Dentsu posted a positive organic growth rate of 0.2% for the March quarter, within expectations.
The company reiterated its full year guidance of 1% growth as the Japan-based company concentrates on a restructure.
Among global peers, dentsu sits in the lower half of the league table.
France-based Publicis Groupe reported organic growth at 4.9% in the March quarter and the company is maintaining its full year guidance of 4% to 5%.
Omnicom posted organic growth at 3.4%, IPG negative organic growth of 3.6% and WPP with revenue less pass-through costs down 2.7%.
At dentsu, the Japan business continued to grow, up 5.5% in the March quarter and better than forecasts, with the organic growth rate now positive for eight consecutive quarters.
Dentsu’s international business stayed stubbornly negative. In the March quarter, organic growth in the Americas fell (5.1)%, EMEA (0.9)% and APAC (4.6)%.
“However, we shall monitor the situation closely and respond flexibly to the increasing uncertainty of the macro environment,” dentsu said in its update.
The business in Australia was “broadly flat,” held up by growth in media despite continuing challenges.
Denstu said initiatives under the management plan are progressing to improve profitability, including the “rebuilding of our business foundation and the re-evaluating of underperforming businesses”.
The company said it had “completed the identification” of underperforming markets and entities, and had started “implementation of necessary actions”.
The March quarter 2025 numbers:
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