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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

On May 17, 2018, we issued $500 million of 4.5% notes due in 2048. On September 22, 2016, we issued $500 million of 2.95% senior notes due in 2027. On May 26, 2015, we issued $700 million of 4.0% senior notes due in 2025. On August 18, 2015, we issued $2.0 billion of senior notes, consisting of $400 million of 2.5% senior notes that were repaid in 2018, $700 million of 3.3% senior notes due in 2020 and $900 million of 4.4% senior notes due in 2026. See Note 4 — Debt for additional information.

The senior notes described above are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company. The following condensed consolidating financial statements present the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of S&P Global Inc., Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries of S&P Global Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, and the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for the Company on a consolidated basis.

 
Statement of Income
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
(Unaudited)
(in millions)
S&P Global Inc.
 
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
S&P Global Inc. Consolidated
Revenue
$
202

 
$
436

 
$
971

 
$
(38
)
 
$
1,571

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating-related expenses
33

 
117

 
327

 
(38
)
 
439

Selling and general expenses
30

 
81

 
264

 
—

 
375

Depreciation
11

 
2

 
7

 
—

 
20

Amortization of intangibles
—

 
—

 
32

 
—

 
32

Total expenses
74

 
200

 
630

 
(38
)
 
866

Operating profit
128

 
236

 
341

 
—

 
705

Other expense (income), net

107

 
—

 
(4
)
 
—

 
103

Interest expense (income), net
38

 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
36

Non-operating intercompany transactions
96

 
(16
)
 
(103
)
 
23

 
—

Income before taxes on income
(113
)
 
252

 
450

 
(23
)
 
566

(Benefit) provision for taxes on income
(40
)
 
70

 
83

 
—

 
113

Equity in net income of subsidiaries
506

 
—

 
—

 
(506
)
 
—

Net income
$
433

 
$
182

 
$
367

 
$
(529
)
 
$
453

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
—

 
—

 
—

 
(43
)
 
(43
)
Net income attributable to S&P Global Inc.
$
433

 
$
182

 
$
367

 
$
(572
)
 
$
410

Comprehensive income
$
515

 
$
182

 
$
395

 
$
(530
)
 
$
562


 
Statement of Income
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
(Unaudited)
(in millions)
S&P Global Inc.
 
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
S&P Global Inc. Consolidated
Revenue
$
191

 
$
434

 
$
977

 
$
(35
)
 
$
1,567

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating-related expenses
25

 
117

 
323

 
(35
)
 
430

Selling and general expenses
45

 
87

 
249

 
—

 
381

Depreciation
9

 
2

 
10

 
—

 
21

Amortization of intangibles
—

 
—

 
24

 
—

 
24

Total expenses
79

 
206

 
606

 
(35
)
 
856

Operating profit
112

 
228

 
371

 
—

 
711

Other (income) expense, net


(7
)
 
—

 
3

 
—

 
(4
)
Interest expense (income), net
38

 
—

 
(4
)
 
—

 
34

Non-operating intercompany transactions
100

 
(20
)
 
(1,096
)
 
1,016

 
—

Income before taxes on income
(19
)
 
248

 
1,468

 
(1,016
)
 
681

(Benefit) provision for taxes on income
(14
)
 
71

 
90

 
—

 
147

Equity in net income of subsidiaries
1,512

 
—

 
—

 
(1,512
)
 
—

Net income
$
1,507

 
$
177

 
$
1,378

 
$
(2,528
)
 
$
534

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
—

 
—

 
—

 
(43
)
 
(43
)
Net income attributable to S&P Global Inc.
$
1,507

 
$
177

 
$
1,378

 
$
(2,571
)
 
$
491

Comprehensive income
$
1,487

 
$
177

 
$
1,412

 
$
(2,533
)
 
$
543













 
Balance Sheet
 
March 31, 2019
 
(Unaudited)
(in millions)
S&P Global Inc.
 
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
S&P Global Inc. Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
146

 
$
—

 
$
1,257

 
$
—

 
$
1,403

Restricted cash
—

 
—

 
33

 
—

 
33

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
240

 
208

 
1,091

 
—

 
1,539

Intercompany receivable
1,643

 
2,896

 
3,418

 
(7,957
)
 
—

Prepaid and other current assets
49

 
4

 
154

 
—

 
207

Total current assets
2,078

 
3,108

 
5,953

 
(7,957
)
 
3,182

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
196

 
—

 
72

 
—

 
268

Right of use assets
419

 
1

 
255

 
—

 
675

Goodwill
261

 
—

 
3,263

 
9

 
3,533

Other intangible assets, net
—

 
—

 
1,492

 
—

 
1,492

Investments in subsidiaries
10,255

 
6

 
8,123

 
(18,384
)
 
—

Intercompany loans receivable
131

 
—

 
1,606

 
(1,737
)
 
