Item 6. Selected Financial Data

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

(in millions, except per share data)20172016201520142013
Income statement data:
Revenue$6,063$5,661$5,313$5,051$4,702
Operating profit2,6103,3691,9171131,358
Income before taxes on income2,46113,18821,81535441,2995
Provision for taxes on income8236960547245425
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to S&P Global Inc.1,4962,1061,156(293)783
Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to the S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Basic5.848.024.26(1.08)2.85
Diluted5.787.944.21(1.08)2.80
Dividends per share1.641.441.321.201.12
Operating statistics:
Return on average equity 7223.0%472.0%324.3%(1.4)%134.2%
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income as a percent of revenue from continuing operations40.6%56.3%34.2%1.1%27.6%
Net income (loss) from continuing operations as a percent of revenue from continuing operations27.0%39.4%23.9%(3.8)%18.6%
Balance sheet data: 7
Working capital$1,110$1,060$388$42$612
Total assets9,4258,6698,1836,7736,060
Total debt3,5693,5643,611795794
Redeemable noncontrolling interest1,3501,080920810810
Equity7687012435391,344
Number of employees 820,40020,00020,40017,00016,400
1Includes the impact of the following items: legal settlement expenses of $55 million, employee severance charges of $44 million, a charge to exit leased facilities of $25 million, non-cash acquisition and disposition-related adjustments of $15 million, a pension related charge of $8 million, an asset write-off of $2 million and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $98 million.
2Includes the impact of the following items: a $1.1 billion gain from our dispositions, a benefit related to net legal settlement insurance recoveries of $10 million, disposition-related costs of $48 million, a technology-related impairment charge of $24 million, employee severance charges of $6 million, a $3 million disposition-related reserve release, an acquisition-related cost of $1 million and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $96 million.
3Includes the impact of the following items: costs related to identified operating efficiencies primarily related to employee severance charges of $56 million, net legal settlement expenses of $54 million, acquisition-related costs of $37 million, an $11 million gain on dispositions and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $67 million.
4Includes the impact of the following items: $1.6 billion of legal and regulatory settlements, employee severance charges of $86 million, $4 million of professional fees largely related to corporate development activities and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $48 million.
5Includes the impact of the following items: $77 million of legal settlements, $64 million charge for costs necessary to enable the separation of McGraw-Hill Education and reduce our cost structure, a $36 million non-cash impairment charge related to the sale of our data center, employee severance charges of $28 million, a charge to exit leased facilities of $13 million, a $24 million net gain from our dispositions and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $51 million.
6Includes $149 million of tax expense due to U.S. tax reform, primarily associated with the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings, which was partially offset by a $21 million tax benefit related to prior year divestitures.
7Includes the impact of the $1.1 billion gain on dispositions in 2016, the gain on sale of McGraw Hill Construction in 2014 and the gain on sale of McGraw-Hill Education in 2013.
8Excludes discontinued operations.

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