Unilever plc chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 23.58
Dividend & Yield1.77$ (3.54%)
Beta 0.14
Market capitalization 126.2B
Operating cash flow 7.28B
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company. It operates through Beauty & Personal Care, Foods & Refreshment, and Home Care segments. The Beauty & Personal Care segment provides skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and skin cleansing products. The Foods & Refreshment segment offers ice cream, soups, bouillons, seasonings, mayonnaise, ketchups, and tea categories. The Home Care segment provides fabric solutions and various cleaning products. The company offers its products under the Domestos, OMO, Seventh Generation, Ben & Jerry's, Knorr, Magnum, Wall's, Bango, the Vegetarian Butcher, Axe, Cif, Comfort, Dove, Lifebuoy, Lux, Rexona, Sunsilk, Equilibra, OLLY, Liquid I.V., SmartyPants, Onnit, Hellmann's, and Vaseline brands. Unilever PLC was incorporated in 1894 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Sector: Consumer Defensive - Industry: Household & Personal Products

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.51
Working Capital-0.82
Return On Equity0.35
Debt To Equity1.26
Fixed Asset Ratio0.36
Fixed Interest Cover19.71

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Change To Liabilities 123M 142M 718M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -2.24B -1.48B -3.25B 2.45B
Net Borrowings 901M -181M 1.39B -1.73B
Total Cash From Financing Activities -4.67B -5.8B -7.1B -8.89B
Change To Operating Activities -422M -422M -422M -422M
Issuance Of Stock
Net Income 5.62B 5.58B 6.05B 7.64B
Change In Cash 1.03B 1.36B -2.09B 838M
Effect Of Exchange Rate -179M -414M 285M -7M
Total Cash From Operating Activities 8.11B 9.06B 7.97B 7.28B
Depreciation 1.96B 1.74B 1.52B 1.73B
Change To Account Receivables -445M 1.12B -307M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -1.16B -1.34B -988M -1.32B
Change To Netincome 529M 779M 224M -1.66B
Capital Expenditures -1.32B -863M -1.11B -1.63B

Income Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Research Development 840M 800M 847M
Income Before Tax 8.29B 8B 8.56B 10.34B
Net Income 5.62B 5.58B 6.05B 7.64B
Selling General Administrative 12.12B 11.88B 11.71B -44M
Gross Profit 22.88B 22.04B 22.18B 60.07B
Ebit 9.92B 9.36B 9.64B 9.72B
Operating Income 9.92B 9.36B 9.64B 9.72B
Interest Expense -763M -682M -489M -818M
Income Tax Expense 2.26B 1.92B 1.94B 2.07B
Total Revenue 51.98B 50.72B 52.44B 60.07B
Cost Of Revenue 29.1B 28.68B 30.26B
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -1.63B -1.36B -1.08B 612M
Net Income From Continuing Ops 6.03B 6.07B 6.62B 8.27B
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 5.62B 5.58B 6.05B 7.64B

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Total Liabilities 50.92B 50B 55.35B 56.12B
Total Stockholder Equity 13.19B 15.27B 17.11B 19.02B
Other Current Liabilities 2.44B 3.09B 3.75B 1.78B
Total Assets 64.81B 67.66B 75.09B 77.82B
Common Stock 420M 92M 92M 92M
Other Current Assets 510M 390M 2.86B 266M
Retained Earnings 18.21B 22.55B 46.74B 50.25B
Treasury Stock -5.57B -80.85B -82.57B -84.17B
Cash 4.18B 5.55B 3.42B 4.33B
Total Current Liabilities 20.98B 20.59B 24.78B 25.43B
Other Stockholder Equity -4.87B -80.36B -79.17B -84.17B
Property, Plant, and Equipment 12.06B 10.56B 10.35B 10.77B
Total Current Assets 16.43B 16.16B 17.4B 19.16B
Net Tangible Assets -17.84B -19.68B -21.48B -21.47B
Net Receivables 5.9B 4.37B 4.5B 7.35B
Accounts Payable 9.19B 8.38B 8.9B 17.87B


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Unilever plc:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
Moon (Youngme E)D2022-02-24
Moon (Youngme E)D2021-12-31
Dekkers (Marijn E)D2021-02-23
Moon (Youngme E)D2021-02-23
Dekkers (Marijn E)D2020-12-31
Moon (Youngme E)D2020-12-31

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 Unilever plc. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Unilever plc

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Unilever plc. 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 Unilever plc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Unilever plc:

Unilever plc automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of -3.17% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

-3.17 %

Latent gain

-67.95 $

Invested capital

2141.61 $

Annualized return

-0.77 %
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Momentum strategy results on Unilever plc

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Unilever plc. 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 Unilever plc

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Unilever plc:

Unilever plc momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give -2.91% of return on Unilever plc. That represents -140.8$ of latent gain with 4833.82$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give -1.18% of return on Unilever plc. That represents -41.22$ of latent gain with 3479.13$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

-2.91 %

Latent gain

-140.8 $

Invested capital

4833.82 $

Annualized return

-1.56 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

-1.18 %

Latent gain

-41.22 $

Invested capital

3479.13 $

Annualized return

-0.32 %

Momentum equity curve on Unilever plc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Unilever plc:

Unilever plc momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Unilever plc 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 Unilever plc

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Unilever plc since the beginning:

Unilever plc

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 Unilever plc

Buy the dip entry openings on Unilever plc

Unilever plc

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Unilever plc is -3.34%. That represents -49.01$ of latent gain with 1467.83$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Unilever plc stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Unilever plc, 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

-3.34 %

Latent gain

-49.01 $

Invested capital

1467.83 $

Annualized return

-1.56 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Unilever plc

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Unilever plc:

Unilever plc

Note: the dividends potentially given by Unilever plc 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 Unilever plc

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Unilever plc:

Unilever plc

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 Unilever plc

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Unilever plc.

Equity curve comparison on Unilever plc

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

Unilever plc investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Unilever plc

Unilever plc investment comparison

Performance comparison on Unilever plc

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment -3.17% -67.95$ 2141.61$ -0.77%
Momentum 1 quarter -2.91% -140.8$ 4833.82$ -0.75%
Momentum 2 quarters -1.18% -41.22$ 3479.13$ -0.32%
Non-directional -3.34% -49.01$ 1467.83$ -1.56%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

-0.77 %

Momentum 1Q

-0.32 %

Momentum 2Q

-0.32 %

Non-directional

-1.56 %

Correlated stocks

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Positive correlations

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  • Negative correlation

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


    Company information

    Company name Unilever plc
    Country United Kingdom
    City London
    Address Unilever House
    Phone 44 20 7822 5252
    Website www.unilever.com
    FullTime employees
    Industry Household & Personal Products
    Sector Consumer Defensive
    Exchange XNYS
    Ticker UL
    Market www.nyse.com

    Unilever plc 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

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    Max Age: unknown

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