wpp plc - WPP

WPP

Close Chg Chg %
40.57 -0.68 -1.66%

Closed Market

39.90

-0.68 (1.66%)

Volume: 450.45K

Last Updated:

Mar 14, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: wpp plc - WPP

WPP Key Data

Open

$40.29

Day Range

39.18 - 40.33

52 Week Range

38.90 - 57.31

Market Cap

$8.75B

Shares Outstanding

215.66M

Public Float

215.59M

Beta

1.20

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

12.70

EPS

N/A

Yield

616.87%

Dividend

$1.52

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jun 6, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

329.27K

 

WPP Performance

1 Week
 
-2.57%
 
1 Month
 
-15.97%
 
3 Months
 
-27.55%
 
1 Year
 
-9.79%
 
5 Years
 
9.44%
 

WPP Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 14
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About wpp plc - WPP

WPP Plc is a creative transformation company, which engages in the provision of communications services. It operates through the following segments: Global Integrated Agencies, Public Relations, and Specialist Agencies. The Global Integrated Agencies segment offers creative services including advertising, marketing, and brand strategies and campaigns across all media. The Public Relations segment helps clients communicate with all stakeholders, from consumers and investors to government and non-government organizations. The Specialist Agencies segment delivers brand experience and identity, and specialist, targeted services. The company was founded by Martin Stuart Sorrell in 1985 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

WPP At a Glance

WPP Plc
18 Upper Ground
London, Greater London SE1 9GL
Phone 44-20-7282-4600 Revenue 18.84B
Industry Advertising/Marketing Services Net Income 692.57M
Sector Commercial Services 2024 Sales Growth 2.078%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees N/A
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WPP Valuation

P/E Current 12.717
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 15.986
Price to Sales Ratio 0.599
Price to Book Ratio 2.548
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 6.268
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 5.45
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.863
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.489

WPP Efficiency

Revenue/Employee N/A
Income Per Employee N/A
Receivables Turnover 1.392
Total Asset Turnover 0.569

WPP Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.88
Quick Ratio N/A
Cash Ratio 0.17

WPP Profitability

Gross Margin 16.627
Operating Margin 12.475
Pretax Margin 6.75
Net Margin 3.677
Return on Assets 2.092
Return on Equity 16.003
Return on Total Capital 5.63
Return on Invested Capital 6.086

WPP Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 182.676
Total Debt to Total Capital 64.624
Total Debt to Total Assets 24.885
Long-Term Debt to Equity 158.964
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 56.235
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Annual Financials for Wpp Plc - WPP

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
17.61B 17.77B 18.45B 18.84B
Sales Growth
+14.38% +0.95% +3.83% +2.08%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
14.57B 14.65B 15.32B 15.70B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
679.26M 603.35M 1.46B 631.24M
Depreciation
583.27M 528.56M 524.44M 471.51M
Amortization of Intangibles
96.00M 74.80M 935.65M 159.73M
COGS Growth
+13.79% +0.49% +4.61% +2.50%
Gross Income
3.03B 3.13B 3.13B 3.13B
Gross Income Growth
+17.29% +3.18% +0.14% +0.02%
Gross Profit Margin
+17.21% +17.59% +16.97% +16.63%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.04B 1.05B 1.88B 782.02M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
1.04B 1.05B 1.88B 782.02M
SGA Growth
-0.48% +0.95% +78.72% -58.36%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
401.31M 283.43M 611.08M 720.69M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.59B 1.79B 642.16M 1.63B
Non Operating Income/Expense
70.83M 145.72M 171.79M 175.06M
Non-Operating Interest Income
70.83M 148.92M 142.21M 175.06M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
384.26M 435.43M 470.74M 532.85M
Interest Expense Growth
-2.07% +13.32% +8.11% +13.19%
Gross Interest Expense
384.26M 435.43M 470.74M 532.85M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
1.27B 1.50B 343.21M 1.27B
Pretax Income Growth
+137.45% +17.89% -77.17% +270.45%
Pretax Margin
+7.24% +8.46% +1.86% +6.75%
Income Tax
316.46M 473.50M 185.34M 513.68M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 498.69M 456.13M 431.59M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- (182.23M) 17.37M (246.25M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
991.18M 955.12M 245.13M 803.74M
Minority Interest Expense
114.15M 114.19M 107.90M 111.17M
Net Income
877.03M 840.94M 137.23M 692.57M
Net Income Growth
+123.00% -4.12% -83.68% +404.67%
Net Margin Growth
+4.98% +4.73% +0.74% +3.68%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
877.03M 840.94M 137.23M 692.57M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
877.03M 840.94M 137.23M 692.57M
EPS (Basic)
3.6723 3.8297 0.64 3.2153
EPS (Basic) Growth
+123.54% +4.29% -83.29% +402.39%
Basic Shares Outstanding
238.82M 219.58M 214.42M 215.40M
EPS (Diluted)
3.6083 3.7663 0.6272 3.1566
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+123.13% +4.38% -83.35% +403.28%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
243.06M 223.28M 218.80M 219.40M
EBITDA
2.67B 2.68B 2.71B 2.98B
EBITDA Growth
+15.08% +0.40% +1.26% +9.87%
EBITDA Margin
+15.16% +15.08% +14.70% +15.83%

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