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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Nationwide Special Campaign To Register on National Fisheries Digital Platform to be Organized from 14th to 22nd February 2025

    Source: Government of India (2)

    Nationwide Special Campaign To Register on National Fisheries Digital Platform to be Organized from 14th to 22nd February 2025

    Fishers, Fish farmers & Eligible Stakeholders Appealed to Register; Avail Benefits Under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana

    Posted On: 13 FEB 2025 1:23PM by PIB Delhi

    The Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, is organizing a special nationwide campaign for registrations on the National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) along with expediting registration approvals and mobilizing applications from eligible stakeholders for availing various benefits provided under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PMMKSSY) from 14th to 22nd February, 2025. This nationwide effort, in collaboration with State/UT Fisheries Departments,  National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), and Common Service Centers (CSCs), will focus on organizing camps in key fisheries hotspots and potential areas across the country aimed at expediting the registration process, enhancing approval rates, and encouraging eligible stakeholders to avail themselves of the numerous benefits under PMMKSSY, such as credit facilitation, aquaculture insurance and performance grants.

    Background

    The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PMMKSSY), a Central Sector Sub-scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with an outlay of ₹6,000 crore is under implementation since 2023-2024. Its main aim is to formalize the fisheries sector, enhance access to institutional finance, promote aquaculture insurance, improve value chain efficiencies, and strengthen fish safety and quality assurance systems. By addressing key challenges such as fragmentation, lack of credit access, and low value chain efficiency, PMMKSSY seeks to create a more resilient and sustainable fisheries sector, ensuring enhanced livelihoods for fishers and fish farmers.

    A key component of this sub-scheme is to create a National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) to register fishers, fish farmers, vendors, processors, and microenterprises, facilitating their integration into formal financial systems and government programs. NFDP has specific modules for registration, credit facilitation, strengthening of Fisheries cooperatives, aquaculture insurance, performance grants, traceability and training & capacity building. So far, more than 17 lakh registrations have been made on the portal. This digital initiative, combined with targeted interventions under PMMKSSY, is expected to enhance productivity, expand domestic and global markets, and ensure long-term sectoral growth.

    Eligible stakeholders mainly, fishers, fish farmers, vendors, processors, microenterprises, etc. can register themselves on the National Fisheries Digital Platform at these camps such that they can avail the benefits under PMMKSSY. List of States/Districts organizing the camps annexed below for reference.

    Areas of Mobilization                                                                          

    Annexure 1

    Name of State

    Potential Area

    Exact Location/Camp Location

    District Name

    Madhya Pradesh

    Balaghat

    Balaghat

    Balaghat

    Dhar

    Dhar

    Dhar

    Seoni

    Seoni

    Seoni

    Chhattisgarh

    Durg division

    Rajnandgaon

    Rajnandgaon

    Raipur division

    Raipur

    Raipur

    Bilaspur division

    Korba

    Korba

    Bastar division

    Kanker

    Kanker

    Kerala

    Thiruananthapuram

    Thiruananthapuram

    Thiruananthapuram

    Kollam

    Kollam

    Kollam

    Alappuzha

    Alappuzha

    Alappuzha

    Ernakulam

    Ernakulam

    Ernakulam

    Thrissur

    Thrissur

    Thrissur

    Kannur

    Kannur

    Kannur

    Karnataka

    Raichur

    Raichur

    Raichur

    Shimoga

    Shimoga

    Shimoga

    Udupi

    Malpe fishing harbour

    Udupi

    Ramanugra

    Ramanugra

    Ramanugra

    Lakshadweep

    Kavaratti

    Kavaratti

    Lakshadweep

    Agatti

    Agatti

    Lakshadweep

    Telangana

    KarimNagar

    District Head Quarter

    KarimNagar

    Nizamabad

    Nizamabad

    Wanaparthy

    Wanaparthy

    Bihar

    Darbangha

    Polo Ground/Auditorium

    Darbangha

    Madhubani

    Benipatti

    Madhubani

    Muzaffarpur

    District school, Ramna (Pani Tanki)

    Muzaffarpur

    Nagaland

    Dimapur

    Dimapur-Lab cum awareness center

    Kiphire

    West Bengal

    Purbi Midnapur

    Purbi Midnapur

    Purbi Midnapur

    South 24 Pargana

    South 24 Pargana

    South 24 Pargana

    Assam

    Dhubur

    Dhubur

    Dhubur

    Goalpara

    Goalpara

    Goalpara

    Nagaor

    Nagaor

    Nagaor

    Cachar

    Cachar

    Cachar

    Barpeta

    Barpeta

    Barpeta

    Haryana

    Hisar

    District Fisheries Office

    Hisar

    Uttar Pradesh

    Jhansi

    Jhansi

    Jhansi

    Gorakhpur

    Gorakhpur

    Gorakhpur

    Lucknow

    Lucknow

    Lucknow

    Agra

    Agra

    Agra

    Moradabad

    Moradabad

    Moradabad

    Allahabad

    Allahabad

    Allahabad

    Rajasthan

    Churu

    Churu

    Churu

    Banswara

    Banswara

    Banswara

    Kota

    Kota

    Kota

    Tonk

    Tonk

    Tonk

    Tamil Nadu

    Chennai

    Chennai

    Cuddalore

    Cuddalore

    Nagapattinam

    Nagapattinam

    Bhavanisakar

    Erode

    Mandapam

    Ramanathapuram

    Rameshwaram

    Thoothukudi

    RK PURAM

    Tuticorin

    Kulachal

    Ganapathipuram

    Kanya kumari

    Manipur

    Shamushang

    Shamushang

    Imphal West

    Uchiwa

    Uchiwa

    Wangoi

    Wangoi

    Kodompokpi

    Kodompokpi

    Konthoujam

    Konthoujam

    Paobitek

    Paobitek

    Khumbong

    Khumbong

    Komlakhong

    Komlakhong

    Kumbi

    Kumbi

    Bishnupur

    Nambol

    Nambol

    Toubul

    Toubul

    Phubala

    Phubala

    Pukhrambam

    Pukhrambam

    Naorem

    Naorem

    Thanga

    Thanga

    Mizoram

    Buhchang

    Buhchang

    Kolasib

    Zawlnuam

    Zawlnuam

    Mamit

    Chhiahtlang

    Chhiahtlang

    Serchhip

    Champhai (Phaizawl)

    Champhai (Phaizawl)

    Champhai

    Meghalaya

    Tura

    West Garo Hills and South West Garo Hills

    West Garo Hills and South West Garo Hills

    Baghmara

    South Garo Hills

    South Garo Hills

    Williamnagar

    East Garo Hills

    East Garo Hills

    Resubelpara

    North Garo Hills

    North Garo Hills

    Arunachal Pradesh

    Namsai

    Namsai

    Namsai

    Ziro

    Ziro

    Ziro

    Sikkim

    Soreng DAC

    Soreng

    Soreng

    Rakdong

    Gangtok

    Gangtok

    Pakyong

    Pakyong

    Pakyong

    Geyzing

    Geyzing

    Geyzing

    Jammu & Kashmir

    Regional Fish Farmers Dev. Agency (RFFDA) ,
     Ghomanhasan Jammu

    FFDA Ghou Manhasan, Jammu

    Jammu

    The National Fish Seed Farm (NFSF) Manasbal,
     Kashmir

    Regional Fish Farmers Dev. Agency (RFFDA) ,Manasbal Kashmir,

    Ganderbal

    Trout fish farming project Kokernag

    Kokernag

    Anantnag

    Ladakh

    Leh

    Leh District

    Leh District

    Tripura

    West Tripura

    Khayerpur

    West Tripura

    Sepahijala

    Charilam

    Sepahijala

    Gomati

    Amarpur

    Gomati

    South Tripura

    Santirbar

    South Tripura

    Dhalai

    Fish Farmers Knowledge Centre, Dhumacherra

    Dhalai

    Andhra Pradesh

    West Godavari

    Bhimavaram

    West Godavari

    Nellore

    Nellore

    Nellore

    Vishakapatnam

    Vishakapatnam

    Vishakapatnam

    Kakinada

    Kakinada

    Kakinada

    Krishna

    Machilipatnam

    Krishna

    Himchal pradesh

    Pong Reservoir

    Nagrota Suriyan

    Kangra

    Odisha

    Ganjam

    Ganjam

    Ganjam

    Jagatsinghpur

    Jagatsinghpur

    Jagatsinghpur

    Bhadrak

    Bhadrak

    Bhadrak

    Balasore

    Balasore

    Balasore

    Jharkhand

    Ranchi

    Ranchi

    Ranchi

    Palamu

    Palamu

    Palamu

    West Singhbum

    West Singhbum

    West Singhbum

    Pakur

    Pakur

    Pakur

    Koderma

    Koderma

    Koderma

    Godda

    Godda

    Godda

    Hazaribagh

    Hazaribagh

    Hazaribagh

    Saraikela

    Saraikela

    Saraikela

    Bokaro

    Bokaro

    Bokaro

    Dhanbad

    Dhanbad

    Dhanbad

    GOA

    Ponda Taluka

    Shiroda Village

    North Goa

    Tiswadi Village

    Malim Jetty

    Canacona Taluka

    Palolem

    South Goa

    Salcete Taluka

    Benaulim Panchayat

    Puduchery

    Ariyankuppam

    Ariyankuppam

    Puducherry

    Karaikal

    Karaikal

    Karaikal

    Mahi

    Mahi

    Mahi

    Yanam

    Yanam

    Yanam

    Punjab

    Ludhiana

    Govt. Fish Seed Farm, Vil. Mohie

    Ludhiana

    Sri Muktsar Sahib

    Demonstration Farm-cum-Training Center, Vil. Ena Khera

    Sri Muktsar Sahib

    Ferozepur

    Govt. Fish Seed Farm, Malwal

    Ferozepur

    Uttarakhand

    Pithoragarh

    Director
    Fisheries
    Office

    Pithoragarh

    Udham
    Singh Nagar

    Brood-bank
    Khatima

    Udham
    Singh
    Nagar

    Dehradun

    Directorate
    of Fisheries

    Dehradun

    Gujarat

    Dandi

    Dandi Beach

    Surat

    Veraval

    Veraval

    Girri Somanath

    Mangrol

    Mangrol Bandar, Somanath Bhavan

    Junagad

    Porbandar

    Porbandar Harbor

    Porbandar

    Andaman & Nicobar

    Andaman

    Andaman

    Andaman

    North & Middle Andaman

    North & Middle Andaman

    North & Middle Andaman

    Nicobar

    Nicobar

    Nicobar

    Maharashtra

    Mumbai City/Suburban and Thane/Palghar / Raigad

    FSI & Sasoon Dock, Mumbai

    Mumbai

    Sindhudurga / Ratnagiri /Raigad

    Ratnagiri

    Ratnagiri

    Kolhapur/Solapur/Satara/Solapur/Pune

    Satara

    Pune

    Nashik/Ch.Sambhajinagar/Latur

    CH. Smbhajinagar

    Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

    Nagpur/Amravati

    Nagpur

    Nagpur

    Amravati

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Probationers of Indian Civil Accounts Service, Indian Post and Telecommunication (Finance & Accounts) Service, Indian Railway Management Service (Accounts) and Indian Postal Service call on the President

    Source: Government of India (2)

    Posted On: 13 FEB 2025 12:20PM by PIB Delhi

    A group of probationers of Indian Civil Accounts Service, Indian Post and Telecommunication (Finance & Accounts) Service, Indian Railway Management Service (Accounts) and Indian Postal Service called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (February 13, 2025). 

    Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the young officers have the opportunity to contribute directly to nation’s development and prosperity through their domain of functioning, be it managing public finances or ensuring seamless connectivity and communication across the country. She told them that as India moves towards sustainable and inclusive development while focusing on innovation and digital initiatives, young civil servants like them, have an important responsibility to shoulder. 

    The President said that there is an ever-rising expectation among public for greater speed and efficiency in service delivery, along with increased transparency and accountability. To cater to these requirements, it is essential for the government departments to modernize and digitize their systems by making best use of emerging technologies. Such technologies include machine learning, data analytics, blockchain technology and artificial intelligence. She urged young officers to keep themselves abreast of advanced technologies and skills, and strive to create more citizen-centric, efficient and transparent governance systems. She expressed confidence that they will make all efforts not only to excel in their individual careers, but also to contribute to effective delivery of government services to the people of India.

     

    Click here to see the President’s speech

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: PM greets everyone on the occasion of World Radio Day

    Source: Government of India

    Posted On: 13 FEB 2025 9:36AM by PIB Delhi

    The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi greeted everyone on the occasion of World Radio Day today. He also invited everyone to share their ideas and inputs for this month’s Mann Ki Baat, scheduled on the 23rd. 

    In a post on X, Shri Modi wrote:

    “Happy World Radio Day! 

    Radio has been a timeless lifeline for several people—informing, inspiring and connecting people. From news and culture to music and storytelling, it is a powerful medium that celebrates creativity.

    I compliment all those associated with the world of radio. I also invite you all to share your ideas and inputs for this month’s #MannKiBaat, which will take place on the 23rd. 

    https://www.mygov.in/group-issue/inviting-ideas-mann-ki-baat-prime-minister-narendra-modi-23rd-february-2025

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: U.S Director of National Intelligence calls on Prime Minister

    Source: Government of India (2)

    Posted On: 13 FEB 2025 8:15AM by PIB Delhi

    The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Ms. Tulsi Gabbard, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.

    Prime Minister fondly recalled his earlier interactions with Ms Gabbard. The discussions touched on enhancing bilateral intelligence cooperation, particularly in counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, emerging threats, and strategic intelligence sharing. They also exchanged views on regional and global developments of mutual interest, reaffirming their commitment to a secure, stable, and rules-based international order.

     

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Mahakumbh 2025: Millions of Devotees take the Holy Dip at Triveni Sangam during the Fourth Amrit Snan on Magh Purnima

    Source: Government of India

    Posted On: 13 FEB 2025 7:34AM by PIB Delhi

    The largest religious and cultural event in the world, the Mahakumbh 2025, saw the successful completion of the fourth Amrit Snan on the auspicious occasion of Magh Purnima today. Millions of devotees took the Holy Dip at the sacred Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj.

    Alongside Indians, a significant number of foreign devotees also participated in the Amrit Snan. According to data released by the State Government, by 6 PM on Magh Purnima a total of 1.90 crore devotees had taken the holy dip.

    According to the Hindu calendar, the bath on this auspicious day holds special significance, which is why long queues formed at the Sangam from the night. The period for the sacred bath on Magh Purnima began at 6:55 PM on 11th February and ended at 7:22 PM on 12th February.

    The Mahakumbh Mela administration had made extensive arrangements across the Mela grounds to ensure that no devotee faced any inconvenience. Additionally, devotees were continuously urged not to spend too much time at the ghats after taking the dip, to quickly proceed to their destinations. These efforts made the Magh Purnima Snan a highly organized and smooth event.

    To help manage such a massive influx of devotees and ensure their safe return after the sacred bath, large Variable Messaging Displays (VMDs) were set up across the Mela area from Tuesday night, providing essential instructions and messages for their convenience.

    On Magh Purnima, the Kalpavasis took their final dip in the Triveni during Brahma Muhurat and then returned to their camps. After performing their rituals, over 10 lakh Kalpvasis bid farewell to the Mahakumbh and began their journey home. Special arrangements were made by the Mahakumbh administration to ensure the safe return of Kalpvasis, which were effectively executed.

    The success of the Magh Purnima Snan festival was made possible through the combined efforts of the Mahakumbh Mela administration, local authorities, police, sanitation workers, volunteer organizations, boatmen, and various departments of the central and state governments, who worked tirelessly to ensure that this historic event was safe and well-organized.

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  • MIL-OSI: Onity Group Announces Full-Year and Fourth Quarter 2024 Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Onity Group Inc. (NYSE: ONIT) (“Onity” or the “Company”) today announced its full-year and fourth quarter 2024 results and provided a business update.

    Full-Year 2024:

    • Net income attributable to common stockholders of $33 million, highest since 2013; diluted EPS of $4.13; return on equity (“ROE”) of 8%
    • Adjusted pre-tax income* of $90 million, resulting in adjusted ROE* of 20%
    • $86 billion in total servicing additions ($47 billion in subservicing additions)
    • Book value per share improved $4 year-over-year to $56 as of December 31, 2024
    • Reduced corporate debt by $145 million; debt-to-equity ratio of 2.96 to 1

    Fourth Quarter 2024:

    • Net loss attributable to common stockholders of $29 million; diluted EPS of ($3.63); ROE of (25%); includes previously disclosed $41 million of net corporate debt restructuring charges
    • Adjusted pre-tax income* of $11 million, resulting in annualized adjusted ROE* of 10%
    • $25 billion in total servicing additions ($8 billion in subservicing additions)
    • Successfully executed planned corporate debt restructuring, closed the sale of the Company’s joint venture interest in MAV and the Waterfall asset purchase transaction

    2025 Outlook:

    • Increased adjusted ROE* guidance to 16% – 18%

    * See “Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below

    “In 2024 we delivered powerful financial results, with net income reaching an eleven-year high, adjusted pre-tax income nearly doubling from the prior year, and adjusted ROE exceeding our guidance,” said Onity Group Chair, President and CEO Glen Messina. “The year was marked by several significant milestones, including successfully completing a series of transactions to reduce our corporate debt, lower cost and extend maturities, rebranding to Onity, and expanding our digital capabilities. Fourth quarter results were consistent with the guidance we provided at the end of the third quarter, and even with the previously disclosed debt restructuring costs, we ended the year with book value per share at $56, up $4 from prior year-end.”

    Messina continued, “Our results demonstrate that our best-in-class servicing platform and broad originations capabilities across our balanced business continued to deliver strong operating and financial performance regardless of interest rate cycles. I’d like to thank our global team and business partners who helped to enable a successful year. Looking ahead, I am confident in our strategy, team and capabilities. I believe we are well positioned to accelerate growth, improve returns and deliver substantial value to our customers, business partners and shareholders in 2025 and beyond.”

    Additional Full-Year and Fourth Quarter 2024 Operating and Business Highlights

    • Funded recapture volume for full-year 2024 up 2.5x over 2023; fourth quarter 2024 up 4.2x over fourth quarter 2023 and up 64% over third quarter 2024
    • Originations volume of $30 billion in 2024, up 33% compared to 2023; $10 billion in fourth quarter, up 72% over fourth quarter 2023 and up 12% over third quarter 2024
    • Total servicing UPB of $302 billion at December 31, 2024, up $13 billion over December 31, 2023; sold $15 billion of MSR UPB servicing released above book value
    • Total liquidity (unrestricted cash plus available credit) maintained year-over-year at $248 million as of December 31, 2024
    • MSR fair value change, net of hedge, resulted in a net gain in 2024
    • Extended subservicing agreement for existing MSR Asset Vehicle LLC (“MAV”) portfolio for an initial term of five years; renewed subservicing agreement with Rithm Capital to January 31, 2026
    • Achieved HUD Tier 1 servicer rating for fourth consecutive year; recognized by 2024 Freddie Mac SHARPSM program for subservicing

    Webcast and Conference Call

    Onity will hold a conference call on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET) to review the Company’s full-year and fourth quarter 2024 operating results. All interested parties are welcome to participate. You can access the conference call by dialing (800) 274-8461 or (203) 518-9814 approximately 10 minutes prior to the call; please reference the conference ID “Onity.” Participants can also access the conference call through a live audio webcast available from the Shareholder Relations page at onitygroup.com under Events and Presentations. An investor presentation will accompany the conference call and be available by visiting the Shareholder Relations page at onitygroup.com prior to the call. A replay of the conference call will be available via the website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call. A telephonic replay will also be available approximately three hours following the call’s completion through February 27, 2025, by dialing (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671; please reference access code 11157783.

    About Onity Group

    Onity Group Inc. (NYSE: ONIT) is a leading non-bank financial services company providing mortgage servicing and originations solutions through its primary brands, PHH Mortgage and Liberty Reverse Mortgage. PHH Mortgage is one of the largest servicers in the country, focused on delivering a variety of servicing and lending programs to consumers and business clients. Liberty is one of the nation’s largest reverse mortgage lenders dedicated to providing loans that help customers meet their personal and financial needs. We are headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, with offices and operations in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, India and the Philippines, and have been serving our customers since 1988. For additional information, please visit onitygroup.com.

    Forward Looking Statements

    This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may be identified by a reference to a future period or by the use of forward-looking terminology. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “expect”, “believe”, “foresee”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “goal”, “strategy”, “plan” “target” and “project” or conditional verbs such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “could” or “would” or the negative of these terms, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words, and includes statements in this press release regarding our ability to accelerate growth, improve returns and deliver substantial value to our customers, business partners and shareholders in 2025 and beyond. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Readers should bear these factors in mind when considering such statements and should not place undue reliance on such statements.

    Forward-looking statements involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. In the past, actual results have differed from those suggested by forward looking statements and this may happen again. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the potential for ongoing disruption in the financial markets and in commercial activity generally as a result of U.S. and global political events, changes in monetary and fiscal policy, and other sources of instability; the impacts of inflation, employment disruption, and other financial difficulties facing our borrowers; the adequacy of our financial resources, including our sources of liquidity and ability to sell, fund and recover servicing advances, forward and reverse whole loans, future draws on existing reverse loans, and HECM and forward loan buyouts and put backs, as well as repay, renew and extend borrowings, borrow additional amounts as and when required, meet our MSR or other asset investment objectives and comply with our debt agreements, including the financial and other covenants contained in them; our ability to interpret correctly and comply with current or future liquidity, net worth and other financial and other requirements of regulators, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (together, the GSEs), and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), including our ability to implement a cost-effective response to Ginnie Mae’s risk-based capital requirements by the extended deadline granted to us by Ginnie Mae of May 1, 2025; our ability to timely reduce operating costs, or generate offsetting revenue, in proportion to the industry-wide decrease in originations activity; the impact of cost-reduction initiatives on our business and operations; the impact of our rebranding initiative; the amount of senior debt or common stock or that we may repurchase under any repurchase programs, the timing of such repurchases, and the long-term impact, if any, of repurchases on the trading price of our securities or our financial condition; breach or failure of Onity’s, our contractual counterparties’, or our vendors’ information technology or other security systems or privacy protections, including any failure to protect customers’ data, resulting in disruption to our operations, loss of income, reputational damage, costly litigation and regulatory penalties; our reliance on our technology vendors to adequately maintain and support our systems, including our servicing systems, loan originations and financial reporting systems, and uncertainty relating to our ability to transition to alternative vendors, if necessary, without incurring significant cost or disruption to our operations; the future of our long-term relationship with Rithm Capital Corp. (Rithm); our ability to close acquisitions of MSRs and other transactions, including the ability to obtain regulatory approvals; our ability to grow our reverse servicing business; our ability to retain clients and employees of acquired businesses, and the extent to which acquisitions and our other strategic initiatives will contribute to achieving our growth objectives; increased servicing costs based on increased borrower delinquency levels or other factors; uncertainty related to past, present or future claims, litigation, cease and desist orders and investigations regarding our servicing, foreclosure, modification, origination and other practices brought by government agencies and private parties, including state regulators, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), State Attorneys General, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice or the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); the reactions of key counterparties, including lenders, the GSEs and Ginnie Mae, to our regulatory engagements and litigation matters; increased regulatory scrutiny and media attention; any adverse developments in existing legal proceedings or the initiation of new legal proceedings; our ability to effectively manage our regulatory and contractual compliance obligations; our ability to comply with our servicing agreements, including our ability to comply with the requirements of the GSEs and Ginnie Mae and maintain our seller/servicer and other statuses with them; our ability to fund future draws on existing loans in our reverse mortgage portfolio; our servicer and credit ratings as well as other actions from various rating agencies, including any future downgrades; as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed in our reports and filings with the SEC, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and for the year ended December 31, 2024 when available. Anyone wishing to understand Onity’s business should review our SEC filings. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, we disclaim any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    This press release contains references to adjusted pre-tax income (loss) and adjusted ROE, both non-GAAP financial measures.

