Interpublic today reported a 39.6 percent drop in 2Q net income to $94.7M as revenues dipped 1.7 percent to $1.9B.
IPG shares, which hit a 15-year high yesterday are down more than 10 percent to $22.92, on the earnings news.
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The constituency management group, which includes Weber Shandwick, DeVries Global and Golin, reported a six percent dip in revenues to $347M and a 2.2 percent slide on an organic basis.
Andy Polansky, CEO of Weber Shandwick, noted the performance followed high-single growth on as-reported basis and mid-single organic growth last year.
Weber Shandwick reported gains in Europe and Asia during the first-half with healthcare robust and an uptick in employee engagement and corporate consulting services, according to Polansky. DeVries showed nearly double-digit organic growth, while Golin registered mid-single digit organic growth during the first-half.
"Client spending in the quarter reflected increased caution, but we don't see evidence of a broad-based economic downturn,' said CEO Michael Roth of the financial results.
He's confident the ad/PR conglom's investments in digital expertise and data-driven/technology-enabled marketing will help it achieve the low-end of its three to four percent organic growth target for the year.
First-half organic growth clocked in at 1.5 percent overall and 1.7 percent in the US.
Roth said IPG would remain "highly focused on costs, in order to build on our strong record of driving margin improvement."
FTI Consulting handles media for Modivcare Inc., the Denver-based provider of non-emergency healthcare services. as a Texas federal bankruptcy court confirms its Chapter 11 restructuring plan.
WPP shares have been dropped from the London Stock Exchange’s prestigious FTSE 100 index as its stock market price has plunged by two-thirds this year.
Public Policy Holding Company registered 23.8 percent Q3 growth to $48.8M, with organic growth contributing 4.5 percent and the balance driven by merger & acquisition activity.
Publicis Groupe reported 3.1 percent in Q3 growth to $4B, sparked by a 3.6 percent jump North America, its biggest market.
WPP suffered a 10.2 percent drop in 1H revenues to $6.7B and a 47.8 percent plunge in operating profit to $297M.
