First Half Revenue: EUR729 million SURESNES, Paris, July 26
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Strong Growth in Media and in
Healthcare for the First Semester 1. Overview After a satisfactory
first quarter, Havas (NASDAQ:HAVS) reported an increase in organic
growth of +5.4% for the second quarter, giving organic growth of
+4.4% for the first half. For the first time in six years,
quarterly growth was in excess of 5%. The appreciation of the euro
against the US dollar had a negative impact on the Group of EUR20
million in the first six months of the year by comparison with the
same period in 2006. First-half revenue in 2007 was nonetheless
EUR729 million, an increase at constant exchange rates of +1.3%
compared to first half 2006. Net new business for the first half
was EUR1,242 million, an increase of +38% on first half 2006. Net
new business for the second quarter was EUR697 million, an increase
of +44% on the quarterly average for 2006. 2. Detailed analysis of
first half 2007 by region The first half was marked by major new
account wins from the previous year, including: Reckitt Benckiser,
Sanofi-Aventis, Pfizer, Exxon Mobil, Progressive Direct, SFR, Banco
Santander, GSK and Barclays. The main Group's businesses
contributed to organic growth in the second quarter, most notably
healthcare communication and media consulting. Multimedia business
also continued to progress. Performance was dynamic in all the
regions. The figures in brackets for each region show revenue (EUR
million) and organic growth for the periods specified (first half
2007 and 2006). - France (160, +2.4% in H1 2007 versus 156, +2.6%
in H1 2006) Euro RSCG maintained a high rate of organic growth in
the second quarter, particularly in traditional advertising,
healthcare communication and CRM. Sports and multimedia
communication consulting also contributed to second-quarter growth.
New agency H, whose creation was announced in June, started out in
line with Group expectations. - United Kingdom (88, +1.7% in H1
2007 versus 84, -1.0% in H1 2006) The UK returned to organic growth
in the second quarter at +3.4%. Traditional advertising via Euro
RSCG came back strongly to make a significant contribution, as did
the public and press relations businesses, financial communication
and marketing services. Media and sports communication consulting
also made solid progress. - Europe, excluding France and the United
Kingdom (164, +8.7% in H1 2007 versus 151, +8.2% in H1 2006) Europe
continued to grow in the second quarter at +9.1%. Media consulting
performed very strongly, in particular Havas Media in Spain,
Poland, Italy and Germany. The main countries of Southern Europe
enjoyed double-digit growth, as did Ireland, Belgium and Denmark.
Central European countries also contributed to the region's growth.
- North America (251, +1.6% in H1 2007 versus 274, -5.3% in H1
2006) North America enjoyed a return to organic growth in the
second quarter at +4.0%, driven by healthcare and corporate
communication, CRM and media consulting. Most of the traditional
advertising agencies, particularly New York and Chicago, reported
dynamic growth. Arnold Boston also recovered strong momentum in the
second quarter. Winning the Sears account (MPG - Havas Media) is a
landmark event in growing the media consulting business in this
region. - Asia Pacific (30, +9.7% in H1 2007 versus 28, -4.8% in H1
2006) Asia-Pacific continued to report dynamic growth in the second
quarter for most countries, with growth for the region at +10.6%.
