Sector Share Prices

Free Published 14th Jan 2012, 11:54

The strong get stronger and the weak get weaker as the recession continues.  Share prices of companies like WPP, Aegis Group and M&C Saatchi improved in the month to 12 January, but not by... Read more

The Private Plums

Published 13th Nov 2011, 16:21

Out now: the privately-owned agencies with the best and worst financial credentials

Every year we assess the financial credentials of some 70 privately-owned marketing agencies and award them up to eight “Private Plums”, depending on their quality.   Agencies with the biggest... Read more

Special Reports

Media Square laid bare: A story of mistakes and misjudged acquisitions

Published 11th Jan 2012, 15:36

The story of Media Square is first and foremost a story of misjudged acquisitions some of which cost a lot to finance and often failed to generate anything like the profits expected of them. Over... Read more

Global marketing agencies enjoy resurgence: revenues up 8.9% and profits rise by 23%

Published 13th Jun 2011, 22:40

Revenues earned by the largest publicly listed marketing groups around the world recovered by nearly 9% last year, and post-tax profits grew by 23.3%, as agencies began to emerge from the latest... Read more

Financial FactFinder

This is our unique database — available to subscribers only — of UK marcoms companies listed on the stock exchange. It summarises profits, balance sheet strength and key financial performance indicators  for the latest five years. Read more

Latest News

Published 27th Jan 2012, 07:29

Creston predicts profit decline for year to March 2012

Creston is expecting to report a downturn in profit for the year to 31 March, following a new business shortfall and client spending cutbacks.  Losses incurred at business start-ups will also dent... Read more
Published 26th Jan 2012, 23:39

Publicis puts generous €30m value on Pixelpark

Publicis Groupe has put a value of €30 million (£25 million) on  Germany's biggest independent digital agency Pixelpark by offering to pay €13.3 million to acquire the remaining shares that... Read more
Published 26th Jan 2012, 08:06

Mission to improve

The Mission Marketing Group, the AIM listed regional marketing business, announced this morning that it expected to report improved operating profits and reduced borrowings for the year to 31... Read more
Published 25th Jan 2012, 18:40

Asia Digital shares jump after £100,000 buying spree

Asia Digital Holdings, the disappointing AIM listed digital media sales agency that has travelled the world looking for profits, rushed to assure the stock market today that it knew of no reason why... Read more
Published 25th Jan 2012, 18:09

GolinHarris buys Fuse: value estimated at £4m

Fuse, the small UK digital agency founded in 2004, has been bought by The Interpublic Group of Companies to provide additional resources for its GolinHarris public relations network. The terms of... Read more
Published 25th Jan 2012, 09:44

Ebiquity returns to profit (before tax)

Ebiquity, the AIM listed media performance specialist, achieved a small profit of £199,000 before tax for the half year to 31 October 2011, but that was wiped out by a tax charge that resulted in a... Read more
Published 25th Jan 2012, 08:05

GM win could add about $2.5bn to Aegis annual billings

General Motors’ global media buying business is expected to add $2.5 billion to Aegis Group's annual billings following its victory over the incumbent, Publicis Groupe’s Starcom network. The... Read more
Published 24th Jan 2012, 09:17

Adventis share price leaps

The price of shares in struggling AIM listed Adventis Group leapt by 60% in early trading this morning.  The price reached 9.3p before losing ground to 7p by midday, having climbed rapidly from... Read more
Published 20th Jan 2012, 09:33

Adventis lost £5.5m in 2011 after restructuring

The restructuring of AIM listed Adventis Group in 2011 is expected to have  resulted in a loss of £5.5 million for that year before interest charges and tax, according to information released by... Read more
Published 19th Jan 2012, 00:29

Nine senior Iris execs pocketed £4m from Meredith investment

A select group of nine executives at Iris Nation Worldwide participated in a share sale to US investor Meredith Corporation last October, while a much bigger group of employee shareholders and other... Read more