Vivendi Misses Street View
11 November 2015 - 5:30AM
Dow Jones News
European media group Vivendi SA on Tuesday posted earnings that
missed analyst estimates as its two main units, French pay-TV group
Canal Plus and Universal Music Group, reported a drop in
earnings.
Vivendi, which in recent years has transformed itself from a
telecommunications-to-broadcasting conglomerate to a company with
activities mainly in pay television and music recording, said its
adjusted earnings dropped 9% to EUR172 million. Analysts polled by
FactSet had expected adjusted net income of EUR190 million.
The company swung to a net loss of EUR201 million for the third
quarter after being hit by a larger tax bill than last year.
Vivendi, which is run by its chairman and largest shareholder
Vincent Bolloré , this summer made a strategic U-turn, buying
stakes in telecoms and videogame companies having sold out of those
sectors in recent years. At the time, Vivendi was under pressure to
sell assets to boost a sagging share price.
The company also disclosed it had net cash of EUR8 billion to go
after acquisitions.
"Vivendi anticipates that the next two years will be a period of
potentially heavy investments," the company said in a
statement.
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