    We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide a useful supplement to discussions and analysis of our financial condition, because they are measures that management uses to assess the financial performance of our operations and allocate resources. In addition, management believes that this presentation may assist investors with understanding and evaluating our initiatives to drive improved financial performance. Management believes, specifically, that the removal of fair value changes of our net MSR exposure due to changes in market interest rates and assumptions provides a useful, supplemental financial measure as it enables an assessment of our ability to generate earnings regardless of market conditions and the trends in our underlying businesses by removing the impact of fair value changes due to market interest rates and assumptions, which can vary significantly between periods. However, these measures should not be analyzed in isolation or as a substitute to analysis of our GAAP pre-tax income (loss) or GAAP pre-tax ROE nor a substitute for cash flows from operations. There are certain limitations to the analytical usefulness of the adjustments we make to GAAP pre-tax income (loss) and GAAP pre-tax ROE and, accordingly, we use these adjustments only for purposes of supplemental analysis. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, Onity’s reported results under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Other companies may use non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar titles that are calculated differently to our non-GAAP financial measures. As a result, comparability may be limited. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on analysis of the adjustments we make to GAAP pre-tax income (loss) and GAAP pre-tax ROE.

    The Company has not provided reconciliations of guidance for adjusted ROE, in reliance on the unreasonable efforts exception provided under Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. The Company is unable, without unreasonable efforts, to forecast certain items required to develop meaningful comparable GAAP financial measures. These items include the change in fair value of our net MSR exposure due to changes in market interest rates and assumptions which can vary significantly between periods and are difficult to predict in advance in order to include in a GAAP estimate.

    Notables

    In the table below, we adjust GAAP pre-tax income for the following factors: MSR valuation adjustments, expense notables, and other income statement notables. MSR valuation adjustments are comprised of changes to Forward MSR and Reverse mortgage valuations due to rates and assumption changes. Expense notables include significant legal and regulatory settlement expenses, severance and retention costs, LTIP stock price changes, consolidation of office facilities and other expenses (such as costs associated with strategic transactions). Other income statement notables include non-routine transactions that are not categorized in the above.

    Beginning with the three months ended December 31, 2024, for purposes of calculating Income Statement Notables and Adjusted Pre-Tax Income, we changed the methodology used to calculate Other Income Statement Notables to include change in fair value due to interest rates for reverse loan buyouts (reported in gain/loss on loans held for sale, at fair value). We made this change to align with the change to our risk management approach to include changes in fair value of reverse loan buyouts due to interest rates in our MSR hedge strategy, consistent with other notables, such as Forward MSR Valuation Adjustments due to rates and assumption changes, net and Reverse Mortgage Fair Value Change due to rates and assumption changes.

    Other Income Statement Notables (a component of Other Notables) for the first three quarters of 2024 have been revised from prior presentations to reflect the methodology we adopted during the fourth quarter of 2024.

     (Dollars in millions) FY’24 FY’23 Q4’24 Q3’24
    I Reported Net Income (Loss) 34 (64) (28) 21
      A. Income Tax Benefit (Expense) (5) (6) 6 (6)
    II Reported Pre-Tax Income (Loss) [I – A] 39 (58) (34) 28
      Forward MSR Valuation Adjustments due to rates and assumption changes, net (a)(b) 17 (121) 14 (1)
      Reverse Mortgage Fair Value Change due to rates and assumption changes (b)(c) (7) (3) (15) 9
    III Total MSR Valuation Adjustments due to rates and assumption changes, net 10 (124) (1) 8
      Significant legal and regulatory settlement expenses (8) 21 (2) (6)
      Severance and retention (d) (3) (7) (0) (0)
      LTIP stock price changes (e) 1 3 (1) (1)
      Office facilities consolidation (0) 0 (0) (0)
      Other expense notables (f) (1) 2 (0) 0
      B. Total Expense Notables (11) 18 (4) (7)
      C. Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt (49) 1 (51) 0
      D. Gain on sale of MAV canopy 14   14  
      E. Other Income Statement Notables (g) (13) (2) (3) (5)
    IV Total Other Notables [B + C + D + E] (60) 17 (44) (12)
    V Total Notables (h) [III + IV] (51) (107) (45) (4)
    VI Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (i) [II – V] 90 49 11 31
    a) MSR valuation adjustments that are due to changes in market interest rates, valuation inputs or other assumptions, net of overall fair value gains / (losses) on MSR hedge, including FV changes of Pledged MSR liabilities associated with MSR transferred to MAV, Rithm and others and ESS financing liabilities that are due to changes in market interest rates, valuation inputs or other assumptions, a component of MSR valuation adjustments, net
    b) The changes in fair value due to market interest rates were measured by isolating the impact of market interest rate changes on the valuation model output as provided by our third-party valuation expert
    c) FV changes of loans HFI and HMBS related borrowings due to market interest rates and assumptions, a component of gain on reverse loans held for investment and HMBS-related borrowings, net
    d) Severance and retention due to organizational rightsizing or reorganization
    e) Long-term incentive program (LTIP) compensation expense changes attributable to stock price changes during the period
    f) Includes costs associated with but not limited to rebranding, MAV upsize, and other strategic initiatives and transactions
    g) Contains non-routine transactions including but not limited to early asset retirement and fair value assumption changes on other investments recorded in other income/expense
    h) Certain previously presented notable categories with nil numbers for each period shown have been omitted
    i) Effective in Q4’24, change in fair value due to interest rates for reverse loan buyouts is now recognized as a notable (previously reported in gain/loss on loans held for sale, at fair value); presentation of past periods has been conformed to the current presentation; without this change, adjusted pre-tax income would be $89M in FY’24, $8M in Q4’24 and $35M in Q3’24; see note titled “Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information
       

    Adjusted ROE Calculation

    (Dollars in millions) FY’24 FY’23 Q4’24 Q3’24
    I Reported Net Income (Loss) 34 (64) (28) 21
    II Notable Items (51) (107) (45) (4)
    III Income Tax Benefit (Expense) (5) (6) 6 (6)
    IV Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss) [I – II – III] 90 49 11 31
    V Annualized Adjusted Pre-tax Income [IV * 4 for qtr.] 90 49 46 126
      Equity        
      A Beginning Period Equity 402 457 468 446
      C Ending Period Equity 443 402 443 468
      D Equity Impact of Notables 51 107 45 4
      B Adjusted Ending Period Equity [C + D] 493 509 488 472
    VI Average Adjusted Equity [(A + B) / 2] 448 483 478 459
    VII Adjusted ROE (a) [V / VI] 20% 10% 10% 27%
    a) Effective in Q4’24, change in fair value due to interest rates for reverse loan buyouts is now recognized as a notable (previously reported in gain/loss on loans held for sale, at fair value); presentation of past periods has been conformed to the current presentation; without this change, adjusted pre-tax income would be $89M in FY’24, $8M in Q4’24, and $35M in Q3’24; without this change, adjusted ROE would be 20% in FY’24, 7% in Q4’24, and 31% in Q3’24; see note titled “Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information
       

    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

    Assets (Dollars in millions) December 31,
    2024
    December 31,
    2023
    Cash and cash equivalents 184.8 201.6
    Restricted cash 80.8 53.5
    Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), at fair value 2,466.3 2,272.2
    Advances, net 577.2 678.8
    Loans held for sale, at fair value 1,290.2 677.3
    Loans held for investment, at fair value 11,125.3 7,975.5
    Receivables, net 176.4 154.8
    Investment in equity method investee 37.8
    Premises and equipment, net 11.0 13.1
    Other assets 111.3 106.2
    Contingent loan repurchase asset 412.2 343.0
    Total Assets 16,435.4 12,513.7
         
    Liabilities, Mezzanine & Stockholders’ Equity (Dollars in millions) December 31,
    2024
    December 31,
    2023
    Home Equity Conversion Mortgage-Backed Securities (HMBS) related borrowings, at fair value 10,872.1 7,797.3
    Other financing liabilities, at fair value 846.9 900.0
    Advance match funded liabilities 417.1 499.7
    Mortgage loan financing facilities, net 1,528.2 710.6
    MSR financing facilities, net 957.9 916.2
    Senior notes, net 487.4 595.8
    Other liabilities 420.6 349.3
    Contingent loan repurchase liability 412.2 343.0
    Total Liabilities 15,942.5 12,111.9
    Mezzanine Equity 49.9
    Stockholders’ Equity 442.9 401.8
    Total Liabilities, Mezzanine and Stockholders’ Equity 16,435.4 12,513.7
         

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

    (Dollars in millions) For the Years Ended
    December 31,
    2024
    December 31,
    2023
    Revenue    
    Servicing and subservicing fees   832.5     947.3  
    Gain on reverse loans held for investment and HMBS-related borrowings, net   42.5     46.7  
    Gain on loans held for sale, net   59.0     40.6  
    Other revenue, net   42.0     32.0  
    Total revenue   976.0     1,066.7  
    MSR valuation adjustments, net   (96.2)     (232.2)  
    Operating expenses    
    Compensation and benefits   232.5     229.2  
    Servicing and origination   52.3     57.3  
    Technology and communications   52.9     52.5  
    Professional services   52.6     22.3  
    Occupancy, equipment and mailing   31.4     31.8  
    Other expenses   14.7     19.0  
    Total operating expenses   436.5     412.1  
    Other income (expense)    
    Interest income   93.3     78.0  
    Interest expense   (288.9)     (273.6)  
    Pledged MSR liability expense   (175.4)     (296.3)  
    Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt   (49.4)     1.3  
    Earnings of equity method investee   22.9     7.3  
    Other, net   (6.6)     2.8  
    Other income (expense), net   (404.1)     (480.5)  
    Income before income taxes   39.3     (58.1)  
    Income tax expense   5.3     5.6  
    Net Income (Loss)   33.9     (63.7)  
    Preferred stock dividend   (0.5)      
    Net Income (Loss) attributable to common stockholders   33.4     (63.7)  
    Basic EPS   $4.28     ($8.34)  
    Diluted EPS   $4.13     ($8.34)  
                 

    For Further Information Contact:

    Investors:
    Valerie Haertel, VP, Investor Relations
    (561) 570-2969
    shareholderrelations@onitygroup.com

    Media:
    Dico Akseraylian, SVP, Corporate Communications
    (856) 917-0066
    mediarelations@onitygroup.com

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Briefing – India’s Parliament and other political institutions – 13-02-2025

    Source: European Parliament

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  • MIL-OSI: TransUnion Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results and Refreshed Capital Allocation Framework

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    • Exceeded fourth quarter 2024 financial guidance for revenue with 9 percent growth driven by U.S. Markets Financial Services and Insurance verticals, and our International segment
    • Delivered strong financial results in 2024 while executing on technology modernization and delivering ~$85 million of transformation program savings
    • Announcing new freemium direct-to-consumer credit education and monitoring offering, enabled in collaboration with Credit Sesame
    • Providing 2025 financial guidance, we expect to deliver 3.5 to 5 percent revenue growth (4.5 to 6 percent organic constant currency)
    • Refreshing capital allocation framework – lowering target Leverage Ratio to under 2.5x, raising quarterly dividend to $0.115 and announcing new $500 million share repurchase program authorization

    CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) (the “Company”) today announced financial results for the quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2024.

    Fourth Quarter 2024 Results

    Revenue:

    • Total revenue for the quarter was $1,037 million, an increase of 9 percent (9 percent on an organic constant currency basis), compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.

    Earnings:

    • Net income attributable to TransUnion was $66 million for the quarter, compared with $6 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. Diluted earnings per share was $0.34, compared with $0.03 in the fourth quarter of 2023. Net income attributable to TransUnion margin was 6 percent, compared with 1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • Adjusted Net Income was $192 million for the quarter, compared with $156 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share for the quarter was $0.97, compared with $0.80 in the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • Adjusted EBITDA was $378 million for the quarter, an increase of 16 percent (16 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with the fourth quarter of 2023. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 36 percent, compared with 34 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023.

    “TransUnion finished the year with strong revenue growth and margin expansion,” said Chris Cartwright, President and CEO. “U.S. Markets grew by high single-digits in the fourth quarter against subdued but stable market conditions, driven by mortgage pricing, improving non-mortgage Financial Services growth and Insurance strength. Our International segment delivered double-digit growth led by India, Asia Pacific and Latin America.”

    “In 2025, we expect to deliver 4.5 to 6 percent organic constant currency revenue growth with modest margin expansion, assuming a continuation of current subdued conditions. We remain highly focused on driving strong financial results while executing on our transformation initiatives – refining and strengthening our global operating model; completing U.S. and India technology modernization; and accelerating innovation and growth across our solution suites. We took a key step in reinvigorating Consumer Interactive growth with today’s announcement of our new freemium credit education and monitoring offering, enabled in collaboration with Credit Sesame.”

    “Following strong de-levering throughout 2024, we are providing a refreshed capital allocation framework. We are lowering our Leverage Ratio target to under 2.5x, raising our quarterly dividend to $0.115, and announcing a new $500 million share repurchase program. Given the strength of our portfolio and our ongoing transformation, the bar for M&A is high, and we are not seeking large-scale acquisitions. In 2025, we plan to deploy cash for a combination of further debt prepayment, share repurchases and partially funding of the recently announced Trans Union de Mexico acquisition.”

    Fourth Quarter 2024 Segment Results

    U.S. Markets:

    U.S. Markets revenue was $792 million, an increase of 8 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.

    • Financial Services revenue was $356 million, an increase of 21 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • Emerging Verticals revenue was $302 million, an increase of 4 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • Consumer Interactive revenue was $134 million, a decrease of 11 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.

    Adjusted EBITDA was $312 million, an increase of 16 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.

    International:

    International revenue was $245 million, an increase of 11 percent (12 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.

    • Canada revenue was $39 million, an increase of 5 percent (8 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • Latin America revenue was $34 million, an increase of 7 percent (15 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • United Kingdom revenue was $59 million, an increase of 6 percent (3 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • Africa revenue was $18 million, an increase of 13 percent (8 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • India revenue was $67 million, an increase of 17 percent (18 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • Asia Pacific revenue was $29 million, an increase of 19 percent (20 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.

    Adjusted EBITDA was $107 million, an increase of 11 percent (13 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.

    Full Year 2024 Results

    Revenue:

    • Total revenue for the year was $4,184 million, an increase of 9 percent (9 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with 2023.

    Earnings:

    • Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion was $284 million for the year, compared with $(206) million in 2023. Diluted earnings (loss) per share was $1.45, compared with $(1.07) in 2023. Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion margin was 7 percent, compared with (5) percent in 2023. Our net income attributable to TransUnion, diluted earnings per share and net income attributable to TransUnion margin include expenses associated with our transformation plan. Our 2023 net income attributable to TransUnion, diluted earnings per share and net income attributable to TransUnion margin include a goodwill impairment recognized in the third quarter of 2023.
    • Adjusted Net Income was $769 million for the year, compared with $655 million in 2023. Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share was $3.91, compared with $3.37 in 2023.
    • Adjusted EBITDA was $1,506 million for the year, compared to $1,344 million in 2023, an increase of 12 percent (an increase of 12 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with 2023. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 36 percent, compared with 35 percent in 2023.

    Liquidity and Capital Resources

    Cash and cash equivalents were $679 million at December 31, 2024 and $476 million at December 31, 2023. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, we prepaid $150.0 million of our Senior Secured Term Loans, funded from our cash on hand.

    For the year ended December 31, 2024, cash provided by operating activities was $832 million compared with $645 million in 2023. For 2024, the increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to improved operating performance and lower net interest expense, partially offset by employee separation payments and a penalty paid for the early termination of a facility lease, both of which were in connection with our operating model optimization program. For the year ended December 31, 2024, cash used in investing activities was $307 million for 2024 compared with $319 million in 2023. The decrease in cash used in investing activities was primarily due to lower investments in nonconsolidated affiliates. Capital expenditures as a percent of revenue represented 8% for 2024 and 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, cash used in financing activities was $309 million compared with $439 million in 2023. The decrease in cash used in financing activities was due primarily to a decrease in debt repayments.

    The Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of the Company’s common stock. These repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, including pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan, hybrid open market repurchases or an accelerated share repurchase transaction, at prices that the Company deems appropriate and subject to market conditions, applicable law and other factors deemed relevant in the Company’s sole discretion. The share repurchase authorization does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares of common stock, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. This new share repurchase authorization replaces all previous authorizations.

    The Company’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.115 per share for the fourth quarter of 2024. The dividend will be payable on March 14, 2025, to shareholders of record on February 27, 2025.

    First Quarter and Full Year 2025 Outlook

    Our guidance is based on a number of assumptions that are subject to change, many of which are outside of the control of the Company, including general macroeconomic conditions, interest rates and inflation. There are numerous evolving factors that we may not be able to accurately predict. There can be no assurance that the Company will achieve the results expressed by this guidance.

        Three Months Ended March 31, 2025   Year Ended December 31, 2025
    (in millions, except per share data)   Low   High   Low   High
    Revenue, as reported   $ 1,060     $ 1,074     $ 4,333     $ 4,393  
    Revenue growth1:                
    As reported     4 %     5 %     3.5 %     5 %
    Constant currency1, 2     5 %     6 %     4.5 %     6 %
    Organic constant currency1, 3     5 %     6 %     4.5 %     6 %
                     
    Net income attributable to TransUnion   $ 71     $ 77     $ 335     $ 362  
    Net income attributable to TransUnion growth     9 %     18 %     18 %     27 %
    Net income attributable to TransUnion margin     6.7 %     7.1 %     7.7 %     8.3 %
                     
    Diluted Earnings per Share   $ 0.36     $ 0.39     $ 1.68     $ 1.82  
    Diluted Earnings per Share growth     7 %     16 %     16 %     26 %
                     
    Adjusted EBITDA, as reported5   $ 376     $ 384     $ 1,549     $ 1,590  
    Adjusted EBITDA growth, as reported4     5 %     7 %     3 %     6 %
    Adjusted EBITDA margin     35.5 %     35.8 %     35.8 %     36.2 %
                     
    Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share5   $ 0.96     $ 0.99     $ 3.93     $ 4.08  
    Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share growth     4 %     8 %     1 %     4 %
                                     

            

    1. Additional revenue growth assumptions:
      1. The impact of changing foreign currency exchange rates is expected to be approximately 1% of headwind for Q1 2025 and FY 2025.
      2. There is no impact from recently announced acquisitions for Q1 2025 and FY 2025.
      3. The impact of mortgage is expected to be approximately 2 points of benefit for Q1 2025 and approximately 2 points of benefit for FY 2025.
      4. Constant currency growth rates assume foreign currency exchange rates are consistent between years. This allows financial results to be evaluated without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
      5. Organic constant currency growth rates are constant currency growth excluding inorganic growth. Inorganic growth represents growth attributable to the first twelve months of activity for recent business acquisitions. There is no impact from recent business acquisitions in Q1 2025 and FY 2025.
      6. Additional Adjusted EBITDA assumptions:
        1. The impact of changing foreign currency exchange rates is expected to have approximately 2% of headwind for Q1 2025 and approximately 1% of headwind for FY 2025.
        2. For a reconciliation of the above non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, refer to Schedule 7 of this Earnings Release.
        3. Earnings Webcast Details

          In conjunction with this release, TransUnion will host a conference call and webcast today at 8:30 a.m. Central Time to discuss the business results for the quarter and certain forward-looking information. This session and the accompanying presentation materials may be accessed at www.transunion.com/tru. A replay of the call will also be available at this website following the conclusion of the call.

          About TransUnion (NYSE: TRU)

          TransUnion is a global information and insights company with over 13,000 associates operating in more than 30 countries. We make trust possible by ensuring each person is reliably represented in the marketplace. We do this with a Tru™ picture of each person: an actionable view of consumers, stewarded with care. Through our acquisitions and technology investments we have developed innovative solutions that extend beyond our strong foundation in core credit into areas such as marketing, fraud, risk and advanced analytics. As a result, consumers and businesses can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good® — and it leads to economic opportunity, great experiences and personal empowerment for millions of people around the world.

          http://www.transunion.com/business

          Availability of Information on TransUnion’s Website

          Investors and others should note that TransUnion routinely announces material information to investors and the marketplace using SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts and the TransUnion Investor Relations website. While not all of the information that the Company posts to the TransUnion Investor Relations website is of a material nature, some information could be deemed to be material. Accordingly, the Company encourages investors, the media and others interested in TransUnion to review the information that it shares on www.transunion.com/tru.

          Forward-Looking Statements

          This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of TransUnion’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Any statements made in this earnings release that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, including our guidance and descriptions of our business plans and strategies. These statements often include words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “guidance,” “suggest,” “plan,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target,” “project,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “will,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “potential,” “continues,” “seeks,” “predicts,” or the negatives of these words and other similar expressions.

          Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, or that could materially affect our financial results or such forward-looking statements include:

        • macroeconomic effects and changes in market conditions, including the impact of inflation, risk of recession, and industry trends and adverse developments in the debt, consumer credit and financial services markets, including the impact on the carrying value of our assets in all of the markets where we operate;
        • our ability to provide competitive services and prices;
        • our ability to retain or renew existing agreements with large or long-term customers;
        • our ability to maintain the security and integrity of our data;
        • our ability to deliver services timely without interruption;
        • our ability to maintain our access to data sources;
        • government regulation and changes in the regulatory environment;
        • litigation or regulatory proceedings;
        • our approach to the use of artificial intelligence;
        • our ability to effectively manage our costs;
        • our efforts to execute our transformation plan and achieve the anticipated benefits and savings;
        • our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures;
        • economic and political stability in the United States and risks associated with the international markets where we operate;
        • our ability to effectively develop and maintain strategic alliances and joint ventures;
        • our ability to timely develop new services and the market’s willingness to adopt our new services;
        • our ability to manage and expand our operations and keep up with rapidly changing technologies;
        • our ability to acquire businesses, successfully secure financing for our acquisitions, timely consummate our acquisitions, successfully integrate the operations of our acquisitions, control the costs of integrating our acquisitions and realize the intended benefits of such acquisitions;
        • our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property, trade secrets and other forms of unpatented intellectual property;
        • our ability to defend our intellectual property from infringement claims by third parties;
        • the ability of our outside service providers and key vendors to fulfill their obligations to us;
        • further consolidation in our end-customer markets;
        • the increased availability of free or inexpensive consumer information;
        • losses against which we do not insure;
        • our ability to make timely payments of principal and interest on our indebtedness;
        • our ability to satisfy covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness;
        • our ability to maintain our liquidity;
        • stock price volatility;
        • our dividend payments;
        • share repurchase plans;
        • dividend rate;
        • our reliance on key management personnel; and
        • changes in tax laws or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our tax returns.

        There may be other factors, many of which are beyond our control, that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, to be filed with the SEC in February 2025, and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as well as our quarterly reports for the quarters ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this report in the context of these risks and uncertainties.

        The forward-looking statements contained in this earnings release speak only as of the date of this earnings release. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this earnings release.

