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Financial Highlights
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Twelve months ended December 31, 2009 2008 CHANGE
Operating revenue $ 1,824.5 $ 1,935.7 -6%
Operating income $ 407.6 $ 477.2 -15%
Operating margin 22.3% 24.7% -2.4 pts
Consolidated net income $ 240.5 $ 279.0 -14%
Net income attributable to Equifax $ 233.9 $ 272.8 -14%
Diluted earnings per share (EPS) $ 1.83 $ 2.09 -13%
Weighted-average common shares outstanding in millions (diluted) 127.9 130.4 -2%
Cash provided by operating activities $ 418.4 $ 448.1 -7%
Stock price per share at December 31, $ 30.89 $ 26.52 16%
Diluted earnings per share, adjusted for certain items (Non-GAAP)* $ 2.33 $ 2.48 -6%
* See reconciliations of non-GAAP nancial measures to the corresponding GAAP nancial measure on page 78.
Contents
1 Letter to shareholders
3 The year in review
8 Business unit review
9 Corporate officers and contacts
10 Index to financial section
79 Shareholder information
Inside back cover
Board of Directors
Business description
Equifax empowers businesses and consumers with information they can trust.
A global leader in information solutions, we leverage one of the largest and most
diverse sources of consumer and commercial data, along with advanced analytics
and proprietary technology, to create customized insights that enrich both the
performance of businesses and the lives of consumers.
With a strong heritage of innovation and leadership, Equifax continuously delivers
distinctive solutions with the highest integrity and reliability. Businesses—large and
small—rely on us for consumer and business intelligence, portfolio management,
fraud detection, decisioning technology, marketing tools, and much more. We em-
power individual consumers to manage their personal credit information, protect their
identities, and maximize their nancial well-being.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax Inc. operates in the U.S. and 14 other
countries throughout North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Equifax is a
member of Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500® Index. Our common stock is traded on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EFX.
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Design: Equifax Creative Services Board of Directors Photography: © 2010, BARD WRISLEY
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
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