WH Smith报告说,由于会计错误导致CEO辞职和品牌变更,利润较低。 WH Smith reports lower profits due to accounting errors, leading to CEO resignation and brand changes.

WH Smith将在12月19日公布其延迟的年度结果,报告税前利润为1亿至1.1亿英镑,比上一年的1.71亿英镑有所下降,原因是会计错误夸大了北美的利润多达5 000万英镑。 WH Smith will release its delayed annual results on December 19, reporting pre-tax profits of £100 million to £110 million, down from £171 million the previous year, due to accounting errors that overstated North American profits by up to £50 million. 这些误报导致首席执行干事辞职,股价下跌40%,结果多次推迟,审计师PwC需要额外时间来完成程序。 The misstatements led to the CEO’s resignation, a 40% share price drop, and multiple postponements of the results, with auditor PwC needing extra time to complete procedures. 该公司在向Modella Capital出售联合王国高街道地点后,现在只专注于旅行商店,正在逐步取消英国的WH Smith品牌,代之以TGJones。 The company, now focused solely on travel stores after selling its UK high street locations to Modella Capital, is phasing out the WH Smith brand in Britain, replacing it with TGJones.