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Wilmington LSE:WIL Stock Report

Last Price

UK£3.90

Market Cap

UK£350.9m

7D

0.5%

1Y

17.5%

Updated

30 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Wilmington plc

LSE:WIL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£350.9m

WIL Stock Overview

Provides data, information, training, and education solutions to professional markets in the United Kingdom, the United States, rest of Europe, and internationally. More details

WIL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Trading at 42.2% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 7.34% per year

Earnings have grown 24.1% per year over the past 5 years

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months


My Notes

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Wilmington plc Competitors

Fintel

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UK£316.4m

RWS Holdings

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UK£661.4m

Elixirr International

AIM:ELIX

UK£353.1m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Wilmington
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£3.90
52 Week HighUK£4.18
52 Week LowUK£3.14
Beta0.84
1 Month Change-3.94%
3 Month Change-2.99%
1 Year Change17.47%
3 Year Change81.40%
5 Year Change54.15%
Change since IPO539.34%

Recent News & Updates

It's Unlikely That Wilmington plc's (LON:WIL) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Nov 22
It's Unlikely That Wilmington plc's (LON:WIL) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 23
Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Recent updates

It's Unlikely That Wilmington plc's (LON:WIL) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Nov 22
It's Unlikely That Wilmington plc's (LON:WIL) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 23
Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Concerns Surrounding Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Performance

Oct 22
Concerns Surrounding Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Performance

Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Sep 19
Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Wilmington plc's (LON:WIL) Price

Feb 22
Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Wilmington plc's (LON:WIL) Price

Wilmington (LON:WIL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.03

Feb 22
Wilmington (LON:WIL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.03

Wilmington (LON:WIL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 27
Wilmington (LON:WIL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 13
Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Is Wilmington plc (LON:WIL) Trading At A 49% Discount?

Oct 03
Is Wilmington plc (LON:WIL) Trading At A 49% Discount?

Is It Time To Consider Buying Wilmington plc (LON:WIL)?

Mar 13
Is It Time To Consider Buying Wilmington plc (LON:WIL)?

Wilmington (LON:WIL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 23
Wilmington (LON:WIL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With Wilmington plc's (LON:WIL) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

Nov 17
Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With Wilmington plc's (LON:WIL) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Feb 23
Wilmington's (LON:WIL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Does Wilmington (LON:WIL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dec 16
Does Wilmington (LON:WIL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Here's Why Wilmington (LON:WIL) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Apr 20
Here's Why Wilmington (LON:WIL) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Is Wilmington plc (LON:WIL) Potentially Undervalued?

Mar 30
Is Wilmington plc (LON:WIL) Potentially Undervalued?

Wilmington plc (LON:WIL) Stock Goes Ex-Dividend In Just Three Days

Feb 21
Wilmington plc (LON:WIL) Stock Goes Ex-Dividend In Just Three Days

Read This Before Judging Wilmington plc's (LON:WIL) ROE

Feb 04
Read This Before Judging Wilmington plc's (LON:WIL) ROE

How Much Did Wilmington's(LON:WIL) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Five Years?

Jan 12
How Much Did Wilmington's(LON:WIL) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Five Years?

Is It Time To Consider Buying Wilmington plc (LON:WIL)?

Dec 22
Is It Time To Consider Buying Wilmington plc (LON:WIL)?

Are Investors Undervaluing Wilmington plc (LON:WIL) By 49%?

Dec 03
Are Investors Undervaluing Wilmington plc (LON:WIL) By 49%?

Shareholder Returns

WILGB Professional ServicesGB Market
7D0.5%0.4%0.6%
1Y17.5%10.7%2.7%

Return vs Industry: WIL exceeded the UK Professional Services industry which returned 10.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: WIL exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is WIL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
WIL volatility
WIL Average Weekly Movement4.4%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement4.4%
Market Average Movement4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

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

Volatility Over Time: WIL's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1995582Mark Milnerwww.wilmingtonplc.com

Wilmington plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides data, information, training, and education solutions to professional markets in the United Kingdom, the United States, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Legal, and Financial Services segments. The company offers risk and compliance data; face-to-face and online learning for various industry standard qualifications and certificates; and compliance training and technical support, including formal qualifications, continuing education, and mandatory training through instructor-led and self-guided formats for customers across various industries, such as financial services, legal, and health, safety, and environment sectors.

Wilmington plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Wilmington's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
WIL fundamental statistics
Market capUK£350.92m
Earnings (TTM)UK£17.20m
Revenue (TTM)UK£98.32m

20.4x

P/E Ratio

3.6x

P/S Ratio

Is WIL overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
WIL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£98.32m
Cost of RevenueUK£76.65m
Gross ProfitUK£21.68m
Other ExpensesUK£4.48m
EarningsUK£17.20m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.19
Gross Margin22.05%
Net Profit Margin17.49%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did WIL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.9%

Current Dividend Yield

58%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 01:40
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Wilmington plc is covered by 6 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alastair ReidInvestec Bank plc (UK)
Steven Craig LiechtiNumis Securities Ltd.
Malcolm MorganPeel Hunt LLP