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Nielsen Holdings plc listed company

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General Information

Investor relations pageIR page	no data available
Founding year	no data available
Headquarter	New York, United States of AmericaNew York, United States of Americano data available
Employees	(as per )no data available
Sector	, , no data available

Ticker	NLSNNVno data available
Financial year endsFY ends	End of Decemberno data available

Stock Information (historical prices adjusted for splits and dividends)

dates	Closing price
01.01.2015	1.00

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Key Figures

Last Closing Price as per , in USD	n/a
Market Capitalisation in million USD	0n/a
Enterprise Value in million USD	0n/a
Common Shares Outstanding as per Mar 31, 2017	357,302,215n/a
Preferred Shares Outstanding as per Mar 31, 2017	n/a
Average Basic Shares Outstanding TTM	357,784,850n/a
Average Diluted Shares Outstanding TTM	360,630,586n/a
Index Membership	, US 500, US 1000 n/a

Business Summary

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Key Financials & Ratios (all figures TTM as per Sep 30, 2016, million USD, full statements further below)

Profit & Loss

Revenues	6,277n/a
Gross Profit	3,686n/a
Operating Income	1,193n/a
EBITDA	1,785n/a
Net Profit	594n/a

Balance Sheet

Cash and Cash Equivalents	446n/a
Receivables	1,240n/a
Total Current Assets	2,051n/a
PP&E	485n/a
Total Assets	15,700n/a
Accounts Payable	925n/a
Current Debt	578n/a
Total Current Liabilities	2,011n/a
Long-Term Debt	7,379n/a
Total Liabilities	11,265n/a
Total Equity	4,435n/a

Cash Flow

Depreciation & Amortisation	592n/a
Change in Working Capital	-110n/a
Operating Cash Flow	1,124n/a
Net Change in PP&E and Intangibles	-419n/a
Investing Cash Flow	-668n/a
Dividends Paid	-424n/a
Financing Cash Flow	-378n/a
Total Change in Cash	88n/a
Free Cash Flow	871n/a

Profitability Ratios

Gross Margin	58.7%n/a
Operating Margin	19.0%n/a
Net Profit Margin	9.6%n/a
Return on Equity	13.6%n/a
Return on Assets	3.8%n/a

Per Share Figures

Basic EPS	n/a
Diluted EPS	n/a
Sales per Share	n/a
Book Value per Share	n/a
FCF per Share	n/a
Dividends per Share	n/a

Price Multiples

Price to Earnings Ratio	n/a
Price to Sales Ratio	n/a
Price to Book Value	n/a
Price to Free Cash Flow	n/a

Valuation Metrics

EV/EBITDA	n/a
EV/Sales	n/a
Book to Market Value	n/a

Other Ratios

Current Ratio	102.0%n/a
Liabilities to Equity Ratio	254.0%n/a
Debt to Assets Ratio	50.7%n/a

