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Dividend Declared

On December 04, 2017, Omnicom's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per outstanding share of the corporation's common stock. The dividend is payable on January 09, 2018, to Omnicom's common shareholders of record at the close of business on December 19, 2017.

Omnicom's indicated dividend represents a yield of 3.22%, which is substantially above the average dividend yield of 1.88% for the Services sector. The Company has raised dividend for seven consecutive years.

Dividend Insights

Omnicom has a dividend payout ratio of 47.0%, which denotes that the Company spends approximately $0.47 for dividend distribution out of every $1.00 earned. The dividend payout ratio reflects how much amount a company is returning to shareholders versus how much money it is keeping on hand to reinvest in growth, to pay off debt, and/or to add to its cash reserves.

According to analysts' estimates, Omnicom is forecasted to report earnings of $5.44 per share for the next year, which is more than double compared to the Company's annualized dividend of $2.40 per share.

As of September 30, 2017, Omnicom's cash and cash equivalents totaled $1.84 billion compared to $3.00 billion as on December 31, 2016. During the first nine months of 2017, the Company used $156.0 million of cash in operating activities, which included the use for operating capital of $1.3 billion The Company's strong financial position indicates its ability to absorb any fluctuations in earnings and cash flow and to sustain the dividend distribution for a long period.

Recent Developments for Omnicom

On December 05, 2017, Omnicom announced that BBDO Worldwide and adam&eveDDB earned the titles of Advertising Network of the Year and Advertising Agency of the Year, respectively, by Campaign Magazine. Omnicom was the only holding Company to have multiple agencies recognized in both the network and agency categories including DDB Worldwide and Lucky Generals. In addition, it marked the fourth consecutive year that adam&eveDDB won the prestigious title of Advertising Agency of the Year.

On the media front, Omnicom Media Group was awarded Media Holding Company of the Year at the inaugural Festival of Media North America Awards while PHD Worldwide was crowned Agency Network of the Year and Touché! PHD Canada Agency of the Year.

About Omnicom Group Inc.

Omnicom is a leading global marketing and corporate communications Company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations, and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

Stock Performance Snapshot

December 14, 2017 - At Thursday's closing bell, Omnicom's stock marginally dropped 0.83%, ending the trading session at $73.10.

Volume traded for the day: 3.31 million shares, which was above the 3-month average volume of 2.49 million shares.

Stock performance in the last month ? up 8.04%; and previous three-month period ? up 0.08%

After yesterday's close, Omnicom's market cap was at $17.17 billion.

Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio was at 14.56.

The stock has a dividend yield of 3.28%.

The stock is part of the Services sector, categorized under the Advertising Agencies industry.

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