Wolters Kluwer NV

Company Profile

Wolters Kluwer NV had its IPO on under the ticker symbol WTKWY.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Specialty Business Services industry. Wolters Kluwer NV has a staff strength of 20,921 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Wolters Kluwer NV opened at $121.57 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $120.96 - $122.6, and closed at $122.6.

This is a +0.4% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 5,266 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Wolters Kluwer NV have increased by +1.75%.

Wolters Kluwer NV's Key Ratios

Wolters Kluwer NV has a market cap of $29.87 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 9.9438 and a price to sales ratio of 5.3702.

In the last 12-months Wolters Kluwer NV’s revenue was $5.58 billion with a gross profit of $3.88 billion and an EBITDA of $1.62 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Wolters Kluwer NV's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Wolters Kluwer NV’s operating margin was 22.82% while its return on assets stood at 8.59% with a return of equity of 45.36%.

In Q2, Wolters Kluwer NV’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 9.7% while revenue growth was a positive 4.8%.

Wolters Kluwer NV’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

24.0964

Trailing PE

27.4273

PEG

3.3695

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $4.47 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 24.0964 and a PEG multiple of 3.3695. 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 Wolters Kluwer NV’s profitability.

Wolters Kluwer NV stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 5.8211 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 19.2311. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 5.3702.

Wolters Kluwer NV stock pays annual dividends of $1.9 per share, indicating a yield of 1.67% and a payout ratio of 42.9%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$9.09 billion

Total Liabilities

$3.52 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-104500000.00

Capital Expenditure

$69.50 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

42.9%

Wolters Kluwer NV ended 2024 with $9.09 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $9.09 billion while shareholder equity stood at $2.00 billion.

Wolters Kluwer NV ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $3.52 billion in other current liabilities, 31000000.00 in common stock, $0 in retained earnings and $4.35 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $1.12 billion and cash and short-term investments were $1.12 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $507,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $2.86 billion.

Wolters Kluwer NV’s total current assets stands at $2.66 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $1.24 billion compared to accounts payable of $903.00 million and inventory worth $79.00 million.

In 2024, Wolters Kluwer NV's operating cash flow was $-104500000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $69.50 million.

Comparatively, Wolters Kluwer NV paid $0.43 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$122.6

52-Week High

$134.4587

52-Week Low

$92.5763

Analyst Target Price

$

Wolters Kluwer NV stock is currently trading at $122.6 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $134.4587 and a 52-week low of $134.4587. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $.

Its 50-day moving average was $122.06 and 200-day moving average was $117.81 The short ratio stood at 0 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 0% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8.8% are held by institutions.