Why is Willis Towers Watson Plc ?
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Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 13.84%
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 0.97%
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The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 1,775 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 20.07%
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 3.12
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With ROE of 27.66%, it has a fair valuation with a 3.42 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -13.05%, its profits have risen by 67.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
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High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 2.05% over the previous quarter.
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -13.05% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Willis Towers Watson Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Capital Markets should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Capital Markets)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Willis Towers Watson Plc for you?
Low Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Willis Towers Watson Plc
-13.05%
0.55
25.52%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
0.97%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.58%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.36
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
100.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
22.63%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
23.61%
ROE (avg)
13.84%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.42
EV to EBIT
10.73
EV to EBITDA
9.09
EV to Capital Employed
4.97
EV to Sales
2.52
PEG Ratio
0.16
Dividend Yield
4.99%
ROCE (Latest)
46.26%
ROE (Latest)
27.66%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
10What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 1,775 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 20.07%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 3.12
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -6.05% (YoY
NET PROFIT(9M)
Higher at USD 1,388.65 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 46.83 %
-4What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 966 MM has Fallen at -47.3%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 750.05 MM has Fallen at -44.57%
Here's what is working for Willis Towers Watson Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 1,775 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 3.12 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 46.83 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -6.05% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 107 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Willis Towers Watson Plc
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 966 MM has Fallen at -47.3%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 750.05 MM has Fallen at -44.57%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)






