Interpublic Group's Quarterly Profit Tops Estimates The Interpublic Group of Companies, an advertising and marketing group, reported a quarterly profit that beat estimates on Friday. The company, which recorded returns from investments in its digital business and growth in emerging markets in the fourth quarter, said it would continue to look for small acquisitions in the United States, Germany, the Nordics, Brazil and India. Interpublic said it was not expecting a major recovery in Continental Europe in 2012. For the fourth quarter, the company's net income rose to $259 million, or 50 cents a share, compared with $195 million, or 36 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose to $2.07 billion, from $2.01 billion a year ago, while revenue from international operations grew 6 percent.