-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, C4e+UmWdvQtZtoDDyVeFrEHgFxjbDO0H3fvBDboRIJaJCHq4rTZc7DSh2ivouWCk /F/qNsgIv6V+ADEWbPSf+A== 0000891092-05-002125.txt : 20051101 0000891092-05-002125.hdr.sgml : 20051101 20051101162901 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-05-002125 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051101 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051101 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OMNICOM GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000029989 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ADVERTISING AGENCIES [7311] IRS NUMBER: 131514814 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10551 FILM NUMBER: 051170119 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 437 MADISON AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124153700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 437 MADISON AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DOYLE DANE BERNBACH GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19861117 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DOYLE DANE BERNBACH INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850604 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DOYLE DANE BERNBACH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19781226 10-Q 1 e22697_10q.txt FORM 10-Q SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------- FORM 10-Q ---------- (Mark One) |X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Quarterly Period Ended: September 30, 2005 OR |_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _____________ to ____________ Commission File Number: 1-10551 OMNICOM GROUP INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New York 13-1514814 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (212) 415-3600 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES |X| NO |_| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12 b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES |X| NO |_| Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 180,310,000 (as of October 28, 2005) OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Page No. -------- Item 1. Financial Statements Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004.............. 1 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income - Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004........................... 2 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.............................................. 3 Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.................................. 4 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition And Results of Operations......... 9 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk..................................... 24 Item 4. Controls and Procedures................................. 25 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings....................................... 26 Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds................................... 26 Item 6. Exhibits................................................ 26 Signatures ........................................................ 27 Certifications PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in Millions)
(Unaudited) September 30, December 31, 2005 2004 ---- ---- ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents ............................................................. $ 395.6 $ 1,165.6 Short-term investments at market, which approximates cost ............................. 14.4 574.0 Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $53.4 and $67.8 ................................................................. 4,995.9 4,916.7 Billable production orders in process, at cost ........................................ 650.3 536.6 Prepaid expenses and other current assets ............................................. 905.2 902.2 --------- --------- Total Current Assets ..................................................... 6,961.4 8,095.1 --------- --------- FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $878.6 and $909.8 ................... 599.8 636.4 INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES .................................................................. 166.4 162.9 GOODWILL ................................................................................... 6,467.6 6,411.4 INTANGIBLES, net of accumulated amortization of $178.8 and $164.7 .......................... 90.7 110.0 DEFERRED TAX BENEFITS ...................................................................... 292.6 303.4 OTHER ASSETS ............................................................................... 255.0 283.2 --------- --------- TOTAL ASSETS ............................................................. $14,833.5 $16,002.4 ========= ========= LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable ...................................................................... $ 5,326.1 $ 6,011.5 Advance billings ...................................................................... 906.3 874.0 Current portion of long-term debt ..................................................... 0.7 209.2 Bank loans and commercial paper ....................................................... 213.9 17.5 Accrued taxes ......................................................................... 133.7 217.0 Other liabilities ..................................................................... 1,162.5 1,414.7 --------- --------- Total Current Liabilities ................................................ 7,743.2 8,743.9 --------- --------- LONG-TERM DEBT ............................................................................. 18.8 19.1 CONVERTIBLE NOTES .......................................................................... 2,339.3 2,339.3 DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND OTHER LIABILITIES ................................................ 293.2 309.1 LONG TERM DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY ........................................................... 421.3 317.4 MINORITY INTERESTS ......................................................................... 181.8 194.9 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: Common stock .......................................................................... 29.8 29.8 Additional paid-in capital ............................................................ 1,823.7 1,824.5 Retained earnings ..................................................................... 3,391.1 2,975.4 Unamortized stock compensation ........................................................ (163.5) (178.9) Accumulated other comprehensive income ................................................ 111.8 268.5 Treasury stock ........................................................................ (1,357.0) (840.6) --------- --------- Total Shareholders' Equity ............................................... 3,835.9 4,078.7 --------- --------- Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity ............................... $14,833.5 $16,002.4 ========= =========
The accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements are an integral part of these statements. 1 OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Dollars in Millions) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, -------------------------------- ------------------------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 ---- ---- ---- ---- REVENUE ............................................ $ 2,522.9 $ 2,319.0 $ 7,541.7 $ 6,958.1 OPERATING EXPENSES: Salary and service costs ...................... 1,827.9 1,659.5 5,362.0 4,906.7 Office and general expenses ................... 420.5 412.1 1,266.0 1,230.9 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 2,248.4 2,071.6 6,628.0 6,137.6 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- OPERATING PROFIT ................................... 274.5 247.4 913.7 820.5 NET INTEREST EXPENSE: Interest expense .............................. 19.9 12.3 55.5 36.8 Interest income ............................... (3.6) (3.5) (12.8) (10.2) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 16.3 8.8 42.7 26.6 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES ......................... 258.2 238.6 871.0 793.9 INCOME TAXES ....................................... 86.9 80.3 297.4 266.9 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- INCOME AFTER INCOME TAXES .......................... 171.3 158.3 573.6 527.0 EQUITY IN AFFILIATES ............................... 6.9 3.2 17.2 10.5 MINORITY INTERESTS ................................. (16.5) (16.2) (52.7) (50.5) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- NET INCOME ................................. $ 161.7 $ 145.3 $ 538.1 $ 487.0 ========== ========== ========== ========== NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE: Basic ...................................... $0.90 $0.79 $2.97 $2.61 Diluted .................................... $0.90 $0.79 $2.95 $2.60 DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE ................ $0.225 $0.225 $0.675 $0.675
The accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements are an integral part of these statements. 2 OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Dollars in Millions) (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, ------------------------------- 2005 2004 ---- ---- Cash flows from operating activities: Net income ................................................................................. $ 538.1 $ 487.0 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation of tangible assets ....................................................... 100.8 98.1 Amortization of intangible assets ..................................................... 27.3 30.7 Minority interests .................................................................... 52.7 50.5 Earnings of affiliates less (in excess of) than dividends received .................... (8.4) (4.0) Net gain on investment activity ....................................................... (7.0) (13.1) Tax benefit on employee stock plans ................................................... 14.5 9.9 Provision for losses on accounts receivable ........................................... 4.4 8.7 Amortization of stock compensation .................................................... 67.5 89.6 Changes in assets and liabilities providing (requiring) cash, net of acquisitions: Increase in accounts receivable ....................................................... (294.9) (0.6) Increase in billable production orders in process ..................................... (132.5) (211.0) Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets ................................. (130.7) (113.1) Net change in other assets and liabilities ............................................ (138.6) (115.4) Increase in advanced billings ......................................................... 58.8 113.2 Net increase in accrued and deferred taxes ............................................ 50.4 0.8 Decrease in accounts payable .......................................................... (506.8) (583.9) -------- -------- Net cash used for operating activities ............................................. (304.4) (152.6) -------- -------- Cash flows from investing activities: Capital expenditures .................................................................. (102.4) (103.3) Payments for purchases of equity interests in subsidiaries and affiliates, net of cash acquired ................................................... (193.9) (241.3) Proceeds from sale of assets .......................................................... 29.3 0.0 Purchases of short-term investments ................................................... (332.1) (663.6) Proceeds from short-term investments and other ........................................ 954.9 946.4 -------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities ................................ 355.8 (61.8) -------- -------- Cash flows from financing activities: Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings .......................................... 196.3 (8.6) Proceeds from issuance of debt ........................................................ 0.7 2.4 Repayments of principal of long-term debt obligations ................................. (189.2) (14.5) Dividends paid ........................................................................ (123.8) (121.6) Purchase of treasury shares ........................................................... (644.2) (446.5) Other, net ............................................................................ (40.5) (27.2) -------- -------- Net cash used in financing activities .............................................. (800.7) (616.0) -------- -------- Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents ............................... (20.7) 16.0 -------- -------- Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents .......................................... (770.0) (814.4) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ........................................... 1,165.6 1,243.5 -------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ................................................. $ 395.6 $ 429.1 ======== ======== Supplemental disclosures: Income taxes paid ..................................................................... $ 199.6 $ 168.4 Interest paid ......................................................................... $ 58.6 $ 32.0
The accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements are an integral part of these statements. 3 OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. We have prepared the consolidated condensed interim financial statements included herein without audit pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to these rules. 2. The accompanying financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normally recurring accruals, which in the opinion of management are necessary for a fair presentation, in all material respects, of the information contained therein. Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform them to the quarter ended September 30, 2005 presentation. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. 3. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of annual results. 4. Basic earnings per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the same basis, including if dilutive, common share equivalents which include outstanding options and restricted shares. For purposes of computing diluted earnings per share, 1,276,000 and 520,000 common share equivalents were assumed to be outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and 1,407,000 and 1,257,000 common share equivalents were assumed to be outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, 4,633,000 shares and 10,396,000 shares attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices of the stock options were greater than or equal to the average price of our common shares and therefore their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, 4,633,000 and 10,296,000 shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The assumed increase in net income related to the after tax compensation expense related to dividends on restricted shares was $290.0 thousand and $318.0 thousand for the three month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $870.0 thousand and $917.0 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. 4 OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) The number of shares used in our EPS computations were: Three Months Nine Months Ended September 30, Ended September 30, ------------------------- ------------------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 ---- ---- ---- ---- Basic EPS Computation 179,276,000 184,080,000 181,111,000 186,259,000 Diluted EPS Computation 180,552,000 184,600,000 182,518,000 187,516,000 5. Total comprehensive income and its components were:
(Dollars in Millions) --------------------- Three Months Nine Months Ended September 30, Ended September 30, ------------------- ------------------- 2005 2004 2005 2004 ---- ---- ---- ---- Net income for the period...................... $161.7 $145.3 $ 538.1 $487.0 Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes of $5.6 and $8.2 and $84.4 and $7.0 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively......................... (10.4) 15.2 (156.7) 13.1 ------ ------ ------- ------ Comprehensive income for the period............ $151.3 $160.5 $ 381.4 $500.1 ====== ====== ======= ======
6. Our wholly and partially owned agencies operate within the advertising, marketing and corporate communications services industry. These agencies are organized into agency networks, virtual client networks, regional reporting units and operating groups. Consistent with the fundamentals of our business strategy, our agencies serve similar clients, in similar industries, and in many cases, the same clients across a variety of geographies. In addition, our agency networks have similar economic characteristics and similar long-term operating margins, as the main economic components of each agency are the salary and service costs associated with providing professional services, the office and general costs associated with office space and occupancy, and the provision of technology requirements which are generally limited to personal computers, servers and off-the-shelf software. Therefore, given these similarities and in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 131 - Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, most specifically paragraph 17, we aggregate our operating segments, which are our agency networks, into one reporting segment. 5 OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) A summary of our revenue and long-lived assets by geographic area as of September 30, 2005 and 2004 is presented below:
(in millions of dollars) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- United Euro United Other States Denominated Kingdom International Consolidated ------ ----------- ------- ------------- ------------ Revenue Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 $1,428.6 $ 476.3 $260.1 $ 357.9 $2,522.9 2004 1,261.3 471.3 255.5 330.9 2,319.0 Revenue Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 $4,168.4 $1,531.6 $795.1 $1,046.6 $7,541.7 2004 3,781.6 1,430.7 777.4 968.4 6,958.1 Long-lived Assets at September 30, 2005 $ 329.6 $ 95.9 $ 81.9 $ 92.4 $ 599.8 2004 324.5 99.4 89.4 88.0 601.3