        For More Information

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        TRANSUNION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
        (in millions, except per share data)

          December 31,
        2024
          December 31,
        2023
        Assets      
        Current assets:      
        Cash and cash equivalents $ 679.5     $ 476.2  
        Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $19.9 and $16.4   798.9       723.0  
        Other current assets   323.4       275.9  
        Total current assets   1,801.8       1,475.1  
        Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $506.3 and $804.4   203.5       199.3  
        Goodwill   5,144.3       5,176.0  
        Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $2,294.5 and $2,719.8   3,257.5       3,515.3  
        Other assets   577.7       739.4  
        Total assets $ 10,984.8     $ 11,105.1  
        Liabilities and stockholders’ equity      
        Current liabilities:      
        Trade accounts payable $ 294.6     $ 251.3  
        Current portion of long-term debt   70.6       89.6  
        Other current liabilities   694.4       661.8  
        Total current liabilities   1,059.6       1,002.7  
        Long-term debt   5,076.6       5,250.8  
        Deferred taxes   415.3       592.9  
        Other liabilities   114.5       153.2  
        Total liabilities   6,666.0       6,999.6  
        Stockholders’ equity:      
        Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 100.0 million shares authorized; none issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023          
        Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1.0 billion shares authorized at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 201.5 million and 200.0 million shares issued as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; and 194.9 million and 193.8 million shares outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively   2.0       2.0  
        Additional paid-in capital   2,558.9       2,412.9  
        Treasury stock at cost; 6.6 million and 6.2 million shares at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively   (334.6 )     (302.9 )
        Retained earnings   2,357.9       2,157.1  
        Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (367.2 )     (260.9 )
        Total TransUnion stockholders’ equity   4,217.0       4,008.2  
        Noncontrolling interests   101.8       97.3  
        Total stockholders’ equity   4,318.8       4,105.5  
        Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 10,984.8     $ 11,105.1  
                       

        TRANSUNION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
        (in millions, except per share data)

          Three Months Ended   December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
            2024       2023       2024       2023  
        Revenue $ 1,036.8     $ 954.3     $ 4,183.8     $ 3,831.2  
        Operating expenses              
        Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below)   411.6       380.6       1,673.3       1,517.3  
        Selling, general and administrative   317.2       303.9       1,239.3       1,171.6  
        Depreciation and amortization   137.3       133.3       537.8       524.4  
        Goodwill impairment                     414.0  
        Restructuring         75.3       66.8       75.3  
        Total operating expenses   866.0       893.0       3,517.1       3,702.7  
        Operating income   170.8       61.3       666.7       128.5  
        Non-operating income and (expense)              
        Interest expense   (62.0 )     (71.0 )     (265.2 )     (288.2 )
        Interest income   8.6       5.7       28.5       20.7  
        Earnings from equity method investments   4.2       4.6       18.3       16.3  
        Other income and (expense), net   (20.9 )     (6.4 )     (47.1 )     (22.7 )
        Total non-operating income and (expense)   (70.1 )     (67.1 )     (265.5 )     (273.9 )
        Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes   100.6       (5.8 )     401.1       (145.3 )
        Provision for income taxes   (29.9 )     15.4       (98.8 )     (44.7 )
        Income (loss) from continuing operations   70.7       9.5       302.3       (190.1 )
        Discontinued operations, net of tax                     (0.7 )
        Net income (loss)   70.7       9.5       302.3       (190.8 )
        Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   (4.5 )     (3.5 )     (18.0 )     (15.4 )
        Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion $ 66.2     $ 6.1     $ 284.4     $ (206.2 )
                       
        Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 70.7     $ 9.5     $ 302.3     $ (190.1 )
        Less: income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests   (4.5 )     (3.5 )     (18.0 )     (15.4 )
        Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TransUnion   66.2       6.0       284.4       (205.4 )
        Discontinued operations, net of tax                     (0.7 )
        Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion $ 66.2     $ 6.1     $ 284.4     $ (206.2 )
                       
        Basic earnings (loss) per common share from:              
        Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TransUnion $ 0.34     $ 0.03     $ 1.46     $ (1.06 )
        Discontinued operations, net of tax                      
        Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion $ 0.34     $ 0.03     $ 1.46     $ (1.07 )
        Diluted earnings (loss) per common share from:              
        Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TransUnion $ 0.34     $ 0.03     $ 1.45     $ (1.06 )
        Discontinued operations, net of tax                      
        Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion $ 0.34     $ 0.03     $ 1.45     $ (1.07 )
                       
        Weighted-average shares outstanding:              
        Basic   194.9       193.7       194.4       193.4  
        Diluted   197.3       194.3       196.7       193.4  
                                       

        As a result of displaying amounts in millions, rounding differences may exist in the table above.

        TRANSUNION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
        (in millions)

          Years Ended December 31,
            2024       2023  
        Cash flows from operating activities:      
        Net income (loss) $ 302.3     $ (190.8 )
        Less: Discontinued operations, net of tax         (0.7 )
        Income (loss) from continuing operations   302.3       (190.1 )
        Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:      
        Depreciation and amortization   537.8       524.4  
        Goodwill impairment         414.0  
        Loss on repayment of loans   7.4       7.6  
        Deferred taxes   (157.3 )     (162.7 )
        Stock-based compensation   121.2       100.3  
        Loss on early termination of lease   40.5        
        Other   34.3       26.0  
        Changes in assets and liabilities:      
        Trade accounts receivable   (105.6 )     (135.1 )
        Other current and long-term assets   46.0       (12.7 )
        Trade accounts payable   39.2       (6.5 )
        Other current and long-term liabilities   (33.3 )     80.4  
        Cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations   832.5       645.6  
        Cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations         (0.2 )
        Cash provided by operating activities   832.5       645.4  
        Cash flows from investing activities:      
        Capital expenditures   (315.8 )     (310.7 )
        Proceeds from sale/maturity of other investments   0.2       82.3  
        Purchases of other investments   (0.2 )     (53.5 )
        Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates   (5.9 )     (36.9 )
        Proceeds from the sale of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates   7.7        
        (Payments) proceeds related to disposal of discontinued operations         (0.5 )
        Other   6.6       0.4  
        Cash used in investing activities   (307.4 )     (318.9 )
        Cash flows from financing activities:      
        Proceeds from Term Loans   1,793.1       655.8  
        Repayments of Term Loans   (1,786.1 )     (347.7 )
        Repayments of debt   (198.9 )     (650.0 )
        Debt financing fees   (16.5 )     (3.3 )
        Proceeds from issuance of common stock and exercise of stock options   24.9       23.1  
        Dividends to shareholders   (82.7 )     (81.8 )
        Employee taxes paid on restricted stock units recorded as treasury stock   (31.7 )     (18.4 )
        Distributions to noncontrolling interests   (10.8 )     (16.5 )
        Cash used in financing activities   (308.7 )     (438.8 )
        Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (13.1 )     3.2  
        Net change in cash and cash equivalents   203.3       (109.1 )
        Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   476.2       585.3  
        Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 679.5     $ 476.2  
                       

        As a result of displaying amounts in millions, rounding differences may exist in the table above.

        TRANSUNION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Non-GAAP Financial Measures

        We present Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share, Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes, Adjusted Effective Tax Rate and Leverage Ratio for all periods presented. These are important financial measures for the Company but are not financial measures as defined by GAAP. These financial measures should be reviewed in conjunction with the relevant GAAP financial measures and are not presented as alternative measures of GAAP. Other companies in our industry may define or calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. Because of these limitations, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, including operating income, operating margin, effective tax rate, net income (loss) attributable to the Company, diluted earnings per share or cash provided by operating activities. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are presented in the tables below.

        We present Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share, Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate as supplemental measures of our operating performance because these measures eliminate the impact of certain items that we do not consider indicative of our cash operations and ongoing operating performance. These are measures frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of the operating performance of companies similar to ours.

        Our board of directors and executive management team use Adjusted EBITDA as an incentive compensation measure for most eligible employees and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share as an incentive compensation measure for certain of our senior executives.

        Under the credit agreement governing our Senior Secured Credit Facility, our ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is tied to our Leverage Ratio which is partially based on Adjusted EBITDA. Investors also use our Leverage Ratio to assess our ability to service our debt and make other capital allocation decisions.

        Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

        Management has excluded the following items from net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion in order to calculate Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:

        • Discontinued operations, net of tax, as reported on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. We exclude discontinued operations, net of tax because we believe it does not reflect the underlying and ongoing performance of our business operations.
        • Net interest expense, which is the sum of interest expense and interest income as reported on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
        • Provision for income taxes, as reported on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
        • Depreciation and amortization, as reported on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
        • Goodwill impairment, as reported on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. We exclude goodwill impairment because the amount of such expenses in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations during that period and such expense can vary significantly between periods.
        • Stock-based compensation is used as an incentive to engage and retain our employees. It is predominantly a non-cash expense. We exclude stock-based compensation because it may not correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations during the period since it is measured at the grant date fair value and it is subject to variability as a result of performance conditions and timing of grants. These expenses are reported within cost of services and selling, general and administrative on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
        • Operating model optimization program represents employee separation costs, facility lease exit costs and other business process optimization expenses incurred in connection with the transformation plan discussed further in “Results of Operations – Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations.” We exclude these expenses as we believe they are not directly correlated to the underlying performance of our business. Further, these costs will vary and may not be comparable during the transformation initiative as we progress toward an optimized operating model. These costs are reported primarily in restructuring and selling, general and administrative on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
        • Accelerated technology investment includes Project Rise and the final phase of our technology investment announced in November 2023. Project Rise was announced in February 2020 and was originally expected to be completed in 2022. Following our acquisition of Neustar in December 2021, we recognized the opportunity to take advantage of Neustar’s capabilities to enhance and complement our cloud-based technology already under development as part of Project Rise. As a result, we extended Project Rise’s timeline to 2024 and increased the total estimated cost to approximately $240 million. In November 2023, we announced our plans to further leverage Neustar’s technology to standardize and streamline our product delivery platforms and to build a single global platform for fulfillment of our product lines. The additional investment is expected to be approximately $90 million during 2024 and 2025 and represents the final phase of the technology investment in our global technology infrastructure and core customer applications. We expect that the accelerated technology investment will fundamentally transform our technology infrastructure by implementing a global cloud-based approach to streamline product development, increase the efficiency of ongoing operations and maintenance and enable a continuous improvement approach to avoid the need for another major technology overhaul in the foreseeable future. The unique effort to build a secure, reliable and performant hybrid cloud infrastructure requires us to dedicate separate resources in order to develop the new cloud-based infrastructure in parallel with our current on-premise environment by maintaining our existing technology team to ensure no disruptions to our customers. The costs associated with the accelerated technology investment are incremental and redundant costs that will not recur after the program has been completed and are not representative of our underlying operating performance. Therefore, we believe that excluding these costs from our non-GAAP measures provides a better reflection of our ongoing cost structure. These costs are primarily reported in cost of services and therefore do not include amounts that are capitalized as internally developed software.
        • Mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and business optimization expenses are non-recurring expenses associated with specific transactions (exploratory or executed) and consist of (i) transaction and integration costs, (ii) post-acquisition adjustments to contingent consideration or to assets and liabilities that occurred after the acquisition measurement period, (iii) fair value and impairment adjustments related to investments and call and put options, (iv) transition services agreement income, and (v) a loss on disposal of a business. We exclude these expenses as we believe they are not directly correlated to the underlying performance of our business operations and vary depending upon the timing of such transactions. These expenses are reported in costs of services, selling, general and administrative and other income and (expenses), net, on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
        • Net other adjustments principally relate to: (i) deferred loan fee expense from debt prepayments and refinancing, (ii) currency remeasurement on foreign operations, (iii) other debt financing expenses consisting primarily of revolving credit facility deferred financing fee amortization and commitment fees and expenses associated with ratings agencies and interest rate hedging, (iv) legal and regulatory expenses, net, and (v) other non-operating (income) expense. We exclude these expenses as we believe they are not directly correlated to the underlying performance of our business and create variability between periods based on the nature and timing of the expense or income. These costs are reported in selling, general and administrative and in non-operating income and expense, net as applicable based on their nature on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

        Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin

        Management defines Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue as reported.

        Adjusted Net Income

        Management has excluded the following items from net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion in order to calculate Adjusted Net Income for the periods presented:

        • Discontinued operations, net of tax (see Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA above)
        • Goodwill impairment (see Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA above)
        • Amortization of certain intangible assets presents non-cash amortization expenses related to assets that arose from our 2012 change in control transaction and business combinations occurring after our 2012 change in control. We exclude these expenses as we believe they are not directly correlated to the underlying performance of our business operations and vary dependent upon the timing of the transactions that give rise to these assets. Amortization of intangible assets is included in depreciation and amortization on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
        • Stock-based compensation (see Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA above)
        • Operating model optimization program (see Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA above)
        • Accelerated technology investment (see Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA above)
        • Mergers and acquisitions, divestiture and business optimization (see Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA above)
        • Net other is consistent with the definition in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA above except that other debt financing expenses and certain other miscellaneous income and expense that are included in the adjustment to calculate Adjusted EBITDA are excluded in the adjustment made to calculate Adjusted Net Income.
        • Total adjustments for income taxes relates to the cumulative adjustments discussed below for Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes. This adjustment is made for the reasons indicated in Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes below. Adjustments related to the provision for income taxes are included in the line item by this name on our consolidated statement of operations.

        Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share

        Management defines Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share as Adjusted Net Income divided by the weighted-average diluted shares outstanding.

        Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes

        Management has excluded the following items from our provision for income taxes for the periods presented:

        • Tax effect of above adjustments represents the income tax effect of the adjustments related to Adjusted Net Income described above. The tax rate applied to each adjustment is based on the nature of each line item. We include the tax effect of the adjustments made to Adjusted Net Income to provide a comprehensive view of our adjusted net income.
        • Excess tax expense (benefit) for stock-based compensation is the permanent difference between expenses recognized for book purposes and expenses recognized for tax purposes, in each case related to stock-based compensation expense. We exclude this amount from the Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes in order to be consistent with the exclusion of stock-based compensation from the calculation of Adjusted Net Income.
        • Other principally relates to (i) deferred tax adjustments, including rate changes, (ii) infrequent or unusual valuation allowance adjustments, (iii) return to provision, tax authority audit adjustments, and reserves related to prior periods, and (iv) other non-recurring items. We exclude these items because they create variability that impacts comparability between periods.

        Adjusted Effective Tax Rate

        Management defines Adjusted Effective Tax Rate as Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes divided by Adjusted income from continuing operations before income taxes. We calculate adjusted income from continuing operations before income taxes by excluding the pre-tax adjustments in the calculation of Adjusted Net Income discussed above and noncontrolling interest related to these pre-tax adjustments from (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes.

        Leverage Ratio

        Management defines Leverage Ratio as net debt divided by Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the most recent twelve-month period including twelve months of Adjusted EBITDA from significant acquisitions. Net debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents as reported on the balance sheet as of the end of the period.

        This earnings release presents constant currency growth rates assuming foreign currency exchange rates are consistent between years. This allows financial results to be evaluated without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. This earnings release also presents organic constant currency growth rates, which assumes consistent foreign currency exchange rates between years and also eliminates the impact of our recent acquisitions. This allows financial results to be evaluated without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and the impacts of recent acquisitions.

        Free cash flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures and is a measure we may refer to.

        Refer to Schedules 1 through 7 for a reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

        SCHEDULE 1
        TRANSUNION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth rates as Reported, CC, Inorganic, Organic and Organic CC
        (Unaudited)
                 
            For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 compared with
        the Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
          For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 compared with
        the Year Ended December 31, 2023
            Reported   CC Growth1   Organic CC Growth2   Reported   CC Growth1   Organic CC Growth2
        Revenue:                        
        Consolidated   8.6 %   8.9 %   8.9 %   9.2 %   9.3 %   9.3 %
        U.S. Markets   7.6 %   7.7 %   7.7 %   8.2 %   8.2 %   8.2 %
        Financial Services   20.6 %   20.6 %   20.6 %   15.2 %   15.2 %   15.2 %
        Emerging Verticals   4.2 %   4.2 %   4.2 %   4.0 %   4.0 %   4.0 %
        Consumer Interactive   (11.1)%   (11.1)%   (11.1)%   1.5 %   1.6 %   1.6 %
        International   10.7 %   11.7 %   11.7 %   12.7 %   13.0 %   13.0 %
        Canada   5.3 %   7.9 %   7.9 %   9.9 %   11.5 %   11.5 %
        Latin America   7.0 %   15.2 %   15.2 %   10.6 %   12.0 %   12.0 %
        United Kingdom   5.8 %   2.7 %   2.7 %   5.1 %   2.6 %   2.6 %
        Africa   13.0 %   8.2 %   8.2 %   9.5 %   9.8 %   9.8 %
        India   16.7 %   18.3 %   18.3 %   23.1 %   24.7 %   24.7 %
        Asia Pacific   19.3 %   20.2 %   20.2 %   15.1 %   15.8 %   15.8 %
                                 
        Adjusted EBITDA:                        
        Consolidated   15.9 %   16.4 %   16.4 %   12.1 %   12.3 %   12.3 %
        U.S. Markets   16.3 %   16.4 %   16.4 %   10.2 %   10.2 %   10.2 %
        International   11.3 %   12.8 %   12.8 %   15.8 %   16.6 %   16.6 %
                                             
        1. Constant Currency (“CC”) growth rates assume foreign currency exchange rates are consistent between years. This allows financial results to be evaluated without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
        2. We have no inorganic revenue or Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented. Organic CC growth rate is the CC growth rate less inorganic growth rate.
           
        SCHEDULE 2
        TRANSUNION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Consolidated and Segment Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margins (Unaudited)
        (dollars in millions)
               
          Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
            2024       2023       2024       2023  
        Revenue:              
        U.S. Markets gross revenue              
        Financial Services $ 356.1     $ 295.3     $ 1,433.8     $ 1,244.9  
        Emerging Verticals   302.3       290.3       1,215.5       1,168.2  
        Consumer Interactive   133.5       150.3       588.7       579.7  
        U.S. Markets gross revenue $ 792.0     $ 735.8     $ 3,237.9     $ 2,992.8  
                       
        International gross revenue              
        Canada $ 38.5     $ 36.6     $ 154.4     $ 140.5  
        Latin America   33.8       31.6       134.7       121.8  
        United Kingdom   59.2       55.9       227.7       216.6  
        Africa   18.4       16.3       66.4       60.6  
        India   66.6       57.1       269.4       218.9  
        Asia Pacific   28.6       24.0       105.8       91.9  
        International gross revenue $ 245.1     $ 221.5     $ 958.4     $ 850.4  
                       
        Total gross revenue $ 1,037.1     $ 957.3     $ 4,196.3     $ 3,843.1  
                       
        Intersegment revenue eliminations              
        U.S. Markets $ 1.3     $ (1.6 )   $ (6.2 )   $ (6.2 )
        International   (1.6 )     (1.4 )     (6.4 )     (5.7 )
        Total intersegment revenue eliminations $ (0.3 )   $ (3.0 )   $ (12.6 )   $ (11.9 )
                       
        Total revenue as reported $ 1,036.8     $ 954.3     $ 4,183.8     $ 3,831.2  
                       
        Adjusted EBITDA:              
        U.S. Markets $ 311.9     $ 268.1     $ 1,232.8     $ 1,119.0  
        International   107.4       96.5       425.5       367.5  
        Corporate   (41.4 )     (38.6 )     (152.0 )     (142.8 )
                       
        Adjusted EBITDA Margin:1              
        U.S. Markets   39.4 %     36.4 %     38.1 %     37.4 %
        International   43.8 %     43.6 %     44.4 %     43.2 %
                                       
        1. Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margins are calculated using segment gross revenue and segment Adjusted EBITDA. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated using total revenue as reported and consolidated Adjusted EBITDA.
           
          Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
            2024       2023       2024       2023  
        Reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion to consolidated Adjusted EBITDA:              
        Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion $ 66.2     $ 6.1     $ 284.4     $ (206.2 )
        Discontinued operations, net of tax                     0.7  
        Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TransUnion $ 66.2     $ 6.0     $ 284.4     $ (205.4 )
        Net interest expense   53.4       65.4       236.7       267.5  
        Provision (benefit) for income taxes   29.9       (15.4 )     98.8       44.7  
        Depreciation and amortization   137.3       133.3       537.8       524.4  
        EBITDA $ 286.8     $ 189.4     $ 1,157.7     $ 631.2  
        Adjustments to EBITDA:              
        Stock-based compensation $ 35.6     $ 27.3     $ 121.2     $ 100.6  
        Goodwill impairment1                     414.0  
        Mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and business optimization2   9.4       10.1       26.5       34.6  
        Accelerated technology investment3   25.6       17.0       84.2       70.6  
        Operating model optimization program4   8.4       77.6       94.8       77.6  
        Net other5   12.1       4.6       21.8       15.2  
        Total adjustments to EBITDA $ 91.1     $ 136.6     $ 348.7     $ 712.5  
        Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA $ 377.9     $ 326.0     $ 1,506.3     $ 1,343.7  
                       
        Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion margin   6.4 %     0.6 %     6.8 %   (5.4)%
        Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin6   36.5 %     34.2 %     36.0 %     35.1 %
                                       

        As a result of displaying amounts in millions, rounding differences may exist in the tables above and footnotes below.

        1. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded a goodwill impairment of $414.0 million related to our United Kingdom reporting unit in our International segment.
        2. Mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and business optimization consisted of the following adjustments:
           
            Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
              2024       2023       2024     2023  
        Transaction and integration costs   $ 4.2     $ 9.9     $ 11.2   $ 30.9  
        Fair value and impairment adjustments     7.6       0.9       8.4     1.6  
        Post-acquisition adjustments     (2.3 )     (0.5 )     7.0     4.3  
        Transition services agreement income           (0.1 )         (2.5 )
        Loss on business disposal                     0.3  
        Total mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and business optimization   $ 9.4     $ 10.1     $ 26.5   $ 34.6  
                                       
        3.  Represents expenses associated with our accelerated technology investment to migrate to the cloud. There are three components of the accelerated technology investment: (i) building foundational capabilities, which includes establishing a modern, API-based and services-oriented software architecture, (ii) the migration of each application and customer data to the new enterprise platform, including the redundant software costs during the migration period, as well as the efforts to decommission the legacy system, and (iii) program enablement, which includes dedicated resources to support the planning and execution of the program. The amounts for each category of cost are as follows:
           
            Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
              2024     2023     2024     2023
        Foundational Capabilities   $ 10.7   $ 8.0   $ 35.7   $ 35.8
        Migration Management     13.3     7.7     43.2     29.6
        Program Enablement     1.6     1.3     5.4     5.2
        Total accelerated technology investment   $ 25.6   $ 17.0   $ 84.2   $ 70.6
                                 
        4. Operating model optimization consisted of the following adjustments:
           
            Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
              2024     2023     2024     2023
        Employee separation   $   $ 71.9   $ 24.7   $ 71.9
        Facility exit         3.4     42.1     3.4
        Business process optimization     8.4     2.3     28.0     2.3
        Total operating model optimization   $ 8.4   $ 77.6   $ 94.8   $ 77.6
                                 
        5. Net other consisted of the following adjustments:
           
            Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
              2024     2023       2024       2023  
        Deferred loan fee expense from debt prepayments and refinancings   $ 8.6   $ 6.2     $ 17.8     $ 9.3  
        Other debt financing expenses     0.7     0.7       2.4       2.2  
        Currency remeasurement on foreign operations     2.5     (1.8 )     2.1       4.8  
        Other non-operating (income) and expense     0.2     (0.5 )     (0.5 )     (1.0 )
        Total other adjustments   $ 12.1   $ 4.6     $ 21.8     $ 15.2  
                                       
        6. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA by total revenue.
           
