Mecoms halvårsregnskab: Mecom har genvundet sin finansielle stabilitet

Alasdair Locke, formand for Mecoms bestyrelse, lægger i halvårsrapporten vægt på, at Mecom har genvundet sin finansielle stabilitet, og han er fortrøstningsfuld i forhold til, at Mecom er i gang med at opbygge en sund base til fremtidens kommende økonomiske opsving.

Han udtaler:

"After a turbulent start to 2009, Mecom has regained financial stability and rebuilt a Board that is resolute in the pursuit of the Mecom strategy. Our businesses are showing considerable resilience in weathering the current economic storm and, although the immediate outlook remains uncertain, I am confident that Mecom is building a very sound base for future recovery."

Årsagerne til Mecoms højere grad af økonomisk stabilitet er, at virksomhederne i de enkelte Mecom-lande har fået bragt omkostningerne betydeligt ned, fået omstillet til nye moderne arbejdsgange og samtidig formået at opdyrke nye indtjeningsområder. Denne indsats har været med til at mildne det massive økonomiske tab, som Mecom - og andre i mediebranchen - har oplevet på annonceområdet i det forgange halve år.

David Montgomery, udtaler i forbindelse med fremlæggelsen af halvårsrapporten:

"A strong and on-going performance on cost savings has mitigated a significant amount of advertising revenue decline. At the same time management is introducing a new operating model designed to generate higher productivity from a permanently lower cost base. The objective is to create a broader product range exploiting our content to give access to new revenue streams. Implementation of this change is being accelerated in the face of prevailing economic conditions."

Regnskabet er gennemset efter gældende børsregler af revisorfirmaet Ernst and Young, som i slutningen af halvårsrapporten konkluderer, at de finder alt i den fineste orden.

Konklusionen lyder:

"Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2009 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 as adopted by the European Union and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority."
Ernst & Young LLP, London.

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