Wolters Kluwer (WKL)

Index:

AEX Index

  140.45
   
  • Change Today:
     -0.65
  • 52 Week High:  180.75
  • 52 Week Low:  135.00
  • Currency: Euro
  • Shares Issued: 237.50m
  • Volume: 607,513
  • Market Cap:  33,357m
  • Beta: 0.70

Fundamentals - based on IFRS

    (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 5,916.00 5,584.00 5,453.00 4,771.00 4,603.00
Operating Profit/(Loss) 1,441.00 1,323.00 1,333.00 1,012.00 972.00
Profit Before Tax 1,378.00 1,297.00 1,276.00 929.00 937.00
Profit After Tax 1,079.00 1,007.00 1,027.00 728.00 721.00
           
Earnings per Share - Basic 454.00¢ 411.00¢ 403.00¢ 279.00¢ 272.00¢
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 454.00¢ 411.00¢ 403.00¢ 279.00¢ 272.00¢
           
Dividend per Share 233.00¢ 208.00¢ 181.00¢ 157.00¢ 136.00¢
    (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 293.00 320.00 362.00 376.00 403.00
Intangible Assets 6,445.00 5,920.00 6,042.00 5,800.00 5,638.00
Other Non-Current Assets 103.00 100.00 129.00 114.00 159.00
  6,841.00 6,340.00 6,533.00 6,290.00 6,200.00
Current Assets          
Inventories 79.00 84.00 79.00 65.00 68.00
Cash at Bank & in Hand 954.00 1,135.00 1,346.00 1,001.00 723.00
Other Current Assets 1,624.00 1,535.00 1,552.00 1,672.00 1,392.00
  2,657.00 2,754.00 2,977.00 2,738.00 2,183.00
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 9,498.00 9,094.00 9,510.00 9,028.00 8,383.00
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 422.00 463.00 785.00 80.00 531.00
Other Current Liabilities 3,362.00 3,327.00 3,084.00 2,976.00 2,620.00
           
Current Liabilities 3,784.00 3,790.00 3,869.00 3,056.00 3,151.00
           
Net Current Assets c(1,127.00) c(1,036.00) c(892.00) c(318.00) c(968.00)
           
Borrowings 3,663.00 3,086.00 2,830.00 3,051.00 2,576.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities 506.00 469.00 501.00 504.00 569.00
Non-Current Liabilities 4,169.00 3,555.00 3,331.00 3,555.00 3,145.00
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 7,953.00 7,345.00 7,200.00 6,611.00 6,296.00
           
Net Assets 1,545.00 1,749.00 2,310.00 2,417.00 2,087.00
           
Shareholders Funds 1,545.00 1,749.00 2,310.00 2,417.00 2,087.00
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Equity 1,545.00 1,749.00 2,310.00 2,417.00 2,087.00
Cash Flow 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 1,654.00 1,545.00 1,582.00 1,292.00 1,197.00
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (652.00) (374.00) (299.00) (287.00) (563.00)
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities (1,170.00) (1,791.00) (991.00) (451.00) (627.00)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (168.00) (620.00) 292.00 554.00 7.00
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 35.3 31.3 24.3 37.1 25.4
PEG - Adjusted 3.5 15.7 0.6 12.4 2.5
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 10% 2% 44% 3% 10%
Dividend Cover 1.95 1.98 2.23 1.78 2.00
Revenue per Share 2,490.95¢ 2,351.16¢ 2,296.00¢ 2,008.84¢ 1,938.11¢
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 580.21¢ 546.11¢ 537.26¢ 391.16¢ 394.53¢
Operating Margin 24.36% 23.69% 24.45% 21.21% 21.12%
Return on Capital Employed n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Dividend Yield 1.5% 1.6% 1.9% 1.5% 2.0%
Dividend per Share Growth 12.02% 14.92% 15.29% 15.44% 15.25%
Operating Cash Flow per Share 696.42¢ 650.53¢ 666.11¢ 544.00¢ 504.00¢
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (70.74¢) (261.05¢) 122.95¢ 233.26¢ 2.95¢
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (2,063.16¢) (1,756.21¢) (1,571.37¢) (1,424.42¢) (1,495.16¢)
Net Gearing 202.65% 138.02% 98.23% 88.13% 114.23%

Key

* GAAP

a. Includes discontinued activities

b. Including assets due in more than one year

c. Not disclosed under IFRS

d. Total fixed assets

e. Includes borrowings

f. Included in cash flow from operating activities under IFRS

g. Included in net cash from investing activities under IFRS

h. Pre-tax

i. Capital expenditure

j. Based on operating cash flow before tax

k. Issue of ordinary shares

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Note 2: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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