7. Short-term bank loans and commercial paper outstanding at September 30, 2005 of $213.9 million are comprised of $54.2 million of domestic borrowings and bank overdrafts of our international subsidiaries which are treated as unsecured loans pursuant to our bank agreements and $159.7 million of commercial paper issued under our $2,100.0 million five-year revolver. There was no commercial paper outstanding under the $400.0 million 364-day facility as of September 30, 2005. We had unsecured committed revolving credit facilities totaling $2,500.0 million as of September 30, 2005. On May 23, 2005, we amended and extended our existing $1,500.0 million revolving credit facility with a consortium of banks, resulting in a five-year $2,100.0 million revolving credit facility which matures May 23, 2010. On June 30, 2005, we entered into a new $400.0 million 364-day revolving credit facility with a maturity date of June 29, 2006. This facility replaced our previous $500.0 million 364-day revolving credit facility that expired May 24, 2005. This facility includes a provision that allows us to convert all amounts outstanding at expiration of the facility into a one-year term loan. In funding our day-to-day liquidity, we are an active participant in the commercial paper market with a $1,500.0 million program. Both our $2,100.0 million five-year revolving credit facility and our $400.0 million 364-day revolving credit facility provide credit support for commercial paper issued under this program. The bank syndicate for the five-year facility consists of 27 banks. Citibank N.A. acts as administrative agent, ABN Amro acts as syndication agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank and HSBC Bank USA act as co-documentation agents for the facility. Other significant 6 OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) lending institutions include Societe Generale, Bank of America, Wachovia and Sumitomo Mitsui. The bank syndicate for the 364-day facility consists of eight banks. Citibank N.A. acts as administrative agent. ABN Amro acts as syndication agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria act as co-documentation agents for the facility. These revolving credit facilities provide us with the ability to classify our borrowings that could come due within one year as long-term debt, when it is our intention to keep the borrowings outstanding on a long-term basis. On August 2, 2005, we paid holders of our Zero Coupon Zero Yield Convertible Notes due 2032, $37.50 per $1,000 principal amount of notes as an incentive to the holders not to exercise their right to put their notes to us for repurchase. None of the notes were put to us for repurchase. The total payment of $33.5 million is being amortized ratably over a twelve-month period to the next put date. 8. Included in operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 is a pre-tax net gain of $6.9 million arising from the sale in the first quarter of a majority owned business located in Australia and New Zealand and the disposal of a non-strategic business located in the United States. Due to an unusually high book tax rate caused by the non-deductibility of goodwill, the book tax cost of the transactions was $6.1 million. After deducting minority interest expense, the impact of these transactions increased net income by $0.4 million. 9. In 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148 (SFAS 148), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure - An Amendment of FASB No. 123". We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (SFAS 123), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" effective January 1, 2004. Pre-tax stock-based employee compensation costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, were $67.5 million and $89.6 million, respectively. In 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R which is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2005 and generally applies to grants made after adoption. SFAS 123R is a revision of SFAS 123. Because we previously adopted SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS 148, on January 1, 2004, we believe that the adoption of SFAS 123R will not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position. However, we are in the process of assessing the full impact and related disclosure requirements of this revision. 7 OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 10. Beginning on June 13, 2002, several putative class actions were filed against us and certain senior executives in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The actions have since been consolidated under the caption In re Omnicom Group Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 02-CV4483 (RCC), on behalf of a proposed class of purchasers of our common stock between February 20, 2001 and June 11, 2002. The consolidated complaint alleges, among other things, that our public filings and other public statements during that period contained false and misleading statements or omitted to state material information relating to (1) our calculation of the organic growth component of period-to-period revenue growth, (2) our valuation of and accounting for certain internet investments made by our Communicade Group ("Communicade"), which we contributed to Seneca Investments LLC ("Seneca") in 2001, and (3) the existence and amount of certain contingent future obligations in respect of acquisitions. The complaint seeks an unspecified amount of compensatory damages plus costs and attorneys' fees. Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint and on March 28, 2005, the court dismissed portions (1) and (3) of the complaint detailed above. The court's decision denying the defendants' motion to dismiss the remainder of the complaint did not address the ultimate merits of the case, but only the sufficiency of the pleading. Defendants have answered the complaint, and fact discovery is ongoing. In addition, on June 28, 2002, a derivative action was filed on behalf of Omnicom in New York state court. On February 18, 2005, a second shareholder derivative action, again purportedly brought on behalf of the Company, was filed in New York state court. The derivative actions have been consolidated before one New York State Justice and the plaintiffs have filed an amended consolidated complaint. The consolidated derivative complaint questions the business judgment of certain current and former directors of Omnicom, by challenging, among other things, the valuation of and accounting for the internet investments made by Communicade and the contribution of those investments to Seneca. The consolidated complaint alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties of good faith. The lawsuit seeks from the directors the amount of profits received from selling Omnicom stock and other unspecified damages to be paid to the Company, as well as costs and attorneys' fees. On September 1, 2005, the defendants moved to dismiss the derivative complaint and, pursuant to an agreed schedule, briefing on the motion to dismiss should be complete in November 2005. The defendants in both cases believe that the allegations against them are baseless and intend to vigorously oppose the lawsuits. Currently, we are unable to determine the outcome of these cases and the effect on our financial position or results of operations. The outcome of any of these matters is inherently uncertain and may be affected by future events. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to the ultimate effect of these matters. 8 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Executive Summary We are a strategic holding company. We provide professional services to clients through multiple agencies around the world. On a global, pan-regional and local basis, our agencies provide these services in the following disciplines: traditional media advertising, customer relationship management, public relations and specialty communications. Our business model was built and evolves around clients. While our companies operate under different names and frame their ideas in different disciplines, we organize our services around clients. The fundamental premise of our business is that our clients' specific requirements should be the central focus in how we structure our business offering and allocate our resources. This client-centric business model results in multiple agencies collaborating in formal and informal virtual networks that cut across internal organizational structures to deliver consistent brand messages for a specific client and execute against our clients' specific marketing requirements. We continually seek to grow our business with our existing clients by maintaining our client-centric approach, as well as expanding our existing business relationships into new markets and new clients. In addition, we pursue selective acquisitions of complementary companies with strong entrepreneurial management teams that typically either currently serve or have the ability to serve our existing client base. Globally, during the past few years, the overall industry has continued to be affected by geopolitical unrest, lagging economic conditions, lack of consumer confidence and cautious client spending. All of these factors contributed to a difficult business environment and industry-wide margin contraction. Throughout this period, we have continued to invest in our businesses and our personnel, and have taken actions to reduce costs at some of our agencies to address the changing economic circumstances. In recent periods, improving economic conditions, coupled with the business trends described below, have had a positive impact on our business. Several long-term trends continue to have a positive impact on our business, including our clients increasingly expanding the focus of their brand strategies from national markets to pan-regional and global markets. Additionally, in an effort to gain greater efficiency and effectiveness from their marketing dollars, clients are increasingly requiring greater coordination of their traditional advertising and marketing activities and concentrating these activities with a smaller number of service providers. Given our size and breadth, we manage our business by monitoring several financial indicators. The key financial performance indicators that we review focus on the areas of revenues and operating expenses. Revenue growth is analyzed by reviewing the components and mix of the growth, including: growth by major geographic location; growth by major marketing discipline; growth from currency changes and growth from acquisitions. 