Wolters Kluwer N.V. | Large-cap | Industrials

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Jun 2019

Income Metrics

EPS (Diluted) €0.00

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 9.5B
Total Liabilities 8.0B
Shareholders Equity 1.5B
Debt to Equity 5.15

Cash Flow Metrics

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Wolters Kluwer N.V Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i5.9B5.6B5.5B4.8B4.6B
Cost of Goods Sold i1.6B1.6B1.6B1.4B1.4B
Gross Profit i4.3B4.0B3.9B3.4B3.2B
Gross Margin % i72.5%71.8%71.1%71.2%70.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i--541.0M466.0M433.0M
Selling, General & Administrative i2.8B2.7B1.9B1.7B1.7B
Other Operating Expenses i--21.0M20.0M36.0M
Total Operating Expenses i2.8B2.7B2.5B2.2B2.1B
Operating Income i1.5B1.3B1.3B1.0B980.0M
Operating Margin % i24.5%23.8%23.2%21.8%21.3%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i--21.0M4.0M10.0M
Interest Expense i--66.0M55.0M75.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-----
Pre-tax Income i1.4B1.3B1.3B929.0M937.0M
Income Tax i299.0M290.0M249.0M201.0M216.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i21.7%22.4%19.5%21.6%23.1%
Net Income i1.1B1.0B1.0B728.0M721.0M
Net Margin % i18.2%18.0%18.8%15.3%15.7%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i1.9B1.8B1.7B1.4B1.4B
EPS (Basic) i€4.54€4.11€4.03€2.79€2.72
EPS (Diluted) i€4.52€4.09€4.01€2.78€2.70
Basic Shares Outstanding i237500000244900000254700000260400000265000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i237500000244900000254700000260400000265000000

Income Statement Trend

Wolters Kluwer N.V Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i954.0M1.1B1.3B1.0B723.0M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i1.4B1.3B1.1B1.0B986.0M
Inventory i79.0M84.0M79.0M65.0M68.0M
Other Current Assets-----
Total Current Assets i2.7B2.8B3.0B2.7B2.2B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i293.0M320.0M285.0M335.0M325.0M
Goodwill i11.2B10.2B10.4B10.0B9.6B
Intangible Assets i1.7B1.6B1.6B1.6B1.7B
Long-term Investments--17.0M0-
Other Non-Current Assets-----
Total Non-Current Assets i6.8B6.3B6.5B6.3B6.2B
Total Assets i9.5B9.1B9.5B9.0B8.4B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i1.1B997.0M147.0M123.0M133.0M
Short-term Debt i422.0M659.0M785.0M80.0M531.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities--2.0M1.0M-
Total Current Liabilities i3.8B3.8B3.9B3.1B3.2B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i3.6B3.1B2.8B3.0B2.6B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i324.0M281.0M299.0M294.0M305.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities-1.0M2.0M--
Total Non-Current Liabilities i4.2B3.6B3.3B3.6B3.1B
Total Liabilities i8.0B7.3B7.2B6.6B6.3B
Equity
Common Stock i29.0M30.0M31.0M32.0M32.0M
Retained Earnings i--2.5B2.3B2.3B
Treasury Stock i--735.0M247.0M222.0M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i1.5B1.7B2.3B2.4B2.1B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i4.1B3.7B3.6B3.1B3.1B
Working Capital i-1.1B-1.0B-892.0M-318.0M-968.0M

Balance Sheet Composition

Wolters Kluwer N.V Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i1.1B1.0B1.0B728.0M721.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i-----
Stock-Based Compensation i31.0M31.0M28.0M24.0M24.0M
Working Capital Changes i00154.0M30.0M89.0M
Operating Cash Flow i1.2B1.1B1.3B862.0M869.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-----
Acquisitions i-334.0M-53.0M14.0M-32.0M-345.0M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-334.0M-53.0M14.0M-32.0M-345.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-1.0B-1.0B-1.0B-410.0M-350.0M
Dividends Paid i-521.0M-467.0M-424.0M-373.0M-334.0M
Debt Issuance i1.2B977.0M631.0M500.0M496.0M
Debt Repayment i-738.0M-926.0M-126.0M-100.0M-363.0M
Financing Cash Flow i-1.0B-1.4B-919.0M-383.0M-553.0M
Free Cash Flow i1.3B1.2B1.3B1.1B959.0M
Net Change in Cash i-178.0M-396.0M364.0M447.0M-29.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Wolters Kluwer N.V Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 24.22
Forward P/E 21.35
Price to Book 30.08
Price to Sales 4.36

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 18.48%
Operating Margin 25.66%
Return on Equity 92.62%
Return on Assets 10.34%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.71
Debt to Equity 591.55
Beta 0.26

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) €4.76
Book Value per Share €3.83
Revenue per Share €25.91

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
wkl26.5B24.2230.0892.62%18.48%591.55
InPost S.A 6.6B23.912.4054.68%10.28%283.39
Exor N.V 29.1B1.300.4941.13%95.30%10.85
Randstad N.V 7.3B95.671.892.09%0.35%59.90
Arcadis N.V 3.7B15.283.3521.41%4.82%127.62

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.