MSCI Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter and Nine Months 2024
MSCI reported strong Q3 2024 financial results with operating revenues of $724.7 million, up 15.9% year-over-year. The company achieved organic operating revenue growth of 11.1%, with recurring subscription revenues up 15.4% and asset-based fees up 19.5%. Operating margin was 55.4%, while adjusted EBITDA margin reached 62.2%. Diluted EPS increased 9.2% to $3.57, and adjusted EPS grew 11.9% to $3.86. The company maintained a strong retention rate of 94.2% and repurchased 380,397 shares for $198.7 million. The MSCI Board authorized an additional $1.5 billion share repurchase program and declared a Q4 2024 cash dividend of $1.60 per share.
MSCI ha riportato risultati finanziari solidi per il terzo trimestre del 2024, con ricavi operativi di 724,7 milioni di dollari, in aumento del 15,9% rispetto all'anno precedente. L'azienda ha registrato una crescita organica dei ricavi operativi dell'11,1%, con ricavi da abbonamenti ricorrenti aumentati del 15,4% e commissioni basate sugli asset cresciute del 19,5%. Il margine operativo è stato del 55,4%, mentre il margine EBITDA rettificato ha raggiunto il 62,2%. L'utile per azione diluito è aumentato del 9,2% a 3,57 dollari, e l'utile per azione rettificato è cresciuto dell'11,9% a 3,86 dollari. L'azienda ha mantenuto un alto tasso di retention del 94,2% e ha riacquistato 380.397 azioni per 198,7 milioni di dollari. Il Consiglio di Amministrazione di MSCI ha autorizzato un ulteriore programma di riacquisto di azioni da 1,5 miliardi di dollari e ha dichiarato un dividendo in contante per il quarto trimestre del 2024 di 1,60 dollari per azione.
MSCI reportó resultados financieros sólidos para el tercer trimestre de 2024, con ingresos operativos de $724.7 millones, un aumento del 15.9% en comparación con el año anterior. La compañía logró un crecimiento orgánico de ingresos operativos del 11.1%, con ingresos recurrentes de suscripción que aumentaron un 15.4% y tarifas basadas en activos que subieron un 19.5%. El margen operativo fue del 55.4%, mientras que el margen EBITDA ajustado alcanzó el 62.2%. Las ganancias por acción diluidas aumentaron un 9.2% a $3.57, y las ganancias por acción ajustadas crecieron un 11.9% a $3.86. La compañía mantuvo una alta tasa de retención del 94.2% y recompró 380,397 acciones por $198.7 millones. La Junta de MSCI autorizó un programa adicional de recompra de acciones de $1.5 mil millones y declaró un dividendo en efectivo para el cuarto trimestre de 2024 de $1.60 por acción.
MSCI는 2024년 3분기 재무 결과를 발표하며 운영 수익이 $724.7 백만으로 전년 대비 15.9% 증가했다고 보고했습니다. 회사는 11.1%의 유기적 운영 수익 성장률을 달성했으며, 반복 구독 수익은 15.4%, 자산 기반 수수료는 19.5% 증가했습니다. 운영 마진은 55.4%였고, 조정 EBITDA 마진은 62.2%에 도달했습니다. 희석 주당순이익(EPS)은 9.2% 증가해 $3.57에 이르렀고, 조정 EPS는 11.9% 증가하여 $3.86이 되었습니다. 회사는 94.2%의 높은 유지율을 유지하며 $198.7 백만에 380,397주를 재매입했습니다. MSCI 이사회는 추가로 $15억 규모의 주식 재매입 프로그램을 승인하고 2024년 4분기 주당 현금 배당금 $1.60을 선언했습니다.
MSCI a annoncé de solides résultats financiers pour le troisième trimestre 2024, avec des revenus d'exploitation de 724,7 millions de dollars, en hausse de 15,9% par rapport à l'année précédente. La société a réalisé une croissance organique des revenus d'exploitation de 11,1%, avec des revenus d'abonnement récurrents en hausse de 15,4% et des frais basés sur les actifs en hausse de 19,5%. La marge opérationnelle était de 55,4%, tandis que la marge EBITDA ajustée a atteint 62,2%. Le bénéfice par action dilué a augmenté de 9,2% pour atteindre 3,57 dollars, et le bénéfice par action ajusté a crû de 11,9% pour atteindre 3,86 dollars. La société a maintenu un taux de fidélisation élevé de 94,2% et a racheté 380 397 actions pour 198,7 millions de dollars. Le conseil d'administration de MSCI a autorisé un programme de rachat d'actions supplémentaire de 1,5 milliard de dollars et a déclaré un dividende en espèces de 1,60 dollar par action pour le quatrième trimestre 2024.
MSCI hat starke Finanzresultate für das dritte Quartal 2024 gemeldet, mit Betriebseinnahmen von 724,7 Millionen Dollar, was einem Anstieg von 15,9% im Jahresvergleich entspricht. Das Unternehmen erzielte ein organisches Umsatzwachstum von 11,1%, wobei wiederkehrende Abonnementeinnahmen um 15,4% und assetbasierte Gebühren um 19,5% anstiegen. Die operative Marge betrug 55,4%, während die bereinigte EBITDA-Marge 62,2% erreichte. Der verwässerte Gewinn je Aktie stieg um 9,2% auf 3,57 Dollar, und der bereinigte Gewinn je Aktie wuchs um 11,9% auf 3,86 Dollar. Das Unternehmen hielt eine hohe Rückhaltquote von 94,2% aufrecht und kaufte 380.397 Aktien für 198,7 Millionen Dollar zurück. Der MSCI-Vorstand genehmigte ein zusätzliches Aktienrückkaufprogramm in Höhe von 1,5 Milliarden Dollar und erklärte eine Barausschüttung für das vierte Quartal 2024 von 1,60 Dollar pro Aktie.
- Operating revenues increased 15.9% to $724.7 million
- Asset-based fees grew 19.5%
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 16.7% to $450.7 million
- Diluted EPS up 9.2% to $3.57
- Board authorized additional $1.5 billion share repurchase program
- Operating margin declined to 55.4% from 56.5% year-over-year
- Total operating expenses increased 18.8%
- Retention rate decreased to 94.2% from 95.4% in Q3 2023
Insights
The Q3 2024 results demonstrate robust financial performance with several key highlights: operating revenues up
Notable strengths include record Q3 recurring sales in Index and Analytics segments, with Index segment showing particularly strong performance through
The company's capital return program remains robust, with
Financial and Operational Highlights for Third Quarter 2024
(Note: Unless otherwise noted, percentage and other changes are relative to the three months ended September 30, 2023 (“third quarter 2023”) and Run Rate percentage changes are relative to September 30, 2023).
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Operating revenues of
, up$724.7 million 15.9% ; Organic operating revenue growth of11.1% -
Recurring subscription revenues up
15.4% ; Asset-based fees up19.5% -
Operating margin of
55.4% ; Adjusted EBITDA margin of62.2% -
Diluted EPS of
, up$3.57 9.2% ; Adjusted EPS of , up$3.86 11.9% -
Organic recurring subscription Run Rate growth of
8.0% ; Retention Rate of94.2% -
In third quarter 2024, a total of
or 380,397 shares were repurchased at an average repurchase price of$198.7 million $522.47 -
Approximately
in dividends were paid to shareholders in third quarter 2024; Cash dividend of$125.4 million per share declared by MSCI Board of Directors (“MSCI Board”) for fourth quarter 2024$1.60 -
On October 28, 2024, the MSCI Board authorized an additional
share repurchase program$1.5 billion
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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In thousands, except per share data (unaudited) |
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Sep. 30, 2024 |
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Sep. 30, 2023 |
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% Change |
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Sep. 30, 2024 |
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Sep. 30, 2023 |
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% Change |
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Operating revenues |
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$ |
724,705 |
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|
$ |
625,439 |
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|
15.9 |
% |
|
$ |
2,112,619 |
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|
$ |
1,838,814 |
|
|
14.9 |
% |
Operating income |
|
$ |
401,334 |
|
|
$ |
353,309 |
|
|
13.6 |
% |
|
$ |
1,123,324 |
|
|
$ |
1,013,864 |
|
|
10.8 |
% |
Operating margin % |
|
|
55.4 |
% |
|
|
56.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
53.2 |
% |
|
|
55.1 |
% |
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|
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|
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|
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|
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Net income |
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$ |
280,901 |
|
|
$ |
259,659 |
|
|
8.2 |
% |
|
$ |
803,613 |
|
|
$ |
745,212 |
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|
7.8 |
% |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Diluted EPS |
|
$ |
3.57 |
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|
$ |
3.27 |
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|
9.2 |
% |
|
$ |
10.15 |
|
|
$ |
9.32 |
|
|
8.9 |
% |
Adjusted EPS |
|
$ |
3.86 |
|
|
$ |
3.45 |
|
|
11.9 |
% |
|
$ |
11.03 |
|
|
$ |
9.85 |
|
|
12.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
450,702 |
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|
$ |
386,289 |
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|
16.7 |
% |
|
$ |
1,264,230 |
|
|
$ |
1,108,324 |
|
|
14.1 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin % |
|
|
62.2 |
% |
|
|
61.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
59.8 |
% |
|
|
60.3 |
% |
|
|
“MSCI’s third-quarter results highlight the underlying strength of our business model and client footprint, as well as the essential role that our solutions play across the investment ecosystem. Among other achievements, we posted our best-ever Q3 for recurring sales in Index and Analytics, along with nearly
“All of this demonstrates our single most important competitive advantage: the global, diversified, and integrated nature of our franchise. MSCI has always tried to capture the biggest trends reshaping our industry, and we are now better equipped than ever to harness those trends while supporting both traditional and newer client segments,” Fernandez added.