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in million USD	FY '09	FY '10	FY '11	FY '12	FY '13	FY '14	FY '15
Revenue	4,808	5,126	5,328	5,407	5,703	6,288	6,172
Sales & Services Revenue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Financing Revenue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Revenue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost of revenue	-2,023	-2,129	-2,188	-2,225	-2,398	-2,620	-2,539
Cost of Goods & Services	-2,023	-2,129	-2,188	-2,225	-2,398	-2,620	-2,539
Cost of Financing Revenue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost of Other Revenue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gross Profit	2,785	2,997	3,140	3,182	3,305	3,668	3,633
Other Operating Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating Expenses	-2,080	-2,206	-2,331	-2,217	-2,325	-2,490	-2,489
Selling, General & Administrative	-1,523	-1,648	-1,829	-1,724	-1,815	-1,917	-1,915
Selling & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General & Administrative	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Depreciation & Amortization	-557	-558	-502	-493	-510	-573	-574
Provision For Doubtful Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Operating Expense	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating Income (Loss)	705	791	809	965	980	1,178	1,144
Non-Operating Income (Loss)	-659	-600	-662	-521	-341	-468	-132
Interest Expense, net	-640	-655	-443	-386	-307	-297	-307
Interest Expense	-647	-660	-449	-390	-309	-300	-311
Interest Income	7	5	6	4	2	3	4
Other Investment Income (Loss)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss)	-2	136	-9	-17	-25	-71	-31
Income (Loss) from Affiliates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Operating Income (Loss)	-17	-81	-210	-118	-9	-100	206
Pretax Income (Loss), Adjusted	46	191	147	444	639	710	1,012
Abnormal Gains (Losses)	-649	-88	-83	-85	-119	-89	-51
Acquired In-Process R&D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merger / Acquisition Expense	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Abnormal Derivatives	-60	-27	0	0	0	0	0
Disposal of Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Early extinguishment of Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asset Write-Down	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Impairment of Goodwill & Intangibles	-527	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sale of Business	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Legal Settlement	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restructuring Charges	-62	-61	-83	-85	-119	-89	-51
Sale of and Unrealized Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Insurance Settlement	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Abnormal Items	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pretax Income (Loss)	-603	103	64	359	520	621	961
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit, net	197	46	-6	-122	-91	-236	-383
Current Income Tax	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Income Tax	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax Allowance/Credit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Affiliates, net of taxes	-22	5	3	5	2	-4	-3
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	-428	154	61	242	431	381	575
Net Extraordinary Gains (Losses)	-61	-22	26	30	305	0	0
Discontinued Operations	-61	-22	26	30	305	0	0
XO & Accounting Charges & Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Income (Loss) Including Minority Interest	-489	132	87	272	736	381	575
Minority Interest	-2	-2	-3	1	4	3	-5
Net Income	-491	130	84	273	740	384	570
Preferred Dividends	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Adjustments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders	-491	130	84	273	740	384	570

Remarks	restated on Feb 22, 2012 n/a calculated values,	restated on Feb 22, 2013 n/a calculated values,	restated on Feb 21, 2014 n/a calculated values,	restated on Feb 20, 2015 n/a calculated values,	restated on Feb 19, 2016 n/a calculated values,	restated on Nov 30, -1 n/a calculated values,	restated on Nov 30, -1 n/a calculated values,

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in million USD	FY '09	FY '10	FY '11	FY '12	FY '13	FY '14	FY '15
Assets
Cash, Cash Equivalents & Short Term Investments	n/a	421	319	288	564	273	357
Cash & Cash Equivalents	n/a	421	319	288	564	273	357
Short Term Investments	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts & Notes Receivable	n/a	1,014	1,080	1,110	1,196	1,241	1,235
Accounts Receivable, Net	n/a	1,014	1,080	1,110	1,196	1,241	1,235
Notes Receivable, Net	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unbilled Revenues	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inventories	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Raw Materials	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Work In Process	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finished Goods	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Inventory	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Assets	n/a	219	266	278	374	497	316
Prepaid Expenses	n/a	219	266	278	374	497	316
Derivative & Hedging Assets	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Assets Held-for-Sale	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Tax Assets	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Income Taxes Receivable	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Discontinued Operations	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miscellaneous Short Term Assets	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Current Assets	n/a	1,654	1,665	1,676	2,134	2,011	1,908
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	n/a	599	609	560	560	533	490
Property, Plant & Equipment	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated Depreciation	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long Term Investments & Receivables	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long Term Investments	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long Term Marketable Securities	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long Term Receivables	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Long Term Assets	n/a	12,176	12,230	12,349	12,836	12,782	12,905
Intangible Assets	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goodwill	n/a	7,096	7,155	7,352	7,684	7,671	7,783
Other Intangible Assets	n/a	4,607	4,561	4,555	4,781	4,715	4,772
Prepaid Expense	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Tax Assets	n/a	61	198	170	115	83	78
Derivative & Hedging Assets	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Prepaid Pension Costs	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Discontinued Operations	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments in Affiliates	n/a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miscellaneous Long Term Assets	n/a	412	316	272	256	313	272
Total Noncurrent Assets	n/a	12,775	12,839	12,909	13,396	13,315	13,395
Total Assets	n/a	14,429	14,504	14,585	15,530	15,326	15,303

