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Year on year WPP PLC 's revenues fell -9.30%from 13.23bn to 12.00bn. In addition, the company has been unable to reduce the cost of goods sold, selling, general and administrative expenses and interest paid (all as a percentage of sales). This has contributed to a reduction in net income from a gain of 856.30m to a loss of 2.97bn.
| Gross margin | 16.79% |
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| Net profit margin | -24.33% |
| Operating margin | -20.20% |
| Return on assets | -7.70% |
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| Return on equity | -46.13% |
| Return on investment | -20.85% |
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Cash flow in GBPView more
In 2020, WPP PLC increased its cash reserves by 54.92%, or 1.54bn. The company earned 2.05bn from its operations for a Cash Flow Margin of 17.12%. In addition the company used 167.60m on investing activities and also paid 250.50m in financing cash flows.
| Cash flow per share | -1.89 |
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| Price/Cash flow per share | -- |
| Book value per share | 3.96 |
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| Tangible book value per share | -3.21 |
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Balance sheet in GBPView more
| Current ratio | 1.04 |
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| Quick ratio | 1.03 |
| Total debt/total equity | 3.25 |
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| Total debt/total capital | 0.753 |
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Growth rates in GBP
Year on year, growth in dividends per share increased 5.73% while earnings per share excluding extraordinary items fell by -456.53%. The positive trend in dividend payments is noteworthy since very few companies in the Advertising industry pay a dividend. Additionally, five year annualized dividend per share growth ranks highest in its industry.
| Div yield(5 year avg) | 0.04% |
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| Div growth rate (5 year) | -11.69% |
| Payout ratio (TTM) | -- |
| EPS growth(5 years) | -- |
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| EPS (TTM) vs TTM 1 year ago | -456.50 |
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