M 374M
2021 100M -43M -35M
2022 187M -83M -104M
2023 251M -122M -203M
2024 275M -137M -138M

SMWH.L Cash Flow Statement (2015 โ€“ 2024)

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Cash at beginning of period
56M132M130M108M49M45M38M38M34M34M
Operating activities
Net income
158M79M47M-82M-239M106M108M116M108M101M
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
176M160M131M134M165M42M36M35M32M30M
Stock-based compensation expense
11M12M9M6M06M4M5M8M6M
Deferred income tax benefit 11M12M9M6M06M4M5M8M6M
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
-41M-22M-42M4M27M-6M-8M-5M02M
Inventories
-15M-12M-56M14M35M-2M-4M-4M-5M3M
Accounts payable
0-15M88M24M-10M-3M1M000
Cash generated by operating activities
275M251M187M100M81M149M143M148M134M144M
Investing activities
Purchases Of Investments
000000-2M000
Investments In Property Plant And Equipment
-115M-106M-83M-44M-79M-47M-43M-39M-34M-34M
Acquisitions Net
-6M001M-316M-161M-3M00-3M
Cash generated by investing activities
-137M-122M-83M-43M-395M-220M-58M-48M-42M-42M
Financing activities
Common Stock Issued
-12M001M312M1M2M01M0
Payments for dividends
-41M-22M00-47M-60M-54M-50M-46M-42M
Repurchases of common stock
0-8M-7M-2M-2M-39M-31M-49M-54M-58M
Repayments of term debt
33M-49M-96M-52M-182M175M-5M-4M-3M-4M
Cash used in financing activities
-138M-203M-104M-35M374M75M-77M-100M-90M-101M
Net Change In Cash
0-76M2M22M59M4M7M04M0
Cash at end of period
56M56M132M130M108M49M45M38M38M34M
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