Havas: +9.3% Organic Growth in Q3 2007
2007年10月29日 - 6:19PM
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PARIS, October 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Sharp improvement in
organic growth (+9.3% in Q3, after +5.4% in Q2 and +3.2% in Q1),
which has risen to +6.0% for the first nine months of 2007 -
Revenue progressing well, totalling EUR1,098 million for the first
nine months of 2007, i.e. a +3.3% increase over the corresponding
period in 2006 - Net new business(1) has continued its positive
trend: EUR1,498 million over the first nine months of 2007 "We are
very happy with our growth in Q3, and feel all the more comfortable
about achieving our objectives for the full year 2007". - Fernando
Rodes Vila, CEO of the Havas Group. 1. Overview After a
satisfactory first half-year, Havas is now posting +9.3% organic
growth in Q3 (after +5.4% in Q2 and +3.2% in Q1). This is the
strongest quarterly organic growth figure since 2000. The
strengthening of the Euro against the US dollar adversely affected
the group by EUR 29 million in the first nine months of 2007 by
comparison with the corresponding period in 2006. Nevertheless, at
current exchange rates, revenue for the first nine months of 2007
stands at EUR1,098 million, up +3.3% over the first nine months of
2006. The revenue recorded over the first nine months of 2007 is
confirmation that the group has been turned around. The main
financial indicators at September 30, 2007 are in line with the
budget. The Q4 revenue figures will be published in February 2008.
2. Detailed presentation of Q3 by region The first nine months of
2007 saw Havas reap the benefits of the new accounts won in 2006,
notably Reckitt Benckiser, Sanofi-Aventis, Pfizer, Exxon Mobil,
GSK, Progressive Direct and SFR. Most of our businesses contributed
to the organic growth achieved in the third quarter, especially
media expertise and digital which continues to be a high growth
sector. Revenue Q3 Q3 9 Months 9 Months 2007 2006 2007 2006 EUROPE
200 181 613 570 of which France 76 67 236 221 UK 46 44 134 128
Europe excluding France and UK 78 70 242 220 NORTH AMERICA 128 130
379 404 REST OF THE WORLD 40 32 106 89 of which AP AC 19 15 49 44
LAT AM 21 17 57 45 TOTAL 368 343 1098 1063 Organic Growth Q3 Q3 9
Months 9 Months 2007 2006 2007 2006 EUROPE 8,7% 8,1% 6,0% 5,2% of
which France 8,0% 3,4% 4,2% 2,8% UK 4,2% 3,5% 2,6% 0,5% Europe
excluding France and UK 12,3% 16,4% 9,9% 10,6% NORTH AMERICA 9,1%
-7,1% 4,0% -5,9% REST OF THE WORLD 14,0% 7,9% 13,7% 5,9% of which
AP AC 18,9% 1,8% 13,1% -2,6% LAT AM 10,0% 13,9% 14,2% 15,5% TOTAL
9,3% 1,9% 6,0% 0,7% EUROPE The trend is good in most European
countries. Europe excluding France and Great Britain has achieved
strong double-digit growth due largely to media expertise in the
southern European countries and Germany, and to advertising
especially in Spain and Italy. The excellent performance of France
was driven by corporate communications and the digital sector.
Great Britain is strengthening its growth with a strong performance
from our advertising, direct and digital businesses. NORTH AMERICA
The outstanding performance of the North America region was due to
the sharp acceleration of all our activities, especially in the
digital sector for Euro RSCG 4D Chicago and New York, but also
Media Contacts, media expertise and advertising in the case of
Arnold. REST OF THE WORLD In the rest of the world, Q3 was the
third consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. In Asia Pacific,
growth was driven by India, Australia, Singapore, Japan and Korea
where all our businesses performed well. Growth in Latin America is
still very high in most countries we operate in. 3. Net New
Business in 2007 Net New Business totalled EUR256 million in Q3
2007, bringing the total for the first nine months to EUR1,498
million versus EUR1,580 million for the corresponding period in
2006. The main accounts won in Q3 were the following: -
Advertising: Direct TV and Virgin Atlantic Airways (USA); Kraft
Foods and Hershey's (Canada); Weight Watchers and Kyocera Mita
(Germany); Ministerio Fomento (Spain); Worten (Portugal); Fairfax
Digital (Australia); and Honda (Indonesia). - Media: Credit Suisse
and Air Asia (Great Britain); Tri Pictures (Spain); Festina
(Italy), and Bwin (Argentina). - Marketing services: British Sky
Broadcasting and HMV (Great Britain). 4. Awards for Creativity The
following campaigns received awards for creativity in Q3 2007: At
the Grand Prix de l'Affichage event for posters, BETC Euro RSCG
carried off the Grand Prix for "Pot de Depart" on behalf of Canal+,
while H also received an award for the Imagine'R campaign. The
Grand Prix Strategies du Design awards saw W&Cie take two
prizes for interior and exterior renovation at the Velizy 2
shopping centre, and for the PPR group's annual report. The
WebAwards, for corporate website creativity, bestowed 13 awards on
Arnold Boston, four awards on Palm Communication in Canada, and a
further two awards on Euro RSCG 4D Portland as well as one award on
Euro RSCG 4D Hong Kong. Euro RSCG and MPG Argentina were gold prize
winners at the Effie Awards in the financial services category for
the "Estoy Mirando" campaign for BBVA Banco Frances. MPG Argentine
also received a silver award for the Coca-Cola "Levante la Mano"
campaign. Euro RSCG 4D Sydney carried off five awards for its
client Sony Australia at the Australasian Promotion Marketing
Association's event. At the Promotion Marketing Awards for Asia,
Euro RSCG 4D Beijing received three awards including the Dragon of
China for its "Print it! Punch it!" campaign on behalf of Epson.
Euro RSCG 4D Shanghai took a Gold Dragon award for the Johnnie
Walker Black Label campaign it produced for Moet Hennessy Diageo.
Euro RSCG Prague carried off five awards at the Moscow
International Festival of Advertising, including a gold award for
cosmetics brand Oriflame. MPG International received Media &
Marketing's award for the best campaign in the financial services
and advisory category with "I Shares Week" produced for Barclays
Global Investors. At the Marketing and Interactive Excellence
Awards, Media Contacts USA received a gold award in the product
launch category with "Freedom of the Seas" for Royal Caribbean. B6
in Argentina took three CAMPRO (Camera Argentina de Empressas de
Marketing Promocional) awards for the promotional launch of
Coca-Cola's "Putting Coke in the picture". 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
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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. --------------------------------- (1) Net account gains,
expressed in estimated annual billings. The complete definition can
be found on page 4 of this 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, ;
http://www.havas.fr/. 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, .
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