$MSCI
MSCI Inc.

2020 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000156459020048265 Filed on October 28, 2020

View on sec.gov

Income Statement

Concept 2020 Q3 2019 Q3 2019 Q1
Revenue $425.3M $394.3M $371.4M
YoY Change 7.88% 10.15% 5.71%
Cost Of Revenue $70.70M $70.49M $82.35M
YoY Change 0.31% -0.59% 15.49%
Gross Profit $354.6M $323.8M $289.0M
YoY Change 9.53% 12.8% 3.22%
Gross Profit Margin 83.38% 82.12% 77.83%
Selling, General & Admin $80.28M $78.67M $83.55M
YoY Change 2.05% 10.95% 15.08%
% of Gross Profit 22.64% 24.3% 28.9%
Research & Development $24.90M $24.31M $23.17M
YoY Change 2.43% 18.06% 11.9%
% of Gross Profit 7.02% 7.51% 8.02%
Depreciation & Amortization $7.494M $7.209M $7.850M
YoY Change 3.95% -3.27% -4.33%
% of Gross Profit 2.11% 2.23% 2.72%
Operating Expenses $105.2M $103.0M $106.7M
YoY Change 2.14% 12.55% 14.38%
Operating Profit $227.6M $201.2M $162.7M
YoY Change 13.12% 14.07% -2.69%
Interest Expense $37.54M $35.92M $35.92M
YoY Change 4.49% 0.06% 21.5%
% of Operating Profit 16.49% 17.85% 22.08%
Other Income/Expense, Net -$38.58M -$32.47M -$34.38M
YoY Change 18.8% 9.86% 24.0%
Pretax Income $189.0M $168.7M $128.3M
YoY Change 12.03% 14.91% -7.99%
Income Tax $6.685M $31.77M -$49.90M
% Of Pretax Income 3.54% 18.82% -38.9%
Net Earnings $182.4M $137.0M $178.2M
YoY Change 33.12% 10.62% 54.83%
Net Earnings / Revenue 42.87% 34.75% 47.98%
Basic Earnings Per Share $2.18 $1.62 $2.11
Diluted Earnings Per Share $2.16 $1.60 $2.08
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding 83.60M 84.77M 84.25M
Diluted Shares Outstanding 84.48M 85.55M 85.65M

Balance Sheet

Concept 2020 Q3 2019 Q3 2019 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments $1.303B $881.2M $642.8M
YoY Change 47.86% -36.99% -24.36%
Cash & Equivalents $1.303B $881.2M $642.8M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets $110.4M $95.40M $108.0M
YoY Change 15.72% 18.95% 200.0%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables $429.8M $409.5M $427.1M
Other Receivables $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total Short-Term Assets $1.843B $1.386B $1.178B
YoY Change 32.97% -25.37% -12.64%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment $78.97M $86.42M $256.7M
YoY Change -8.62% 4.44% 197.45%
Goodwill $1.562B $1.544B
YoY Change 1.19% -0.19%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments $190.2M
YoY Change
Other Assets $42.50M $19.69M $39.40M
YoY Change 115.81% -1.57% 27.51%
Total Long-Term Assets $2.269B $2.094B $2.118B
YoY Change 8.36% 7.42% 6.09%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets $1.843B $1.386B $1.178B
Total Long-Term Assets $2.269B $2.094B $2.118B
Total Assets $4.112B $3.480B $3.296B
YoY Change 18.16% -8.58% -1.46%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable $4.700M $2.396M $2.100M
YoY Change 96.16% 8.91% 50.0%
Accrued Expenses $276.6M $251.1M $183.3M
YoY Change 10.16% 16.14% 41.98%
Deferred Revenue $531.5M $479.4M $538.0M
YoY Change 10.87% 8.48% 8.77%
Short-Term Debt $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities $834.9M $744.5M $720.8M
YoY Change 12.14% 10.28% 9.89%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt $3.366B $2.578B $2.576B
YoY Change 30.55% 0.14% 23.94%
Other Long-Term Liabilities $233.8M $68.39M $235.3M
YoY Change 241.86% -36.5% 110.65%
Total Long-Term Liabilities $3.366B $2.647B $2.812B
YoY Change 27.18% -1.33% 28.36%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities $834.9M $744.5M $720.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities $3.366B $2.647B $2.812B
Total Liabilities $4.498B $3.628B $3.612B
YoY Change 24.0% 5.82% 23.57%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings $2.135B
YoY Change
Common Stock $1.340B
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares $47.60M
Shareholders Equity -$386.6M -$147.9M -$316.5M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity $4.112B $3.480B $3.296B
YoY Change 18.16% -8.58% -1.46%

Cashflow Statement

Concept 2020 Q3 2019 Q3 2019 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income $182.4M $137.0M $178.2M
YoY Change 33.12% 10.62% 54.83%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization $7.494M $7.209M $7.850M
YoY Change 3.95% -3.27% -4.33%
Cash From Operating Activities $199.8M $188.6M $87.88M
YoY Change 5.94% 31.15% -0.81%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures -$11.70M -$14.80M $3.156M
YoY Change -20.95% 12.98% 108.73%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
YoY Change
Cash From Investing Activities -$11.70M -$14.80M -$8.136M
YoY Change -20.95% 12.98% 38.56%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net $284.5M
YoY Change 211.65%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities -274.4M -58.80M -341.6M
YoY Change 366.67% -39.88% 171.01%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities 199.8M 188.6M 87.88M
Cash From Investing Activities -11.70M -14.80M -8.136M
Cash From Financing Activities -274.4M -58.80M -341.6M
Net Change In Cash -86.30M 115.0M -261.4M
YoY Change -175.04% 249.54% 558.86%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities $199.8M $188.6M $87.88M
Capital Expenditures -$11.70M -$14.80M $3.156M
Free Cash Flow $211.5M $203.4M $84.72M
YoY Change 3.98% 29.64% -2.72%

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<p style="margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Concentrations</p> <p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, BlackRock, Inc. accounted for 10.9% and 11.5% of the Company’s consolidated operating revenues, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, BlackRock, Inc. accounted for 17.8% and 18.9% of the Index segment operating revenues, respectively. No single customer represented 10.0% or more of operating revenues within the Analytics and All Other segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.</p>
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