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WPP (CHIX:WPPL) EBIT : £848 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2024)


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What is WPP EBIT?

WPP's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £548 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was £848 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. WPP's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 4.04%. WPP's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 50.30%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. WPP's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 5.68%.


WPP EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for WPP's EBIT 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 EBIT Chart

WPP Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,573.40 -2,478.60 1,234.40 1,519.20 735.30

WPP Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
EBIT Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 563.50 955.70 435.00 300.30 548.00

Competitive Comparison of WPP's EBIT

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, WPP's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, WPP's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WPP's EV-to-EBIT falls into.



WPP EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £848 Mil.

* 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  (CHIX:WPPl) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

WPP's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2024 ))/ count )
=846 * ( 1 - 27.22% )/( (15251.7 + 15250)/ 2 )
=615.7188/15250.85
=4.04 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=26622.4 - 13677.9 - ( 2217.5 - max(0, 16250.8 - 13943.6+2217.5))
=15251.7

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

WPP's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Dec. 2023  Q: Jun. 2024
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=1096/( ( (2210.7 + max(-7231, 0)) + (2147 + max(-5396, 0)) )/ 2 )
=1096/( ( 2210.7 + 2147 )/ 2 )
=1096/2178.85
=50.30 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(7055 + 0 + 726.2) - (13677.9 + 0 + 1334.3)
=-7231

Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(7982 + 0 + 146) - (12176 + 0 + 1348)
=-5396

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

WPP's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=848.3/14922.553
=5.68 %

* 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 Business Description

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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 revenue. Its 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 UK, and Western Europe.

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