9 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) In recent years, our revenue has been divided almost evenly between domestic and international operations. For the three months ended September 30, 2005, our overall revenue growth was 8.8% compared to the prior year period, of which 0.5% was related to changes in foreign exchange rates and (0.3)% was related to the disposal of entities, net of entities acquired. The remaining 8.6% was organic growth. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, our overall revenue growth was 8.4% compared to the prior year period, of which 1.6% was related to changes in foreign exchange rates, (0.4)% was related to the disposal of entities, net of entities acquired and the remaining 7.1% was organic growth. We measure operating expenses in two distinct cost categories: salary and service costs, and office and general expenses. Salary and service costs are comprised primarily of employee compensation related costs. Office and general expenses are comprised primarily of rent and occupancy costs, technology related costs and depreciation and amortization. Each of our agencies requires service professionals with a skill set that is common across our disciplines. At the core is their ability to understand a client's brand and its selling proposition, and their ability to develop a unique message to communicate the value of the brand to the client's target audience. The office space requirements of our agencies are also similar across geographies and disciplines, and their technology requirements are generally limited to personal computers, servers and off-the-shelf software. Because we are a service business, we monitor these costs on a percentage of revenue basis. Salary and service costs tend to fluctuate in conjunction with changes in revenues, whereas office and general expenses, which are not directly related to servicing clients, tend to decrease as a percentage of revenue as revenues increase because a significant portion of these expenses are relatively fixed in nature. During the third quarter of 2005, salary and service costs increased slightly to 72.5% of revenue from 71.6% of revenue in the third quarter of 2004, as these costs increased in line with the increase in revenues. Office and general expenses declined to 16.7% of revenue in the third quarter of 2005 from 17.8% in the third quarter of 2004, as a result of our continuing efforts to leverage fixed costs and better align these costs with business levels on a location-by-location basis. Similarly, during the first nine months of 2005, salary and service costs increased marginally to 71.1% of revenue from 70.5% of revenue in the first nine months of 2004, and office and general expenses declined to 16.8% of revenue in the first nine months of 2005 from 17.7% in the first nine months of 2004. Our net income for the third quarter of 2005 increased by 11.3% to $161.7 million from $145.3 million in the third quarter of 2004, and our diluted EPS increased by 13.9% to $0.90 from $0.79. Our net income for the first nine months of 2005 increased by 10.5% to $538.1 million from $487.0 million in the first nine months of 2004, and our diluted EPS increased by 13.5% to $2.95 from $2.60. 10 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) Results of Operations: Third Quarter 2005 Compared to Third Quarter 2004 Revenue: Our third quarter of 2005 consolidated worldwide revenue increased 8.8% to $2,522.9 million from $2,319.0 million in the comparable period last year. The effect of foreign exchange impacts increased worldwide revenue by $11.6 million. Acquisitions, net of disposals, decreased worldwide revenue by $6.8 million in the third quarter of 2005 and organic growth increased worldwide revenue by $199.1 million. The components of the third quarter 2005 revenue growth in the U.S. ("domestic") and the remainder of the world ("international") are summarized below ($ in millions):
Total Domestic International --------------- ---------------- ----------------- $ % $ % $ % -------- --- -------- ---- -------- --- Third Quarter ended September 30, 2004 .......... $2,319.0 -- $1,261.3 -- $1,057.7 -- Components of Revenue Changes: Foreign exchange impact ......................... 11.6 0.5% -- -- 11.6 1.1% Acquisitions .................................... (6.8) (0.3)% 13.7 1.1% (20.5) (1.9)% Organic ......................................... 199.1 8.6% 153.6 12.2% 45.5 4.3% -------- --- -------- ---- -------- --- Third Quarter ended September 30, 2005 .......... $2,522.9 8.8% $1,428.6 13.3% $1,094.3 3.5% ======== === ======== ==== ======== ===
The components and percentages are calculated as follows: o The foreign exchange impact component shown in the table is calculated by first converting the current period's local currency revenue using the average exchange rates from the equivalent prior period to arrive at a constant currency revenue (in this case $2,511.3 million for the Total column in the table). The foreign exchange impact equals the difference between the current period revenue in U.S. dollars and the current period revenue in constant currency (in this case $2,522.9 million less $2,511.3 million for the Total column in the table). o The acquisitions component shown in the table is calculated by aggregating the applicable prior period revenue of the acquired businesses. Netted against this number is the revenue of any business included in the prior period reported revenue that was disposed of subsequent to the prior period. o The organic component shown in the table is calculated by subtracting both the foreign exchange and acquisition revenue components from total revenue growth. o The percentage change shown in the table of each component is calculated by dividing the individual component amount by the prior period revenue base of that component (in this case $2,319.0 million for the Total column in the table). 11 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) The components of revenue and revenue growth in our primary geographic markets for the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004 are summarized below ($ in millions): $ Revenue % Growth --------- -------- United States....................... $1,428.6 13.3% Euro Denominated Markets............ 476.3 1.3% United Kingdom...................... 260.1 1.7% Other............................... 357.9 7.8% -------- --- Total............................... $2,522.9 8.8% ======== === As indicated, foreign exchange impacts increased our international revenue marginally by 0.5%, or $11.6 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2005. The most significant impacts resulted from the strength of the Canadian Dollar and Brazilian Real against the U.S. Dollar, which was substantially offset by the decline of the Euro and the British Pound against the U.S. Dollar. Driven by our clients' continuous demand for more effective and efficient branding activities, we strive to provide an extensive range of advertising, marketing and corporate communications services through various client-centric networks that are organized to meet specific client objectives. These services include advertising, brand consultancy, crisis communications, custom publishing, database management, digital and interactive marketing, direct marketing, directory advertising, entertainment marketing, environmental design, experiential marketing, field marketing, financial/corporate business-to-business advertising, graphic arts, healthcare communications, instore design, investor relations, marketing research, media planning and buying, multi-cultural marketing, non-profit marketing, organizational communications, package design, product placement, promotional marketing, public affairs, public relations, real estate advertising and marketing, recruitment communications, reputation consulting, retail marketing and sports and event marketing. In an effort to monitor the changing needs of our clients and to further expand the scope of our services to key clients, we monitor revenue across a broad range of disciplines and group them into the following four categories: traditional media advertising, customer relationship management (referred to as CRM), public relations and specialty communications, as summarized below.
(Dollars in Millions) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter % of 3rd Quarter % of $ % 2005 Revenue 2004 Revenue Growth Growth ----------- ------- ----------- ------- -------- ------ Traditional media advertising ........... $1,079.5 42.8% $ 967.8 41.8% $ 111.7 11.6% CRM ..................................... 875.6 34.7% 826.3 35.6% 49.3 6.0% Public relations ........................ 257.2 10.2% 257.8 11.1% (0.6) (0.2)% Specialty communications ................ 310.6 12.3% 267.1 11.5% 43.5 16.3% -------- -------- -------- --- $2,522.9 $2,319.0 $ 203.9 8.8% ======== ======== ======== ===
12 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) Operating Expenses: Our third quarter 2005 worldwide operating expenses increased $176.8 million, or 8.5%, to $2,248.4 million from $2,071.6 million in the third quarter of 2004, as shown below.
