← WPP plc
| Annual Trend | FY 2016 | FY 2017 | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net Income | — | — | — | — | — | — | $683.0m | $110.0m | $542.0m | ($215.0m) | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | — | — | — | — | — | — | $775.0m | $197.0m | $629.0m | ($172.0m) | |
| Amortization Cash Flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | $84.0m | $753.0m | $125.0m | $104.0m | |
| Depreciation | — | — | — | — | — | — | $429.0m | $422.0m | $369.0m | $343.0m | |
| Adjustments For Deferred Tax Of Prior Periods | ($12.2m) | $7.4m | $2.8m | ($6.3m) | ($17.3m) | ($1.5m) | $4.7m | ($1.0m) | ($28.0m) | $22.0m | |
| Deferred Tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | $385.0m | $149.0m | $402.0m | $303.0m | |
| Adjustments For Share-Based Payments | $106.5m | $105.0m | $84.8m | $71.4m | $74.4m | $99.6m | $122.0m | $140.1m | $109.0m | $73.0m | |
| Adjustments For Income Tax Expense | $388.9m | $197.0m | $323.9m | $353.8m | $131.5m | $230.1m | $384.4m | $149.1m | $402.0m | $303.0m | |
| Additional Financial Items | |||||||||||
| Adjustments For Current Tax Of Prior Period | ($80.3m) | ($98.6m) | ($111.8m) | ($63.4m) | ($83.2m) | ($41.4m) | ($55.5m) | ($85.6m) | ($42.0m) | ($35.0m) | |
| Adjustments For Finance Costs | $254.5m | $269.8m | $289.3m | $376.4m | $312.3m | $283.6m | $359.4m | $389.0m | $417.0m | $352.0m | |
| Adjustments For Finance Income | $80.4m | $95.2m | $104.8m | $102.6m | $82.8m | $69.4m | $145.4m | $127.3m | $137.0m | $78.0m | |
| Adjustments For Gain Loss On Disposal Of Investments In Subsidiaries Joint Ventures And Associates | $44.3m | $129.0m | $235.5m | $45.1m | $7.8m | ($10.6m) | ($36.3m) | $7.1m | $322.0m | $6.0m | |
| Adjustments For Undistributed Profits Of Associates | $49.8m | $113.5m | $43.5m | $21.2m | ($136.0m) | $23.8m | ($60.4m) | $70.2m | $36.0m | $39.0m | |
| General And Administrative Expense | $977.7m | $1.3b | $1.5b | $1.1b | $4.3b | $974.6m | $1.2b | $2.0b | $1.1b | $1.8b | |
| Goodwill | $13.2b | $13.0b | $13.2b | $10.1b | $7.4b | $7.6b | $8.5b | $8.4b | $7.6b | $6.9b | |
| Interest Received Classified As Operating Activities | $73.9m | $76.9m | $90.4m | $80.8m | $73.6m | $47.5m | $88.9m | $115.8m | $109.0m | $97.0m | |
| Payments Of Lease Liabilities Classified As Financing Activities | — | — | — | $249.8m | $300.1m | $320.7m | $309.6m | $258.7m | $282.0m | $242.0m | |
| Payments To Acquire Or Redeem Entitys Shares | $427.4m | $504.2m | $207.1m | $43.8m | $290.2m | $818.5m | $862.7m | $53.9m | $82.0m | $97.0m | |
| Proceeds From Borrowings Classified As Financing Activities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.1b | $874.0m | |
| Purchase Of Intangible Assets Classified As Investing Activities | $33.0m | $37.3m | $60.4m | $54.8m | $54.4m | $29.9m | $14.9m | $40.0m | $47.0m | $95.0m | |
| Repayments Of Borrowings Classified As Financing Activities | — | — | — | — | — | $397.1m | $220.6m | $1.1b | $1.1b | $418.0m | |
| Beginning Cash Position | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3.5b | $2.0b | $1.9b | $2.5b | |
| Change In Payable | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($156.0m) | ($683.0m) | ($209.0m) | ($500.0m) | |
| Change In Receivables | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($653.0m) | $357.0m | $325.0m | $199.0m | |
| Change In Working Capital | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($847.0m) | ($260.0m) | $185.0m | ($291.0m) | |
| Changes In Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($1.6b) | ($46.0m) | $697.0m | $58.0m | |
| End Cash Position | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2.0b | $1.9b | $2.5b | $2.5b | |
| Financing Cash Flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($1.9b) | ($904.0m) | ($989.0m) | ($319.0m) | |
| Free Cash Flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | $477.0m | $1.0b | $1.2b | $538.0m | |
| Gain Loss On Investment Securities | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($156.0m) | ($87.0m) | ($421.0m) | ($64.0m) | |
| Gain Loss On Sale Of PPE | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($6.0m) | $0 | ($7.0m) | $0 | |
| Interest Received CFO | — | — | — | — | — | — | $88.0m | $116.0m | $109.0m | $97.0m | |
| Investing Cash Flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($409.0m) | ($380.0m) | $278.0m | ($347.0m) | |