—

Other non-current assets
203

 
47

 
320

 
—

 
570

Total assets
$
13,543

 
$
3,162

 
$
21,084

 
$
(28,069
)
 
$
9,720

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
83

 
$
16

 
$
118

 
$
—

 
$
217

Intercompany payable
5,690

 
897

 
1,369

 
(7,956
)
 
—

Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans
86

 
13

 
101

 
—

 
200

Income taxes currently payable
53

 
—

 
81

 
—

 
134

Unearned revenue
249

 
257

 
1,183

 
—

 
1,689

Other current liabilities
183

 
15

 
217

 
—

 
415

Total current liabilities
6,344

 
1,198

 
3,069

 
(7,956
)
 
2,655

Long-term debt
3,663

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,663

Lease liabilities — non-current
390

 
1

 
226

 
—

 
617

Intercompany loans payable
116

 
—

 
1,621

 
(1,737
)
 
—

Pension and other postretirement benefits
161

 
—

 
66

 
—

 
227

Other non-current liabilities
132

 
72

 
319

 
—

 
523

Total liabilities
10,806

 
1,271

 
5,301

 
(9,693
)
 
7,685

Redeemable noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,647

 
1,647

Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
294

 
—

 
2,372

 
(2,372
)
 
294

Additional paid-in capital
4

 
619

 
9,789

 
(9,640
)
 
772

Retained income
14,292

 
1,272

 
4,093

 
(8,125
)
 
11,532

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(216
)
 
—

 
(461
)
 
44

 
(633
)
Less: common stock in treasury
(11,637
)
 
—

 
(11
)
 
10

 
(11,638
)
Total equity - controlling interests
2,737

 
1,891

 
15,782

 
(20,083
)
 
327

Total equity - noncontrolling interests
—

 
—

 
1

 
60

 
61

Total equity
2,737

 
1,891

 
15,783

 
(20,023
)
 
388

Total liabilities and equity
$
13,543

 
$
3,162

 
$
21,084

 
$
(28,069
)
 
$
9,720

 
Balance Sheet
 
December 31, 2018
(in millions)
S&P Global Inc.
 
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
S&P Global Inc. Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
694

 
$
—

 
$
1,223

 
$
—

 
$
1,917

Restricted cash
—

 
—

 
41

 
—

 
41

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
163

 
109

 
1,177

 
—

 
1,449

Intercompany receivable
550

 
2,138

 
2,873

 
(5,561
)
 
—

Prepaid and other current assets
58

 
3

 
136

 
—

 
197

Total current assets
1,465

 
2,250

 
5,450

 
(5,561
)
 
3,604

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
192

 
—

 
78

 
—

 
270

Right of use assets
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Goodwill
261

 
—

 
3,265

 
9

 
3,535

Other intangible assets, net
—

 
—

 
1,524

 
—

 
1,524

Investments in subsidiaries
8,599

 
6

 
8,030

 
(16,635
)
 
—

Intercompany loans receivable
130

 
—

 
1,643

 
(1,773
)
 
—

Other non-current assets
194

 
45

 
286

 
—

 
525

Total assets
$
10,841

 
$
2,301

 
$
20,276

 
$
(23,960
)
 
$
9,458

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
89

 
$
15

 
$
107

 
$
—

 
$
211

Intercompany payable
4,453

 
32

 
1,076

 
(5,561
)
 
—

Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans
125

 
33

 
196

 
—

 
354

Income taxes currently payable
1

 
—

 
71

 
—

 
72

Unearned revenue
240

 
235

 
1,166

 
—

 
1,641

Other current liabilities
180

 
16

 
155

 
—

 
351

Total current liabilities
5,088

 
331

 
2,771

 
(5,561
)
 
2,629

Long-term debt
3,662

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,662

Lease liabilities — non-current
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Intercompany loans payable
114

 
—

 
1,659

 
(1,773
)
 
—

Pension and other postretirement benefits
162

 
—

 
67

 
—

 
229

Other non-current liabilities
166

 
75

 
393

 
—

 
634

Total liabilities
9,192

 
406

 
4,890

 
(7,334
)
 
7,154

Redeemable noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,620

 
1,620

Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
294

 
—

 
2,279

 
(2,279
)
 
294

Additional paid-in capital
72

 
618

 
9,784

 
(9,641
)
 
833

Retained income
12,622

 
1,277

 
3,824

 
(6,439
)
 
11,284

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(299
)
 
—

 
(489
)
 
46

 
(742
)
Less: common stock in treasury
(11,040
)
 
—

 
(13
)
 
12

 
(11,041
)
Total equity - controlling interests
1,649

 
1,895

 
15,385

 
(18,301
)
 
628

Total equity - noncontrolling interests
—

 
—

 
1

 
55

 
56

Total equity
1,649

 
1,895

 
15,386

 
(18,246
)
 
684

Total liabilities and equity
$
10,841

 
$
2,301

 
$
20,276

 
$
(23,960
)
 
$
9,458



 
Statement of Cash Flows
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
(Unaudited)
(in millions)
S&P Global Inc.
 
