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FINANCIAL BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2012, WPP PLC revenues increased 4% to L10.37B. Net income decreased 2% to L822.7M. Revenues reflect an increase in demand for the Company's products and services due to favorable market conditions. Net income was offset by Operating costs increase of 81% to L1.26B (expense), Staff cost increase of 4% to L6.06B (expense), Restructuring Costs increase from L0K to L93.4M (expense). more »

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31st Dec 2013
31st Dec 2014

Price Target: 1,168p (+3.01% above Price) Net Profit EPS DPS Net Profit EPS DPS
Est. Long Term Growth Rate: +9.6% (£) (p) (p) (£) (p) (p)
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31 brokers BROKER CONSENSUS & FORECAST TREND
Broker Recommendations for WPP
Recommendation:Strong SellSellHoldBuyStrong Buy
No. of Analysts: 1 1 9 11 9

Named Brokers and Analysts
Wedbush Securities Inc. James Dix , Jefferies & Company, Inc. Will Smith , Credit Suisse Nick Bertolotti , Sanford Bernstein Claudio Aspesi , Investec Bank (UK) Plc Steve Liechti , Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Peter Stabler , ING FM , Nomura Securities William Mairs , Jefferies International Ltd , Panmure Gordon Alex DeGroote , Numis Securities Paul Richards , Natixis Jerome Bodin Pavel Govciyan , Edison Investment Research , CA Cheuvreux Richard Houbron Thomas Jorion , Macquarie Research Tim Nollen , Societe Generale Laurent Picard , Berenberg Sarah Simon , Northland Capital Partners Limited , Oddo Securities Bruno Hareng , Kepler Cheuvreux Conor O’Shea , Charles Stanley Sam Hart , Bryan Garnier , Espirito Santo Investment Bank Giasone Salati , Morningstar, Inc. Michael Corty , Pivotal Research Group Brian Wieser , Day by Day Valerie Gastaldy , Evercore Partners Douglas Arthur , Liberum Capital Ian Whittaker , Virtua Research , Alphavalue Veronique Cabioc'h ,

WPP plc is engaged the provision of communications services on a national, multinational and global basis. Its segments include: Advertising and Media Investment Management; where it operates advertising networks Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, JWT, Y&R, Grey, bates and the United Network, as well as Media Investment Management companies, such as MediaCom, MEC, Mindshare, Maxus and tenthavenue; Consumer Insight, where its operations are conducted through Kantar; Public Relations & Public Affairs, where it operates through companies, such as Burson-Marsteller, Cohn & Wolfe, Hill & Knowlton and Ogilvy Public Relations, and Branding & Identity, Healthcare and Specialist Communications. where its operations are conducted by B to D Group, ghg, Wunderman, Sudler & Hennessey, OgilvyOne Worldwide, Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, G2, OgilvyAction, 24/7 Media and other companies. Effective March 4, 2013, it acquired john st. In May 2013, it announced that Y&R Advertising opened Y&R Yangon.

Directors: Martin Sorrell (CEO) 68, Paul Richardson (Fin. Dir.) 54, Bessie Lee (Corp. Exec.) , Mark Read (Exec. Dir.) 44, Marie Capes (Secy.) ,

No. of Employees: 113,761 No. of Shareholders: n/a


Last Annual December 31st, 2012
Last Interim December 31st, 2012
Shares in Issue 1,264,712,862
Free Float 1.27bn (100.2%)
Sector Consumer Cyclicals
Industry Media & Publishing
Index FTSE Eurofirst 100 , FTSEUROFIRST 300 , E300 ex EURO COR, FTSE 350 Act , FTSE Lower Yield , FT350 Media , FTSE 100 , FTSE 100 Eod Gbp ,
Exchange London Stock Exchange (Full)
Eligible for an ISA? a SIPP?

Address , LONDON, W1J 5RJ, United Kingdom
Web http://www.wpp.com
Phone +44 20 74082204
Contact Fran Butera (Director, Investor Relations)
Registrar Computershare Investor Services PLC (Bristol)
Auditors Deloitte LLP

WPP SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE WPP QUOTE
WPP Share Price GBp
1132.81p
Day's Change
-3.0  -0.3%
Traded 2:06pm · Minimum 15 min delayed

LATEST WPP NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS (delayed)

UPCOMING WPP EVENTS
Friday 30th August, 2013 (estimate)
H1 2013 WPP Group PLC Earnings Release
Friday 25th October, 2013 (estimate)
WPP Group PLC Third Quarter Trading Statement

Recent ↓
Wednesday 12th June, 2013
WPP Group PLC Second Quarter Trading Statement
Wednesday 12th June, 2013
WPP Group PLC Annual Shareholder Meeting
Wednesday 5th June, 2013
Dividend For WPP.L
Wednesday 5th June, 2013
WPP PLC at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Telecom & Media Conference
Tuesday 4th June, 2013
WPP PLC Digital Investor Briefing - London
Tuesday 28th May, 2013
WPP PLC at Nomura Global Media Summit
Wednesday 22nd May, 2013
WPP PLC at Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference
Friday 26th April, 2013
WPP Group PLC First Quarter Trading Statement Conference Call
Friday 26th April, 2013
WPP Group PLC First Quarter Trading Statement
Friday 26th April, 2013
WPP Group PLC First Quarter Trading Statement Presentation


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