(Dollars in Millions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three Months Ended September 30, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 2004 2005 vs 2004 ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------- % % of % % of of Total Op. of Total Op. $ % $ Revenue Costs $ Revenue Costs Growth Growth -------- ------- --------- -------- ------- --------- ------ ------ Revenue ....................................... $2,522.9 $2,319.0 $203.9 8.8% Operating expenses: Salary and service costs .................. 1,827.9 72.5% 81.3% 1,659.5 71.6% 80.1% 168.4 10.1% Office and general expenses ............... 420.5 16.7% 18.7% 412.1 17.8% 19.9% 8.4 2.0% ------- ---- ---- ------- ---- ---- ----- ---- Total Operating Costs ......................... 2,248.4 89.1% 2,071.6 89.3% 176.8 8.5% Operating profit .............................. $ 274.5 10.9% $ 247.4 10.7% $ 27.1 11.0% ======== ======== ======
Salary and service costs, which are comprised of direct service costs and salary and related costs, increased by $168.4 million, or 10.1%, and represented 81.3% of total operating expenses in the third quarter of 2005 versus 80.1% in the third quarter of 2004. Most, or $168.4 million and 95.2%, of the $176.8 million total increase in operating expenses in the third quarter of 2005 resulted from increases in salary and service costs. This increase was primarily attributable to increased revenue levels and the required increases in direct salaries, salary related costs and freelance labor costs necessary to deliver our services and pursue new business initiatives, as compared to the third quarter of 2004. As a result, salary and service costs as a percentage of revenues increased slightly from 71.6% in the third quarter of 2004 to 72.5% in the third quarter of 2005. Office and general expenses, which are comprised of office and equipment rent, technology costs and depreciation and amortization of identifiable intangibles, professional fees and other overhead expenses, increased by $8.4 million, or 2.0%, in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. Office and general expenses decreased as a percentage of our total operating costs in the third quarter of 2005 to 18.7% versus 19.9% in the prior period. Additionally, as a percentage of revenue, office and general expenses decreased in the third quarter of 2005 to 16.7% from 17.8% in the third quarter of 2004 primarily as a result of our higher utilization of our fixed cost base stemming in part from leveraging our real estate commitments and other occupancy and office related costs over a higher revenue base. These expenses are relatively fixed in nature and do not necessarily change relative to our revenue growth. Net Interest Expense: Our net interest expense in the third quarter of 2005 was $16.3 million, up from $8.8 million in the same period in 2004. The increase resulted from $7.1 million of additional interest costs associated with the amortization of payments we made to holders of certain of our convertible notes not to exercise certain put rights and to consent to certain amendments to our indentures. In August 2005, we paid $33.5 million in the aggregate to holders of our Zero Coupon Zero Yield Convertible Notes due 2032, and in November 2004, we paid $14.8 million and $1.5 million in the aggregate, respectively, to consenting holders of our Liquid Yield 13 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) Option Notes due 2031 and Zero Coupon Zero Yield Convertible Notes due 2033. In addition, part of the increase was due to market increases in short-term interest rates. These increases were partially offset by interest expense savings relative to our (euro)152.4 million 5.20% Euro notes that were redeemed upon their maturity in June 2005. Income Taxes: Our consolidated effective income tax rate was 33.7% in the third quarter of 2005, which is slightly higher than our third quarter 2004 rate and our full year rate for 2004 of 33.6%. Earnings Per Share (EPS): For the foregoing reasons, our net income in the third quarter of 2005 increased $16.4 million, or by 11.3%, to $161.7 million from $145.3 million in the third quarter of 2004. Diluted earnings per share increased 13.9% to $0.90 in the third quarter of 2005, as compared to $0.79 in the prior year period for the reasons described above, as well as the impact of the reduction in our weighted average shares outstanding for the third quarter which resulted from our purchase of treasury shares net of option exercises and share issuances under our employee stock purchase plan. 14 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) Results of Operations: First Nine Months 2005 Compared to First Nine Months 2004 Revenue: Our first nine months of 2005 consolidated worldwide revenue increased 8.4% to $7,541.7 million from $6,958.1 million in the comparable period last year. The effect of foreign exchange impacts increased worldwide revenue by $113.2 million. Acquisitions, net of disposals, decreased worldwide revenue by $25.9 million in the first nine months of 2005 and organic growth increased worldwide revenue by $496.3 million. The components of the first nine months of 2005 revenue growth in the U.S. ("domestic") and the remainder of the world ("international") are summarized below ($ in millions):
Total Domestic International ------------------ ----------------- ------------------- $ % $ % $ % -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Nine months ended September 30, 2004 ............ $6,958.1 -- $3,781.6 -- $3,176.5 -- Components of Revenue Changes: Foreign exchange impact ......................... 113.2 1.6% -- -- 113.2 3.6% Acquisitions .................................... (25.9) (0.4)% 35.7 0.9% (61.6) (1.9)% Organic ......................................... 496.3 7.1% 351.2 9.3% 145.1 4.6% -------- --- -------- ---- -------- --- Nine months ended September 30, 2005 ............ $7,541.7 8.4% $4,168.4 10.2% $3,373.3 6.2% ======== === ======== ==== ======== ===
The components and percentages are calculated as follows: o The foreign exchange impact component shown in the table is calculated by first converting the current period's local currency revenue using the average exchange rates from the equivalent prior period to arrive at a constant currency revenue (in this case $7,428.5 million for the Total column in the table). The foreign exchange impact equals the difference between the current period revenue in U.S. dollars and the current period revenue in constant currency (in this case $7,541.7 million less $7,428.5 million for the Total column in the table). o The acquisitions component shown in the table is calculated by aggregating the applicable prior period revenue of the acquired businesses. Netted against this number is the revenue of any business included in the prior period reported revenue that was disposed of subsequent to the prior period. o The organic component shown in the table is calculated by subtracting both the foreign exchange and acquisition revenue components from total revenue growth. o The percentage change shown in the table of each component is calculated by dividing the individual component amount by the prior period revenue base of that component (in this case $6,958.1 million for the Total column in the table). 15 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) The components of revenue and revenue growth in our primary geographic markets for the first nine months of 2005 compared to the first nine months of 2004 are summarized below ($ in millions): $ Revenue % Growth --------- -------- United States....................... $4,168.4 10.2% Euro Denominated Markets............ 1,531.6 7.1% United Kingdom...................... 795.1 2.3% Other............................... 1,046.6 8.1% -------- --- Total............................... $7,541.7 8.4% ======== === As indicated, foreign exchange impacts increased our international revenue by $113.2 million during the first nine months of 2005. The most significant impacts resulted from the strength of the Euro and the British Pound against the U.S. dollar, as our operations in these markets represented approximately 70% of our international revenue. In an effort to monitor the changing needs of our clients and to further expand the scope of our services to key clients, we monitor revenue across a broad range of disciplines and group them into the following four categories: traditional media advertising, CRM, public relations and specialty communications, as summarized below.
