WPP (WPP)

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Media

Index:

FTSE 100

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1,175.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      3.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,180.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 743.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,266.10m
  • Volume: 311,814
  • Market Cap: £14,877m
  • RiskGrade: 102
  • Beta: 1.20

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.

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WPP Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.4% 2.9%
Div Cover 2.7 2.5
Op Mrgn 12.0% 12.4%
ROCE 72.9%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.1 14.4
PEG 1.6 2.9
Pr/Revenue 1.4 1.3
Pr/Book 2.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 3.5% 7.1%
PBT 8.3% 26.6%
EPS 9.4% 4.9%
DPS 15.9% 15.9%

WPP Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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%
31-Dec-12 10,373.10 1,091.90 77.70p 11.4 1.3 +9% 28.51p 3.2%

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-13 11,107.48 1,382.52 81.50p 14.4 2.9 +5% 33.06p 2.9%
31-Dec-14 11,659.69 1,541.25 90.02p 13.0 1.2 +10% 37.81p 3.3%

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WPP Company Announcements

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 21-May-2013 15:43 RNS
Notice of AGM and proxy 2013 15-May-2013 17:07 RNS
WPP plc appoints four new non-executive directors 14-May-2013 15:09 RNS

WPP ShareCast News

Wednesday newspaper round-up: ENRC, Apple, Chine... 01-May-2013 ShareCast
Monday broker round-up UPDATE 29-Apr-2013 ShareCast
Monday newspaper round-up: BP, AstraZeneca, Sain... 29-Apr-2013 ShareCast

WPP Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

WPP PLC To Consider New Dividend Policy 2013--26 Motley Fool
Should I Buy These 5 Shares? 2013--23 Motley Fool
A Closer Look At 5 FTSE Boardrooms 2013--02 Motley Fool

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

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
02-May-13 Sell Sir Martin Sorrell 0.000p 104,465 £0.00
01-May-13 Sell Mark Read 0.000p 65,036 £0.00
01-May-13 Transfer From Mark Read 0.000p 40,247 £0.00

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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 1,175.00p
Change Today 3.00p
% Change 0.26 %
52 Week High 1,180.00p
52 Week Low 743.00p
Volume 311,814
Shares Issued 1,266.10m
Market Cap £14,877m
Beta 1.20
RiskGrade 102

WPP Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average
78.08% below the sector average78.08% below the sector average78.08% below the sector average78.08% below the sector average78.08% below the sector average
Price Trend
82.13% above the market average82.13% above the market average82.13% above the market average82.13% above the market average82.13% above the market average
65.59% above the sector average65.59% above the sector average65.59% above the sector average65.59% above the sector average65.59% above the sector average
Income
26.96% above the market average26.96% above the market average26.96% above the market average26.96% above the market average26.96% above the market average
25.58% below the sector average25.58% below the sector average25.58% below the sector average25.58% below the sector average25.58% below the sector average
Growth
4.47% above the market average4.47% above the market average4.47% above the market average4.47% above the market average4.47% above the market average
31.03% above the sector average31.03% above the sector average31.03% above the sector average31.03% above the sector average31.03% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 16
Buy 2
Neutral 10
Sell 0
Strong Sell 2
Total 30
buy
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WPP Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final 1st Interim
Ex-Div 05-Jun-13 10-Oct-12
Paid 08-Jul-13 12-Nov-12
Amount 19.71p 8.80p

Trades for 22-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
10:54 100 @ 1,175.00p
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10:54 1,806 @ 1,175.00p
10:54 485 @ 1,175.00p
10:54 4,093 @ 1,175.00p

WPP Key Personnel

CEO Sir Martin Sorrell
Finance Director Paul Richardson

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