NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thomson Reuters Corp
The news and information provider, which owns Reuters News, said quarterly revenue dipped 1% to $1.405 billion and operating profit fell to $365 million, from $447 million, when the quarter included some one-time items.
Adjusted earnings of 44 cents per share were ahead of the 38 cents analysts expected, according to Refinitiv, while the sales figure was in line with Wall Street expectations.
Of the company’s three largest divisions, Legal Professionals and Corporates showed higher quarterly sales adjusted profit, while the Tax & Accounting Professionals segment saw lower sales and adjusted profit.
The Reuters News division saw organic revenues fall 11%, reflecting the effect of the coronavirus crisis on its events business.
“Given our performance for the second quarter and first half, we have increasing confidence in how our businesses will perform over the remainder of the year,” Thomson Reuters Chief Executive Steve Hasker said in a statement.
(Writing by Nick Zieminski in New York; Editing by Alexander Smith)