Third Quarter Consolidated Results
Operating Revenues: Operating revenues were
Run Rate and Retention Rate: Total Run Rate at September 30, 2024 was
Expenses: Total operating expenses were
Adjusted EBITDA expenses were
Adjusted EBITDA expense included
Total operating expenses excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations (“ex-FX”) and adjusted EBITDA expenses ex-FX increased
Operating Income: Operating income was
Headcount: As of September 30, 2024, we had 6,118 employees, reflecting a
Other Expense (Income), Net: Other expense (income), net was
Income Taxes: The effective tax rate was
Net Income: As a result of the factors described above, net income was
Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA was
Index Segment:
Table 1A: Results (unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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In thousands |
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Sep. 30, 2024 |
|
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
% Change |
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Sep. 30, 2024 |
|
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
% Change |
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Operating revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Recurring subscriptions |
|
$ |
223,945 |
|
|
$ |
206,453 |
|
|
8.5 |
% |
|
$ |
653,929 |
|
|
$ |
603,845 |
|
|
8.3 |
% |
Asset-based fees |
|
|
168,622 |
|
|
|
141,066 |
|
|
19.5 |
% |
|
|
482,162 |
|
|
|
412,354 |
|
|
16.9 |
% |
Non-recurring |
|
|
12,315 |
|
|
|
14,603 |
|
|
(15.7 |
)% |
|
|
39,855 |
|
|
|
47,621 |
|
|
(16.3 |
)% |
Total operating revenues |
|
|
404,882 |
|
|
|
362,122 |
|
|
11.8 |
% |
|
|
1,175,946 |
|
|
|
1,063,820 |
|
|
10.5 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
90,734 |
|
|
|
84,450 |
|
|
7.4 |
% |
|
|
277,048 |
|
|
|
255,396 |
|
|
8.5 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
314,148 |
|
|
$ |
277,672 |
|
|
13.1 |
% |
|
$ |
898,898 |
|
|
$ |
808,424 |
|
|
11.2 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin % |
|
|
77.6 |
% |
|
|
76.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
76.4 |
% |
|
|
76.0 |
% |
|
|
Index operating revenues were
The growth in recurring subscription revenues was primarily driven by growth from market-cap weighted indexes and factor, ESG and climate index products.
The growth in revenues attributed to asset-based fees were primarily driven by ETFs linked to MSCI equity indexes and non-ETF indexed funds linked to MSCI indexes, primarily due to an increase in average AUM.
Index Run Rate as of September 30, 2024, was
Analytics Segment:
Table 1B: Results (unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
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In thousands |
|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
|
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
% Change |
|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
|
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
% Change |
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|
|
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|
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Operating revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Recurring subscriptions |
|
$ |
168,150 |
|
|
$ |
151,269 |
|
|
11.2 |
% |
|
$ |
490,829 |
|
|
$ |
443,276 |
|
|
10.7 |
% |
Non-recurring |
|
|
4,226 |
|
|
|
2,999 |
|
|
40.9 |
% |
|
|
11,508 |
|
|
|
7,943 |
|
|
44.9 |
% |
Total operating revenues |
|
|
172,376 |
|
|
|
154,268 |
|
|
11.7 |
% |
|
|
502,337 |
|
|
|
451,219 |
|
|
11.3 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
82,089 |
|
|
|
82,487 |
|
|
(0.5 |
)% |
|
|
258,166 |
|
|
|
253,509 |
|
|
1.8 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
90,287 |
|
|
$ |
71,781 |
|
|
25.8 |
% |
|
$ |
244,171 |
|
|
$ |
197,710 |
|
|
23.5 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin % |
|
|
52.4 |
% |
|
|
46.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
48.6 |
% |
|
|
43.8 |
% |
|
|
Analytics operating revenues were
Analytics Run Rate as of September 30, 2024, was
ESG and Climate Segment:
Table 1C: Results (unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
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In thousands |
|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
|
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
% Change |
|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
|
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
% Change |
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|
|
|
|
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|
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Operating revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Recurring subscriptions |
|
$ |
81,536 |
|
|
$ |
71,744 |
|
|
13.6 |
% |
|
$ |
235,954 |
|
|
$ |
207,523 |
|
|
13.7 |
% |
Non-recurring |
|
|
2,107 |
|
|
|
1,294 |
|
|
62.8 |
% |
|
|
5,428 |
|
|
|
3,792 |
|
|
43.1 |
% |
Total operating revenues |
|
|
83,643 |
|
|
|
73,038 |
|
|
14.5 |
% |
|
|
241,382 |
|
|
|
211,315 |
|
|
14.2 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
53,654 |
|
|
|
47,598 |
|
|
12.7 |
% |
|
|
166,372 |
|
|
|
145,201 |
|
|
14.6 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
29,989 |
|
|
$ |
25,440 |
|
|
17.9 |
% |
|
$ |
75,010 |
|
|
$ |
66,114 |
|
|
13.5 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin % |
|
|
35.9 |
% |
|
|
34.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
31.1 |
% |
|
|
31.3 |
% |
|
|
ESG and Climate operating revenues were
ESG and Climate Run Rate as of September 30, 2024, was
All Other – Private Assets Segment:
Table 1D: Results (unaudited)
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
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In thousands |
|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
|
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
% Change |
|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
|
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
% Change |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Operating revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Recurring subscriptions |
|
$ |
62,991 |
|
|
$ |
35,531 |
|
|
77.3 |
% |
|
$ |
190,434 |
|
|
$ |
111,292 |
|
|
71.1 |
% |
Non-recurring |
|
|
813 |
|
|
|
480 |
|
|
69.4 |
% |
|
|
2,520 |
|
|
|
1,168 |
|
|
115.8 |
% |
Total operating revenues |
|
|
63,804 |
|
|
|
36,011 |
|
|
77.2 |
% |
|
|
192,954 |
|
|
|
112,460 |
|
|
71.6 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
47,526 |
|
|
|
24,615 |
|
|
93.1 |
% |
|
|
146,803 |
|
|
|
76,384 |
|
|
92.2 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
16,278 |
|
|
$ |
11,396 |
|
|
42.8 |
% |
|
$ |
46,151 |
|
|
$ |
36,076 |
|
|
27.9 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin % |
|
|
25.5 |
% |
|
|
31.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
23.9 |
% |
|
|
32.1 |
% |
|
|
All Other – Private Assets operating revenues, which reflect the Real Assets and Private Capital Solutions operating segments, were
All Other – Private Assets Run Rate, which reflects the Real Assets and Private Capital Solutions operating segments, was
Select Balance Sheet Items and Capital Allocation
Cash Balances and Outstanding Debt: Cash and cash equivalents was
Total principal amounts of debt outstanding as of September 30, 2024, were
MSCI seeks to maintain total debt to adjusted EBITDA in a target range of 3.0x to 3.5x.
In September and October 2024, MSCI repaid
Capex and Cash Flow: Capex was
Share Count and Share Repurchases: Weighted average diluted shares outstanding were 78.7 million in third quarter 2024, down
Dividends: Approximately
Full-Year 2024 Guidance
MSCI’s guidance for the year ending December 31, 2024 (“Full-Year 2024”) is based on assumptions about a number of factors, in particular related to macroeconomic factors and the capital markets. These assumptions are subject to uncertainty, and actual results for the year could differ materially from our current guidance, including as a result of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions discussed in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed or furnished with the SEC. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below.