The first-half win of the Dell account will be a further boost to
the region's growth. - Latin America (36, +16.8% in H1 2007 versus
28, +16.5% in H1 2006) Growth in advertising and in media
consulting remained remarkably high in almost all the Latin
American countries, at +11.2% in the second quarter. Particularly
strong growth in media activities achieved in Chile, Brazil,
Colombia and Argentina. 3. Net New Business 2007 Net New Business
for the first half of 2007 was EUR1,242 million. The main account
wins in the second quarter of 2007 were as follows: - Global: Volvo
- Advertising: Kraft Foods (USA and Canada); Dell Computers (APAC
and Japan); eBay and Tex for Carrefour (France); 3 and Yakult (UK);
FIEP (Portugal); Coldwell Banker (USA); Aeromexico (Mexique); Radio
One (India) - Media: Sears and Diageo (USA); Expozaragoza 2008
(Spain); Generali (Italy); Skins (UK); Etam (France); Reckitt
Benckiser (Thailand and Switzerland); Dell (APAC) - Marketing
services: Dairy Farmers of Great Britain and Working Links (UK);
Dos Equis (USA) - Corporate: Moroccan Tourist Office (France, UK,
Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Scandinavia and
Russia) Euro RSCG Asia was ranked first for New Business by Media
magazine for the first half of 2007. 4. Creativity awards In
January 2007, Euro RSCG was named 2006 Global Network Agency of the
Year by Advertising Age and Advertising Network of the Year by
Campaign, the top advertising trade publications in the USA and UK
respectively. In the second quarter of 2007, Group agencies won
numerous international and regional awards. At the International
Andy Awards, Arnold Boston took a total of five awards, including
four for its American Legacy Foundation/Truth campaign and another
for Timberland. Euro RSCG Buenos Aires, Euro RSCG Madrid and Euro
RSCG Santiago shared a total of 20 awards at FIAP (Festival
Iberoamericano de la Publicidad). Euro RSCG Buenos Aires was the
second most awarded agency at the Festival for its campaigns for
the Peugeot 206 and for Sony/Playstation 2. MPG Argentina won an
award at the Venice Festival of Media organised by Cream magazine.
They were awarded a 'Yahoo! Idea of Festival' for in the best
campaign launch category for Cepita (a Coca-Cola orange juice drink
brand). Arnold Boston won yet more awards for its American Legacy
Foundation/Truth campaigns at the One Show Awards, while McKinney,
Arnold Boston and Euro RSCG 4D Amsterdam all won One Show
Interactive Awards for their work in interactive communication.
Clio Awards went to Euro RSCG London for its "Ice-skater" campaign
for Citroen, to Euro RSCG New York for the Jaguar XKR launch film
and to Euro RSCG Buenos Aires for its "Soccer" and "NBA" campaigns,
and its "Sports Campaign" for Sony. MPG Portugal won the 2006 Award
for the "Best Media Agency" for the 5th consecutive year by Media
& Advertising Magazine. MPG Spain was awarded the "Lluna de
Oro" for 'Best Use of TV and Cinema" at The Festival de Publicitat
La Lluna. The Campaign was called: "Extremely Sexy Watches" and it
was developed for a line of Paul Varsan watches. At the U.S Effies,
which are awarded for the most effective communication campaigns in
each country, McKinney took home four awards, including one Gold,
for its campaigns for Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Oasys
Mobile, and Nasdaq. Arnold Boston, Euro RSCG New York, and Euro
RSCG Life Interaction were also among the winners. BETC Euro RSCG
carried off the "Grand Prix des Grands Prix" trophy marking the
30th anniversary of the Strategies Grand Prix for advertising,
awarded to "The March of the Emperor" for Canal+. At the New York
Festival Arnold Boston, Euro RSCG 4D Amsterdam, Euro RSCG Zurich,
Euro RSCG Delhi, BETC Euro RSCG and Euro RSCG Flagship took home a
total of 17 awards, including 4 Gold World Medals. The Havas Group
won 8 Lions at the 54th International Advertising Festival in
Cannes: these included 2 Silver Lions, one in the Outdoor category
for Euro RSCG Kuala Lumpur and the second in the Cyber category for
the campaign entitled "The Hunt" by Euro RSCG 4D Amsterdam for
Volvo; 5 Bronze Lions, awarded to Arnold Italy in the "Direct"
category for "Voodoo Kit" by Arnold Guerilla, to Euro RSCG
Dusseldorf in the Media category for its "Pimple" for Reckitt
Benckiser/Clearasil, and to Arnold Boston in the Film category for
its three "Truth" campaigns for the American Legacy Foundation.
