$MSCI
MSCI Inc. Stock $msci

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2013 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312514077882 Filed on February 28, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
Revenue	$236.9M	$247.1M	$235.4M
YoY Change	-4.13%	9.26%	4.63%
Cost Of Revenue	$72.26M	$74.19M	$68.35M
YoY Change	-2.61%	7.33%	-0.9%
Gross Profit	$164.6M	$172.9M	$167.1M
YoY Change	-4.79%	10.11%	7.07%
Gross Profit Margin	69.49%	69.97%	70.97%
Selling, General & Admin	$64.17M	$57.17M	$62.97M
YoY Change	12.25%	4.89%	17.22%
% of Gross Profit	38.99%	33.07%	37.69%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$5.570M	$4.989M	$4.633M
YoY Change	11.65%	11.41%	-0.77%
% of Gross Profit	3.38%	2.89%	2.77%
Operating Expenses	$64.17M	$57.17M	$62.97M
YoY Change	12.25%	4.89%	17.22%
Operating Profit	$83.65M	$95.31M	$83.53M
YoY Change	-12.23%	16.75%	1.56%
Interest Expense	$6.913M	$7.178M	$7.314M
YoY Change	-3.69%	-45.9%	-44.22%
% of Operating Profit	8.26%	7.53%	8.76%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$6.653M	-$6.992M	-$7.935M
YoY Change	-4.85%	-39.23%	-33.58%
Pretax Income	$76.99M	$88.32M	$75.59M
YoY Change	-12.82%	25.93%	7.53%
Income Tax	$36.12M	$33.86M	$27.32M
% Of Pretax Income	46.91%	38.34%	36.14%
Net Earnings	$47.26M	$54.45M	$48.27M
YoY Change	-13.21%	22.4%	-3.04%
Net Earnings / Revenue	19.95%	22.04%	20.5%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.40	$0.44	$0.39
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.39	$0.44	$0.39
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	118.8M shares	122.1M shares	122.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	119.9M shares	123.0M shares	123.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$358.4M	$254.2M	$434.3M
YoY Change	40.99%	-35.27%	19.21%
Cash & Equivalents	$358.4M	$183.3M	$340.5M
Short-Term Investments		$70.90M	$93.90M
Other Short-Term Assets	$96.40M	$107.1M	$112.2M
YoY Change	-9.99%	2.29%	10.98%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$169.5M	$153.6M	$124.3M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$624.3M	$514.8M	$670.8M
YoY Change	21.26%	-24.06%	6.07%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$85.59M	$67.42M	$64.01M
YoY Change	26.95%	79.2%	73.47%
Goodwill	$1.813B	$1.798B	$1.709B
YoY Change	0.86%	5.22%
Intangibles	$595.7M	$641.1M	$597.0M
YoY Change	-7.08%	-0.59%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$17.39M	$12.90M	$12.81M
YoY Change	34.76%	-46.17%	-48.97%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.512B	$2.505B	$2.382B
YoY Change	0.28%	3.72%	-2.03%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$624.3M	$514.8M	$670.8M
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.512B	$2.505B	$2.382B
Total Assets	$3.136B	$3.020B	$3.053B
YoY Change	3.86%	-2.37%	-0.36%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.198M	$2.985M	$1.694M
YoY Change	-59.87%	1148.95%	323.5%
Accrued Expenses	$41.21M	$42.49M	$41.58M
YoY Change	-3.0%	-6.63%	-68.52%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$19.77M	$43.09M	$43.08M
YoY Change	-54.12%	316.8%	318.27%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$503.0M	$509.9M	$493.5M
YoY Change	-1.35%	12.62%	13.74%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$788.0M	$811.6M	$822.4M
YoY Change	-2.91%	-23.9%	-25.51%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$46.07M	$38.60M	$42.43M
YoY Change	19.36%	39.06%	52.06%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$834.1M	$850.2M	$864.8M
YoY Change	-1.9%	-22.31%	-23.6%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$503.0M	$509.9M	$493.5M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$834.1M	$850.2M	$864.8M
Total Liabilities	$1.572B	$1.594B	$1.585B
YoY Change	-1.42%	-10.81%	-12.05%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$759.0M	$547.7M	$493.2M
YoY Change	38.58%	55.52%
Common Stock	$1.074B	$1.240M	$1.236M
YoY Change	86546.21%	1.06%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$268.4M	$120.9M	$52.86M
YoY Change	121.95%	142.69%
Treasury Stock Shares	7.472M shares	3.919M shares	1.592B shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.564B	$1.414B	$1.468B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.136B	$3.020B	$3.053B
YoY Change	3.86%	-2.37%	-0.36%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$47.26M	$54.45M	$48.27M
YoY Change	-13.21%	22.4%	-3.04%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$5.570M	$4.989M	$4.633M
YoY Change	11.65%	11.41%	-0.77%
Cash From Operating Activities	$94.40M	$59.40M	$97.60M
YoY Change	58.92%	-25.84%	3.06%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$20.80M	-$6.800M	-$18.20M
YoY Change	205.88%	7.94%	80.2%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	-$96.20M	-$7.400M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-4282.61%	-76.58%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$20.80M	-$103.0M	-$25.60M
YoY Change	-79.81%	2475.0%	-38.46%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	1.100M	-112.1M	-8.300M
YoY Change	-100.98%	157.11%	492.86%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	94.40M	59.40M	97.60M
Cash From Investing Activities	-20.80M	-103.0M	-25.60M
Cash From Financing Activities	1.100M	-112.1M	-8.300M
Net Change In Cash	74.70M	-155.7M	63.70M
YoY Change	-147.98%	-579.08%	23.21%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$94.40M	$59.40M	$97.60M
Capital Expenditures	-$20.80M	-$6.800M	-$18.20M
Free Cash Flow	$115.2M	$66.20M	$115.8M
YoY Change	74.02%	-23.38%	10.5%

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