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Wpp PLC Fundamentals
Company Name | Wpp PLC | Last Updated | 2021-02-26 |
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Industry | Advertising Agencies | Sector | Communication Services |
Shares in Issue | 1.225 bn | Market Cap | £10.46 bn |
PE Ratio | 12.53 | Dividend per Share | £0.60 |
Dividend Yield | 1.17 | Dividend Cover | 1.14 |
EPS | £0.68 | EPS Growth (%) | -0.03 |
PEG | 0 | DPS Growth (%) | 0 |
Debt Ratio | 0.3018 | Debt Equity Ratio | 1.3281 |
Asset Equity Ratio | 4.4999 | Cash Equity Ratio | 0.4789 |
Quick Ratio | 0.9792 | Current Ratio | 1.05 |
Price To Book Value | 1.9376 | ROCE | 0 |
Wpp PLC Dividends
Type | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Currency | Net Dividend | Year Total |
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Interim | 2020-10-08 | 2020-11-06 | GBP | 0.1000 | |
Interim | 2019-10-03 | 2019-11-04 | GBP | 0.2270 | |
Prelim | 2019-06-13 | 2019-07-08 | GBP | 0.3730 | |
Interim | 2018-10-04 | 2018-11-05 | GBP | 0.2270 | |
Prelim | 2018-06-14 | 2018-07-09 | GBP | 0.3730 |
Wpp PLC Company Financials
Assets | 2019 | 2018 |
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Tangible Assets | £2.61 bn | £1.08 bn |
Intangible Assets | £11.58 bn | £14.97 bn |
Investments | £1.31 bn | £1.46 bn |
Total Fixed Assets | £15.83 bn | £17.85 bn |
Stocks | 0 | 0 |
Debtors | £11.32 bn | £12.55 bn |
Cash & Equivalents | £11.31 bn | £11.07 bn |
Other Assets | 0 | 0 |
Total Assets | £39.61 bn | £42.22 bn |
Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 |
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Creditors within 1 year | £23.96 bn | £25.02 bn |
Creditors after 1 year | £7.23 bn | £7.42 bn |
Other Liabilities | £170.40 m | 0 |
Total Liabilities | £31.19 bn | £32.44 bn |
Net assets | £8.42 bn | £9.78 bn |
Equity | 2019 | 2018 |
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Called up share capital | £132.80 m | £133.30 m |
Share Premium | £570.30 m | £569.70 m |
Profit / Loss | £1.21 bn | £1.02 bn |
Other Equity | £8.04 bn | £9.36 bn |
Preference & Minorities | £371.40 m | £424.40 m |
Total Capital Employed | £8.42 bn | £9.78 bn |
Ratios | 2019 | 2018 |
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Debt Ratio | £0.43 | £0.38 |
Debt-to-Equity | £0.75 | £0.60 |
Assets / Equity | 4.4999 | 4.4999 |
Cash / Equity | 0.4789 | 0.4789 |
EPS | £0.60 | £0.62 |
Cash Flow | 2019 | 2018 |
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Cash from operating activities | £1.85 bn | £1.69 bn |
Cashflow before financing | -£1.07 bn | £80.00 m |
Increase in Cash | £688.10 m | £264.50 m |
Income | 2019 | 2018 |
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Turnover | £13.23 bn | £13.05 bn |
Cost of sales | £10.83 bn | £10.56 bn |
Gross Profit | £2.41 bn | £2.49 bn |
Operating Profit | £1.30 bn | £1.25 bn |
Pre-Tax profit | £1.21 bn | £1.02 bn |
Wpp PLC Company Background
Sector | Communication Services |
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Activities | Headquartered in the U.K., WPP is the world's largest ad holding company, based on annual revenues. WPP's services, which include traditional and digital advertising, public relations, and consulting, are provided worldwide, with over 70% of its revenue coming from more developed regions such as the North America, U.K., and Western Europe. |
Latest Interim Date | 27 Aug 2020 |
Latest Fiscal Year End Date | 27 Feb 2020 |
Wpp PLC Directors
Appointed | Name | Position |
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2017-06-07 | Ms. Charlene T Begley | Non-Executive Director |
2008-11-19 | Mr. David H Komansky | Non-Executive Director |
2013-06-12 | Professor Dr. John A Quelch | Non-Executive Director |
2015-06-09 | Ambassador Philip Lader | Non-Executive Director,Chairman |
2020-05-26 | Ms. Sally Susman | Non-Executive Director |
2020-06-11 | Mr. Solomon D. Trujillo | Non-Executive Director |
2013-06-12 | Mr. Paul Spencer | Non-Executive Director |
2015-06-09 | Mr. Colin Richard Day | Non-Executive Director |
2014-06-25 | Ms. Esther Dyson | Non-Executive Director |
2013-01-03 | Ms. Lubna Suliman Olayan | Non-Executive Director |
2020-11-27 | Mr. Mark Read | Executive Director,Chief Executive Officer |
2018-04-27 | Sir Martin Stuart Sorrell | Executive Director,Group Chief Executive |
