ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 14.58
Dividend & Yield0.21£ (4.30%)
Beta 1.34
Market capitalization 397.99M
Operating cash flow 30.2M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

Robert Walters plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides professional recruitment consultancy services worldwide. The company offers permanent, contract, and interim recruitment services in the fields of accounting and finance, banking and financial services, engineering, human resources, information technology, legal, sales and marketing, secretarial and support, and supply chain and procurement. It also provides staffing and recruitment process outsourcing and managed services. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Sector: Industrials - Industry: Staffing & Employment Services

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Change To Liabilities 25.2M -20.4M 5.7M 8.6M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -5.8M -8.9M -8.9M -12.8M
Net Borrowings -25.2M 4.6M -42.8M -700k
Total Cash From Financing Activities -40.7M -24.7M -49.1M -27.2M
Change To Operating Activities
Issuance Of Stock 100k 300k 700k 700k
Net Income 35.6M 34M 5.7M 33.5M
Change In Cash 18M 32.5M 43.1M -13.2M
Effect Of Exchange Rate 1.8M -3.7M 2.2M -6.8M
Total Cash From Operating Activities 62.7M 69.8M 98.9M 33.6M
Depreciation 3.9M 20.3M 21.5M 19.3M
Change To Account Receivables -12M 25.5M 64.2M -42.2M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -1M -4M -3.8M -3M
Change To Netincome 8.6M 9M 12.7M 12.7M
Capital Expenditures -5.7M -5.9M -2.5M -4.5M

Income Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax 49.1M 47.4M 12.1M 50.2M
Net Income 35.6M 34M 5.7M 33.5M
Selling General Administrative 337M 332.6M 287.6M 299.5M
Gross Profit 392M 405.5M 302.4M 353.6M
Ebit 49.7M 51.2M 14.8M 54.1M
Operating Income 49.7M 51.2M 14.8M 54.1M
Interest Expense -1M -4M -3.8M -3M
Income Tax Expense 13.5M 13.4M 6.4M 16.7M
Total Revenue 1.23B 1.22B 938.4M 970.7M
Cost Of Revenue 841.2M 810.6M 636M 617.1M
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -600k -3.8M -2.7M -3.9M
Net Income From Continuing Ops 35.6M 34M 5.7M 33.5M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 35.6M 34M 5.7M 33.5M

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Liabilities 208.1M 273.4M 243.3M 271.5M
Total Stockholder Equity 152.7M 160.6M 169.3M 174.8M
Other Current Liabilities 37.8M 27.2M 31.7M 41.2M
Total Assets 360.8M 434M 412.6M 446.3M
Common Stock 15.9M 16M 16M 16.1M
Other Current Assets
Retained Earnings 199.3M 220.7M 217.6M 241.8M
Treasury Stock -84.54M -98.34M -86.54M -105.74M
Cash 79.9M 112.4M 155.5M 142.3M
Total Current Liabilities 206.4M 214M 193.7M 218.2M
Other Stockholder Equity -57.14M -62.74M -59.34M -66.74M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 10.6M 84.3M 68.6M 71.6M
Total Current Assets 326.6M 324.7M 313.6M 338.8M
Net Tangible Assets 141.5M 147.2M 151.1M 150.1M
Net Receivables 240.2M 207.2M 152.5M 190.3M
Accounts Payable 7.1M 4.7M 7.2M 7M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.41 per share.D2022-10-1110k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.29 per share.D2022-10-05110k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.36 per share.D2022-10-0429k
Robert Walters PlcD2022-09-30
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.11 per share.D2022-09-3060.36k
Standard Life Investments LtdD2022-09-30234.96k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.08 per share.D2022-09-2884k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.15 per share.D2022-09-2768.58k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.40 per share.D2022-09-2297.63k
Liontrust Investment Partners LLPD2022-09-22
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.50 per share.D2022-09-2123.7k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.59 per share.D2022-09-20250.18k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.54 per share.D2022-09-1661.27k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.65 per share.D2022-09-14238.62k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.75 per share.D2022-09-08201.56k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.79 per share.D2022-09-0556.38k
Liontrust Investment Partners LLPD2022-09-02211.48k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 5.77 per share.D2022-09-0123.96k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 6.00 per share.D2022-08-2219.86k
Robert Walters PlcBuy Back at price 6.19 per share.D2022-08-11149.97k
Cooper (Steven)Bought at price 6.20 per share.D2022-08-041k
Ashley (Matt)Bought at price 6.28 per share.D2022-08-039.67k
Standard Life Investments LtdD2022-07-1870.93k
Standard Life Investments LtdD2022-06-2197.35k
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedD2022-05-06214.63k
Robert Walters Employee Benefit TrustD2022-05-06214.5k
Robert Walters Employee Benefit TrustD2022-04-291.29M
Standard Life Investments LtdD2022-04-271.16M
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedD2022-04-22235.03k
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedD2022-04-21106.74k
Kames CapitalD2022-04-072.09M
Standard Life Investments LtdD2022-04-072.05M
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedD2022-04-0663.82k
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedD2022-03-24115.91k
Walters (Robert Charles)Exercise of Option at price 4.65 per share.D2022-03-24150k
Walters (Robert Charles)Sold at price 8.57 per share.D2022-03-24150k
Bannatyne (Alan Robert)Exercise of Option at price 4.65 per share.D2022-03-24200k
Bannatyne (Alan Robert)Exercise of Option at price 2.78 per share.D2022-03-2410k
Bannatyne (Alan Robert)Sold at price 8.57 per share.D2022-03-24210k
Walters (Robert Charles)Exercise of Option at price 4.59 per share.D2022-03-14150k
Walters (Robert Charles)Sold at price 7.80 per share.D2022-03-14150k
Walters (Robert Charles)D2022-03-083.4k
Walters (Robert Charles)Sold at price 7.47 per share.D2022-03-083.4k
Walters (Robert Charles)D2022-03-0849.08k
Walters (Robert Charles)Sold at price 7.47 per share.D2022-03-0849.08k
Bannatyne (Alan Robert)D2022-03-082.08k
Bannatyne (Alan Robert)Sold at price 7.47 per share.D2022-03-082.08k
Bannatyne (Alan Robert)D2022-03-0829.97k
Bannatyne (Alan Robert)Sold at price 7.47 per share.D2022-03-0829.97k
Bannatyne (Alan Robert)D2022-03-07
Walters (Robert Charles)D2022-03-07