Guidance Item |
Current Guidance for Full-Year 2024 |
Prior Guidance for Full-Year 2024 |
Operating Expense |
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Adjusted EBITDA Expense |
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Interest Expense (including amortization of financing fees)(1) |
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense |
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Effective Tax Rate |
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Capital Expenditures |
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Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
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Free Cash Flow |
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(1) A portion of our annual interest expense is from our variable rate indebtedness under our Revolving Credit Facility, while the majority is from fixed rate senior unsecured notes. Changes to the secured overnight funding rate (“SOFR”) and indebtedness levels can cause our annual interest expense to vary. |
Conference Call Information
MSCI’s senior management will review the third quarter 2024 results on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. To listen to the live event via webcast, visit the events and presentations section of MSCI’s Investor Relations website, https://ir.msci.com/events-and-presentations, or via telephone, dial +1-888-596-4144 conference ID 9979278 within
About MSCI Inc.
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process. To learn more, please visit www.msci.com. MSCI#IR
Forward-Looking Statements
This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without limitation, MSCI’s Full-Year 2024 guidance. These forward-looking statements relate to future events or to future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond MSCI’s control and that could materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
Other factors that could materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements can be found in MSCI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 9, 2024 and in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed or furnished with the SEC. If any of these risks, uncertainties or other matters materialize, or if MSCI’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from what MSCI projected. Any forward-looking statement in this earnings release reflects MSCI’s current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to MSCI’s operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. MSCI assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
Website and Social Media Disclosure
MSCI uses its Investor Relations homepage and its Corporate Responsibility homepage as channels of distribution of company information. The information MSCI posts through these channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor these channels, in addition to following MSCI’s press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about MSCI when you enroll your email address by visiting the “Email Alerts” section of MSCI’s Investor Relations homepage at http://ir.msci.com/email-alerts. The contents of MSCI’s website, including its quarterly updates, blog, podcasts and social media channels are not, however, incorporated by reference into this earnings release.
Notes Regarding the Use of Operating Metrics
MSCI has presented supplemental key operating metrics as part of this earnings release, including Retention Rate, Run Rate, subscription sales, subscription cancellations and non-recurring sales.
Retention Rate is an important metric because subscription cancellations decrease our Run Rate and ultimately our future operating revenues over time. The annual Retention Rate represents the retained subscription Run Rate (subscription Run Rate at the beginning of the fiscal year less actual cancels during the year) as a percentage of the subscription Run Rate at the beginning of the fiscal year.
The Retention Rate for a non-annual period is calculated by annualizing the cancellations for which we have received a notice of termination or for which we believe there is an intention not to renew or discontinue the subscription during the non-annual period, and we believe that such notice or intention evidences the client’s final decision to terminate or not renew the applicable agreement, even though such termination or non-renewal may not be effective until a later date. This annualized cancellation figure is then divided by the subscription Run Rate at the beginning of the fiscal year to calculate a cancellation rate. This cancellation rate is then subtracted from
Retention Rate is computed by operating segment on a product/service-by-product/service basis. In general, if a client reduces the number of products or services to which it subscribes within a segment, or switches between products or services within a segment, we treat it as a cancellation for purposes of calculating our Retention Rate except in the case of a product or service switch that management considers to be a replacement product or service. In those replacement cases, only the net change to the client subscription, if a decrease, is reported as a cancel. In the Analytics and the ESG and Climate operating segments, substantially all product or service switches are treated as replacement products or services and netted in this manner, while in our Index and Real Assets operating segments, product or service switches that are treated as replacement products or services and receive netting treatment occur only in certain limited instances. In addition, we treat any reduction in fees resulting from a down-sell of the same product or service as a cancellation to the extent of the reduction. We do not calculate Retention Rate for that portion of our Run Rate attributable to assets in index-linked investment products or futures and options contracts, in each case, linked to our indexes.
Run Rate estimates at a particular point in time the annualized value of the recurring revenues under our client license agreements (“Client Contracts”) for the next 12 months, assuming all Client Contracts that come up for renewal, or reach the end of the committed subscription period, are renewed and assuming then-current currency exchange rates, subject to the adjustments and exclusions described below. For any Client Contract where fees are linked to an investment product’s assets or trading volume/fees, the Run Rate calculation reflects, for ETFs, the market value on the last trading day of the period, for futures and options, the most recent quarterly volumes and/or reported exchange fees, and for other non-ETF products, the most recent client-reported assets. Run Rate does not include fees associated with “one-time” and other non-recurring transactions. In addition, we add to Run Rate the annualized fee value of recurring new sales, whether to existing or new clients, when we execute Client Contracts, even though the license start date, and associated revenue recognition, may not be effective until a later date. We remove from Run Rate the annualized fee value associated with products or services under any Client Contract when we (i) have received a notice of termination, non-renewal or an indication the client does not intend to continue their subscription during the period and (ii) have determined that such notice evidences the client’s final decision to terminate or not renew the applicable products or services, even though such termination or non-renewal may not be effective until a later date.
“Organic recurring subscription Run Rate growth” is defined as the period over period Run Rate growth, excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency and the first year impact of any acquisitions. It is also adjusted for divestitures. Changes in foreign currency are calculated by applying the currency exchange rate from the comparable prior period to current period foreign currency denominated Run Rate.
Sales represents the annualized value of products and services clients commit to purchase from MSCI and will result in additional operating revenues. Non-recurring sales represent the actual value of the customer agreements entered into during the period and are not a component of Run Rate. New recurring subscription sales represent additional selling activities, such as new customer agreements, additions to existing agreements or increases in price that occurred during the period and are additions to Run Rate. Subscription cancellations reflect client activities during the period, such as discontinuing products and services and/or reductions in price, resulting in reductions to Run Rate. Net new recurring subscription sales represent the amount of new recurring subscription sales net of subscription cancellations during the period, which reflects the net impact to Run Rate during the period.
Total gross sales represent the sum of new recurring subscription sales and non-recurring sales. Total net sales represent the total gross sales net of the impact from subscription cancellations.
Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
MSCI has presented supplemental non-GAAP financial measures as part of this earnings release. Reconciliations are provided in Tables 9 through 14 below that reconcile each non-GAAP financial measure with the most comparable GAAP measure. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this earnings release should not be considered as alternative measures for the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this earnings release are used by management to monitor the financial performance of the business, inform business decision-making and forecast future results.
“Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as net income before (1) provision for income taxes, (2) other expense (income), net, (3) depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and leasehold improvements, (4) amortization of intangible assets and, at times, (5) certain other transactions or adjustments, including, when applicable, certain acquisition-related integration and transaction costs.
“Adjusted EBITDA expenses” is defined as operating expenses less depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and leasehold improvements and amortization of intangible assets and, at times, certain other transactions or adjustments, including, when applicable, certain acquisition-related integration and transaction costs.
“Adjusted EBITDA margin” is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by operating revenues.
“Adjusted net income” and “adjusted EPS” are defined as net income and diluted EPS, respectively, before the after-tax impact of: the amortization of acquired intangible assets, including the amortization of the basis difference between the cost of the equity method investment and MSCI’s share of the net assets of the investee at historical carrying value and, at times, certain other transactions or adjustments, including, when applicable, the impact related to certain acquisition-related integration and transaction costs, the impact related to write-off of deferred fees on debt extinguishment and the impact related to gain from changes in ownership interest of investees.
“Capex” is defined as capital expenditures plus capitalized software development costs.
“Free cash flow” is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, less Capex.
“Organic operating revenue growth” is defined as operating revenue growth compared to the prior year period excluding the impact of acquired businesses, divested businesses and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.
Asset-based fees ex-FX does not adjust for the impact from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on the underlying assets under management (“AUM”).
We believe adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted EBITDA expenses are meaningful measures of the operating performance of MSCI because they adjust for significant one-time, unusual or non-recurring items as well as eliminate the accounting effects of certain capital spending and acquisitions that do not directly affect what management considers to be our ongoing operating performance in the period.
We believe adjusted net income and adjusted EPS are meaningful measures of the performance of MSCI because they adjust for the after-tax impact of significant one-time, unusual or non-recurring items as well as eliminate the impact of any transactions that do not directly affect what management considers to be our ongoing operating performance in the period. We also exclude the after-tax impact of the amortization of acquired intangible assets and amortization of the basis difference between the cost of the equity method investment and MSCI’s share of the net assets of the investee at historical carrying value, as these non-cash amounts are significantly impacted by the timing and size of each acquisition and therefore not meaningful to the ongoing operating performance in the period.