        SCHEDULE 3
        TRANSUNION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (Unaudited)
        (in millions, except per share data)
                 
            Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
              2024       2023       2024       2023  
        Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TransUnion   $ 66.2     $ 6.0     $ 284.4     $ (205.4 )
        Discontinued operations, net of tax                       (0.7 )
        Income (loss) attributable to TransUnion   $ 66.2     $ 6.1     $ 284.4     $ (206.2 )
                         
        Weighted-average shares outstanding:                
        Basic     194.9       193.7       194.4       193.4  
        Diluted     197.3       194.3       196.7       193.4  
                         
        Basic earnings (loss) per common share from:                
        Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TransUnion   $ 0.34     $ 0.03     $ 1.46     $ (1.06 )
        Discontinued operations, net of tax                        
        Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion   $ 0.34     $ 0.03     $ 1.46     $ (1.07 )
        Diluted earnings (loss) per common share from:                
        Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TransUnion   $ 0.34     $ 0.03     $ 1.45     $ (1.06 )
        Discontinued operations, net of tax                        
        Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion   $ 0.34     $ 0.03     $ 1.45     $ (1.07 )
                         
        Reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion to Adjusted Net Income:                
        Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion   $ 66.2     $ 6.1     $ 284.4     $ (206.2 )
        Discontinued operations, net of tax                       0.7  
        Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TransUnion   $ 66.2     $ 6.0     $ 284.4     $ (205.4 )
        Adjustments before income tax items:                
        Amortization of certain intangible assets     71.3       72.4       286.1       293.6  
        Stock-based compensation     35.6       27.3       121.2       100.6  
        Goodwill impairment1                       414.0  
        Mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and business optimization2     9.4       10.1       26.5       34.6  
        Accelerated technology investment3     25.6       17.0       84.2       70.6  
        Operating model optimization program4     8.4       77.6       94.8       77.6  
        Net other5     11.6       4.4       20.2       14.0  
        Total adjustments before income tax items   $ 161.9     $ 208.8     $ 633.1     $ 1,005.0  
        Total adjustments for income taxes6   $ (35.9 )   $ (58.9 )   $ (148.7 )   $ (144.1 )
        Adjusted Net Income   $ 192.2     $ 156.0     $ 768.8     $ 655.4  
                         
        Weighted-average shares outstanding:                
        Basic     194.9       193.7       194.4       193.4  
        Diluted     197.3       194.3       196.7       194.7  
                         
        Adjusted Earnings per Share:                
        Basic   $ 0.99     $ 0.81     $ 3.95     $ 3.39  
        Diluted   $ 0.97     $ 0.80     $ 3.91     $ 3.37  
                                         

                

            Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
              2024       2023       2024       2023  
        Reconciliation of Diluted earnings (loss) per share from Net income attributable to TransUnion to Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share:                
        Diluted earnings (loss) per common share from:                
        Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion   $ 0.34     $ 0.03     $ 1.45     $ (1.07 )
        Discontinued operations, net of tax                        
        Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TransUnion   $ 0.34     $ 0.03     $ 1.45     $ (1.06 )
        Adjustments before income tax items:                
        Amortization of certain intangible assets     0.36       0.37       1.45       1.51  
        Stock-based compensation     0.18       0.14       0.62       0.52  
        Goodwill impairment1                       2.13  
        Mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and business optimization2     0.05       0.05       0.13       0.18  
        Accelerated technology investment3     0.13       0.09       0.43       0.36  
        Operating model optimization program4     0.04       0.40       0.48       0.40  
        Net other5     0.06       0.02       0.10       0.07  
        Total adjustments before income tax items   $ 0.82     $ 1.07     $ 3.22     $ 5.16  
        Total adjustments for income taxes6     (0.18 )     (0.30 )     (0.76 )     (0.74 )
        Impact of additional dilutive shares7                       0.02  
        Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share   $ 0.97     $ 0.80     $ 3.91     $ 3.37  
                                         

        Each component of earnings per share is calculated independently, therefore, rounding differences exist in the table above.

        1. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded a goodwill impairment of $414.0 million related to our United Kingdom reporting unit in our International segment.
        2. Mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and business optimization consisted of the following adjustments:
           
            Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
              2024       2023       2024     2023  
        Transaction and integration costs   $ 4.2     $ 9.9     $ 11.2   $ 30.9  
        Fair value and impairment adjustments     7.6       0.9       8.4     1.6  
        Post-acquisition adjustments     (2.3 )     (0.5 )     7.0     4.3  
        Transition services agreement income           (0.1 )         (2.5 )
        Loss on business disposal                     0.3  
        Total mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and business optimization   $ 9.4     $ 10.1     $ 26.5   $ 34.6  
                                       
        3. Represents expenses associated with our accelerated technology investment to migrate to the cloud. There are three components of the accelerated technology investment: (i) building foundational capabilities which includes establishing a modern, API-based and services-oriented software architecture, (ii) the migration of each application and customer data to the new enterprise platform, including the redundant software costs during the migration period, as well as the efforts to decommission the legacy system, and (iii) program enablement, which includes dedicated resources to support the planning and execution of the program. The amounts for each category of cost are as follows:
           
            Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
              2024     2023     2024     2023
        Foundational Capabilities   $ 10.7   $ 8.0   $ 35.7   $ 35.8
        Migration Management     13.3     7.7     43.2     29.6
        Program Enablement     1.6     1.3     5.4     5.2
        Total accelerated technology investment   $ 25.6   $ 17.0   $ 84.2   $ 70.6
                                 
        4. Operating model optimization consisted of the following adjustments:
           
            Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
              2024     2023     2024     2023
        Employee separation   $   $ 71.9   $ 24.7   $ 71.9
        Facility exit         3.4     42.1     3.4
        Business process optimization     8.4     2.3     28.0     2.3
        Total operating model optimization   $ 8.4   $ 77.6   $ 94.8   $ 77.6
                                 
        5. Net other consisted of the following adjustments:
           
            Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
              2024     2023       2024     2023
        Deferred loan fee expense from debt prepayments and refinancing   $ 8.6   $ 6.2     $ 17.8   $ 9.3
        Currency remeasurement on foreign operations     2.5     (1.8 )     2.1     4.8
        Other non-operating expense     0.4           0.3    
        Total other adjustments   $ 11.6   $ 4.4     $ 20.2   $ 14.0
                                   
        6. Total adjustments for income taxes represents the total of adjustments discussed to calculate the Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes.
        7.  Diluted share counts for Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share includes an additional 1.3 million of dilutive securities for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, which are not included in GAAP diluted weighted-average shares outstanding due to the Company’s net loss position for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.
           
        SCHEDULE 4
        TRANSUNION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes, Effective Tax Rate and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate (Unaudited)
        (dollars in millions)
               
          Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
            2024       2023       2024       2023  
        Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ 100.6     $ (5.8 )   $ 401.1     $ (145.3 )
        Total adjustments before income tax items from Schedule 3   161.9       208.8       633.1       1,005.0  
        Adjusted income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 262.5     $ 203.0     $ 1,034.3     $ 859.7  
                       
        Reconciliation of Provision for income taxes to Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes              
        (Provision) benefit for income taxes   (29.9 )     15.4       (98.8 )     (44.7 )
        Adjustments for income taxes:              
        Tax effect of above adjustments   (37.0 )     (45.5 )     (145.5 )     (135.6 )
        Eliminate impact of excess tax (benefit) expenses for stock-based compensation   (0.1 )     0.2       (1.5 )     3.0  
        Other1   1.3       (13.7 )     (1.7 )     (11.5 )
        Total adjustments for income taxes $ (35.9 )   $ (58.9 )   $ (148.7 )   $ (144.1 )
        Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes $ (65.8 )   $ (43.5 )   $ (247.6 )   $ (188.8 )
                       
        Effective tax rate   29.7 %     263.1 %     24.6 %   (30.8)%
        Adjusted Effective Tax Rate   25.1 %     21.4 %     23.9 %     22.0 %
                                       

        As a result of displaying amounts in millions, rounding differences may exist in the table above.

        1. Other adjustments for income taxes include:
           
            Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
              2024       2023       2024       2023  
        Deferred tax adjustments   $ 15.2     $ (13.5 )   $ 13.8     $ (12.9 )
        Valuation allowance adjustments     (10.6 )     4.8       (12.7 )     4.0  
        Return to provision, audit adjustments, and reserves related to prior periods     (3.5 )     (3.6 )     (2.3 )     (1.0 )
        Other adjustments     0.1       (1.4 )     (0.5 )     (1.6 )
        Total other adjustments   $ 1.3     $ (13.7 )   $ (1.7 )   $ (11.5 )
                                         

        SCHEDULE 5
        TRANSUNION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Leverage Ratio (Unaudited)
        (dollars in millions)

            Years Ended December 31,
              2024     2023  
        Reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA:        
        Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion   $ 284.4   $ (206.2 )
        Discontinued operations, net of tax         0.7  
        Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TransUnion   $ 284.4   $ (205.4 )
        Net interest expense     236.7     267.5  
        Provision for income taxes     98.8     44.7  
        Depreciation and amortization     537.8     524.4  
        EBITDA   $ 1,157.7   $ 631.2  
        Adjustments to EBITDA:        
        Stock-based compensation   $ 121.2   $ 100.6  
        Goodwill impairment1         414.0  
        Mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and business optimization2     26.5     34.6  
        Accelerated technology investment3     84.2     70.6  
        Operating model optimization program4     94.8     77.6  
        Net other5     21.8     15.2  
        Total adjustments to EBITDA   $ 348.7   $ 712.5  
        Leverage Ratio Adjusted EBITDA   $ 1,506.3   $ 1,343.7  
                 
        Total debt   $ 5,147.2   $ 5,340.4  
        Less: Cash and cash equivalents     679.5     476.2  
        Net Debt   $ 4,467.8   $ 4,864.2  
                 
        Ratio of Net Debt to Net income (loss) attributable to TransUnion     15.7     (23.6 )
        Leverage Ratio6     3.0     3.6  
                       

        As a result of displaying amounts in millions, rounding differences may exist in the table above.

        1. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded a goodwill impairment of $414.0 million related to our United Kingdom reporting unit in our International segment.
        2. Mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and business optimization consisted of the following adjustments:
           
          Years Ended December 31,
            2024     2023  
        Transaction and integration costs $ 11.2   $ 30.9  
        Fair value and impairment adjustments   8.4     1.6  
        Post-acquisition adjustments   7.0     4.3  
        Transition services agreement income       (2.5 )
        Loss on business disposal       0.3  
        Total mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and business optimization $ 26.5   $ 34.6  
                     
        3. Represents expenses associated with our accelerated technology investment to migrate to the cloud. There are three components of the accelerated technology investment: (i) building foundational capabilities which includes establishing a modern, API-based and services-oriented software architecture, (ii) the migration of each application and customer data to the new enterprise platform, including the redundant software costs during the migration period, as well as the efforts to decommission the legacy system, and (iii) program enablement, which includes dedicated resources to support the planning and execution of the program. The amounts for each category of cost are as follows:
           
          Years Ended December 31,
            2024     2023
        Foundational Capabilities $ 35.7   $ 35.8
        Migration Management   43.2     29.6
        Program Enablement   5.4     5.2
        Total accelerated technology investment $ 84.2   $ 70.6
                   
        4. Operating model optimization consisted of the following adjustments:
           
          Years Ended December 31,
            2024     2023
        Employee separation $ 24.7   $ 71.9
        Facility exit   42.1     3.4
        Business process optimization   28.0     2.3
        Total operating model optimization $ 94.8   $ 77.6
                   
        5. Net other consisted of the following adjustments:
           
          Years Ended December 31,
            2024       2023  
        Deferred loan fee expense from debt prepayments and refinancings $ 17.8     $ 9.3  
        Other debt financing expenses   2.4       2.2  
        Currency remeasurement on foreign operations   2.1       4.8  
        Other non-operating (income) and expense   (0.5 )     (1.0 )
        Total other adjustments $ 21.8     $ 15.2  
                       
        6. We define Leverage Ratio as net debt divided by Leverage Ratio Adjusted EBITDA as shown in the table above.
           
        SCHEDULE 6
        TRANSUNION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Segment Depreciation and Amortization (Unaudited)
        (in millions)
               
          Three Months Ended December 31,   Years Ended December 31,
            2024     2023     2024     2023
                       
        U.S. Markets $ 101.1   $ 101.3   $ 400.5   $ 393.6
        International   35.2     30.9     133.3     126.4
        Corporate   0.9     1.1     3.9     4.4
        Total depreciation and amortization $ 137.3   $ 133.3   $ 537.8   $ 524.4

        As a result of displaying amounts in millions, rounding differences may exist in the table above.

        SCHEDULE 7
        TRANSUNION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Guidance (Unaudited)
        (in millions, except per share data)

          Three Months Ended March 31, 2025   Year Ended December 31, 2025
          Low   High   Low   High
        Guidance reconciliation of Net income attributable to TransUnion to Adjusted EBITDA:              
        Net income attributable to TransUnion $ 71     $ 77     $ 335     $ 362  
        Interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization   222       225       923       935  
        EBITDA $ 293     $ 301     $ 1,258     $ 1,298  
        Stock-based compensation, mergers, acquisitions divestitures and business optimization-related expenses and other adjustments1   83       83       292       292  
        Adjusted EBITDA $ 376     $ 384     $ 1,549     $ 1,590  
                       
        Net income attributable to TransUnion margin   6.7 %     7.1 %     7.7 %     8.3 %
        Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin2   35.5 %     35.8 %     35.8 %     36.2 %
                       
        Guidance reconciliation of Diluted earnings per share to Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share:              
        Diluted earnings per share $ 0.36     $ 0.39     $ 1.68     $ 1.82  
        Adjustments to diluted earnings per share1   0.60       0.60       2.25       2.26  
        Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share $ 0.96     $ 0.99     $ 3.93     $ 4.08  

        As a result of displaying amounts in millions, rounding differences may exist in the table above.

        1. These adjustments include the same adjustments we make to our Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income as discussed in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of our Earnings Release.
        2. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA by total revenue.

        The MIL Network

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Open Market Operation (OMO) – Purchase of Government of India Securities held on February 13, 2025: Cut-Offs

    Source: Reserve Bank of India

    Security 7.17% GS 2030 7.18% GS 2033 7.10% GS 2034 7.54% GS 2036 7.18% GS 2037
    Total amount notified Aggregate amount of ₹40,000 crore
    (no security-wise notified amount)
    Total amount (face value) accepted by RBI (₹ in crores) 7,315 8,840 4,105 10,000 9,740
    Cut off yield (%) 6.7306 6.8051 6.7643 6.8866 6.8914
    Cut off price (₹) 101.88 102.39 102.25 105.05 102.38
    Detailed results will be issued shortly.

    Ajit Prasad          
    Deputy General Manager
    (Communications)    

    Press Release: 2024-2025/2145

    MIL OSI Economics

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Governor, Reserve Bank of India meets MD & CEOs of Select NBFCs at Mumbai on February 13, 2025

    Source: Reserve Bank of India

    The Governor, Reserve Bank of India today held a meeting with the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officers of select Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) across all layers, including Government NBFCs, Housing Finance Companies and Micro-Finance Institutions. These NBFCs constitute nearly 50 per cent of the total assets of the NBFC sector. Representatives from Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs), Sa-Dhan and Micro Finance Institutions Network (MFIN), as well as from Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) also participated in the meeting.

    The meeting was a part of the Reserve Bank’s series of engagement with the Boards and Senior Management of its Regulated Entities. The previous such meeting with select NBFCs was held on August 25, 2023.

    The meeting was also attended by Deputy Governors Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao, Shri T. Rabi Sankar and Shri Swaminathan J., along with Executive Directors-in-Charge of Regulation, Supervision and Financial Inclusion.

    The Governor, in his opening remarks, underscored the significant role played by NBFCs in credit intermediation, particularly in making credit available for small businesses and niche segments. Highlighting the collaborative efforts required between the Reserve Bank and the NBFCs, the Governor stressed upon balancing growth aspirations with sound practices for ensuring inclusive development, customer protection and financial stability. He also underscored the significance of ensuring fair treatment to customers and putting in place a prompt grievance redress mechanism. Urging the NBFCs to further their contribution towards financial inclusion, the Governor requested them to become part of Unified Lending Interface (ULI) being put in place by the Reserve Bank.   

    During the interactive session the participants shared their feedback on the sector, various industry level initiatives and their expectations from the Reserve Bank.

    (Puneet Pancholy)  
    Chief General Manager

    Press Release: 2024-2025/2144

    MIL OSI Economics

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Global deal activity down 8.4% YoY in January 2025, reveals GlobalData

    Source: GlobalData

    Global deal activity (mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE) and venture financing) experienced an 8.4% decline year-on-year (YoY) in January 2025 with decrease in deal volume observed across all the regions. Asia-Pacific and Europe faced the sharpest declines, while certain markets like India, Japan, and Germany saw growth according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

    An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database revealed that a total of 3,800 deals were announced globally during January 2025, which is a fall from 4,148 deals announced globally during the same period in the previous year.

    Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The decline in deal activity across all the regions reflects the current challenges and uncertainties. Asia-Pacific and Europe experienced the most significant downturns, with their respective deal volume declining by 10.2% and 14.5% YoY during January 2025.”

    On the other hand, the total number of deals announced in North America, Middle East and Africa, and South and Central American regions were down by 1.9%, 5.5% and 23.8%, respectively.

    Among the select key markets, China, the UK, Canada, South Korea, France and Australia experienced YoY decline in their deal volume by 30.4%, 20.5%, 18.9%, 28.3%, 16.7% and 17.3% respectively, while markets such as India, Japan, and Germany showed improvement in deal activity by 27.3%, 35% and 8.2%, respectively.

    Meanwhile the trend remained a mixed bag across the different deal types under coverage. Venture financing deals volume saw YoY decline of 9.4% during January 2025 while the number of M&A deals fell by 8.6%. However, private equity deals experienced improvement in volume by 4.5% during the review period.

    Bose concludes: “The data reveals a challenging landscape for global deal activity, with a broad decline in deal volumes, particularly in certain key markets. In this shifting environment, it will be crucial for investors to stay vigilant, closely monitor these trends, and adjust their strategies to effectively navigate the evolving market dynamics.”

    MIL OSI Economics

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Underwriting Auction for sale of Government Securities for ₹39,000 crore on February 14, 2025

    Source: Reserve Bank of India

    Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on February 14, 2025 (Friday).

    As per the extant scheme of underwriting commitment notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

    (₹ crore)
    Security Notified Amount MUC amount per PD Minimum bidding commitment per PD under ACU auction
    6.64% GS 2027 7,000 167 167
    6.79% GS 2034 22,000 524 524
    7.09% GS 2074 10,000 239 239

    The underwriting auction will be conducted through multiple price-based method on February 14, 2025 (Friday). PDs may submit their bids for ACU auction electronically through Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) System between 09:00 A.M. and 09:30 A.M. on the day of underwriting auction.

    The underwriting commission will be credited to the current account of the respective PDs with RBI on the day of issue of securities.

    Ajit Prasad          
    Deputy General Manager
    (Communications)    

    Press Release: 2024-2025/2143

    MIL OSI Economics

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Result of the Daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction held on February 13, 2025

    Source: Reserve Bank of India

    Tenor 1-day
    Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 2,75,000
    Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 2,35,619
    Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 2,35,619
    Cut off Rate (%) 6.26
    Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26
    Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

    Ajit Prasad          
    Deputy General Manager
    (Communications)    

    Press Release: 2024-2025/2142

    MIL OSI Economics

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Export-Import Bank of India’s GOI-supported Line of Credit of USD 180 mn to the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for procurement of 4 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) in the Borrower’s Country

    Source: Reserve Bank of India

    RBI//2024-2025/113
    A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20

    February 13, 2025

    All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks

    Madam/Sir

    Export-Import Bank of India’s GOI-supported Line of Credit of USD 180 mn to the
    Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for procurement of 4 Offshore Patrol
    Vessels (OPV) in the Borrower’s Country

    Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated July 31, 2024, with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (GO-VNM), for making available to the latter, Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 180 mn (USD One Hundred Eighty Million Only) for procurement of 4 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) in the Borrower’s Country. The export of eligible goods and services from India, as defined under the agreement, would be allowed subject to their eligibility under the Foreign Trade Policy of the Government of India and whose purchase may be agreed to be financed by the Exim Bank under this agreement.

    2. The Agreement under the LoC is effective from January 20, 2025. Under the LoC, the last date for disbursement will be 60 months after scheduled completion date of the project.

    3. Shipments under the LoC shall be declared in Export Declaration Form/Shipping Bill as per instructions issued by the Reserve Bank from time to time.

    4. No agency commission is payable for export under the above LoC. However, if required, the exporter may use his own resources or utilize balances in his Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency Account for payment of commission in free foreign exchange. Authorised Dealer (AD) Category- I banks may allow such remittance after realization of full eligible value of export subject to compliance with the extant instructions for payment of agency commission.

    5. AD Category – I banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice of their exporter constituents and advise them to obtain complete details of the LoC from the Exim Bank’s office at Centre One, Floor 21, World Trade Centre Complex, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005 or from their website www.eximbankindia.in.

    6. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under section 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice to permissions/ approvals, if any, required under any other law.

    Yours faithfully

    (N Senthil Kumar)
    Chief General Manager

    MIL OSI Economics

  • MIL-OSI: Euronet Reports Record Results Across All Financial Metrics For The Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2024

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    LEAWOOD, Kan., Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Euronet (or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EEFT), a global leader in payments processing and cross-border transactions, today announced fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results. 

    Euronet reports the following consolidated results for the fourth quarter 2024 compared with the same period of 2023:

    • Revenues of $1,047.3 million, a 9% increase from $957.7 million (10% increase on a constant currency1 basis).
    • Operating income of $122.7 million, a 26% increase from $97.4 million (27% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted operating income2 of $122.7 million, a 23% increase from $99.9 million (24% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted EBITDA3 of $165.8 million, a 12% increase from $147.6 million (13% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Net income attributable to Euronet of $45.2 million, or $0.98 diluted earnings per share, compared with $69.3 million, or $1.43 diluted earnings per share.
    • Adjusted earnings per share4 of $2.08, a 10% increase from $1.88.
    • Euronet’s cash and cash equivalents were $1,278.8 million and ATM cash was $643.8 million, totaling $1,922.6 million as of December 31, 2024, and availability under its revolving credit facilities was approximately $1,335 million.

    Euronet reports the following consolidated results for the full year 2024 compared with the same period of 2023:

    • Revenues of $3,989.8 million, an 8% increase from $3,688.0 million (9% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Operating income of $503.2 million, a 16% increase from $432.6 million (18% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted operating income of $502.8 million, a 16% increase from $432.1 million (18% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted EBITDA of $678.5 million, a 10% increase from $618.7 million (11% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Net income attributable to Euronet of $306.0 million, or $6.45 diluted earnings per share, compared with $279.7 million, or $5.50 diluted earnings per share.
    • Adjusted earnings per share of $8.61, a 15% increase from $7.46.

    See the reconciliation of non-GAAP items in the attached financial schedules.

