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Robert Walters LSE:RWA Stock Report

Last Price

UK£3.26

Market Cap

UK£214.2m

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-30.9%

Updated

18 Dec, 2024

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Robert Walters
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£3.26
52 Week HighUK£4.72
52 Week LowUK£3.11
Beta1.15
1 Month Change-6.05%
3 Month Change-6.59%
1 Year Change-30.93%
3 Year Change-58.73%
5 Year Change-42.81%
Change since IPO78.14%

Recent News & Updates

At UK£3.40, Is It Time To Put Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) On Your Watch List?

Sep 06
At UK£3.40, Is It Time To Put Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) On Your Watch List?

Recent updates

At UK£3.40, Is It Time To Put Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) On Your Watch List?

Sep 06
At UK£3.40, Is It Time To Put Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) On Your Watch List?

Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be £0.065

Aug 19
Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be £0.065

These 4 Measures Indicate That Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

May 22
These 4 Measures Indicate That Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be £0.17

Apr 26
Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be £0.17

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.17

Mar 29
Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.17

Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Analysts Are More Bearish Than They Used To Be

Mar 20
Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Analysts Are More Bearish Than They Used To Be

Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Mar 15
Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.17

Mar 13
Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.17

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA)?

Jan 10
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA)?

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA)?

Oct 07
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA)?

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Robert Walters (LON:RWA)

Jun 06
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Robert Walters (LON:RWA)

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.17

Apr 05
Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.17

Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.17

Mar 13
Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.17

Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jul 31
Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

What Does Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA) Share Price Indicate?

Jul 08
What Does Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA) Share Price Indicate?

Here's What Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Strong Returns On Capital Mean

Jun 15
Here's What Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Strong Returns On Capital Mean

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Mar 31
Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Broker Revenue Forecasts For Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Are Surging Higher

Mar 09
Broker Revenue Forecasts For Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Are Surging Higher

An Intrinsic Calculation For Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Suggests It's 35% Undervalued

Feb 28
An Intrinsic Calculation For Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Suggests It's 35% Undervalued

Is Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 21
Is Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Using Too Much Debt?

An Intrinsic Calculation For Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Suggests It's 27% Undervalued

Nov 25
An Intrinsic Calculation For Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Suggests It's 27% Undervalued

Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Oct 31
Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Is Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Potentially Undervalued?

Oct 12
Is Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Potentially Undervalued?

Shareholder Returns

RWAGB Professional ServicesGB Market
7D-2.1%-0.5%-1.5%
1Y-30.9%14.6%3.5%

Return vs Industry: RWA underperformed the UK Professional Services industry which returned 14.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: RWA underperformed the UK Market which returned 4.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is RWA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
RWA volatility
RWA Average Weekly Movement4.7%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement4.5%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.6%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: RWA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: RWA's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19853,625Toby Fowlstonwww.robertwaltersgroup.com

Robert Walters plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides professional recruitment consultancy services worldwide. The company offers permanent, contract, and interim recruitment services in the fields of accounting and finance, banking and financial services, engineering, human resources, information technology, legal, sales and marketing, secretarial and support, and supply chain and procurement. It provides staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and managed services.

Robert Walters plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Robert Walters's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
RWA fundamental statistics
Market capUK£214.18m
Earnings (TTM)UK£5.70m
Revenue (TTM)UK£975.10m

37.6x

P/E Ratio

0.2x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
RWA income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£975.10m
Cost of RevenueUK£624.50m
Gross ProfitUK£350.60m
Other ExpensesUK£344.90m
EarningsUK£5.70m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Mar 06, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)0.087
Gross Margin35.96%
Net Profit Margin0.58%
Debt/Equity Ratio9.9%

How did RWA perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

7.2%

Current Dividend Yield

271%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 09:07
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Robert Walters plc is covered by 16 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Konrad ZomerBerenberg
James GilbertCanaccord Genuity
Andrew SmithCharles Stanley Securities