We believe that free cash flow is useful to investors because it relates the operating cash flow of MSCI to the capital that is spent to continue and improve business operations, such as investment in MSCI’s existing products. Further, free cash flow indicates our ability to strengthen MSCI’s balance sheet, repay our debt obligations, pay cash dividends and repurchase shares of our common stock.
We believe organic operating revenue growth is a meaningful measure of the operating performance of MSCI because it adjusts for the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and excludes the impact of operating revenues attributable to acquired and divested businesses for the comparable prior year period, providing insight into our ongoing operating performance for the period(s) presented.
We believe that the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this earnings release facilitate meaningful period-to-period comparisons and provide a baseline for the evaluation of future results.
Adjusted EBITDA expenses, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, Capex, free cash flow and organic operating revenue growth are not defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable to similarly-titled non-GAAP financial measures of other companies. These measures can differ significantly from company to company depending on, among other things, long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which companies operate and capital investments. Accordingly, the Company’s computation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures computed by other companies.
Notes Regarding Adjusting for the Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Fluctuations
Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations reflect the difference between the current period results as reported compared to the current period results recalculated using the foreign currency exchange rates in effect for the comparable prior period. While operating revenues adjusted for the impact of foreign currency fluctuations includes asset-based fees that have been adjusted for the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, the underlying AUM, which is the primary component of asset-based fees, is not adjusted for foreign currency fluctuations. Approximately three-fifths of the AUM is invested in securities denominated in currencies other than the
Table 2: Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
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In thousands, except per share data |
|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
|
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
% Change |
|
Sep. 30, 2024 |
|
Sep. 30, 2023 |
|
% Change |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Operating revenues |
|
$ |
724,705 |
|
|
$ |
625,439 |
|
|
15.9 |
% |
|
$ |
2,112,619 |
|
|
$ |
1,838,814 |
|
|
14.9 |
% |
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) |
|
|
126,192 |
|
|
|
105,311 |
|
|
19.8 |
% |
|
|
382,815 |
|
|
|
324,024 |
|
|
18.1 |
% |
Selling and marketing |
|
|
70,763 |
|
|
|
66,581 |
|
|
6.3 |
% |
|
|
214,385 |
|
|
|
201,044 |
|
|
6.6 |
% |
Research and development |
|
|
38,584 |
|
|
|
31,438 |
|
|
22.7 |
% |
|
|
120,182 |
|
|
|
92,901 |
|
|
29.4 |
% |
General and administrative |
|
|
41,561 |
|
|
|
36,826 |
|
|
12.9 |
% |
|
|
137,958 |
|
|
|
113,527 |
|
|
21.5 |
% |
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
41,939 |
|
|
|
26,722 |
|
|
56.9 |
% |
|
|
121,316 |
|
|
|
77,543 |
|
|
56.4 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization of property, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
equipment and leasehold improvements |
|
|
4,332 |
|
|
|
5,252 |
|
|
(17.5 |
)% |
|
|
12,639 |
|
|
|
15,911 |
|
|
(20.6 |
)% |
Total operating expenses(1) |
|
|
323,371 |
|
|
|
272,130 |
|
|
18.8 |
% |
|
|
989,295 |
|
|
|
824,950 |
|
|
19.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Operating income |
|
|
401,334 |
|
|
|
353,309 |
|
|
13.6 |
% |
|
|
1,123,324 |
|
|
|
1,013,864 |
|
|
10.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Interest income |
|
|
(5,217 |
) |
|
|
(10,314 |
) |
|
(49.4 |
)% |
|
|
(17,375 |
) |
|
|
(31,079 |
) |
|
(44.1 |
)% |
Interest expense |
|
|
46,688 |
|
|
|
46,902 |
|
|
(0.5 |
)% |
|
|
139,995 |
|
|
|
139,725 |
|
|
0.2 |
% |
Other expense (income) |
|
|
2,927 |
|
|
|
(935 |
) |
|
n/m |
|
|
|
7,881 |
|
|
|
4,032 |
|
|
95.5 |
% |
Other expense (income), net |
|
|
44,398 |
|
|
|
35,653 |
|
|
24.5 |
% |
|
|
130,501 |
|
|
|
112,678 |
|
|
15.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Income before provision for income taxes |
|
|
356,936 |
|
|
|
317,656 |
|
|
12.4 |
% |
|
|
992,823 |
|
|
|
901,186 |
|
|
10.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
76,035 |
|
|
|
57,997 |
|
|
31.1 |
% |
|
|
189,210 |
|
|
|
155,974 |
|
|
21.3 |
% |
Net income |
|
$ |
280,901 |
|
|
$ |
259,659 |
|
|
8.2 |
% |
|
$ |
803,613 |
|
|
$ |
745,212 |
|
|
7.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Earnings per basic common share |
|
$ |
3.58 |
|
|
$ |
3.28 |
|
|
9.1 |
% |
|
$ |
10.18 |
|
|
$ |
9.36 |
|
|
8.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Earnings per diluted common share |
|
$ |
3.57 |
|
|
$ |
3.27 |
|
|
9.2 |
% |
|
$ |
10.15 |
|
|
$ |
9.32 |
|
|
8.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding used |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
in computing earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Basic |
|
|
78,499 |
|
|
|
79,116 |
|
|
(0.8 |
)% |
|
|
78,925 |
|
|
|
79,580 |
|
|
(0.8 |
)% |
Diluted |
|
|
78,729 |
|
|
|
79,500 |
|
|
(1.0 |
)% |
|
|
79,159 |
|
|
|
79,959 |
|
|
(1.0 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
n/m: not meaningful. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense of |
Table 3: Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)
|
|
As of |
||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Dec. 31, |
||||
In thousands |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
||||
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents (includes restricted cash of |
|
$ |
500,979 |
|
|
$ |
461,693 |
|
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of |
|
|
643,807 |
|
|
|
839,555 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
141,010 |
|
|
|
116,905 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
1,285,796 |
|
|
|
1,418,153 |
|
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net |
|
|
62,317 |
|
|
|
55,920 |
|
Right of use assets |
|
|
121,726 |
|
|
|
115,243 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
2,916,102 |
|
|
|
2,887,692 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
931,428 |
|
|
|
956,234 |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
|
91,580 |
|
|
|
84,977 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
5,408,949 |
|
|
$ |
5,518,219 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) |
|
|
|
|
||||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
10,902 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
942,840 |
|
|
|
1,083,864 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
435,075 |
|
|
|
422,259 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
1,377,915 |
|
|
|
1,517,025 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
4,484,773 |
|
|
|
4,496,826 |
|
Long-term operating lease liabilities |
|
|
123,939 |
|
|
|
120,134 |
|
Other non-current liabilities |
|
|
173,320 |
|
|
|
123,998 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
6,159,947 |
|
|
|
6,257,983 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit) |
|
|
(750,998 |
) |
|
|
(739,764 |
) |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit) |
|
$ |
5,408,949 |
|
|
$ |
5,518,219 |
|
Table 4: Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow (unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
||||||||||
In thousands |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Change |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Change |
||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Net income |
|
$ |
280,901 |
|
|
$ |
259,659 |
|
|
8.2 |
% |
|
$ |
803,613 |
|
|
$ |
745,212 |
|
|
7.8 |
% |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
41,939 |
|
|
|
26,722 |
|
|
56.9 |
% |
|
|
121,316 |
|
|
|
77,543 |
|
|
56.4 |
% |
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
18,503 |
|
|
|
18,144 |
|
|
2.0 |
% |
|
|
72,235 |
|
|
|
55,375 |
|
|
30.4 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and leasehold improvements |
|
|
4,332 |
|
|
|
5,252 |
|
|
(17.5 |
)% |
|
|
12,639 |
|
|
|
15,911 |
|
|
(20.6 |
)% |
Amortization of right of use assets |
|
|
7,745 |
|
|
|
5,898 |
|
|
31.3 |
% |
|
|
19,582 |
|
|
|
17,484 |
|
|
12.0 |