(Dollars in Millions) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nine Months % of Nine Months % of $ % 2005 Revenue 2004 Revenue Growth Growth ----------- ------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ Traditional media advertising $3,283.4 43.6% $3,004.9 43.2% $ 278.5 9.3% CRM 2,580.2 34.2% 2,385.1 34.3% 195.1 8.2% Public relations 778.4 10.3% 760.1 10.9% 18.3 2.4% Specialty communications 899.7 11.9% 808.0 11.6% 91.7 11.3% -------- -------- ------- ---- $7,541.7 $6,958.1 $ 583.6 8.4% ======== ======== ======= ====
Operating Expenses: Our first nine months of 2005 worldwide operating expenses increased $490.4 million, or 8.0%, to $6,628.0 million from $6,137.6 million in the first nine months of 2004, as shown below.
(Dollars in Millions) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nine Months Ended September 30, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2005 2004 2005 vs 2004 ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ------------------- % % of % % of of Total Op. of Total Op. $ % $ Revenue Costs $ Revenue Costs Growth Growth -------- ------- --------- -------- ------- --------- -------- ------- Revenue ........................... $7,541.7 $6,958.1 $ 583.6 8.4% Operating expenses: Salary and service costs....... 5,362.0 71.1% 80.9% 4,906.7 70.5% 79.9% 455.3 9.3% Office and general expenses.... 1,266.0 16.8% 19.1% 1,230.9 17.7% 20.1% 35.1 2.9% ------- ---- ---- ------- ---- ---- ---- --- Total Operating Costs.............. 6,628.0 87.9% 6,137.6 88.2% 490.4 8.0% Operating profit................... $ 913.7 12.1% $ 820.5 11.8% $ 93.2 11.4% ======== ======== =======
16 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) Salary and service costs, which are comprised of direct service costs and salary and related costs, increased by $455.3 million, or 9.3%, and represented 80.9% of total operating expenses in the first nine months of 2005 versus 79.9% in the first nine months of 2004. Most, or $455.3 million and 92.8%, of the $490.4 million total increase in operating expenses in the first nine months of 2005 resulted from increases in salary and service costs. This increase was primarily attributable to increased revenue levels and the required increases in direct salaries, salary related costs and freelance labor costs necessary to deliver our services and pursue new business initiatives. As a result, salary and service costs as a percentage of revenues increased marginally from 70.5% in the first nine months of 2004 to 71.1% in the first nine months of 2005. Office and general expenses, which are comprised of office and equipment rent, technology costs and depreciation and amortization of identifiable intangibles, professional fees and other overhead expenses, increased by $35.1 million, or 2.9%, in the first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. Office and general expenses decreased as a percentage of our total operating costs in the first nine months of 2005 to 19.1% versus 20.1% in the prior period. Additionally, as a percentage of revenue, office and general expenses decreased in the first nine months of 2005 to 16.8% from 17.7% in the first nine months of 2004, as a result of our higher utilization of our fixed cost base stemming in part from leveraging our real estate commitments and other occupancy and office related costs over a higher revenue base. These expenses are relatively fixed in nature and do not necessarily change relative to our revenue growth. Included in office and general expenses in the first quarter of 2005 was a pre-tax $6.9 million net gain related to the sale of a majority owned business located in Australia and New Zealand and the disposal of a non-strategic business located in the United States. Additionally, included in office and general expenses in the first quarter of 2004 was a $3.2 million pre-tax net gain arising from Seneca Investment LLC's recapitalization, partially offset by losses from the disposal of other cost-based investments and costs incurred in connection with the disposal of two non-strategic businesses. Net Interest Expense: Our net interest expense in the first nine months of 2005 was $42.7 million, up from $26.6 million in the same period in 2004. The increase resulted from $20.2 million of additional interest costs associated with the amortization of payments we made to holders of certain of our convertible notes during the first nine months of 2005 and the fourth quarter of 2004. In August 2005, we paid $33.5 million to holders of our Zero Coupon Zero Yield Convertible Notes due 2032 to not exercise certain put rights and, in November 2004, we paid $14.8 million and $1.5 million in the aggregate, respectively, to consenting holders of our Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2031 and Zero Coupon Zero Yield Convertible Notes due 2033, as incentives to consent to certain amendments to our indentures and not exercise certain put rights. In addition, part of the increase was due to market increases in short-term interest rates. These increases were partially offset by interest expense savings relative to our (euro)152.4 million 5.20% Euro notes that were redeemed upon their maturity in June 2005. 17 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) Income Taxes: Our consolidated effective income tax rate was 34.1% in the first nine months of 2005. Excluding the impact related to the net gain, as described above in our discussion of operating expenses, our tax rate was 33.7% in the first nine months of 2005, which is comparable to our first nine months of 2004 and full year rate for 2004 of 33.6%. Earnings Per Share (EPS): For the foregoing reasons, our net income in the first nine months of 2005 increased $51.1 million, or by 10.5%, to $538.1 million from $487.0 million in the first nine months of 2004. Diluted earnings per share increased 13.5% to $2.95 in the first nine months of 2005, as compared to $2.60 in the prior year period for the reasons described above, as well as the impact of the reduction in our weighted average shares outstanding for the first nine months of 2005 which resulted from our purchase of treasury shares net of option exercises and share issuances under our employee stock purchase plan. 18 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) Critical Accounting Policies For a more complete understanding of all of our accounting policies, our financial statements and the related management's discussion and analysis of those results, readers are encouraged to consider this information together with our discussion of our critical accounting policies under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the "2004 Form 10-K"), as well as our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in our 2004 Form 10-K. New Accounting Pronouncements In 2004 the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R which is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2005 and generally applies to grants made after adoption. SFAS 123R is a revision of SFAS 123. Because we previously adopted SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS 148, on January 1, 2004, we believe that the adoption of SFAS 123R will not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position. However, we are still in the process of assessing the full impact and related disclosure requirements of this revision. In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections ("SFAS 154"), which replaces APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements. SFAS 154 requires retrospective applications of a voluntary change in accounting principle to prior period financial statements presented on the new accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. SFAS 154 also requires accounting for a change in method of depreciating or amortizing a long-lived non-financial asset as a change in accounting estimate (prospectively) affected by a change in accounting principle. Additionally, SFAS 154 requires that corrections of errors in previously issued financial statements be termed a "restatement". SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and error corrections made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. We do not believe that the adoption of SFAS 154 will have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position. The FASB issued two staff proposals on accounting for income taxes to address recent changes enacted by the United States Congress. Proposed Staff Position FAS 109-a, Application of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, for the Tax Deduction Provided to U.S. Based Manufacturers by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and Proposed Staff Position FAS 109-b, Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provisions within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. We believe that Proposed Staff Position FAS 109-a does not apply to our business and we are currently assessing the impact of Proposed Staff Position FAS 109-b; however, we do not believe it will have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position. 