30 Year Financial Data of Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE:NLSN)

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Annual Rates (per share)	10 yrs*	5 yrs*	12 months*
Revenue Growth (%)	1.20	2.60	-2.70
EBITDA Growth (%)	-7.40	-28.80	N/A
Operating Income Growth (%)	2.60	-1.30	-26.10
EPS without NRI Growth (%)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Free Cash Flow Growth (%)	10.40	-5.10	-6.80
Book Value Growth (%)	-3.10	-3.10	-6.00

*12-month growth rate is calculated with the quarterly per share revenue (EBITDA, FCF, earnings) of the last 12 months over the per share revenue (EBITDA, FCF, earnings) over the previous 12 months. 5-year and 10-year growth rates are calculated with least-square regression based on the 6-year and 11-year annual numbers. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the growth rate you want.

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Fiscal Period	Trend	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	TTM	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20
Per Share Data	Annuals (USD $)View: $ % YOY														Quarterly

Revenue per Share										17.42	18.36	18.32	18.27	17.68	4.54	4.75	4.37	4.19	4.36
EBITDA per Share										4.84	5.15	0.53	1.38	3.38	-1.58	0.73	0.86	0.70	1.08
EBIT per Share										3.17	3.36	-1.37	-0.75	0.97	-2.10	0.15	0.26	0.08	0.48
Earnings per Share (Diluted)										1.39	1.20	-2.00	-1.17	-0.42	-1.33	-0.31	-0.05	-0.08	0.02
EPS without NRI										1.39	1.20	-2.00	-1.17	-0.42	-1.33	-0.31	-0.05	-0.08	0.02
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)										2.24	1.97	-0.97	-1.81	0.99	-3.63	-1.81	-1.73	-1.81	0.99
Free Cash Flow per Share										2.38	2.29	1.51	1.54	1.71	0.85	0.82	-0.33	0.36	0.85
Operating Cash Flow per Share										3.58	3.66	2.98	3.00	3.17	1.16	1.32	-0.01	0.70	1.16
Cash per Share										2.11	1.84	1.48	1.28	6.30	1.09	1.28	1.01	1.23	6.30
Dividends per Share										1.21	1.33	1.39	1.11	0.24	0.35	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06
Book Value per Share										11.48	11.93	8.01	6.16	5.69	6.06	6.16	5.73	5.67	5.69
Tangible Book per Share										-23.72	-26.20	-25.79	-24.37	-24.12	-24.53	-24.37	-24.52	-24.28	-24.12
Total Debt per Share										22.17	23.71	23.61	24.68	29.06	24.96	24.68	24.62	24.65	29.06
Month End Stock Price										41.95	36.40	23.33	20.30	21.73	21.25	20.30	12.54	14.86	14.18

Ratios	AnnualsView: $ % YOY														Quarterly
Fiscal Period		Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	TTM	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20

ROE %										11.76	10.28	-20.08	-16.46	-7.18	-76.38	-20.05	-3.40	-5.90	1.38
ROE % Adjusted to Book Value										3.21	3.37	-6.90	-5.00	-1.88	-21.76	-6.09	-1.55	-2.25	0.55
ROA %										3.24	2.63	-4.44	-2.81	-1.03	-12.62	-3.04	-0.51	-0.85	0.19
Return-on-Tangible-Equity				Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	Negative Tangible Equity	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Negative Tangible Equity
Return-on-Tangible-Asset										17.03	13.32	-22.04	-12.55	-3.97	-53.57	-12.63	-2.10	-3.50	0.65
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %										191.98	233.85	-101.35	-38.72	38.40	-301.01	23.98	39.76	11.38	79.91
ROCE %										8.28	8.20	-3.40	-2.10	2.84	-22.78	1.80	3.14	0.90	5.53
ROIC %										5.37	4.65	5.84	4.31	25.36	4.34	18.75	20.52	1.94	0.87
WACC %										5.96	5.41	5.35	6.11	6.33	5.58	6.11	7.76	7.61	7.10
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %										4.36	4.57	4.68	4.62	4.11	4.46	4.44	4.28	4.14	3.84

Gross Margin %										58.68	57.93	56.95	56.57	55.90	57.05	56.59	53.75	55.61	57.58
Operating Margin %										19.58	19.69	16.53	15.25	11.89	16.65	14.90	6.99	10.49	14.84
Net Margin %										7.96	6.53	-10.93	-6.39	-2.38	-29.21	-6.45	-1.15	-2.01	0.45
FCF Margin %										13.68	12.49	8.26	8.42	9.67	18.63	17.33	-7.50	8.69	19.45

