Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) vs WPP PLC (WPP)

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and WPP PLC are both Advertising Agencies companies. WPP PLC is the larger, with a market value of $5.5B against $1.2B — 4.6× the size. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; WPP PLC trades at 19.3×. WPP PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.5% against 9.11%. WPP PLC has the higher net margin (4.18% vs −6.31%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 13.6%). Across the 17 metrics below, WPP PLC leads on 10 and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric CCO WPP Advertising Agencies median
P/E n/m 19.32 19.90
P/S 0.72 n/m 0.65
P/B n/m n/m 1.58
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 8.32
EV/EBITDA 12.29 0.79 11.81
EV/Sales 3.64 0.11 1.11
Earnings yield (8.90%) 5.18% (6.44%)
Free cash flow yield (42.77%) 0.00% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CCO WPP Advertising Agencies median
Gross margin 54.13% 17.21% 44.25%
Operating margin 18.86% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin (6.31%) 4.18% (6.98%)
Free cash flow margin (30.60%) 0.00% 0.00%
Return on equity 3.09% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on assets (2.82%) 0.00% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 13.57% 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric CCO WPP Advertising Agencies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.11% 12.46% 6.06%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 110.81% (141.77%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (2.86%) 3.00% 4.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CCO WPP Advertising Agencies median
Debt to equity (1.48) 1.92 0.04
Current ratio 1.25 0.87 1.45
Net debt to EBITDA 9.91 2.70 0.01

Dividend

Metric CCO WPP Advertising Agencies median
Dividend yield — 4.94% 5.24%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.81 0.00

Size

Metric CCO WPP Advertising Agencies median
Market cap 1.20b 5.48b 43.42m

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