D&B Reports Higher Profit, Sales Down a Bit

Business information company D&B reported first-quarter growth in each of its business lines Tuesday, leading to a solid increase in quarterly profit.

D&B said net income for the three months ended March 31 was $52.1 million, up from $49.8 million a year ago. All four of the company’s core lines ? risk management, sales and marketing, supply management and e-business solutions ? saw revenue increase in the first quarter, the company said.

D&B, of Short Hills, N.J., sells sales and credit information that companies use to evaluate business partners. The company’s database includes 92 million companies in 200 countries.

D&B, formerly known as Dun & Bradstreet, employs about 740 people in Bethlehem, PA and 5,000 to 6,000 worldwide. Six years ago, the company employed 1,700 people here, more than any other of its offices. D&B cut its local employment through several rounds of layoffs, and by spinning off its collection business, D&B Receivable Management Services.

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