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WPP (LSE:WPP) Pre-Tax Income : £346 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is WPP Pre-Tax Income?

Pretax income is the income that a company earns before paying income taxes. WPP's pretax income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £142 Mil. Its pretax income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £346 Mil. WPP's pretax margin was 1.86%.

During the past 13 years, WPP's highest Pretax Margin was 14.41%. The lowest was -23.25%. And the median was 8.61%.


WPP Pre-Tax Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for WPP's Pre-Tax Income 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 Pre-Tax Income Chart

WPP Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Pre-Tax Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,214.30 -2,790.60 950.80 1,159.80 346.30

WPP Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Pre-Tax Income 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 556.40 418.60 741.20 204.30 142.00

Competitive Comparison of WPP's Pre-Tax Income

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, WPP's Pre-Tax Income, along with its competitors' market caps and Pre-Tax Income 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 Pre-Tax Income Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where WPP's Pre-Tax Income falls into.



WPP Pre-Tax Income Calculation

This is the income that a company earns before paying income taxes.

WPP's Pretax Income for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Income=Operating Income+Non Operating Income+Interest Expense+Interest Income+Other
=531+0+-389+114.4+89.9
=346

WPP's Pretax Income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Income=Operating Income+Non Operating Income+Interest Expense+Interest Income+Other
=224.9+0+-158.3+15.4+60
=142

Pre-Tax Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £346 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  (LSE:WPP) Pre-Tax Income Explanation

WPP's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pretax Income/Revenue
=142/7623.6
=1.86%

During the past 13 years, WPP's highest Pretax Margin was 14.41%. The lowest was -23.25%. And the median was 8.61%.

* 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 (LSE:WPP) Business Description

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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.