Last but by no means least, Mariangela Lacedra of Euro RSCG Milan
took gold in the Young Creatives Film Award. Media Contacts Spain
was awarded the 'Best Interactive Media Agency' of the Year by
Interactive Magazine. AMO, the financial communication network of
Euro RSCG Worldwide, was recently ranked top financial PR agency of
first half 2007 by M&A intelligence service MergerMarket. 5.
Outlook The level of first half 2007 revenue shows that Havas is on
the road to recovery. The Group will publish its first half 2007
results in September. About Havas Havas (Euronext Paris: HAV.PA) is
a global advertising and communications services group.
Headquartered in Paris, Havas operates through its two worldwide
networks, Euro RSCG Worldwide and Havas Media, which are
headquartered in New York and Barcelona respectively, and through a
number of independent agencies renowned for their creativity, such
as Arnold Worldwide Partners. A multicultural and decentralized
Group, Havas is present in more than 75 countries through its
networks of agencies and contractual affiliations. The Group offers
a broad range of communications services, including traditional
advertising, direct marketing, media planning and buying, corporate
communications, sales promotion, design, human resources, sports
marketing, multimedia interactive communications and public
relations. Havas employs approximately 14,400 people. Further
information about Havas is available on the company's website:
http://www.havas.com/ Forward-Looking Information This document
contains certain forward-looking statements which speak only as of
the date on which they are made. Forward-looking statements relate
to projections, anticipated events or trends, future plans and
strategies, and reflect Havas' current views about future events.
They are therefore subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that
may cause Havas' actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statement. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from expected results
include changes in the global economic environment or in the
business environment, and in factors such as competition and market
regulation. For more information regarding risk factors relevant to
Havas, please see Havas' filings with the Autorite des Marches
Financiers (documents in French) and, up to October 2006, with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (documents in English
only). Havas does not intend, and disclaims any duty or obligation,
to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in
this document to reflect new information, future events or
otherwise. (1) Net New Business : Net new business represents the
estimated annual advertising budgets for new business wins (which
includes new clients, clients retained after a competitive review,
and new product or brand expansions for existing clients) less the
estimated annual advertising budgets for lost accounts. Havas'
management uses net new business as a measurement of the
effectiveness of its client development and retention efforts. Net
new business is not an accurate predictor of future revenues, since
what constitutes new business or lost business is subject to
differing judgments, the amounts associated with individual
business wins and losses depend on estimated client budgets,
clients may not spend as much as they budget, the timing of
budgeted expenditures is uncertain, and the amount of budgeted
expenditures that translate into revenues depends on the nature of
the expenditures and the applicable fee structures. In addition,
Havas' guidelines for determining the amount of new business wins
and lost business may differ from those employed by other
companies. SA au capital de 171 860 763,60 euros - 335 480 265 RCS
Nanterre - APE 744 B (i) Net account wins, expressed in estimated
annual billings. Full definition given on the last page of this
press release. Contacts: Communications: Lorella Gessa Tel:
+33-(0)1-58-47-90-36 Solenne Anthonioz Tel: +33-(0)1-58-47-90-27
Investor Relations: Herve Philippe Directeur Financier du Groupe
Havas Tel: +33-(0)1-58-47-91-23 2 allee de Longchamp 92281 Suresnes
Cedex, France Tel: +33-(0)-1-58-47-90-00 Fax: +33-(0)-1-58-47-99-99
http://www.havas.com/ DATASOURCE: Havas CONTACT: Contacts:
Communications: Lorella Gessa, Tel: +33-(0)1-58-47-90-36, ; Solenne
Anthonioz, Tel: +33-(0)1-58-47-90-27, ; Investor Relations: Herve
Philippe, Directeur Financier du Groupe Havas, Tel:
+33-(0)1-58-47-91-23, ; 2 allee de Longchamp 92281 Suresnes Cedex,
France, Tel: +33-(0)-1-58-47-90-00, Fax: +33-(0)-1-58-47-99-99
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