$MCO
MOODYS CORP /DE/

2013 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312513420742 Filed on October 31, 2013

View on sec.gov

Income Statement

Concept 2013 Q3 2012 Q3
Revenue $705.5M $688.5M
YoY Change 2.47% 29.59%
Cost Of Revenue $203.5M $207.3M
YoY Change -1.83% 21.23%
Gross Profit $502.0M $481.2M
YoY Change 4.32% 33.56%
Gross Profit Margin 71.16% 69.89%
Selling, General & Admin $187.1M $187.4M
YoY Change -0.16% 29.24%
% of Gross Profit 37.27% 38.94%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization $23.40M $24.10M
YoY Change -2.9% 26.84%
% of Gross Profit 4.66% 5.01%
Operating Expenses $414.0M $418.8M
YoY Change -1.15% 24.94%
Operating Profit $291.5M $269.7M
YoY Change 8.08% 37.53%
Interest Expense -$23.50M -$20.10M
YoY Change 16.92% 68.91%
% of Operating Profit -8.06% -7.45%
Other Income/Expense, Net -$28.00M -$5.300M
YoY Change 428.3% -53.1%
Pretax Income $263.5M $264.4M
YoY Change -0.34% 43.07%
Income Tax $76.70M $77.90M
% Of Pretax Income 29.11% 29.46%
Net Earnings $183.9M $183.9M
YoY Change 0.0% 40.7%
Net Earnings / Revenue 26.07% 26.71%
Basic Earnings Per Share $0.84 $0.83
Diluted Earnings Per Share $0.83 $0.81
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding 217.8M shares 222.5M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding 222.0M shares 226.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept 2013 Q3 2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments $2.045B $1.541B
YoY Change 32.71% 77.53%
Cash & Equivalents $1.835B $1.519B
Short-Term Investments $210.0M $23.00M
Other Short-Term Assets $98.80M $68.90M
YoY Change 43.4% -25.11%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables $592.0M $549.6M
Other Receivables $0.00 $0.00
Total Short-Term Assets $2.782B $2.206B
YoY Change 26.13% 62.19%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment $284.3M $315.6M
YoY Change -9.92% -2.59%
Goodwill $630.8M $646.3M
YoY Change -2.4%
Intangibles $198.2M $233.3M
YoY Change -15.05%
Long-Term Investments $36.00M $41.00M
YoY Change -12.2%
Other Assets $93.90M $104.5M
YoY Change -10.14% -55.34%
Total Long-Term Assets $1.372B $1.457B
YoY Change -5.78% 25.45%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets $2.782B $2.206B
Total Long-Term Assets $1.372B $1.457B
Total Assets $4.155B $3.662B
YoY Change 13.44% 45.27%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable $10.00M $14.60M
YoY Change -31.51% -95.31%
Accrued Expenses $210.0M $300.0M
YoY Change -30.0%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt $0.00 $0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due $0.00 $95.60M
YoY Change -100.0% 122.33%
Total Short-Term Liabilities $897.2M $982.9M
YoY Change -8.72% 17.71%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt $2.099B $1.612B
YoY Change 30.19% 34.21%
Other Long-Term Liabilities $426.4M $386.2M
YoY Change 10.41% -38.6%
Total Long-Term Liabilities $2.525B $1.998B
YoY Change 26.37% 9.19%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities $897.2M $982.9M
Total Long-Term Liabilities $2.525B $1.998B
Total Liabilities $3.781B $3.271B
YoY Change 15.59% 20.92%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings $5.211B $4.634B
YoY Change 12.44%
Common Stock $377.1M $375.5M
YoY Change 0.43%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost) $5.209B $4.616B
YoY Change 12.87%
Treasury Stock Shares 122.5M shares 120.0M shares
Shareholders Equity $281.5M $311.6M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity $4.155B $3.662B
YoY Change 13.44% 45.27%

Cashflow Statement

Concept 2013 Q3 2012 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income $183.9M $183.9M
YoY Change 0.0% 40.7%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization $23.40M $24.10M
YoY Change -2.9% 26.84%
Cash From Operating Activities $284.4M $260.5M
YoY Change 9.17% 18.19%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures -$12.90M -$13.30M
YoY Change -3.01% -26.11%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities -$190.9M -$6.900M
YoY Change 2666.67% 0.0%
Cash From Investing Activities -$203.8M -$20.20M
YoY Change 908.91% -18.88%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities 83.00M 436.9M
YoY Change -81.0% -282.57%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities 284.4M 260.5M
Cash From Investing Activities -203.8M -20.20M
Cash From Financing Activities 83.00M 436.9M
Net Change In Cash 163.6M 677.2M
YoY Change -75.84% -1646.12%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities $284.4M $260.5M
Capital Expenditures -$12.90M -$13.30M
Free Cash Flow $297.3M $273.8M
YoY Change 8.58% 14.85%

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<p style='margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">NOTE </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION</font></p><p style='margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;margin-left:23px;">Moody's is a provider of (i)&#160;credit ratings, (ii)&#160;credit</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">, capital markets and economic </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">research, data and analytical tools, (iii)&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">software solutions and related risk management services,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">(iv)&#160;quantitative credit risk measures, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">financial services </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">training and certification services and (v) outsourced research and analytical services to institutional customers. Moody's </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">has</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> two reportable segments: MIS and MA.</font></p><p style='margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;margin-left:23px;">MIS, the credit rating agency, publishes credit ratings on a wide range of debt obligations and the entities that issue such obligations in markets worldwide. Revenue is derived from the originators and issuers of such transactions who use MIS ratings in the distribution of their debt issues to investors.</font></p><p style='margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;margin-left:23px;">The MA segment, which includes all of the Company's non-rating commercial activities, develops a wide range of products and services that support </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">financial analysis and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> risk management activities of institutional participants in global financial markets. Within its R</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">esearch, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">D</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">ata and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">A</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">nalytics</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> business, MA distributes research and data developed by MIS as part of its ratings process, including in-depth research on major debt issuers, industry studies a</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">nd commentary on topical credit-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">related events. The RD&amp;A business also produces economic research </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">as well as </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">data and analytical tools such as quantitative cr</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">edit risk scores.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> It also provides fixed income pricing in the Asia-Pacific region.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> Within its E</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">nterprise </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">R</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">isk </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">olutions</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> business</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">, MA provides software solutions</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> as well as </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">related </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">risk management services</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">The</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">P</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">rofessional </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">ervices business provides</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> outsourced research and analytical services along with financial</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">training</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> and certification programs</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">. </font></p><p style='margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;margin-left:23px;">These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements and related notes in the Company's </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;"> annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">February 26, 2013</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">. The results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year or any subsequent period. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented have been included. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.</font></p>
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