Dun & Bradstreet Q1 2021 Revenue Up 27.5%

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DNB), a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, today announced unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.

  • GAAP Revenue for the first quarter of 2021 was $504.5 million, an increase of 27.5% as reported and 26.6% on a constant currency basis compared to the first quarter of 2020; which includes the net impact of lower deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments of $17.2 million.
  • Adjusted Revenue for the first quarter of 2021 was $509.1 million, an increase of 28.6%, or 27.7% on a constant currency basis. Excluding the net impact of the Bisnode acquisition, organic revenue, before the effect of foreign exchange, was $420.4 million, an increase of 5.7% compared to first quarter of 2020, which also included a 4.4 percentage point impact from the net impact of lower deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments of $17.2 million.
  • Net loss for the first quarter of 2021 was $25.0 million, or diluted loss per share of $0.06, compared to a net income of $41.9 for the prior year quarter, and adjusted net income of $97.8 million, or adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.23.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2021 was $185.6 million, up 37.4% compared to the first quarter of 2020, and adjusted EBITDA margin of 36.5%, an increase of 240 basis points; which includes the net impact of lower deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments of $17.2 million. Excluding the net impact of the Bisnode acquisition, consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin was 39.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an improvement of 500 basis points compared to the prior year quarter, partially due to the lower net purchase accounting deferred revenue adjustments of $17.2 million which had an impact of 280 basis points on the year over year margin improvement.

“We are off to a strong start as we continue with our transformation and the execution of our near-term and long-term objectives. We finished the first quarter with solid financial results and made significant progress with the integration of Bisnode,” said Anthony Jabbour, Dun & Bradstreet Chief Executive Officer.

Source: Dun & Bradstreet Press Release

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