p/w of 10 with sales rising 20% YOY and turns around 80% of profit straight to cash worth 10 in my opinion thats why I bought it @ 550p the steal of the century ....

now out of its 90 day average heading toward 700p withing the month as understand the overhang of float shares out of the way

Preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2017
7am, 18 May 2017 ─ Experian plc, the global information services company, today issues its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2017.

General highlights - Ongoing operations (excluding CCM discontinued operations)
· 6% total revenue growth, 5% organic revenue growth at constant currency, consistent with our target range.
· On an ongoing activities basis Benchmark EBIT margin was up 60 basis points to 27.7%1, up 30 basis points at constant currency and Benchmark EBIT growth was 7% at constant currency.
· Strategy translating into results; significant growth opportunities emerging over the medium term.
· Strong growth across the B2B areas of Credit Services, Decision Analytics and Marketing Services.
· Growth across all regions, with particular strength in Latin America and EMEA/Asia Pacific.
· Considerable progress made towards repositioning Consumer Services, now securing millions of free members to engage with new offers.
· Portfolio focus further sharpened, following agreement to sell the email/cross channel marketing business.
· Continuing strong commitment to shareholder returns:
· Over US$700m returned to shareholders in the year via dividend and share repurchases.
· Second interim dividend up 4% to 28.5 US cents per ordinary share; total dividend for FY17 up 4% to 41.5 US cents per share.
· Share repurchase programme of US$600m to be executed during FY18.

Brian Cassin, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"It has been a good year for Experian. We have made considerable progress strategically, operationally and financially. Our portfolio is sharper and we are continuing to invest to drive growth through innovative products and new services. We have also returned significant capital to our shareholders.

"As we look ahead, our sector is vibrant. Clients are seeking new ways to combine and analyse vast quantities of data to drive better business outcomes and consumers want to better understand and protect their financial status. This plays to our core strengths and is opening up many new opportunities for Experian. Over the next 12-18 months we will continue to innovate and are introducing a wave of new products to bring fresh thinking and new services to meet this demand.

"As we look ahead, we expect to sustain good momentum in our financial performance and we anticipate another year of good growth, within our target mid single-digit organic revenue growth range, with stable margins and further progress in Benchmark earnings per share."

Jefferies note today:
"We believe the current valuation does not factor in likely slowing US employment growth, consumer deleveraging and structural pressure on the Consumer Services divisional margin. Sell.
Experian trades at an all-time high fwd 12m P/E multiple and yet we believe the outlook for top line growth and margin is weakening. US consumer credit growth is a function of employment and we believe employment growth will slow in 17e into 18e. At the same time we expect the US consumer will have to de-lever which will further limit growth. A lack of operational gearing in the US business may hold back growth investment or the company. At the same time we see Group margin risk largely due to Consumer Services. We are cutting our Mar 18e EPS by 7% and Mar 19e EPS by 6%. This reflects lower organic assumptions, the sale of email/CCM and the announced share buyback. We reduce our target price to 1460p.
Our target price is DCF derived using a 7.2% WACC derived from a 4% risk free rate, 4% equity risk premium and 1.0x beta. Upside risks to our negative stance include better GDP growth and greater consumer leverage than we forecast especially in the US, UK & Brazil, margin upside from mix benefits, operational gearing and productivity measures and higher organic growth from new product launches. Lower US corporate tax rates and M&A are also sources of upside risk."

StockMarketWire.com
Experian, the global information services company, has started the year in line with its expectations, with total revenue growth of 6% and organic revenue growth of 4%.

Chief executive Brian Cassin said: "Our business-to-business services have performed well, with 7% organic growth and good performances across all regions, demonstrating the breadth of our business as well as successful investment in new product innovation, helping our clients apply more data and analytics to drive better business outcomes.

"We are also taking important steps to reposition Consumer Services as we introduced two new services in the US, and over the coming months we will continue our efforts to build up scale in these new initiatives through greater education of and engagement with consumers.

"As we look ahead, we continue to expect growth for the year to be within our target mid single-digit organic revenue range, with stable margins and further progress in Benchmark earnings per share."

Macquarie today reaffirms its outperform investment rating on Experian PLC (LON:EXPN) and raised its price target to 1900p (from 1870p).

