Financial Results
Interim Results
12 September 2001
Interim results for six months ended June 30 2001
Aegis Group plc is the world’s largest independent media and marketing research group employing 6,800 staff in 57 countries. The Group comprises two main businesses: Carat, which is one of the world’s largest media services companies, and Aegis Research, a leading international market research network.
Strong new business and revenue growth global research network now well established.
- Record net new business wins at Carat totalling $1,149 million (H1 2000: $ 1,031 million)
- Carat increases lead as Europe’s largest media buying and planning operation
- Carat growing strongly in North America reaching $3.5 billion in annualised billings
- Aegis Research now global No.10 and worldwide CEO appointed
- Group revenue up 17.0%, or 8.3% excluding acquisitions
- Gross margin rises to 6.6% (2000: 6.2%)
- Underlying PBT £27.2 million (2000: £34.7 million) after £5.9m of investment in our core businesses
- Operating cash flow strong at £34.6 million (2000: £35.2 million) – 115% of underlying operating profit
- Half-year dividend increases by 4.3% to 0.48p (2000: 0.46p)
- 2001 results will be more biased towards H2 due to costs taken in H1