    “I am pleased we delivered 15% growth in Adjusted EPS for the full year — at the top end of our range, driven by strong performance in all three segments. As we entered 2024, we told shareholders that we expected our Adjusted EPS to grow between 10% and 15%, and we would be driving to go through the range. Throughout the year our results increasingly demonstrated that it was likely we would perform at the upper end of that range. Now with these very good fourth quarter results, you can see we performed at the top of the range and even ahead of our historical 10- and 20-year CAGR rates. I would like to also point out that our 2024 adjusted EPS of $8.61 was adversely impacted by significant increases in interest and tax expense, but also benefited from share repurchases. With interest, taxes and share repurchases netting each other, you can see that the 15% increase in adjusted EPS was driven by the 16% increase in operating income made possible by strong revenue growth, scale and cost management. For the fourth quarter we delivered record adjusted EPS of $2.08, a 10% year-over-year increase as well as double-digit growth in operating income and adjusted EBITDA,” stated Michael J. Brown, Euronet’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “EFT delivered double-digit growth across all metrics driven by international travel, growth in merchant acquiring business, fee increase opportunities, and expansion into new markets. Money Transfer produced strong fourth quarter results across all metrics including a 33% growth in digital transactions. In epay, our core business delivered strong results from continued digital branded payments and mobile growth.”

    Adjusted operating income and adjusted EBITDA were adjusted for non-cash purchase accounting adjustments in the EFT Segment during the fourth quarter and full-year of 2023 and the full year of 2024 and a non-cash gain in the full year 2023.

    Taking into consideration recent trends in the business and the global economy, the Company anticipates its 2025 adjusted EPS will grow 12% to 16% year-over-year, consistent with its 10 and 20 year compounded annualized growth rates. This outlook does not include any changes that may develop in foreign exchange rates, interest rates or other unforeseen factors.

    Segment and Other Results

    The EFT Processing Segment reports the following results for the fourth quarter 2024 compared with the same period or date in 2023:

    • Revenues of $265.6 million, a 12% increase from $237.9 million (13% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Operating income of $37.3 million, a 46% increase from $25.5 million (48% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted operating income of $37.3 million, a 33% increase from $28.0 million (35% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted EBITDA of $61.7 million, an 18% increase from $52.2 million (19% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Transactions of 3,203 million, a 35% increase from 2,369 million.
    • Total of 55,248 installed ATMs as of December 31, 2024, a 5% increase from 52,652 at December 31, 2023. Operated 49,945 active ATMs as of December 31, 2024, a 6% increase from 47,303 as of December 31, 2023.

    The EFT Processing Segment reports the following results for the full year 2024 compared with the same period in 2023:

    • Revenues of $1,161.2 million, a 10% increase from $1,058.3 million (10% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Operating income of $256.0 million, a 24% increase from $206.3 million (25% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted operating income of $255.6 million, a 24% increase from $205.8 million (25% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted EBITDA of $353.5 million, an 18% increase from $300.4 million (19% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Transactions of 11,424 million, a 35% increase from 8,473 million.

    Revenue, operating income, and adjusted EBITDA growth for both the fourth quarter and full year 2024 was driven by continued growth in transactions in nearly all markets, new market expansion, fee increase opportunities, cost management and growth in the merchant acquiring business with adjusted EBITDA doubling in the last two years.

    The EFT Segment’s total installed ATMs at December 31, 2024 grew 5% over December 31, 2023 ATMs due to the net addition of 1,729 Euronet-owned ATMs, 773 new outsourcing ATMs and the addition of 94 low-margin ATMs in India. The difference between installed and active ATMs relates to ATMs that have been seasonally deactivated. 

    The epay Segment reports the following results for the fourth quarter 2024 compared with the same period or date in 2023:

    • Revenues of $342.2 million, an 8% increase from $316.7 million (10% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Operating income of $48.0 million, a 10% increase from $43.6 million (12% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted EBITDA of $49.9 million, a 10% increase from $45.4 million (12% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Transactions of 1,185 million, a 31% increase from 906 million.
    • POS terminals of approximately 777,000 as of December 31, 2024, a 5% decrease from approximately 821,000.
    • Retailer locations of approximately 362,000 as of December 31, 2024, a 3% increase from approximately 352,000.

    The epay Segment reports the following results for the full year 2024 compared with the same period in 2023:

    • Revenues of $1,150.5 million, a 6% increase from $1,082.4 million (7% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Operating income of $129.9 million, a 3% increase from $126.2 million (4% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted EBITDA of $137.2 million, a 3% increase from $133.1 million (4% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Transactions of 4,374 million, a 15% increase from 3,789 million.

    Fourth quarter and full year 2024 constant currency revenue, operating income and adjusted EBITDA growth was driven by continued expansion of digital branded payment and mobile sales.

    The Money Transfer Segment reports the following results for the fourth quarter 2024 compared with the same period or date in 2023:

    • Revenues of $441.9 million, a 9% increase from $405.1 million (9% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Operating income of $58.4 million, a 13% increase from $51.9 million (12% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted EBITDA of $64.4 million, a 9% increase from $59.3 million (9% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Total transactions of 46.9 million, an 11% increase from 42.4 million.
    • Network locations of approximately 607,000 as of December 31, 2024, a 5% increase from approximately 580,000.

    The Money Transfer Segment reports the following results for the full year 2024 compared with the same period in 2023:

    • Revenues of $1,686.5 million, an 8% increase from $1,555.2 million (9% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Operating income of $201.0 million, an 8% increase from $185.4 million (9% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Adjusted EBITDA of $227.0 million, a 5% increase from $216.4 million (5% increase on a constant currency basis).
    • Total transactions of 176.9 million, a 9% increase from 161.7 million.

    Fourth quarter constant currency revenue, operating income and adjusted EBITDA growth was the result of 14% growth in U.S.-outbound transactions, 11% growth in international-originated money transfers and 8% growth in xe transactions, partially offset by a 14% decline in the intra-U.S. business. These transaction growth rates include 33% growth in direct-to-consumer digital transactions.

    Full year 2024 constant currency revenue, operating income, and adjusted EBITDA growth was the result of 12% growth in U.S.-outbound transactions, 11% growth in international-originated money transfers and 16% growth in xe transactions, partially offset by a 14% decline in the intra-U.S. business. These transaction growth rates include 28% growth in direct-to-consumer digital transactions.

    Corporate and Other reports $21.0 million of expense for the fourth quarter 2024 compared with $23.6 million for the fourth quarter 2023. For the full year 2024, Corporate and Other reports $83.7 million of expense compared with $85.3 million for the full year 2023. The decrease in corporate expenses for both the fourth quarter and full year 2024 is largely the result of a decrease in long-term compensation expenses based on lower share value. 

    Balance Sheet and Financial Position
    Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on hand were $1,278.8 million as of December 31, 2024, compared to $1,524.1 million as of September 30, 2024. The net decrease in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents during the quarter is mainly due to working capital fluctuations, repayment of short-term borrowings, $50 million in share repurchases, partially offset by cash generated from operations. Total indebtedness was $1,949.8 million as of December 31, 2024, compared to $2,278.8 million as of September 30, 2024. The decrease in debt was largely due to repayment of short-term borrowings. Availability under the Company’s revolving credit facility was approximately $1,335 million as of December 31, 2024. The increase in availability of the revolving credit facility was primarily the result of an increase and extension of our credit facility in December 2024 from $1.25 billion to $1.90 billion.

    Non-GAAP Measures
    In addition to the results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company presents non-GAAP financial measures, such as constant currency financial measures, adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share. These measures should be used in addition to, and not a substitute for, revenues, net income and earnings per share computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors regarding the Company’s performance and overall results of operations. These non-GAAP measures are also an integral part of the Company’s internal reporting and performance assessment for executives and senior management. The non-GAAP measures used by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. The attached schedules provide a full reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure.

    The Company does not provide a reconciliation of its forward-looking non-GAAP measures to GAAP due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for GAAP and the related GAAP and non-GAAP reconciliation, including adjustments that would be necessary for foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and other charges reflected in the Company’s reconciliation of historic numbers, the amount of which, based on historical experience, could be significant.

    (1) Constant currency financial measures are computed as if foreign currency exchange rates did not change from the prior period. This information is provided to illustrate the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on the Company’s results when compared to the prior period.

    (2) Adjusted operating income is defined as operating income excluding, to the extent incurred in the period, non-cash gains and non-cash purchase accounting adjustments. Adjusted operating income represents a performance measure and is not intended to represent a liquidity measure.

    (3) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income excluding, to the extent incurred in the period, interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation, non-cash gains, non-cash purchase accounting adjustments and other non-operating or non-recurring items that are considered expenses or income under U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA represents a performance measure and is not intended to represent a liquidity measure.

    (4Adjusted earnings per share is defined as diluted U.S. GAAP earnings per share excluding, to the extent incurred in the period, the tax-effected impacts of: a) foreign currency exchange gains or losses, b) share-based compensation, c) acquired intangible asset amortization, d) non-cash income tax expense, e) non-cash gains and non-cash purchase accounting adjustments, f) other non-operating or non-recurring items and g) dilutive shares relate to the Company’s convertible bonds. Adjusted earnings per share represents a performance measure and is not intended to represent a liquidity measure.

    Conference Call and Slide Presentation
    Euronet Worldwide will host an analyst conference call on February 13, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results. The call may also include discussion of Company developments on the Company’s operations, forward-looking information, and other material information about business and financial matters. To listen to the call via telephone please register at Euronet Worldwide Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. The conference call will also be available via webcast at http://ir.euronetworldwide.com. Participants should register at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the event. A slideshow will be included in the webcast.

    A webcast replay will be available beginning approximately one hour after the event at http://ir.euronetworldwide.com and will remain available for one year.

    About Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
    A global leader in payments processing and cross-border transactions, Euronet moves money in all the ways consumers and businesses depend upon. This includes money transfers, credit/debit processing, ATMs, point-of-sale services, branded payments, currency exchange and more. With products and services in more than 200 countries and territories provided through its own brand and branded business segments, Euronet and its financial technologies and networks make participation in the global economy easier, faster and more secure for everyone.

    Starting in Central Europe in 1994, Euronet now supports an extensive global real-time digital and cash payments network that includes 55,248 installed ATMs, approximately 1,160,000 EFT point-of-sale terminals and a growing portfolio of outsourced debit and credit card services which are under management in 67 countries; card software solutions; a prepaid processing network of approximately 777,000 point-of-sale terminals at approximately 362,000 retailer locations in 64 countries; and a global money transfer network of approximately 607,000 locations serving 197 countries and territories with digital connections to 4.1 billion bank accounts and 3.1 billion digital wallet accounts. Euronet serves clients from its corporate headquarters in Leawood, Kansas, USA, and 67 worldwide offices. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.euronetworldwide.com.

    Statements contained in this news release that concern Euronet’s or its management’s intentions, expectations, or predictions of future performance, are forward-looking statements. Euronet’s actual results may vary materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including: conditions in world financial markets and general economic conditions, including impacts from the COVID-19 or other pandemics; inflation; military conflicts in the Ukraine and the Middle East, and the related economic sanctions; our ability to successfully integrate any acquired operations; economic conditions in specific countries and regions; technological developments affecting the market for our products and services; our ability to successfully introduce new products and services; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; the effects of any breach of our computer systems or those of our customers or vendors, including our financial processing networks or those of other third parties; interruptions in any of our systems or those of our vendors or other third parties; our ability to renew existing contracts at profitable rates; changes in fees payable for transactions performed for cards bearing international logos or over switching networks such as card transactions on ATMs; our ability to comply with increasingly stringent regulatory requirements, including anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism, anti-bribery, consumer and data protection and privacy; changes in laws and regulations affecting our business, including tax and immigration laws and any laws regulating payments, including dynamic currency conversion transactions; changes in our relationships with, or in fees charged by, our business partners; competition; the outcome of claims and other loss contingencies affecting Euronet; the cost of borrowing (including fluctuations in interest rates), availability of credit and terms of and compliance with debt covenants; and renewal of sources of funding as they expire and the availability of replacement funding. These risks and other risks are described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Copies of these filings may be obtained via the SEC’s Edgar website or by contacting the Company. Any forward-looking statements made in this release speak only as of the date of this release. Except as may be required by law, Euronet does not intend to update these forward-looking statements and undertakes no duty to any person to provide any such update under any circumstances. The Company regularly posts important information to the investor relations section of its website. 

     EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
     Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
     (in millions)
           
      As of    
      December 31,   As of
      2024   December 31,
      (unaudited)   2023
    ASSETS      
    Current assets:      
    Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,278.8   $ 1,254.2
    ATM cash 643.8   525.2
    Restricted cash 9.2   15.2
    Settlement assets 1,522.7   1,681.5
    Trade accounts receivable, net 284.9   370.6
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets 297.1   316.0
    Total current assets 4,036.5   4,162.7
           
    Property and equipment, net 329.7   332.1
    Right of use lease asset, net 132.1   142.6
    Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net 1,048.1   1,015.1
    Other assets, net 288.1   241.9
           
    Total assets $ 5,834.5   $ 5,894.4
           
    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
    Current liabilities:      
    Settlement obligations $ 1,522.7   $ 1,681.5
    Accounts payable and other current liabilities 841.0   816.9
    Current portion of operating lease liabilities 48.3   50.3
    Short-term debt obligations 814.0   151.9
    Total current liabilities 3,226.0   2,700.6
           
    Debt obligations, net of current portion 1,134.4   1,715.4
    Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 87.4   95.8
    Capital lease obligations, net of current portion 1.4   2.3
    Deferred income taxes 71.8   47.0
    Other long-term liabilities 84.3   83.6
    Total liabilities 4,605.3   4,644.7
    Equity 1,229.2   1,249.7
           
    Total liabilities and equity $ 5,834.5   $ 5,894.4
                                   
    EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
     Consolidated Statements of Operations
     (unaudited – in millions, except share and per share data)
                           
        Year Ended     Three Months Ended
        December 31,     December 31,
        2024         2023     2024   2023
                           
    Revenues $ 3,989.8       $ 3,688.0     $ 1,047.3       $ 957.7  
                           
    Operating expenses:                      
    Direct operating costs   2,389.3         2,222.8     640.8       596.4  
    Salaries and benefits   650.2         602.9     167.9       158.0  
    Selling, general and administrative   315.3         296.8     83.4       72.4  
    Depreciation and amortization   131.8         132.9     32.5       33.5  
    Total operating expenses   3,486.6         3,255.4     924.6       860.3  
    Operating income   503.2         432.6     122.7       97.4  
                           
    Other income (expense):                      
    Interest income   23.8         15.2     5.7       5.1  
    Interest expense   (80.5 )       (55.6 )   (21.3 )     (16.5 )
    Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain   (19.1 )       8.0     (35.5 )     11.6  
    Other income   21.5         0.2     4.3       0.3  
    Total other (expense) income, net   (54.3 )       (32.2 )   (46.8 )     0.5  
    Income before income taxes   448.9         400.4     75.9       97.9  
                           
    Income tax expense   (142.6 )       (120.9 )   (30.6 )     (28.4 )
                           
    Net income   306.3         279.5     45.3       69.5  
    Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests   (0.3 )       0.2     (0.1 )     (0.2 )
    Net income attributable to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. $ 306.0       $ 279.7     $ 45.2       $ 69.3  
    Add: Interest expense from assumed conversion of convertible notes, net of tax   4.2         4.2       0.9         1.0  
    Net income for diluted earnings per share calculation $ 310.2       $ 283.9     $ 46.1       $ 70.3  
    Earnings per share attributable to Euronet                      
    Worldwide, Inc. stockholders – diluted $ 6.45       $ 5.50     $ 0.98       $ 1.43  
                           
    Diluted weighted average shares outstanding   48,082,766         51,599,633     47,050,602       49,066,284  

     

     EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Reconciliation of Net Income to Operating Income (Expense), Adjusted Operating Income (Expense) and Adjusted EBITDA
     (unaudited – in millions)
                       
      Three months ended December 31, 2024
                       
      EFT Processing   epay   Money Transfer   Corporate Services   Consolidated
                       
    Net income                 $ 45.3  
                       
    Add: Income tax expense                 30.6  
    Add: Total other expense, net                 46.8  
                       
    Operating income (expense) $ 37.3     $ 48.0     $ 58.4     $ (21.0 )     $ 122.7  
                       
    Add: Depreciation and amortization 24.4     1.9     6.0     0.2       32.5  
    Add: Share-based compensation             10.6       10.6  
                       
    Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation (Adjusted EBITDA) (1) $ 61.7     $ 49.9     $ 64.4     $ (10.2 )     $ 165.8  
                       
      Three months ended December 31, 2023
                       
      EFT Processing   epay   Money Transfer   Corporate Services   Consolidated
                       
    Net income                 $ 69.5  
                       
    Add: Income tax expense                 28.4  
    Less: Total other income, net                 (0.5 )
                       
    Operating income (expense) $ 25.5     $ 43.6     $ 51.9     $ (23.6   )   $ 97.4  
    Add: non-cash purchase accounting expense adjustment   2.5                           2.5  
    Adjusted operating income (expense) (1)   28.0       43.6       51.9       (23.6   )     99.9  
                       
    Add: Depreciation and amortization 24.2     1.8     7.4     0.1       33.5  
    Add: Share-based compensation             14.2       14.2  
                       
    Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash purchase accounting expense adjustment and share-based compensation (Adjusted EBITDA) (1) $ 52.2     $ 45.4     $ 59.3     $ (9.3   )   $ 147.6  

    (1) Adjusted operating income (expense) and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures that should be considered in addition to, and not a substitute for, net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. 

     EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Reconciliation of Net Income to Operating Income (Expense), Adjusted Operating Income (Expense) and Adjusted EBITDA
     (unaudited – in millions)
                       
      Twelve months ended December 31, 2024
                       
      EFT Processing   epay   Money Transfer   Corporate Services   Consolidated
                       
    Net income                 $ 306.3  
                       
    Add: Income tax expense                 142.6  
    Add: Total other expense, net                 54.3  
                       
    Operating income (expense) $ 256.0     $ 129.9     $ 201.0     $ (83.7 )   $ 503.2  
                       
    Less: Non-cash purchase accounting income adjustment (0.4 )               (0.4 )
    Adjusted operating income (expense) (1) 255.6     129.9     201.0     (83.7 )   502.8  
                           
    Add: Depreciation and amortization 97.9     7.3     26.0     0.6     131.8  
    Add: Share-based compensation             43.9     43.9  
                       
    Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash purchase accounting income adjustment and share-based compensation (Adjusted EBITDA) (1) $ 353.5     $ 137.2     $ 227.0     $ (39.2 )   $ 678.5  
                       
      Twelve months ended December 31, 2023
                       
      EFT Processing   epay   Money Transfer   Corporate Services   Consolidated
                       
    Net income                 $ 279.5  
                       
    Add: Income tax expense                 120.9  
    Add: Total other expense, net                 32.2  
                       
    Operating income (expense) $ 206.3     $ 126.2     $ 185.4     $ (85.3 )   $ 432.6  
                       
    Add: Non-cash purchase accounting expense adjustment 2.5                 2.5  
    Less: Non-cash gain (3.0 )               (3.0 )
    Adjusted operating income (expense) (1) 205.8     126.2     185.4     (85.3 )   432.1  
                           
    Add: Depreciation and amortization 94.6     6.9     31.0     0.4     132.9  
    Add: Share-based compensation             53.7     53.7  
                       
    Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash purchase accounting expense adjustment, non-cash gain and share-based compensation (Adjusted EBITDA) (1) $ 300.4     $ 133.1     $ 216.4     $ (31.2 )   $ 618.7  

    (1) Adjusted operating income (expense) and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures that should be considered in addition to, and not a substitute for, net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. 

    EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Reconciliation of Adjusted Earnings per Share
     (unaudited – in millions, except share and per share data)
                                   
      Year Ended    Three Months Ended
      December 31,   December 31,
        2024         2023       2024         2023  
                                   
    Net income attributable to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. $ 306.0       $ 279.7     $ 45.2       $ 69.3  
                                   
    Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)   19.1         (8.0 )     35.5         (11.6 )
    Intangible asset amortization(1)   21.7         24.4       4.7         5.4  
    Share-based compensation(2)   43.9         53.7       10.6         14.2  
    Non-cash gain(3)           (3.0 )              
    Non-cash purchase accounting (income) expense adjustment(4)   (0.4 )       2.5               2.5  
    Income tax effect of above adjustments(5)   13.2         (3.0 )     3.2         1.2  
    Non-cash investment gain(6)   (20.3 )             (3.5 )        
    Non-cash GAAP tax expense (benefit)(7)   9.9         19.7       (3.1 )       6.4  
                                   
    Adjusted earnings(8) $ 393.1       $ 366.0     $ 92.6       $ 87.4  
                                   
    Adjusted earnings per share – diluted(8) $ 8.61       $ 7.46     $ 2.08       $ 1.88  
                                   
    Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (GAAP)   48,082,766         51,599,633       47,050,602         49,066,284  
    Effect of adjusted EPS dilution of convertible notes   (2,781,818 )       (2,781,818 )     (2,781,818 )       (2,781,818 )
    Effect of unrecognized share-based compensation on diluted shares outstanding   369,573         230,000       295,559         158,030  
    Adjusted diluted weighted average shares outstanding   45,670,521         49,047,815       44,564,343         46,442,496  

    (1) Intangible asset amortization of $4.7 million and $5.4 million are included in depreciation and amortization expense of $32.5 million and $ 33.5 million for both the three months ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, in the consolidated statements of operations. Intangible asset amortization of $21.7 million and $24.4 million are included in depreciation and amortization expense of $131.8 million and $132.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations. 

    (2) Share-based compensation of $10.6 million and $14.2 million are included in salaries and benefits expense of $167.9 million and $158.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations. Share-based compensation of $43.9 million and $53.7 million are included in salaries and benefits expense of $650.2 million and $602.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations.

    (3) A non-cash gain of $3.0 million is included in operating income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, in the consolidated statements of operations. 

    (4) Non-cash purchase accounting (income)/expense adjustment of respectively ($0.4) million and $2.5 million is included in operating income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 in the consolidated statement of operations. 

    (5) Adjustment is the aggregate U.S. GAAP income tax effect on the preceding adjustments determined by applying the applicable statutory U.S. federal, state and/or foreign income tax rates. 

    (6) Non-cash investment gain of respectively $3.5 million and $20.3 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 is included in other income in the consolidated statement of operations.

    (7) Adjustment is the non-cash GAAP tax impact recognized on certain items such as the utilization of certain material net deferred tax assets and amortization of indefinite-lived intangible assets.

    (8) Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share are non-GAAP measures that should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, net income and earnings per share computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. 

