Fair Isaac Corp.
New York symbol FIC, provides products and services that help businesses make better decisions on customer creditworthiness around the world.
FAIR ISAAC CORP. $93 (New York symbol FICO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 31.1 million; Market cap: $2.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 0.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fico.com) makes FICO Scores, a computer program that helps businesses make better decisions about customer creditworthiness. FICO Scores dominates this niche market. Fair Isaac also sells software that helps credit card issuers control fraud and analyze cardholders’ spending patterns.
In January 2015, Fair Isaac paid $59.6 million for Tonbeller, a German firm whose software helps banks and insurance companies detect and prevent money laundering and fraud.
In its fiscal 2015 second quarter, which ended March 31, 2015, the company’s revenue increased 11.7%, to $207.1 million from $185.5 million a year earlier. Tonbeller contributed $3.2 million to revenue in the latest quarter.
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In January 2015, Fair Isaac paid $59.6 million for Tonbeller, a German firm whose software helps banks and insurance companies detect and prevent money laundering and fraud.
In its fiscal 2015 second quarter, which ended March 31, 2015, the company’s revenue increased 11.7%, to $207.1 million from $185.5 million a year earlier. Tonbeller contributed $3.2 million to revenue in the latest quarter.
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FAIR ISAAC CORP. $60.30 (New York symbol FICO; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (415-472-2211; www.fairisaac.com; Shares outstanding: 34.3 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; Dividend yield: 0.1%) makes FICO Scores, the computer program that dominates the market for software that businesses use to evaluate customer creditworthiness. The company is also profiting by selling software that helps credit card issuers control fraud and analyze cardholders’ spending patterns.
In its fiscal 2014 second quarter, which ended March 31, 2014, Fair Isaac’s earnings per share rose 15.7% from a year ago, to $0.59 from $0.51.
Revenue gained 3.4%, to $185.5 million from $179.3 million. The company saw stronger sales of its credit-scoring software and customized programs for analyzing large amounts of a business’s data. However, sales at its main Applications division (62% of the total) fell 1.4% on weaker licensing revenue from software that detects bank fraud.
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In its fiscal 2014 second quarter, which ended March 31, 2014, Fair Isaac’s earnings per share rose 15.7% from a year ago, to $0.59 from $0.51.
Revenue gained 3.4%, to $185.5 million from $179.3 million. The company saw stronger sales of its credit-scoring software and customized programs for analyzing large amounts of a business’s data. However, sales at its main Applications division (62% of the total) fell 1.4% on weaker licensing revenue from software that detects bank fraud.
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These two firms play increasingly important roles in the financial services industry. That’s because they help banks and other institutions cut their credit risk and comply with increasingly complex regulations. Both stocks are up sharply in the past year, but we feel they still have room to rise.
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FAIR ISAAC CORP. $54 (New York symbol FICO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 34.9 million; Market cap: $1.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Dividend yield: 0.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fico.com) makes FICO Scores, a computer program that helps businesses make better decisions about customer creditworthiness. The company also makes software that helps credit card issuers control fraud and analyze cardholder spending patterns.
In its fiscal 2014 first quarter, which ended December 31, 2013, Fair Isaac’s earnings fell 17.6% to $26.2 million, or $0.73 a share. A year earlier, it earned $31.8 million, or $0.88. Revenue fell 3.0%, to $184.3 million from $190.0 million. The declines mainly resulted from a big order in the year-earlier quarter.
The company also raised its research spending by 24.3% in the latest quarter, to $18.1 million (or 9.8% of revenue) from $14.6 million (or 7.7%) a year earlier.
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In its fiscal 2014 first quarter, which ended December 31, 2013, Fair Isaac’s earnings fell 17.6% to $26.2 million, or $0.73 a share. A year earlier, it earned $31.8 million, or $0.88. Revenue fell 3.0%, to $184.3 million from $190.0 million. The declines mainly resulted from a big order in the year-earlier quarter.
The company also raised its research spending by 24.3% in the latest quarter, to $18.1 million (or 9.8% of revenue) from $14.6 million (or 7.7%) a year earlier.
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FAIR ISAAC CORP. (New York symbol FICO; www.fairisaac.com) makes FICO Scores, the computer program that dominates the market for software that businesses use to evaluate customer creditworthiness. The company is also profiting by selling software that helps credit card issuers control fraud and analyze cardholders’ spending patterns....
FAIR ISAAC CORP. $52.77 (New York symbol FICO; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (415-472-2211; www.fairisaac.com; Shares outstanding: 34.9 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.2%) makes FICO Scores, the computer program that dominates the market for software that businesses use to evaluate customer creditworthiness....
FAIR ISAAC CORP. $52.77 (New York symbol FICO; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (415-472-2211; www.fairisaac.com; Shares outstanding: 34.9 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.2%) makes FICO Scores, the computer program that dominates the market for software that businesses use to evaluate customer creditworthiness. The company is also profiting by selling software that helps credit card issuers control fraud and analyze cardholders’ spending patterns.
In its fiscal 2014 first quarter, which ended December 31, 2013, Fair Isaac’s earnings per share before one-time items fell 17.0% from a year ago, to $0.73 from $0.88. Revenue fell 3.0%, to $184.3 million from $190.0 million.
The declines mostly resulted from a strong yearearlier quarter that included a big order from a major customer.
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In its fiscal 2014 first quarter, which ended December 31, 2013, Fair Isaac’s earnings per share before one-time items fell 17.0% from a year ago, to $0.73 from $0.88. Revenue fell 3.0%, to $184.3 million from $190.0 million.
The declines mostly resulted from a strong yearearlier quarter that included a big order from a major customer.
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