WPP (WPP)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

560.20p
   
  • Change Today:
    -21.00p
  • 52 Week High: 893.60p
  • 52 Week Low: 537.80p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,078.80m
  • Volume: 4,514,455
  • Market Cap: £6,044m
  • RiskGrade: 162

Dividend Data

  31-Dec-2431-Dec-2331-Dec-2231-Dec-2131-Dec-20
Interim Dividend15.00p15.00p15.00p12.50p10.00p
Final Dividend24.40p24.40p24.40p18.70p14.00p
Total Dividend39.40p39.40p39.40p31.20p24.00p
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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)
Net Interest (280.00) (262.00) (214.00) 214.20 (229.30)
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)
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a 16.40
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 629.00 197.00 775.40 720.70 (2,901.30)
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 542.00 110.00 682.70 637.70 (2,965.10)
Minority Interests 87.00 86.80 92.70 83.00 63.80
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 50.30p 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (243.20p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 49.40p 10.10p 61.20p 52.50p (243.20p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 50.30p 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (243.20p)
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 50.30p 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (242.70p)
Earnings per Share - Diluted 49.40p 10.10p 61.20p 52.50p (242.70p)
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 50.30p 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (242.70p)
           
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
Investment Properties 398.00 333.00 n/a n/a n/a
Investments 253.00 287.00 674.90 731.20 718.00
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
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
Trade & Other Receivables 7,835.00 8,575.00 12,499.70 11,362.30 10,972.30
Cash at Bank & in Hand 2,638.00 2,218.00 2,491.50 3,882.90 12,899.10
Current Asset Investments 3,188.00 3,151.00 n/a n/a n/a
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
           
Liabilities          
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
  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
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 3,744.00 3,775.00 1,928.20 5,978.90 6,808.00
Provisions 232.00 250.00 595.40 717.60 767.10
Other Non-Current Liabilities 2,283.00 2,460.00 4,430.20 619.90 314.80
  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
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 109.00 114.00 114.10 122.40 129.60
Share Premium Account 579.00 577.00 575.90 574.70 570.30
Other Reserves (40.00) (803.00) (768.90) (1,448.00) (927.10)
Retained Earnings 2,827.00 3,488.00 3,759.70 4,367.30 4,959.20
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
Returns On Investment & Servicing of Finance fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Taxation Paid fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities 278.00 (380.00) (408.90) (638.40) (167.60)
Acquisitions & Disposals gn/a gn/a gn/a gn/a gn/a
Dividends Paid fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Management of Liquid Resources cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
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 1,366.42p 1,384.67p 1,314.21p 10.82p 981.42p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 95.57p 32.27p 105.64p 0.80p (228.18p)
Operating Margin 8.99% 3.58% 9.41% 9.60% (18.98%)
Return on Capital Employed 701.07% n/a n/a 0.28% n/a
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 16.4 73.1 13.2 2,076.9 n/a
PEG - Adjusted 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 388% -83% 11,439% n/a n/a
Dividend Cover 1.44 n/a 1.58 0.02 (10.11)
           
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 130.51p 115.47p 63.84p 169.92p 168.01p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share 64.61p (4.29p) (147.46p) (0.56p) 133.83p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (427.60p) (504.24p) (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

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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