Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) reported mixed third-quarter 2019 results wherein its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate but revenues missed the same.
Adjusted earnings of $1.32 per share beat the consensus mark by 2 cents and increased 6.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Total revenues of $3.6 billion missed the consensus estimate by $13 million and decreased 2.4% year over year on a reported basis. The year-over-year decrease was due to negative foreign exchange rate impact of 1.5% and decline in acquisition revenues, net of disposition revenues of 3.1%, offset by organic revenue growth of 2.2%.
Shares of Omnicom have gained 12.3% over the past year, against 8.6% decline of the industry it belongs to.
Other Quarterly Details
Across fundamental disciplines, advertising increased 3.4%, CRM Consumer Experience was up 1.8%, CRM Execution & Support declined 1.5%, Public Relations decreased 3.8% and Healthcare increased 9.5%, organically, year over year.
Across regional markets, year-over-year organic growth was 2.7% in the United States, 2.7% for Other North America, 6.6% for Latin America, 3.0% in the United Kingdom, 1.6% for the Euro Markets and Other Europe and 0.4% for Asia Pacific. Middle East and Africa was down 4.5%.
Operating profit in the quarter came in at $473.3 million. Operating margin increased to 13.1% from 12.7% in the year-ago quarter.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Omnicom currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Business Services sector are CoreLogic (NYSE:CLGX) , S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) and Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) . While CoreLogic sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), S&P Global and Paychex carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Long-term earnings (three to five years) growth rate for CoreLogic, S&P Global and Paychex is estimated at 11%, 10% and 9%, respectively.
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