-- 独立研究机构CFRA向提供了以下研究报告。CFRA分析师总结如下:EFX第一季度业绩强劲,调整后每股收益为1.86美元,高于去年同期的1.53美元,超出市场预期0.16美元。营收达16.5亿美元(增长14%),超出预期3700万美元,超出市场预期3000万美元,这主要得益于伊朗冲突影响利率之前,1月至2月美国抵押贷款业务实现了38%的惊人增长。各业务板块均展现出强劲的运营实力,其中USIS业务增长21%(远高于6%-8%的预期),这得益于抵押贷款业务60%的增长以及多元化市场业务的稳定表现。创新势头加速,活力指数达到创纪录的17%,高于10%的目标值,这反映了EFX在近30亿美元的技术投资基础上,成功部署了云和人工智能平台。强劲的现金流为股东带来了 3.27 亿美元的回报,其中包括 2.6 亿美元的股票回购和 6700 万美元的股息;同时,1.215 亿美元的自由现金流支持了持续的云转型投资,我们认为,随着各项举措获得市场认可,这些投资将推动持续增长。
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