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RWS Holdings plc

£1.45+£0.06+4.32%

LSE / GBp

Market cap

£538M

P/E

-5.6

EPS (TTM)

£-0.35

Dividend yield

4.38%

Beta

0.60

1Y return

+59.17%

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Financials

The numbers behind the company

Revenue vs net income

RevenueNet income

$936M2021

$836M2022

$895M2023

$960M2024

$928M2025

Financial health

Gross margin

Operating margin

ROE

ROA

Debt to equity0.11Low
Current ratio1.53
Cash ratio0.20
Net margin-13.6%
Free cash flow—

Valuation

Is it expensive right now

P/E vs the market

scale 0–50

0153050

RWS.L-5.6
Industrials sector median22.1
S&P 50022.0

Trades about 125% below its sector, cheaper than its peers on earnings.

Ratios

PEG0.01
Price to book0.72
EPS (TTM)£-0.35
Payout ratio-2,708%
FCF yield17.95%

Range & risk

£0.68£1.46

Trading in the upper third of its 52-week band

Beta0.60

Profile

What RWS Holdings plc actually does

RWS Holdings plc specializes in technologically advanced services related to language, content management, and intellectual property (IP). The company structures its operations across four primary divisions: 1. Language Services: This segment provides a wide array of language solutions, enabling clients to develop, translate, and disseminate content in approximately 250 different languages. 2. Regulated Industries: Catering to highly controlled sectors, this division offers a comprehensive suite of language support. This includes specialized services for clinical trial administration, linguistic validation of clinical outcome assessments, and tailored solutions for industries such as insurance, retail and investment banking, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and legal proceedings. 3. IP Services: Focusing on intellectual property, this division manages patent translation and filing services, in addition to offering a variety of IP search capabilities. 4. Language and Content Technology: This segment utilizes advanced language technology and artificial intelligence to empower enterprises in creating, managing, translating, and automating their content across multiple languages, while also providing support for content management systems. RWS serves a diverse range of industries, including automotive, energy, retail and e-commerce, legal, travel and hospitality, finance, industrial and manufacturing, life sciences, high-tech software, chemical, media, aerospace and defense, managed care, telecommunications, and government sectors. With its headquarters in Chalfont St Peter, UK, RWS Holdings plc, established in 1958, conducts its business internationally, with a strong presence in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Continental Europe.

CEO

Benjamin Maurice Faes

Employees

7,499

Headquarters

Maidenhead, BR

Founded

2000-04-19

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RWS.L has a beta of 0.60, which indicates how sensitive it has historically been to movements in its broader market. A beta below 1 indicates lower relative volatility than the market. Beta is based on historical data and does not predict future performance.

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