Acquired by a group of private equity investors led by Evergreen Coast Capital Corp, an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management, and Brookfield Business Partners in Oct 2022
NLSN - Nielsen Holdings plc
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Consulting Services
New York,
United States
Type: Equity
NLSN price evolution
NLSN
| (in millions $) | 30 Jun 2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current assets | ||||
| Cash | $621 | $482 | $380 | $542 |
| Short term investments | ||||
| Net receivables | $517 | $543 | $517 | $580 |
| Inventory | ||||
| Total current assets | $1392 | $1281 | $1140 | $1387 |
| Long term investments | ||||
| Property, plant & equipment | $371 | $390 | $417 | $402 |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $8957 | $9014 | $9061 | $9164 |
| Total noncurrent assets | $9518 | $9601 | $9680 | $9782 |
| Total investments | ||||
| Total assets | $10910 | $10882 | $10820 | $11169 |
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Accounts payable | $497 | $454 | $478 | $546 |
| Deferred revenue | $140 | $145 | $131 | $136 |
| Short long term debt | $31 | $35 | $35 | $37 |
| Total current liabilities | $681 | $655 | $657 | $826 |
| Long term debt | $5700 | $5706 | $5717 | $5980 |
| Total noncurrent liabilities | $6569 | $6630 | $6667 | $7057 |
| Total debt | $5731 | $5741 | $5752 | $6017 |
| Total liabilities | $7250 | $7285 | $7324 | $7883 |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||
| Retained earnings | -$37 | -$148 | -$253 | -$467 |
| Other shareholder equity | -$764 | -$734 | -$738 | -$760 |
| Total shareholder equity | $3474 | $3406 | $3314 | $3094 |
| (in millions $) | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | 31 Dec 2019 | 31 Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current assets | ||||
| Cash | $380 | $610 | $454 | $524 |
| Short term investments | ||||
| Net receivables | $517 | $1154 | $1103 | $1118 |
| Inventory | ||||
| Total current assets | $1140 | $2224 | $1977 | $2003 |
| Long term investments | $20 | |||
| Property, plant & equipment | $417 | $825 | $859 | $468 |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $9061 | $10510 | $10874 | $12011 |
| Total noncurrent assets | $9680 | $11911 | $12342 | $13176 |
| Total investments | ||||
| Total assets | $10820 | $14135 | $14319 | $15179 |
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Accounts payable | $478 | $1209 | $1182 | $1119 |
| Deferred revenue | $131 | $370 | $345 | $355 |
| Short long term debt | $35 | $293 | $914 | $107 |
| Total current liabilities | $657 | $1914 | $2501 | $1657 |
| Long term debt | $5717 | $8372 | $7765 | $8280 |
| Total noncurrent liabilities | $6667 | $9978 | $9430 | $10479 |
| Total debt | $5752 | $8665 | $8679 | $8387 |
| Total liabilities | $7324 | $11892 | $11931 | $12136 |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||
| Retained earnings | -$253 | -$1216 | -$1210 | -$795 |
| Other shareholder equity | -$738 | -$1105 | -$1005 | -$1110 |
| Total shareholder equity | $3314 | $2051 | $2195 | $2847 |
| (in millions $) | 30 Jun 2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ||||
| Total revenue | $882 | $877 | $894 | $882 |
| Cost of revenue | $327 | $314 | $336 | $307 |
| Gross Profit | $555 | $563 | $558 | $575 |
| Operating activities | ||||
| Research & development | ||||
| Selling, general & administrative | $213 | $224 | $249 | $218 |
| Total operating expenses | $342 | $366 | $380 | $353 |
| Operating income | $213 | $197 | $178 | $222 |
| Income from continuing operations | ||||
| EBIT | $211 | $204 | $151 | $201 |
| Income tax expense | $33 | $33 | -$131 | $33 |