Liabilities and owners' equity
Payables & Accruals	n/a	1,061 1061000000	1,105 1105000000	1,023 1023000000	1,081 1081000000	1,097 1097000000	1,055 1055000000
Accounts Payable	n/a	962 962000000	1,025 1025000000	967 967000000	1,026 1026000000	1,035 1035000000	1,013 1013000000
Accrued Taxes	n/a	99 99000000	80 80000000	56 56000000	55 55000000	62 62000000	42 42000000
Interest & Dividends Payable	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Other Payables & Accruals	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Short Term Debt	n/a	94 94000000	144 144000000	355 355000000	148 148000000	393 393000000	310 310000000
Short Term Borrowings	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Short Term Capital Leases	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Current Portion of Long Term Debt	n/a	94 94000000	144 144000000	355 355000000	148 148000000	393 393000000	310 310000000
Other Short Term Liabilities	n/a	452 452000000	443 443000000	373 373000000	306 306000000	304 304000000	322 322000000
Deferred Revenue	n/a	452 452000000	443 443000000	373 373000000	306 306000000	304 304000000	322 322000000
Derivatives & Hedging	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Discontinued Operations	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Miscellaneous Short Term Liabilities	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Total Current Liabilities	n/a	1,607 1607000000	1,692 1692000000	1,751 1751000000	1,535 1535000000	1,794 1794000000	1,687 1687000000
Long Term Debt	n/a	8,464 8464000000	6,619 6619000000	6,229 6229000000	6,492 6492000000	6,419 6419000000	7,028 7028000000
Long Term Borrowings	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Long Term Capital Leases	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Other Long Term Liabilities	n/a	1,462 1462000000	1,552 1552000000	1,627 1627000000	1,696 1696000000	1,980 1980000000	1,961 1961000000
Accrued Liabilities	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Pension Liabilities	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Pensions	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Other Post-Retirement Benefits	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Deferred Compensation	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Deferred Revenue	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	n/a	942 942000000	996 996000000	1,006 1006000000	864 864000000	1,025 1025000000	1,074 1074000000
Derivatives & Hedging	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Discontinued Operations	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Miscellaneous Long Term Liabilities	n/a	520 520000000	556 556000000	621 621000000	832 832000000	955 955000000	887 887000000
Total Noncurrent Liabilities	n/a	9,926 9926000000	8,171 8171000000	7,856 7856000000	8,188 8188000000	8,399 8399000000	8,989 8989000000
Total Liabilities	n/a	11,533 11533000000	9,863 9863000000	9,607 9607000000	9,723 9723000000	10,193 10193000000	10,676 10676000000
Preferred Equity	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Share Capital & Additional Paid-In Capital	n/a	4,592 4592000000	6,457 6457000000	6,515 6515000000	6,628 6628000000	6,376 6376000000	5,151 5151000000
Common Stock	n/a	22 22000000	30 30000000	30 30000000	32 32000000	32 32000000	32 32000000
Additional Paid in Capital	n/a	4,570 4570000000	6,427 6427000000	6,485 6485000000	6,596 6596000000	6,344 6344000000	5,119 5119000000
Other Share Capital	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0
Treasury Stock	n/a	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	-415 -415000000	0 0
Retained Earnings	n/a	-1,609 -1609000000	-1,525 -1525000000	-1,252 -1252000000	-512 -512000000	-128 -128000000	341 341000000
Other Equity	n/a	-96 -96000000	-299 -299000000	-333 -333000000	-387 -387000000	-777 -777000000	-1,059 -1059000000
Equity Before Minority Interest	n/a	2,887 2887000000	4,633 4633000000	4,930 4930000000	5,729 5729000000	5,056 5056000000	4,433 4433000000
Minority Interest	n/a	9 9000000	8 8000000	48 48000000	78 78000000	77 77000000	194 194000000
Total Equity	n/a	2,896 2896000000	4,641 4641000000	4,978 4978000000	5,807 5807000000	5,133 5133000000	4,627 4627000000
Total Liabilities & Equity	n/a	14,429 14429000000	14,504 14504000000	14,585 14585000000	15,530 15530000000	15,326 15326000000	15,303 15303000000

