Publicis Groupe SA PUB

Morningstar Rating
€96.80 −0.48 (0.49%)
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Publicis, the Agency Leader, Continues To Capture More Clients and Presents a Worthwhile Risk/Reward

Publicis, the second-largest traditional advertising holding company after Omnicom, is vertically integrated, offering creative services, media planning, and reputation management solutions to brand owners. We view both Publicis and its competitor Omnicom as undervalued, driven by overextrapolation of the potential for artificial intelligence-led disintermediation. As Publicis evolves from a traditional creative-led agency model toward a data- and media-planning operating system, we see upside potential in client retention and wallet-share capture.

Price vs Fair Value

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Price
€97.28
Fair Value
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Publicis’ Epsilon has the most advanced and persistent identity graphs, which facilitate highly precise advertising targeting and effective omnichannel campaign management, which drive strong returns on ad spending for clients.

Bears

Publicis shares have traded at a persistent valuation premium relative to agency peers. While perhaps justified at the moment, this premium leaves little room for error or execution missteps. Strong expectations are already baked in.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
€97.28
Day Range
€96.4097.66
52-Week Range
€68.14104.85
Bid/Ask
€96.04 / €98.90
Shares Outstanding
249.72M
Market Cap
€24.17B
Volume/Avg
473,764 / 640,525

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
13.01
Price/Sales
1.39
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
3.85%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
3.85%
Dividend Payment Schedule
Jul
Total Yield
4.59%

Company Profile

Headquartered in France, Publicis is the world’s second-largest ad holding company based on revenue. Publicis’ services, which include traditional and digital advertising, public relations, and consulting, are provided worldwide, with over 80% of its revenue coming from more-developed regions such as North America and Europe.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Advertising Agencies
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
114,000

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
PUB
4324
OMC
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
13.014.928.42
Price/Book Value
2.312.192.33
Price/Sales
1.390.630.89
Price/Cash Flow
9.356.586.87
Price/Earnings
PUB
4324
OMC

Financial Strength

Metric
PUB
4324
OMC
Quick Ratio
0.911.030.67
Current Ratio
0.941.080.92
Interest Coverage
11.26−5.722.92
Quick Ratio
PUB
4324
OMC

Profitability

Metric
PUB
4324
OMC
Return on Assets (Normalized)
4.88%2.45%1.35%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
18.54%16.72%7.12%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
12.68%9.17%4.20%
Return on Assets
PUB
4324
OMC

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