Verisk Analytics, Inc., Reports Second-Quarter 2016 Financial Results

  • Revenue from continuing operations grew 16.3%; organic revenue growth from continuing operations was 5.4%.
  • Income from continuing operations decreased 32.8% to $107 million; adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations increased 12.4% to $245 million.
  • Diluted GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations (GAAP EPS) decreased 34.7% to $0.62; diluted adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations (Adjusted EPS) increased 1.4% to $0.73.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations less capital expenditures from continuing operations was $305 million year to date, an increase of 21.1%.

JERSEY CITY, N.J., August 2, 2016 - Verisk Analytics, Inc. VRSK, a leading data analytics provider, today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.

Scott Stephenson, chairman, president, and CEO, said, "Our second-quarter results were solid with continued revenue growth and strong margins. We feel very good about our business and continue to position ourselves to deliver outstanding data analytics solutions for our customers across our key verticals of insurance, natural resources, and financial services. Our strong cash generation enables us to meet our deleveraging objectives and to put capital to work on behalf of our shareholders."

Table 1: Summary of Results
(in millions, except per share amounts)

  For the Three Months Ended       For the Six Months Ended    
  June 30,       June 30,    
  2016   2015   Change   2016   2015   Change
Revenues
from
continuing
operations
$ 498.3     $ 428.6     16.3 %   $ 991.0     $ 812.9     21.9 %
Income
from
continuing
operations
$ 106.8     $ 158.9     (32.8 )%   $ 216.5     $ 255.3     (15.2 )%
Adjusted
EBITDA
from
continuing
operations
$ 245.2     $ 217.9     12.4 %   $ 493.6     $ 418.2     18.0 %
Adjusted
net
income
from
continuing
operations
$ 124.3     $ 120.0     3.7 %   $ 251.7     $ 221.0     13.9 %
Diluted
GAAP
EPS
from
continuing
operations
$ 0.62     $ 0.95     (34.7 )%   $ 1.26     $ 1.55     (18.7 )%
Diluted
adjusted
EPS
from
continuing
operations
$ 0.73     $ 0.72     1.4 %   $ 1.47     $ 1.34     9.7 %

Revenue
Total revenue from continuing operations increased 16.3% in second-quarter 2016 compared with second-quarter 2015. Organic revenue growth from continuing operations was 5.4%, excluding recent acquisitions in the second quarters for both years. Financial services led the organic revenue growth in the quarter.

Decision Analytics segment revenue from continuing operations grew 23.5% in the second quarter of 2016 and represented approximately 63.7% of total revenue. Decision Analytics organic revenue growth from continuing operations was 5.5%.

  • Insurance category revenue increased 6.2%, led by strong growth in loss quantification and claims analytics solutions. Underwriting solutions also grew in the quarter. Catastrophe modeling solutions saw a modest decline versus the prior year.
  • Financial services category revenue increased 15.9% in the quarter, with solid demand for both core and newer solutions.
  • Energy and specialized markets category revenue grew 70.4%. Organic revenue, excluding the recently acquired Wood Mackenzie (which will be treated as organic starting with the third quarter), PCI, and Infield businesses, declined 9.6% as a result of softer demand for certain environmental health and safety solutions. 

Table 2: Decision Analytics Revenues by Category
(in millions)

  For the Three Months Ended       For the Six Months Ended    
  June 30,       June 30,    
  2016   2015   Change   2016   2015   Change
Insurance $ 175.5     $ 165.3     6.2 %   $ 347.0     $ 319.0     8.8 %
Financial
services
  30.6       26.4     15.9 %     59.1       61.6     (4.0 )%
Energy
and
specialized
markets
  111.1       65.2     70.4 %     224.0       89.7     149.9 %
Total
Decision
Analytics
$ 317.2     $ 256.9     23.5 %   $ 630.1     $ 470.3     34.0 %

Risk Assessment segment revenue grew 5.5% in the quarter and 5.3% excluding the recent acquisition of Risk Intelligence Ireland.

  • Revenue growth in industry-standard insurance programs was 6.0%, and 5.7% on an organic basis, resulting primarily from the annual effect of growth in 2016 invoicing effective from January 1 and growth from new solutions.
  • Property-specific rating and underwriting information revenue grew 3.8% in the second quarter. Growth was led by an increase in commercial underwriting solutions subscription revenue.