19 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) Contingent Acquisition Obligations Certain of our acquisitions are structured with contingent purchase price obligations, often referred to as earn-outs. We utilize contingent purchase price structures in an effort to minimize the risk to us associated with potential future negative changes in the performance of the acquired entity during the post-acquisition transition period. These payments are not contingent upon future employment. The aggregate amount of future contingent purchase price payments that we would be required to pay for prior acquisitions, assuming that the businesses perform over the relevant future periods at their current profit levels, is approximately $369 million as of September 30, 2005. The ultimate amounts payable cannot be predicted with reasonable certainty because it is dependent upon future results of operations of subject businesses and is subject to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. In accordance with GAAP, we have not recorded a liability for these items on our balance sheet since the definitive amount is not determinable or distributable. Actual results can differ from these estimates and the actual amounts that we pay are likely to be different from these estimates. Our obligations change from period to period primarily as a result of payments made during the current period, changes in the acquired entities' performance and changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These differences could be significant. The contingent purchase price obligations as of September 30, 2005, calculated assuming that the acquired businesses perform over the relevant future periods at their current profit levels, are as follows: (Dollars in Millions) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remainder There- 2005 2006 2007 2008 after Total ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----- $ 41 $ 98 $ 109 $ 74 $ 47 $ 369 In addition, owners of interests in certain of our subsidiaries or affiliates have the right in certain circumstances to require us to purchase additional ownership stakes in those companies. Assuming that the subsidiaries and affiliates perform over the relevant periods at their current profit levels, the aggregate amount we could be required to pay in future periods is approximately $255 million, $127 million of which relate to obligations that are currently exercisable. If these rights are exercised, there would be an increase in our net income as a result of our increased ownership and the reduction of minority interest expense. The ultimate amount payable relating to these transactions will vary because it is primarily dependent on the future results of operations of the subject businesses, the timing of the exercise of these rights and changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The actual amount that we pay is likely to be different from this estimate and the difference could be significant. The obligations that exist for these agreements as of September 30, 2005, calculated using the assumptions above, are as follows: (Dollars in Millions) ----------------------------------------- Currently Not Currently Exercisable Exercisable Total ----------- ----------- ----- Subsidiary agencies $ 100 $ 115 $ 215 Affiliated agencies 27 13 40 ----- ----- ----- Total $ 127 $ 128 $ 255 ===== ===== ===== 20 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) Liquidity and Capital Resources Our principal non-discretionary funding requirement is our working capital. In addition, we have contractual obligations related to our debt and convertible notes, our recurring business operations primarily related to lease obligations, as well as certain contingent acquisition obligations related to acquisitions made in prior years. Historically, substantially all of our non-discretionary cash requirements have been funded from operating cash flow. Our principal discretionary cash requirements include dividend payments to our shareholders, repurchases of our stock, payments for strategic acquisitions and capital expenditures. The repurchases of our stock during the third quarter of 2005 are summarized in Part II, Item 2 "Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds" of this Report on Form 10-Q. We have a seasonal working capital cycle. Working capital requirements are lowest at year-end and higher during the first, second and third quarters. This cycle occurs because in the majority of our businesses we act as agent on behalf of our clients, including when we place media and incur production costs on their behalf. We generally require collection from our clients prior to our payment for the media and production cost obligations and these obligations are greatest at the end of the year. Historically, on an annual basis, our discretionary and non-discretionary spending has been funded from operating cash flow. However, during the year we manage liquidity by utilizing our credit facilities discussed below. Liquidity: We had cash and cash equivalents totaling $395.6 million and $1,165.6 million at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. We also had short-term investments totaling $14.4 million and $574.0 million at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. Consistent with our historical trends in the first nine months of the year, we had negative cash flow from operations of $304.4 million. We funded this deficit primarily with cash on hand, liquidation of short-term investments, working capital management and through issuance of commercial paper. Capital Resources: On May 23, 2005, we amended and extended our existing revolving credit facilities with a consortium of banks, resulting in a five-year $2,100.0 million revolving credit facility which matures May 23, 2010. On June 30, 2005, we entered into a new $400.0 million 364-day revolving credit facility with a maturity date of June 29, 2006. The five-year facility amended our previous five-year, $1,500.0 million facility. The 364-day facility replaced our 364-day facility that expired May 24, 2005. The new 364-day facility includes a provision that allows us to convert all amounts outstanding at expiration of the facility into a one-year term loan. In funding our day-to-day liquidity, we are an active participant in the commercial paper market with a $1,500.0 million program. Both our $2,100.0 million five-year revolving credit facility 21 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) and our $400.0 million 364-day revolving credit facility provide credit support for commercial paper issued under this program. As of September 30, 2005, $159.7 million of commercial paper was outstanding. We allocated these outstanding commercial paper issuances to our five-year facility. We had no borrowings outstanding under the 364-day credit facility. The bank syndicate for the five-year facility consists of 27 banks. Citibank N.A. acts as administrative agent, ABN Amro acts as syndication agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank and HSBC Bank USA act as co-documentation agents for the facility. Other significant lending institutions include Societe Generale, Bank of America, Wachovia and Sumitomo Mitsui. The bank syndicate for the 364-day facility consists of eight banks. Citibank N.A. acts as administrative agent, ABN Amro acts as syndication agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria act as co-documentation agents for the facility. These facilities are a critical component in our analysis of the liquidity and capital resources that provide us with the ability to classify up to $2,500.0 million of our borrowings that could come due within one year as long-term debt, when it is our intention to keep the borrowings outstanding on a long-term basis. Debt: We had short-term bank loans and commercial paper outstanding of $213.9 million and $17.5 million, respectively as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004. The short-term bank loans consisted of $54.2 million and $17.5 million at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, which are comprised of domestic borrowings and bank overdrafts of our international subsidiaries and are treated as unsecured loans pursuant to our bank agreements. The commercial paper outstanding of $159.7 million as of September 30, 2005 is discussed above under the caption Capital Resources. At September 30, 2005, we also had a total of $2,339.3 million aggregate principal amount of convertible notes outstanding, including $847.0 million Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2031, which were issued in February 2001, $892.3 million Zero Coupon Zero Yield Convertible Notes due 2032, which were issued in March 2002, and $600.0 million Zero Coupon Zero Yield Convertible Notes due 2033, which were issued in June 2003. Upon their maturity, in June 2005, we redeemed our Euro-denominated bonds for $185.1 million. The bonds paid a fixed rate of 5.2% to maturity. 