WPP (WPPL)

585.10p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.041p
  • 52 Week High: 892.40
  • 52 Week Low: 494.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,294.75m
  • Volume: 771,939
  • Market Cap: £7,576m

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 14,741.00 14,845.00 14,428.70 12,801.10 12,002.80
Operating Profit/(Loss) 1,325.00 531.00 1,358.20 1,229.00 (2,278.10)
Profit Before Tax 1,031.00 346.00 1,159.80 950.80 (2,790.60)
Profit After Tax 629.00 197.00 775.40 720.70 (2,917.70)
           
Earnings per Share - Basic 50.30p 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (243.20p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 50.30p 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (243.20p)
           
Dividend per Share 34.90p n/a 39.40p 31.20p 24.00p
  £ (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 2,294.00 2,210.00 2,529.20 2,291.50 2,295.40
Intangible Assets 8,347.00 9,239.00 9,905.30 8,971.80 8,778.10
Other Non-Current Assets 556.00 610.00 614.80 540.70 393.90
  11,848.00 12,679.00 13,724.20 12,535.20 12,185.40
Current Assets          
Inventories n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Cash at Bank & in Hand 2,638.00 2,218.00 2,491.50 3,882.90 12,899.10
Other Current Assets 3,188.00 3,151.00 107.10 90.40 110.30
  16,849.00 17,095.00 15,098.30 15,335.60 23,981.70
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 25,509.00 26,623.00 28,822.50 27,870.80 36,167.10
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 824.00 1,238.00 1,451.40 846.90 8,943.00
Other Current Liabilities 14,692.00 15,067.00 16,256.90 15,638.50 14,284.10
           
Current Liabilities 15,516.00 16,305.00 17,708.30 16,485.40 23,227.10
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Borrowings 3,744.00 3,775.00 1,928.20 5,978.90 6,808.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities 2,283.00 2,460.00 4,430.20 619.90 314.80
Non-Current Liabilities 6,259.00 6,485.00 6,953.80 7,316.40 7,889.90
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 21,775.00 22,790.00 24,662.10 23,801.80 31,117.00
           
Net Assets 3,734.00 3,833.00 4,160.40 4,069.00 5,050.10
           
Shareholders Funds 3,475.00 3,376.00 3,680.80 3,616.40 4,732.00
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity 259.00 457.00 479.60 452.60 318.10
Total Equity 3,734.00 3,833.00 4,160.40 4,069.00 5,050.10
Cash Flow 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 1,408.00 1,238.00 700.90 2,029.00 2,054.80
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities 278.00 (380.00) (408.90) (638.40) (167.60)
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities (989.00) (904.00) (1,911.00) (2,057.00) (250.50)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 697.00 (46.00) (1,619.00) (666.40) 1,636.70
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 16.4 73.1 13.2 21.0 n/a
PEG - Adjusted 0.0 n/a 0.8 n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 388% -83% 16% n/a n/a
Dividend Cover 1.44 n/a 1.58 1.71 (10.13)
Revenue per Share 1,368.71p 1,384.80p 1,314.21p 1,072.03p 981.42p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 95.73p 32.28p 105.64p 79.62p (228.18p)
Operating Margin 8.99% 3.58% 9.41% 9.60% (18.98%)
Return on Capital Employed 701.07% n/a n/a 27.90% n/a
           
Dividend Yield 4.2% 0.0% 4.8% 2.8% 3.0%
Dividend per Share Growth n/a n/a 26.28% 30.00% 5.73%
Operating Cash Flow per Share 130.73p 115.48p 63.84p 169.92p 168.01p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share 64.72p (4.29p) (147.46p) (55.81p) 133.83p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (428.32p) (504.29p) (523.26p) (410.58p) (304.82p)
Net Gearing 55.54% 82.79% 24.13% 81.38% 60.27%

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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