Table 3: Risk Assessment Revenues by Category
(in millions)

  For the Three Months Ended       For the Six Months Ended    
  June 30,       June 30,    
  2016   2015   Change   2016   2015   Change
Industry-
standard
insurance
programs
$ 138.6     $ 130.7     6.0 %   $ 276.0     $ 261.3     5.6 %
Property-
specific
rating
and
underwriting
information
  42.5       41.0     3.8 %     84.9       81.3     4.4 %
Total Risk
Assessment
$ 181.1     $ 171.7     5.5 %   $ 360.9     $ 342.6     5.3 %

Expenses and Income
Cost of revenues from continuing operations increased 15.4% compared with second-quarter 2015. The year-over-year increase is primarily due to acquisitions as well as salaries, benefits, and technology to support business growth.

Selling, general, and administrative expense, or SG&A, from continuing operations decreased 8.2% in the quarter because one-time acquisition costs in the prior period did not recur.

Income from continuing operations decreased 32.8% to $107 million. The prior period included a hedge gain that more than offset one-time costs related to the acquisition of Wood Mackenzie. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations increased 12.4% to $245 million.

  • The 20.8% increase to $141 million in Decision Analytics adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was the result of acquisitions and profitable growth of the business.    
  • Second-quarter 2016 adjusted EBITDA in Risk Assessment increased 2.9% to $105 million as a result of revenue growth and good expense management, partially offset by anticipated increases in hiring to support future growth in the business.

Table 4: Segment Results Summary and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
(in millions)

  Three
Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
Three
Months
Ended
June 30,
2015
Change
 
  DA RA Total DA RA Total DA RA Total
Rev-
enues
$ 317.2   $ 181.1   $ 498.3   $ 256.9   $ 171.7   $ 428.6   23.5 % 5.5 % 16.3 %
Cost
of
rev-
enues
  (123.4 )   (55.0 )   (178.4 )   (104.2 )   (50.4 )   (154.6 ) 18.4 % 9.1 % 15.4 %
SG&A   (54.1 )   (21.5 )   (75.6 )   (62.5 )   (20.0 )   (82.5 ) (13.5 )% 8.3 % (8.2 )%
Depre-
ciation
and
amor-
tiza-
tion
of
fixed
and
intan-
gible
assets
  (46.0 )   (7.1 )   (53.1 )   (39.1 )   (6.4 )   (45.5 ) 17.9 % 9.5 % 16.7 %
Invest-
ment
income
and
others,
net
  0.9     -     0.9     (0.4 )   0.2     (0.2 ) (332.2 )% (128.4 )% (427.3 )%
Interest
expense
  NA   NA   (31.5 )   NA   NA   (37.7 ) NA NA (16.5 )%
Provi-
sion
for
income
tax
  NA   NA   (53.8 )   NA   NA   (34.4 ) NA NA 56.3 %
Gain
on
deriva-
tive
  -     -     -     85.2     -     85.2   (100.0 )% - % (100.0 )%
Income
from
continuing
operations
  NA   NA   106.8     NA   NA   158.9   NA NA (32.8 )%
plus:
Interest
expense
  NA   NA   31.5     NA   NA   37.7   NA NA 16.5 %
plus:
Provi-
sion
for
income
tax
  NA   NA   53.8     NA   NA   34.4   NA NA 56.3 %
plus:
Depre-
ciation
and
amor-
tiza-
tion
  46.0     7.1     53.1     39.1     6.4     45.5   17.9 % 9.5 % 16.7 %
minus:
Non-
recurring
items
related
to the
Wood
Mac-
kenzie
acqui-
sition,
net of
tax
  -     -     -     (58.6 )   -     (58.6 ) (100.0 )% - % (100.0 )%
Adjusted
EBITDA
from
continuing
operations
$ 140.6   $ 104.6   $ 245.2   $ 116.4   $ 101.5   $ 217.9   20.8 % 2.9 % 12.4 %
                               
Income
from
continuing
operations
margin
  NA   NA   21.4 %   NA   NA   37.1 %      
Adjusted
EBITDA
from
continuing
operations
margin
  44.3 %   57.7 %   49.2 %   45.3 %   59.1 %   50.9 %      