    The MIL Network

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Money Market Operations as on February 12, 2025

    Source: Reserve Bank of India


    (Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent)

      Volume
    (One Leg)
    Weighted
    Average Rate
    Range
    A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,77,339.01 6.27 5.15-6.60
         I. Call Money 13,411.47 6.29 5.15-6.40
         II. Triparty Repo 4,03,454.35 6.26 6.20-6.51
         III. Market Repo 1,58,648.59 6.30 5.75-6.60
         IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,824.60 6.44 6.40-6.49
    B. Term Segment      
         I. Notice Money** 249.11 6.26 5.75-6.40
         II. Term Money@@ 272.00 6.40-7.00
         III. Triparty Repo 465.70 6.27 6.25-6.35
         IV. Market Repo 1,331.46 6.35 6.35-6.35
         V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00
      Auction Date Tenor (Days) Maturity Date Amount Current Rate /
    Cut off Rate
    C. Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) & Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)
    I. Today’s Operations
    1. Fixed Rate          
    2. Variable Rate&          
      (I) Main Operation          
         (a) Repo          
         (b) Reverse Repo          
      (II) Fine Tuning Operations          
         (a) Repo Wed, 12/02/2025 1 Thu, 13/02/2025 1,93,865.00 6.26
         (b) Reverse Repo          
      (III) Long Term Operations^          
         (a) Repo          
         (b) Reverse Repo          
    3. MSF# Wed, 12/02/2025 1 Thu, 13/02/2025 2,561.00 6.50
    4. SDFΔ# Wed, 12/02/2025 1 Thu, 13/02/2025 48,110.00 6.00
    5. Net liquidity injected from today’s operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]*       1,48,316.00  
    II. Outstanding Operations
    1. Fixed Rate          
    2. Variable Rate&          
      (I) Main Operation          
         (a) Repo          
         (b) Reverse Repo          
      (II) Fine Tuning Operations          
         (a) Repo          
         (b) Reverse Repo          
      (III) Long Term Operations^          
         (a) Repo Fri, 07/02/2025 56 Fri, 04/04/2025 50,010.00 6.31
         (b) Reverse Repo          
    3. MSF#          
    4. SDFΔ#          
    D. Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Availed from RBI$       8,756.81  
    E. Net liquidity injected from outstanding operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]*     58,766.81  
    F. Net liquidity injected (outstanding including today’s operations) [injection (+)/absorption (-)]*     2,07,082.81  
    G. Cash Reserves Position of Scheduled Commercial Banks
         (i) Cash balances with RBI as on February 12, 2025 9,14,470.49  
         (ii) Average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending February 21, 2025 9,12,240.00  
    H. Government of India Surplus Cash Balance Reckoned for Auction as on¥ February 12, 2025 1,23,688.00  
    I. Net durable liquidity [surplus (+)/deficit (-)] as on January 24, 2025 -34,103.00  
    @ Based on Reserve Bank of India (RBI) / Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL).
    – Not Applicable / No Transaction.
    ** Relates to uncollateralized transactions of 2 to 14 days tenor.
    @@ Relates to uncollateralized transactions of 15 days to one year tenor.
    $ Includes refinance facilities extended by RBI.
    & As per the Press Release No. 2019-2020/1900 dated February 06, 2020.
    Δ As per the Press Release No. 2022-2023/41 dated April 08, 2022.
    * Net liquidity is calculated as Repo+MSF+SLF-Reverse Repo-SDF.
    ¥ As per the Press Release No. 2014-2015/1971 dated March 19, 2015.
    # As per the Press Release No. 2023-2024/1548 dated December 27, 2023.
    ^ As per the Press Release No. 2024-2025/2013 dated January 27, 2025.
    Ajit Prasad          
    Deputy General Manager
    (Communications)    
    Press Release: 2024-2025/2140

    MIL OSI Economics

  • MIL-OSI Security: Pair admit stealing ski boat from St. Mary Lake property on Blackfeet Indian Reservation

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    GREAT FALLS — A man and a woman today admitted they stole a ski boat and trailer from property on St. Mary Lake on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

    The defendants, Tiffany Rae Morris, 37, of Shelby, and Levi Jacques Carl Johnson, 44, of Kevin, each pleaded guilty in separate hearings to theft within Indian Country. Morris and Johnson face a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.

    Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The court will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Sentencing was set for June 25. The defendants were released pending further proceedings.

    In court documents, the government alleged that on June 9, 2024, Morris and Johnson stole a ski boat and trailer from the property of the victim, identified as John Doe. The property is on St. Mary Lake on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Doe reported the theft to law enforcement and posted about it on Facebook. An investigation identified Morris and Johnson as potential suspects, based on video surveillance. The following day, a landowner in the Cut Bank area notified law enforcement that a boat had been abandoned on his property and that he thought it was the stolen boat. John Doe responded to the scene and identified his boat. The boat’s identifying decals had been removed. In interviews with law enforcement, Morris and Johnson admitted to stealing the boat. After the theft was circulated on Facebook, the defendants wanted to return the boat but were afraid of being apprehended and abandoned it in the field. Johnson reported that the decals came off when he power-washed the boat. The boat was a 2007 Ski-doo Challenger 180, valued at more than $1,000.

    The U.S. Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case. Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services, Glacier County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI conducted the investigation.

    XXX

    MIL Security OSI

  • MIL-OSI Security: Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation  — Update on Suspicious Deaths on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation

    Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

    Identities of victims released

    The Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service, in conjunction with the Saskatchewan RCMP and in collaboration with the families of the deceased victims, are releasing the names of the people who died as a result of the homicides on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation on February 4, 2025. Their identities are being released to help further the investigation.

    We share our condolences with the families and community members impacted by this tragedy.

    The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Family Liaison team and Victim Services continue to communicate with the victim’s families.

    With this in mind and to assist ongoing reporting, families of the deceased have provided photographs of their loved ones which they have permitted us to share with news partners. They are the highest quality photographs we have available. The families have asked for privacy during this difficult time.

    The deceased victims are identified as:

    34-year-old Tracey Hotomani of Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation
    44-year-old Sheldon Quewezance of Zagime Anishinabek
    47-year-old Shauna Fay of Indian Head
    51-year-old Terry Jack of Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation

    Investigation has determined the homicide victims were injured by firearm. We are investigating the deaths as homicides. Initial investigation suggests the residence may have been targeted.

    The investigation continues, which includes investigators speaking with individuals who may have relevant information to share, as well as evidence analysis. Neighbourhood canvasses have also occurred on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation.

    At this time no arrests have been made in relation to the deaths of the four victims.

    “We are actively investigating this tragedy to piece together the details of what happened – this takes time. We must be mindful that releasing more specific details could impact the overall investigation,” says Inspector Ashley St. Germaine, Senior Investigative Officer of Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes. “I reiterate: if you have information to share about this investigation, please speak directly with the police so it can be examined thoroughly. Rumours can spread quickly. Please remember the loss the victim’s loved ones have experienced. Misinformation can impact an investigation by rerouting investigators in false directions. Investigations must follow evidence and our investigators are trained to do just that.”

    Report all tips to the RCMP by calling 911 in an emergency and 310-RCMP in non-emergencies. Information can be submitted anonymously by contacting Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.

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  • MIL-OSI Global: The Paris summit marks a tipping point on AI’s safety and sustainability

    Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Robert Diab, Professor, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University

    United States Vice President JD Vance made headlines this week by refusing to sign a declaration at a global summit in Paris on artificial intelligence.

    In his first appearance on the world stage, Vance made clear that the U.S. wouldn’t be playing ball. The Donald Trump administration believes that “excessive regulation of the AI sector could kill a transformative industry just as it’s taking off,” he said. “We’ll make every effort to encourage pro-growth AI policies.”

    His remarks confirmed a widespread fear that Trump’s return to the White House will signal a sharp turn in tech policy. American tech companies and their billionaire owners will now be shielded from effective oversight.

    But upon a closer look, events this week point to signs that just the opposite may be unfolding. A host of nations took notable steps towards address growing safety and environmental concerns about AI, indicating that a regulatory tipping point has been reached.

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered the keynote address at the AI Action Summit in Paris, France.

    Wide consensus

    The two-day global summit in Paris, chaired by France and India, led to broad consensus. Some 60 countries signed on to a Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable AI. This included Canada, the European Commission, India and China.

    Both the U.S. and the United Kingdom declined to sign on. But the prevailing winds are against them.

    The meeting in Paris was the third global summit on AI, following meet-ups at Bletchley Park in the U.K. in 2023 and in Seoul, South Korea, in 2024. Each of them ended with similar declarations widely endorsed.

    The Paris communiqué calls for an “inclusive approach” to AI, seeking to “narrow inequalities” in AI capabilities among countries. It encourages “avoiding market concentration” and affirms the need for openness and transparency in building and sharing technology and expertise.

    The document is not binding. It does little more than tout principles, or affirm a collective sentiment among the parties. One of these — perhaps the most important — is to keep talking, meeting and working together on the common concerns that AI raises.

    Environmental challenges

    Meanwhile, a smaller group of countries at the Paris summit, along with 37 tech companies, agreed to form a Coalition for Sustainable AI — setting out a series of goals and deliverables.

    While nothing is binding on the parties, the goals are notably specific. They include coming up with standards for measuring AI’s environmental impact and more effective ways for companies to report on the impact. Parties also aim to “optimize algorithms to reduce computational complexity and minimize data usage.”

    Even if most of this turns out to be merely aspirational, it’s important that the coalition offers a platform for collaboration on these initiatives. At the very least, it signals a likelihood that sustainability will be at the forefront of debate about AI moving forward.




    Read more:
    AI is bad for the environment, and the problem is bigger than energy consumption


    Signing the first international treaty on AI

    A further notable event at the summit was that Canada signed the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. In recent months, 12 other countries had signed, including the U.S. (under former president Joe Biden), the U.K., Israel and the European Union.

    The convention commits parties to pass domestic laws on AI that deal with privacy, bias and discrimination, safety, transparency and environmental sustainability.

    The treaty has been criticized for containing no more than “broad affirmations” and imposing few clear obligations. But it does show that countries are committed to passing law to ensure that AI development unfolds within boundaries — and they’re eager to see more countries do the same.

    If Canada were to ratify the treaty, Parliament would likely revive Bill C-27, which contained the AI and Data Act.




    Read more:
    The federal government’s proposed AI legislation misses the mark on protecting Canadians


    The act aimed to do much of what Canada agrees to do under the convention: impose greater oversight of the development and use of AI. This includes transparency and disclosure requirements on AI companies, and stiff penalties for failure to comply.

    What does this really mean?

    While the U.S. signed the convention on AI and human rights, democracy and rule of law in the fall of 2024, it likely won’t be implemented by a Republican Congress. The same might happen in Canada under a Conservative government led by Pierre Poilievre. He could also decide not to fulfil commitments made under other agreements about AI.

    And if Poilievre comes to power by the time Canada hosts the next G7 meeting in June, he might decline to honour the Trudeau government’s commitment to make AI regulation a central focus of the meeting.

    The Trump administration may have ushered in a period of more lax tech regulation in the U.S., and Silicon Valley is indeed a key player in tech — especially AI. But it’s a wide world, with many other important players in this space, including China, Europe and Canada.

    The events in Paris have revealed a strong interest among nations around the globe to regulate AI, and specifically to foster ideas about inclusion and sustainability. If the Paris summit was any indication, the hope of sheltering AI from effective regulation won’t last long.

    Robert Diab does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    ref. The Paris summit marks a tipping point on AI’s safety and sustainability – https://theconversation.com/the-paris-summit-marks-a-tipping-point-on-ais-safety-and-sustainability-249706

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  • MIL-OSI: Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Reports 2024 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ARCHBOLD, Ohio, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMAO) today reported financial results for the 2024 fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2024.

    2024 Fourth Quarter Financial and Operating Highlights (on a year-over-year basis unless noted):

    • 87 consecutive quarters of profitability
    • Net income increased 51.2% to $8.4 million, or $0.61 per basic and diluted share, from $5.5 million, or $0.41 per basic and diluted share
    • Asset quality remains at historically strong levels with nonperforming loans of only $3.1 million at December 31, 2024, compared to $22.4 million at December 31, 2023
    • Net charge-offs to average loans were 0.00%
    • Allowance for credit losses was 826.70% of nonperforming loans
    • Tier 1 leverage ratio was 8.12%
    • Net interest margin increased 27 basis points to 2.84%
    • Efficiency ratio improved to 59.82%, compared to 69.23% for the same period a year ago

    2024 Full-Year Financial Highlights Include (on a year-over-year basis unless noted):

    • Total loans, net were $2.56 billion at December 31, 2024, compared to $2.58 billion at December 31, 2023 and $2.54 billion at September 30, 2024
    • Total assets increased 2.5% to $3.36 billion
    • Deposits increased 3.0% to a record $2.69 billion
    • Stockholders’ equity increased 5.9% to $335.2 million
    • Net interest income after provision for credit losses increased 7.5% to $85.6 million
    • Return on average tangible equity was 8.91%
    • F&M ended 2024 with excellent liquidity levels, and over $690 million in contingent funding sources, and a cash-to-assets ratio of 5.3%, compared to 4.3% at December 31, 2023
    • Dividend raised 3.8% year-over-year, representing the 30th consecutive annual increase in the Company’s regular dividend payment since 1994

    Lars B. Eller, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our strong 2024 financial performance reflects solid execution of our multi-year strategic plan, as we have remained focused on continual improvements, managing the items under our control, and providing our customers and communities with outstanding, and local financial services. Thanks to the unwavering dedication of our team and the trust of our customers, F&M’s financial and operating results strengthened throughout 2024. This performance creates a solid foundation and further solidifies F&M’s position as a leading community bank in the Ohio, Indiana and Michigan markets we serve.”

    Mr. Eller continued, “Strong earnings growth in 2024 was driven by the success of ongoing strategies aimed at expanding our net interest margin, maintaining excellent asset quality, and driving efficiencies across our business. Core earnings for the 2024 fourth quarter were strong as net interest income after provision for credit losses increased 16.1% year-over-year to a quarterly record of $22.6 million, and noninterest income expanded 4.1% year-over-year to $4.0 million. We believe these trends highlight the improvements we have made to profitability, and we expect these trends to continue in the second half 2025.”

    Income Statement
    Net income for the 2024 fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024, was $8.4 million, compared to $5.5 million for the same period last year. Net income per basic and diluted share for the 2024 fourth quarter was $0.61, compared to $0.41 for the same period last year. Net income for the 2024 twelve months ended December 31, 2024, was $25.9 million, compared to $22.8 million for the same period last year. Net income per basic and diluted share for the 2024 twelve months was $1.90, compared to $1.67 for the same period last year.

    Deposits
    At December 31, 2024, total deposits were a record $2.69 billion, an increase of 3.0% from December 31, 2023. The Company’s cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 3.01% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to 3.02% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. For the 2024 twelve months ended December 31, 2024, F&M’s cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 3.12%, compared to 2.53% in the prior year reflecting the higher rate environment and growth in interest-bearing checking and savings accounts.  

    Mr. Eller commented, “Throughout 2024, we pursued strategies aimed at optimizing our deposit base and growing low-cost checking (DDA) deposits. Since the beginning of 2024, we added nearly 7,500 new checking accounts, and benefited from new and expanded relationships at offices that were opened in 2023. As a result, we ended 2024 with a loan-to-deposit ratio of 94.4%, compared to 98.0% at December 31, 2023.”

    Loan Portfolio and Asset Quality
    “While the demand for loans is high across our markets, our approach to risk and pricing remains prudent. This strategy has contributed to historically strong asset quality over the past two quarters and is a testament to F&M’s risk, lending, and compliance capabilities and high-performing teams.   We expect loan growth to increase modestly in 2025, with growth weighted in the back half of the year. In addition, 31.4% of our loan portfolio is subject to reprice in the next 12 months. We believe these favorable trends will contribute to higher net interest income in 2025,” continued Mr. Eller.

    Total loans, net at December 31, 2024, decreased 0.7%, or by $19.3 million to $2.56 billion, compared to $2.58 billion at December 31, 2023. The year-over-year decline was driven primarily by lower consumer real estate, consumer, and agricultural real estate loans, partially offset primarily by higher commercial and industrial and agricultural loans. Compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2024, total loans, net at December 31, 2024 increased by 0.9% or $23.5 million.

    F&M continues to closely monitor its loan portfolio with a particular emphasis on higher risk sectors. Nonperforming loans were $3.1 million, or 0.12% of total loans at December 31, 2024, compared to $22.4 million, or 0.87% of total loans at December 31, 2023, and $2.9 million, or 0.11% at September 30, 2024.

    F&M maintains a well-balanced, diverse and high performing CRE portfolio. CRE loans represented 51.2% of the Company’s total loan portfolio at December 31, 2024. In addition, F&M’s commercial real estate office credit exposure represented 5.2% of the Company’s total loan portfolio at December 31, 2024, with a weighted average loan-to-value of approximately 64% and an average loan of approximately $958,100.

    F&M’s CRE portfolio included the following categories at December 31, 2024:

    CRE Category

      Dollar
    Balance
      Percent of
    CRE
    Portfolio
    (*)
      Percent of
    Total Loan
    Portfolio
    (*)
                 
    Industrial   $ 269,315   20.6%   10.5%
    Multi-family     233,868   17.8%   9.1%
    Retail     219,395   16.7%   8.6%
    Hotels     141,514   10.8%   5.5%
    Office     134,139   10.2%   5.2%
    Gas Stations     70,767   5.4%   2.8%
    Food Service     49,246   3.8%   1.9%
    Senior Living     31,799   2.4%   1.3%
    Development     29,491   2.3%   1.2%
    Auto Dealers     28,081   2.1%   1.1%
    Other     103,196   7.9%   4.0%
    Total CRE   $ 1,310,811   100.0%   51.2%

    * Numbers have been rounded

    At December 31, 2024, the Company’s allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans was 826.70%, compared to 111.95% at December 31, 2023. The allowance to total loans was 1.07% at December 31, 2024, compared to 1.06% at December 31, 2023. Including accretable yield adjustments, associated with the Company’s prior acquisitions, F&M’s allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.08% at December 31, 2024, compared to 1.13% at December 31, 2023.

    Mr. Eller concluded, “Throughout the new year, we will leverage F&M’s strong banking platform, while continuing to make strategic investments that expanded our operations, capabilities, and services. We believe this will expand operating efficiencies and produce better outcomes for our customers. I am proud of our strong performance in 2024, and expect 2025 to be another good year for F&M.”

    Stockholders’ Equity and Dividends
    Total stockholders’ equity increased 5.9% to $335.2 million, or $24.47 per share at December 31, 2024, from $316.5 million, or $23.17 per share at December 31, 2023. The Company’s Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.12%, remained stable compared to December 31, 2023.

    Tangible stockholders’ equity increased to $270.0 million at December 31, 2024, compared to $254.2 million at December 31, 2023. On a per share basis, tangible stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2024, was $17.74 per share, compared to $16.29 per share at December 31, 2023.

    For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the Company declared cash dividends of $0.8825 per share, representing a 3.8% increase over the same period last year. F&M is committed to returning capital to shareholders and has increased the annual cash dividend for 30 consecutive years. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the dividend payout ratio was 46.07% compared to 50.65% for the same period last year.

    About Farmers & Merchants State Bank:
    F&M Bank is a local independent community bank that has been serving its communities since 1897. F&M Bank provides commercial banking, retail banking and other financial services. Our locations are in Butler, Champaign, Fulton, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Shelby, Williams, and Wood counties in Ohio. In Northeast Indiana, we have offices located in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Jay, Steuben and Wells counties. The Michigan footprint includes Oakland County, and we have Loan Production Offices in Troy, Michigan; Muncie, Indiana; and Perrysburg and Bryan, Ohio.

    Safe Harbor Statement
    Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (“F&M”) wishes to take advantage of the Safe Harbor provisions included in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements by F&M, including management’s expectations and comments, may not be based on historical facts and are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks and uncertainties inherent in general and local banking conditions, competitive factors specific to markets in which F&M and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory decisions, capital market conditions, or the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impacts on our credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions. F&M assumes no responsibility to update this information. For more details, please refer to F&M’s SEC filing, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Such filings can be viewed at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov or through F&M’s website www.fm.bank.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    This press release includes disclosure of financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are required to be disclosed by GAAP. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the underlying operational results and trends and Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.’s marketplace performance. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the numbers prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is included within this press release.

    FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME & COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
    (Unaudited) (in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
     
      Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended
      December 31,
    2024
        September 30,
    2024
        June 30,
    2024
        March 31,
    2024
        December 31,
    2023
        December 31,
    2024
        December 31,
    2023
     
    Interest Income                                        
    Loans, including fees $ 36,663     $ 36,873     $ 36,593     $ 35,200     $ 34,493     $ 145,329     $ 129,344  
    Debt securities:                                        
    U.S. Treasury and government agencies 1,882     1,467     1,148     1,045     987     5,542     4,090  
    Municipalities 384     387     389     394     397     1,554     1,598  
    Dividends 367     334     327     333     365     1,361     882  
    Federal funds sold 24     7     7     7     8     45     44  
    Other 2,531     2,833     2,702     1,675     2,020     9,741     3,850  
    Total interest income 41,851     41,901     41,166     38,654     38,270     163,572     139,808  
    Interest Expense                                        
    Deposits 15,749     16,947     16,488     15,279     15,015     64,463     46,923  
    Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 274     277     276     284     293     1,111     1,474  
    Borrowed funds 2,713     2,804     2,742     2,689     2,742     10,948     8,876  
    Subordinated notes 285     284     285     284     285     1,138     1,138  
    Total interest expense 19,021     20,312     19,791     18,536     18,335     77,660     58,411  
    Net Interest Income – Before Provision for Credit Losses 22,830     21,589     21,375     20,118     19,935     85,912     81,397  
    Provision for (Recovery of) Credit Losses – Loans 346     282     605     (289 )   278     944     1,698  
    Provision for (Recovery of) Credit Losses – Off Balance Sheet Credit Exposures (120 )   (267 )   (18 )   (266 )   189     (671 )   46  
    Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses 22,604     21,574     20,788     20,673     19,468     85,639     79,653  
    Noninterest Income                                        
    Customer service fees 237     300     189     598     415     1,324     1,332  
    Other service charges and fees 1,176     1,155     1,085     1,057     1,090     4,473     4,343  
    Interchange income 1,322     1,315     1,330     1,429     1,310     5,396     5,318  
    Loan servicing income 771     710     513     539     666     2,533     4,405  
    Net gain on sale of loans 223     215     314     107     230     859     699  
    Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance 248     265     236     216     216     965     834  
    Net gain (loss) on sale of other assets owned 22         49         (86 )   71     (135 )
    Net loss on sale of available-for-sale securities                         (891 )
    Total noninterest income 3,999     3,960     3,716     3,946     3,841     15,621     15,905  
    Noninterest Expense                                        
    Salaries and wages 7,020     7,713     7,589     7,846     6,981     30,168     26,915  
    Employee benefits 2,148     2,112     2,112     2,171     1,218     8,543     7,520  
    Net occupancy expense 1,072     1,054     999     1,027     1,187     4,152     3,833  
    Furniture and equipment 1,032     1,472     1,407     1,353     1,370     5,264     5,022  
    Data processing 160     339     448     500     785     1,447     3,147  
    Franchise taxes 312     410     265     555     308     1,542     1,487  
    ATM expense 328     472     397     473     665     1,670     2,611  
    Advertising 498     597     519     530     397     2,144     2,606  
    FDIC assessment 505     516     507     580     594     2,108     1,982  
    Servicing rights amortization – net 244     219     187     168     182     818     611  
    Loan expense 236     244     251     229     246     960     1,055  
    Consulting fees 242     251     198     186     192     877     832  
    Professional fees 368     453     527     445     331     1,793     1,430  
    Intangible asset amortization 446     445     444     445     446     1,780     1,780  
    Other general and administrative 1,465     1,128     1,495     1,333     1,532     5,421     6,373  
    Total noninterest expense 16,076     17,425     17,345     17,841     16,434     68,687     67,204  
    Income Before Income Taxes 10,527     8,109     7,159     6,778     6,875     32,573     28,354  
    Income Taxes 2,146     1,593     1,477     1,419     1,332     6,635     5,567  
    Net Income 8,381     6,516     5,682     5,359     5,543     25,938     22,787  
    Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Net of Tax):                                        
    Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities (7,403 )   11,664     2,531     (1,995 )   13,261     4,797     10,781  
    Reclassification adjustment for realized loss on sale of available-for-sale securities                         891  
    Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities (7,403 )   11,664     2,531     (1,995 )   13,261     4,797     11,672  
    Tax expense (benefit) (1,554 )   2,449     531     (418 )   2,784     1,008     2,451  
    Other comprehensive income (loss) (5,849 )   9,215     2,000     (1,577 )   10,477     3,789     9,221  
    Comprehensive Income $ 2,532     $ 15,731     $ 7,682     $ 3,782     $ 16,020     $ 29,727     $ 32,008  
    Basic Earnings Per Share $ 0.61     $ 0.48     $ 0.42     $ 0.39     $ 0.41     $ 1.90     $ 1.67  
    Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 0.61     $ 0.48     $ 0.42     $ 0.39     $ 0.41     $ 1.90     $ 1.67  
    Dividends Declared $ 0.22125     $ 0.22125     $ 0.22     $ 0.22     $ 0.22     $ 0.88250     $ 0.85  
                                             
    FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (Unaudited) (in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
     
      December 31,
    2024
        September 30,
    2024
        June 30,
    2024
        March 31,
    2024
        December 31,
    2023
     
            (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)        
    Assets                            
    Cash and due from banks $                       174,855     $                       244,572     $                     191,785     $                     186,541     $                      140,917  
    Federal funds sold 1,496     932     1,283     1,241     1,284  
    Total cash and cash equivalents 176,351     245,504     193,068     187,782     142,201  
                                 
    Interest-bearing time deposits 2,482     2,727     3,221     2,735     2,740  
    Securities – available-for-sale 426,556     404,881     365,209     347,516     358,478  
    Other securities, at cost 14,400     15,028     14,721     14,744     17,138  
    Loans held for sale 2,996     1,706     1,628     2,410     1,576  
    Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $25,826 12/31/24 and $25,024 12/31/23 2,536,043     2,512,852     2,534,468     2,516,687     2,556,167  
    Premises and equipment 33,828     33,779     34,507     35,007     35,790  
    Construction in progress     35     38     9     8  
    Goodwill 86,358     86,358     86,358     86,358     86,358  
    Loan servicing rights 5,656     5,644     5,504     5,555     5,648  
    Bank owned life insurance 34,872     34,624     34,359     34,123     33,907  
    Other assets 45,181     46,047     49,552     54,628     43,218  
    Total Assets $                    3,364,723     $                    3,389,185     $                  3,322,633     $                  3,287,554     $                   3,283,229  
                                 
    Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                            
    Liabilities                            
    Deposits                            
    Noninterest-bearing $                       516,904     $                       481,444     $                     479,069     $                     510,731     $                      528,465  
    Interest-bearing                            
    NOW accounts 850,462     865,617     821,145     829,236     816,790  
    Savings 671,818     661,565     673,284     635,430     599,191  
    Time 647,581     676,187     667,592     645,985     663,017  
    Total deposits 2,686,765     2,684,813     2,641,090     2,621,382     2,607,463  
                                 
    Federal funds purchased and securities                            
    sold under agreements to repurchase 27,218     27,292     27,218     28,218     28,218  
    Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances 246,056     263,081     266,102     256,628     265,750  
    Subordinated notes, net of unamortized issuance costs 34,818     34,789     34,759     34,731     34,702  
    Dividend payable 2,996     2,998     2,975     2,975     2,974  
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities 31,659     40,832     27,825     25,930     27,579  
    Total liabilities 3,029,512     3,053,805     2,999,969     2,969,864     2,966,686  
                                 
    Commitments and Contingencies                            
                                 
    Stockholders’ Equity                            
    Common stock – No par value 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued                            
    14,564,425 shares 12/31/24 and 12/31/23; outstanding 13,699,536 135,565     135,193     135,829     135,482     135,515  
    shares 12/31/24 and 13,664,641 shares 12/31/23                            
    Treasury stock – 864,889 shares 12/31/24 and 899,784 shares 12/31/23 (10,985 )   (10,904 )   (11,006 )   (10,851 )   (11,040 )
    Retained earnings 235,854     230,465     226,430     223,648     221,080  
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss (25,223 )   (19,374 )   (28,589 )   (30,589 )   (29,012 )
    Total stockholders’ equity 335,211     335,380     322,664     317,690     316,543  
                                 
    Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $                    3,364,723     $                    3,389,185     $                  3,322,633     $                  3,287,554     $                   3,283,229  
                                 
    FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    SELECT FINANCIAL DATA
                                               
        For the Three Months Ended   For the Twelve Months Ended
    Selected financial data   December 31,
    2024
      September 30,
    2024
      June 30,
    2024
      March 31,
    2024
      December 31,
    2023
      December 31,
    2024
      December 31,
    2023
    Return on average assets     0.99%     0.78%     0.69%     0.66%     0.67%     0.78%     0.71%
    Return on average equity     10.00%     7.93%     7.13%     6.76%     7.27%     7.98%     7.46%
    Yield on earning assets     5.20%     5.27%     5.22%     5.00%     4.93%     5.17%     4.67%
    Cost of interest bearing liabilities     3.01%     3.21%     3.18%     3.06%     3.02%     3.12%     2.53%
    Net interest spread     2.19%     2.06%     2.04%     1.94%     1.91%     2.05%     2.14%
    Net interest margin     2.84%     2.71%     2.71%     2.60%     2.57%     2.72%     2.72%
    Efficiency     59.82%     67.98%     69.03%     74.08%     69.23%     67.54%     68.48%
    Dividend payout ratio     35.75%     45.99%     52.35%     55.52%     54.23%     46.07%     50.65%
    Tangible book value per share   $ 17.74   $ 17.72   $ 16.79   $ 16.39   $ 16.29            
    Tier 1 leverage ratio     8.12%     8.04%     8.02%     8.40%     8.20%            
    Average shares outstanding     13,699,869     13,687,119     13,681,501     13,671,166     13,665,773     13,679,955     13,641,336
                                               
    Loans   December 31,
    2024
      September 30,
    2024
      June 30,
    2024
      March 31,
    2024
      December 31,
    2023
               
    (Dollar amounts in thousands)                                          
    Commercial real estate   $ 1,310,811   $ 1,301,160   $ 1,303,598   $ 1,304,400   $ 1,337,766            
    Agricultural real estate     216,401     220,328     222,558     227,455     223,791            
    Consumer real estate     520,114     524,055     525,902     525,178     521,895            
    Commercial and industrial     275,152     260,732     268,426     256,051     254,935            
    Agricultural     152,080     137,252     142,909     127,670     132,560            
    Consumer     63,009     67,394     70,918     74,819     79,591            
    Other     24,978     25,916     26,449     26,776     30,136            
    Less: Net deferred loan fees, costs and other (1)     (676)     1,499     (1,022)     (982)     517            
    Total loans, net   $ 2,561,869   $ 2,538,336   $ 2,559,738   $ 2,541,367   $ 2,581,191            
                                               
                                               
    Asset quality data   December 31,
    2024
      September 30,
    2024
      June 30,
    2024
      March 31,
    2024
      December 31,
    2023
               
    (Dollar amounts in thousands)                                          
    Nonaccrual loans   $ 3,124   $ 2,898   $ 2,487   $ 19,391   $ 22,353            
    90 day past due and accruing   $   $   $   $   $            
    Nonperforming loans   $ 3,124   $ 2,898   $ 2,487   $ 19,391   $ 22,353            
    Other real estate owned   $   $   $   $   $            
    Nonperforming assets   $ 3,124   $ 2,898   $ 2,487   $ 19,391   $ 22,353            
                                               
                                               
    Allowance for credit losses   $ 25,826   $ 25,484   $ 25,270   $ 24,680   $ 25,024            
    Allowance for unfunded     1,541     1,661     1,928     1,946     2,212            
    Total allowance for credit losses   $ 27,367   $ 27,145   $ 27,198   $ 26,626   $ 27,236            
    Total allowance for credit losses/total loans     1.07%     1.07%     1.06%     1.05%     1.06%            
    Adjusted credit losses with accretable yield/total loans     1.08%     1.10%     1.10%     1.11%     1.13%            
    Net charge-offs:                                          
    Quarter-to-date   $ 4   $ 68   $ 15   $ 55   $ 531            
    Year-to-date   $ 142   $ 138   $ 70   $ 55   $ 551            
    Net charge-offs to average loans                                          
    Quarter-to-date     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.00%     0.02%            
    Year-to-date     0.01%     0.01%     0.00%     0.00%     0.02%            
    Nonperforming loans/total loans     0.12%     0.11%     0.10%     0.76%     0.87%            
    Allowance for credit losses/nonperforming loans     826.70%     879.37%     1016.08%     127.28%     111.95%            
    NPA coverage ratio     826.70%     879.37%     1016.08%     127.28%     111.95%            
                                               
    (1) Includes carrying value adjustments of $1.1 million as of December 31, 2024, $3.0 million as of September 30, 2024, $612 thousand as of June 30, 2024, $969 thousand as of March 31, 2024 and $2.7 million as of December 31, 2023 related to interest rate swaps
    FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND RELATED YIELDS AND RATES
    (in thousands of dollars, except percentages)
                               
      For the Three Months Ended     For the Three Months Ended  
      December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    Interest Earning Assets: Average
    Balance
      Interest/
    Dividends
      Annualized
    Yield/Rate
        Average
    Balance
      Interest/
    Dividends
      Annualized
    Yield/Rate
     
    Loans $            2,543,628   $                    36,663   5.77 %   $            2,553,023   $                    34,493   5.41 %
    Taxable investment securities 450,648   2,554   2.27 %   386,931   1,660   1.72 %
    Tax-exempt investment securities 18,571   79   2.15 %   24,145   89   1.87 %
    Fed funds sold & other 209,307   2,555   4.88 %   142,642   2,028   5.69 %
    Total Interest Earning Assets 3,222,154   $                    41,851   5.20 %   3,106,741   $                    38,270   4.93 %
                               
    Nonearning Assets 174,172             189,202          
                               
    Total Assets $            3,396,326             $            3,295,943          
                               
    Interest Bearing Liabilities:                          
    Savings deposits $            1,548,638   $                      9,459   2.44 %   $            1,392,304   $                      8,570   2.46 %
    Other time deposits 666,896   6,290   3.77 %   701,347   6,445   3.68 %
    Other borrowed money 255,490   2,713   4.25 %   265,948   2,742   4.12 %
    Fed funds purchased & securities                          
    sold under agreement to repurchase 27,341   274   4.01 %   28,739   293   4.08 %
    Subordinated notes 34,799   285   3.28 %   34,683   285   3.29 %
    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities $            2,533,164   $                    19,021   3.01 %   $            2,423,021   $                    18,335   3.02 %
                               
    Noninterest Bearing Liabilities 527,751             567,813          
                               
    Stockholders’ Equity $               335,411             $               305,109          
                               
    Net Interest Income and Interest Rate Spread     $                    22,830   2.19 %       $                    19,935   1.91 %
                               
    Net Interest Margin         2.84 %           2.57 %
                               
    Yields on Tax exempt securities and the portion of the tax-exempt IDB loans included in loans have been tax adjusted based on a 21% tax rate in the charts
                               
                               
      For the Twelve Months Ended     For the Twelve Months Ended  
      December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    Interest Earning Assets: Average
    Balance
      Interest/
    Dividends
      Annualized
    Yield/Rate
        Average
    Balance
      Interest/
    Dividends
      Annualized
    Yield/Rate
     
    Loans $            2,557,213   $                  145,329   5.68 %   $            2,491,502   $                  129,344   5.19 %
    Taxable investment securities 410,764   8,129   1.98 %   394,424   6,204   1.57 %
    Tax-exempt investment securities 20,154   328   2.06 %   24,686   366   1.88 %
    Fed funds sold & other 176,307   9,786   5.55 %   85,018   3,894   4.58 %
    Total Interest Earning Assets 3,164,438   $                  163,572   5.17 %   2,995,630   $                  139,808   4.67 %
                               
    Nonearning Assets 164,464             197,726          
                               
    Total Assets $            3,328,902             $            3,193,356          
                               
    Interest Bearing Liabilities:                          
    Savings deposits $            1,502,365   $                    39,750   2.65 %   $            1,376,318   $                    27,424   1.99 %
    Other time deposits 663,320   24,713   3.73 %   640,390   19,499   3.04 %
    Other borrowed money 262,094   10,948   4.18 %   220,175   8,876   4.03 %
    Fed funds purchased & securities                          
    sold under agreement to repurchase 27,750   1,111   4.00 %   35,421   1,474   4.16 %
    Subordinated notes 34,755   1,138   3.27 %   34,640   1,138   3.29 %
    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities $            2,490,284   $                    77,660   3.12 %   $            2,306,944   $                    58,411   2.53 %
                               
    Noninterest Bearing Liabilities 513,588             580,931          
                               
    Stockholders’ Equity $               325,030             $                305,481          
                               
    Net Interest Income and Interest Rate Spread     $                    85,912   2.05 %       $                    81,397   2.14 %
                               
    Net Interest Margin         2.72 %           2.72 %
                               
    Yields on Tax exempt securities and the portion of the tax-exempt IDB loans included in loans have been tax adjusted based on a 21% tax rate in the charts
    FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND RELATED YIELDS AND RATES
    (in thousands of dollars, except percentages)
     
      For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024   For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
      As Reported   Excluding Acc/Amort   Difference   As Reported   Excluding Acc/Amort   Difference
      $ Yield     $ Yield     $   Yield     $ Yield     $ Yield     $   Yield  
    Interest Earning Assets:                                                  
    Loans $         36,663 5.77 %   $     36,039 5.67 %   $          624   0.10 %   $         34,493 5.41 %   $     33,769 5.29 %   $          724   0.12 %
    Taxable investment securities 2,554 2.27 %   2,554 2.27 %     0.00 %   1,660 1.72 %   1,660 1.72 %     0.00 %
    Tax-exempt investment securities 79 2.15 %   79 2.15 %     0.00 %   89 1.87 %   89 1.87 %     0.00 %
    Fed funds sold & other 2,555 4.88 %   2,555 4.88 %     0.00 %   2,028 5.69 %   2,028 5.69 %     0.00 %
    Total Interest Earning Assets 41,851 5.20 %   41,227 5.12 %   624   0.08 %   38,270 4.93 %   37,546 4.84 %   724   0.09 %
                                                       
    Interest Bearing Liabilities:                                                  
    Savings deposits $           9,459 2.44 %   $       9,459 2.44 %   $             –   0.00 %   $           8,570 2.46 %   $       8,570 2.46 %   $             –   0.00 %
    Other time deposits 6,290 3.77 %   6,290 3.77 %     0.00 %   6,445 3.68 %   6,381 3.64 %   64   0.04 %
    Other borrowed money 2,713 4.25 %   2,710 4.24 %   3   0.01 %   2,742 4.12 %   2,760 4.15 %   (18 ) -0.03 %
    Federal funds purchased  and                                                  
    securities sold under agreement to                                                  
    repurchase 274 4.01 %   274 4.01 %     0.00 %   293 4.08 %   293 4.08 %     0.00 %
    Subordinated notes 285 3.28 %   285 3.28 %     0.00 %   285 3.29 %   285 3.29 %     0.00 %
    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities 19,021 3.01 %   19,018 3.00 %   3   0.01 %   18,335 3.02 %   18,289 3.02 %   46   0.00 %
                                                       
    Interest/Dividend income/yield 41,851 5.20 %   41,227 5.12 %   624   0.08 %   38,270 4.93 %   37,546 4.84 %   724   0.09 %
    Interest Expense / yield 19,021 3.01 %   19,018 3.00 %   3   0.01 %   18,335 3.02 %   18,289 3.02 %   46   0.00 %
    Net Interest Spread 22,830 2.19 %   22,209 2.12 %   621   0.07 %   19,935 1.91 %   19,257 1.82 %   678   0.09 %
    Net Interest Margin   2.84 %     2.76 %       0.08 %     2.57 %     2.48 %       0.09 %
                                                       
      For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024   For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2023
      As Reported   Excluding Acc/Amort   Difference   As Reported   Excluding Acc/Amort   Difference
      $ Yield     $ Yield     $   Yield     $ Yield     $ Yield     $   Yield  
    Interest Earning Assets:                                                  
    Loans $       145,329 5.68 %   $   142,627 5.58 %   $       2,702   0.10 %   $       129,344 5.19 %   $   126,133 5.06 %   $       3,211   0.13 %
    Taxable investment securities 8,129 1.98 %   8,129 1.98 %     0.00 %   6,204 1.57 %   6,204 1.57 %     0.00 %
    Tax-exempt investment securities 328 2.06 %   328 2.06 %     0.00 %   366 1.88 %   366 1.88 %     0.00 %
    Fed funds sold & other 9,786 5.55 %   9,786 5.55 %     0.00 %   3,894 4.58 %   3,894 4.58 %     0.00 %
    Total Interest Earning Assets 163,572 5.17 %   160,870 5.09 %   2,702   0.08 %   139,808 4.67 %   136,597 4.57 %   3,211   0.10 %
                                                       
    Interest Bearing Liabilities:                                                  
    Savings deposits $         39,750 2.65 %   $     39,750 2.65 %   $             –   0.00 %   $         27,424 1.99 %   $     27,424 1.99 %   $             –   0.00 %
    Other time deposits 24,713 3.73 %   24,713 3.73 %     0.00 %   19,499 3.04 %   19,839 3.10 %   (340 ) -0.06 %
    Other borrowed money 10,948 4.18 %   10,964 4.18 %   (16 ) 0.00 %   8,876 4.03 %   8,947 4.06 %   (71 ) -0.03 %
    Federal funds purchased  and                                                  
    securities sold under agreement to                                                  
    repurchase 1,111 4.00 %   1,111 4.00 %     0.00 %   1,474 4.16 %   1,474 4.16 %     0.00 %
    Subordinated notes 1,138 3.27 %   1,138 3.27 %     0.00 %   1,138 3.29 %   1,138 3.29 %     0.00 %
    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities 77,660 3.12 %   77,676 3.12 %   (16 ) 0.00 %   58,411 2.53 %   58,822 2.55 %   (411 ) -0.02 %
                                                       
    Interest/Dividend income/yield 163,572 5.17 %   160,870 5.09 %   2,702   0.08 %   139,808 4.67 %   136,597 4.57 %   3,211   0.10 %
    Interest Expense / yield 77,660 3.12 %   77,676 3.12 %   (16 ) 0.00 %   58,411 2.53 %   58,822 2.55 %   (411 ) -0.02
    Net Interest Spread 85,912 2.05 %   83,194 1.97 %   2,718   0.08 %   81,397 2.14 %   77,775 2.02 %   3,622   0.12 %
    Net Interest Margin   2.72 %     2.63 %       0.09 %     2.72 %     2.60 %       0.12 %
    Company Contact: Investor and Media Contact:
    Lars B. Eller
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
    (419) 446-2501
    leller@fm.bank
    Andrew M. Berger
    Managing Director
    SM Berger & Company, Inc.
    (216) 464-6400
    andrew@smberger.com

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Cortez Masto, Crapo Introduce Legislation to Ensure the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation Receive the $5 Million They’re Owed

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Nevada Cortez Masto
    Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) reintroduced the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act. This legislation will allow the Tribes to finally collect over $5 million in interest they are owed for their 2009 water rights settlement. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) are cosponsors of this legislation.
    “It is absurd that the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation have had to go nearly two decades without millions of dollars in interest they are owed,” said Senator Cortez Masto. “My commonsense, bipartisan legislation fixes this years-old oversight and secures funding that these Tribes deserve.”
    “This much-needed fix takes the next step in upholding the federal government’s full interest terms of the 2009 settlement with the Duck Valley reservation,” said Senator Crapo.  “The Senate unanimously advanced the measure in the last Congress and must do so again expeditiously.  The House should follow suit so we can correct this error as soon as possible.”
    “The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation deserve the millions of dollars in interest they are owed,” said Senator Rosen. “I’m proud to help introduce this bipartisan legislation to ensure they finally receive this payment after a nearly twenty year delay.”
    “The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes’ water rights settlement mistakenly excluded interest payments, unjustly cutting these communities short,” said Senator Risch. “I’m proud to join my colleagues in introducing legislation to correct this error and provide the Tribes the proper interest they are owed.”
    Senator Cortez Masto has long been a champion for Tribal communities. Last year, the Senate passed both her legislation to make it easier for Indian Health Services to recruit and retain doctors and her legislation to strengthen Tribal public safety. She repeatedly called on the Biden administration to do more to address the epidemic of violence against Native women and girls, including securing federal funding to protect Native communities, urging the administration to draft a plan to address this issue, and requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate the federal response to this crisis.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Indiana Real Estate Developer and Property Manager Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme

    Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime Alerts (c)

    NEWARK, N.J. –  An Indianapolis man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison today for his role in a scheme to defraud real estate investors, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced.

    Herbert Whalen, a/k/a “Bert Whalen,” 50, of Indianapolis, Indiana, previously pleaded guilty in Newark federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in a multi-million dollar real estate investment scheme that took place in Indiana and New Jersey.  Judge Madeline Cox Arleo imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.

    According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

    From August 2016 to July 2018, Whalen, who operated Oceanpointe Property Management in Indianapolis, engaged in a scheme to obtain money from real estate investors by misrepresenting and concealing the poor condition of properties managed by Oceanpointe and by creating fake leases for unoccupied Oceanpointe properties. Investors were promised that, after repairs and rehabilitations were completed, and tenants rented the properties, investors would receive copies of the leases and begin to receive rent payments as their return on investment. In reality, many Oceanpointe properties were not repaired and rehabilitated, and were not ready for occupancy. To conceal these facts from victim investors, Whalen and a conspirator directed Oceanpointe employees to draft fake leases, making it appear to investors that Oceanpointe properties were rented, when, in fact, the properties remained vacant. Whalen instructed Oceanpointe employees to place fake tenant names on leases to send to Oceanpointe investors.

    Whalen and others commingled tenant rent payments and selected which investors would be paid from the pool of funds in order to silence investors who voiced concerns and evade detection of the fraud. In order to prevent investors from leaving Oceanpointe and exposing his fraudulent conduct, Whalen directed an Oceanpointe employee to create a false identity and falsely claim, on an online real estate message forum, that the Oceanpointe employee was an investor with Oceanpointe and another company, and that Oceanpointe had addressed all of the concerns regarding the investment property. These misrepresentations and others led to millions of dollars in losses to investors, which Whalen used to, among other things, fund his lifestyle.

    In addition to the prison term, Judge Arleo sentenced Whalen to three years of supervised release.

    Acting U.S. Attorney Khanna credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Terence G. Reilly in Newark, with the investigation leading to the charge.

    The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Caroline Silane of the Economic Crimes Unit and Ari B. Fontecchio, Chief of the Opioid Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Unit.

                                                               ###

    Defense counsel: John L. Tompkins, Tompkins Law, Indianapolis, IN

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Richard R. Barker to Serve as Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    Spokane, Washington – Following the recent resignation of the Honorable Vanessa R. Waldref, and by operation of the Vacancies Reform Act, Richard R. Barker is now serving as the Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.

    Acting United States Attorney Barker has over a decade of experience as a career prosecutor, serving as an Assistant United States Attorney since 2014.  During his career, Barker has held the positions of First Assistant United States Attorney, Tribal Liaison, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Coordinator, Digital Asset Coordinator, and Public Affairs Officer.  From 2014 – 2019, Barker served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the nation’s capital, where he served as a dedicated homicide prosecutor.  In early 2019, Barker joined the Eastern District of Washington, serving as an Assistant United States Attorney (“AUSA”) in the Spokane office.

