WPP (WPPL)

815.40p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.068p
  • 52 Week High: 858.20
  • 52 Week Low: 679.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,294.75m
  • Volume: 530,930
  • Market Cap: £10,557m

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
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
           
Earnings per Share - Basic 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (243.20p) 50.20p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 10.30p 62.20p 53.40p (243.20p) 50.20p
           
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
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
Cash at Bank & in Hand 2,217.50 2,491.50 3,882.90 12,899.10 11,305.70
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
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
           
Current Liabilities 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
           
Borrowings 1,862.20 1,928.20 5,978.90 6,808.00 5,994.80
Other Non-Current Liabilities 4,193.70 4,430.20 619.90 314.80 449.60
Non-Current Liabilities 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
           
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
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (380.40) (408.90) (638.40) (167.60) 1,759.60
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 21.3
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%
           
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

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Note 2: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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