WPP (WPP)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

815.20p
   
  • Change Today:
      5.20p
  • 52 Week High: 859.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 678.80p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,078.55m
  • Volume: 2,228,649
  • Market Cap: £8,792m
  • RiskGrade: 162
  • Beta: 1.11

Dividend Data

  31-Dec-2331-Dec-2231-Dec-2131-Dec-2031-Dec-19
Interim Dividend15.00p15.00p12.50p10.00p22.70p
Final Dividend24.40p24.40p18.70p14.00pn/a
Total Dividend39.40p39.40p31.20p24.00p22.70p
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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 14,844.80 14,428.70 12,801.10 12,002.80 13,234.10
Operating Profit/(Loss) 531.00 1,358.20 1,229.00 (2,278.10) 1,295.90
Net Interest (261.70) (214.00) 214.20 (229.30) (260.10)
Profit Before Tax 346.30 1,159.80 950.80 (2,790.60) 982.10
Profit After Tax 197.20 775.40 720.70 (2,917.70) 707.10
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a 16.40 10.80
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 197.20 775.40 720.70 (2,901.30) 717.90
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 110.40 682.70 637.70 (2,965.10) 624.10
Minority Interests 86.80 92.70 83.00 63.80 93.80
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (243.20p) 50.20p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 10.10p 61.20p 52.50p (243.20p) 49.80p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (243.20p) 50.20p
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (242.70p) 49.90p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 10.10p 61.20p 52.50p (242.70p) 49.50p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (242.70p) 49.50p
           
Dividend per Share 39.40p 39.40p 31.20p 24.00p 22.70p
  £ (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 2,210.70 2,529.20 2,291.50 2,295.40 2,610.50
Intangible Assets 9,238.80 9,905.30 8,971.80 8,778.10 11,579.40
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 619.20 674.90 731.20 718.00 1,311.30
Other Financial Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Non-Current Assets 610.10 614.80 540.70 393.90 325.50
  12,678.80 13,724.20 12,535.20 12,185.40 15,826.70
Current Assets          
Inventories n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Trade & Other Receivables 11,611.20 12,499.70 11,362.30 10,972.30 11,987.70
Cash at Bank & in Hand 2,217.50 2,491.50 3,882.90 12,899.10 11,305.70
Current Asset Investments n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 114.90 107.10 90.40 110.30 n/a
  13,943.60 15,098.30 15,335.60 23,981.70 23,293.40
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a 485.30
Total Assets 26,622.40 28,822.50 27,870.80 36,167.10 39,605.40
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 1,238.60 1,451.40 846.90 8,943.00 9,100.20
Other Current Liabilities 15,012.20 16,256.90 15,638.50 14,284.10 14,858.40
  16,250.80 17,708.30 16,485.40 23,227.10 23,958.60
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 1,862.20 1,928.20 5,978.90 6,808.00 5,994.80
Provisions 483.00 595.40 717.60 767.10 786.60
Other Non-Current Liabilities 4,193.70 4,430.20 619.90 314.80 449.60
  6,538.90 6,953.80 7,316.40 7,889.90 7,231.00
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 22,789.70 24,662.10 23,801.80 31,117.00 31,189.60
           
Net Assets 3,832.70 4,160.40 4,069.00 5,050.10 8,415.80
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 114.10 114.10 122.40 129.60 132.80
Share Premium Account 576.60 575.90 574.70 570.30 570.30
Other Reserves (803.50) (768.90) (1,448.00) (927.10) (1,348.60)
Retained Earnings 3,488.40 3,759.70 4,367.30 4,959.20 8,689.90
Shareholders Funds 3,375.60 3,680.80 3,616.40 4,732.00 8,044.40
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity 457.10 479.60 452.60 318.10 371.40
Total Equity 3,832.70 4,160.40 4,069.00 5,050.10 8,415.80
Cash Flow 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 1,238.20 700.90 2,029.00 2,054.80 1,850.50
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 (380.40) (408.90) (638.40) (167.60) 1,759.60
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 (904.70) (1,911.00) (2,057.00) (250.50) (2,922.00)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (46.90) (1,619.00) (666.40) 1,636.70 688.10
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 73.1 13.2 21.0 n/a 21.2
PEG - Adjusted n/a 0.8 n/a n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -83% 16% n/a n/a -46%
Dividend Cover 0.26 1.58 1.71 (10.13) 2.21
Revenue per Share 1,384.65p 1,314.21p 10.82p 981.42p 1,058.73p
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 32.30p 105.64p 0.80p (228.18p) 78.57p
Operating Margin 3.58% 9.41% 9.60% (18.98%) 9.79%
Return on Capital Employed n/a n/a 0.28% n/a 9.77%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 73.1 13.2 2,076.9 n/a 21.5
PEG - Adjusted n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted -83% 11,439% n/a n/a -55%
Dividend Cover 0.26 1.58 0.02 (10.11) 2.18
           
Dividend Yield 5.2% 4.8% 2.8% 3.0% 2.1%
Dividend per Share Growth n/a 26.28% 30.00% 5.73% (62.17%)
Operating Cash Flow per Share 115.49p 63.84p 169.92p 168.01p 148.04p
Cash Incr/Decr per Share (4.38p) (147.46p) (0.56p) 133.83p 55.05p
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (504.25p) (523.26p) (410.58p) (304.82p) (253.09p)
Net Gearing 26.17% 24.13% 81.38% 60.27% 47.10%

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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