New York, USA – April 30, 2010 – The Nielsen Company B.V., a leading global information and measurement company, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
截至 2010 年 3 月 31 日的三个月报告收入为 11.96 亿美元，比截至 2009 年 3 月 31 日的三个月报告收入 11.02 亿美元增长了 9%。剔除汇率波动的影响*，这三个月的收入增长了 4%。
截至 2010 年 3 月 31 日的三个月，报告营业收入为 1.32 亿美元，而截至 2009 年 3 月 31 日的三个月营业收入为 1.12 亿美元。2010 年的业绩包括与重组成本相关的 300 万美元费用。2009 年的业绩包括与重组成本有关的 500 万美元费用。对这些项目进行调整并剔除汇率波动的影响后*，营业收入增长了 9%。
截至 2010 年 3 月 31 日的 12 个月内，扣除利息、税项、折旧和摊销以及高级担保信用贷款允许的其他调整（"盟约 EBITDA"）前的盟约收益为 13.61 亿美元。盟约息税折旧摊销前利润是一种非公认会计原则计量。截至 2010 年 3 月 31 日的 12 个月中，持续经营业务亏损 3.89 亿美元与 Covenant EBITDA 的对账情况见下文 "Covenant EBITDA"。
截至 2010 年 3 月 31 日，债务总额为 85.73 亿美元，现金余额为 4.08 亿美元。截至 2010 年 3 月 31 日的三个月中，资本支出为 5,300 万美元，而截至 2009 年 3 月 31 日的三个月中，资本支出为 6,400 万美元。
电话会议和网络广播
The Nielsen Company will hold an earnings conference call, hosted by The Nielsen Company’s Chief Financial Officer Brian J. West, at 9:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (ET) on April 30, 2010. In addition, a link to the Company’s quarterly financial report on Form 10-Q has been posted.
NOTE: Additional detail regarding results (tables, etc.), can be found in the PDF download version of this release.
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