Nomura Securities Maintains a 'Neutral' on Omnicom Group (OMC); Review of 1Q Results

April 20, 2011 10:02 AM EDT
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Nomura Securities maintains a 'Neutral' on Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC)

Nomura analyst, Michael Nathanson, said, "Review of 1Q results; reported revenue growth of 7.9% and adjusted EBIT growth of 8.3% with adjusted EPS of $0.59 – in line with our estimates. These in-line results were driven primarily by lower below-the-line costs that offset top-line softness. Although within mgmt’s expectations, we were disappointed by OMC’s U.S. organic growth of 4.1% for the quarter. We continue to forecast U.S. organic growth of 7.3% in the second quarter."

"Maintain our rating on OMC as we are not excited about the company’s investment case relative to our Buy rated pure-play media names."

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Shares of Omnicom Group closed at $47.02 yesterday.


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