Nielsen Q1 Results Miss Estimates - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Nielsen N.V. (NLSN) Wednesday said first-quarter attributable net income rose to $63 million from $58 million in the previous year. Earnings per share were $0.17, compared to $0.15 last year.

Adjusted earnings per share were $0.46, while it totaled $0.43 last year. On average, 19 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $0.47 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues fell to $1.458 billion from $1.489 billion in the previous year. Analysts expected revenues of $1.49 billion.

The revenue drop of 2.1 percent was due to the impact of foreign exchange but revenues were up 4.4 percent on a constant currency basis.

Further, the company said its Board of Directors approved an increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend of 12 percent to $0.28 per common share.