Yahoo Finance

Organic growth by discipline in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024 was as follows: 7.2% for Media & Advertising, 5.8% for Precision Marketing, and 1.9% for Execution & Support, partially offset by declines of 4.5% for Public Relations, 3.2% for Healthcare, 1.5% for Experiential, and 10.0% for Branding & Retail Commerce. In the first quarter of 2025, we realigned the classification of certain services, primarily within our Media & Advertising, Branding & Retail Commerce, Precision Marketing, and Public Relations disciplines. As a result, we reclassified the prior year periods to be consistent with the revised classifications.

Organic growth by region in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024 was as follows: 4.6% for the United States, 1.7% for Euro Markets & Other Europe, 6.0% for Asia Pacific, and 14.8% for Latin America, partially offset by declines of 3.6% for Other North America, 0.7% for the United Kingdom, and 9.3% for the Middle East & Africa.

Expenses
Operating expenses increased $86.2 million, or 2.7%, to $3,237.8 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024. Included in operating expenses in the first quarter of 2025 are $33.8 million of costs related to the pending acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. ("IPG").

Salary and service costs increased $53.7 million, or 2.0%, to $2,746.3 million. These costs tend to fluctuate with changes in revenue and are comprised of salary and related costs, which include employee compensation and benefits costs and freelance labor, third-party service costs, and third-party incidental costs. Salary and related costs decreased $66.8 million, or 3.6%, to $1,780.5 million, primarily due to the reduction arising from our repositioning actions in 2024 and global employee mix. Third-party service costs include third-party supplier costs when we act as principal in providing services to our clients. Third-party incidental costs that are required to be included in revenue primarily consist of client-related travel and incidental out-of-pocket costs, which are billed back to the client directly at our cost. Third-party service costs increased $98.6 million, or 14.1%, to $796.8 million, primarily as a result of organic growth in our Media & Advertising and Precision Marketing disciplines. Third-party incidental costs increased $21.9 million, or 14.9%, to $169.0 million, primarily as a result of organic growth.

Occupancy and other costs, which are less directly linked to changes in revenue than salary and service costs, increased $0.5 million, or 0.2%, to $314.6 million.

SG&A expenses increased $32.6 million, or 38.2%, to $117.9 million. Included in SG&A expenses in the first quarter of 2025 are $33.8 million of acquisition related costs.

Operating Income
Operating income decreased $26.3 million, or 5.5%, to $452.6 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024, and the related margin decreased to 12.3% from 13.2%. Acquisition related costs decreased operating margin by 0.9%.

Interest Expense, net
Net interest expense in the first quarter of 2025 increased $2.6 million to $29.4 million compared to the first quarter of 2024. Interest expense increased $5.3 million to $59.1 million, primarily due to a higher weighted average cost of debt in connection with our financing activity in 2024. Interest income increased primarily due to higher average cash balances.

Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2025 increased to 28.5% compared to 25.7% for the first quarter of 2024. The effective tax rate for 2025 increased primarily due to the non-deductibility of certain acquisition related costs in 2025.

Net Income – Omnicom Group Inc. and Diluted Net Income per Share
Net income - Omnicom Group Inc. for the first quarter of 2025 decreased $30.9 million, or 9.7%, to $287.7 million compared to the first quarter of 2024. Diluted shares outstanding for the first quarter of 2025 decreased 0.9% to 198.3 million from 200.1 million as a result of net share repurchases. Diluted net income per share of $1.45 decreased $0.14, or 8.8%, from $1.59.  Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income per Share - Diluted for the first quarter of 2025 increased $0.03, or 1.8%, to $1.70 from $1.67. Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income per Share - Diluted for the first quarters of 2025 and 2024 excluded $16.1 million and $15.9 million, respectively, of after-tax amortization of acquired intangible assets and internally developed strategic platform assets. Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income per Share - Diluted for the first quarter of 2025 also excluded $32.7 million of after-tax acquisition related costs. We present Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income per Share - Diluted to allow for comparability with the prior year period.

EBITA
EBITA decreased $26.0 million, or 5.2%, to $474.4 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024, and the related margin decreased to 12.9% from 13.8%. Adjusted EBITA increased $7.8 million, or 1.6%, to $508.2 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024, and the related margin was unchanged at 13.8%. EBITA and Adjusted EBITA excluded amortization of acquired intangible assets and internally developed strategic platform assets of $21.8 million and $21.5 million in the first quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Adjusted EBITA also excluded acquisition related costs of $33.8 million in the first quarter of 2025.

Risks and Uncertainties
Global economic conditions and disruptions, including geopolitical events, international hostilities, acts of terrorism, public health crises, inflation or stagflation, tariffs and other trade barriers, central bank interest rate policies in countries that comprise our major markets, labor and supply chain issues affecting the distribution of our clients' products, or a disruption in the credit markets could cause economic uncertainty and volatility. The impact of these issues on our business will vary by geographic market and discipline. We monitor economic conditions and disruptions closely, as well as client revenue levels and other factors. In response to reductions in revenue, we can take actions to align our cost structure with changes in client demand and manage our working capital. However, there can be no assurance as to the effectiveness of our efforts to mitigate any impact of the current and future adverse economic conditions and disruptions, reductions in client revenue, changes in client creditworthiness and other developments.

Definitions - Components of Revenue Change
We use certain terms in describing the components of the change in revenue above.

Foreign exchange rate impact: calculated by translating the current period's local currency revenue using the prior period average exchange rates to derive current period constant currency revenue. The foreign exchange rate impact is the difference between the current period revenue in U.S. Dollars and the current period constant currency revenue.

Acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue: Acquisition revenue is calculated as if the acquisition occurred twelve months prior to the acquisition date by aggregating the comparable prior period revenue of acquisitions through the acquisition date. As a result, acquisition revenue excludes the positive or negative difference between our current period revenue subsequent to the acquisition date, and the comparable prior period revenue and the positive or negative growth after the acquisition date is attributed to organic growth. Disposition revenue is calculated as if the disposition occurred twelve months prior to the disposition date by aggregating the comparable prior period revenue of disposals through such date. The acquisition revenue and disposition revenue amounts are netted in the description above.

Organic growth: calculated by subtracting the foreign exchange rate impact component and the acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue component from total revenue growth.

Conference Call
Omnicom will host a conference call to review its financial results on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, starting at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the call, along with the related slide presentation, will be available at Omnicom's investor relations website, investor.omnicomgroup.com, and a webcast replay will be made available after the call concludes.

Corporate Responsibility
At Omnicom, we are committed to promoting responsible practices and making positive contributions to society around the globe. Please explore our website (omnicomgroup.com/corporate-responsibility) for highlights of our progress across the areas on which we focus: Empower People, Protect Our Planet, Lead Responsibly.

About Omnicom
Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) is a leading provider of data-inspired, creative marketing and sales solutions. Omnicom's iconic agency brands are home to the industry's most innovative communications specialists who are focused on driving intelligent business outcomes for their clients. The company offers a wide range of services in advertising, strategic media planning and buying, precision marketing, retail and digital commerce, branding, experiential, public relations, healthcare marketing and other specialty marketing services to over 5,000 clients in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit www.omnicomgroup.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We present financial measures determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") and adjustments to the GAAP presentation ("Non-GAAP"), which we believe are meaningful for understanding our performance. We believe these measures are useful in evaluating the impact of certain items on operating performance and allows for comparability between reporting periods. We define EBITA as earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization of acquired intangible assets and internally developed strategic platform assets, and EBITA margin is defined as EBITA divided by revenue. We use EBITA and EBITA margin as additional operating performance measures, which exclude the non-cash amortization expense of acquired intangible assets and internally developed strategic platform assets. We also use Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Operating Income Margin, Adjusted EBITA, Adjusted EBITA Margin, Adjusted Income Tax Expense, Adjusted Net Income – Omnicom Group Inc. and Adjusted Net Income per share – Omnicom Group Inc. - Diluted as additional operating performance measures. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures as reported by us may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies.

Forward-Looking Statements 
Certain statements in this document contain forward-looking statements, including statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, from time to time, the Company or its representatives have made, or may make, forward-looking statements, orally or in writing. These statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of operations or financial condition, or otherwise, based on current beliefs of the Company's management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company's management. Forward-looking statements may be accompanied by words such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "could," "should," "would," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "future," "guidance," "intend," "may," "will," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project" or similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company's control. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include:

• risks relating to the pending merger (the "merger") with The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. ("IPG"), including: that the merger may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; delays, unanticipated costs or restrictions resulting from regulatory review of the merger, including the risk that Omnicom or IPG may be unable to obtain governmental and regulatory approvals required for the merger, or that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger; uncertainties associated with the merger may cause a loss of both companies' management personnel and other key employees, and cause disruptions to both companies' business relationships; the merger agreement subjects the Company and IPG to restrictions on business activities prior to the effective time of the merger; the Company and IPG are expected to incur significant costs in connection with the merger and integration; litigation risks relating to the merger; the business and operations of both companies may not be integrated successfully in the expected time frame; the merger may result in a loss of both companies' clients, service providers, vendors, joint venture participants and other business counterparties; and the combined company may fail to realize all of the anticipated benefits of the merger or fail to effectively manage its expanded operations;

• adverse economic conditions and disruptions, including geopolitical events, international hostilities, acts of terrorism, public health crises, inflation or stagflation, tariffs and other trade barriers, central bank interest rate policies in countries that comprise our major markets, labor and supply chain issues affecting the distribution of our clients' products, or a disruption in the credit markets;

• international, national or local economic conditions that could adversely affect the Company or its clients;

• losses on media purchases and production costs incurred on behalf of clients;

• reductions in client spending, a slowdown in client payments or a deterioration or disruption in the credit markets;

• the ability to attract new clients and retain existing clients in the manner anticipated;

• changes in client marketing and communications services requirements;

• failure to manage potential conflicts of interest between or among clients;

• unanticipated changes related to competitive factors in the marketing and communications services industries;

• unanticipated changes to, or the ability to hire and retain, key personnel;

• currency exchange rate fluctuations;

• reliance on information technology systems and risks related to cybersecurity incidents;

• effective management of the risks, challenges and efficiencies presented by utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and related partnerships in our business;

• changes in legislation or governmental regulations affecting the Company or its clients;

• risks associated with assumptions the Company makes in connection with its acquisitions, critical accounting estimates and legal proceedings;

• the Company's international operations, which are subject to the risks of currency repatriation restrictions, social or political conditions, and an evolving regulatory environment in high-growth markets and developing countries; and

• risks related to our environmental, social and governance goals and initiatives, including impacts from regulators and other stakeholders, and the impact of factors outside of our control on such goals and initiatives.

The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business, including those described in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" and Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required under applicable law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/omnicom-reports-first-quarter-2025-results-302429523.html

SOURCE Omnicom Group Inc.