2020-05-26 | Ms. Nicole Seligman | Non-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director |
2013-06-12 | Mr. Stanley W Morten | Non-Executive Director |
2020-01-31 | Mr. Paul Winston George Richardson | Executive Director,Group Finance Director |
2015-06-09 | Mr. Jeffrey A Rosen | Non-Executive Director |
2020-05-26 | Ms. Cindy Helen Rose OBE | Non-Executive Director |
2020-05-26 | Mr. Roberto Quarta | Non-Executive Director,Chairman |
2020-05-26 | Mr. Jacques Aigrain | Non-Executive Director |
2021-02-02 | Ms. Angela Ahrendts DBE | Non-Executive Director |
2020-06-11 | Sir John Antony Hood | Non-Executive Director |
2017-06-07 | Mr. Timothy Shriver | Non-Executive Director |
2020-11-27 | Mr. John Terence Rogers | Executive Director,Chief Financial Officer |
2019-06-12 | Mr. Li Ruigang | Non-Executive Director |
2020-05-26 | Ms. Jasmine Whitbread | Non-Executive Director |
2020-11-13 | Mr. Keith Weed | Non-Executive Director |
2018-07-31 | Mr. Hugo Shong | Non-Executive Director |
2020-06-11 | Ms. Daniela Riccardi | Non-Executive Director |
2020-05-26 | Mr. Tarek Farahat | Non-Executive Director |
2020-05-11 | Ms. Sandrine Dufour | Non-Executive Director |
Wpp PLC Contact Details
Company Name | WPP PLC |
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Address | Hilgrove Street, Queensway House, St Helier, JE1 1ES |
Telephone | |
Website | https://www.wpp.com |
Wpp PLC Advisors
Solicitor | Allen & Overy LLP |
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Phone | +44 2030880000 |
Fax | +44 207339999 |
Solicitor | Fried Frank |
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Phone | (212) 820 8000 |
Fax | (212) 747 1526 |
Financial Adviser | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
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Phone | +44 2079952000 |
Fax | +44 2079954525 |
Stockbroker | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
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Phone | +44 2076281000 |
Fax | +44 2078672867 |
Auditor | KPMG |
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Phone | (020) 7311 1000 |
Fax | (020) 7311 3311 |
Financial PR Adviser | Buchanan |
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Phone | +44 2074665000 |
Fax | +44 2074665001 |
Auditor | Deloitte LLP |
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Phone | +44 2079363000 |
Fax | +44 2075831198 |
Remuneration Consultant | Willis Towers Watson |
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Phone | +44 2071702000 |
Fax | +44 2071702222 |
Financial Adviser | HSBC Bank PLC |
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Phone | (020) 7991 8888 |
Fax | (020) 7991 4459 |
Financial Adviser | Citi |
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Phone | +44 2079864000 |
Fax | +44 2079862266 |
Financial Adviser | Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC |
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Phone | +44 2074258000 |
Fax | +44 2074258990 |
Registrar | Computershare Investor Services Ltd |
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Phone | +44 8707074040 |
Fax | +44 3708735851 |
Solicitor | Mourant Ozannes |
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Phone | +44 1534676000 |
Fax | +44 1534676333 |
Solicitor | Squire Patton Boggs |
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Phone | +44 2076551000 |
Fax | +44 2076551001 |
Financial Adviser | Goldman Sachs International |
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Phone | +44 2077741000 |
Fax | +44 2077744477 |
Solicitor | Davis & Gilbert |
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Phone | (212) 468 4800 |
Fax | (212) 468 4888 |
Auditor | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
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Phone | +44 2075835000 |
Fax | +44 2078224652 |
Auditor | EY |
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Phone | +44 2079512000 |
Fax | +44 2079511345 |
Financial Adviser | HSBC Bank PLC |
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Phone | +44 2079918888 |
Fax | +44 2079914459 |
Auditor | Deloitte LLP |
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Phone | +44 1189508141 |
Fax | +44 1189508101 |
Auditor | Deloitte & Touche LLP |
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Auditor | Arthur Andersen LLP |
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