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 115,473 employees.

Stock update

Shares of WPP PLC ADR opened at $54.69 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-06-02.

The stocks traded within a range of $54.59 - $55.22, and closed at $55.02.

This is a +1.81% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 160,311 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of WPP PLC ADR have increased by +2.23%.

WPP PLC ADR's Key Ratios

WPP PLC ADR has a market cap of $11.83 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 $14.43 billion with a gross profit of $2.54 billion and an EBITDA of $1.60 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 9.37% while its return on assets stood at 2.98% with a return of equity of 18.85%.

In Q4, WPP PLC ADR’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 21.2% while revenue growth was a positive 15.1%.

WPP PLC ADR’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

8.0386

Trailing PE

14.4763

PEG

0.9411

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $3.8 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 4.28% and a payout ratio of 54.77%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$28.82 billion

Total Liabilities

$17.71 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-408900000.00

Capital Expenditure

$223.30 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

54.77%

WPP PLC ADR ended 2023 with $28.82 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $28.82 billion while shareholder equity stood at $3.68 billion.

WPP PLC ADR ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $17.71 billion in other current liabilities, 114100000.00 in common stock, $3.76 billion in retained earnings and $8.45 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $2.49 billion and cash and short-term investments were $2.49 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,451,400,000 while long-term debt stood at $3.80 billion.

WPP PLC ADR’s total current assets stands at $15.10 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $7.40 billion compared to accounts payable of $11.18 billion and inventory worth $352.40 million.

In 2023, WPP PLC ADR's operating cash flow was $-408900000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $223.30 million.

Comparatively, WPP PLC ADR paid $0.55 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$55.02

52-Week High

$64.07

52-Week Low

$38.7901

Analyst Target Price

$55

WPP PLC ADR stock is currently trading at $55.02 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $64.07 and a 52-week low of $64.07. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $55.

Its 50-day moving average was $57.14 and 200-day moving average was $52.2 The short ratio stood at 2.72 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 0.1% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 390.6% are held by institutions.