Debt-to-Equity										1.93	1.99	2.95	4.01	5.11	4.12	4.01	4.29	4.35	5.11
Equity-to-Asset										0.26	0.25	0.19	0.15	0.13	0.15	0.15	0.14	0.14	0.13
Debt-to-Asset										0.50	0.50	0.55	0.61	0.66	0.62	0.61	0.62	0.62	0.66
Gross-Profit-to-Asset %										23.86	23.36	23.15	24.92	24.24	24.64	26.71	23.51	23.51	24.08

Asset Turnover										0.41	0.40	0.41	0.44	0.43	0.11	0.12	0.11	0.11	0.11
Dividend Payout Ratio										0.87	1.11	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	3.00

Days Sales Outstanding										67.75	71.09	62.64	61.96	63.29	64.71	59.52	69.18	68.99	63.87
Days Payable										33.32	39.07	37.48	29.75	152.32	142.92	28.59	136.31	151.17	159.79
Days Inventory										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Cash Conversion Cycle										34.43	32.02	25.16	32.21	-89.03	-78.21	30.93	-67.13	-82.18	-95.92

Inventory Turnover
COGS-to-Revenue										0.41	0.42	0.43	0.43	0.44	0.43	0.43	0.46	0.44	0.42
Inventory-to-Revenue										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Income Statement	Annual (USD $) View: $%/share% YOY														Quarterly
Fiscal Period		Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	TTM	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20

Revenue										6,309	6,572	6,515	6,498	6,309	1,616	1,691	1,559	1,496	1,563
Cost of Goods Sold										2,607	2,765	2,805	2,822	2,782	694	734	721	664	663
Gross Profit										3,702	3,807	3,710	3,676	3,527	922	957	838	832	900
Gross Margin %										58.68	57.93	56.95	56.57	55.90	57.05	56.59	53.75	55.61	57.58

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense										1,864	1,873	1,958	1,929	1,916	467	499	515	451	451
Research & Development										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Other Operating Expense										603	640	675	756	861	186	206	214	224	217
Total Operating Expense										2,467	2,513	2,633	2,685	2,777	653	705	729	675	668
Operating Income										1,235	1,294	1,077	991	750	269	252	109	157	232
Operating Margin %										19.58	19.69	16.53	15.25	11.89	16.65	14.90	6.99	10.49	14.84

Interest Income										4	4	8	6	3	1	2	1	--	--
Interest Expense										-333	-374	-394	-397	-375	-100	-98	-94	-91	-92
Net Interest Income										-329	-370	-386	-391	-372	-99	-96	-93	-91	-92
Other Income (Expense)										-90	-96	-1,573	-1,263	-408	-1,018	-199	-18	-130	-61
Pre-Tax Income										816	828	-882	-663	-30	-848	-43	-2	-64	79
Tax Provision										-309	-388	182	260	-107	380	-65	-11	38	-69
Tax Rate %										37.87	46.86	20.63	39.22	-356.67	44.81	-151.16	-550.00	59.38	87.34
Net Income (Continuing Operations)										507	440	-700	-403	-137	-468	-108	-13	-26	10
Net Income (Discontinued Operations)										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Other Income (Minority Interest)										-5	-11	-12	-12	-13	-4	-1	-5	-4	-3
Net Income										502	429	-712	-415	-150	-472	-109	-18	-30	7
Net Margin %										7.96	6.53	-10.93	-6.39	-2.38	-29.21	-6.45	-1.15	-2.01	0.45

Preferred Dividends										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
EPS (Basic)										1.40	1.20	-2.00	-1.17	-0.42	-1.33	-0.31	-0.05	-0.08	0.02
EPS (Diluted)										1.39	1.20	-2.00	-1.17	-0.42	-1.33	-0.31	-0.05	-0.08	0.02
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)										362.2	358.1	355.6	355.7	358.4	355.8	356.1	356.4	356.7	358.4

EBIT										1,149	1,202	-488	-266	345	-748	55	92	27	171
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization										603	640	675	756	861	186	206	214	224	217
EBITDA										1,752	1,842	187	490	1,206	-562	261	306	251	388

