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WPP - WPP plc

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London, United Kingdom
Type: Equity

WPP price evolution
WPP
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 30 Sep 2023 30 Jun 2023 31 Mar 2023
Current assets
Cash $2036.8 $2036.8 $1962.6 $1962.6
Short term investments $180.7 $180.7
Net receivables $11485.5 $11485.5 $10860.8 $10860.8
Inventory $292.7
Total current assets $13943.6 $13943.6 $13131.5 $13131.5
Long term investments $619.2 $619.2 $581 $581
Property, plant & equipment $2210.7 $2210.7 $2396.9 $2396.9
Goodwill & intangible assets
Total noncurrent assets
Total investments
Total assets $26622.4 $26622.4 $26454.1 $26454.1
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $10825.7 $10825.7 $9351.1 $9351.1
Deferred revenue
Short long term debt $1238.6 $1238.6 $1391.1 $1391.1
Total current liabilities $16139.4 $16139.4 $14871 $14871
Long term debt $5637.2 $5637.2 $6243.9 $6243.9
Total noncurrent liabilities
Total debt
Total liabilities $22789.7 $22789.7 $22389 $22389
Shareholders' equity
Retained earnings $3488.4 $3488.4 $3854.5 $3854.5
Other shareholder equity $643.7 $643.7 $532.8 $532.8
Total shareholder equity $3832.7 $3832.7 $4065.1 $4065.1
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 31 Jan 2023 31 Jan 2022 31 Dec 2020
Current assets
Cash $2036.8 $2271.6 $2776.6 $12899.1
Short term investments $180.7 $219.9 $1106.3
Net receivables $11485.5 $12606.8 $10980.9 $10593
Inventory $352.4 $254 $264.1
Total current assets $13943.6 $15098.3 $15335.6 $24004.5
Long term investments $619.2 $674.9 $731.2 $718
Property, plant & equipment $2210.7 $2529.2 $2291.5 $2295.4
Goodwill & intangible assets
Total noncurrent assets $15646.05
Total investments
Total assets $26622.4 $28822.5 $27870.8 $36189.9
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $10825.7 $15834.9 $10682.5 $10264.3
Deferred revenue
Short long term debt $1238.6 $1451.4 $846.9 $8943
Total current liabilities $16139.4 $17708.3 $16485.4 $23133.6
Long term debt $5637.2 $5730 $5978.9 $6808
Total noncurrent liabilities $10130.63
Total debt
Total liabilities $22789.7 $25141.7 $24254.4 $31341.6
Shareholders' equity
Retained earnings $3488.4 $4044.9 $3804.2 $4954.8
Other shareholder equity $643.7 $526.6 $227.2 $311.9
Total shareholder equity $3832.7 $4160.4 $4069 $4848.3
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 30 Sep 2023 30 Jun 2023 31 Mar 2023
Revenue
Total revenue $3811.8 $3811.8 $3610.6 $3610.6
Cost of revenue $3084.4 $3084.4 $3078.5 $3078.5
Gross Profit $727.4 $727.4 $532.1 $532.1
Operating activities
Research & development
Selling, general & administrative $614.95 $614.95 $379.05 $379.05
Total operating expenses $3699.35 $3699.35 $3457.55 $3457.55
Operating income $112.45 $112.45 $153.05 $153.05
Income from continuing operations
EBIT
Income tax expense $47.05 $47.05 $27.5 $27.5
Interest expense -$79.15 -$79.15 -$115.35 -$115.35
Net income
Net income -$0.8 -$0.8 $56 $56
Income (for common shares) -$0.8 -$0.8 $56 $56
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2020
Revenue
Total revenue $14844.8 $14428.7 $12801.1 $12002.8
Cost of revenue $12325.8 $11890.1 $10597.5 $9987.9
Gross Profit $2519 $2538.6 $2203.6 $2014.9
Operating activities
Research & development $29
Selling, general & administrative $1988 $1186.3 $978.8 $4293
Total operating expenses $14313.8 $13076.4 $11576.3 $14427
Operating income $531 $1352.3 $1224.8 -$2424.2
Income from continuing operations
EBIT
Income tax expense $149.1 $384.4 $230.1 $129.3
Interest expense -$389 -$353.5 -$279.4
Net income
Net income $110.4 $682.7 $637.7 -$2967.3
Income (for common shares) $110.4 $682.7 $637.7 -$2967.3
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 30 Sep 2023 30 Jun 2023 31 Mar 2023
Net income -$0.8 -$0.8 $74.65 $74.65
Operating activities
Depreciation $104.45 $104.45 $106.5 $106.5
Business acquisitions & disposals
Stock-based compensation
Total cash flows from operations $841.15 $841.15 -$222.05 -$222.05
Investing activities
Capital expenditures -$48.25 -$48.25 -$40.35 -$40.35
Investments
Total cash flows from investing -$46.2 -$46.2 -$144 -$144
Financing activities
Dividends paid -$211.4 -$211.4
Sale and purchase of stock -$8.45 -$8.45 -$18.15 -$18.15
Net borrowings -$396.6 -$396.6 $219.8 $219.8
Total cash flows from financing -$612.55 -$612.55 $160.2 $160.2
Effect of exchange rate
Change in cash and equivalents $172.1 $172.1 -$235.35 -$235.35
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2020
Net income $110.4 $682.7 $637.7 -$2903.5
Operating activities
Depreciation $421.9 $429.1 $424.1 $506.7
Business acquisitions & disposals
Stock-based compensation
Total cash flows from operations $1238.2 $700.9 $2032.8 $2054.8
Investing activities
Capital expenditures -$177.2 -$208.4 -$263.2 -$272.7
Investments
Total cash flows from investing -$380.4 -$408.9 -$642.2 -$167.6
Financing activities
Dividends paid -$422.8 -$365.4 -$314.7 -$122
Sale and purchase of stock -$53.2 -$861.5 -$814.1 -$290.2
Net borrowings -$353.6 -$530.2 -$717.8 $332.7
Total cash flows from financing -$904.7 -$1911 -$2057 -$250.5
Effect of exchange rate -$130.1 -$99.2
Change in cash and equivalents -$126.5 -$1554.8 -$796.5 $1537.5
News
WPP (LON:WPP) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of £0.244
Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance 23 Mar 2024
Shareholders in WPP (LON:WPP) are in the red if they invested three years ago
Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance 15 Mar 2024
WPP plc (NYSE:WPP) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance 23 Feb 2024
WPP plc (LON:WPP) is favoured by institutional owners who hold 61% of the company
Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance 12 Dec 2023
Is WPP plc (LON:WPP) A High Quality Stock To Own?
Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance 13 Nov 2023
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Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance 27 Oct 2023
China rattles foreign firms again with arrests, Foxconn probe
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance 23 Oct 2023
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine WPP plc (LON:WPP)?
Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance 23 Oct 2023
WPP PLC's Dividend Analysis
GuruFocus.com via Yahoo Finance 11 Oct 2023
U.K. shares higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.92%
Investing.com 20 Sep 2023
Fundamentals
Market cap $159.31B
Enterprise value N/A
Shares outstanding 215.34M
Revenue $14.84B
EBITDA N/A
EBIT N/A
Net Income $110.40M
Revenue Q/Q -0.65%
Revenue Y/Y 2.88%
P/E ratio 1.44K
EV/Sales N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
EV/EBIT N/A
P/S ratio 10.73
P/B ratio 49.95
Book/Share 14.81
Cash/Share 9.46
EPS $0.51
ROA 0.42%
ROE 2.80%
Debt/Equity 5.95
Net debt/EBITDA N/A
Current ratio 0.86
Quick ratio N/A