- £7.93bn
- £13.05bn
- £14.84bn
- 49
- 63
- 52
- 55
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio (f) | 7.95 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 0.23 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 53.41% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 5.34% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 2.35 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | n/a | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 7.77 | ||
| Price to Sales | 0.53 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 7.5 | ||
Shareholder Activity
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Capital | 5.45% | ||
| Return on Equity | 3.13% | ||
| Operating Margin | 3.81% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024E | 2025E | CAGR / Avg |
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| Total Revenue | £m | 13,234.1 | 12,002.8 | 12,801.1 | 14,428.7 | 14,844.8 | 12,872.57 | 13,218.81 | 2.62% |
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| EPS Growth | % | -14.55 | n/a | n/a | +23.05 | -58.48 | +153.84 | +6.51 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
WPP plc is a United Kingdom-based creative transformation company. The Company provides marketing communications services that help brands grow their businesses. Its segments include Global Integrated Agencies, Public Relations and Specialist Agencies. The Global Integrated Agencies segment includes creative agencies and media agencies. Its creative agencies provide advertising campaigns, experiences, e-commerce strategies and platforms, technology services such as CRM implementation, and more. The Company's media agencies connect brands with consumers - planning, buying and activating the distribution of creative content across the full range of media channels including digital display, search, social, television, print and billboards. The Public Relations segment helps clients communicate with their stakeholders, build reputation and manage risk. The Company operates in various countries, including United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Greater China, India, Brazil and Australia.
Directors
- Roberto Quarta NEC (71)
- Mark Read CEO (53)
- John Rogers CFO
- Ajaz Ahmed CEX
- Jon Cook CEX
- Mel Edwards CEX
- Richard Glasson CEX
- Michael Houston CEX
- Donna Imperato CEX
- Toby Jenner CEX
- Christian Juhl CEX
- Nick Lawson CEX
- Andy Main CEX
- Andrew Scott COO
- Jacqui Canney CHO
- Stephan Pretorius CTO
- Laurent Ezekiel CMO
- Andrea Harris GCN
- Lindsay Pattison OTH
- Rob Reilly OTH
- Balbir Kelly-Bisla SEC
- Simon Dingemans NED
- Angela Ahrendts NID (61)
- Jacques Aigrain NID (67)
- Sandrine Dufour NID (54)
- Tarek Farahat NID (56)
- Thomas Ilube NID
- Cindy Rose NID
- Nicole Seligman NID (63)
- Sally Susman NID (59)
- Keith Weed NID (59)
- Jasmine Whitbread NID (57)
- Zhang Ya-Qin NID
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2023
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2023
- Incorporated
- October 25th, 2012
- Public Since
- January 2nd, 2013
- No. of Shareholders
- 9,325
- No. of Employees
- 114,173
- Sector
- Media & Publishing
- Industry
- Consumer Cyclicals
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange- Shares in Issue
- 1,078,553,733
- Address
- Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground, LONDON, SE1 9GL
- Web
- https://www.wpp.com/
- Phone
- +44 2072824600
- Contact
- Tom Waldron
- Auditors
- Deloitte LLP
Latest News for WPP
Upcoming Events for WPP
Half Year 2024 WPP PLC Earnings Release
Q3 2024 WPP PLC Trading Statement Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 24:11 UTC, shares in WPP are trading at 735.40p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in WPP last closed at 735.40p and the price had moved by -15.47% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the WPP share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -20.62% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for WPP is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
The WPP dividend yield is 5.36% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, WPP paid a total dividend of £0.39, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 5.36%.Looking ahead, the next dividend pay date is 2024-07-05.
We do not have data on when WPP is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on WPP shares is currently 5.36%.
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As of the previous close price of 735.40p, shares in WPP had a market capitalisation of £7.93bn.
Here are the trading details for WPP:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: WPP
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum WPP is currently classified as a Neutral. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in WPP is 873.20p. That is 18.74% above the last closing price of 735.40p.
Analysts covering WPP currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.90 for the next financial year.
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like WPP. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -8.15%.
As of the last closing price of 735.40p, shares in WPP were trading -2.02% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The WPP PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 7.95. The shares last closed at 735.40p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
WPP's management team is headed by:
- Roberto Quarta - NEC
- Mark Read - CEO
- John Rogers - CFO
- Ajaz Ahmed - CEX
- Jon Cook - CEX
- Mel Edwards - CEX
- Richard Glasson - CEX
- Michael Houston - CEX
- Donna Imperato - CEX
- Toby Jenner - CEX
- Christian Juhl - CEX
- Nick Lawson - CEX
- Andy Main - CEX
- Andrew Scott - COO
- Jacqui Canney - CHO
- Stephan Pretorius - CTO
- Laurent Ezekiel - CMO
- Andrea Harris - GCN
- Lindsay Pattison - OTH
- Rob Reilly - OTH
- Balbir Kelly-Bisla - SEC
- Simon Dingemans - NED
- Angela Ahrendts - NID
- Jacques Aigrain - NID
- Sandrine Dufour - NID
- Tarek Farahat - NID
- Thomas Ilube - NID
- Cindy Rose - NID
- Nicole Seligman - NID
- Sally Susman - NID
- Keith Weed - NID
- Jasmine Whitbread - NID
- Zhang Ya-Qin - NID