Nielsen's (NLSN) Misses Q1 Earnings, Revenues Lag - Tale of the Tape
Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NLSN) is an information and measurement company which provides clients with media and marketing information about what consumers watch and buy on a global and local basis.
Nielsen’s strong execution of its core growth strategies of operational excellence, global market expansion, new product development, and strategic acquisitions continues to play an important role in driving its growth. Nielsen plans to expand into two more South American countries, Bolivia and Paraguay with retail measurement of non-alcoholic beverages in 2015, expanding its footprint into new businesses and services in the two countries. This in combination with strong portfolio of businesses will help the company post better results in the upcoming quarter.
Due to this, investors are eagerly awaiting Nielsen’s earnings report in order to set the record straight and to give some guidance on where this company is heading and are these factors effectively contributing.
Estimate Trend & Surprise History
Estimate revision activity has been limited however, so there appears to be some uncertainty. But Nielsen does have a decent history when it comes to recent earnings reports as it has beaten estimates in all of the last four quarters with an average surprise of 4.54%.
Currently, NLSN has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), but that could definitely change following the company’s earnings report which was just released. We have highlighted some of the key stats from this just-revealed announcement below:
Earnings: NLSN misses on earnings. The Zacks Consensus Estimate called for EPS of 43 cents, while the company reported 44 cents per share.
Revenue: Nielsen missed on revenues. It posted revenues of $1.46 billion, compared to our consensus estimate of $1.50 billion.
Key Stats: The company witnessed strong growth its Watch segment. Also, Nielsen increased the quarterly cash dividend by 12% to $0.28 per share and repurchased $141 million of its stock in the first quarter.
Check back later for our full write up on this NLSN earnings report later!
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