Category Archives: S&P

Business Information: What Grows?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by ieijcb@attglobal.net

What Grows?  The Q1 earnings season is now behind us and there are some interesting contrasts!  … And the winners are:  S&P Indices, Credit Rating Agencies and Creditsafe! Equifax’s results were buoyed by an acquisition in the fourth quarter, otherwise the … Continue reading →

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McGraw-Hill Companies Q1st 2013 Revenues up 14%

Posted on May 1, 2013 by ieijcb@attglobal.net

The Company reported first quarter 2013 revenue of $1,181 million, an increase of 14% compared to the same period last year.  Net income and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $153 million and $0.54, respectively.  Excluding the impact … Continue reading →

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Moody’s and S&P Reach Settlements in Long Standing Lawsuits

Posted on April 30, 2013 by ieijcb@attglobal.net

Settlements have been reached in two long-running lawsuits seeking to hold Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s responsible for misleading investors about the safety of risky debt vehicles that they rated. The lawsuits had accused Moody’s, a unit of … Continue reading →

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Business Information: What Grows and What Does Not?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by ieijcb@attglobal.net

This is BIIA’s latest update on 2012 revenue growth based on the latest annual reports.  We have mapped the individual growth rates of major business information suppliers against Outsell’s growth estimates for 2012.   Outsell’s Credit & Financial Information segment grew … Continue reading →

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S&P Dow Jones Indices in Strategic Partnership with Bombay Stock Exchange

Posted on February 20, 2013 by ieijcb@attglobal.net

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the S&P-Dow Jones Indices announced a strategic partnership on Tuesday that would see the Sensex and indexes such as the BSE 200 and BSE 100 co-branded as S&P. The move is effective from Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Crisil India: Bank Loan and SME Ratings Drives Growth

Posted on February 18, 2013 by ieijcb@attglobal.net

Crisil Ltd, one of India’s credit rating agencies, has reported a 7.5 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 60 crore during the October-December quarter compared with Rs 56 crore in the year-ago period.  Its consolidated profit-after-tax was Rs … Continue reading →

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Earnings Season Scorecard: What Grows and What Does Not?

Posted on February 16, 2013 by ieijcb@attglobal.net

Since our last posting on February 8th a number of major industry players announced their Q4 and annual results for 2012. Rating Agencies have taken also the lead in showing an incredible revenue and income growth in ratings and analytics. … Continue reading →

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McGraw-Hill Financial Reports Record Revenue Growth in Q4 2012

Posted on February 16, 2013 by ieijcb@attglobal.net

The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) reported fourth quarter and full-year 2012 results.  Because of the pending sale of McGraw-Hill Education, this business has been reclassified as a discontinued operation and its results are excluded from continuing operations. In addition, in … Continue reading →

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