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WPP (WPP) Shiller PE Ratio

: 13.86 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), WPP's current share price is $48.11. WPP's E10 for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $3.47. WPP's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 13.86.

The historical rank and industry rank for WPP's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WPP' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.62   Med: 17.15   Max: 32.16
Current: 13.94

During the past 13 years, WPP's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 32.16. The lowest was 5.62. And the median was 17.15.

WPP's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked better than
60.1% of 421 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 17.06 vs WPP: 13.94

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

WPP's adjusted earnings per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $0.639. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is $3.47 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


WPP Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WPP's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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WPP Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shiller PE Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.34 13.94 19.42 13.45 13.65

WPP Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Shiller PE Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.42 - 13.45 - 13.65

Competitive Comparison

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, WPP's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


WPP Shiller PE Ratio Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, WPP's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WPP's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



WPP Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

WPP's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=48.11/3.47
=13.86

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

WPP's E10 for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 is calculated as:

For example, WPP's adjusted earnings per share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Dec23 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec23)
=0.639/130.0000*130.0000
=0.639

Current CPI (Dec23) = 130.0000.

WPP Annual Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201412 6.299 99.900 8.197
201512 6.617 100.400 8.568
201612 6.742 102.200 8.576
201712 10.315 105.000 12.771
201812 4.139 107.100 5.024
201912 4.391 108.500 5.261
202012 -16.297 109.400 -19.366
202112 3.491 114.700 3.957
202212 3.727 125.300 3.867
202312 0.639 130.000 0.639

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


WPP  (NYSE:WPP) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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WPP (WPP) Business Description

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Address
18 Upper Ground, Sea Containers, London, GBR, SE1 9GL
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, 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 North America, the U.K., and Western Europe.

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