Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company

BOVESPA:W1LT34 Stock Report

Market Cap: R$137.0b

Willis Towers Watson Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Willis Towers Watson has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 7.2%, while the Insurance industry saw earnings growing at 7.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.8% per year. Willis Towers Watson's return on equity is 11%, and it has net margins of 10.9%.

Key information

7.2%

Earnings growth rate

11.6%

EPS growth rate

Insurance Industry Growth3.4%
Revenue growth rate1.8%
Return on equity11.0%
Net Margin10.9%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Willis Towers Watson makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BOVESPA:W1LT34 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 249,5801,0421830
31 Dec 239,4831,0551730
30 Sep 239,2911,0341760
30 Jun 239,0781,0801590
31 Mar 238,9501,1411780
31 Dec 228,8661,0491890
30 Sep 228,8501,0171960
30 Jun 228,8701,7502370
31 Mar 228,9301,7102240
31 Dec 218,9982,1422260
30 Sep 218,9612,0442330
30 Jun 218,8851,2472370
31 Mar 218,3779762370
31 Dec 208,6157382350
30 Sep 208,6368112370
30 Jun 208,7287682360
31 Mar 209,1931,0622400
31 Dec 198,3708202440
30 Sep 198,7218782400
30 Jun 198,5918472390
31 Mar 198,5337672400
31 Dec 188,5136952430
30 Sep 188,2195624880
30 Jun 188,2124644300
31 Mar 188,1754393660
31 Dec 178,2025682610
30 Sep 178,0284953020
30 Jun 177,9375173020
31 Mar 177,8785263020
31 Dec 167,8874503020
30 Sep 166,84425400
30 Jun 165,92440300
31 Mar 164,94740100
31 Dec 153,8093431420
30 Sep 153,77847300
30 Jun 153,74534900
31 Mar 153,75832600
31 Dec 143,77236200
30 Sep 143,73935400
30 Jun 143,72233400
31 Mar 143,67739200
31 Dec 133,63336500
30 Sep 133,589-507130
30 Jun 133,547-454130

Quality Earnings: W1LT34 has a large one-off loss of $492.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: W1LT34's current net profit margins (10.9%) are lower than last year (12.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: W1LT34's earnings have grown by 7.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: W1LT34's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: W1LT34 had negative earnings growth (-8.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Insurance industry average (18.5%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: W1LT34's Return on Equity (11%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/06/02 05:18
End of Day Share Price 2024/03/05 00:00
Earnings2024/03/31
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company is covered by 36 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark MarconBaird
Jay GelbBarclays
Alex ScottBarclays