This week's biggest % winners & losers : Mar 28 - Apr 1, 2022 (wk 13)

The following are this week's top percentage gainers and losers, categorized by sectors (over $300 mln market cap and 100K average daily volume).

This week's top % gainers

• Healthcare: CLVS (2.58 +61.25%), GH (72.43 +22.22%), IMGN (5.03 +17.96%), LNTH (58.24 +16.71%), NVRO (75.89 +16.09%), QURE (19.3 +15.16%), TCMD (21.38 +14.58%)
• Industrials: TISI (2.45 +48.18%), NLSN (27.3 +22.51%)
• Consumer Discretionary: SRI (21.85 +17.85%), LOVE (50.94 +15.12%)
• Financials: AMBC (10.23 +17.05%), JRVR (25.22 +15.42%)
• Energy: HMLP (7.27 +16.69%), DO (6.94 +15.67%)
• Consumer Staples: CALM (58.22 +15.8%), VGR (12.37 +14.28%)
• Utilities: SBS (10.88 +15.69%)

This week's top % losers

• Healthcare: NEO (12.26 -30.3%), EVLO (3.36 -20.57%), ARRY (10.95 -16.19%), CASI (0.72 -15.51%), CGC (7.36 -15.3%), TLRY (7.46 -12.85%)
• Industrials: ARCB (74.07 -13.98%), HUBG (69.59 -13.41%), JBHT (181.35 -13.31%), LLL (3.79 -13.27%), SAIA (229.82 -12.92%)
• Consumer Discretionary: UXIN (1.00 -31.04%), CONN (14.69 -24.19%), SNBR (50.33 -12.36%)
• Financials: BCS (7.92 -12.54%)
• Energy: KLXE (5.34 -17.59%)
• Consumer Staples: RAD (8.25 -15.44%), NBEV (0.55 -12.42%)

-=Nielsen (NLSN) to be acquired for $16B by a private-equity consortium

The consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and Elliott Management will pay $28 a share in an all-cash transaction for Nielsen Holdings (NLSN). The offer comes after the media measurement company turned down a $25.40-a-share proposal just last week. The company didn’t name the suitors who made the offer last week. 

-=Nielsen (NLSN) reported earnings on Thur 7 Nov 19 (b/o)

Nielsen beats by $0.09, reports revs in-line; raises FY19 EPS guidance in-line, reaffirms FY19 revs guidance

Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.51 per share, $0.09 better than the S&P Capital IQ Consensus of $0.42; revenues rose 1.0% year/year to $1.62 bln vs the $1.61 bln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.

Co issues guidance for FY19, raises EPS guidance to $1.77 to $1.83 from $1.70 to $1.80 vs. $1.77 S&P Capital IQ Consensus; sees FY19 revs of +0.0% yr/yr to +1.5% yr/yr vs. $6.48 bln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.

Nielsen completes strategic review -- confirms plans to split, will reduce quarterly cash dividend payment to $0.06 from $0.35

The co announced the completion of its strategic review and its plan to spin-off the company's Global Connect business, creating two independent, publicly traded companies-the Global Media business and the Global Connect business-each of which will have sharper strategic focus and greater opportunity to leverage its unique competitive advantages. The strategic review was led by James Attwood, Chairman of Nielsen's Board of Directors.

• As Nielsen prepares for the separation, it has been developing fit-for-purpose capital structure targets for both businesses. As part of the separation, the Board of Directors approved a reduction of the dividend, with the goal of strengthening the two prospective balance sheets ahead of the separation and providing added flexibility to invest for growth. Beginning with Nielsen's next dividend payment in December 2019, Nielsen will reduce its quarterly cash dividend payment to $0.06, from $0.35, per ordinary share. The dividend is payable on December 5, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 21, 2019.
• The transaction will be in the form of a distribution to Nielsen shareholders of 100% of the shares of a new entity holding the Nielsen Global Connect business, which will generally be intended to qualify as tax-free to Nielsen and its shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Immediately following the transaction, Nielsen shareholders will own shares of both Nielsen and the new entity holding the Nielsen Global Connect business. In conjunction with the spin, Nielsen Global Connect is expected to raise new debt. It is currently anticipated that substantially all of the proceeds of the new debt will be used for debt reduction at Nielsen.
• Nielsen currently expects the spin-off transaction to be completed in nine to twelve months, subject to certain conditions, including, among others, the receipt of final Board approval, receipt of an opinion from counsel and/or ruling regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the distribution, the effectiveness of a Form 10 registration statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the approval of Nielsen shareholders and works council consultations.

This week's biggest % winners & losers : March 25 - 29, 19 (wk 13)

The following are this week's top percentage gainers and losers, categorized by sectors (over $300 mln market cap and 100K average daily volume).