| Interest expense | $67 | $66 | $68 | $68 |
| Net income | ||||
| Net income | $111 | $105 | $214 | $100 |
| Income (for common shares) | $111 | $105 | $214 | $100 |
| (in millions $) | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | 31 Dec 2019 | 31 Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ||||
| Total revenue | $3500 | $6290 | $6498 | $6515 |
| Cost of revenue | $1212 | $2760 | $2822 | $2805 |
| Gross Profit | $2288 | $3530 | $3676 | $3710 |
| Operating activities | ||||
| Research & development | ||||
| Selling, general & administrative | $891 | $1872 | $1929 | $1958 |
| Total operating expenses | $1416 | $3064 | $3769 | $4185 |
| Operating income | $872 | $466 | -$93 | -$475 |
| Income from continuing operations | ||||
| EBIT | $1246 | $432 | -$278 | -$500 |
| Income tax expense | -$2 | $67 | -$260 | -$182 |
| Interest expense | $285 | $371 | $397 | $394 |
| Net income | ||||
| Net income | $963 | -$6 | -$415 | -$712 |
| Income (for common shares) | $963 | -$6 | -$415 | -$712 |
| (in millions $) | 30 Jun 2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $111 | $105 | $214 | $100 |
| Operating activities | ||||
| Depreciation | $127 | $130 | $130 | $129 |
| Business acquisitions & disposals | -$6 | $1 | -$7 | -$23 |
| Stock-based compensation | $10 | $8 | $10 | $10 |
| Total cash flows from operations | $265 | $219 | $227 | $271 |
| Investing activities | ||||
| Capital expenditures | -$73 | -$82 | -$103 | -$77 |
| Investments | ||||
| Total cash flows from investing | -$81 | -$81 | -$88 | -$99 |
| Financing activities | ||||
| Dividends paid | -$21 | -$22 | -$21 | -$22 |
| Sale and purchase of stock | $1 | -$4 | -$1 | |
| Net borrowings | -$11 | -$7 | -$264 | -$8 |
| Total cash flows from financing | -$38 | -$36 | -$297 | -$35 |
| Effect of exchange rate | -$7 | -$4 | -$5 | |
| Change in cash and equivalents | $139 | $102 | -$162 | $132 |
| (in millions $) | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | 31 Dec 2019 | 31 Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $963 | -$6 | -$415 | -$712 |
| Operating activities | ||||
| Depreciation | $548 | $864 | $756 | $675 |
| Business acquisitions & disposals | $2249 | -$17 | -$44 | $8 |
| Stock-based compensation | $37 | $53 | $50 | $35 |
| Total cash flows from operations | $666 | $999 | $1066 | $1058 |
| Investing activities | ||||
| Capital expenditures | -$338 | -$519 | -$519 | -$516 |
| Investments | ||||
| Total cash flows from investing | $1933 | -$537 | -$582 | -$506 |
| Financing activities | ||||
| Dividends paid | -$86 | -$86 | -$395 | -$494 |
| Sale and purchase of stock | -$13 | -$9 | -$4 | -$50 |
| Net borrowings | -$2699 | -$181 | -$117 | -$114 |
| Total cash flows from financing | -$2816 | -$307 | -$544 | -$676 |
| Effect of exchange rate | -$13 | $1 | -$10 | -$8 |
| Change in cash and equivalents | -$230 | $156 | -$70 | -$132 |
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Fundamentals
| Market cap | N/A |
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| Enterprise value | N/A |
| Shares outstanding | 359.83M |
| Revenue | $3.54B |
|---|---|
| EBITDA | $1.28B |
| EBIT | $767.00M |
| Net Income | $530.00M |
| Revenue Q/Q | 2.44% |
| Revenue Y/Y | -28.72% |
| P/E ratio | 0.00 |
|---|---|
| EV/Sales | N/A |
| EV/EBITDA | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | N/A |
| P/S ratio | N/A |
| P/B ratio | 0.00 |
| Book/Share | 11.78 |
| Cash/Share | 1.73 |
| EPS | $1.47 |
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| ROA | 4.84% |
| ROE | 15.95% |
| Debt/Equity | 2.21 |
|---|---|
| Net debt/EBITDA | 5.17 |
| Current ratio | 2.04 |
| Quick ratio | 2.04 |