TransUnion

NYSE:TRU Stock Report

Market Cap: US$18.3b

TransUnion Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

TransUnion's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -33.5%, while the Professional Services industry saw earnings growing at 11.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.2% per year. TransUnion's return on equity is 5.6%, and it has net margins of 5.5%.

Key information

-33.5%

Earnings growth rate

-33.9%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services Industry Growth11.0%
Revenue growth rate11.2%
Return on equity5.6%
Net Margin5.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Solid Earnings Reflect TransUnion's (NYSE:TRU) Strength As A Business

Oct 31
Solid Earnings Reflect TransUnion's (NYSE:TRU) Strength As A Business

Recent updates

TransUnion: A Perfect Stocking Stuffer For Your Portfolio This Christmas

Dec 20

TransUnion's (NYSE:TRU) Business Is Trailing The Industry But Its Shares Aren't

Dec 09
TransUnion's (NYSE:TRU) Business Is Trailing The Industry But Its Shares Aren't

Here's Why TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Nov 21
Here's Why TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Solid Earnings Reflect TransUnion's (NYSE:TRU) Strength As A Business

Oct 31
Solid Earnings Reflect TransUnion's (NYSE:TRU) Strength As A Business

TransUnion: Better Fundamentals Set The Stage For Higher Share Prices

Sep 30

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Sep 11
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Revenues Not Telling The Story For TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) After Shares Rise 25%

Aug 24
Revenues Not Telling The Story For TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) After Shares Rise 25%

Is TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 09
Is TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Using Too Much Debt?

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Shares Could Be 46% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jul 16
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Shares Could Be 46% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

TransUnion: Emerging Market Growth Story Amidst Uncertain Domestic Headwinds

Jul 13

Returns At TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Jun 01
Returns At TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Appear To Be Weighed Down

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

May 14
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Here's Why TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Mar 26
Here's Why TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

TransUnion's (NYSE:TRU) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 76% Above Its Share Price

Mar 08
TransUnion's (NYSE:TRU) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 76% Above Its Share Price

TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Feb 01
TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

TransUnion: This Confusing Mess Of Random Businesses Is A Sell

Jan 10

TransUnion: 35% Collapse In Share Price Presents Once In A Lifetime Bargain

Oct 27

TransUnion: A Great Business, But Quite Expensive

Aug 20

TransUnion: Long-Term Tailwinds, High Barriers To Entry

Jul 24

TransUnion: Strong Margins And Undervalued

Jul 10

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How TransUnion makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:TRU Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 244,1012241,2260
30 Jun 243,985-1621,2110
31 Mar 243,912-1931,1930
31 Dec 233,831-2051,1720
30 Sep 233,779-1831,0750
30 Jun 233,7492121,0850
31 Mar 233,7292531,0760
31 Dec 223,7102491,1510
30 Sep 223,5982521,2280
30 Jun 223,4032681,1660
31 Mar 223,1832901,0750
31 Dec 212,9603599080
30 Sep 212,6833768190
30 Jun 212,6363867990
31 Mar 212,5423388110
31 Dec 202,5312937930
30 Sep 202,7043248320
30 Jun 202,6973138220
31 Mar 202,7243498180
31 Dec 192,4632997740
30 Sep 192,5843717840
30 Jun 192,4983277650
31 Mar 192,3992787360
31 Dec 182,3172787070
30 Sep 182,2104216760
30 Jun 182,1054426280
31 Mar 182,0164526060
31 Dec 171,9344415870
30 Sep 171,8642465640
30 Jun 171,8032185580
31 Mar 171,7541705530
31 Dec 161,7051215410
30 Sep 161,655905420
30 Jun 161,607455280
31 Mar 161,559255100
31 Dec 151,50765000
30 Sep 151,456-264890
30 Jun 151,405-254710
31 Mar 151,354-44510
31 Dec 141,305-124250
30 Sep 141,262-173970
30 Jun 141,223-183800
31 Mar 141,196-433680
31 Dec 131,183-353530

Quality Earnings: TRU has a large one-off loss of $170.6M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: TRU became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: TRU's earnings have declined by 33.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: TRU has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: TRU has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Professional Services industry (10.2%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: TRU's Return on Equity (5.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 06:04
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

TransUnion is covered by 23 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Manav PatnaikBarclays
Andrew GroblerBNP Paribas Exane