Dentsu : Reports Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 (Japanese GAAP)

Dentsu Inc. (TOKYO:4324)(ISIN:JP3551520004)(President & CEO: Tadashi Ishii; Head Office: Tokyo; Capital: 74,609.81 million yen) today convened a meeting of its Board of Directors at its Head Office in Tokyo at which it finalized its consolidated and non-consolidated financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2014 (April 1–June 30, 2014).

Summary of Financial Results
Although there was a backlash against the consumption tax hike during the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, the Japanese economy maintained its gradual recovery thanks to factors such as an increase in capital investment against a background of improved corporate earnings as well as higher wages and better employment opportunities. Meanwhile, although the U.S. economy is making steady progress, the global economy remained uncertain due to concerns about the economic slowdown in emerging economies and continuing political unrest.

Under such circumstances, although Dentsu’s non-consolidated net sales in Japan were in the minus column for April year on year due to factors including the impact of the consumption tax rate increase, they returned to the plus column in May and registered a gain of 4.2% in June thanks in part to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. Moreover, the acquisition of new clients and other positive factors in markets outside of Japan allowed Dentsu Aegis Network to record close-to-double-digit organic gross profit growth of 9.6% year on year. By geographic region, the year-on-year growth was 10.6% in EMEA, 4.7% in the Americas and 14.8% in APAC.

As a result, for the three months ended June 30, 2014, the Dentsu Group posted consolidated billings (net sales) of 538,256 million yen, an increase of 4.7% compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year; gross profit of 134,916 million yen, an increase of 9.8%; and operating income before amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets of 12,062 million yen, an increase of 20.2%. From a seasonal perspective, the consolidated billings and gross profit for the first quarter tend to be lower than those for the other three quarters, and since the amounts assigned to goodwill and other intangible assets are amortized in equal proportions each quarter, for the first quarter the Group posted operating loss of 153 million yen (operating loss of 717 million yen was posted for the same period of the previous fiscal year); ordinary income of 3,463 million yen, an increase of 138.8%; and net loss of 735 million yen (net loss of 3,698 million yen was posted for the same period of the previous fiscal year). Operating income before amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets comprises the operating income figure to which has been added the amortization of goodwill incurred through acquisitions (including the acquisition of Aegis) and other intangible assets.

Results by Business Segment
Looking at the results by business segment, in the Advertising segment net sales of 525,274 million yen, an increase of 4.8% compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year; gross profit of 131,207 million yen, an increase of 10.6%; and segment income of 241 million yen (segment loss of 652 million yen was posted for the same period of the previous fiscal year) were posted. In the Information Services segment, net sales of 14,883 million yen, an increase of 5.3%; gross profit of 3,441 million yen, a decrease of 12.8%; and segment loss of 1,101 million yen (segment loss of 742 million yen was posted for the same period of the previous fiscal year) were posted. In the Other Business segment, net sales of 3,840 million yen, an increase of 4.9%; gross profit of 940 million yen, an increase of 7.7%; and segment income of 326 million yen, an increase of 47.5%, were posted.

Regarding Dentsu Group companies with a December 31 closing date, including subsidiaries in countries other than Japan, their financial results for the three months from January 1 to March 31, 2014 are, as a general rule, incorporated in the consolidated financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2014.

Non-consolidated Results
Dentsu posted non-consolidated billings (net sales) of 356,896 million yen, an increase of 1.9% compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year; gross profit of 50,243 million yen, an increase of 4.9%; and operating income of 9,854 million yen, an increase of 22.3%. Since the 8,100 million yen in dividends from consolidated subsidiary Dentsu Holdings USA, Inc. has been recorded as non-operating income, Dentsu posted ordinary income of 26,979 million yen, an increase of 73.2%; and net income of 22,514 million yen, an increase of 112.0%.

For more details regarding the consolidated and non-consolidated results, please see the presentation slides in the Presentation Materials section of the company website at: http://www.dentsu.com/ir/

Reference: Scope of Consolidated Financial Results
As of June 30, 2014, the Dentsu Group includes 677 consolidated subsidiary companies and 57 affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method. 95 of these companies are located in Japan and 639 in countries other than Japan. By business segment, 710 of these companies fall into the Advertising segment, 17 into the Information Services segment, and 7 into the Other Business segment.

Outlook for the First Half Ending September 30, 2014 and the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2015
Since the results for the first quarter were generally in line with expectations, no changes have been made to the forecast of consolidated financial results for the first half ending September 30, 2014 and fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, which was announced on May 13, 2014.

However, in accordance with the recording of 8,100 million yen in dividends from consolidated subsidiary Dentsu Holdings USA, Inc. as non-operating income in Dentsu’s non-consolidated financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2014, the forecast of non-consolidated financial results for the first half ending September 30, 2014 and fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 announced on May 13, 2014 has been revised as follows:

Cautionary Statement with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements
These business results forecasts have been made by Dentsu on the basis of currently available information, and hence involve potential risks and uncertainties. Consequently, actual business results may differ from the forecasts due to changes in various factors.

[About the Dentsu Group]

Dentsu is the world’s largest advertising agency brand. Led by Dentsu Inc. (Tokyo: 4324; ISIN: JP3551520004), a company with a history of 113 years of innovation, the Dentsu Group provides a comprehensive range of client-centric brand, integrated communications, media and digital services through its eight global network brands—Carat, Dentsu, Dentsu media, iProspect, Isobar, mcgarrybowen, Posterscope and Vizeum—as well as through its specialist/multi-market brands including Amnet, Amplifi, Data2Decisions, Mitchell Communications (PR), psLIVE and 360i.

The Dentsu Group has a strong presence in 124 countries across five continents, and employs around 40,000 dedicated professionals. Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd., its global business headquarters in London, oversees Dentsu’s agency operations outside of Japan. The Group is also active in the production and marketing of sports and entertainment content on a global scale.
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