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.

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