Tag: JCDecaux

On Being a Good Corporate Citizen…

Billboard Insider’s Take: JC Decaux has published a self-commissioned study documenting what a good neighbor it is.  Billboard Insider has attached the press release  at the end of this article.  Billboard Insider is all for businesses being good stewards and good neighbors.  A well managed company tries to do more […]

JCDecaux North American Revenue up 6% in 2023

Billboards are growing very slowly and other sectors are growing fast.  That’s how you can summarize JCDecaux’s 2023 financials.  Here are the results from the JCDecaux 2023 earnings release.  We have translated the financials from euros to dollars using today’s exchange rate of 1 euro to 1.095 dollars. Total revenue […]

JCDecaux on the Benefits of Airport Advertising

Paris, February 28th, 2024 – JCDecaux SE (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, has unveiled today its latest international airport research called “First Class Advertising – The Enduring Magic of Airports”. This comprehensive study, carried out by Ipsos, provides an updated perspective on air passenger profiles, […]

Public OOH Companies Trading at 12X Cashflow

Billboard Insider enjoys reading the Media Monthly report from Solomon Partners.  Here’s a snapshot from the Solomon Partners Media Monthly November 2023 report showing how the market is valuing each public out of home company as a multiple of cashflow. The public out of home companies have a median total […]

JCDecaux UK Wins First Rail Contract

20 Oct 2023 Avanti West Coast (Avanti) links London to the Midlands, the North West and up to Scotland. Great Western Railway (GWR) runs from London through the West Country, Cotswolds, South Wales and parts of Southern England. South Western Railway (SWR) connects London to its South West commuter towns, […]

JCDecaux Reports Half Year 2023 Results

Selected financial information for JCDecaux from their press release. Paris, July 27th, 2023 – JCDecaux SE (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced today its 2023 half-year financial results. Commenting on the 2023 first half-year results, Jean-François Decaux, Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-CEO of JCDecaux, said: […]

Meadow Outdoor Supporting “Every Shelter” in Sudan With Vinyls

There have been many operators who have found productive and sometimes lucrative uses for their used vinyls.  Insider heard that Meadow Outdoor is sending their vinyls to Sudan. We had a chance to have a conversation with Brian Casady, Chief Operating Officer for Meadow, whom leads the effort. Brian, I […]

JCDecaux Saving Lives With Street Furniture

JCDecaux has teamed up with the Community Heartbeat Trust to bring easy-to-access defibrillators to cities across the United Kingdom. They have deployed 180 defibrillators that have been used 500 times, potentially saving lives. There are also advertising opportunities on smaller digital screens on the same side as the defibrillators, which […]

Who’s Worth What in Out of Home

This slide from the recent Solomon Partners Media and Entertainment Summit Presentation caught Billboard Insider’s eye.  It shows that public out of home companies are trading at a 9-14 times current cashflow (2022 EBIDTA).   Billboard Insider’s take: Lamar has the highest valuation multiple because it has the longest weighted […]

JCDecaux Renews Shanghai Metro Contract

JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced that it has signed a 15-year contract to extend the advertising operations of lines 1 to 13 of the Shanghai Metro as well as 5 new lines (lines 14 to 18). This contract, awarded following a tender, […]