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March 17, 2009 - Mira, Portugal – SADIF Investment Analytics SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering Aegis Group Plc (AGS). The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks™ stock rating system and is required reading for any current or potential Aegis Group investor.
Report Summary: Shares in UK marketing communications company Aegis Group Plc have tumbled with other media stocks over the past six months as companies rein in marketing spending. Robert Lerwill, CEO of Aegis, noted in the company's half-year results announced on August 28th 2008 that demand had already weakened in markets such as Spain, the US and the UK. With the economic crisis continuing to deepen globally, Aegis is likely to report the spread of this weakening demand to its other international operations when it announces full year results on March 19th. An interim management statement from the company on October 28 revealed that the company experienced 7.3% organic revenue growth during the first nine months of 2008 citing strong growth in European markets such as France, Germany, Italy, Central & Eastern Europe and the Nordic countries. However, in the fourth quarter of 2008, many of these countries slipped into recession.
The fourth quarter results, usually the strongest for the company will be the focus of investors when the company announces its full year results on March 19th. Nevertheless, Aegis shares have fallen 45% since May 2008. In order to assess whether the decline in the share price is justified from a long-term investment perspective, we should assess the company's long-term underlying fundamentals. We can analyze Aegis's fundamentals through the use of the StockMarks framework. Aegis currently has an overall long-term investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 69, rating above the UK market average. This rating places Aegis sixth when compared to nine of the company's closest peers, selected on the basis of similarity of business, market positioning factors and share comparisons.
The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components – Business, Management and Price, performing a thorough analysis of Aegis Group for long-term investors.
A summary of the StockMarks™ ratings for Aegis Group is available here:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=AGS&cod_country=110
The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Reports' from these websites, from multiple professional platforms including Reuters Knowledge, TheMarkets.com and Thomson Research or directly from SADIF-Investment Analytics SA at:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_country=110
About SADIF-Investment Analytics SA:
SADIF-Investment Analytics SA is an independent investment research company covering sixteen different markets and over 12,000 companies. The StockMarks™ system is based on proven investment principles and is designed to drive long-term shareholder returns.
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