Experian Share Discussion Threads

[thamestrader] 16/2/2012 22:25:08

shhh! don't tell the rampers!

[imperial3] 16/2/2012 17:00:54

It certainly does.Superb progress.

[edwardt] 16/2/2012 14:30:48

can not believe how little interest on this board! this stock keeps delivering..

[edwardt] 17/1/2012 09:50:09

seems like more broker upgrades should follow...

[zorija] 29/12/2011 21:55:34

Chart looks superb, but the level of goodwill/intangibles being $5,223m is of concern.

Anyone care to allay my fears please...

ZZZ

[gj2] 10/11/2011 15:39:49

Blimey - these are the sort of results one would expect during a boom, not doom & gloom times ! Glad I tucked some of these away 6 years ago, just after they demerged from Homebase/Argos.

[wester1] 10/11/2011 10:01:54

Cracking stuff and well received so far.

[cisk] 10/11/2011 07:17:57

Half yearly results out this morning - IMO quite an achievement in the current climate:

-- Total revenue from continuing activities up 15%. At constant exchange rates, revenue from continuing activities up 11%. Organic revenue growth of 6%. Total Group revenue of US$2.3bn (2010: US$2.0bn).

-- Further margin progression. EBIT margin from continuing activities up 20 basis points to 24.5%.

-- Total EBIT from continuing operations up 16%. At constant exchange rates, EBIT from continuing activities up 12%. Total EBIT of US$560m.

-- Profit before tax from continuing operations of US$343m (2010: US$283m). Benchmark profit before tax of US$539m, up 20%.

-- Basic EPS from continuing operations of 25.6 US cents (2010: 19.2 US cents). Benchmark EPS of 38.3 US cents, up 18%.

-- Net debt of US$1,708m at 30 September 2011.
-- 78% conversion of EBIT into operating cash flow, in the weaker half year for cash generation.

-- First interim dividend of 10.25 US cents per ordinary share, up 14%.

[imperial3] 28/10/2011 21:02:08

This is the quietest bb ever,but the share price action is for all to see.

[wester1] 28/10/2011 20:58:22

No comment on the welcome share price action. Quite a stunning recovery. Let us hope the trajectory remains consistent. We seem well placed to benefit from the economic turmoil.

[a0148009] 02/8/2011 11:49:43

I have to declare I have a direct interest in Future Route :-

EXPERIAN : and Future Route helps UK's small businesses better manage their cedit status.

Experian Credit Review Service enhancement provides quick and secure way to engage with credit issues

Nottingham, 01 August 2011 -Experian®, the global information services company, has announced a new partnership with Future Route that will make it easier for small businesses to improve their chances of receiving a positive credit rating.

By integrating Future Route's CreditPal technology with Experian's Credit Review service, small businesses are now able to automatically submit regular financial data and other business information from their existing accounting software packages to Experian. Firms that will benefit from this latest innovation include those with a strong recent financial performance, but which may share little information publicly due to reduced company reporting requirements.

The tie up between Experian and Future Route will enable small businesses with limited time and resources to provide financial data to Experian quickly and easily, ensuring that the information held on the company is complete and up-to-date. CreditPal technology automatically validates the accuracy of information.

Simon Streat, Managing Director of Experian's UK SME business, said:

"Many small firms achieve a strong and robust financial performance, but if their accounts are not in order or they don't make details of this performance publicly available, they could find that their credit rating slips, making it difficult for them to source suppliers, find customers or access finance.

"It's vital that small firms provide as much information as they can to credit reference agencies to ensure that their credit rating is a true reflection of their financial strength."

Future Route is an active player in the SME market, and works with the Forum of Private Business, Federation of Small Businesses, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Credit Management (ICM) to raise awareness of credit issues and help small businesses improve their financial reporting capabilities.

Nigel Folkes, Chief Executive of Future Route, commented:

"Our priority is to both to help SMEs understand credit issues, as well as making it easier for them to do something about it, which makes the partnership with Experian a perfect fit for us. Small businesses that use the new and improved Experian Credit Review will ensure that lenders, suppliers and customers throughout the UK are given a more complete picture of their financial strength and credit worthiness – which in turn will serve to benefit UK Plc as a whole."

Small businesses wishing to find out more about the Experian Credit Review service should call 0844 481 8888.



AO

[imperial3] 07/7/2011 17:32:34

Well obviously you know.Information/knowledge is so important these days for businesses and people with reference to credit checking, so world wide the potential is considerable.I know it is not the same,but in comparison to so many well known US internet companies, whose valuations are stratospheric,I do believe there is plenty of room for the price to increase as the years go by.

[davenpd] 07/7/2011 17:03:33

Good company?! I have worked for them for 14 years now. Looking back at the trend over the last few years, the share price has always steadily risen between July and November each year. Probably because our quarterly updates are always on or above target. Profits have increased year on year which is rather exceptional in this current economic climate.

[imperial3] 07/7/2011 16:40:55

Very pleased with this.Just wonder what is driving it.

[davenpd] 07/7/2011 09:35:52

Here we go, finally an all new time high. Let's hope this upward trend continues.

[nellie1973] 16/6/2011 15:30:23

BUY target 900p

[thamestrader] 18/5/2011 13:53:32

Look like the US markets aren't too impressed either.

[thamestrader] 18/5/2011 13:53:11

Well to my untrained eye, these results look pretty solid. Maybe the market was expecting more, or maybe it's just a down day.

Anyway, I bought some.

[gh20468] 20/4/2011 11:34:10

saw a 1,600,000 trade @ £12.56 BUY the other day on this,
couldn't find the trade again as after hours,
either a short forced to close or a large buy,
either way am expecting the share price to head that way...
looks like it's about to hopefully!

[gh20468] 11/4/2011 20:34:48

anyone know if the share repurchase has finished?

[luderitz] 07/2/2011 16:58:49

Thanks ODB, not heard that one before, doesn't seem to have affected the share price as yet.

[ondebanks] 07/2/2011 16:14:14

I think it means he has used them as collateral for a loan.

[luderitz] 07/2/2011 16:12:23

Is that a buy or sell, anyone know please?