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WPP PLC
LSE:WPP

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WPP PLC
LSE:WPP
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Price: 753.6 GBX 1.87%
Updated: Mar 29, 2024

Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
WPP PLC

Revenue
14.8B GBP
Cost of Revenue
-12.3B GBP
Gross Profit
2.5B GBP
Operating Expenses
-2B GBP
Operating Income
531m GBP
Other Expenses
-420.6m GBP
Net Income
110.4m GBP

Margins Comparison
WPP PLC Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
UK
WPP PLC
LSE:WPP
8.1B GBP
17%
4%
1%
FR
Publicis Groupe SA
PAR:PUB
25.3B EUR
0%
13%
9%
US
Omnicom Group Inc
NYSE:OMC
19.2B USD
27%
15%
9%
UK
Informa PLC
LSE:INF
11.4B GBP
0%
17%
13%
CN
Focus Media Information Technology Co Ltd
SZSE:002027
93.4B CNY
62%
44%
40%
US
Interpublic Group of Companies Inc
NYSE:IPG
12.4B USD
17%
14%
10%
JP
Dentsu Group Inc
TSE:4324
1.1T JPY
88%
10%
-1%
FR
JCDecaux SA
OTC:JCDXY
5.3B USD
60%
11%
6%
FR
JCDecaux SE
PAR:DEC
3.8B EUR
57%
12%
6%
JP
CyberAgent Inc
TSE:4751
569.7B JPY
27%
4%
1%
DE
Stroeer SE & Co KgaA
XETRA:SAX
3.1B EUR
42%
13%
6%
Country UK
Market Cap 8.1B GBP
Gross Margin
17%
Operating Margin
4%
Net Margin
1%
Country FR
Market Cap 25.3B EUR
Gross Margin
0%
Operating Margin
13%
Net Margin
9%
Country US
Market Cap 19.2B USD
Gross Margin
27%
Operating Margin
15%
Net Margin
9%
Country UK
Market Cap 11.4B GBP
Gross Margin
0%
Operating Margin
17%
Net Margin
13%
Country CN
Market Cap 93.4B CNY
Gross Margin
62%
Operating Margin
44%
Net Margin
40%
Country US
Market Cap 12.4B USD
Gross Margin
17%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
10%
Country JP
Market Cap 1.1T JPY
Gross Margin
88%
Operating Margin
10%
Net Margin
-1%
Country FR
Market Cap 5.3B USD
Gross Margin
60%
Operating Margin
11%
Net Margin
6%
Country FR
Market Cap 3.8B EUR
Gross Margin
57%
Operating Margin
12%
Net Margin
6%
Country JP
Market Cap 569.7B JPY
Gross Margin
27%
Operating Margin
4%
Net Margin
1%
Country DE
Market Cap 3.1B EUR
Gross Margin
42%
Operating Margin
13%
Net Margin
6%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
WPP PLC Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
UK
WPP PLC
LSE:WPP
8.1B GBP
3%
0%
5%
2%
FR
Publicis Groupe SA
PAR:PUB
25.3B EUR
14%
4%
12%
9%
US
Omnicom Group Inc
NYSE:OMC
19.2B USD
41%
5%
19%
14%
UK
Informa PLC
LSE:INF
11.4B GBP
6%
4%
5%
5%
CN
Focus Media Information Technology Co Ltd
SZSE:002027
93.4B CNY
25%
18%
26%
23%
US
Interpublic Group of Companies Inc
NYSE:IPG
12.4B USD
29%
6%
17%
14%
JP
Dentsu Group Inc
TSE:4324
1.1T JPY
-1%
0%
7%
-1%
FR
JCDecaux SA
OTC:JCDXY
5.3B USD
11%
2%
5%
5%
FR
JCDecaux SE
PAR:DEC
3.8B EUR
11%
2%
6%
5%
JP
CyberAgent Inc
TSE:4751
569.7B JPY
7%
2%
9%
10%
DE
Stroeer SE & Co KgaA
XETRA:SAX
3.1B EUR
26%
4%
12%
7%
Country UK
Market Cap 8.1B GBP
ROE
3%
ROA
0%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
2%
Country FR
Market Cap 25.3B EUR
ROE
14%
ROA
4%
ROCE
12%
ROIC
9%
Country US
Market Cap 19.2B USD
ROE
41%
ROA
5%
ROCE
19%
ROIC
14%
Country UK
Market Cap 11.4B GBP
ROE
6%
ROA
4%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
5%
Country CN
Market Cap 93.4B CNY
ROE
25%
ROA
18%
ROCE
26%
ROIC
23%
Country US
Market Cap 12.4B USD
ROE
29%
ROA
6%
ROCE
17%
ROIC
14%
Country JP
Market Cap 1.1T JPY
ROE
-1%
ROA
0%
ROCE
7%
ROIC
-1%
Country FR
Market Cap 5.3B USD
ROE
11%
ROA
2%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
5%
Country FR
Market Cap 3.8B EUR
ROE
11%
ROA
2%
ROCE
6%
ROIC
5%
Country JP
Market Cap 569.7B JPY
ROE
7%
ROA
2%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
10%
Country DE
Market Cap 3.1B EUR
ROE
26%
ROA
4%
ROCE
12%
ROIC
7%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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