equifax inc. - EFX

EFX

Close Chg Chg %
252.51 0.98 0.39%

Closed Market

253.49

+0.98 (0.39%)

Volume: 773.31K

Last Updated:

Nov 22, 2024, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: equifax inc. - EFX

EFX Key Data

Open

$253.93

Day Range

252.66 - 255.43

52 Week Range

208.67 - 309.63

Market Cap

$31.35B

Shares Outstanding

123.95M

Public Float

123.29M

Beta

1.59

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

56.11

EPS

$4.55

Yield

61.68%

Dividend

$0.39

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Nov 22, 2024

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.07M

 

EFX Performance

1 Week
 
2.14%
 
1 Month
 
-6.04%
 
3 Months
 
-16.08%
 
1 Year
 
20.33%
 
5 Years
 
83.59%
 

EFX Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 25
Full Ratings ➔

About equifax inc. - EFX

Equifax, Inc. engages in the provision of information solutions and human resources business process outsourcing services. It operates through the following business segments: U.S. Information Solutions, Workforce Solutions and International. The U.S. Information Solutions segment includes consumer and commercial information services, mortgage loan origination information, financial marketing services, and identity management. The Workforce Solutions segment covers employment, income, and social security number verification services as well as complementary payroll-based transaction and employment tax management services. The International segment offers information, technology, and services to support debt collections and recovery management in Canada, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The company was founded by Cator Woolford and Guy Woolford in 1899 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

EFX At a Glance

Equifax, Inc.
1550 Peachtree Street, Northwest
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-2468
Phone 1-404-885-8000 Revenue 5.27B
Industry Financial Publishing/Services Net Income 545.30M
Sector Commercial Services 2023 Sales Growth 2.792%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2024 Employees 14,900
View SEC Filings

EFX Valuation

P/E Current 56.113
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 56.188
Price to Sales Ratio 5.819
Price to Book Ratio 6.725
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 27.435
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 22.937
Enterprise Value to Sales 6.892
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.157

EFX Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 353,369.128
Income Per Employee 36,597.315
Receivables Turnover 5.548
Total Asset Turnover 0.442

EFX Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.672
Quick Ratio 0.672
Cash Ratio 0.107

EFX Profitability

Gross Margin 44.05
Operating Margin 18.446
Pretax Margin 13.635
Net Margin 10.357
Return on Assets 4.577
Return on Equity 12.845
Return on Total Capital 5.322
Return on Invested Capital 6.039

EFX Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 125.961
Total Debt to Total Capital 55.745
Total Debt to Total Assets 46.508
Long-Term Debt to Equity 104.713
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 46.341
  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Equifax Inc. - EFX