% |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
1,510 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Other adjustment |
|
|
1,819 |
|
|
|
(22,721 |
) |
|
n/m |
|
|
|
43,856 |
|
|
|
(25,983 |
) |
|
n/m |
|
Net changes in other operating assets and liabilities |
|
|
66,370 |
|
|
|
(1,823 |
) |
|
n/m |
|
|
|
(3,757 |
) |
|
|
(38,466 |
) |
|
90.2 |
% |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
421,609 |
|
|
|
291,131 |
|
|
44.8 |
% |
|
|
1,070,994 |
|
|
|
847,076 |
|
|
26.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Capitalized software development costs |
|
|
(20,975 |
) |
|
|
(17,417 |
) |
|
(20.4 |
)% |
|
|
(59,648 |
) |
|
|
(50,080 |
) |
|
(19.1 |
)% |
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(6,626 |
) |
|
|
(3,564 |
) |
|
(85.9 |
)% |
|
|
(19,515 |
) |
|
|
(18,942 |
) |
|
(3.0 |
)% |
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
(27,467 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Other |
|
|
(463 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
(892 |
) |
|
|
(389 |
) |
|
(129.3 |
)% |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(28,064 |
) |
|
|
(20,981 |
) |
|
(33.8 |
)% |
|
|
(107,522 |
) |
|
|
(69,411 |
) |
|
(54.9 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock held in treasury |
|
|
(199,509 |
) |
|
|
(18,744 |
) |
|
n/m |
|
|
|
(511,218 |
) |
|
|
(504,161 |
) |
|
(1.4 |
)% |
Payment of dividends |
|
|
(125,757 |
) |
|
|
(109,380 |
) |
|
(15.0 |
)% |
|
|
(383,980 |
) |
|
|
(331,640 |
) |
|
(15.8 |
)% |
Repayment of borrowings |
|
|
(25,000 |
) |
|
|
(2,188 |
) |
|
n/m |
|
|
|
(364,063 |
) |
|
|
(6,563 |
) |
|
n/m |
|
Proceeds from borrowings |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
336,875 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Payment of debt issuance costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
(3,739 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(350,266 |
) |
|
|
(130,312 |
) |
|
(168.8 |
)% |
|
|
(926,125 |
) |
|
|
(842,364 |
) |
|
(9.9 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes |
|
|
6,299 |
|
|
|
(3,615 |
) |
|
n/m |
|
|
|
1,939 |
|
|
|
(313 |
) |
|
n/m |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
|
49,578 |
|
|
|
136,223 |
|
|
(63.6 |
)% |
|
|
39,286 |
|
|
|
(65,012 |
) |
|
n/m |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period |
|
|
451,401 |
|
|
|
792,329 |
|
|
(43.0 |
)% |
|
|
461,693 |
|
|
|
993,564 |
|
|
(53.5 |
)% |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period |
|
$ |
500,979 |
|
|
$ |
928,552 |
|
|
(46.0 |
)% |
|
$ |
500,979 |
|
|
$ |
928,552 |
|
|
(46.0 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
n/m: not meaningful. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Table 5: Operating Results by Segment and Revenue Type (unaudited)
Index |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
||||||||||
In thousands |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Change |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Change |
||||||||||
Operating revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Recurring subscriptions |
|
$ |
223,945 |
|
|
$ |
206,453 |
|
|
8.5 |
% |
|
$ |
653,929 |
|
|
$ |
603,845 |
|
|
8.3 |
% |
Asset-based fees |
|
|
168,622 |
|
|
|
141,066 |
|
|
19.5 |
% |
|
|
482,162 |
|
|
|
412,354 |
|
|
16.9 |
% |
Non-recurring |
|
|
12,315 |
|
|
|
14,603 |
|
|
(15.7 |
)% |
|
|
39,855 |
|
|
|
47,621 |
|
|
(16.3 |
)% |
Total operating revenues |
|
|
404,882 |
|
|
|
362,122 |
|
|
11.8 |
% |
|
|
1,175,946 |
|
|
|
1,063,820 |
|
|
10.5 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
90,734 |
|
|
|
84,450 |
|
|
7.4 |
% |
|
|
277,048 |
|
|
|
255,396 |
|
|
8.5 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
314,148 |
|
|
$ |
277,672 |
|
|
13.1 |
% |
|
$ |
898,898 |
|
|
$ |
808,424 |
|
|
11.2 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin % |
|
|
77.6 |
% |
|
|
76.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
76.4 |
% |
|
|
76.0 |
% |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Analytics |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
||||||||||
In thousands |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
||
Operating revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Recurring subscriptions |
|
$ |
168,150 |
|
|
$ |
151,269 |
|
|
11.2 |
% |
|
$ |
490,829 |
|
|
$ |
443,276 |
|
|
10.7 |
% |
Non-recurring |
|
|
4,226 |
|
|
|
2,999 |
|
|
40.9 |
% |
|
|
11,508 |
|
|
|
7,943 |
|
|
44.9 |
% |
Total operating revenues |
|
|
172,376 |
|
|
|
154,268 |
|
|
11.7 |
% |
|
|
502,337 |
|
|
|
451,219 |
|
|
11.3 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
82,089 |
|
|
|
82,487 |
|
|
(0.5 |
)% |
|
|
258,166 |
|
|
|
253,509 |
|
|
1.8 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
90,287 |
|
|
$ |
71,781 |
|
|
25.8 |
% |
|
$ |
244,171 |
|
|
$ |
197,710 |
|
|
23.5 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin % |
|
|
52.4 |
% |
|
|
46.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
48.6 |
% |
|
|
43.8 |
% |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
ESG and Climate |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
||||||||||
In thousands |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
||
Operating revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Recurring subscriptions |
|
$ |
81,536 |
|
|
$ |
71,744 |
|
|
13.6 |
% |
|
$ |
235,954 |
|
|
$ |
207,523 |
|
|
13.7 |
% |
Non-recurring |
|
|
2,107 |
|
|
|
1,294 |
|
|
62.8 |
% |
|
|
5,428 |
|
|
|
3,792 |
|
|
43.1 |
% |
Total operating revenues |
|
|
83,643 |
|
|
|
73,038 |
|
|
14.5 |
% |
|
|
241,382 |
|
|
|
211,315 |
|
|
14.2 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
53,654 |
|
|
|
47,598 |
|
|
12.7 |
% |
|
|
166,372 |
|
|
|
145,201 |
|
|
14.6 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
29,989 |
|
|
$ |
25,440 |
|
|
17.9 |
% |
|
$ |
75,010 |
|
|
$ |
66,114 |
|
|
13.5 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin % |
|
|
35.9 |
% |
|
|
34.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
31.1 |
% |
|
|
31.3 |
% |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
All Other - Private Assets |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
||||||||||
In thousands |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
||
Operating revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Recurring subscriptions |
|
$ |
62,991 |
|
|
$ |
35,531 |
|
|
77.3 |
% |
|
$ |
190,434 |
|
|
$ |
111,292 |
|
|
71.1 |
% |
Non-recurring |
|
|
813 |
|
|
|
480 |
|
|
69.4 |
% |
|
|
2,520 |
|
|
|
1,168 |
|
|
115.8 |
% |
Total operating revenues |
|
|
63,804 |
|
|
|
36,011 |
|
|
77.2 |
% |
|
|
192,954 |
|
|
|
112,460 |
|
|
71.6 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
47,526 |
|
|
|
24,615 |
|
|
93.1 |
% |
|
|
146,803 |
|
|
|
76,384 |
|
|
92.2 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
16,278 |
|
|
$ |
11,396 |
|
|
42.8 |
% |
|
$ |
46,151 |
|
|
$ |
36,076 |
|
|
27.9 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA margin % |
|
|
25.5 |
% |
|
|
31.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
23.9 |
% |
|
|
32.1 |
% |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Consolidated |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
||||||||||
In thousands |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
||
Operating revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Recurring subscriptions |
|
$ |
536,622 |
|
|
$ |
464,997 |
|
|
15.4 |
% |
|
$ |
1,571,146 |
|
|
$ |
1,365,936 |
|
|
15.0 |
% |
Asset-based fees |
|
|
168,622 |
|
|
|
141,066 |
|
|
19.5 |
% |
|
|
482,162 |
|
|
|
412,354 |
|
|
16.9 |
% |
Non-recurring |
|
|
19,461 |
|
|
|
19,376 |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
|
|
59,311 |
|
|
|
60,524 |
|
|
(2.0 |
)% |
Operating revenues total |
|
|
724,705 |
|
|
|
625,439 |
|
|
15.9 |
% |
|
|
2,112,619 |
|
|
|
1,838,814 |
|
|
14.9 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
274,003 |
|
|
|
239,150 |
|
|
14.6 |
% |
|
|
848,389 |
|
|
|
730,490 |
|
|
16.1 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
450,702 |
|
|
$ |
386,289 |
|
|
16.7 |
% |
|
$ |
1,264,230 |
|
|
$ |
1,108,324 |
|
|
14.1 |
% |
Operating margin % |
|
|
55.4 |
% |
|
|
56.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
53.2 |
% |
|
|
55.1 |
% |
|
|
||
Adjusted EBITDA margin % |
|
|
62.2 |
% |
|
|
61.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
59.8 |
% |
|
|
60.3 |
% |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Table 6: Sales and Retention Rate by Segment (unaudited)(1)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
||||||||||
In thousands |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
||
Index |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
New recurring subscription sales |
|
$ |
25,271 |
|