  Six
Months
Ended
June
30,
2016
Six
Months
Ended
June
30,
2015
Change
  DA RA Total DA RA Total DA RA Total
Rev-
enues
$ 630.1   $ 360.9   $ 991.0   $ 470.3   $ 342.6   $ 812.9   34.0 % 5.3 % 21.9 %
Cost
of
rev-
enues
  (245.0 )   (106.7 )   (351.7 )   (187.0 )   (101.3 )   (288.3 ) 31.0 % 5.3 % 22.0 %
SG&A   (106.4 )   (40.2 )   (146.6 )   (93.2 )   (39.0 )   (132.2 ) 14.3 % 3.2 % 11.0 %
Depre-
cia-
tion
and
amor-
tiza-
tion
of
fixed
and
intan-
gible
assets
  (94.8 )   (14.1 )   (108.9 )   (59.9 )   (12.5 )   (72.4 ) 58.2 % 13.1 % 50.4 %
Invest-
ment
income
and
others,
net
  1.0     (0.1 )   0.9     (1.0 )   0.2     (0.8 ) (204.7 )% (154.3 )% (217.1 )%
Inter-
est
ex-
pense
  NA   NA   (63.5 )   NA   NA   (55.9 ) NA NA 13.5 %
Provis-
ion
for
income
tax
  NA   NA   (104.7 )   NA   NA   (93.2 ) NA NA 12.3 %
Gain
on
deriva-
tive
  -     -     -    85.2     -     85.2   (100.0 )% - % (100.0 )%
Income
from
con-
tinu-
ing
opera-
tions
  NA   NA   216.5    NA   NA   255.3   NA NA (15.2 )%
plus:
Inter-
est
ex-
pense
  NA   NA   63.5    NA   NA   55.9   NA NA 13.5 %
plus:
Prov-
ision
for
income
tax
  NA   NA   104.7    NA   NA   93.2   NA NA 12.3 %
plus:
Depre-
cia-
tion
and
amor-
tiza-
tion
  94.8     14.1     108.9    59.9     12.5     72.4   58.2 % 13.1 % 50.4 %
minus:
Non-
recur-
ring
items
related
to the
Wood
Mac-
kenzie
acqui-
sition,
net
of
tax
  -     -     -     (58.6 )   -     (58.6 ) (100.0 )% - % (100.0 )%
Ad-
justed
EBITDA
from
con-
tinuing
opera-
tions
$ 279.7   $ 213.9   $ 493.6   $ 215.7   $ 202.5   $ 418.2   29.6 % 5.6 % 18.0 %
                               
Income
from
con-
tinu-
ing
opera-
tions
margin
  NA   NA   21.8 %   NA   NA   31.4 %      
Ad-
justed
EBITDA
from
con-
tinu-
ing
opera-
tions
margin
  44.4 %   59.3 %   49.8 %   45.9 %   59.1 %   51.5 %      

Earnings Per Share
Diluted GAAP EPS was $0.62 for second-quarter 2016, a decrease of 34.7%; the prior period included a hedge gain that more than offset one-time costs related to the acquisition of Wood Mackenzie. Diluted adjusted EPS was $0.73 for second-quarter 2016, an increase of 1.4% compared with the same period in 2015. Adjusted EPS from continuing operations increased because of solid operations, both organic and acquired, and lower interest expense. The increases were partially offset by higher fixed asset depreciation and amortization expense and an increase in shares outstanding related to the 2015 acquisition of Wood Mackenzie.

Cash Flow
Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations less capital expenditures from continuing operations increased 21.1% to $305 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, including the contribution from acquisitions. Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations less capital expenditures from continuing operations represented 141.1% of income from continuing operations and 61.9% of adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations for the six-months ended June 30, 2016. Capital expenditures from continuing operations increased 4.6% to $52 million and were 5.2% of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Share Repurchases and Financing Activities
At June 30, 2016, the company had $353 million remaining under its share repurchase authorization. As part of its commitment to deleveraging, the company repaid $705 million of debt in the quarter.

