Dentsu Group Inc (DNTUF) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:01.634 Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. 00:00:01.634 -- 00:00:06.723 This is Takeshi Sama speaking. I took office as Global CEO at the end of March 00:00:06.723 -- 00:00:13.451 and am delighted to welcome you to Dentsu Fiscal Year 2026 First Quarter Earnings Call. 00:00:16.299 -- 00:00:22.567 Today, Shigeki Endo, our Global CFO, and I will be giving presentations. 00:00:25.276 -- 00:00:30.323 Following our business and strategic update and Q&A financial update, we will move 00:00:30.323 -- 00:00:33.385 on to a Q&A session. 00:00:35.871 -- 00:00:39.454 Before moving on to the financial results, 00:00:40.538 -- 00:00:43.923 I would first like to speak about the direction our group is aiming for. 00:00:43.923 -- 00:00:45.826 Our 00:00:45.826 -- 00:00:50.994 group's goal is to become a growth partner that realizes clients' medium 00:00:50.994 -- 00:00:53.440 to long-term growth. 00:00:53.440 -- 00:00:57.863 The three pillars necessary to achieve this are 00:00:57.925 -- 00:01:00.789 strengthening client centricity, 00:01:00.789 -- 00:01:04.313 enhancing agility, and accelerating 00:01:04.313 -- 00:01:06.313 collaboration. 00:01:07.757 -- 00:01:13.464 At the core of our business is client centricity, a customer 00:01:13.464 -- 00:01:16.145 first mindset. 00:01:16.768 -- 00:01:21.802 The marketing expertise we provide in media, creative, and 00:01:21.802 -- 00:01:26.447 the wider marketing services we offer are not the goal in themselves. 00:01:26.447 -- 00:01:31.652 They are the means. The true objective is the sustained growth for our clients, 00:01:31.652 -- 00:01:37.418 businesses, and brands. Therefore, it is critical that we go beyond responding 00:01:37.418 -- 00:01:42.423 only to today's clients' needs to proactively anticipa...