WH Smith Swings to Preliminary FY25 Loss; Revenue Up

02:41 AM EST, 12/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- WH Smith (SMWH.L) said Friday it swung to a preliminary loss in fiscal 2025, while revenue rose year over year. Loss attributable to equity holders of the parent for the 12 months ended Aug. 31 was 144 million pounds sterling, compared with a profit of 54 million pounds a year ago. Loss per share moved to 1.134 pounds from an EPS of 0.412 pound. The British travel retailer's revenue was 1.55 billion pounds, compared with 1.47 billion pounds a year ago. Meanwhile, the board proposed a final dividend of 0.06 pound per share for the period, payable on Feb. 12, 2026, to shareholders on record Jan. 23, 2026. It paid 0.226 pound per share a year ago. This takes the full fiscal year dividend to 0.173 pound per share, down from 0.336 pound per share a year ago. For fiscal 2026, the company expects total revenue to grow between 4% and 6%.