|
$ |
23,978 |
|
|
5.4 |
% |
|
$ |
80,081 |
|
|
$ |
80,156 |
|
|
(0.1 |
)% |
Subscription cancellations |
|
|
(9,862 |
) |
|
|
(7,402 |
) |
|
33.2 |
% |
|
|
(34,876 |
) |
|
|
(22,617 |
) |
|
54.2 |
% |
Net new recurring subscription sales |
|
$ |
15,409 |
|
|
$ |
16,576 |
|
|
(7.0 |
)% |
|
$ |
45,205 |
|
|
$ |
57,539 |
|
|
(21.4 |
)% |
Non-recurring sales |
|
$ |
13,883 |
|
|
$ |
14,679 |
|
|
(5.4 |
)% |
|
$ |
44,687 |
|
|
$ |
54,365 |
|
|
(17.8 |
)% |
Total gross sales |
|
$ |
39,154 |
|
|
$ |
38,657 |
|
|
1.3 |
% |
|
$ |
124,768 |
|
|
$ |
134,521 |
|
|
(7.3 |
)% |
Total Index net sales |
|
$ |
29,292 |
|
|
$ |
31,255 |
|
|
(6.3 |
)% |
|
$ |
89,892 |
|
|
$ |
111,904 |
|
|
(19.7 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Index Retention Rate(2) |
|
|
95.4 |
% |
|
|
96.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
94.6 |
% |
|
|
96.1 |
% |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Analytics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
New recurring subscription sales |
|
$ |
20,780 |
|
|
$ |
18,787 |
|
|
10.6 |
% |
|
$ |
56,137 |
|
|
$ |
50,751 |
|
|
10.6 |
% |
Subscription cancellations |
|
|
(10,307 |
) |
|
|
(7,543 |
) |
|
36.6 |
% |
|
|
(28,001 |
) |
|
|
(24,094 |
) |
|
16.2 |
% |
Net new recurring subscription sales |
|
$ |
10,473 |
|
|
$ |
11,244 |
|
|
(6.9 |
)% |
|
$ |
28,136 |
|
|
$ |
26,657 |
|
|
5.5 |
% |
Non-recurring sales |
|
$ |
7,293 |
|
|
$ |
3,206 |
|
|
127.5 |
% |
|
$ |
13,812 |
|
|
$ |
8,734 |
|
|
58.1 |
% |
Total gross sales |
|
$ |
28,073 |
|
|
$ |
21,993 |
|
|
27.6 |
% |
|
$ |
69,949 |
|
|
$ |
59,485 |
|
|
17.6 |
% |
Total Analytics net sales |
|
$ |
17,766 |
|
|
$ |
14,450 |
|
|
22.9 |
% |
|
$ |
41,948 |
|
|
$ |
35,391 |
|
|
18.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Analytics Retention Rate(3) |
|
|
93.8 |
% |
|
|
95.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
94.4 |
% |
|
|
94.8 |
% |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
ESG and Climate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
New recurring subscription sales |
|
$ |
9,333 |
|
|
$ |
12,124 |
|
|
(23.0 |
)% |
|
$ |
39,361 |
|
|
$ |
38,497 |
|
|
2.2 |
% |
Subscription cancellations |
|
|
(5,575 |
) |
|
|
(2,639 |
) |
|
111.3 |
% |
|
|
(17,496 |
) |
|
|
(7,331 |
) |
|
138.7 |
% |
Net new recurring subscription sales |
|
$ |
3,758 |
|
|
$ |
9,485 |
|
|
(60.4 |
)% |
|
$ |
21,865 |
|
|
$ |
31,166 |
|
|
(29.8 |
)% |
Non-recurring sales |
|
$ |
2,345 |
|
|
$ |
1,532 |
|
|
53.1 |
% |
|
$ |
6,852 |
|
|
$ |
4,066 |
|
|
68.5 |
% |
Total gross sales |
|
$ |
11,678 |
|
|
$ |
13,656 |
|
|
(14.5 |
)% |
|
$ |
46,213 |
|
|
$ |
42,563 |
|
|
8.6 |
% |
Total ESG and Climate net sales |
|
$ |
6,103 |
|
|
$ |
11,017 |
|
|
(44.6 |
)% |
|
$ |
28,717 |
|
|
$ |
35,232 |
|
|
(18.5 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
ESG and Climate Retention Rate(4) |
|
|
93.0 |
% |
|
|
96.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
92.7 |
% |
|
|
96.3 |
% |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
All Other - Private Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
New recurring subscription sales |
|
$ |
9,959 |
|
|
$ |
4,788 |
|
|
108.0 |
% |
|
$ |
29,877 |
|
|
$ |
14,746 |
|
|
102.6 |
% |
Subscription cancellations |
|
|
(4,610 |
) |
|
|
(3,153 |
) |
|
46.2 |
% |
|
|
(15,112 |
) |
|
|
(8,634 |
) |
|
75.0 |
% |
Net new recurring subscription sales |
|
$ |
5,349 |
|
|
$ |
1,635 |
|
|
227.2 |
% |
|
$ |
14,765 |
|
|
$ |
6,112 |
|
|
141.6 |
% |
Non-recurring sales |
|
$ |
520 |
|
|
$ |
262 |
|
|
98.5 |
% |
|
$ |
2,361 |
|
|
$ |
1,069 |
|
|
120.9 |
% |
Total gross sales |
|
$ |
10,479 |
|
|
$ |
5,050 |
|
|
107.5 |
% |
|
$ |
32,238 |
|
|
$ |
15,815 |
|
|
103.8 |
% |
Total All Other - Private Assets net sales |
|
$ |
5,869 |
|
|
$ |
1,897 |
|
|
209.4 |
% |
|
$ |
17,126 |
|
|
$ |
7,181 |
|
|
138.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
All Other - Private Assets Retention Rate(5) |
|
|
92.7 |
% |
|
|
91.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
92.0 |
% |
|
|
92.1 |
% |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Consolidated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
New recurring subscription sales |
|
$ |
65,343 |
|
|
$ |
59,677 |
|
|
9.5 |
% |
|
$ |
205,456 |
|
|
$ |
184,150 |
|
|
11.6 |
% |
Subscription cancellations |
|
|
(30,354 |
) |
|
|
(20,737 |
) |
|
46.4 |
% |
|
|
(95,485 |
) |
|
|
(62,676 |
) |
|
52.3 |
% |
Net new recurring subscription sales |
|
$ |
34,989 |
|
|
$ |
38,940 |
|
|
(10.1 |
)% |
|
$ |
109,971 |
|
|
$ |
121,474 |
|
|
(9.5 |
)% |
Non-recurring sales |
|
$ |
24,041 |
|
|
$ |
19,679 |
|
|
22.2 |
% |
|
$ |
67,712 |
|
|
$ |
68,234 |
|
|
(0.8 |
)% |
Total gross sales |
|
$ |
89,384 |
|
|
$ |
79,356 |
|
|
12.6 |
% |
|
$ |
273,168 |
|
|
$ |
252,384 |
|
|
8.2 |
% |
Total net sales |
|
$ |
59,030 |
|
|
$ |
58,619 |
|
|
0.7 |
% |
|
$ |
177,683 |
|
|
$ |
189,708 |
|
|
(6.3 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Total Retention Rate(6) |
|
|
94.2 |
% |
|
|
95.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
93.9 |
% |
|
|
95.4 |
% |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
(1) See "Notes Regarding the Use of Operating Metrics" for details regarding the definition of new recurring subscription sales, subscription cancellations, net new recurring subscription sales, non-recurring sales, total gross sales, total net sales and Retention Rate. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Retention rate for Index excluding the impact of the acquisition of Foxberry was |
||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Retention rate for Analytics excluding the impact of the acquisition of Fabric was |
||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) Retention rate for ESG and Climate excluding the impact of the acquisition of Trove was |
||||||||||||||||||||||
(5) Retention rate for All Other – Private Assets excluding the impact of the acquisition of Burgiss was |
||||||||||||||||||||||
(6) Total retention rate excluding the impact of the acquisitions of Foxberry, Fabric, Trove and Burgiss was |
Table 7: AUM in ETFs Linked to MSCI Equity Indexes (unaudited)(1)(2)
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Dec. 31, |
|
Mar. 31, |
|
June 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
||||||||
In billions |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
Beginning Period AUM in ETFs linked to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
MSCI equity indexes |
|
$ |
1,372.5 |
|
|
$ |
1,322.8 |
|
$ |
1,468.9 |
|
$ |
1,582.6 |
|
$ |
1,631.9 |
|
$ |
1,222.9 |
|
$ |
1,468.9 |
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) |
|
|
(56.1 |
) |
|
|
130.5 |
|
|
92.8 |
|
|
21.2 |
|
|
111.3 |
|
|
67.4 |
|
|
225.3 |
Cash Inflows |
|
|
6.4 |
|
|
|
15.6 |
|
|
20.9 |
|
|
28.1 |
|
|
18.6 |
|
|
32.5 |
|
|
67.6 |
Period-End AUM in ETFs linked to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
MSCI equity indexes |
|
$ |
1,322.8 |
|
|
$ |
1,468.9 |
|
$ |
1,582.6 |
|
$ |
1,631.9 |
|
$ |
1,761.8 |
|
$ |
1,322.8 |
|
$ |
1,761.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Period Average AUM in ETFs linked to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
MSCI equity indexes |
|
$ |
1,376.5 |
|
|
$ |
1,364.9 |
|
$ |
1,508.8 |
|
$ |
1,590.6 |
|
$ |
1,677.0 |
|
$ |
1,332.6 |
|
$ |
1,592.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Period-End Basis Point Fee(3) |
|
|
2.51 |
|
|
|
2.50 |
|
|
2.48 |
|
|
2.47 |
|
|
2.44 |
|
|
2.51 |
|
|
2.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
(1) The historical values of the AUM in ETFs linked to our equity indexes as of the last day of the month and the monthly average balance can be found under the link “AUM in ETFs Linked to MSCI Equity Indexes” on our Investor Relations homepage at http://ir.msci.com. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Press Release or any other report filed with the SEC. The AUM in ETFs also includes AUM in Exchange Traded Notes, the value of which is less than |
||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) The value of AUM in ETFs linked to MSCI equity indexes is calculated by multiplying the equity ETFs net asset value by the number of shares outstanding. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Based on period-end Run Rate for ETFs linked to MSCI equity indexes using period-end AUM. |
Table 8: Run Rate by Segment and Type (unaudited)(1)
|
|
As of |
|
|
|||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
% |
|||
In thousands |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Change |
|||
Index |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Recurring subscriptions |
|
$ |
906,803 |
|
$ |
835,334 |
|
8.6 |
% |
Asset-based fees |
|
|
683,462 |
