WPP (WPP) PB Ratio

: 2.42 (As of Today)

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The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-19), WPP's share price is $48.18. WPP's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $19.88. Hence, WPP's PB Ratio of today is 2.42.

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

WPP' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.77 Med: 2.32 Max: 3.87
Current: 2.46

During the past 13 years, WPP's highest PB Ratio was 3.87. The lowest was 0.77. And the median was 2.32.

WPP's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
70.39% of 949 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.45 vs WPP: 2.46

During the past 12 months, WPP's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -16.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of WPP was 171.20% per year. The lowest was -56.00% per year. And the median was 6.40% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

WPP PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WPP's PB 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

PB Ratio

1.70

2.08

3.63

2.35

2.39

WPP Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
PB Ratio																3.63	2.37	2.35	2.45	2.39

Competitive Comparison

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, WPP's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB 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 PB Ratio Distribution

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

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

WPP PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

WPP's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
	=	48.18	/	19.877
	=	2.42

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.

WPP (NYSE:WPP) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.

Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.

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WPP (WPP) Business Description

Industry

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Address

18 Upper Ground, Sea Containers, London, GBR, SE1 9GL

Website

https://www.wpp.com

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.