Anyone at WPP think GroupM will be sold?

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Umm...no.

• In the first quarter of 2023, GroupM contributed 36% of WPP's revenue.
• GroupM has been performing strongly within WPP's portfolio. In Q1 2023, GroupM's earnings were up 6.1%, outpacing the overall company growth.
• For the full year 2023, GroupM grew by 4.9% on a like-for-like basis in terms of revenue less pass-through costs2. This growth was partially offset by declines in other Global Integrated Agencies.
• In Q3 2024, GroupM's performance continued to be strong, with like-for-like growth in revenue less pass-through costs of 4.8%.
• Overall, GroupM likely accounts for 35-40% of WPP's total revenues.

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What’s the profit on that revenue?

Isn’t that their biggest media agency…

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Yes. Selling it would be stupid.

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No

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What I in know is that GroupM is the most, if not the only, profitable company. They can’t sell

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Still true any account in the red is usually at the direction of wpp who has to pay for it but it's both their growth engine and the red headed stepchild of wpp

May be reintegrated into WPP.

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