|
|
545,548 |
|
25.3 |
% |
Index Run Rate |
|
|
1,590,265 |
|
|
1,380,882 |
|
15.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Analytics Run Rate |
|
|
691,333 |
|
|
639,462 |
|
8.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
ESG and Climate Run Rate |
|
|
344,015 |
|
|
297,297 |
|
15.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
All Other - Private Assets Run Rate |
|
|
268,577 |
|
|
150,749 |
|
78.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total Run Rate |
|
$ |
2,894,190 |
|
$ |
2,468,390 |
|
17.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total recurring subscriptions |
|
$ |
2,210,728 |
|
$ |
1,922,842 |
|
15.0 |
% |
Total asset-based fees |
|
|
683,462 |
|
|
545,548 |
|
25.3 |
% |
Total Run Rate |
|
$ |
2,894,190 |
|
$ |
2,468,390 |
|
17.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
(1) See "Notes Regarding the Use of Operating Metrics" for details regarding the definition of Run Rate. |
Table 9: Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
||||
In thousands |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||
Net income |
|
$ |
280,901 |
|
$ |
259,659 |
|
$ |
803,613 |
|
$ |
745,212 |
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
76,035 |
|
|
57,997 |
|
|
189,210 |
|
|
155,974 |
Other expense (income), net |
|
|
44,398 |
|
|
35,653 |
|
|
130,501 |
|
|
112,678 |
Operating income |
|
|
401,334 |
|
|
353,309 |
|
|
1,123,324 |
|
|
1,013,864 |
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
41,939 |
|
|
26,722 |
|
|
121,316 |
|
|
77,543 |
Depreciation and amortization of property, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
equipment and leasehold improvements |
|
|
4,332 |
|
|
5,252 |
|
|
12,639 |
|
|
15,911 |
Acquisition-related integration and transaction costs(1) |
|
|
3,097 |
|
|
1,006 |
|
|
6,951 |
|
|
1,006 |
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
450,702 |
|
$ |
386,289 |
|
$ |
1,264,230 |
|
$ |
1,108,324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Index adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
314,148 |
|
$ |
277,672 |
|
$ |
898,898 |
|
$ |
808,424 |
Analytics adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
90,287 |
|
|
71,781 |
|
|
244,171 |
|
|
197,710 |
ESG and Climate adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
29,989 |
|
|
25,440 |
|
|
75,010 |
|
|
66,114 |
All Other - Private Assets adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
16,278 |
|
|
11,396 |
|
|
46,151 |
|
|
36,076 |
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
450,702 |
|
$ |
386,289 |
|
$ |
1,264,230 |
|
$ |
1,108,324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
(1) Represents transaction expenses and other costs directly related to the acquisition and integration of acquired businesses, including professional fees, severance expenses, regulatory filing fees and other costs, in each case that are incurred no later than 12 months after the close of the relevant acquisition. |
Table 10: Reconciliation of Net Income and Diluted EPS to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS (unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
||||||||
In thousands, except per share data |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||||||
Net income |
|
$ |
280,901 |
|
|
$ |
259,659 |
|
|
$ |
803,613 |
|
|
$ |
745,212 |
|
Plus: Amortization of acquired intangible assets and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
equity method investment basis difference |
|
|
26,066 |
|
|
|
16,722 |
|
|
|
77,226 |
|
|
|
50,356 |
|
Plus: Acquisition-related integration and transaction costs(1) |
|
|
3,140 |
|
|
|
1,006 |
|
|
|
6,994 |
|
|
|
1,006 |
|
Plus: Write-off of deferred fees on debt extinguishment |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,510 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Less: Gain from changes in ownership interest of investees |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(447 |
) |
Less: Income tax effect(2) |
|
|
(6,260 |
) |
|
|
(3,327 |
) |
|
|
(16,432 |
) |
|
|
(8,880 |
) |
Adjusted net income |
|
$ |
303,847 |
|
|
$ |
274,060 |
|
|
$ |
872,911 |
|
|
$ |
787,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Diluted EPS |
|
$ |
3.57 |
|
|
$ |
3.27 |
|
|
$ |
10.15 |
|
|
$ |
9.32 |
|
Plus: Amortization of acquired intangible assets and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
equity method investment basis difference |
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
|
0.98 |
|
|
0.63 |
|
||
Plus: Acquisition-related integration and transaction costs(1) |
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
0.01 |
|
||
Plus: Write-off of deferred fees on debt extinguishment |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Less: Gain from changes in ownership interest of investees |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
||
Less: Income tax effect(2) |
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.21 |
) |
|
(0.10 |
) |
||
Adjusted EPS |
|
$ |
3.86 |
|
|
$ |
3.45 |
|
|
$ |
11.03 |
|
|
$ |
9.85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding |
|
|
78,729 |
|
|
|
79,500 |
|
|
|
79,159 |
|
|
|
79,959 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
(1) Represents transaction expenses and other costs directly related to the acquisition and integration of acquired businesses, including professional fees, severance expenses, regulatory filing fees and other costs, in each case that are incurred no later than 12 months after the close of the relevant acquisition. |
||||||||||||||||
(2) Adjustments relate to the tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments, which were determined based on the nature of the underlying non-GAAP adjustments and their relevant jurisdictional tax rates. |
Table 11: Reconciliation of Operating Expenses to Adjusted EBITDA Expenses (unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
Full-Year |
||||||||
|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
2024 |
||||
In thousands |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Guidance (1) |
||||
Total operating expenses |
|
$ |
323,371 |
|
$ |
272,130 |
|
$ |
989,295 |
|
$ |
824,950 |
|
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
41,939 |
|
|
26,722 |
|
|
121,316 |
|
|
77,543 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization of property, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
equipment and leasehold improvements |
|
|
4,332 |
|
|
5,252 |
|
|
12,639 |
|
|
15,911 |
|
|
Acquisition-related integration and transaction costs(2) |
|
|
3,097 |
|
|
1,006 |
|
|
6,951 |
|
|
1,006 |
|
|
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
$ |
274,003 |
|
$ |
239,150 |
|
$ |
848,389 |
|
$ |
730,490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Index adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
$ |
90,734 |
|
$ |
84,450 |
|
$ |
277,048 |
|
$ |
255,396 |
|
|
Analytics adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
82,089 |
|
|
82,487 |
|
|
258,166 |
|
|
253,509 |
|
|
ESG and Climate adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
53,654 |
|
|
47,598 |
|
|
166,372 |
|
|
145,201 |
|
|
All Other - Private Assets adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
|
47,526 |
|
|
24,615 |
|
|
146,803 |
|
|
76,384 |
|
|
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA expenses |
|
$ |
274,003 |
|
$ |
239,150 |
|
$ |
848,389 |
|
$ |
730,490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
(1) We have not provided a full line-item reconciliation for total operating expenses to adjusted EBITDA expenses for this future period because we believe such a reconciliation would imply a degree of precision and certainty that could be confusing to investors and we are unable to reasonably predict certain items contained in the GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing or amount of various items that have not yet occurred and are out of the Company's control or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures provided without the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures may vary materially from the corresponding GAAP financial measures. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above. |
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(2) Represents transaction expenses and other costs directly related to the acquisition and integration of acquired businesses, including professional fees, severance expenses, regulatory filing fees and other costs, in each case that are incurred no later than 12 months after the close of the relevant acquisition. |
Table 12: Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow (unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
Full-Year |
