WHSmith has delayed its annual results by more than a month due to accounting issues.
The travel business was due to report its preliminary results on 12 November, and has postponed the publication to 16 December.
The delay comes as Deloitte investigates errors in its accounting systems that led to profit forecasts being overstated by tens of millions of pounds, City AM reported.
The audit firm said: “The revised date will provide the company time to respond to the Deloitte review and allow the group’s auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, to complete the required audit procedures.”
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WHSmith shares fell in August after it confirmed a £30m overstatement in its forecast profit for its North American arm.
The retailer attributed the error to “the accelerated recognition of supplier income in the North America division”.
The news comes after WHSmith underwent a major rebrand earlier this year.
The brand agreed to sell its UK high street business to Modella Capital for £76m in March, as it moved to focus solely on its travel retail arm.
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