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Market Cap:$8.2B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$506.5M
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Dow Jones Description
Focus Media is focused on delivering advertising to China's rising business class. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ-GM: FMCN) manages advertisement displays on flat-panel televisions in high-traffic areas. The company has over 35,000 display units in office lobbies, chain stores, country clubs, and other venues. It operates in 44 cities in China, marketing over 500 Chinese and international brands. The company had 2005 revenue of about $68.2 million and employs about 3,250 people. In January 2006, it acquired Infoachieve Limited and its Framedia subsidiary.
Chief Executive Officer
Jason Nanchun JiangNumber of Employees 3,250
Contact Information
28-30/F, Zhao Feng World Trade Building
369 Jiangsu Road
Shanghai
(86) 86-21-3212-4661
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Advertising Agencies: 541810
Recent Events
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Sina, Focus Media $1.66 billion deal likely dead
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Roth Downgrades Focus Media FMCN to Sell, $8.50 Price Target
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: SINA, Focus Media, Sohu.com,
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Sina, Focus Media drop $1.4 bil merger
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Oscar Gruss Downgrades Focus Media FMCN to Hold
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Focus Media FMCN Announces Change to Board of Directors
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Focus Media Announces Joint Termination of Asset Sale Agreement with SINA Corporation
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Deutsche Bank Downgrades Focus Media FMCN to Hold; Ad Spending Recovery May Be Slower Than...
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Failure of Focus Media Takeover Good and Bad for SINA
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Sina's Second-Quarter Profit Sinks
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Focus Media Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
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SINA to Merge Focus Media in Q3
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Sina.com 1Q profit falls 31 percent on ad slowdown
News & Analysis
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Failure of Focus Media Takeover Good and Bad for SINA
Zacks.com submits: SINA Corporation SINA said that it has dropped plans for acquiring Focus Media Holding Limited FMCN due to the delay in approval from China's Ministry of Commerce regarding antitrust issues. The companies have decided not to extend the deadline of the agreement. In order to provide...
Focus Media Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from the line of James Mitchell with Goldman Sachs. James Mitchell - Goldman Sachs Thank you for taking a few questions from me. The first one is with regard to poster frame business. It looked like the number...
Bulls Stampede into Focus Media
optionMONSTER submits: By David Russell Stock and options trading turned bullish on Focus Media Holding FMCN Monday as investors bet that the Chinese company will rally by this fall. by optionMONSTER
Focus Media to Announce First Quarter 2009 Financial Results on June 19, 2009
SHANGHAI, June 15 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Focus Media Holding Limited , China's leading multi-platform digital media company, announced today that it will report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009 on June 19, 2009 (U.S. Eastern Time) after market close. The Company will...
The Sidewinder Report: Traders repositioning Focus Media Holding Options
The Monday, June 2, 2008 Sidewinder Report CHICAGO -- The Sidewinder Report, the www.onn.tv daily options news program recorded live on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, today examined options trading in the following securities: Focus Media Holding Ltd. FMCN Telefonos de Mexico S.A.B. de...
New Analyst Reports for FOCUS MEDIA HOLDING LTD, TRIZETTO GROUP INC, KLA TENCOR CORPORATION, and BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC
Free Analyst Review
Focus Media Holding Ltd. Review in Progress.
M2 PRESSWIRE-26 March 2008-Market Review: Focus Media Holding Ltd. Review in ProgressC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26032008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of Focus Media Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:FMCN) as it opened up $0.47 on above average volume midday trading Tuesday,...
Market Review on Focus Media Holding Ltd.
M2 PRESSWIRE-24 March 2008-The Street Corner: Market Review on Focus Media Holding Ltd.C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24032008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of Focus Media Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:FMCN) as it opened up $0.92 on below average volume early trading...
FOCUS MEDIA Q4 NET PROFITS UP 45.6%
AsiaInfo Services 03-20-2008 Focus Media Q4 Net Profits Up 45.6% NEW YORK, Mar 20, 2008 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Shanghai-based Focus Media Holding Ltd. (Nasdaq: FMCN) said on March 19, 2008 that it gained net profits of USD 43.8 million in the fourth quarter...
Market Review of Focus Media Holding Limited.
