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Willis Towers Watson PLC WTW

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$249.67 −7.28 (2.83%)
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Willis Towers Watson Earnings: Growth Slows but Still Solid

While growth slowed a bit sequentially and was a little weaker than what we've seen from peers, we think Willis Towers Watson still turned in solid results for the first quarter. Overall revenue growth was 4% and 5% on a reported and organic basis, respectively. This was roughly in line with our long-term expectations, and we think recent results show that the business has stabilized following the attrition issues it experienced in the wake of the failed Aon merger. We will maintain our $253 per share fair value estimate for the narrow-moat company and see shares as about fairly valued right now.

Price vs Fair Value

WTW is trading at a 4% premium.
Price
$263.68
Fair Value
$868.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$815.53
5-Star Price
$238.90
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

The tollbooth nature of much of its operations and a flexible cost structure should make Willis Towers Watson a relatively stable producer of free cash flow.

Bears

Willis Towers Watson is tied to mature industries, which limits its long-term growth prospects.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$256.95
Day Range
$248.13254.39
52-Week Range
$195.53278.77
Bid/Ask
$249.53 / $250.06
Market Cap
$25.53 Bil
Volume/Avg
272,707 / 495,209

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
17.11
Price/Sales
2.82
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
1.28%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
1.33%
Total Yield
5.12%

Company Profile

In January 2016, Towers Watson and Willis Group merged to form Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, insurance brokerage, and solutions company. The company operates in two business segments: health, wealth, and career (its consulting operations) and risk and brokering (its brokerage operations). It has about 48,000 employees.
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance Brokers
Stock Style Box
Large Growth
Total Number of Employees
48,000

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Valuation

Metric
WTW
TRV
MMC
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
17.1115.5724.18
Price/Book Value
2.771.958.00
Price/Sales
2.821.154.32
Price/Cash Flow
15.914.6218.96
Price/Earnings
WTW
TRV
MMC

Financial Strength

Metric
WTW
TRV
MMC
Quick Ratio
0.330.46
Current Ratio
1.121.14
Interest Coverage
6.1610.889.54
Quick Ratio
WTW
TRV
MMC

Profitability

Metric
WTW
TRV
MMC
Return on Assets (Normalized)
5.32%2.61%9.42%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
16.26%13.93%35.90%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
11.25%11.40%16.96%
Return on Assets
WTW
TRV
MMC
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