WPP plc

BATS-CHIXE:WPPL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£8.9b

WPP Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

WPP has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 32.8%, while the Media industry saw earnings growing at 30% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.8% per year. WPP's return on equity is 7.4%, and it has net margins of 1.4%.

Key information

32.8%

Earnings growth rate

33.4%

EPS growth rate

Media Industry Growth21.6%
Revenue growth rate4.8%
Return on equity7.4%
Net Margin1.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How WPP makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BATS-CHIXE:WPPL Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2414,8512031,8570
31 Mar 2414,8481571,9280
31 Dec 2314,8451101,9980
30 Sep 2314,8703241,7170
30 Jun 2314,8945371,4360
31 Mar 2314,6626101,3110
31 Dec 2214,4296831,1860
30 Sep 2213,9266631,1100
30 Jun 2213,4246431,0350
31 Mar 2213,1136401,0070
31 Dec 2112,8016389790
30 Sep 2112,6775641,1010
30 Jun 2112,5534901,2230
31 Mar 2112,278-1,2412,7610
31 Dec 2012,003-2,9724,2990
30 Jun 2012,449-2,6184,2020
31 Mar 2012,841-8792,6610
31 Dec 1913,2348481,1210
30 Jun 1911,9225331,2670
31 Mar 1912,4847351,2620
31 Dec 1813,0476981,2490
30 Sep 1815,6241,4781,2250
30 Jun 1815,6471,8931,0780
31 Mar 1815,7251,8551,1780
31 Dec 1713,1461,7271,0960
30 Sep 1716,1521,784-5780
30 Jun 1715,5031,750-2,4340
31 Mar 1714,9461,575-7230
31 Dec 1614,8871,4009870
30 Sep 1613,6611,120-2,1020
30 Jun 1612,9328407,7780
31 Mar 1612,5841,0007,5830
31 Dec 1512,2351,1609040
30 Sep 1512,0671,2197,3350
30 Jun 1511,9001,2797,2800
31 Mar 1511,7141,1787,2210
31 Dec 1411,5291,0777,1620
30 Sep 1411,3451,0497,1530
30 Jun 1411,1611,0207,1450
31 Mar 1411,0909787,1810
31 Dec 1311,0199377,2180

Quality Earnings: WPPL has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WPPL's current net profit margins (1.4%) are lower than last year (3.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WPPL's earnings have grown significantly by 32.8% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: WPPL had negative earnings growth (-62.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Media industry average (44.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: WPPL's Return on Equity (7.4%) 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 Analysis2024/12/22 12:58
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

WPP plc is covered by 47 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Hélène CoumesAlphaValue
JULIEN ROCHBarclays
Sarah SimonBerenberg