Ian Pollard – WPP #WPP, not a pretty year
WPP plc WPP “Not a pretty year” says Sir Martin Sorrell about his companies performance in 2017.Top line growth was flat and operating margins and profits were either flat or only marginally up. To add to the gloom, 2018 has had a slow start which managed to be above budget but in January like for […]
WPP Uppish And Downish And Flat
WPP plc WPP has seen a steady decline since the beginning of the year and the third quarter saw results which managed to be up and down at the same depending on which currency they are in. The year started with first quarter rises in sales and revenue of 4.8% and 3.6% respectively and ending […]
WPP Now Failing To Meet Budget and Forecasts
WPP plc WPP has not enjoyed a good first half to the year and what on the face of it appear to be very healthy growth in profits ,are distorted by comparison with the first half of 2016 when there were exceptional net costs of 122m. On a constant currency and like for like basis […]
WPP Currency Tailwinds Add Over 10% Growth.
WPP plc WPP produced another record year in 2016 helped by huge favourable exchange rate movements, especially in the second half. Without these, the strength was much less pronounced. Reported billings rose by 16% but at constant currency rates the rise was reduced to 5.5% and on a like for like basis it was down […]
Strong Growth At Plant Impact
Plant Impact PIM enjoyed strong growth during the year to 31st July, with revenue up by 60% and gross profit by 59%. The company believes it is well positioned to continue to develop successfully. The share price on the other hand has not been strong. during the past 12 months it has fallen from 62p […]
WPP Slumps, Costain Excited
Costain Group COST is enjoying exciting times as the countries energy, water and transport infrastructure continues to be upgraded. The interim dividend is to be increased by 15% to 4.3p after revenue for the half year to 30th June rose by nearly 25%. The half year ended with a record order book, 90% of which […]