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 March 2008-The SI Report: Market Review of Focus Media Holding LimitedC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05032008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of Focus Media Holding Limited (Nasdaq: FMCN) after it traded up less than 1% Wednesday,...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason Nanchun Jiang | Chief Executive Officer |
| Cindy Yan Chan | Chief Strategy Officer |
| Daniel Mingdong Wu | CFO |
| Diana Congrong Chen | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Acer Jiawei Zhang | Vice President |
| Ergo Xueyuan Liu | Vice President |
| Jie Chen | Manager, Media & Investor Relations |
| Charles Guo Wei Cao | |
| Jason Nanchun | |
| Nanchun Jiang Jason | |
| Wei Yu Jimmy |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Charles Chao | Board of Directors |
| Daqing Qi | Board of Directors |
| Eric Rosenkranz | Board of Directors |
| Fumin Zhou | Board of Directors |
| Fumin Zhuo | Board of Directors |
| Jimmy Wei Yu | Board of Directors |
| Joyce I-Yin Hsu | Board of Directors |
| Shangzhi Wu | Board of Directors |
| Ted Tak Dee Sun | Board of Directors |
Mr. Jason Nanchun Jiang is an independent director of our company. He has served as the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Focus Media Holding Limited since 2003. From 1994 to 2003, Mr. Jiang was the chief executive officer of Everease Advertising Corporation, which is one of the top 50 advertising agencies in China. Starting in 2003, Mr. Jiang was general manager of Aiqi Advertising, an advertising company founded by his immediate family members in 1997, which was renamed Focus Media Advertisement in May 2003 in connection with the establishment of its current business operations. Mr. Jiang received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese language and literature from Huadong Normal University in 1995.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Chairman of The Board of Directors | Current |
| Giant Interactive Group Inc. | Director | Current |
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Focus Media, Inc | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Focus Media, Inc | Chairman of The Board of Directors | Former |
| Peak Co., Inc. | Chairman of The Board of Directors | Former |
Cindy Yan Chan joined Focus Media as chief strategy officer in August 2005. Before joining Focus Media, Ms. Chan was Deputy General Manger for iMPACT of ZenithOptimedia from 2000 to 2005. In this capacity, she built the iMPACT, ZenithOptimedia’s outdoor media department that provides its advertising clients with outdoor media solutions and full media services including outdoor media planning and negotiation, monitoring the effectiveness of outdoor media and researching the development of outdoor media and new media. Ms. Chan has also published articles on the theory of outdoor media and China’s outdoor media market and has been quoted in publications such as Forbes magazine. Prior to ZenithOptimedia, Ms. Chan had five years of sales and marketing experience in a joint-venture electronic equipment company and ten years of experience in Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Labor. Ms. Chan holds master’s degree in Economics from NanKai University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Chief Strategy Officer | Current |
| ZenithOptimedia | outdoor media buyer | Former |
| NanKai University | master's degree in Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | CFO | Current |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | vice president | Former |
| Columbia Business School | MBA degree | Former |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | B.A. degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Zhejiang University | B.A degree in journalism | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Vice President | Current |
Ergo Liu has been our vice president of operations since November 2004. From May 2003 to November 2004, Mr. Liu was the general manager of Focus Media Advertisement. Prior to joining us, Mr. Liu was the chairman and chief executive officer of Beijing Fanen Changmei Advertising Co., Ltd. from June 2002 to April 2003. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Liu was the general manager of Manager Magazine. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Liu worked in Business Department of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (Group) Corp. and was a vice president of Yigao Electronics Co., Ltd. Mr. Liu received a B.A. degree in Chinese literature from Huadong Technology University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Manager, Media & Investor Relations | Current |
Charles Guowei Cao has served as our director since November 2005. Mr. Cao is President and Chief Financial Officer of SINA, a leading online media company and value-added information service provider for China and for global Chinese communities. Mr. Chao joined SINA as Vice President of Finance in September 1999 and has since played a vital role in the success of the Company's past mergers and acquisitions and in forming such strategic alliances with Coca-Cola, ChinaHR, Elong and BBK. Prior to joining SINA, Mr. Chao served as an experienced audit manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a Big Four accounting firm, providing auditing and business consulting services for high tech companies in Silicon Valley, California. Mr. Chao received his Master of Professional Accounting from University of Texas at Austin. He also holds an MA degree in Journalism from University of Oklahoma and a BA degree in Journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Mr. Chao is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Current | |
| The Coca-Cola Company | Former | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Professional Accounting | Former |
| The University of Oklahoma | MA degree in Journalism | Former |
| Fudan University | BA degree in Journalism | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Current |
