Nielsen holdings plc (NLSN)
Balance Sheet / TTM
Mar'20Dec'19Sep'19Jun'19Mar'19Dec'18Sep'18Jun'18Mar'18Dec'17Sep'17Jun'17Mar'17Dec'16Sep'16Jun'16Mar'16Dec'15Sep'15Jun'15Mar'15Dec'14Sep'14Jun'14Mar'14Dec'13Sep'13Jun'13Mar'13Dec'12Sep'12Jun'12Mar'12Dec'11Sep'11Jun'11Dec'10
Assets:
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents

359

454

389

393

402

524

446

394

462

656

662

510

451

754

446

346

432

357

358

331

343

273

369

310

301

564

737

1,157

233

288

325

283

295

319

404

374

421

Trade and other receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns of $34 and $28 as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

1,182

1,103

1,146

1,227

1,221

1,118

1,249

1,320

1,374

1,280

1,282

1,367

1,287

1,171

1,240

1,313

1,239

1,235

1,163

1,227

1,168

1,241

1,189

1,266

1,186

1,196

1,138

1,104

1,076

1,110

1,079

1,089

1,057

1,080

1,052

1,136

1,014

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

473

420

412

406

424

361

352

406

428

346

328

340

363

297

365

376

383

316

585

556

554

497

424

411

446

374

336

280

300

278

279

272

297

266

244

254

219

Total current assets

2,014

1,977

1,947

2,026

2,047

2,003

2,047

2,120

2,264

2,282

2,272

2,217

2,101

2,222

2,051

2,035

2,054

1,908

2,106

2,114

2,065

2,011

1,982

1,987

1,933

2,134

2,211

2,541

1,609

1,676

1,683

1,644

1,649

1,665

1,700

1,764

1,654

Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net

426

466

423

450

473

468

461

471

468

482

458

454

464

471

485

478

482

490

486

508

512

533

525

530

530

560

555

535

537

560

555

572

611

609

557

595

599

Operating lease right-of-use asset

378

393

425

453

506

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Goodwill

5,979

5,993

5,973

7,017

7,009

6,987

8,454

8,441

8,524

8,495

8,352

8,291

8,212

7,845

7,963

7,971

7,887

7,783

7,588

7,690

7,640

7,671

7,715

7,841

7,812

7,684

7,686

6,691

7,322

7,352

7,276

7,188

7,232

7,155

7,143

7,300

7,096

Other intangible assets, net

4,806

4,881

4,911

4,981

5,020

5,024

5,053

5,068

5,082

5,077

5,042

5,058

5,086

4,736

4,834

4,863

4,799

4,772

4,655

4,702

4,737

4,715

4,716

4,765

4,817

4,781

4,855

4,330

4,519

4,555

4,556

4,551

4,544

4,561

4,581

4,633

4,607

Deferred tax assets

267

276

322

329

334

333

166

169

171

170

131

133

133

127

96

97

93

78

73

70

67

83

96

119

116

115

166

167

170

170

114

128

179

198

191

226

61

Other non-current assets

323

333

342

332

353

364

454

429

414

360

330

341

336

329

271

274

273

272

369

381

367

313

327

314

265

256

242

276

259

272

312

322

322

316

326

352

412

Total assets

14,193

14,319

14,343

15,588

15,742

15,179

16,635

16,698

16,923

16,866

16,585

16,494

16,332

15,730

15,700

15,718

15,588

15,303

15,277

15,465

15,388

15,326

15,361

15,556

15,473

15,530

15,715

14,540

14,416

14,585

14,496

14,405

14,537

14,504

14,498

14,870

14,429

Liabilities and equity:
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and other current liabilities

1,077

1,182

1,087

1,024

1,071

1,119

996

977

969

1,141

1,015

925

933

1,012

925

868

915

1,013

918

831

858

1,035

917

883

918

1,026

990

829

848

967

914

850

898

1,025

939

966

962

Deferred revenues

402

345

316

363

376

355

345

361

389

361

328

352

364

297

301

324

316

322

299

332

320

304

312

339

345

306

324

281

345

373

370

405

424

443

425

465

452

Income tax liabilities

35

60

74

90

85

76

146

108

121

111

198

135

102

97

207

148

84

42

199

139

72

62

201

145

83

55

99

89

74

56

94

52

67

80

120

116

99

Current portion of long-term debt, finance lease obligations and short-term borrowings