Collapse All in section
All values USD millions. 2020 2021 2022 2023 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
4.13B 4.92B 5.12B 5.27B
Sales Growth
+17.67% +19.29% +4.03% +2.79%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
2.13B 2.46B 2.74B 2.95B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
391.00M 480.40M 560.10M 610.80M
Depreciation
249.20M 304.00M 323.40M 360.10M
Amortization of Intangibles
141.80M 176.40M 236.70M 250.70M
COGS Growth
+14.87% +15.64% +11.21% +7.62%
Gross Income
2.00B 2.46B 2.38B 2.32B
Gross Income Growth
+20.81% +23.19% -3.16% -2.75%
Gross Profit Margin
+48.43% +50.01% +46.56% +44.05%
2020 2021 2022 2023 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.29B 1.32B 1.30B 1.35B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
1.29B 1.32B 1.30B 1.35B
SGA Growth
+9.58% +1.97% -0.84% +3.31%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(84.70M) 72.60M 37.30M 30.60M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
793.20M 1.07B 1.04B 940.60M
Non Operating Income/Expense
33.60M 20.80M 70.00M 18.70M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
141.60M 145.60M 183.00M 241.40M
Interest Expense Growth
+26.77% +2.82% +25.69% +31.91%
Gross Interest Expense
141.60M 145.60M 183.00M 241.40M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
685.20M 949.20M 929.70M 717.90M
Pretax Income Growth
+258.24% +38.53% -2.05% -22.78%
Pretax Margin
+16.60% +19.28% +18.15% +13.63%
Income Tax
159.00M 200.70M 229.50M 166.20M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
58.80M 147.40M 101.10M 179.70M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
33.70M 44.00M 40.30M 56.70M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
40.50M 48.00M 87.60M (37.80M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
26.00M (38.70M) 500.00K (32.40M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
526.20M 748.50M 700.20M 551.70M
Minority Interest Expense
6.10M 4.30M 4.00M 6.40M
Net Income
520.10M 744.20M 696.20M 545.30M
Net Income Growth
+230.42% +43.09% -6.45% -21.67%
Net Margin Growth
+12.60% +15.11% +13.59% +10.36%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
520.10M 744.20M 696.20M 545.30M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
520.10M 744.20M 696.20M 545.30M
EPS (Basic)
4.2807 6.105 5.6879 4.4369
EPS (Basic) Growth
+229.77% +42.62% -6.83% -21.99%
Basic Shares Outstanding
121.50M 121.90M 122.40M 122.90M
EPS (Diluted)
4.2353 6.021 5.6464 4.4011
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+228.40% +42.16% -6.22% -22.05%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
122.80M 123.60M 123.30M 123.90M
EBITDA
1.10B 1.63B 1.64B 1.58B
EBITDA Growth
+36.06% +47.98% +0.81% -3.54%
EBITDA Margin
+26.64% +33.04% +32.02% +30.05%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 318.579
Number of Ratings 25 Current Quarters Estimate 2.115
FY Report Date 12 / 2024 Current Year's Estimate 7.291
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.85 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 6.71 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 9.318
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 16 15 21 21
Mean Estimate 2.11 1.93 7.29 9.32
High Estimates 2.18 2.25 7.45 10.85
Low Estimate 2.07 1.66 7.23 7.93
Coefficient of Variance 1.24 8.95 0.64 8.26

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 15 15 15
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 3
HOLD 7 7 5
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Equifax Inc. - EFX

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Jul 26, 2024 Mark W. Begor CEO; Director 109,118 Bona fide gift 0.00
Jun 5, 2024 Julia A. Houston EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer 16,148 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $149.53 per share 2,414,610.44
Jun 5, 2024 Julia A. Houston EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer 16,040 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $230.04 per share 3,689,841.60
Jun 5, 2024 James M. Griggs SVP & Corp Controller 4,834 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $229.09 per share 1,107,421.06
Jun 5, 2024 Julia A. Houston EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jun 5, 2024 James M. Griggs SVP & Corp Controller 4,601 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $228.29 per share 1,050,362.29
Jun 5, 2024 Julia A. Houston EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer 14,284 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $228.97 per share 3,270,607.48
Jun 5, 2024 Carla J. Chaney EVP, Chief HR Officer 20,765 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $229.2 per share 4,759,338.00
Jun 5, 2024 Carla J. Chaney EVP, Chief HR Officer N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jun 5, 2024 Carla J. Chaney EVP, Chief HR Officer 19,201 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $228.04 per share 4,378,596.04
Jun 5, 2024 Julia A. Houston EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer 15,931 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $231.04 per share 3,680,698.24
Jun 5, 2024 Carla J. Chaney EVP, Chief HR Officer 20,988 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $175.48 per share 3,682,974.24
Jun 5, 2024 Julia A. Houston EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer 11,333 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $228.29 per share 2,587,210.57
Jun 5, 2024 Carla J. Chaney EVP, Chief HR Officer 16,884 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $228.79 per share 3,862,890.36
Jun 5, 2024 James M. Griggs SVP & Corp Controller 4,965 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $230.03 per share 1,142,098.95
May 30, 2024 Carla J. Chaney EVP, Chief HR Officer 16,884 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $239.21 per share 4,038,821.64
May 30, 2024 Carla J. Chaney EVP, Chief HR Officer N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 30, 2024 Julia A. Houston EVP, Strategy & Mktg Officer 4,815 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 30, 2024 James M. Griggs SVP & Corp Controller 6,789 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $236.88 per share 1,608,178.32
May 30, 2024 James M. Griggs SVP & Corp Controller 7,078 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $235.51 per share 1,666,939.78

Equifax Inc. in the News