Unilever PLC Share Price and Company Fundamentals
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Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Americas, and Europe. 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 under the Axe, Clear, Dove, Lifebuoy, Lux, Pond's, Rexona, Signal, Suave, Sunsilk, TRESemmé, and Vaseline brands. The Foods & Refreshment segment offers ice cream, soups, bouillons, seasonings, mayonnaise, ketchups, and tea categories under the Ben & Jerry's, Breyers, Brooke Bond, Heart (Wall's), Hellmann's, Knorr, Lipton, Magnum, The Vegetarian Butcher, and Unilever Food Solutions brands. The Home Care segment provides fabric solutions, and home care and hygiene products under the Cif, Omo, Persil, Domestos, Seventh Generation, and Sunlight brands. Unilever PLC was incorporated in 1894 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Key Metrics
PE ratio
23.61
PB ratio
740.38
Dividend yield
0.04%
Beta
0.14
Market cap
£113.21B
Enterprise value
£135.77B
Company profile
| Industry / Sector | Household & Personal Products / Consumer Defensive |
|---|---|
| Full time employees | 148949 |
| Website | http://www.unilever.com |
| Mailing address | Unilever House 100 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DY United Kingdom |
| Phone / Fax | 44 20 7822 5252 / 44 20 7822 5464 |
Dividends
Dividend yield
0.04%
Dividend amount
£1.65
Payout ratio
76.83%
5Y Avg. yield
3.07%
Unilever PLC paid £1.65 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 20 May 2021.The dividend payout ratio is 76.83%. The dividend payout ratio is defined as the amout of dividend paid divided by the earnings of the company.ULVR dividend payout ratio is between 70-90%. The lower dividend payout ratio is preferrable since it provides company margin to grow the dividends in future.
ULVR's forward dividend amount is £1.49 and the forward dividend yield is 3.47%. A forward dividend yield is the percentage of a company's current stock price that it expects to pay out as dividends over a certain time period, generally 12 months. Forward dividend yields are generally used in circumstances where the yield is predictable based on past instances. If not, trailing yields, which indicate the same value over the previous 12 months, are used.
Company Executives
As of May 2021, following are the company executives and directors listed on Unilever PLC.
| Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Alan W. Jope | CEO & Exec. Director | 56 | 3.22M |
| Mr. Graeme David Pitkethly | CFO & Exec. Director | 53 | 2.22M |
| Mr. Nitin Paranjpe | Chief Operating Officer | 56 | |
| Mr. Richard Williams | Head of Investor Relations | ||
| Ms. Ritva Sotamaa | Chief Legal Officer & Group Sec. | 56 | |
| Ms. Conny Braams | Chief Digital & Marketing Officer | 53 | |
| Ms. Leena Nair | Chief HR Officer | 50 | |
| Mr. Jan A.A. van der Bijl | Head of Group Taxation | 70 | |
| Mr. Herald Belton | Head of Deodorants Bus. | ||
| Mr. Julian Thurston | Head of Secretariat |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
11.00%
Operating margin
18.45%
Return on assets
8.83%
Return on equity
38.51%
Profitability ratios are a class of financial metrics that are used to assess a business's ability to generate earnings relative to its revenue, operating costs, balance sheet assets, and shareholders' equity over time, using data from a specific point in time.
The return on equity signifies how well the management is running the company in terms of capital management. The ideal return on equity is greater than 10%. The return on equity is calculated as net income divided by total share holders equity.
Valuation and Trading Info
The market capitalization of Unilever PLC is 113.21B and its enterprise value is 135.77B. The enterprise value to revenue ratio of ULVR is 2.68.
The ULVR's stocks Beta value is 0.14 making it 86% less volatile compared to LSE market index. Technology stocks and small caps tend to have higher betas than the market benchmark. This indicates that adding the stock to a portfolio will increase the portfolio’s risk, but also increase its expected return. On the other hand utility stocks often have low betas because they tend to move more slowly than market averages.
Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Unilever PLC's Stock Symbol?
Unilever PLC trades on LSE under the ticker symbol "ULVR".
2. What is Unilever PLC's stock price today?
One share of ULVR stock can currently be purchased for approximately £4310.5.
3. How can I contact Unilever PLC?
Unilever PLC's mailing address is Unilever House 100 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DY United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at 44 20 7822 5252.
4. What is Unilever PLC's official website?
The official website of Unilever PLC is http://www.unilever.com.