Publicis Groupe SA (PUB) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Publicis Groupe SA (Publicis) is a global communications services provider. The company provides a broad range of communications services. Its range of services includes advertising; media consultancy and buying; interactive and digital marketing; and specialized agencies and marketing services. The company operates business in three reportable segments, namely, Advertising; Media; and Specialized Agencies and Marketing Services (SAMS). Publicis carries out business operations through several branded entities such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis, Leo Burnett, Starcom MediaVest Group, ZenithOptimedia, Digitas, Denuo Vivaki and several others. Geographically, it operates in several countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North America and Latin America. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Publicis Groupe SA provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled byCompany to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

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Table of Contents 2
List of Tables 3
List of Figures 3
Section 1 - About the Company 4
Publicis Groupe SA - Key Facts 4
Publicis Groupe SA - Key Employees 5
Publicis Groupe SA - Key Employee Biographies 6
Publicis Groupe SA - Major Products and Services 7
Publicis Groupe SA - History 8
Publicis Groupe SA - Locations And Subsidiaries 11
Head Office 11
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 11
Section 2 – Company Analysis 13
Publicis Groupe SA - Business Description 13
Publicis Groupe SA - SWOT Analysis 14
SWOT Analysis - Overview 14
Publicis Groupe SA - Strengths 14
Strength - Financial Performance 14
Strength - Broad Portfolio of Services 14
Strength - Strong Client Base 14
Publicis Groupe SA - Weaknesses 14
Weakness - Gender Discrimination Charges 14
Publicis Groupe SA - Opportunities 15
Opportunity - Strategic Acquisitions 15
Opportunity - Trends in Content Delivery 15
Opportunity - Deregulation of Korean Broadcasting Market 15
Publicis Groupe SA - Threats 16
Threat - Advancing Technology Trends 16
Threat - Intense Competition 16
Threat - Rigorous Regulatory Environment 16
Publicis Groupe SA - Key Competitors 17
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios 18
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 18
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 18
Performance Chart 20
Financial Performance 20
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios 21
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts 22
Publicis Groupe SA, Recent Deals Summary 23
Section 4 – Appendix 24
Methodology 24
Ratio Definitions 24
AboutCompany 28
Contact Us 28
Disclaimer 28

List of Tables

Publicis Groupe SA, Key Facts 4
Publicis Groupe SA, Key Employees 5
Publicis Groupe SA, Key Employee Biographies 6
Publicis Groupe SA, Major Products and Services 7
Publicis Groupe SA, History 8
Publicis Groupe SA, Subsidiaries 11
Publicis Groupe SA, Key Competitors 17
Publicis Groupe SA, Ratios based on current share price 18
Publicis Groupe SA, Annual Ratios 18
Publicis Groupe SA, Interim Ratios 21
Publicis Groupe SA, Recent Deals Summary 23
Currency Codes 24
Capital Market Ratios 24
Equity Ratios 25
Profitability Ratios 25
Cost Ratios 26
Liquidity Ratios 26
Leverage Ratios 27
Efficiency Ratios 27

List of Figures

Publicis Groupe SA, Performance Chart (2006 - 2010) 20
Publicis Groupe SA, Ratio Charts 22

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