Conference Call
Verisk's management team will host a live audio webcast on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. EDT (5:30 a.m. PDT, 13:30 p.m. BST) to discuss the financial results and business highlights. All interested parties are invited to listen to the live event via webcast on the Verisk investor website at http://investor.verisk.com. The discussion is also available through dial-in number 1-877-755-3792 for U.S./Canada participants or 512-961-6560 for international participants.

A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days on the Verisk investor website and also through the conference call number 1-855-859-2056 for U.S./Canada participants or 404-537-3406 for international participants using conference ID #48020422.

About Verisk Analytics
Verisk Analytics VRSK is a leading data analytics provider serving customers in insurance, natural resources, financial services, government, and risk management. Using advanced technologies to collect and analyze billions of records, Verisk Analytics draws on unique data assets and deep domain expertise to provide first-to-market innovations that are integrated into customer workflows. Verisk offers predictive analytics and decision support solutions to customers in rating, underwriting, claims, catastrophe and weather risk, global risk analytics, natural resources intelligence, economic forecasting, and many other fields. In the United States and around the world, Verisk Analytics helps customers protect people, property, and financial assets.

Headquartered in Jersey City, N.J., Verisk Analytics operates in 23 countries and is a member of Standard & Poor's S&P 500® Index. In 2015, Forbes magazine named Verisk Analytics to its World's Most Innovative Companies list and, in 2016, to its America's Best Large Employers list. Verisk is one of only 15 companies in the United States to appear on both lists. For more information, please visit www.verisk.com.

Contact:

Investor Relations
David Cohen
Director, Investor Relations and Strategic Finance
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
201-469-2174
david.e.cohen@verisk.com

Media
Rich Tauberman
MWW Group (for Verisk Analytics)
202-600-4546
rtauberman@mww.com

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may," "could," "expect," "intend," "plan," "target," "seek," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control and that could materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements.

Other factors that could materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements can be found in Verisk's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K, and current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from what we projected. Any forward-looking statement in this release reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties, and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy, and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The company has provided certain non-GAAP financial information as supplemental information regarding its operating results. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, U.S. GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures reported by other companies. The company believes that its presentation of non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income from continuing operations, adjusted EPS, and free cash flow, provides useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the company's management uses these measures for reviewing the financial results of the company and for budgeting and planning purposes.

Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that management uses to evaluate the performance of our segments. In all periods shown here and going forward, the company defines "adjusted EBITDA" as net income from continuing operations before interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization of fixed and intangible assets and excluding second-quarter nonrecurring items related to the Wood Mackenzie acquisition.

Although securities analysts, lenders, and others frequently use EBITDA in their evaluation of companies, EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our statement of cash flow reported under U.S. GAAP. Management uses adjusted EBITDA in conjunction with traditional U.S. GAAP operating performance measures as part of its overall assessment of company performance. Some of these limitations are as follows:

  • Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments.
  • Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs.
  • Although depreciation and amortization are noncash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized often will have to be replaced in the future, and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.
  • Other companies in our industry may calculate adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting the usefulness of their calculations as comparative measures.

See Table 4 for a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to income from continuing operations, Table 5 for a reconciliation of adjusted net income to income from continuing operations, and Table 6 for a reconciliation of free cash flow.

Table 5: Adjusted Net Income from Continuing Operations Reconciliation
(in millions, except per share amounts)

  For the Three Months Ended       For the Six Months Ended    
  June 30,       June 30,    
  2016   2015   Change   2016   2015   Change
Income
from
continuing
operations
$ 106.8     $ 158.9     (32.8 )%   $ 216.5     $ 255.3     (15.2 )%
plus:
Amortization
of
intangible
assets
  23.8       22.8           47.7       30.3      
less:
Income
tax
effect on
amortization
of
intangible
assets
  (6.3 )     (5.8 )         (12.5 )     (8.7 )    
less:
Nonrecurring
items
related
to the
Wood
Mackenzie
acquisition
  -       (45.2 )         -       (45.2 )    
less:
Income
tax
effect
on one-
time
items
related
to the
Wood
Mackenzie
acquisition
  -       (10.7 )         -       (10.7 )    
Adjusted
net
income
from
continuing
operations
$ 124.3     $ 120.0     3.7 %   $ 251.7     $ 221.0     13.9 %
                               
