Alliance Data Systems Corporat (ADS)

Alliance Data Systems Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides data-driven and transaction-based marketing and customer loyalty solutions. It offers marketing services, including coalition and stand alone loyalty and analytical, strategic consulting and creative, proprietary data, interactive communications, and database marketing services. The company also provides credit services comprising underwriting and risk management, and receivables funding; and transaction services, which consist of new account processing, billing and payment processing, and remittance processing services. It serves specialty retailers, petroleum retailers, utilities, supermarkets, pharmaceutical companies, and financial services companies. Alliance Data Systems was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

For the nine months ended 30 September 2006, Alliance Data Systems's revenues increased 30% to $1.47B. Net income increased 40% to $150M. Revenues reflect increased sales from marketing services, transaction services due to increase in statements generated from private label & utility services and credit services segments. Net income also reflects improved gross margins and increased other operating income.