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Preliminary results for year ended 31 March 2019
Preliminary results for year ended 31 March 2019.
About this update from Experian Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0368Z Experian plc 15 May 2019 \n\n news release\n \nPreliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2019\n \n7am, 15 May 2019 ─ Experian plc, the global information services company, today issues its financial report for the year ended 31 March 2019.\n \nBrian Cassin, Chief Executive Officer, commented:\n\"This was a very good year for Experian. Our investment and innovation agenda delivered strong and broad-based growth with exciting new offers for consumers and businesses. We have strengthened our prospects and expanded our opportunities; both our B2B and Consumer Services businesses delivered strongly. With another year of continued investments, FY20 is expected to deliver further strong performance, with organic revenue growth in the 6-8% range, Benchmark EBIT growth at or above revenue growth and strong progress in Benchmark earnings per share.\"\n \n\n\n\nBenchmark and Statutory financial highlights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2019\nUS$m\n\n\n20182\nUS$m\n\n\nActual rates growth %\n\n\nConstant rates growth %\n\n\nOrganic growth %\n\n\n\n\nBenchmark¹\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRevenue - ongoing activities\n\n\n4,855\n\n\n4,572\n\n\n6\n\n\n9\n\n\n9\n\n\n\n\nRevenue\n\n\n4,861\n\n\n4,584\n\n\n6\n\n\n9\n\n\nn/a\n\n\n\n\nBenchmark EBIT - ongoing activities3\n\n\n1,306\n\n\n1,241\n\n\n5\n\n\n10\n\n\nn/a\n\n\n\n\nTotal Benchmark EBIT\n\n\n1,311\n\n\n1,247\n\n\n5\n\n\n10\n\n\nn/a\n\n\n\n\nBenchmark EPS\n\n\nUSc 98.0\n\n\nUSc 94.4\n\n\n4\n\n\n9\n\n\nn/a\n\n\n\n\nStatutory\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRevenue\n\n\n4,861\n\n\n4,584\n\n\n6\n\n\n9\n\n\nn/a\n\n\n\n\nOperating profit\n\n\n1,162\n\n\n1,051\n\n\n11\n\n\n16\n\n\nn/a\n\n\n\n\nProfit before tax\n\n\n957\n\n\n950\n\n\n1\n\n\n7\n\n\nn/a\n\n\n\n\nBasic EPS\n\n\nUSc 76.9\n\n\nUSc 85.4\n\n\n(10)\n\n\n(1)\n\n\nn/a\n\n\n\n\nTotal dividend\n\n\nUSc 46.5\n\n\nUSc 44.75\n\n\n4\n\n\nn/a\n\n\nn/a\n\n\n\n1 See Appendix 1 (page 12) and note 5 to the financial statements (pages 23-25) for definitions of non-GAAP measures. \n2 Results for 2018 are restated for IFRS 15, Benchmark measures are also restated for exited business ...