Charles Chao has served as a director and Chief Executive Officer since May 2006. Mr. Chao has served as our President since September 2005 and as our Chief Financial Officer from February 2001 to May 2006. Mr. Chao served as our Co-Chief Operating Officer from July 2004 to September 2005. Mr. Chao served as our Executive Vice President from April 2002 to June 2003. From September 1999 to January 2001, Mr. Chao served as our Vice President, Finance. Mr. Chao has played a vital role in building SINA into an Internet media and online advertising giant in China. He is largely responsible in the success of our past mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining us, Mr. Chao served as an experienced audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Prior to that, Mr. Chao was a news correspondent at Shanghai Media Group. Mr. Chao is currently a director of Focus Media, an out-of-home media and advertising network company, NetDragon Websoft Inc., a company providing technology for online gaming, and E-House (China) Holdings Limited, a company providing real estate services and information in China. Mr. Chao holds a Master of Professional Accounting degree from University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. in Journalism from University of Oklahoma and a B.A. in Journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai, China.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sina Corporation | President & CEO | Current |
| Sina Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sina Corporation | President & CFO | Former |
| The University of Oklahoma | MA degree in journalism | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | master of professional accounting | Former |
| Fudan University | BA degree in Journalism | Former |
Daqing Qi was appointed as our director in February 28, 2006 upon the closing of our acquisition of Target Media. Professor Qi is professor of accounting and associate dean of the Cheong Kong Graduate School of Business, dwhere he has taught since 2002. From 1996 until 2002, Professor Qi was an associate professor in the School of Accountancy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Qi also has extensive experience in providing executive training and consulting services in accounting and corporate finance to government departments and private companies, including the Ministry of Information Industries of the People’s Republic of China, the Shanghai Municipal Government, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, China Netcom, Nokia and Ericsson. Professor Qi also serves on the board of directors of Sohu.com, a Nasdaq-listed company that provides online services in China. Professor Qi holds a B.S. degree in biophysics and a B.A. degree in journalism from Fudan University, an MBA degree from the University of Hawaii Manoa with a concentration in accounting and finance and a Ph.D. degree in accounting from the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management of Michigan State University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Vice Chairman | Current |
Fumin Zhuo has served as our director since December 2004 and has more than 27 years of experience in investment and corporate management. Mr. Zhuo is Chairman of the board for Chengfu Enterprise Management Company since September 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Zhuo has served as chairman and chief executive officer of Vertex China Investment Fund (VCI), a fund concentrating in investments in the Greater China region, since he joined the fund in July 2002. From 1995 to July 2002, Mr. Zhuo was chief executive officer of Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation and chairman of SIIC Medical Science & Technology (Group). Prior to this, starting in 1987, Mr. Zhuo served as chief assistant officer of the Shanghai Economic System Reform Committee. Mr. Zhuo has extensive experience in venture capital fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, and investment management. Mr. Zhuo graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University with a degree in enterprise management and also holds a Master's degree in economics from Fudan University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Jimmy Wei Yu has served as our director since May 2003. Mr. Yu is the chairman and chief executive officer of United Capital Investment (China) limited, which is one of our principal shareholders and the management company of United China Investment Limited and KTB/UCI China Ventures I Limited and UCI China Venture II Limited. Mr. Yu is also the Chairman of Shanghai Multimedia Park Venture Capital, a position he has held since 2003. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Yu served in various capacities in several telecommunications companies, including as Chief Representative of UTStarcom (Hong Kong) Ltd. He also has been the Chief Representative of Softbank China Venture Capital, which is the management company of SB China Holdings Pte. Ltd., one of our shareholders since its incorporation in 1999.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| United Capital Corp. | chief executive officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Media Holding Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Touch screens offer new ad strategy
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Sina Corp profits on way up
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Sina May Alter Focus Media Deal
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SINA Corporation (SINA) reports 3rd Quarter ending September 2009 above estimates
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China's Sina eyes changes to save $1.4 billion deal
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UPDATE 4-China's Sina eyes changes to save $1.4 bln deal
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SINA Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
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UPDATE 3-China's Sina eyes changes to save big media merger
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China's Sina holds out hope for big media merger
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Sina says in talks to extend or alter Focus deal
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Sina says in talks to extend or alter Focus deal
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Sina CEO: Focus Media Deal Unlikely To Be Approved By Sep 30
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SINA Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
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SINA Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
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Sina's Second-Quarter Profit Sinks
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Sina may scrap Focus deal as deadline nears
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DEALTALK-Beijing puts giant media marriage on the rocks
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DEALTALK-Beijing puts giant media marriage on the rocks
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Beijing puts giant media marriage on the rocks
| Volume | 999,826 |
| Shares Outstanding | 643.1M |
| Market Cap | 8.2B |
| Year High | 15.31 |
| Year Low | 4.84 |
| Earnings Per Share | -6.060 |
| P/E Ratio | N/A |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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