Balance Sheet	Annuals (USD $)View: $%/share% YOY														Quarterly
Fiscal Period		Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Latest Q.	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20

Cash And Cash Equivalents										754	656	524	454	2,250	389	454	359	438	2,250
Marketable Securities										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities										754	656	524	454	2,250	389	454	359	438	2,250
Accounts Receivable										1,171	1,280	1,118	1,103	1,094	1,146	1,103	1,182	1,131	1,094
Notes Receivable										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Loans Receivable										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Other Current Receivables										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Total Receivables										1,171	1,280	1,118	1,103	1,094	1,146	1,103	1,182	1,131	1,094
Inventories, Raw Materials & Components										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Inventories, Work In Process										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Inventories, Inventories Adjustments										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Inventories, Finished Goods										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Inventories, Other										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Total Inventories										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Other Current Assets										297	346	361	420	434	412	420	473	504	434
Total Current Assets										2,222	2,282	2,003	1,977	3,778	1,947	1,977	2,014	2,073	3,778

Investments And Advances										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Land And Improvements										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Buildings And Improvements										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Machinery, Furniture, Equipment										961	1,115	1,123	1,211	--	--	1,211	--	--	--
Construction In Progress										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Other Gross PPE										335	371	378	776	759	848	776	804	779	759
Gross Property, Plant and Equipment										1,296	1,486	1,501	1,987	759	848	1,987	804	779	759
Accumulated Depreciation										-825	-1,004	-1,033	-1,128	--	--	-1,128	--	--	--
Property, Plant and Equipment										471	482	468	859	759	848	859	804	779	759
Intangible Assets										12,581	13,572	12,011	10,874	10,644	10,884	10,874	10,785	10,682	10,644
Goodwill										7,845	8,495	6,987	5,993	6,010	5,973	5,993	5,979	5,984	6,010
Other Long Term Assets										456	530	697	609	594	664	609	590	588	594
Total Long-Term Assets										13,508	14,584	13,176	12,342	11,997	12,396	12,342	12,179	12,049	11,997
Total Assets										15,730	16,866	15,179	14,319	15,775	14,343	14,319	14,193	14,122	15,775

Accounts Payable										238	296	288	230	1,161	1,087	230	1,077	1,100	1,161
Total Tax Payable										97	111	76	60	51	74	60	35	--	51
Other Current Payables										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Current Accrued Expense										491	555	510	564	--	--	564	--	--	--
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense										826	962	874	854	1,212	1,161	854	1,112	1,100	1,212
Short-Term Debt										188	84	107	914	1,885	298	914	1,054	291	1,885
Short-Term Capital Lease Obligation										--	--	--	111	--	--	111	--	--	--
Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation										188	84	107	1,025	1,885	298	1,025	1,054	291	1,885
Current Deferred Revenue										297	361	355	345	324	316	345	402	361	324
Current Deferred Taxes Liabilities										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DeferredTaxAndRevenue										297	361	355	345	324	316	345	402	361	324
Other Current Liabilities										283	290	321	277	--	--	277	--	--	--
Total Current Liabilities										1,594	1,697	1,657	2,501	3,421	1,775	2,501	2,568	1,752	3,421

Long-Term Debt										7,738	8,357	8,280	7,395	8,125	8,189	7,395	7,359	8,130	8,125
Long-Term Capital Lease Obligation										--	--	--	370	363	393	370	363	372	363
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation										7,738	8,357	8,280	7,765	8,488	8,582	7,765	7,722	8,502	8,488
Debt-to-Equity										1.93	1.99	2.95	4.01	5.11	4.12	4.01	4.29	4.35	5.11
PensionAndRetirementBenefit										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
NonCurrent Deferred Liabilities										1,175	1,435	1,108	1,052	1,004	1,068	1,052	1,031	1,016	1,004
Other Long-Term Liabilities										930	934	1,091	613	642	565	613	641	645	642
Total Long-Term Liabilities										9,843	10,726	10,479	9,430	10,134	10,215	9,430	9,394	10,163	10,134
Total Liabilities										11,437	12,423	12,136	11,931	13,555	11,990	11,931	11,962	11,915	13,555

