Wolters Kluwer NV
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Price: 160.85 EUR -1.23% Market Closed
Market Cap: 38.7B EUR
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Wolters Kluwer NV

Revenue
5.8B EUR
Cost of Revenue
-1.6B EUR
Gross Profit
4.2B EUR
Operating Expenses
-2.8B EUR
Operating Income
1.4B EUR
Other Expenses
-348m EUR
Net Income
1B EUR

Margins Comparison
Wolters Kluwer NV Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
NL
Wolters Kluwer NV
AEX:WKL
37.9B EUR
72%
24%
18%
UK
Relx PLC
LSE:REL
67.4B GBP
65%
30%
20%
CA
Thomson Reuters Corp
TSX:TRI
106.2B CAD
96%
27%
32%
IE
Experian PLC
LSE:EXPN
35.6B GBP
83%
24%
17%
UK
IHS Markit Ltd
F:0M3
37.9B EUR
63%
25%
26%
US
Verisk Analytics Inc
NASDAQ:VRSK
40.9B USD
68%
42%
33%
US
Equifax Inc
NYSE:EFX
33.3B USD
56%
18%
10%
US
CoStar Group Inc
NASDAQ:CSGP
30.9B USD
79%
1%
7%
US
Leidos Holdings Inc
NYSE:LDOS
26.9B USD
17%
11%
7%
US
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp
NYSE:BAH
23.3B USD
55%
12%
7%
US
TransUnion
NYSE:TRU
20.1B USD
58%
17%
5%
Country NL
Market Cap 37.9B EUR
Gross Margin
72%
Operating Margin
24%
Net Margin
18%
Country UK
Market Cap 67.4B GBP
Gross Margin
65%
Operating Margin
30%
Net Margin
20%
Country CA
Market Cap 106.2B CAD
Gross Margin
96%
Operating Margin
27%
Net Margin
32%
Country IE
Market Cap 35.6B GBP
Gross Margin
83%
Operating Margin
24%
Net Margin
17%
Country UK
Market Cap 37.9B EUR
Gross Margin
63%
Operating Margin
25%
Net Margin
26%
Country US
Market Cap 40.9B USD
Gross Margin
68%
Operating Margin
42%
Net Margin
33%
Country US
Market Cap 33.3B USD
Gross Margin
56%
Operating Margin
18%
Net Margin
10%
Country US
Market Cap 30.9B USD
Gross Margin
79%
Operating Margin
1%
Net Margin
7%
Country US
Market Cap 26.9B USD
Gross Margin
17%
Operating Margin
11%
Net Margin
7%
Country US
Market Cap 23.3B USD
Gross Margin
55%
Operating Margin
12%
Net Margin
7%
Country US
Market Cap 20.1B USD
Gross Margin
58%
Operating Margin
17%
Net Margin
5%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Wolters Kluwer NV Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
NL
Wolters Kluwer NV
AEX:WKL
37.9B EUR
59%
12%
25%
15%
UK
Relx PLC
LSE:REL
67.4B GBP
58%
13%
30%
19%
CA
Thomson Reuters Corp
TSX:TRI
106.2B CAD
20%
12%
13%
13%
IE
Experian PLC
LSE:EXPN
35.6B GBP
28%
11%
20%
15%
UK
IHS Markit Ltd
F:0M3
37.9B EUR
13%
7%
8%
7%
US
Verisk Analytics Inc
NASDAQ:VRSK
40.9B USD
269%
21%
35%
25%
US
Equifax Inc
NYSE:EFX
33.3B USD
12%
5%
9%
6%
US
CoStar Group Inc
NASDAQ:CSGP
30.9B USD
2%
2%
0%
1%
US
Leidos Holdings Inc
NYSE:LDOS
26.9B USD
26%
9%
18%
13%
US
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp
NYSE:BAH
23.3B USD
72%
12%
25%
16%
US
TransUnion
NYSE:TRU
20.1B USD
6%
2%
7%
6%
Country NL
Market Cap 37.9B EUR
ROE
59%
ROA
12%
ROCE
25%
ROIC
15%
Country UK
Market Cap 67.4B GBP
ROE
58%
ROA
13%
ROCE
30%
ROIC
19%
Country CA
Market Cap 106.2B CAD
ROE
20%
ROA
12%
ROCE
13%
ROIC
13%
Country IE
Market Cap 35.6B GBP
ROE
28%
ROA
11%
ROCE
20%
ROIC
15%
Country UK
Market Cap 37.9B EUR
ROE
13%
ROA
7%
ROCE
8%
ROIC
7%
Country US
Market Cap 40.9B USD
ROE
269%
ROA
21%
ROCE
35%
ROIC
25%
Country US
Market Cap 33.3B USD
ROE
12%
ROA
5%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
6%
Country US
Market Cap 30.9B USD
ROE
2%
ROA
2%
ROCE
0%
ROIC
1%
Country US
Market Cap 26.9B USD
ROE
26%
ROA
9%
ROCE
18%
ROIC
13%
Country US
Market Cap 23.3B USD
ROE
72%
ROA
12%
ROCE
25%
ROIC
16%
Country US
Market Cap 20.1B USD
ROE
6%
ROA
2%
ROCE
7%
ROIC
6%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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