(BFW) Ad Markets Could Get ‘Major Boost’ From Oil Price Drop: Natixis


Ad Markets Could Get ‘Major Boost’ From Oil Price Drop: Natixis
2014-12-04 10:20:00.242 GMT


By Blanche Gatt
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Ad markets could see big rally in
2015 on recent drop in oil prices, with European TV stocks
likely to benefit most, Natixis says in note.
* Natixis says lower oil prices strengthen household spending,
which in turn strengthen advertising
* Oil price down 34.5% since start of 2014; decline is
“impressive,” very rare because it’s not linked to
drop in global growth, but is due to jump in oil output
in U.S. plus OPEC’s failure to respond to this increase,
and weaker oil demand from China
* Decline in price leads to disinflation, greater
purchasing power, which then boosts household
consumption of goods, services other than energy
* There’s close correlation between household consumption
and the ad market
* European TV stocks to gain most due to leverage effect
* Reiterates buy on TF1; lifts PT to EU14.7 vs EU14.5
* Reiterates buy on ProSiebenSat.1, PT EU41
* Reiterates buy on ProSiebenSat.1, PT EU41</li></ul>
* NOTE Dec. 2: U.K.’s TV Advertising Revenue May Withstand
Growth in Digital: Bloomberg Intelligence

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