$MSCI
MSCI Inc. Stock $msci

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2021 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000156459021051945 Filed on October 26, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q3	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
Revenue	$517.1M	$425.3M	$409.6M
YoY Change	21.58%	7.88%	6.24%
Cost Of Revenue	$89.67M	$70.70M	$70.46M
YoY Change	26.83%	0.31%	-2.11%
Gross Profit	$427.4M	$354.6M	$339.2M
YoY Change	20.53%	9.53%	8.16%
Gross Profit Margin	82.66%	83.38%	82.8%
Selling, General & Admin	$97.93M	$80.28M	$79.93M
YoY Change	21.98%	2.05%	2.42%
% of Gross Profit	22.91%	22.64%	23.57%
Research & Development	$28.35M	$24.90M	$22.53M
YoY Change	13.86%	2.43%	-5.13%
% of Gross Profit	6.63%	7.02%	6.64%
Depreciation & Amortization	$6.809M	$7.494M	$7.463M
YoY Change	-9.14%	3.95%	0.78%
% of Gross Profit	1.59%	2.11%	2.2%
Operating Expenses	$126.3M	$105.2M	$102.5M
YoY Change	20.06%	2.14%	0.66%
Operating Profit	$280.2M	$227.6M	$215.2M
YoY Change	23.11%	13.12%	11.85%
Interest Expense	$42.14M	$37.54M	$41.23M
YoY Change	12.26%	4.49%	14.79%
% of Operating Profit	15.04%	16.49%	19.16%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$79.58M	-$38.58M	-$76.01M
YoY Change	106.29%	18.8%	132.92%
Pretax Income	$200.7M	$189.0M	$139.2M
YoY Change	6.14%	12.03%	-12.88%
Income Tax	$30.77M	$6.685M	$24.04M
% Of Pretax Income	15.34%	3.54%	17.28%
Net Earnings	$169.9M	$182.4M	$115.1M
YoY Change	-6.84%	33.12%	-8.41%
Net Earnings / Revenue	32.85%	42.87%	28.11%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.06	$2.18	$1.38
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.03	$2.16	$1.36
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	82.47M	83.60M	83.67M
Diluted Shares Outstanding	83.55M	84.48M	84.35M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q3	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.285B	$1.303B	$1.385B
YoY Change	-1.4%	47.86%	79.61%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.285B	$1.303B	$1.385B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$65.96M	$110.4M	$58.80M
YoY Change	-40.25%	15.72%	-48.28%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$496.7M	$429.8M	$466.1M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.847B	$1.843B	$1.910B
YoY Change	0.23%	32.97%	44.35%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$70.54M	$78.97M	$83.26M
YoY Change	-10.67%	-8.62%	-3.04%
Goodwill	$2.230B	$1.562B	$1.560B
YoY Change	42.76%	1.19%	0.9%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$186.5M	$190.2M	$190.9M
YoY Change	-1.94%
Other Assets	$56.39M	$42.50M	$17.92M
YoY Change	32.69%	115.81%	-47.9%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.295B	$2.269B	$2.278B
YoY Change	45.26%	8.36%	8.35%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.847B	$1.843B	$1.910B
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.295B	$2.269B	$2.278B
Total Assets	$5.143B	$4.112B	$4.187B
YoY Change	25.07%	18.16%	22.26%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$9.884M	$4.700M	$6.996M
YoY Change	110.3%	96.16%	99.89%
Accrued Expenses	$327.1M	$276.6M	$220.0M
YoY Change	18.24%	10.16%	-1.7%
Deferred Revenue	$643.4M	$531.5M	$587.1M
YoY Change	21.05%	10.87%	11.0%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.017B	$834.9M	$845.0M
YoY Change	21.8%	12.14%	10.17%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.160B	$3.366B	$3.365B
YoY Change	23.61%	30.55%	30.56%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$242.1M	$233.8M	$77.31M
YoY Change	3.55%	241.86%	-67.07%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.402B	$3.366B	$3.442B
YoY Change	30.8%	27.18%	33.56%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.017B	$834.9M	$845.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.402B	$3.366B	$3.442B
Total Liabilities	$5.423B	$4.498B	$4.498B
YoY Change	20.55%	24.0%	23.01%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings			$2.347B
YoY Change
Common Stock			$1.382B
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	-$280.0M	-$386.6M	-$310.9M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.143B	$4.112B	$4.187B
YoY Change	25.07%	18.16%	22.26%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q3	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$169.9M	$182.4M	$115.1M
YoY Change	-6.84%	33.12%	-8.41%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$6.809M	$7.494M	$7.463M
YoY Change	-9.14%	3.95%	0.78%
Cash From Operating Activities	$215.9M	$199.8M	$262.6M
YoY Change	8.05%	5.94%	38.65%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$14.79M	-$11.70M	-$11.60M
YoY Change	26.38%	-20.95%	-6.45%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$948.8M	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Cash From Investing Activities	-$963.6M	-$11.70M	-$11.60M
YoY Change	8135.54%	-20.95%	-6.45%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	64.39M	-274.4M	65.00M
YoY Change	-123.47%	366.67%	-230.26%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	215.9M	199.8M	262.6M
Cash From Investing Activities	-963.6M	-11.70M	-11.60M
Cash From Financing Activities	64.39M	-274.4M	65.00M
Net Change In Cash	-683.3M	-86.30M	316.0M
YoY Change	691.75%	-175.04%	148.62%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$215.9M	$199.8M	$262.6M
Capital Expenditures	-$14.79M	-$11.70M	-$11.60M
Free Cash Flow	$230.7M	$211.5M	$274.2M
YoY Change	9.07%	3.98%	35.88%

Facts In Submission

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	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<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, 2021 and 2020, BlackRock, Inc. accounted for 12.9% and 10.9% of the Company’s consolidated operating revenues, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, BlackRock, Inc. accounted for 20.6% and 17.8% of the Index segment operating revenues, respectively. No single customer represented 10.0% or more of operating revenues within the Analytics, ESG and Climate and All Other – Private Assets segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.</p>
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