$MSCI
MSCI Inc. Stock $msci

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2024 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000140819824000075 Filed on April 23, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q2	2024 Q1	2023 Q1
Revenue	$707.9M	$680.0M	$592.2M
YoY Change	13.97%	14.82%	5.76%
Cost Of Revenue	$128.1M	$128.5M	$108.6M
YoY Change	16.39%	18.29%	5.72%
Gross Profit	$579.8M	$551.5M	$483.6M
YoY Change	13.45%	14.04%	5.77%
Gross Profit Margin	81.9%	81.1%	81.65%
Selling, General & Admin	$111.2M	$128.9M	$107.5M
YoY Change	7.25%	19.85%	-3.67%
% of Gross Profit	19.17%	23.37%	22.23%
Research & Development	$41.07M	$40.53M	$31.32M
YoY Change	36.27%	29.38%	10.6%
% of Gross Profit	7.08%	7.35%	6.48%
Depreciation & Amortization	$4.226M	$42.69M	$5.460M
YoY Change	-86.52%	681.78%	-16.0%
% of Gross Profit	0.73%	7.74%	1.13%
Operating Expenses	$152.2M	$212.1M	$138.8M
YoY Change	-7.81%	52.74%	-17.45%
Operating Profit	$382.6M	$339.4M	$314.6M
YoY Change	10.6%	7.88%	8.87%
Interest Expense	-$40.52M	-$40.63M	$46.21M
YoY Change	11.9%	-187.92%	-214.33%
% of Operating Profit	-10.59%	-11.97%	14.69%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$42.61M	-$2.863M	-$38.23M
YoY Change	1551.07%	-92.51%	-4.51%
Pretax Income	$340.0M	$295.9M	$276.4M
YoY Change	10.69%	7.06%	11.02%
Income Tax	$73.24M	$39.94M	$37.64M
% Of Pretax Income	21.54%	13.5%	13.62%
Net Earnings	$266.8M	$256.0M	$238.7M
YoY Change	8.08%	7.22%	4.51%
Net Earnings / Revenue	37.68%	37.64%	40.31%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$3.37	$3.23	$2.98
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.37	$3.22	$2.97
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	79.22M shares	79.09M shares	79.96M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	79.25M shares	79.51M shares	80.48M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q2	2024 Q1	2023 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$451.4M	$515.5M	$1.081B
YoY Change	-42.75%	-52.3%	59.07%
Cash & Equivalents	$451.4M	$515.5M	$1.081B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$154.2M	$103.8M	$88.38M
YoY Change	25.48%	17.49%	45.4%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$709.5M	$745.6M	$641.6M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.315B	$1.365B	$1.811B
YoY Change	-13.72%	-24.61%	35.89%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$63.97M	$188.1M	$58.84M
YoY Change	-65.11%	219.64%	-9.03%
Goodwill	$2.909B	$2.891B	$2.231B
YoY Change	30.32%	29.56%	-0.19%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments			$211.9M
YoY Change			-2.84%
Other Assets	$49.47M	$86.60M	$40.87M
YoY Change	-24.91%	111.91%	-66.49%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.142B	$4.114B	$3.248B
YoY Change	27.89%	26.65%	-3.31%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.315B	$1.365B	$1.811B
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.142B	$4.114B	$3.248B
Total Assets	$5.457B	$5.479B	$5.059B
YoY Change	14.57%	8.3%	7.82%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$12.92M	$12.05M	$10.75M
YoY Change	77.57%	12.12%	-17.06%
Accrued Expenses	$320.6M	$258.2M	$241.4M
YoY Change	14.32%	6.97%	4.19%
Deferred Revenue	$1.018B	$1.054B	$920.3M
YoY Change	11.91%	14.53%	10.58%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$0.00	$8.700M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.376B	$1.369B	$1.209B
YoY Change	13.0%	13.27%	4.15%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.509B	$4.508B	$4.502B
YoY Change	0.17%	0.12%	8.16%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$105.9M	$234.7M	$91.29M
YoY Change	-51.77%	157.12%	-62.7%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.615B	$4.742B	$4.593B
YoY Change	-2.25%	3.24%	4.23%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.376B	$1.369B	$1.209B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.615B	$4.742B	$4.593B
Total Liabilities	$6.191B	$6.129B	$5.960B
YoY Change	3.94%	2.84%	6.98%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$4.446B	$4.306B	$3.600B
YoY Change	18.98%	19.62%
Common Stock	$1.644B	$1.624B	$1.538B
YoY Change	5.73%	5.57%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	-$734.5M	-$650.5M	-$901.4M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.457B	$5.479B	$5.059B
YoY Change	14.57%	8.3%	7.82%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q2	2024 Q1	2023 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$266.8M	$256.0M	$238.7M
YoY Change	8.08%	7.22%	4.51%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$4.226M	$42.69M	$5.460M
YoY Change	-86.52%	681.78%	-16.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$349.2M	$300.1M	$264.1M
YoY Change	19.69%	13.63%	8.17%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$27.33M	$24.24M	$6.225M
YoY Change	3.25%	289.35%	396.41%
Acquisitions		$7.820M	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$19.80M	-$8.096M	$186.0K
YoY Change	9653.69%	-4452.69%	-764.29%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$47.13M	-$32.33M	-$21.76M
YoY Change	76.71%	48.58%	42.14%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-368.6M	-207.2M	-$158.3M
YoY Change	-33.43%	30.91%	-83.62%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	349.2M	300.1M	$264.1M
Cash From Investing Activities	-47.13M	-32.33M	-$21.76M
Cash From Financing Activities	-368.6M	-207.2M	-$158.3M
Net Change In Cash	-66.51M	60.58M	$87.04M
YoY Change	-76.96%	-30.4%	-111.81%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$349.2M	$300.1M	$264.1M
Capital Expenditures	$27.33M	$24.24M	$6.225M
Free Cash Flow	$321.9M	$275.9M	$257.9M
YoY Change	21.33%	6.97%	6.17%

Facts In Submission

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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<div style="margin-top:18pt;padding-left:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Concentrations</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) accounted for 10.0% and 10.2% of the Company’s consolidated operating revenues, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, BlackRock accounted for 17.9% and 17.4% of the Index segment’s operating revenues, respectively. No single customer represented 10.0% or more of operating revenues within the Analytics, ESG and Climate or All Other – Private Assets segments for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.</span></div>
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2024 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000140819824000075 Filed on April 23, 2024

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

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Files In Submission

$MSCI MSCI Inc. Stock $msci

2024 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000140819824000075 Filed on April 23, 2024

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$MSCI
MSCI Inc. Stock $msci