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|
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
Sep. 30, |
|
2024 |
||||||||
In thousands |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Guidance (1) |
||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
421,609 |
|
|
$ |
291,131 |
|
|
$ |
1,070,994 |
|
|
$ |
847,076 |
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(6,626 |
) |
|
|
(3,564 |
) |
|
|
(19,515 |
) |
|
|
(18,942 |
) |
|
|
Capitalized software development costs |
|
|
(20,975 |
) |
|
|
(17,417 |
) |
|
|
(59,648 |
) |
|
|
(50,080 |
) |
|
|
Capex |
|
|
(27,601 |
) |
|
|
(20,981 |
) |
|
|
(79,163 |
) |
|
|
(69,022 |
) |
|
( |
Free cash flow |
|
$ |
394,008 |
|
|
$ |
270,150 |
|
|
$ |
991,831 |
|
|
$ |
778,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
(1) We have not provided a line-item reconciliation for free cash flow to net cash provided by operating activities for this future period because we believe such a reconciliation would imply a degree of precision and certainty that could be confusing to investors and we are unable to reasonably predict certain items contained in the GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing or amount of various items that have not yet occurred and are out of the Company's control or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures provided without the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures may vary materially from the corresponding GAAP financial measures. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above. |
Table 13: Third Quarter 2024 Reconciliation of Operating Revenue Growth to Organic Operating Revenue Growth (unaudited)
|
|
Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 |
||||||||||
|
|
Total |
|
Recurring Subscription |
|
Asset-Based Fees |
|
Non-Recurring Revenues |
||||
Index |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
||||
Operating revenue growth |
|
11.8 |
% |
|
8.5 |
% |
|
19.5 |
% |
|
(15.7 |
)% |
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures |
|
— |
% |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
Impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations |
|
— |
% |
|
0.1 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
Organic operating revenue growth |
|
11.8 |
% |
|
8.5 |
% |
|
19.5 |
% |
|
(15.7 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Total |
|
Recurring Subscription |
|
Asset-Based Fees |
|
Non-Recurring Revenues |
||||
Analytics |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
||||
Operating revenue growth |
|
11.7 |
% |
|
11.2 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
40.9 |
% |
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
Impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations |
|
0.1 |
% |
|
0.1 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
0.1 |
% |
Organic operating revenue growth |
|
11.7 |
% |
|
11.1 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
41.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Total |
|
Recurring Subscription |
|
Asset-Based Fees |
|
Non-Recurring Revenues |
||||
ESG and Climate |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
||||
Operating revenue growth |
|
14.5 |
% |
|
13.6 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
62.8 |
% |
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures |
|
(1.4 |
)% |
|
(1.4 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
(2.3 |
)% |
Impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations |
|
(2.1 |
)% |
|
(2.0 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
(0.9 |
)% |
Organic operating revenue growth |
|
11.0 |
% |
|
10.2 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
59.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Total |
|
Recurring Subscription |
|
Asset-Based Fees |
|
Non-Recurring Revenues |
||||
All Other - Private Assets |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
||||
Operating revenue growth |
|
77.2 |
% |
|
77.3 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
69.4 |
% |
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures |
|
(75.1 |
)% |
|
(75.2 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
(72.9 |
)% |
Impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations |
|
(1.1 |
)% |
|
(1.0 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
(0.7 |
)% |
Organic operating revenue growth |
|
1.0 |
% |
|
1.1 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
(4.2 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Total |
|
Recurring Subscription |
|
Asset-Based Fees |
|
Non-Recurring Revenues |
||||
Consolidated |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
||||
Operating revenue growth |
|
15.9 |
% |
|
15.4 |
% |
|
19.5 |
% |
|
0.4 |
% |
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures |
|
(4.6 |
)% |
|
(6.0 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
(1.9 |
)% |
Impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations |
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
(0.4 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
Organic operating revenue growth |
|
11.1 |
% |
|
9.0 |
% |
|
19.5 |
% |
|
(1.6 |
)% |
Table 14: Nine Months 2024 Reconciliation of Operating Revenue Growth to Organic Operating Revenue Growth (unaudited)
|
|
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 |
||||||||||
|
|
Total |
|
Recurring Subscription |
|
Asset-Based Fees |
|
Non-Recurring Revenues |
||||
Index |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
||||
Operating revenue growth |
|
10.5 |
% |
|
8.3 |
% |
|
16.9 |
% |
|
(16.3 |
)% |
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures |
|
— |
% |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
Impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations |
|
0.2 |
% |
|
0.3 |
% |
|
0.1 |
% |
|
— |
% |
Organic operating revenue growth |
|
10.7 |
% |
|
8.5 |
% |
|
17.0 |
% |
|
(16.3 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Total |
|
Recurring Subscription |
|
Asset-Based Fees |
|
Non-Recurring Revenues |
||||
Analytics |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
||||
Operating revenue growth |
|
11.3 |
% |
|
10.7 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
44.9 |
% |
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
Impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations |
|
0.4 |
% |
|
0.4 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
1.2 |
% |
Organic operating revenue growth |
|
11.6 |
% |
|
11.0 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
46.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Total |
|
Recurring Subscription |
|
Asset-Based Fees |
|
Non-Recurring Revenues |
||||
ESG and Climate |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
||||
Operating revenue growth |
|
14.2 |
% |
|
13.7 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
43.1 |
% |
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures |
|
(1.6 |
)% |
|
(1.6 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
(2.5 |
)% |
Impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations |
|
(1.9 |
)% |
|
(2.0 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
Organic operating revenue growth |
|
10.7 |
% |
|
10.1 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
40.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Total |
|
Recurring Subscription |
|
Asset-Based Fees |
|
Non-Recurring Revenues |
||||
All Other - Private Assets |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
||||
Operating revenue growth |
|
71.6 |
% |
|
71.1 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
115.8 |
% |
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures |
|
(69.4 |
)% |
|
(69.3 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
(80.0 |
)% |
Impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations |
|
(0.5 |
)% |
|
(0.5 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
(0.3 |
)% |
Organic operating revenue growth |
|
1.7 |
% |
|
1.3 |
% |
|
— |
% |
|
35.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Total |
|
Recurring Subscription |
|
Asset-Based Fees |
|
Non-Recurring Revenues |
||||
Consolidated |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
|
Change Percentage |
||||
Operating revenue growth |
|
14.9 |
% |
|
15.0 |
% |
|
16.9 |
% |
|
(2.0 |
)% |
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures |
|
(4.5 |
)% |
|
(5.9 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
(1.7 |
)% |
Impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations |
|
— |
% |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
0.1 |
% |
|
0.1 |
% |
Organic operating revenue growth |
|
10.4 |
% |
|
9.0 |
% |
|
17.0 |
% |
|
(3.6 |
)% |
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