This week's top 20 % gainers

• Healthcare: TCDA (38.62 +61.19%), CCXI (13.89 +27.31%), DNLI (23.22 +19.38%), AMRN (20.76 +18.56%), ADAP (4.30 +18.46%), GLPG (117.78 +18.41%), TGTX (8.04 +17.72%), GRTS (13.30 +16.16%), GTHX (16.6 +15.28%)
• Materials: EXP (84.30 +18.25%)
• Consumer Discretionary: BBBY (16.99 +24.01%), MOV (36.38 +14.91%), LULU (163.87 +14.43%), KMX (69.80  +13.26%)  
• Information Technology: AVYA (16.83 +27.4%), PRGS (44.37 +23.87%), QTNA (24.33 +21.59%), SYNA (39.75 +21.49%), SVMK (18.21 +21.24%), BB (10.09  +11.86%)

This week's top 20 % losers

• Healthcare: ARA (6.14 -35.37%), CDNA (31.52 -14.63%), TYME (1.76 -14.56%), CYH (3.73 -13.66%), IRTC (74.96 -11.75%), ABMD (285.59 -11.64%), SGRY (11.28 -10.9%)
• Materials: MUX (1.50 -10.71%), SA (12.39 -10.61%)
• Industrials: NLSN (23.67 -11.88%), MAXR (4.02 -11.26%)
• Consumer Discretionary: RH (102.95 -21.45%), HOME (17.86 -19.44%)
• Information Technology: SGH (19.2 -18.02%)
• Energy: PVAC (44.1 -14.39%), CVIA (5.59 -14%)

=Nielsen (NLSN): Blackstone (BX) drops out of the bidding process

The New York Post reported that Blackstone dropped out of the bidding process to acquire Nielsen.

Separately, private equity firm Apollo Global Management, which began sniffing around the company late last year, is also losing interest, a source close to the situation said.

Blackstone, which is controlled by billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, and Apollo were the strongest suitors for Nielsen, raising questions about whether it will be sold.

Part of the problem is that Nielsen’s $26.63 share stock price values the company at roughly $9.4 billion. But it’s debt of roughly $8 billion raises the cost to upward of $17 billion.

Blackstone — whose managing director, David Calhoun, ran Nielsen between 2006 and 2013 — didn’t like the numbers, which come at a time when Nielsen is struggling to raise prices for its research reports on consumer product trends.

Historically, the ratings firm was able to raise prices for those reports by roughly 5 percent a year, a research analyst said. But its consumer report clients, which include Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola, are now balking at price increases given their own financial difficulties, this person said.

Nielsen has been refashioning its consumer research business so it will be cheaper to operate, which will lead to lower rates, much like its rival IRI, the analyst said.

Research firm SunTrust Robinson Humphrey recently lowered its projection for the company’s future cash flow by 14 percent from $700 million to $604 million.

=Nielsen Holdings Plc (NLSN) to be sold?

Activist investor Elliott Management Corp has taken a large stake in Nielsen Holdings Plc as it plans to push the TV-ratings company to sell itself, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.

=Nielsen (NLSN) reported earnings on Thur 26 July 2018 (b/o)

Nielsen misses by $0.43, misses on revs; lowers FY 18 guidance, is conducting an 'in-depth strategic review' of its Buy segment

• Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.20 per share, $0.43 worse thanthe Capital IQ Consensus of $0.63; revenues rose 0.2% year/year to $1.65 bln vs the $1.71 bln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Revised FY 18 guidance: GAAP net income per share of $0.95-1.00 from $1.50-1.56, revs down ~1% from up ~3%, Free cash flow of $550-575 mln from ~$800 mln
• Co states, "Our cost reduction efforts are ahead of schedule and we are accelerating cost-out targets. In Buy Developed Markets, we saw increased pressure in the fast moving consumer goods end markets; however, we made great progress with the Connected System, retailer initiatives, and Total Consumer Measurement. In Emerging Markets, weakness in multinational client spending was offset by growth with local clients. In Watch, ongoing adoption of Total Audience Measurement continued to drive growth. However, the General Data Protection Regulation and changes in the consumer data privacy landscape impacted our growth rates in the near-term as clients and partners grapple with the changes and work to ensure compliance."
• In a separate press release, Nielsen announced the year-end retirement of CEO Mitch Barnes and the start of a search for his permanent replacement. Furthermore, the company is conducting a strategic review for its buy segment, where Nielsen tracks and analyzes consumer behaviors related to retail purchases and preferences. That division posted 4% lower revenue in the second quarter, while the media-tracking "watch" segment showed 4.5% revenue growth instead.

Earnings this week : July 23 - 27, 2018 (wk 30)

This week marks the first of three very heavy weeks of earnings reports -- roughly 1/3 of the S&P 500 will report quarterly results.

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Nielsen (NLSN) reported earnings on Tue 25 Oct 2016 (b/o)

** charts before earnings **

** charts after earnings **

Nielsen misses by $0.02, misses on revs; guides FY16 below consensus :

• Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.74 per share, $0.02 worse than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.76; revenues rose 2.5% year/year to $1.57 bln vs the $1.59 bln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Co issues downside guidance for FY16, sees EPS of $2.73-2.79 vs. $2.87 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate, down from prior guidance of $2.83-2.93. Sees total revenue growth on a constant currency basis of 3.5% - 4.0%, down from prior guidance for revs +4-6% ; now sees Adjusted EBITDA Margin Growth of30 basis points.
• "In the Buy segment, while emerging markets continued to produce top-line growth, our results in the developed markets were disappointing, particularly in the U.S. Many of our clients are seeking efficiency and productivity in the face of a challenging growth environment. Given these evolving needs, we are realigning our portfolio by exiting non-core services, reallocating resources and accelerating our investments in our strategic initiatives to help our clients grow and to better position our business for the future. In short, our Buy business is working through a process of change that is similar to what we've been executing on successfully in our Watch business."

** 2 weeks after earnings **

Nielsen (NLSN) reported earnings on Wed 21 Oct 2015 (b/o)

** chart after earnings **

Nielsen (NYSE:NLSN)

 

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