Remarks	restated on n/a	restated on Feb 22, 2012 n/a	restated on Feb 22, 2013 n/a	restated on Feb 21, 2014 n/a	restated on Feb 20, 2015 n/a	restated on Feb 19, 2016 n/a	restated on Feb 17, 2017 n/a

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in million USD	FY '09	FY '10	FY '11	FY '12	FY '13	FY '14	FY '15
Net Income/Starting Line	-489	132	87	272	736	381	575
Net Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Income From Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Adjustments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Depreciation & Amortization	562	558	529	520	521	573	574
Non-Cash Items	422	-182	122	225	-308	331	68
Stock-Based Compensation	14	18	27	34	47	47	48
Deferred Income Taxes	-304	-183	-124	47	-107	105	213
Other Non-Cash Adjustments	712	-17	219	144	-248	179	-193
Change in Working Capital	22	35	-97	-233	-48	-192	-38
(Increase) Decrease in Accounts Receivable	39	-77	-71	-13	-84	-93	-35
(Increase) Decrease in Inventories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable	-96	10	-32	-190	-55	-4	36
Increase (Decrease) in Other	79	102	6	-30	91	-95	-39
Net Cash From Discontinued Operations (operating)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash from Operating Activities	517	543	641	784	901	1,093	1,179
Change in Fixed Assets & Intangibles	-282	-334	-367	-358	-374	-412	-401
Disposition of Fixed Assets & Intangibles	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Disposition of Fixed Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Disposition of Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Acquisition of Fixed Assets & Intangibles	-282	-334	-367	-358	-374	-412	-408
Purchase of Fixed Assets	-139	-178	-177	-132	-130	-163	-134
Acquisition of Intangible Assets	-143	-156	-190	-226	-244	-249	-274
Other Change in Fixed Assets & Intangibles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Change in Long Term Investment	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Decrease in Long Term Investment	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Increase in Long Term Investment	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Cash From Acquisitions & Divestitures	34	-38	-118	-164	-314	-320	-216
Net Cash from Divestitures	84	17	5	-4	935	-6	30
Cash for Acqusition of Subsidiaries	-50	-55	-123	-160	-1,249	-314	-246
Cash for Joint Ventures	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Cash from Other Acquisitions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Investing Activities	21	7	-1	0	1	0	36
Net Cash From Discontinued Operations (investing)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash from Investing Activities	-227	-365	-486	-522	-687	-732	-581
Dividends Paid	0	-2	0	0	-265	-356	-408
Cash From (Repayment of) Debt	-98	-167	-1,839	-229	309	226	532
Cash From (Repayment of) Short Term Debt, net	-345	-6	-6	3	-5	280	-116
Cash From (Repayment of) Long Term Debt, net	247	-161	-1,833	-232	314	-54	648
Repayments of Long Term Debt	-976	-1,226	-2,110	-2,230	-2,171	-4,598	-98
Cash From Long Term Debt	1,223	1,065	277	1,998	2,485	4,544	746
Cash From (Repurchase of) Equity	-1	-10	1,809	29	74	-363	-595
Increase in Capital Stock	-1	-10	1,809	29	85	103	72
Decrease in Capital Stock	0	0	0	0	-11	-466	-667
Other Financing Activities	-172	-84	-220	-98	-35	-92	9
Net Cash From Discontinued Operations (financing)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash from Financing Activities	-271	-263	-250	-298	83	-585	-462
Net Cash Before Disc. Operations and FX	19	-85	-95	-36	297	-224	136
Change in Cash from Disc. Operations and Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Cash Before FX	19	-85	-95	-36	297	-224	136
Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates	28	-8	-7	5	-21	-67	-52
Net Changes in Cash	47	-93	-102	-31	276	-291	84

Remarks	restated on Feb 22, 2012 n/a calculated values,	restated on Feb 22, 2013 n/a calculated values,	restated on Feb 21, 2014 n/a calculated values,	restated on Feb 20, 2015 n/a calculated values,	restated on Feb 19, 2016 n/a calculated values,	restated on Feb 19, 2016 n/a calculated values,	restated on Nov 30, -1 n/a calculated values,

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