Experian 1st Half Profit Falls After Decline in U.K. Consumer Services
15 November 2017 - 7:03PM
Dow Jones News
By Maryam Cockar
Experian PLC (EXPN.LN) said Wednesday that pretax profit for the
first half of fiscal 2018 fell 7% due to a decline in revenue from
its U.K. and Ireland consumer services business.
The credit reporting agency said pretax profit for the six
months ended Sept. 30 was $467 million compared with $500 million a
year earlier. Group revenue increased 5% to $2.19 billion compared
with $2.09 billion a year earlier, it said.
Revenue from the U.K. and Ireland consumer services company
decreased to $86 million from $112 million a year ago.
FTSE 100-listed Experian raised its interim dividend by 4% to
13.5 U.S. cents from 13 cents last year.
Chief Executive Brian Cassin said that he expects good levels of
growth for the full year, with organic revenue growth in the
mid-single digit range and stable margins as Experian invests in
operations and growth initiatives. He added that he continues to
expect further progress in benchmark earnings per share.
Write to Maryam Cockar at maryam.cockar@dowjones.com
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