WPP (WPP)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 100

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789.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      17.50p
  • 52 Week High: 880.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 578.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,259.53m
  • Volume: 2,585,068
  • Market Cap: £9,944m
  • RiskGrade: 127
  • Beta: 1.17

WPP Overview

WPP is one of the world's largest communications services groups, specialising in advertising, and public relations. The group has 62,000 people working in 1,400 offices in 103 countries. Major clients include American Express, AT&T, Colgate-Palmolive, GlaxoSmithKline and Nestlé.

1 Day Chart (24-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

WPP Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.1% 3.6%
Div Cover 2.9 2.7
Op Mrgn 11.9% 12.1%
ROCE 73.3%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 11.1 10.6
PEG 0.6 2.2
Pr/Revenue 1.0 0.9
Pr/Book 1.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 7.4% 5.5%
PBT 18.5% 26.9%
EPS 19.7% 4.8%
DPS 38.3% 11.9%

WPP Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-07 6,185.90 719.40 47.70p 13.6 1.4 +10% 13.45p 2.1%
31-Dec-08 7,476.90 746.80 56.70p 7.1 0.4 +19% 15.47p 3.8%
31-Dec-09 8,684.30 662.60 45.10p 13.5 n/a -20% 15.47p 2.5%
31-Dec-10 9,331.00 851.30 59.30p 13.3 0.4 +32% 17.79p 2.3%
31-Dec-11 10,021.80 1,008.40 71.00p 9.5 0.5 +20% 24.60p 3.6%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

WPP Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-12 10,576.76 1,279.81 74.43p 10.6 2.2 +5% 27.53p 3.6%
31-Dec-13 11,077.69 1,397.95 81.39p 9.7 1.0 +9% 31.63p 4.1%

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WPP Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 24-May-2012 17:49 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 23-May-2012 17:15 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 22-May-2012 17:34 RNS

WPP ShareCast News

Tuesday broker round-up - UPDATE 22-May-2012 ShareCast
London pre-open: Quiet start expected 21-May-2012 ShareCast
Monday newspaper round-up: Break-up, France, Bai... 21-May-2012 ShareCast

WPP Top Newspaper Links

WPP staff linked to 'US senator donations' 21-Nov-2011 The Independent
TOP FIRMS PAY LESS TAX ON PROFITS 31-Oct-2011 Express & Star
Companies warned not to dismiss pay revolts 17-Oct-2011 The Independent

Latest WPP Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

WPP Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 789.50p
Change Today 17.50p
% Change 2.27 %
52 Week High 880.00p
52 Week Low 578.00p
Volume 2,585,068
Shares Issued 1,259.53m
Market Cap £9,944m
Beta 1.17
RiskGrade 127

WPP Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
39.75% below the market average39.75% below the market average39.75% below the market average39.75% below the market average39.75% below the market average
63.22% below the sector average63.22% below the sector average63.22% below the sector average63.22% below the sector average63.22% below the sector average
Price Trend
78.89% above the market average78.89% above the market average78.89% above the market average78.89% above the market average78.89% above the market average
72.28% above the sector average72.28% above the sector average72.28% above the sector average72.28% above the sector average72.28% above the sector average
Income
30.51% above the market average30.51% above the market average30.51% above the market average30.51% above the market average30.51% above the market average
20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average
Growth
32.98% above the market average32.98% above the market average32.98% above the market average32.98% above the market average32.98% above the market average
37.63% above the sector average37.63% above the sector average37.63% above the sector average37.63% above the sector average37.63% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 14
Buy 7
Neutral 10
Sell 0
Strong Sell 2
Total 33
buy
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WPP Dividends

  Latest Previous
  2nd Interim Interim
Ex-Div 06-Jun-12 12-Oct-11
Paid 09-Jul-12 14-Nov-11
Amount 17.14p 7.46p

Trades for 24-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:40 3,299 @ 787.70p
16:37 4,631 @ 789.50p
16:35 629,511 @ 789.50p
16:29 5 @ 791.00p
16:29 6 @ 791.00p

WPP Key Personnel

CEO Sir Martin Sorrell
Finance Director Paul Richardson

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