Experian posts rise in quarterly revenue
Jan 18 (Reuters) - Experian Plc (Other OTC: EXPGF - news) , the world's biggest credit data company, reported a 5 percent rise in third-quarter organic revenue from ongoing activities at constant exchange rates, and said it expects full-year organic revenue growth in the mid-single digits.
The FTSE-100 company, best known for running consumer credit checks for banks, landlords and retailers, said organic revenue from ongoing activities for the quarter ended Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) . 31 rose 5 percent in North America and was unchanged in UK and Ireland (Other OTC: IRLD - news) at constant exchange rates.
The company said it expects its benchmark tax rate for the year ending March. 31 to be unchanged from it previous guidance of between 26-27 percent, after the latest U.S. tax cut.
(Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru; Editing by Bernard Orr)