    Acting United States Attorney Barker has dedicated his career to serving victims of violent crime, while handling numerous homicide and violent crime cases. Late last year, Barker was lead counsel with AUSA Michael J. Ellis in the trial of Zachery Holt and Dezmonique Tenzsley for the double murder of two Tribal members and the attempted murder of a federal officer on the Colville Indian Reservation. In 2023, Barker successfully prosecuted Ronald Craig Ilg, who attempted to hire hitmen on the dark web to harm his wife and a former work colleague.

    Throughout his career, Acting United States Attorney Barker also has handled several significant drug trafficking prosecutions.  In 2023, Barker and AUSA Stephanie Van Marter prosecuted the “Fetty Bros” Drug Trafficking Organization, which was distributing hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills and other drugs into Eastern Washington and using extreme violence to insulate their organization. Barker later served as lead counsel in the removal of more than 161,000 fentanyl-laced pills and 80 pounds of methamphetamine from rural Washington. In his efforts to further address the fentanyl crisis, Barker worked closely with now former U.S. Attorney Waldref and the City of Spokane to create a Special U.S. Assistant Attorney position focused on prosecuting those responsible for illegal narcotics impacting the Spokane area.

    As First Assistant United States Attorney, Barker has supervised the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s litigating units, which include the Criminal, Civil, and Appellate Divisions. As the Chief Deputy to the U.S. Attorney, Barker helped establish the District’s dedicated Appellate Division and worked closely with the Office’s administrative team to obtain additional DOJ resources for increasing public safety throughout Eastern Washington. Barker also played a pivotal role in opening the District’s Branch Office in Richland Washington, and he has been instrumental in the office’s efforts to increase resources for prosecuting cases on Native American Reservations. In early 2024, Barker played a key role in hiring the district’s first MMIP AUSA, who is fully dedicated to prosecuting cases of Missing or Murdered Indigenous People.  For Barker’s dedication to working with Native American communities and improving public safety, he received a Department of Justice Director’s Award in 2024.

    “I have loved serving as a federal prosecutor and working so closely with federal, state, local, and Tribal leaders to seek justice and protect our communities,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Barker. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington has an incredible team of attorneys and support staff, who are fully dedicated to protecting the citizens of Eastern Washington and our nation. It is truly inspiring to serve alongside such an excellent group of professionals, who have dedicated their careers to doing the right thing each and every day.”  

    Outgoing U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref stated, “Acting U.S. Attorney Barker is an exceptional leader, a gifted attorney, and a tireless advocate for justice. His unwavering dedication to protecting the communities of Eastern Washington is evident in everything he does. It has been an honor to work alongside him as my First Assistant, and I have no doubt that he will continue to serve with integrity, determination, and a deep commitment to upholding the law, as he takes on this new role as the chief law enforcement officer for the Eastern District of Washington.”

    Acting United States Attorney Barker graduated with highest honors from Brigham Young University Law School. After graduation, Barker clerked for the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Honorable G. Murray Snow on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.  Following his clerkships, Acting United States Attorney Barker worked in private practice for Davis Polk, LLP, in Washington D.C.

    Outside the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Barker serves as an adjunct professor at Gonzaga University School of Law, where he has taught courses in Trial Advocacy and Conflicts of Law. Barker also serves as a Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: India’s Cultural Influence Across the Indian Ocean Region Stems from its rich Cultural, Intellectual and Knowledge Traditions: Union Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

    Source: Government of India

    India’s Cultural Influence Across the Indian Ocean Region Stems from its rich Cultural, Intellectual and Knowledge Traditions: Union Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

    From Ancient Trade Winds to Modern Maritime Security:  ‘Monsoon’ Conference Explores India’s Expanding Indian Ocean Role

    Posted On: 12 FEB 2025 9:42PM by PIB Delhi

    In the backdrop of India’s growing maritime partnerships and security initiatives, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is organizing a two-day international conference in collaboration with the Advanced Study Institute of Asia ( ASIA) at SGT University titled ‘Monsoon: The Sphere of Cultural and Trade Influence’. ‘Project Mausam’, is an Indian transnational initiative under the Ministry of Culture. This conference, exploring historical and cultural connections among Indian Ocean nations through maritime interactions, will highlight India’s central role in shaping trade, traditions, and connectivity across the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The inaugural session of the conference began today at IGNCA, New Delhi, and will continue until 13th February 2025. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister Minister of Culture and Tourism, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, with a keynote address by Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and a welcome address by Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA. Prof. Amogh Rai, Research Director, ASIA, SGT University, and Dr. Ajith Kumar, Director of Project Mausam, were also present during the inaugural session.

    Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, while speaking at the inaugural session, highlighted the deep interlinkages between India and the region, emphasising that India’s cultural influence across the Indian Ocean Region stems from its rich cultural, intellectual, and knowledge traditions. He noted that this influence stemmed not only from commerce and trade but also from India’s intellectual prowess and golden prosperity. He remarked that the footprints of India’s cultural impact are visible among those who came as students, monks, or even as aggressors, carrying with them the essence of India’s cultural progress, fostering diversity and unity over thousands of years. He also spoke about the unique vision of ‘Project Mausam’ to showcase a Transnational Mixed Route of Natural and Cultural Heritage, stating, “The world realises that culture is the factor that unites us all.”

    The initiative is particularly timely, as India and France recently concluded their Maritime Cooperation Dialogue in New Delhi, agreeing on joint measures to assess and counter threats to maritime security in the IOR. These threats include piracy, maritime terrorism, smuggling, illegal fishing, hybrid and cyber threats, and marine pollution. Oman will also be hosting the 8th edition of the Indian Ocean Conference from February 16-17, focusing on ‘Voyages to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership’. Simultaneously, the Indian Navy’s 2025 capstone Theatre Level Operational Exercise (TROPEX) is underway, showcasing India’s preparedness in the Indian Ocean.

    ‘Project Mausam’ not only emphasizes India’s historical maritime influence but also resonates with the nation’s evolving geopolitical strategy in the region. The conference will focus on key themes such as ancient navigational routes, port city networks, and coastal settlements. By integrating tangible and intangible cultural heritage, the project highlights India’s continued leadership in fostering connectivity and maritime partnerships, contributing to UNESCO’s maritime heritage studies.

    Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe in his address emphasised the cultural foundations of India-Southeast Asia relations, calling for intellectual and emotional investment to integrate Southeast Asia into India’s popular consciousness. Noting that cultural bonds need revitalisation, he highlighted the monsoon as a symbol of enduring connections and urged moving beyond Eurocentric perspectives. He advocated deepening cultural engagement through the Act East policy to ‘Attract East’ by strengthening cultural, strategic, and economic ties. He also called for reinforcing Dharma-Dhamma relations, reviving shared epics, promoting collaborative art and craft, advancing educational and technological exchanges, addressing climate change, and building linguistic bridges.

    Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi said that IGNCA’s area studies in South and Central Asia led to the development of Vrihattar Bharat to explore cultural routes and linkages, expanding beyond the initially identified 39 countries. He noted that over 70 countries share cultural heritage with India. Emphasising international cooperation, as reflected in the G20 summit’s motto, ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, he highlighted that IGNCA’s efforts were ongoing, with the conference serving as a catalyst to expand these studies.

    Prof. Amogh Rai expressed his views on the monsoon as both a physical and cultural force, highlighting its role as a cultural multiplier and the conference’s potential for further research. Dr. Ajith Kumar concluded the inaugural session by extending a formal vote of thanks and emphasising the cultural unity between India and Southeast Asian countries.

    IGNCA’s international conference aims to foster deeper cultural diplomacy, with academic collaborations and heritage conservation paving the way for future policy dialogues. This dialogue aligns seamlessly with India’s evolving maritime strategies and international partnerships.

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Indian Railways is working day and night to ensure that pilgrims return home without any delay after taking the holy bath on Maghi Purnima :Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw

    Source: Government of India

    Indian Railways is working day and night to ensure that pilgrims return home without any delay after taking the holy bath on Maghi Purnima :Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw

    Union Railway Minister and Chairman, Railway Board visits the war room to review and monitor the situation, directing officials to run trains in all directions

    For the past three days, Indian Railways has been operating an average of 330 trains daily to assist devotees return their home safely

    Posted On: 12 FEB 2025 8:47PM by PIB Delhi

    Union Railway Minister Shri Ashwani Vaishnaw along with CEO & CRB, Shri Satish Kumar today reviewed crowd management situation of Prayagraj Railway stations in the war room at Rail Bhavan. The Minister instructed officials to ensure that trains are made available for pilgrims in all directions. He also mentioned that the Prayagraj division has been directed to run extra trains as needed to ease passenger congestion while ensuring passenger comfort in the holding areas.

    According to the Mahakumbh Railway Information Bulletin, by 6:00 PM today (12 February 2025), 225 trains had been run for the convenience of passengers, with over 12.46 lakh passengers having traveled. On Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 343 trains were operated, carrying more than 14.69 lakh passengers. Information related to trains is continuously being provided by Indian Railways through various channels—including special bulletins, the Mahakumbh area holding zones, railway stations, social media, and other media outlets.

     

    For the convenience of passengers, four holding areas near Prayagraj junction railway station (each with a capacity of 5,000) have fully been operational. Additionally, a new holding area at Khusrobagh with a capacity 100,000 passengers has been operational today on the occasion of Maghi Purnima with Special arrangements for lodging, meals, and other essentials have been made so that waiting passengers can stay comfortably until they board their trains.

    All passengers are advised to obtain information only from official sources and to avoid any unverified reports and misleading information.

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: International Conference organised by Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine concludes today

    Source: Government of India (2)

    International Conference organised by Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine concludes today

    National and International experts and luminaries from the field of health sciences shared their knowledge and expertise

    Posted On: 12 FEB 2025 8:10PM by PIB Delhi

    The International Conference on “Innovations in Unani Medicine for Integrative Health Solutions – A way forward” organized by the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India in hybrid mode as part of Unani Day 2025 Celebration successfully concluded at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi today.

    The conference was inaugurated yesterday by Smt. Droupadi Murmu, President of India in the presence of Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy & Department of Space, Government of India, Shri PratapraoJadhav, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush & Minister of State for Health Family welfare.

    The conference had a panel discussion and nine scientific sessions on the sub-themes, viz. “Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning for Ayush/ Traditional Medicine: Prospects and Challenges”, “Unani Medicine for Globalized Health-Unlocking New Opportunities.”, “Moving towards Sustainable Development Goal -3: Good Health and Well Being. ”, “Integrating Traditional Medicine into Healthcare Systems”, “Unani Perspectives on Mental Health and Well-Being”, “Development of Unani Ahar (Diet): through Scientific Approach”, “Evidence based recent research trends in Unani Medicine”, “Advancements in Regimental therapies (Ilaj biltadbir)” and “Translational Research in Unani/traditional systems of medicine”.

    A number of national and international experts and luminaries from the field of health sciences shared their knowledge, experiences and expertise in the conference. Stakeholders from industry, academia and research organizations engaged in development of Unani Medicine and related health sciences attended the conference in large numbers physically as well as in online mode.

    The conference also witnessed the transfer of patented technology, developed by CCRUM. The technology was transferred by NRDC on behalf of CCRUM to industry. The technology for Unani toothpaste for dental care was transferred to Dehlvi Naturals while the technology for Unani Regimen for Vitiligo was transferred to Hamdard Laboratories. The valedictory session witnessed release of three books published by the CCRUM, together with three videos and Presentation of Appreciation Certificates to exhibitors.

    Valedictory session was graced by Ms. Monalisa Dash, Joint secretary, Ayush. In her address she extended her warm greetings on the occasion and emphasized that Unani medicine, with its rich heritage and holistic approach, has immense potential to address contemporary health challenges. Encouraging stakeholders to actively engage, she urged them to leverage this platform for knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary partnerships, and efforts to enhance the scientific validation and accessibility of Unani medicine. She added that “During the past two days we have seen exchange of ideas and experience. Opening vistas of opportunities to new students and researchers. The Ministry of Ayush is offering significant support to Unani and working on better acceptance. Our culture ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam which depicts the world is one family and hence all should reap the benefits of Unani medicine.   The standard and quality control are vital areas and should be focused in every system for their global acceptance. NABL and NABH accreditation of CCRUM institutes  reflects the commitment of CCRUM in this area”. She encouraged the students to take the best of the deliberations by eminent scholars.

    Dr. N. Zaheer Ahmad, Director General, CCRUM, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, expressed his gratitude to the dignitaries, academicians, researchers, industry leaders and CCRUM officials for their valuable contributions to the conference. He stated that the presence of Hon’ble President of India was totally overwhelming for all of us.He summed up the inaugural and the proceedings of the conference and expressed happiness over the launch of books, videos, barley based Unani Ahaar, and proudly shared that the transfer of technology was done for the first time in the history of CCRUM. He further stressed CCRUM’s pivotal role in pioneering advanced research, establishing state-of-the-art laboratories, and promoting evidence-based practices to elevate the global recognition of Unani medicine. By fostering innovation, upholding quality standards, and strengthening collaborations, Unani medicine can continue to thrive as a vital component of integrative healthcare, contributing to a healthier and more sustainable future.

    Professor Mohammad Afshar Alam, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard, stated that Unani medicine has been the cornerstone for healthcare systems. It is relatively safe and has the ability to address contemporary health issues. Recognizing the contributions of Hakim Ajmal Khan, he acknowledged the contribution of Hakim Abdul Hameed who was a pioneer in advancing Unani medicine. He stated that no single system can address all health issues and so we need better collaboration and integration. Integrating health solution is not only for treating disease but also for promotion and improvement of lifestyle. He reaffirmed that Jamia Hamdard is committed to advancing the rich legacy of traditional systems of medicine. He congratulate the Director General and his team and the dignitaries in making this conference a success

     

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Prize distribution ceremony of Defence Innovation Challenge for Excellence 2024 held during Aero India 2025

    Source: Government of India (2)

    Posted On: 12 FEB 2025 7:54PM by PIB Delhi

    The grand finale and prize distribution ceremony of the Defence Innovation Challenge for Excellence (DICE-2024) was organised during Aero India 2025 in Bengaluru on February 12, 2025. The competition witnessed an overwhelming response, attracting applications from 47 cities across 17 states. After rigorous screening across three levels, 24 start-ups advanced to the grand finale, with winners selected across three categories: Revenue Stage, Pre-Revenue Stage, and Idea Stage. These are:

    Revenue Stage

    • Winner: Shravan Yadav, Auxobit Aerospace Private Limited, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
    • Runner-up: Nikhil Rajput, NxtQube – Aerogravity Pvt. Ltd., Nashik

    Pre-Revenue Stage

    • Winner: A. Gyanesh Kumar Rao, Gyanadraksha Wydhumraketustra Subrahmkr Pvt. Ltd., Bhilai, Madhya Pradesh.
    • Runner-up: Utkarsh Ahuja, Contriver Autonomous Systems Private Limited, Delhi

    Idea Stage

    • Winner: Vijay Mamtani, Prayogik, Bhopal
    • Runner-up: Ryan Nadar, PLASMA BLADE PROPELLER, Mumbai
    • Special Jury Mention: Sarthak Sudhir

    The grand jury panel for the finale featured senior officials from the Armed Forces, Distinguished Academicians, and seasoned industry leaders. Winners were awarded a total cash prize of Rs 6.50 lakh, along with exclusive incubation and seed funding opportunities through MAGIC. DICE-2024 was launched in October 2024 to identify and support cutting-edge solutions for critical defence challenges while enabling start-ups to transform their research into commercially viable technologies.

    Speaking on the occasion, Director General (Electronic and Communication Systems), DRDO Dr BK Das emphasised the crucial role of initiatives like DICE-2024 in strengthening India’s defence innovation ecosystem. He said DRDO remains committed to supporting innovative start-ups that align with the Government’s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat in defence. Challenges like DICE-2024 provide a crucial platform for breakthrough technologies, he added.

    The event was organised by the Marathwada Accelerator for Growth and Incubation Council (MAGIC), and powered by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the 3D Engineering LLP, with support from Start-up India, the Office of the Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, iDEX, and the Maharashtra State Innovation Society.

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with students during the 1st episode of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025

    Source: Government of India

    Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with students during the 1st episode of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025

    Deepika Padukone participates in 2nd episode of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025

    Posted On: 12 FEB 2025 7:35PM by PIB Delhi

    On 10th February 2025, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with students at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi, during the first episode of the 8th edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC). In this informal yet insightful session, the Prime Minister engaged with students from across the country, discussing a variety of topics. The 36 students present learned from the Prime Minister valuable lessons on Nutrition and Wellness; Mastering Pressure; Challenging Oneself; The Art of Leadership; Beyond Books – 360º Growth; Finding Positives and more. This interactive session provided students with valuable insights and practical strategies to navigate academic challenges with confidence and a growth mind set.

    Today, renowned actor and mental health champion Deepika Padukone participated in the second episode of the 8th edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha. Around 60 students attended the interactive session.

     

    Deepika shared how addressing mental health challenges can be empowering and spoke about the valuable lessons she learned from her own struggles. Sharing her stress management strategies, she emphasized the importance of getting enough sleep, spending time outdoors in natural sunlight and fresh air, and maintaining a healthy daily routine to effectively reduce stress. She further emphasized that self-confidence and a positive mind set are key to success. Encouraging students to see failures as learning opportunities, she inspired them to keep moving forward with determination.

    Reiterating Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s message—”Express, Never Suppress”—Deepika stressed the importance of seeking help when needed. She engaged with students in an interactive activity, where they wrote down their strengths and pinned them on a board on the stage, reinforcing the significance of self-awareness and recognizing one’s strengths. She conducted a live grounding session through an activity called 54321, demonstrating a technique to improve concentration during exams.

    Students physically present at the program posed their queries, and Deepika responded by drawing from her personal experiences, offering valuable insights and practical advice. Additionally, a student from an international CBSE school also had the opportunity to ask a question, further enriching the discussion with a wider perspective.

    The 8th edition of PPC had set a new benchmark. With over 5 crore participation, this year’s program exemplifies its status as a Jan Andolan, inspiring collective celebration of learning. For the episode with the Prime Minister, 36 students from all State and UT were selected from State/UT Board Government schools, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sainik School, Eklavya Model Residential School, CBSE and Navodaya Vidyalaya. Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 will feature additional six insightful episodes, bringing together renowned personalities from diverse fields to guide students on essential aspects of life and learning. Each episode will address key themes:

    Link to watch the 1st episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5UhdwmEEls

    Link to watch the 2nd episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrW4c_ttmew

     

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment Chairs Monthly Review Meeting on Public Grievance Disposal

    Source: Government of India

    Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment Chairs Monthly Review Meeting on Public Grievance Disposal

    Emphasises on Quality of Grievance Disposal

    Posted On: 12 FEB 2025 7:34PM by PIB Delhi

    Ms. Sumita Dawra, Secretary, Labour and Employment chaired the Public Grievance Disposal monthly review meeting held on 12.02.2025 at 11.00 AM to discuss and review the quality of disposal of the pending grievances received in the Ministry. The meeting was attended by senior officers of MoLE and the subordinate offices under the Ministry such as Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC), etc.

    Secretary (Labour & Employment) specially discussed about the quality of the disposal of pending grievances pertaining to the subordinate organisations under the Ministry. The concerned offices gave a brief description regarding the process being followed for quick and qualitative disposal of grievances. 

    Secretary gave directions on the mechanism to be adopted by various organisations of the Ministry, including EPFO, ESIC, office of CLC, to ensure qualitative and timely redressal of grievances.  She underscored the need for structured, weekly reviews with zonal, regional and sub-regional offices, on key parameters such as grievances received, time taken for disposal, percentage of pendency and percentage of appeals received on the disposals made. 

    It was emphasized that all appeals received w.e.f. April, 2024 in respect of the attached organisations should be analysed.  Further, video conferencing is to be conducted by Head of Offices in cases where more grievances are noticed and more time is being taken for disposal of the grievances and appeal.

    Secretary stressed that third party evaluation mechanism is to be adopted to analyse categories of grievances and quality of disposal. Further, all organisations should categorise the zonal & regional offices with respect to grievance redressal disposal.

    Training and workshops to impress upon the employees for quality disposal of grievances may be conducted periodically and also assistance of Govt. call centres may be taken for getting the feedback from the complainant. 

    Further, root-cause analysis of grievances received is very important as it reflects need for systemic reforms.  Such an approach, as is being already adopted in EPFO, will consistently improve governance and bring down the grievances, it was emphasized. 

     

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Union Minister of Textiles Shri Giriraj Singh Inaugurates Garment technology, Dyes & chemicals, Handicraft events at the India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida

    Source: Government of India

    Union Minister of Textiles Shri Giriraj Singh Inaugurates Garment technology, Dyes & chemicals, Handicraft events at the India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida

    With over 1,000 exhibitors and thousands of visitors expected, these events will serve as a crucial hub for networking, business collaborations, and industry advancements

    Posted On: 12 FEB 2025 7:31PM by PIB Delhi

    The Union Minister of Textiles inaugurated Garment technology, Dyes & chemicals, Handicraft events at the India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida by lighting the lamp. The Greater Noida event is being held under the umbrella of Bharat Tex 2025 while the mega event will be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from Feb 14 to 17 2025 in a 2.2 million square feet exhibition space and with over 5,000+ exhibitors. The event at Bharat Mandapam is expected to attract 6,000+ international buyers from 110+ countries and over 120,000+ visitors, including policymakers, global CEOs, and industry leaders.

    In his inaugural address, the Union Minister Shri Giriraj Singh exhorted that the exhibitions ranging from garment technology and sustainable dyes to handicrafts points to the importance of these segments in textile value chain. HMoT added that this is a unique initiative that unites industry leaders, manufacturers, and artisans to showcase their excellence, and will drive future-ready solutions, sustainability, and trade opportunities on an unprecedented scale.”

     

    Four co-located events, each playing a crucial role in the global textile supply chain will be showcased under the banner of Bharat Tex 2025 at the India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. The Garment Technology Expo (GTE) 2025, South East Asia’s leading apparel production technology event, will showcase cutting-edge machinery, processes, and solutions, bringing together manufacturers, designers, and industry professionals to explore the latest advancements.

    DyeChem World Bharat Tex 2025 will focus on sustainable dyes, chemicals, and innovative raw materials that support the textile industry’s shift towards eco-friendly manufacturing. With sustainability taking center stage, this segment will highlight how raw material suppliers are adopting advanced technology to reduce environmental impact while maintaining product quality.

    Another significant highlight will be the Indian Handicrafts Pavilion, featuring over 450 exhibitors from across the country. This segment will showcase a diverse range of handcrafted products, including home décor, furnishings, fashion accessories, and Geographical Indication (GI) products. By integrating handicrafts into the textile and apparel value chain, the event promotes traditional artisans while catering to evolving consumer demands for unique and high-quality handmade products.

    In addition to the exhibitions, India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida will also host the India Sourcing Conclave (ISC), organized by the Sourcing Consultants Association. The conclave will feature insightful discussions led by industry experts on global sourcing trends, export strategies, and foreign trade policies. By providing a platform for knowledge exchange, the conclave aims to strengthen India’s position as a reliable and competitive sourcing hub for the global textile market.

    With over 1,000 exhibitors and thousands of visitors expected, these events will serve as a crucial hub for networking, business collaborations, and industry advancements. The event aligns with the Government’s vision of enhancing India’s textile exports, encouraging sustainable manufacturing, and strengthening the country’s position as a global sourcing destination.

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