Goldman Sachs today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Experian PLC (LON:EXPN) and cut its price target to 1920p (from 1950p).

Experian agrees to acquire ClearScore
9.30am, 15 March 2018 - Experian, the global information services company, is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire ClearScore. ClearScore is an innovative UK consumer organisation that matches individuals to personal financial products, offering free credit reports, scores and personal financial education, both online and through mobile devices.

Brian Cassin, Chief Executive Officer of Experian said:
"In acquiring ClearScore, we will take another important step in our strategy to extend the services we provide to UK consumers. Our goal is to provide more choice and greater convenience to individuals who want access to personal financial products at the best prices, while also making it easier for credit providers to offer better, more tailored offers to consumers. We look forward to welcoming the ClearScore team to Experian and to including the ClearScore brand as part of our broader offer."

ClearScore provides free access to credit reports and scores and introduces consumers to personal financial products and offers which are best suited to their individual circumstances. These include offers for credit cards, loans, mortgages, car loans and other services. To date, ClearScore has enrolled over 6 million members in the UK through its free membership model.

The UK market for introducing consumers to financial products is large and is growing rapidly. Spend is also shifting rapidly to online channels as a more accessible and effective way to present offers to people seeking credit. Experian is uniquely placed for this evolution, with its best-in-class data, scores and analytics, which are used to determine a consumer's eligibility and ability to afford a loan.

The acquisition of ClearScore will combine two well-known, high growth UK consumer brands, both of which will be retained. It will also bring together two businesses with complementary assets and skills to improve outcomes for consumers. We expect ClearScore to benefit from Experian's broad data assets, analytical capabilities and distribution, while Experian will benefit from ClearScore's skill in developing services which are appealing and easy to use, as well as an agile culture accomplished at keeping its membership engaged. In addition, ClearScore will help to accelerate our ambitions to provide services to consumers internationally, having recently launched a service in South Africa.

Financials
The purchase price is GBP£275m (US$385m)*, with an additional earnout potential contingent on achieving future financial performance. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval by the Competition & Markets Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority, as well as other customary closing conditions, and will be funded from Experian's existing committed bank facilities. It is expected to close later in 2018 and to be accretive to Benchmark earnings in the first full fiscal year of ownership.

Chart looking good Harry, they could be in demand re interest rises, people remortgaging etc.

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on Experian PLC (LON:EXPN) and raised its price target to 1900p (from 1785p).

Deutsche Bank today downgrades its investment rating on Experian PLC (LON:EXPN) to hold (from buy) and raised its price target to 1800p (from 1750p).

StockMarketWire.com
Information services group Experian said Friday first-quarter performance was in line with expectations, supported by recent acquisitions.

The company left its full-year guidance unchanged.

For the three months ended 30 June, total revenue grew 10% at constant currency, from the same period a year ago, and 9% at actual exchange rates.

The in-line performance comes as company grew organic revenue in all regions, led by 11% growth in both North America and EMEA/Asia Pacific.

In North America, organic revenue growth was up 11% as B2B rose 12% and consumer services rose 8%, pushing total revenue growth to 13% supported by the Clarity Services acquisition.

In EMEA and Asia Pacific, total and organic revenue growth was 11% as more clients opted for the company's decisioning software such as PowerCurve.

In the UK and Ireland, organic revenue growth was 3% as B2B rose 7%, but consumer services fell 8%. Total revenue growth was 4%.

In Latin America, meanwhile, total and organic revenue growth was 4%.

The company said it expects the impact of foreign exchange movements to Benchmark EBIT growth rates would be 4%, up from an estimate of 1% in May.

'We have started the year well, in line with our expectations, with Q1 total revenue growth of 10% at constant exchange rates, up 9% at actual rates and organic revenue growth of 8%,' said Brian Cassin, Chief Executive Officer.

Citigroup today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Experian PLC (LON:EXPN) and raised its price target to 2140p (from 1770p).

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Up over 51/2% on that news so far.

Experian's agreed takeover of start-up credit scoring rival ClearScore could be blocked by UK competition authorities. An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority has found that the deal is "likely to result in less intense competition" and potentially harming digital developments in the personal finance market.

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