Robert Walters Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Robert Walters is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 28.6% and 1.2% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 26.1% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 18.5% in 3 years.

Key information

28.6%

Earnings growth rate

26.1%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services earnings growth	11.6%
Revenue growth rate	1.2%
Future return on equity	18.5%
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	23 May 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

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

May 22

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

Feb 28

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

Dec 21

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

Nov 25

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

Oct 31

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

Oct 12

Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Apr 15

Can Mixed Fundamentals Have A Negative Impact on Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) Current Share Price Momentum?

Mar 04

Here's Why Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Statutory Earnings Are Arguably Too Conservative

Feb 09

Does Robert Walters' (LON:RWA) Share Price Gain of 62% Match Its Business Performance?

Jan 19

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:RWA - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	1,096	29	30	64	3
12/31/2025	1,016	22	21	48	4
12/31/2024	956	13	11	37	4
12/31/2023	1,064	13	30	46	N/A
9/30/2023	1,087	19	35	52	N/A
6/30/2023	1,109	25	40	58	N/A
3/31/2023	1,104	32	31	48	N/A
12/31/2022	1,100	39	22	38	N/A
9/30/2022	1,070	38	19	34	N/A
6/30/2022	1,041	38	15	30	N/A
3/31/2022	1,006	36	18	32	N/A
12/31/2021	971	34	20	34	N/A
9/30/2021	940	26	31	43	N/A
6/30/2021	910	18	42	53	N/A
3/31/2021	924	12	66	76	N/A
12/31/2020	938	6	89	99	N/A
9/30/2020	1,008	14	88	97	N/A
6/30/2020	1,078	22	87	95	N/A
3/31/2020	1,147	28	74	83	N/A
12/31/2019	1,216	34	60	70	N/A
9/30/2019	1,229	35	63	72	N/A
6/30/2019	1,242	36	66	74	N/A
3/31/2019	1,238	36	61	68	N/A
12/31/2018	1,233	36	56	63	N/A
9/30/2018	1,231	34	36	42	N/A
6/30/2018	1,229	33	16	22	N/A
3/31/2018	1,197	31	20	27	N/A
12/31/2017	1,166	29	25	32	N/A
9/30/2017	1,138	26	N/A	34	N/A
6/30/2017	1,110	23	N/A	37	N/A
3/31/2017	1,054	22	N/A	33	N/A
12/31/2016	999	20	N/A	29	N/A
9/30/2016	943	18	N/A	22	N/A
6/30/2016	887	17	N/A	15	N/A
3/31/2016	850	16	N/A	15	N/A
12/31/2015	813	15	N/A	16	N/A
9/30/2015	780	15	N/A	15	N/A
6/30/2015	747	14	N/A	15	N/A
3/31/2015	713	13	N/A	11	N/A
12/31/2014	680	11	N/A	8	N/A
9/30/2014	649	9	N/A	13	N/A
6/30/2014	619	7	N/A	18	N/A
3/31/2014	608	7	N/A	17	N/A
12/31/2013	598	6	N/A	16	N/A
9/30/2013	590	6	N/A	14	N/A
6/30/2013	582	5	N/A	11	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: RWA's forecast earnings growth (28.6% per year) is above the savings rate (1.8%).

Earnings vs Market: RWA's earnings (28.6% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the UK market (13.2% per year).

High Growth Earnings: RWA's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: RWA's revenue (1.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (3.7% per year).

High Growth Revenue: RWA's revenue (1.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: RWA's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (18.5%).

Robert Walters Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 15%

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 15%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 27%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%

Price target decreased by 11% to UK£5.75

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 23%

Recent updates

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

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

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.17 per share

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 15%

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

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 15%

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

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 27%

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

Final dividend of UK£0.17 announced

Robert Walters plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Year 2023, Payable on 31 May 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Robert Walters plc, Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2024

Robert Walters plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 07, 2024

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

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

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%

Price target decreased by 11% to UK£5.75

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.065 per share at 6.6% yield

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.078 (vs UK£0.28 in 1H 2022)

Robert Walters plc Announces Executive Changes

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Robert Walters plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 01, 2023

High number of new directors

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 23%

Price target decreased by 8.7% to UK£6.72

Robert Walters plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending 31 December 2023

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

Robert Walters plc Announces Directorate Changes, with Effect from 1 June 2023

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.17 per share at 5.7% yield

Price target decreased by 7.1% to UK£7.16

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

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Price target decreased to UK£7.70

Robert Walters plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Mar 09, 2023

Price target decreased to UK£8.45

Less than half of directors are independent

Price target decreased to UK£8.54

Robert Walters plc Announces Board Changes, Effective 1 November 2022

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.065 per share

Price target decreased to UK£9.09

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

First half 2022 earnings released

Robert Walters plc (LSE:RWA) announces an Equity Buyback for £10 million worth of its shares.

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

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

Robert Walters plc to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Jul 28, 2022

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

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.15 per share

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

CFO & Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£638k worth of stock

Founder exercised options and sold UK£371k worth of stock

Robert Walters plc Proposes Final Dividend, Payable on May 20, 2022

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

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

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

Price target increased to UK£9.78

Less than half of directors are independent

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

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

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

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.054 per share

CFO & Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£853k worth of stock