| Issuance Of Capital Stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.0m | $1.0m | $2.0m | $0 | |
| Net Business Purchase And Sale | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($248.0m) | ($268.0m) | ($246.0m) | ($184.0m) | |
| Net Foreign Currency Exchange Gain Loss | — | — | — | — | — | ($22.9m) | $1.7m | $18.5m | — | — | |
| Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($15.0m) | ($40.0m) | ($47.0m) | ($95.0m) | |
| Net PPE Purchase And Sale | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($196.0m) | ($172.0m) | ($168.0m) | ($83.0m) | |
| Other Non Cash Items | — | — | — | — | — | — | $264.0m | $335.0m | $423.0m | $348.0m | |
| Purchase Of Business | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($248.0m) | ($268.0m) | ($246.0m) | ($184.0m) | |
| Purchase Of Intangibles | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($15.0m) | ($40.0m) | ($47.0m) | ($95.0m) | |
| Purchase Of PPE | — | $288.9m | $314.8m | $339.3m | $218.3m | $263.2m | ($209.0m) | ($177.0m) | ($189.0m) | ($91.0m) | |
| Repurchase Of Capital Stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($862.0m) | ($54.0m) | ($82.0m) | ($97.0m) | |
| Sale Of PPE | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13.0m | $5.0m | $21.0m | $8.0m | |
| Stock Based Compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | $122.0m | $140.0m | $109.0m | $73.0m | |
| Profit or Loss | $1.5b | $1.9b | $1.1b | $950.1m | ($2.9b) | $720.7m | $775.4m | $197.2m | $629.0m | ($172.0m) | |
| Proceeds From Sales Of Property Plant And Equipment Classified As Investing Activities | $7.7m | $8.0m | $9.5m | $174.0m | $11.2m | $8.7m | $12.9m | $4.8m | $21.0m | $8.0m | |
| Capital Expenditure | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($224.0m) | ($217.0m) | ($236.0m) | ($186.0m) | |
| Net Investment Purchase And Sale | — | — | — | — | — | — | $50.0m | $100.0m | $646.0m | $15.0m | |
| Sale Of Investment | — | — | — | — | — | — | $50.0m | $100.0m | $646.0m | $15.0m | |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Issuance Of Debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $1.1b | $1.1b | $874.0m | |
| Long Term Debt Issuance | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $1.1b | $1.1b | $874.0m | |
| Net Issuance Payments Of Debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($221.0m) | ($95.0m) | ($41.0m) | $430.0m | |
| Net Long Term Debt Issuance | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($221.0m) | ($95.0m) | ($41.0m) | $430.0m | |
| Long Term Debt Payments | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($221.0m) | ($1.1b) | ($1.1b) | ($444.0m) | |
| Repayment Of Debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($221.0m) | ($1.1b) | ($1.1b) | ($444.0m) | |
| Common Stock Issuance | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.0m | $1.0m | $2.0m | $0 | |
| Net Common Stock Issuance | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($861.0m) | ($53.0m) | ($80.0m) | ($97.0m) | |
| Common Stock Payments | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($862.0m) | ($54.0m) | ($82.0m) | ($97.0m) | |
| Dividends paid | $706 | $839 | $854 | $847 | $205 | $429 | $435 | $524 | $492 | $393 | |
| Dividends Paid Ordinary Shares Per Share | $0.48 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.10 | $0.27 | $0.34 | $0.39 | $0.39 | $0.32 | |
| Cash Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($365.0m) | ($423.0m) | ($425.0m) | ($343.0m) | |
| Common Stock Dividend Paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($365.0m) | ($423.0m) | ($425.0m) | ($343.0m) | |
| Dividend Received CFO | — | — | — | — | — | — | $38.0m | $43.0m | $31.0m | $45.0m | |
| Net Other Financing Charges | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($84.0m) | $30.0m | ($87.0m) | ($8.0m) | |
| Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes | — | — | — | — | — | — | $64.0m | ($80.0m) | ($90.0m) | $1.0m | |
| Change In Cash Supplemental As Reported | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($1.6b) | ($46.0m) | $697.0m | $58.0m | |
| Interest Paid Classified As Operating Activities | $242.1m | $246.6m | $252.8m | $270.6m | $173.9m | $173.7m | $210.2m | $274.5m | $306.0m | $282.0m | |
| Taxes Refund Paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | ($391.0m) | ($395.0m) | ($392.0m) | ($398.0m) |
Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands. Per share data in USD.