1,054

914

298

412

385

107

307

343

360

84

67

163

236

188

578

1,075

189

310

339

331

188

393

112

136

185

148

361

335

372

355

428

324

293

144

204

225

94

Total current liabilities

2,568

2,501

1,775

1,889

1,917

1,657

1,794

1,789

1,839

1,697

1,608

1,575

1,635

1,594

2,011

2,415

1,504

1,687

1,755

1,633

1,438

1,794

1,542

1,503

1,531

1,535

1,774

1,534

1,639

1,751

1,806

1,631

1,682

1,692

1,688

1,772

1,607

Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations

7,359

7,395

8,189

8,233

8,242

8,280

8,304

8,321

8,286

8,357

8,377

8,360

8,180

7,738

7,379

6,933

7,471

7,028

7,114

7,142

7,159

6,419

6,508

6,556

6,461

6,492

6,521

5,920

5,948

6,229

6,252

6,519

6,563

6,619

6,807

6,963

8,464

Deferred tax liabilities

1,031

1,052

1,068

1,078

1,100

1,108

1,406

1,416

1,423

1,435

1,219

1,245

1,272

1,175

1,022

1,038

1,024

1,074

993

1,017

1,026

1,025

839

859

871

864

1,136

951

996

1,006

936

942

972

996

916

943

942

Operating lease liabilities

363

370

393

418

468

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other non-current liabilities

641

613

565

982

1,026

1,091

916

927

917

934

921

923

928

930

853

864

877

887

917

921

922

955

772

794

813

832

572

555

585

621

521

528

548

556

533

541

520

Total liabilities

11,962

11,931

11,990

12,600

12,753

12,136

12,420

12,453

12,465

12,423

12,125

12,103

12,015

11,437

11,265

11,250

10,876

10,676

10,779

10,713

10,545

10,193

9,661

9,712

9,676

9,723

10,003

8,960

9,168

9,607

9,515

9,620

9,765

9,863

9,944

10,219

11,533

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Equity:
Common stock, €0.07 par value, 1,185,800,000 and 1,185,800,000 shares authorized; 356,487,712 and 356,158,879 shares issued and 356,475,591 and 356,149,883 shares outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

22

Additional paid-in capital

4,370

4,378

4,390

4,501

4,614

4,720

4,714

4,723

4,750

4,742

4,755

4,784

4,809

4,825

4,827

4,865

5,066

5,119

5,249

6,179

6,285

6,344

6,381

6,459

6,528

6,596

6,670

6,725

6,738

6,485

6,473

6,448

6,445

6,427

6,391

6,372

4,570

Treasury stock, at cost

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

685

544

415

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Retained earnings/(accumulated deficit)

-1,228

-1,210

-1,101

-629

-752

-795

281

309

362

411

451

426

416

456

408

389

387

341

191

49

-65

-128

-289

-380

-454

-512

-657

-791

-1,217

-1,252

-1,291

-1,396

-1,500

-1,525

-1,620

-1,722

-1,609

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes

-1,130

-1,005

-1,166

-1,115

-1,104

-1,110

-1,010

-1,015

-886

-940

-979

-1,051

-1,134

-1,211

-1,021

-1,011

-969

-1,059

-1,046

-898

-940

-777

-509

-349

-390

-387

-379

-432

-353

-333

-236

-301

-211

-299

-258

-40

-96

Total Nielsen shareholders’ equity

2,044

2,195

2,155

2,789

2,790

2,847

4,017

4,049

4,258

4,245

4,259

4,191

4,123

4,102

4,246

4,275

4,516

4,433

4,426

4,677

4,768

5,056

5,615

5,762

5,716

5,729

5,666

5,533

5,199

4,930

4,976

4,781

4,764

4,633

4,543

4,640

2,887

Noncontrolling interests

187

193

198

199

199

196

198

196

200

198

201

200

194

191

189

193

196

194

72

75

75

77

85

82

81

78

46

47

49

48

5

4

8

8

11

11

9

Total equity

2,231

2,388

2,353

2,988

2,989

3,043

4,215

4,245

4,458

4,443

4,460

4,391

4,317

4,293

4,435

4,468

4,712

4,627

4,498

4,752

4,843

5,133

5,700

5,844

5,797

5,807

5,712

5,580

5,248

4,978

4,981

4,785

4,772

4,641

4,554

4,651

2,896

Total liabilities and equity

14,193

14,319

14,343

15,588

15,742

15,179

16,635

16,698

16,923

16,866

16,585

16,494

16,332

15,730

15,700

15,718

15,588

15,303

15,277

15,465

15,388

15,326

15,361

15,556

15,473

15,530

15,715

14,540

14,416

14,585

14,496

14,405

14,537

14,504

14,498

14,870

14,429