Business description: WPP plc

WPP plc is one of the world's largest communication groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:

- advertising and marketing services (85.2%): operating through GroupM, AKQA, Ogilvy, Wunderman Thompson, VMLY&R and Hogarth. The group also develops an advertising space purchase activity and offers services in institutional and financial communications, healthcare communications, relationship marketing, etc.;

- public relations (7.8%): Burson Cohn & Wolfe, Hill+Knowlton Strategies and FGS Global;

- specialized communication services (7%): Landor & Fitch and Design Bridge and Partners.

Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (14.8%), Continental and Western Europe (20.4%), North America (37.8%) and Asia/Pacific/Latin America/Africa/Middle East/Central and Eastern Europe (27%).

Number of employees: 108,044

Sales by Activity: WPP plc

Fiscal Period: December20202021202220232024

Global Integrated Agencies

9.3B 10.84B 12.19B 12.59B 12.56B

Public Relations

893M 959M 1.23B 1.26B 1.16B

Specialist Agencies

1.81B 1.01B 1.01B 988M 1.02B
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Geographical breakdown of sales: WPP plc

Fiscal Period: December20202021202220232024

United States

4.22B 4.22B 5.23B 5.19B 5.2B

Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa & Middle East and Central & Eastern Europe

3.46B 3.65B 4B 4.12B 3.98B

Western Continental Europe

2.44B 2.79B 2.88B 3.04B 3.01B

United Kingdom

1.64B 1.87B 2B 2.16B 2.18B

North America (Excluding United States)

249M 273M 319M 340M 364M
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Executive Committee: WPP plc

Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 58 03/09/2018
Director of Finance/CFO 50 27/04/2023
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - 05/10/2018
Chief Operating Officer 57 14/04/2018
Investor Relations Contact - -
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Composition of the Board of Directors: WPP plc

Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 58 03/09/2018
Director/Board Member 57 07/09/2023
Director/Board Member 60 01/04/2019
Director/Board Member 62 01/09/2019
Director/Board Member 64 01/11/2019
Director/Board Member 58 03/02/2020
Director/Board Member 62 05/10/2020
Director/Board Member 59 01/01/2021
Director/Board Member 65 01/07/2020
Director/Board Member 62 31/01/2022
Composition of the Board of Directors

Shareholders: WPP plc

NameEquities%Valuation
Silchester International Investors LLP
5.032 %
54,288,349 5.032 % 381 M p
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd.
4.776 %
51,522,195 4.776 % 362 M p
Harris Associates LP
4.465 %
48,165,671 4.465 % 338 M p
State Street Global Advisors Ltd.
0.2763 %
2,980,929 0.2763 % 21 M p
Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers Ltd.
0.2652 %
2,861,034 0.2652 % 20 M p
NameEquities%Valuation
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC
3.115 %
6,720,858 3.115 % 235 M p
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd.
1.221 %
2,634,181 1.221 % 92 M p
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
1.135 %
2,448,296 1.135 % 86 M p
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC
0.4784 %
1,032,180 0.4784 % 36 M p
Eaton Vance Management
0.3333 %
719,056 0.3333 % 25 M p
List of WPP PLC shareholders

Holdings: WPP plc

NameEquities%Valuation
HIGHCO
37.41%
7,651,632 37.41% 34,400,590 $
935,000 19.98% 6,473,052 $
450,722 9.22% 2,172,480 $
3,161,166 1.01% 973,671 $

Company details: WPP plc

WPP Plc

18 Upper Ground Sea Containers

SE1 9GL, London

+44 20 7282 4600

http://www.wpp.com
address WPP plc(WPP)

Group companies: WPP plc

NameCategory and Sector
HTA Marketing Services Pvt Ltd.
Advertising/Marketing Services
Advertising/Marketing Services
Advertising/Marketing Services
Media+ NV
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Other Advertising & Marketing

Change 5d. change 1-year change 3-years change Capi.($)
+1.16%-3.41%-42.37%-47.50% 5.99B
+0.24%-6.78%-13.48%+89.88% 24.23B
0.00%-2.59%+25.17%+21.32% 15.11B
+0.28%-3.23%-22.36%+9.34% 13.73B
+0.21%-3.28%-19.93%-13.70% 8.92B
-2.25%+1.51%+58.99%+13.62% 5.38B
-6.04%-4.45%+236.29%+386.21% 3.88B
+0.74%-15.25%+105.83% - 3.64B
+1.34%-4.47%-25.54%-4.65% 3.71B
+0.87%+4.39%+65.52%+223.38% 3.42B
Average -0.35%-3.45%+36.81%+75.32% 8.8B
Weighted average by Cap. -0.07%-4.18%+12.09%+53.82%
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Trading Rating
Investor Rating
ESG MSCI
AA
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Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
HOLD
Number of Analysts
12
Last Close Price
4.186GBP
Average target price
4.767GBP
Spread / Average Target
+13.87%
Consensus

Quarterly revenue - Rate of surprise