Equifax, the Atlanta information company, added new products and got existing customers to use more of its offerings, chairman and CEO Richard Smith said in a statement. He anticipated a strong 2014.
“We have a number of exciting initiatives underway,” he said.
2013 revenues were more than $2.3 billion, up 11 percent from the year before. Profits were up 29.3 percent last year, to $351.8 million.
Equifax’s U.S. Consumer Information Solutions business was particularly strong, especially in consumer financial marketing services. Verification revenue — particularly related to mortgage verification — was down.
Equifax anticipates 2014 revenue between $2.425 billion and $2.475 billion. The company reported its earnings Thursday, a day later than originally planned due to the ice storm that crippled a large portion of metro Atlanta and the state.
Equifax announced Friday it had acquired Forseva, a company that develops applications that improve risk assessment and organizational efficiency. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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