Basic
adjusted
EPS
from
continuing
operations
$ 0.74     $ 0.73     1.4 %   $ 1.50     $ 1.37     9.5 %
Diluted
adjusted
EPS
from
continuing
operations
$ 0.73     $ 0.72     1.4 %   $ 1.47     $ 1.34     9.7 %
                               
Weighted
average
shares
outstanding
(in
millions)
                             
Basic   168.3       164.1           168.4       161.1      
Diluted   171.2       167.6           171.3       164.5      


Table 6: Free Cash Flow Reconciliation

(in millions)

  Six Months Ended    
  June 30,    
  2016   2015   Change
Operating cash flow from continuing operations $ 357.0     $ 301.5     18.4 %
less: Capital expenditures from continuing operations   (51.5 )     (49.3 )   4.6 %
Free cash flow from continuing operations $ 305.5     $ 252.2     21.1 %

Attached Financial Statements
Please refer to the full Form 10-Q filing for the complete financial statements and related notes.

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
As of June 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015

  2016   2015
           
  (In thousands, except for
share and per share data)
ASSETS
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents $ 196,402     $ 138,348  
Available-for-sale securities   3,372       3,576  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,137 and $2,642,
  respectively
  241,326       250,947  
Prepaid expenses   30,870       34,126  
Income taxes receivable   5,748       48,596  
Other current assets   19,199       52,913  
Current assets held-for-sale   -       76,063  
Total current assets   496,917       604,569  
Noncurrent assets:          
Fixed assets, net   334,631       350,311  
Intangible assets, net   1,104,262       1,245,083  
Goodwill   2,629,941       2,753,026  
Pension assets   39,534       32,922  
Other assets   119,778       25,845  
Noncurrent assets held-for-sale   -       581,896  
Total assets $ 4,725,063     $ 5,593,652  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 163,413     $ 222,112  
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt   2,256       874,811  
Pension and postretirement benefits, current   1,831       1,831  
Deferred revenues   431,171       340,833  
Income tax payable   16,495       -  
Current liabilities held-for-sale   -       39,670  
Total current liabilities   615,166       1,479,257  
Noncurrent liabilities:          
Long-term debt   2,273,032       2,270,904  
Pension benefits   12,698       12,971  
Postretirement benefits   1,868       1,981  
Deferred income taxes, net   314,705       329,175  
Other liabilities   57,730       58,360  
Noncurrent liabilities held-for-sale   -       68,993  
Total liabilities   3,275,199       4,221,641  
Commitments and contingencies          
Stockholders' equity:          
Common stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 544,003,038
  shares issued and 168,719,149 and 169,424,981 shares outstanding, respectively
  137       137  
Additional paid-in capital   2,071,497       2,023,390  
Treasury stock, at cost, 375,283,889 and 374,578,057 shares, respectively   (2,680,728 )     (2,571,190 )
Retained earnings   2,516,101       2,161,726  
Accumulated other comprehensive losses   (457,143 )     (242,052 )
Total stockholders' equity   1,449,864       1,372,011  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 4,725,063     $ 5,593,652  

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

  Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
  2016   2015   2016   2015
   
  (In thousands, except for share and per share data)
Revenues $ 498,296     $ 428,599     $ 990,997     $ 812,892  
Expenses:                      
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown
  separately below)
  178,466       154,639       351,743       288,423  
Selling, general and administrative   75,557       82,336       146,594       132,050  
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets   29,388       22,677       61,275       42,065  
Amortization of intangible assets   23,806       22,904       47,677       30,359  
Total expenses   307,217       282,556       607,289       492,897  
Operating income   191,079       146,043       383,708       319,995  
Other income (expense):                      
Investment income (loss) and others, net   846       (259 )     890       (761 )
Gain on derivative instruments   -       85,187       -       85,187  
Interest expense   (31,435 )     (37,662 )     (63,467 )     (55,924 )
Total other income (expense), net   (30,589 )     47,266       (62,577 )     28,502  
Income from continuing operations before income
  taxes
  160,490       193,309       321,131       348,497  
Provision for income taxes   (53,754 )     (34,392 )     (104,665 )     (93,207 )
Income from continuing operations   106,736       158,917       216,466       255,290  
Discontinued operations                      
Income from discontinued operations   254,745       7,717       256,525       12,021  
Provision for income taxes from discontinued
  operations
  (99,745 )     (3,314 )     (118,616 )     (5,305 )
Income from discontinued operations   155,000       4,403       137,909       6,716  
Net income $ 261,736     $ 163,320     $ 354,375     $ 262,006  
Basic net income per share:                      
Income from continuing operations $ 0.64     $ 0.97     $ 1.29     $ 1.59  
Income from discontinued operations   0.92       0.02       0.81       0.04  
Basic net income per share $ 1.56     $ 0.99     $ 2.10     $ 1.63  
Diluted net income per share:                      
Income from continuing operations $ 0.62     $ 0.95     $ 1.26     $ 1.55  
Income from discontinued operations   0.91       0.02       0.81       0.04  
Diluted net income per share $ 1.53     $ 0.97     $ 2.07     $ 1.59  
Weighted average shares outstanding:                      
Basic   168,296,318       164,141,804       168,375,034       161,114,861  
Diluted   171,218,782       167,586,100       171,349,833       164,533,656  