22 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued) Our outstanding debt and amounts available under our credit facilities as of September 30, 2005 ($ in millions) were as follows: Debt Available Outstanding Credit ----------- --------- Bank loans (due in less than 1 year)............... $ 54.2 -- Commercial Paper issued under $2,100.0 Million Revolver - due May 23, 2010..... 159.7 $ 1,940.3 $400.0 Million Facility - due June 29, 2006........ -- 400.0 Convertible notes - due February 7, 2031......... 847.0 -- Convertible notes - due July 31, 2032............ 892.3 -- Convertible notes - due June 15, 2033............ 600.0 -- Other debt......................................... 19.5 -- --------- --------- Total.................................................. $ 2,572.7 $ 2,340.3 ========= ========= We believe that our operating cash flow combined with our available lines of credit and our access to the capital markets are sufficient to support our foreseeable cash requirements arising from working capital, outstanding debt, capital expenditures, dividends and acquisitions. 23 ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Market Risk Our results of operations are subject to risk from the translation to the U.S. dollar of the revenue and expenses of our foreign operations, which are generally denominated in the local currency. For the most part, our revenues and the expenses incurred related to those revenues are denominated in the same currency. This minimizes the impact that fluctuations in exchange rates have on our profit margins. During the third quarter of 2005, our Japanese Yen based interest rate swaps matured and were not replaced. Also, during the third quarter we entered into a (euro)30.0 million (Euro) aggregate notional principal amount cross-currency interest rate swap which matures in 2010. This swap effectively hedges our net investment in certain Euro-denominated assets. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 provides a more detailed discussion of the market risks affecting our operations. As of September 30, 2005, no material change had occurred in our market risks from the disclosure contained in that 10-K. Forward-Looking Statements "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and other information set forth in, or incorporated by reference into or referenced in, this report contain disclosures which are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, and can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "expect," "project," "estimate," "anticipate," "envisage," "plan" or "continue." These forward-looking statements are based upon our current plans or expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could significantly affect current plans and anticipated actions and our future financial condition and results. The uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, changes in general economic conditions, competitive factors, client communication requirements, the hiring and retention of human resources and other factors. In addition, our international operations are subject to the risk of currency fluctuations, exchange controls and similar risks discussed above. As a consequence, current plans, anticipated actions and future financial condition and results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, and those differences could be material. 24 ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES We have established and maintain disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our SEC reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within applicable time periods. We conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2005. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that as of September 30, 2005, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure recording, processing, summarization and reporting of information required to be included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There have not been any changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our first, second and third fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting. Our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, has audited our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 and issued an attestation report, dated March 11, 2005, on our assessment of our internal control over financial reporting. 25 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings The information regarding legal proceedings described in note 10 to the condensed financial statements set forth in Part I of this report is incorporated by reference into this Part II, Item 1. Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (c) The following table presents information with respect to purchases of our common stock made during the three months ended September 30, 2005 by us or any of our "affiliated purchasers".
(c) Total Number (d) (a) (b) of Shares Purchased Maximum Number Total Average As Part of Publicly of Shares that May Number of Price Paid Announced Plans Yet Be Purchased Under During the month in 2005: Shares Purchased (1) Per Share or Programs the Plans or Programs - ------------------------- -------------------- ---------- ------------------- ---------------------- July 310,900 $ 80.13 -- -- August 1,051,000 $ 84.40 -- -- September 93,025 $ 80.66 -- -- --------- ------- --------- ------- Total 1,454,925 $ 83.25 -- -- ========= ======= ========= =======
(1) The shares were purchased in the open market for general corporate purposes. Item 6. Exhibits (a) Exhibits 31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and President required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 31.2 Certification of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 32.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and President required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. ss.1350. 32.2 Certification of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and 18 U.S.C. ss.1350. 26 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. OMNICOM GROUP INC. November 1, 2005 /s/ Randall J. Weisenburger -------------------------------------- Randall J. Weisenburger Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (on behalf of Omnicom Group Inc. and as Principal Financial Officer) 27 EX-31.1 2 e22697ex31-1.txt CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO AND PRESIDENT Exhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATION I, John D. Wren, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005 of Omnicom Group Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: November 1, 2005 /s/ John D. Wren ------------------------------------- John D. Wren Chief Executive Officer and President EX-31.2 3 e22697ex31-2.txt CERTIFICATION OF THE EXECUTIVE VP AND CFO Exhibit 31.2 CERTIFICATION I, Randall J. Weisenburger, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005 of Omnicom Group Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: November 1, 2005 /s/ Randall J. Weisenburger ---------------------------- Randall J. Weisenburger Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EX-32.1 4 e22697ex32-1.txt CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO AND PRESIDENT Exhibit 32.1 CERTIFICATION OF QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of Omnicom Group Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, the Chief Executive Officer and President of Omnicom Group Inc., certify to my knowledge, that: o the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and o the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material aspects, the financial condition and results of operations of Omnicom Group Inc. as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report. Executed as of November 1, 2005. /s/ John D. Wren ---------------------------------- Name: John D. Wren Title: Chief Executive Officer and President The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document. EX-32.2 5 e22697ex32-2.txt CERTIFICATION OF THE EXECUTIVE VP AND CFO Exhibit 32.2 CERTIFICATION OF QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of Omnicom Group Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Omnicom Group Inc., certify to my knowledge, that: o the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and o the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material aspects, the financial condition and results of operations of Omnicom Group Inc., as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report. Executed as of November 1, 2005. /s/ Randall J. Weisenburger ----------------------------------- Name: Randall J. Weisenburger Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----