NIQ — what changed in the latest 10-Q

Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-14

• The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, this Quarterly Report on Fo…

• We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forw…

• •our estimates and expectations of industry trends, including online retail purchases, consumer preferences related to personalized shopping experiences;

• •our ability to leverage AI in our business and our ability to deliver valuable global insights from data collection and processing;

• •our ability to build new and innovative solutions that cater to our clients’ specific requirements;

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• The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion co…

• The “Company,” “NIQ,” “we,” “us,” and “our” means, prior to the Reorganization, Dutch Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries and, after the Reorganization, NIQ Global Intelligence plc and its consolidated subsidiaries. See Note 1. “Organization” in the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidat…

• On July 24, 2025, we completed our IPO, in which we issued and sold 50,000,000 ordinary shares at the initial public offering price of $21.00 per share. We received aggregate net proceeds of $985.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable…

• On April 21, 2025, we completed the Gastrograph Acquisition for cash consideration of $12.5 million, subject to certain working capital adjustments. We accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired was concentrated in Gastrograph’…

• On July 10, 2025, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of M-Trix, a data intelligence and market analytics company based in Brazil. The transaction closed on August 1, 2025 for total cash consideration of approximately BRL340.0 million (equivalent to approximat…

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• We are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates as a result of our investments and operations in countries other than the United States, as well as our foreign-currency denominated debt obligations. Our exposure to currency rate fluctuations primarily relate to Europe (euro, Britis…

• We translate the assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries that are measured in foreign currencies at the applicable period-end exchange rate, and we translate revenue and expenses at the weighted average exchange rates prevailing during the period. The resulting translation adjustment is r…

• For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, revenue attributable to transactions denominated in U.S. dollars and euro were approximately 25% and 23%, respectively, for both periods presented. No other currency represented greater than 10% of our revenue for the periods presented. In 2025…

• We enter into foreign exchange forward contracts and cross-currency swaps to hedge our foreign exchange exposure. As of September 30, 2025, we had an aggregate notional amount of $299.9 million related to foreign exchange forward contracts and $1,016.7 million related to cross-currency swaps. The fo…

• We may establish additional foreign subsidiaries in the future and continue to derive a larger portion of our revenue from sales denominated in a foreign currency. As a result, our future operating results could be subject to further fluctuations in foreign exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar…

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• During the fourth quarter of 2025, we concluded that effective information technology (IT) general controls specifically related to user access controls for the general ledger system were not adequately maintained. Certain controls over provisioning and deprovisioning of users and periodic user acce…

• We have designed and implemented certain enhancements to our internal control over financial reporting in response to previously reported material weaknesses. These enhancements have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting, cons…

• Remediation efforts include strengthened controls over user access provisioning, deprovisioning and review processes through formalized approvals, periodic access certifications and enhanced monitoring. We also continue to centralize and enhance controls over bank account access.

• While we believe these efforts will improve internal controls and address the underlying causes, the material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until the enhanced controls have operated effectively for a sufficient period of time, and we have concluded, through testing, that they are oper…

• Except for the remediation efforts discussed above, there were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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• As previously disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, management has an unremediated material weakness related to the design and operation of internal controls over financial reporting related to certain aspects of the application of purchase acc…

• As disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, during the quarter ended June 30, 2025, management designed and implemented certain enhancements to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting in response to this previously reported materia…

• Specifically, the Company migrated several key financial reporting and operational processes to an offshore shared service team as part of a broader transition to a centralized hub operating model. This transition included shifting responsibilities related to transaction processing, general ledger a…

• To further strengthen the Company’s control environment, management expanded its workforce by onboarding a significant number of new personnel within the centralized location. This hiring initiative was designed to ensure adequate staffing levels to support critical operating activities, reduce reli…

• Additional organizational and procedural changes included revised control ownership, standardized workflows, and transition to a centralized SAP platform. Management continues to monitor and assess the design and operating effectiveness of these updated controls as part of its ongoing internal contr…