Half-Year Financial Report - For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

Chapter 1. Interim management report

/ Breakdown of H1 2020 net revenue by sector


FINANCIAL16%
AUTOMOTIVE16%
TMT13%
FOOD AND BEVERAGE 12%
HEALTHCARE12%
NON-FOOD CONSUMER PRODUCTS 11%
RETAIL8%
LEISURE/ENERGY/LUXURY7%
OTHER5%

Based on 3,285 clients representing 91% of Groupe’s net revenue.

/ Breakdown of H1 2020 Net revenue by region

Net revenue
(in millions of euros)H1 2020H1 2019Reported growthOrganic growth
Europe

Europe

Net revenue

1,088

1,296-16.0%-16.5%
North America

North America

Net revenue

3,013

2,316+30.1%-3.6%
Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific

Net revenue

434

444-2.3%-3.9%
Latin America

Latin America

Net revenue

104

144-27.8%-15.7%
Middle East & Africa

Middle East & Africa

Net revenue

135

152-11.2%-11.8%
Total

Total

Net revenue

4,774

4,352+9.7%-8.0%

Europe declined by -16.5% on an organic basis in H1 (-16.0% on a reported basis). Excluding the impact of French activities that were shut down in Q2, like our outdoor media operations and the Drugstore, the organic growth in Europe is -12.9%. The performance varied per country, as it reflects different activity mix and local economic situations. It was also impacted in Q2 by the different containment measures that were decided by governments in the main countries of the region. In H1, organic decline was -14.0% in the UK and -17.1%(1) in France. In Germany, organic growth was down -5.3%, also suffering from the lockdown but benefitting from 2019 new business wins in the country.

Net revenue in North America is up by +30.1% in H1, including the positive impact of the Epsilon acquisition. On an organic basis, the region posted a decline in net revenue of -3.6% in H1. The performance was resilient, notably in the US (-3.3%), where the Groupe benefitted from a strong start to the year for all its activities.

(1) Excluding French activities that were shut down during the lockdown, i.e. our outdoor media operations and the Drugstore.