WPP PLC ADR

Company Profile

WPP PLC ADR had its IPO on 1990-03-26 under the ticker symbol WPP.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Advertising Agencies industry. WPP PLC ADR has a staff strength of 114,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of WPP PLC ADR opened at $47.53 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $47.37 - $47.88, and closed at $47.75.

This is a -0.73% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 111,441 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of WPP PLC ADR have slipped by -1.18%.

WPP PLC ADR's Key Ratios

WPP PLC ADR has a market cap of $10.59 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.3613 and a price to sales ratio of 0.79.

In the last 12-months WPP PLC ADR’s revenue was $14.89 billion with a gross profit of $2.54 billion and an EBITDA of $1.37 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures WPP PLC ADR's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, WPP PLC ADR’s operating margin was 7.52% while its return on assets stood at 2.62% with a return of equity of 14.96%.

In Q2, WPP PLC ADR’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -54.6% while revenue growth was a positive 6.9%.

WPP PLC ADR’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

8.0386

Trailing PE

15.6678

PEG

0.9411

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $3.07 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 8.0386 and a PEG multiple of 0.9411. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into WPP PLC ADR’s profitability.

WPP PLC ADR stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.2911 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 9.6124. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.79.

WPP PLC ADR stock pays annual dividends of $0.394 per share, indicating a yield of 5.36% and a payout ratio of 7.45%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$26.45 billion

Total Liabilities

$14.87 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-288000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$103.80 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

7.45%

WPP PLC ADR ended 2024 with $26.45 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $26.45 billion while shareholder equity stood at $3.64 billion.

WPP PLC ADR ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $14.87 billion in other current liabilities, 114100000.00 in common stock, $3.85 billion in retained earnings and $8.30 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $1.96 billion and cash and short-term investments were $1.96 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,391,100,000 while long-term debt stood at $4.34 billion.

WPP PLC ADR’s total current assets stands at $13.13 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $9.36 billion compared to accounts payable of $9.35 billion and inventory worth $292.70 million.

In 2024, WPP PLC ADR's operating cash flow was $-288000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $103.80 million.

Comparatively, WPP PLC ADR paid $0.07 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$47.75

52-Week High

$62.3755

52-Week Low

$37.7642

Analyst Target Price

$54

WPP PLC ADR stock is currently trading at $47.75 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $62.3755 and a 52-week low of $62.3755. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $54.

Its 50-day moving average was $50.99 and 200-day moving average was $53.93 The short ratio stood at 0.82 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 0.1% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 419.4% are held by institutions.