Common Stock										32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Preferred Stock										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Retained Earnings										456	411	-795	-1,210	-1,251	-1,101	-1,210	-1,228	-1,258	-1,251
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)										-1,211	-940	-1,110	-1,005	-1,105	-1,166	-1,005	-1,130	-1,112	-1,105
Additional Paid-In Capital										4,825	4,742	4,720	4,378	4,356	4,390	4,378	4,370	4,359	4,356
Treasury Stock										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Other Stockholders Equity										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Total Stockholders Equity										4,102	4,245	2,847	2,195	2,032	2,155	2,195	2,044	2,021	2,032
Minority Interest										191	198	196	193	188	198	193	187	186	188
Total Equity										4,293	4,443	3,043	2,388	2,220	2,353	2,388	2,231	2,207	2,220
Equity-to-Asset										0.26	0.25	0.19	0.15	0.13	0.15	0.15	0.14	0.14	0.13

Cashflow Statement	Annuals (USD $)View: $%/share% YOY														Quarterly
Fiscal Period		Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	TTM	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20

Net Income From Continuing Operations										507	440	-700	-403	-137	-468	-108	-13	-26	10
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization										603	640	675	756	861	186	206	214	224	217
Change In Receivables										53	10	95	4	72	61	61	-107	65	53
Change In Inventory										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Change In Prepaid Assets										4	-28	-76	64	192	13	55	-13	55	95
Change In Payables And Accrued Expense										28	57	119	-498	-68	-404	116	-89	-130	35
Change In Other Working Capital										-8	2	-6	-95	-84	--	-47	-20	4	-21
Change In Working Capital										77	41	132	-525	112	-330	185	-229	-6	162
Deferred Tax										88	162	-514	5	--	--	--	--	--	--
Stock Based Compensation										51	45	35	50	55	13	11	16	11	17
Asset Impairment Charge										--	--	1,413	1,004	--	--	--	--	--	--
Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Cash Flow from Others										-30	-18	17	179	241	1,012	176	7	47	11
Cash Flow from Operations										1,296	1,310	1,058	1,066	1,132	413	470	-5	250	417

Purchase Of Property, Plant, Equipment										-109	-119	-106	-116	-84	-14	-58	-4	-10	-12
Sale Of Property, Plant, Equipment										42	42	4	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Purchase Of Business										-285	-778	-43	-61	-28	-2	1	-27	-1	-1
Sale Of Business										34	2	51	17	--	--	--	--	--	--
Purchase Of Investment										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Sale Of Investment										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale										-324	-370	-414	-403	-438	-98	-119	-108	-110	-101
Cash From Discontinued Investing Activities										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Cash From Other Investing Activities										--	-13	2	-19	25	-18	16	-3	1	11
Cash Flow from Investing										-642	-1,236	-506	-582	-525	-132	-160	-142	-120	-103

Issuance of Stock										--	21	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Repurchase of Stock										-418	-140	-70	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Net Issuance of Preferred Stock										--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Net Issuance of Debt										533	394	-114	-117	1,393	-135	-219	110	-32	1,534
Cash Flow for Dividends										-434	-474	-494	-395	-86	-124	-22	-21	-22	-21
Other Financing										71	-16	2	-32	-45	-9	-13	-7	-7	-18
Cash Flow from Financing										-248	-215	-676	-544	1,262	-268	-254	82	-61	1,495

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes										-9	43	-8	-10	-8	-17	9	-30	10	3
Net Change in Cash										397	-98	-132	-70	1,861	-4	65	-95	79	1,812
Capital Expenditure										-433	-489	-520	-519	-522	-112	-177	-112	-120	-113
Free Cash Flow										863	821	538	547	610	301	293	-117	130	304

Valuation Ratios	AnnualsView: $ % YOY														Quarterly
Fiscal Period		Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Current	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20


PE Ratio
PE Ratio without NRI
Price-to-Owner-Earnings
PB Ratio
Price-to-Tangible-Book
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
PS Ratio
PEG Ratio
EV-to-Revenue
EV-to-EBITDA
EV-to-EBIT
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %
Shiller PE Ratio
Dividend Yield %

Valuation and Quality	AnnualsView: $ % YOY														Quarterly
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Month End Stock Price
Net Cash per Share
Net Current Asset Value
Net-Net Working Capital
Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF
Median PS Value
Peter Lynch Fair Value
Graham Number
Earnings Power Value (EPV)
Altman Z-Score
Piotroski F-Score
Beneish M-Score
Scaled Net Operating Assets
Sloan Ratio %
Current Ratio

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