NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - D&B Corp, the financial information publisher known as Dun & Bradstreet, said on Wednesday first quarter profit rose 71 percent, helped by gains in international revenue and a lower tax rate.
Net income for the Short Hills, New Jersey-based company rose to $104.2 million, or $1.93, from $61.1 million, or $1.06, a year earlier.
Stripping out special gains and charges for the quarter, earnings per share rose to $1.33, beating the average analysts' forecast of $1.21 per share, according to Reuters Estimates.
Quarterly revenue rose 1 percent to $407.4 million before the effects of foreign exchange, missing analysts' forecasts for $415.05.
D&B also confirmed its previous forecast for full-year 2009 EPS growth of 5 percent to 8 percent, before items.
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Net income for the Short Hills, New Jersey-based company rose to $104.2 million, or $1.93, from $61.1 million, or $1.06, a year earlier.
Stripping out special gains and charges for the quarter, earnings per share rose to $1.33, beating the average analysts' forecast of $1.21 per share, according to Reuters Estimates.
Quarterly revenue rose 1 percent to $407.4 million before the effects of foreign exchange, missing analysts' forecasts for $415.05.
D&B also confirmed its previous forecast for full-year 2009 EPS growth of 5 percent to 8 percent, before items.
(Reporting by Christian Plumb; Editing by Andre Grenon) Keywords: DUNBRADSTREET/ (Reuters Messaging: christian.plumb.reuters.com@reuters.net +1 646 223 6134) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.