Wolters Kluwer (WKL)

Index:

AEX Index

  147.50
   
  • Change Today:
     1.50
  • 52 Week High:  148.25
  • 52 Week Low:  105.80
  • Currency: Euro
  • Shares Issued: 248.52m
  • Volume: 396,748
  • Market Cap:  36,656m
  • Beta: 0.53

Fundamentals - based on IFRS

    (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 5,584.00 5,453.00 4,771.00 4,603.00 4,612.00
Operating Profit/(Loss) 1,323.00 1,333.00 1,012.00 972.00 908.00
Profit Before Tax 1,297.00 1,276.00 929.00 937.00 858.00
Profit After Tax 1,007.00 1,027.00 728.00 721.00 669.00
           
Earnings per Share - Basic 411.00¢ 403.00¢ 279.00¢ 272.00¢ 247.00¢
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 411.00¢ 403.00¢ 279.00¢ 272.00¢ 247.00¢
           
Dividend per Share 208.00¢ 181.00¢ 157.00¢ 136.00¢ 118.00¢
    (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)   (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 320.00 362.00 376.00 403.00 436.00
Intangible Assets 5,920.00 6,042.00 5,800.00 5,638.00 5,694.00
Other Non-Current Assets 100.00 129.00 114.00 159.00 169.00
  6,340.00 6,533.00 6,290.00 6,200.00 6,299.00
Current Assets          
Inventories 84.00 79.00 65.00 68.00 73.00
Cash at Bank & in Hand 1,135.00 1,346.00 1,001.00 723.00 899.00
Other Current Assets 1,535.00 1,552.00 1,672.00 1,392.00 1,504.00
  2,754.00 2,977.00 2,738.00 2,183.00 2,476.00
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 9,094.00 9,510.00 9,028.00 8,383.00 8,775.00
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 463.00 785.00 80.00 531.00 995.00
Other Current Liabilities 3,327.00 3,084.00 2,976.00 2,620.00 2,685.00
           
Current Liabilities 3,790.00 3,869.00 3,056.00 3,151.00 3,680.00
           
Net Current Assets c(1,036.00) c(892.00) c(318.00) c(968.00) c(1,204.00)
           
Borrowings 3,086.00 2,830.00 3,051.00 2,576.00 2,111.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities 469.00 501.00 504.00 569.00 604.00
Non-Current Liabilities 3,555.00 3,331.00 3,555.00 3,145.00 2,715.00
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 7,345.00 7,200.00 6,611.00 6,296.00 6,395.00
           
Net Assets 1,749.00 2,310.00 2,417.00 2,087.00 2,380.00
           
Shareholders Funds 1,749.00 2,310.00 2,417.00 2,087.00 2,380.00
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Equity 1,749.00 2,310.00 2,417.00 2,087.00 2,380.00
Cash Flow 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 1,545.00 1,582.00 1,292.00 1,197.00 1,102.00
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (374.00) (299.00) (287.00) (563.00) (231.00)
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities (1,481.00) (991.00) (451.00) (627.00) (631.00)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (310.00) 292.00 554.00 7.00 240.00
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 31.3 24.3 37.1 25.4 26.3
PEG - Adjusted 15.7 0.6 12.4 2.5 n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 2% 44% 3% 10% n/a
Dividend Cover 1.98 2.23 1.78 2.00 2.09
Revenue per Share 2,246.94¢ 2,194.22¢ 19.38¢ 1,852.19¢ 1,855.82¢
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 521.90¢ 513.45¢ 3.77¢ 377.04¢ 345.25¢
Operating Margin 23.69% 24.45% 21.21% 21.12% 19.69%
Return on Capital Employed n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Dividend Yield 1.6% 1.9% 1.5% 2.0% 1.8%
Dividend per Share Growth 14.92% 15.29% 15.44% 15.25% 20.41%
Operating Cash Flow per Share 621.69¢ 636.58¢ 519.89¢ 481.66¢ 443.43¢
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (124.74¢) 117.50¢ 2.25¢ 2.82¢ 96.57¢
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (1,678.36¢) (1,501.71¢) (1,361.28¢) (1,428.88¢) (1,333.52¢)
Net Gearing 138.02% 98.23% 88.13% 114.23% 92.73%

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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