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Omnicom reported a 21.5% fall to $US257.6 million in net income for the June quarter as costs increased from the IPG takeover and from cutting employee numbers.
Operating expenses increased 7% to $232.9 million, including $66 million of costs related to the acquisition of IPG.
And the company spent $88.8 million on “repositioning,” including “severance actions” related to efficiency initiatives, mainly within the advertising and production groups.
However, organic revenue increased 3% to $4.015 billion, better than estimates by Wall Street analysts.
The company is maintaining full year organic growth outlook at 2.5% to 4.5%.
"We delivered solid 3% organic revenue growth this quarter even in the face of ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty - underscoring once again the resilience and agility of our business," said CEO John Wren.
"Our continued investment in our innovative operating platform, Omni, is driving superior business outcomes for our clients while enhancing operational efficiency across our organization.
“We also achieved a key milestone in our transformational acquisition of Interpublic, successfully clearing US antitrust review and moving closer to an expected close later this year.
“As we look ahead, I am more optimistic than ever about the significant growth opportunities this strategic transaction will create for our people, clients, and shareholders."
Omnicom's takeover of IPG, approved by the US competition and consumer protection watchdog the Federal Trade Commission, is due to close before the end of the year. Approval from the Australian competition watchdog the ACCC is pending as are
"We delivered solid 3% organic revenue growth this quarter even in the face of ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty - underscoring once again the resilience and agility of our business," said CEO John Wren.
"Our continued investment in our innovative operating platform, Omni, is driving superior business outcomes for our clients while enhancing operational efficiency across our organization.
“We also achieved a key milestone in our transformational acquisition of Interpublic, successfully clearing US antitrust review and moving closer to an expected close later this year.
“As we look ahead, I am more optimistic than ever about the significant growth opportunities this strategic transaction will create for our people, clients, and shareholders."
Omnicom's takeover of IPG, approved by the US competition and consumer protection watchdog the Federal Trade Commission, is due to close before the end of the year. Approval from the Australian competition watchdog the ACCC is pending.
The marriage of rivals brings together the world’s third biggest advertising group, Omnicom, with the fourth, IPG, to form a company with 100,000 people and revenue of $25.6 billion (net revenue of $20 billion), with 57% of that in the US.
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