D&B Reports Q4 EPS of $1.92 vs. $1.88

D&B DNB today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010. Diluted earnings per share before non-core gains and charges for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, were $1.92, up 10% from $1.75 in the prior year similar period. On a GAAP basis, diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, were $1.85, up 15% from $1.61 in the prior year similar period. Core revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $481.7 million, up 7% from the prior year similar period both before and after the effect of foreign exchange. Deferred revenue was $578.1 million, up 7% from the prior year similar period, continuing the positive trajectory that began in the fourth quarter of 2009.