MONSEY, N.Y., March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Wohl & Fruchter LLP is investigating the fairness of the proposed sale of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DNB) (“DNB”) to Clearlake Capital for $9.15 per share in cash. Notably, as detailed below, the sale price is below the price target for DNB of at least seven Wall Street analysts (source: TipRanks). Additionally, the sale price is well below DNB’ 52-week high of $12.95 per share, and thus the deal appears highly opportunistic. If yo ...

NEW YORK, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Monteverde & Associates PC (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), has recovered millions of dollars for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2024 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. We are headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and are investigating Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DNB), relating to the proposed merger with Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Under the terms of the agreement, Dun & Bradstreet shareholders will ...

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Revenue and Operations - The company generated approximately 31% of its total revenue from international operations for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022[368]. - The company generated $2,381.7 million in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 2.9% from $2,314.0 million in 2023[391]. - Dun & Bradstreet's revenue is primarily generated from licensing data and providing related services, with a focus on Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing solutions[411]. - The company operates through two segments: North America and International, providing analytics and business insights across various regions[413]. - Revenue recognition follows a five-step process, ensuring that revenue reflects the consideration expected in exchange for goods or services[417]. - The company recognizes revenue ratably for performance obligations satisfied over time, particularly for continuous access to data products[425]. - Revenue from licensing data to alliance partners is recognized upon delivery, with contract consideration often based on sales or usage-based royalties[432]. - Contracts often include multiple performance obligations, with transaction prices allocated based on relative standalone selling prices[433]. - Variable consideration is allocated to performance obligations if terms relate specifically to efforts in satisfying those obligations[434]. - Total future revenue allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations as of December 31, 2024, is $3,238.4 million, with $1,367.2 million expected in 2025[501]. - Total revenue recognized for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $2,381.7 million, representing an increase of 2.9% from $2,314.0 million in 2023[503]. - Revenue recognized at a point in time decreased to $957.6 million in 2024 from $972.4 million in 2023, while revenue recognized over time increased to $1,424.1 million from $1,341.6 million[503]. Financial Performance - Operating income for 2024 was $194.8 million, up from $140.3 million in 2023, reflecting a growth of 38.7%[391]. - The net loss attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. was $28.6 million for 2024, an improvement from a net loss of $47.0 million in 2023[391]. - Net income for 2024 was a loss of $24.5 million, an improvement from a loss of $43.7 million in 2023, but down from a profit of $4.1 million in 2022[398]. - The company incurred restructuring charges of $16.9 million in 2024, compared to $13.2 million in 2023, indicating an increase of 27.9%[391]. - The company reported total assets of $8,755.7 million as of December 31, 2024, down from $9,135.9 million in 2023, indicating a decrease of 4.2%[396]. - Total liabilities decreased to $5,441.3 million in 2024 from $5,704.3 million in 2023, a reduction of 4.6%[396]. - Cash and cash equivalents increased to $205.9 million in 2024 from $188.1 million in 2023, representing a growth of 9.3%[396]. - The company’s accumulated deficit increased to $(839.7) million in 2024 from $(811.1) million in 2023[396]. - The company’s total stockholders' equity decreased to $3,298.5 million in 2024 from $3,419.1 million in 2023, a decline of 3.5%[396]. - The company reported a net loss of $47.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to a net loss of $2.3 million in 2022[401]. - Total stockholders' equity decreased to $3,431.6 million as of December 31, 2023, down from $3,508.4 million at the end of 2022, reflecting a decline of approximately 2.2%[401]. - The company declared dividends totaling $87.5 million in 2023, an increase from $43.6 million in 2022[401]. - Payments of dividends increased to $87.5 million in 2024 from $86.1 million in 2023[398]. - The company reported deferred cloud computing arrangement implementation costs of $40.1 million and $36.9 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively[461]. Debt and Interest - Total interest payments for the year ended December 31, 2024, were $214.5 million, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.920%[367]. - A 100 basis point increase or decrease in the weighted average interest rate on outstanding debt would result in an incremental increase or decrease in annual interest expense of approximately $31 million for the year ended December 31, 2024[367]. - Interest payments for 2024 were $214.5 million, slightly up from $213.3 million in 2023[398]. Foreign Exchange and Risk Management - The notional amounts of foreign exchange contracts were $583.5 million and $653.1 million as of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively[370]. - Realized gains and losses associated with foreign exchange contracts for the year ended December 31, 2024, were $32.7 million and $33.5 million, respectively[370]. - If exchange rates were to increase or decrease by 10% from year-end 2024 levels, unrealized losses or gains on foreign exchange forward contracts would be approximately $51 million[371]. - The company uses interest rate swaps to manage the impact of interest rate changes on earnings, aiming to mitigate future cash flow variations[366]. - The company’s foreign exchange forward contracts are primarily denominated in British pound sterling, Euro, Swedish Krona, and Norwegian Krone[369]. Pension and Employee Benefits - The benefit obligation at the beginning of 2024 was $1,417.5 million, decreasing to $1,309.3 million by the end of the year, reflecting a change of $108.2 million[536]. - The fair value of plan assets at the beginning of 2024 was $1,282.7 million, which decreased to $1,204.2 million by year-end, resulting in a net funded status of $(105.1) million[536]. - The accumulated benefit obligation decreased from $1,410.9 million in 2023 to $1,303.8 million in 2024[542]. - The company reported an actuarial gain of $63.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to changes in discount rates and mortality assumptions[540]. - The net periodic pension cost for 2024 was $(17.5) million, compared to $(16.3) million in 2023[546]. - The underfunded accumulated benefit obligation decreased from $133.8 million in 2023 to $105.1 million in 2024[543]. - The company’s pension plans had a service cost of $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024[546]. - The company recorded a settlement gain of $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024[546]. - The total amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss was $79.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024[542]. - The projected benefit obligation discount rate increased to 5.23% for 2024 from 4.57% in 2023[551]. - The expected long-term return on plan assets is projected at 5.70% for 2024, up from 5.60% in 2023[551]. - The rate of compensation increase for determining projected benefit obligation is 2.88% for 2024, slightly up from 2.87% in 2023[551]. - The actuarial loss for 2024 is projected at $(4.8) million, compared to a gain of $1.1 million in 2023[547]. - The amortization of actuarial loss for 2024 is $(2.2) million, compared to $(0.7) million in 2023[547]. - The company applies a yield curve approach to measure the present value of pension plan obligations[553]. - The investment objective for the U.S. Qualified Plan is to achieve a long-term total return that matches the expected long-term rate of return assumption[556]. - The mortality assumption used is based on the PRI 2012 mortality table with adjustments for COVID-19 factors[554]. - The weighted average expected long-term return on plan assets was 5.60% for 2023, reflecting long-term capital market return forecasts[552]. - The company emphasizes long-term growth of principal while avoiding excessive risk to finance pension obligations[556]. Stockholder Equity and Compensation - The company’s weighted average number of shares outstanding-basic was 432.4 million in 2024, slightly up from 430.5 million in 2023[391]. - Stock-based compensation expense for 2024 was $67.6 million, a decrease from $83.4 million in 2023[516]. - The fair value of shares vested for restricted stock and restricted stock units in 2024 was $42.1 million, up from $30.9 million in 2023[527]. - Total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock and restricted stock units was $42.2 million as of December 31, 2024[526]. - The increase in long-term contract assets from $18.0 million in 2023 to $32.8 million in 2024 was primarily due to new contract assets recognized[504]. - The weighted average grant date fair value per share of restricted stock and restricted stock units granted for 2023 was $11.27[526].

Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2024 Financial Results February 20, 2025 Restricted Confidential Disclaimer This presentation contains statements that are not purely historical but are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements are based on Dun & Bradstreet's management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, them. Forward-looking statements can be identified b ...

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 20, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Sean Anthony - Vice President-FP&A and Investor Relations Anthony Jabbour - Chief Executive Officer Bryan Hipsher - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Kyle Peterson - Needham George Tong - Goldman Sachs Faiza Alwy - Deutsche Bank Ashish Sabadra - RBC Patrick O'Shaughnessy - Raymond James Andrew Steinerman - JPMorgan Brendan Popson - Barclays Craig Huber - Huber Rese ...

Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.30 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.32 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.32 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -6.25%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $0.27 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.27, delivering no surprise.Over the last four quarters, the company has not b ...

DUN & BRADSTREET REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - February 20, 2025: Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DNB), a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, today announced unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024. A reconciliation of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in this press release, including the accompanying table ...

News that Veritas Capital Management is considering an offer for Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DNB ) sent the normally steady stock spiraling -7.4% on Friday, February 7, 2025. While takeover rumours are almost always positive for a target company's shares, in this particular case25 years+ in the financial/investment industry. Former Senior Managing Editor here at Seeking Alpha; the tail end of an ~11 year stint working for SA. Prior to this, I worked as a Treasury Manager for a large commodities f ...

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