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P:

ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 44.34% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

44.34 %

Latent gain

2025.0 £

Invested capital

4567.0 £

Annualized return

10.76 %
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Momentum strategy results on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P:

ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 54.85% of return on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P. That represents 5254.0£ of latent gain with 9578.0£ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 41.07% of return on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P. That represents 2639.0£ of latent gain with 6425.0£ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

54.85 %

Latent gain

5254.0 £

Invested capital

9578.0 £

Annualized return

36.33 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

41.07 %

Latent gain

2639.0 £

Invested capital

6425.0 £

Annualized return

11.28 %

Momentum equity curve on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P:

ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P since the beginning:

ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250£, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000£.


Buy the dip strategy result on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

Buy the dip entry openings on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P is 77.01%. That represents 717.0$ of latent gain with 931.0£ of employed capital. The following chart shows ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

77.01 %

Latent gain

717.0 £

Invested capital

931.0 £

Annualized return

36.33 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P:

ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

Note: the dividends potentially given by ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P:

ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P.

Equity curve comparison on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P investment comparison

Performance comparison on ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 44.34% 2025.0£ 4567.0£ 10.76%
Momentum 1 quarter 54.85% 5254.0£ 9578.0£ 14.14%
Momentum 2 quarters 41.07% 2639.0£ 6425.0£ 11.28%
Non-directional 77.01% 717.0£ 931.0£ 36.33%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

10.76 %

Momentum 1Q

11.28 %

Momentum 2Q

11.28 %

Non-directional

36.33 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P:

Positive correlations

Most correlated stocks this year

  • ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

  • Most correlated stocks last 3 months

  • Mimedx Group Inc
  • ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P

  • Negative correlation

    Most negatively correlated stocks this year


    Most negatively correlated stocks last 3 months


    Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


    Company information

    Company name ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P
    Country United Kingdom
    City London
    Address 11 Slingsby Place
    Phone 44 20 7379 3333
    Website www.robertwaltersgroup.com
    FullTime employees 4051
    Industry Staffing & Employment Services
    Sector Industrials
    Exchange XLON
    Ticker RWA.XLON
    Market www.londonstockexchange.com

    ROBERT WALTERS PLC ORD 20P ESG Scores

    Environment scores

    Environment ESG Factors Scores
    Environment Score 0
    Peer Environment Performance unknown
    Environment Percentile unknown
    Palm Oil unknown
    Nuclear unknown
    Fur Leather unknown
    GMO unknown
    Coal unknown
    Pesticides unknown
    Animal Testing unknown

    Social scores

    Social ESG Factors Scores
    Social Score 0
    Peer Social Performance unknown
    Social Percentile unknown
    Highest Controversy unknown
    Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
    Adult unknown
    Gambling unknown
    Alcoholic unknown
    Tobacco unknown
    Catholic unknown
    Controversial Weapons unknown
    Small Arms unknown
    Military Contract unknown
    Peer Count unknown

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    Governance scores

    Governance ESG Factors Scores
    Governance Score 0
    Peer Governance Performance unknown
    Governance Percentile unknown

    ESG at glance
    Total ESG Scores: unknown
    Environment Score: 0
    Social Score: 0
    Governance Score: 0

    ESG Performance: unknown

    Peer Group: unknown

    Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

    Rating Year: unknown

    Rating Month: unknown

    Max Age: unknown

    Percentile: unknown