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
S&P Global Inc. Consolidated
Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
433

 
$
182

 
$
367

 
$
(529
)
 
$
453

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Depreciation
11

 
2

 
7

 
—

 
20

     Amortization of intangibles
—

 
—

 
32

 
—

 
32

     Provision for losses on accounts receivable
2

 
2

 
3

 
—

 
7

     Deferred income taxes
3

 
—

 
7

 
—

 
10

     Stock-based compensation
2

 
1

 
9

 
—

 
12

     Pension settlement charge, net of taxes
85

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
85

     Other
—

 
—

 
8

 
—

 
8

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Accounts receivable
(80
)
 
(101
)
 
94

 
—

 
(87
)
     Prepaid and other current assets
(9
)
 
(2
)
 
(23
)
 
—

 
(34
)
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(45
)
 
(18
)
 
(98
)
 
—

 
(161
)
     Unearned revenue
9

 
23

 
(35
)
 
—

 
(3
)
     Accrued legal settlements
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
     Other current liabilities
(54
)
 
(1
)
 
(4
)
 
—

 
(59
)
     Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes
69

 
—

 
6

 
—

 
75

     Net change in other assets and liabilities
(19
)
 
(5
)
 
(40
)
 

 
(64
)
Cash provided by operating activities
407

 
82

 
333

 
(529
)
 
293

Investing Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Capital expenditures
(8
)
 
(4
)
 
(8
)
 
—

 
(20
)
     Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
Cash used for investing activities
(8
)
 
(4
)
 
(9
)
 
—

 
(21
)
Financing Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Dividends paid to shareholders
(141
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(141
)
 Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, net
—

 
—

 
(18
)
 
—

 
(18
)
     Repurchase of treasury shares
(644
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(644
)
     Exercise of stock options
23

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
23

     Employee withholding tax on share-based payments
(49
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(49
)
     Intercompany financing activities
(130
)
 
(78
)
 
(321
)
 
529

 
—

Cash used for financing activities
(941
)
 
(78
)
 
(339
)
 
529

 
(829
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(6
)
 
—

 
41

 
—

 
35

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(548
)
 
—

 
26

 
—

 
(522
)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
694

 
—

 
1,264

 
—

 
1,958

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
$
146

 
$
—

 
$
1,290

 
$
—

 
$
1,436


 
Statement of Cash Flows
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
(Unaudited)
(in millions)
S&P Global Inc.
 
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
S&P Global Inc. Consolidated
Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
1,507

 
$
177

 
$
1,378

 
$
(2,528
)
 
$
534

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Depreciation
9

 
2

 
10

 
—

 
21

     Amortization of intangibles
—

 
—

 
24

 
—

 
24

     Provision for losses on accounts receivable
—

 
2

 
6

 
—

 
8

     Deferred income taxes
(75
)
 
—

 
90

 

 
15

     Stock-based compensation
5

 
3

 
5

 
—

 
13

     Other
4

 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
1

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Accounts receivable
5

 
(27
)
 
29

 
—

 
7

     Prepaid and other current assets
(18
)
 
1

 
(4
)
 
—

 
(21
)
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(60
)
 
(79
)
 
(150
)
 
—

 
(289
)
     Unearned revenue
(4
)
 
28

 
3

 
—

 
27

     Accrued legal settlements
—

 
—

 
(29
)
 
—

 
(29
)
     Other current liabilities
(7
)
 
(2
)
 
28

 
—

 
19

     Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes
73

 
1

 
—

 
—

 
74

     Net change in other assets and liabilities
(37
)
 
—

 
(7
)
 
—

 
(44
)
Cash provided by operating activities
1,402

 
106

 
1,380

 
(2,528
)
 
360

Investing Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Capital expenditures
(23
)
 
(6
)
 
(4
)
 
—

 
(33
)
     Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
—

 
—

 
(57
)
 
—

 
(57
)
     Changes in short-term investments
—

 
—

 
3

 
—

 
3

Cash used for investing activities
(23
)
 
(6
)
 
(58
)
 
—

 
(87
)
Financing Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Dividends paid to shareholders
(127
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(127
)
 Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, net
—

 
—

 
(50
)
 
—

 
(50
)
     Repurchase of treasury shares
(1,100
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,100
)
     Exercise of stock options
10

 
—

 

 
—

 
10

     Employee withholding tax on share-based payments
(49
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(49
)
     Intercompany financing activities
(159
)
 
(100
)
 
(2,269
)
 
2,528

 
—

Cash used for financing activities
(1,425
)
 
(100
)
 
(2,319
)
 
2,528

 
(1,316
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(5
)
 
—

 
25

 
—

 
20

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(51
)
 
—

 
(972
)
 
—

 
(1,023
)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
632

 
—

 
2,147

 
—

 
2,779

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
$
581

 
$
—

 
$
1,175

 
$
—

 
$
1,756