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RWS — RWS Holdings Share Price
- £1.50bn
- £1.51bn
- £694.50m
- 62
- 39
- 33
- 37
Momentum
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 14.49 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | 1.01 | ||
EPS Growth (f) | 16.68% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 3.12% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 1.48 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 52.6 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 24.3 | ||
Price to Sales | 2.16 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 12.16 |
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Quality
Name | Industry | Market | |
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Return on Capital | 4.94% | ||
Return on Equity | 5.8% | ||
Operating Margin | 8.22% |
Financial Summary
Year End 30th Sep | Unit | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022E | 2023E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | £m | 164.04 | 306.04 | 355.7 | 355.78 | 694.5 | 746 | 780.1 | 41.6% |
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EPS Growth | % | +27.58 | +4.52 | +34.78 | -7.09 | +1.78 | +68.35 | +0.3 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Latest News & Insights for RWS
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Profile Summary
RWS Holdings plc is a United Kingdom-based company, which provides technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property (IP) services. Its segments include RWS IP Services, RWS Regulated Services, RWS Language Services and RWS Technology. RWS IP Services segment provides the patent translations, a global patent filing experience and a range of IP search services. RWS Regulated Services segment provides a suite of language services, including technical translations and linguistic validation for the life sciences, legal and banking industries. RWS Language Services segment provides language solutions and localization services, including the adaptation of content, software, websites, applications, marketing material and audio/video to ensure brand consistency. RWS Technology segment provides a range of language and content technology solutions for both enterprise and individual customers. It has a client base across Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America.
Directors
- Andrew Brode CHM (80)
- Ian El-Mokadem CEO
- David Shrimpton NVC (77)
- Desmond Glass CFO (51)
- Lara Boro NID (53)
- David Clayton NID
- Frances Earl NID
- Gordon Stuart NID
- Last Annual
- September 30th, 2021
- Last Interim
- September 30th, 2021
- Incorporated
- December 16th, 1994
- Public Since
- April 19th, 2000
- No. of Employees
- 7,674
- Sector
- Professional & Commercial Services
- Industry
- Industrials
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 389,376,807

- Address
- Chiltern Hill,, Test City, New postcode,, CHALFONT ST PETER, SL9 9FG
- Web
- https://www.rws.com/
- Phone
- +44 1753480200
- Auditors
- Ernst & Young LLP
Latest News for RWS
Upcoming Events for RWS
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FAQ
As of Today at 13:20 UTC, shares in RWS Holdings are trading at 385.00p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in RWS Holdings last closed at 385.00p and the price had moved by -40.03% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the RWS Holdings share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -41.93% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for RWS Holdings is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
The RWS Holdings dividend yield is 2.73% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, RWS Holdings paid a total dividend of £0.11, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 2.73%. We do not have any data on when RWS Holdings is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when RWS Holdings is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on RWS Holdings shares is currently 2.73%.
To buy shares in RWS Holdings you'll need a share-dealing account with an online or offline stock broker. Once you have opened your account and transferred funds into it, you'll be able to search and select shares to buy and sell. You can use Stockopedia’s share research software to help you find the the kinds of shares that suit your investment strategy and objectives.
As of the previous close price of 385.00p, shares in RWS Holdings had a market capitalisation of £1.50bn.
Here are the trading details for RWS Holdings:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: RWS
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum RWS Holdings is currently classified as a Falling Star. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in RWS Holdings is 613.33p. That is 59.31% above the last closing price of 385.00p.
Analysts covering RWS Holdings currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.27 for the next financial year.
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like RWS Holdings. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -40.02%.
As of the last closing price of 385.00p, shares in RWS Holdings were trading -28.57% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The RWS Holdings PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 14.49. The shares last closed at 385.00p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
RWS Holdings' management team is headed by:
- Andrew Brode - CHM
- Ian El-Mokadem - CEO
- David Shrimpton - NVC
- Desmond Glass - CFO
- Lara Boro - NID
- David Clayton - NID
- Frances Earl - NID
- Gordon Stuart - NID