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Dentsu Inc. announces results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2015.
Dentsu Inc. announced its consolidated and non-consolidated financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2015 (April 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014).
<Consolidated Results> For the cumulative third quarter period, consolidated net sales were ¥1,743,593 million (up 4.9% year-on-year), gross profit was ¥454,842 million (up 9.8%), and operating profit before amortization of goodwill and other items was ¥67.1 billion (up 1.2%). Due to factors including an increase in yen-based goodwill amortization resulting from yen depreciation, operating profit decreased 14.6% to ¥29,664 million, and ordinary profit decreased 12.0% to ¥37,845 million. Net profit increased 23.8% to ¥25,619 million, driven by factors such as the recognition of extraordinary gains from real estate sales.
By business segment: Advertising: Revenue: ¥1,695,047 million (up 4.7% YoY) Gross profit: ¥439,644 million (up 10.2% YoY) Segment profit: ¥27,012 million (down 16.5% YoY)
In the Information Services segment, net sales were ¥54,397 million (up 10.8% year-on-year), gross profit was ¥14,621 million (down 0.4%), and segment profit was ¥833 million (up 143.1%). This segment includes the group companies of Dentsu International Information Services Inc.
Other businesses recorded net sales of ¥11,636 million (down 1.3% year-on-year), gross profit of ¥2,568 million (down 6.2%), and segment profit of ¥640 million (down 10.7%).
For overseas subsidiaries and other companies with a fiscal year-end of December 31, the results for the nine-month period from January 1, 2014, to September 30, 2014, are generally reflected in the results for the third quarter cumulative period.
■Trend in Consolidated Quarterly Performance
＜Non-consolidated Results＞For the first nine months of the current fiscal year, non-consolidated results were as follows: Net sales were ¥1,131,155 million (up 2.1% year-on-year), gross profit was ¥161,911 million (up 3.7%), operating profit was ¥35,925 million (up 10.6%), ordinary income was ¥57,460 million (up 15.7%), and quarterly net income was ¥56,612 million (up 53.1%).
Details of consolidated and non-consolidated results for the first nine months of the current fiscal year,
<Full-Year Earnings Forecast>
Based on the results for the first nine months, the full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2015, announced on November 12, 2014, has been revised.
■Full-Year Performance Forecast (Consolidated)
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