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

  2016   2015
   
  (In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net income $ 354,375     $ 262,006  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets   68,331       53,070  
Amortization of intangible assets   53,581       42,953  
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount   2,472       10,634  
Allowance for doubtful accounts   1,327       456  
KSOP compensation expense   8,214       7,969  
Stock based compensation   16,468       19,047  
Gain on derivative instruments   -       (85,187 )
Gain on sale of discontinued operations   (269,385 )     -  
Realized loss (gain) on available-for-sale securities, net   274       (14 )
Deferred income taxes   6,123       (7,390 )
Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets, net   811       (3 )
Excess tax benefits from exercised stock options and restricted stock awards   (6,570 )     (8,419 )
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:          
Accounts receivable   21,179       37,981  
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (1,503 )     9,747  
Income taxes   61,707       11,858  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (26,399 )     (27,393 )
Deferred revenues   92,581       38,305  
Pension and postretirement benefits   (5,232 )     (7,129 )
Other liabilities   131       (2,990 )
Net cash provided by operating activities   378,485       355,501  
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $1,034 and $35,398, respectively   (6,200 )     (2,811,759 )
Purchase of non-controlling interest in non-public companies   -       (101 )
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations   719,374       -  
Escrow funding associated with acquisition   -       (78,694 )
Proceeds from the settlement of derivative instruments   -       85,187  
Capital expenditures   (62,231 )     (60,092 )
Purchases of available-for-sale securities   (25 )     (29 )
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities   283       230  
Other investing activities, net   (620 )     -  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   650,581       (2,865,258 )
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of original issue discount   -       1,243,966  
(Repayment) proceeds of short-term debt, net   (870,000 )     30,000  
Proceeds from issuance of short-term debt with original maturities greater than three months   -       830,000  
Repayment of current portion of long-term debt   -       (170,000 )
Repayment of long-term debt   -       (50,000 )
Payment of debt issuance costs   -       (23,053 )
Repurchases of common stock   (116,363 )     -  
Excess tax benefits from exercised stock options and restricted stock awards   6,570       8,419  
Proceeds from stock options exercised   16,326       18,103  
Proceeds from issuance of stock as part of a public offering   -       720,848  
Net share settlement of restricted stock awards   (2,930 )     (2,350 )
Other financing activities, net   (3,536 )     (2,569 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities   (969,933 )     2,603,364  
Effect of exchange rate changes   (1,079 )     12,525  
Increase in cash and cash equivalents   58,054       106,132  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   138,348       39,359  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 196,402     $ 145,491  
Supplemental disclosures:          
Taxes paid $ 149,597     $ 87,914  
Interest paid $ 62,902     $ 37,977  
Noncash investing and financing activities:          
Promissory note received for sale of discontinued operations


$ 82,900     $ -  
Equity interest received for sale of discontinued operations


$ 8,400     $ -  
Deferred tax liability established on date of acquisition $ 293     $ 258,976  
Tenant improvement included in other liabilities $ 34     $ 448  
Capital lease obligations $ 637     $ 905  
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 1,629     $ 4,658  




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Source: Verisk Analytics Inc. via Globenewswire

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