Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to S&P Global Inc.
1,496
2,106
1,156
(293
)
783
Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to the S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Basic
5.84
8.02
4.26
(1.08
)
2.85
Diluted
5.78
7.94
4.21
(1.08
)
2.80
Dividends per share
1.64
1.44
1.32
1.20
1.12
Operating statistics:
Return on average equity 7
223.0
%
472.0
%
324.3
%
(1.4
)%
134.2
%
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income as a percent of revenue from continuing operations
40.6
%
56.3
%
34.2
%
1.1
%
27.6
%
Net income (loss) from continuing operations as a percent of revenue from continuing operations
27.0
%
39.4
%
23.9
%
(3.8
)%
18.6
%
Balance sheet data: 7
Working capital
$
1,110
$
1,060
$
388
$
42
$
612
Total assets
9,425
8,669
8,183
6,773
6,060
Total debt
3,569
3,564
3,611
795
794
Redeemable noncontrolling interest
1,350
1,080
920
810
810
Equity
768
701
243
539
1,344
Number of employees 8
20,400
20,000
20,400
17,000
16,400
1
Includes 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.
2
Includes 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.
3
Includes 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.
4
Includes 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.
5
Includes 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.
6
Includes $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.
7
Includes 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.