S4 Capital sinks as Sorrell's outfit slashes forecasts
Underlying profit or EBITDA for the full year will be approximately £120mln against forecasts of £154-165mln
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S4 Capital PLC
LON:SFOR
S4 Capital PLC is a new age/new era digital advertising, marketing and technology services company, operating in the fastest-growing segment of the advertising and marketing services market. The company's strategy is to build a purely digital advertising and marketing services business for global, multinational, regional, and local clients, and millennial-driven influencer brands. This will be achieved by integrating leading businesses in two synchronised practices: Marketing services and Technology services, along with an emphasis on ‘faster, better, cheaper, more’ execution in an always-on consumer-led environment, with a unitary structure.
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S4 Capital combines digital advertiser Media.Monks with influencer start-up XX Artists
Los Angeles-based influencer marketing start-up XX Artists was named one of Fast Company's 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2021
S4 Capital rally tails off as Citi highlights the risks
Headwinds include slow economic growth in its key sectors, global media, marketing services and trade budgets
S4 Capital reports results on time, slowing less than expected
Given the impact of the war in Ukraine, the group is now targeting a lower geographic focus on Asia Pacific
S4 Capital shares “way too cheap” says Barclays
“Yes, S4C is cyclical but is already pricing the risk of a recession at 77%,” the analysts said
S4 Capital's much-delayed results show swing to loss
Sir Martin Sorrell said the group has six well established "whopper" clients and a further 19 clients identified as "whoppertunities"
S4 Capital to clear up mystery of delayed results
Over £1bn was wiped from its market value on the delays
S4 Capital boosted by Estee Lauder deal, says broker
S4 had previously done some work with Estee, but revenues were predicted to be in the low single digits
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S4 Capital falls again as concerns grow over second audit delay
Shares tumbled by a third on Thursday when it announced the delay
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UK economy, S4 Capital and Provident Financial lead the line of Thursday's announcements
Diary announcements slow a little though the geopolitical uncertainty remains
S4 Capital chief contemplates New York listing
Founder Sir Martin Sorrell believes shares could attain more value if listed in New York
S4 Capital beats guidance with 42% profit growth in third quarter
The digital advertising company is targeting top-line and bottom-line organic growth of 25% per year for the three years from 2022 to 2024
S4 Capital moves for Colombian group as it expands reach into technology services
Founded in 2002 by DJ Edgerton in Colombia, Zemoga has offices in Los Angeles, New York and Wilton, Connecticut
S4 Capital highlights growth as coronavirus pandemic drives digital-first advertising
“We continue to trade in line with ambitious internal and external targets," the company said.
S4 Capital highlights continued profit growth despite coronavirus disruption
The digital advertising and marketing firm said the pipeline of its content mandatory practice, which contributes over two-thirds of its revenues and gross profit, had started at a higher level in June than the previous month
S4 Capital jumps as first quarter revenues surge
The digital advertising firm also said it was confident of delivering “double digit like-for-like revenue and gross profit growth”
S4 Capital saw significant improvement in margins in the third quarter
"The peanut has morphed into a pumpkin in time for Halloween 2019 and we have also achieved US$ Unicorn status," said executive chairman, Sir Martin Sorrell.
Sir Martin Sorrell on why being a pure digital play sets S4 Capital apart
Rather than replicate WPP, the £11bn advertising giant he created with a holding company model, Sorrell is rolling up smaller agencies and merging them into one of two arms: an operation producing content, and a unit handling the programmat
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S4 Capital margins affected by breakneck expansion
Rising headcount and geographical expansion, both at MediaMonks in digital content and MightyHive in programmatic, affected underlying profit margins.