Moody's Corp. engages in the provision of credit ratings, research, tools and analysis to the global capital markets. It operates through the following segments: Moody's Investors Service (MIS) and Moody's Analytics (MA). The MIS segment is a credit rating agency, which publishes credit ratings on debt obligations and the entities, including various corporate and governmental obligations, structured finance securities and commercial paper programs. The MA segment develops products and services, which support financial analysis and risk management activities of institutional participants in global financial markets. The company was founded by John Moody in 1900 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
Highlights
The EPS is up by 19% year-on-year and by 9% since the previous quarter
MCO's net income is up by 17% year-on-year and by 8% since the previous quarter
The quick ratio has grown by 19% YoY but it has contracted by 11% from the previous quarter
The debt is up by 19% since the previous quarter and by 19% year-on-year
MCO's P/E is 15% above its last 4 quarters average of 29.3 and 6% above its 5-year quarterly average of 31.7
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of MCO
Market
Shares outstanding
187.5M
Market cap
$51.47B
Enterprise value
$56.67B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
33.64
Price to book (P/B)
88.4
Price to sales (P/S)
10.34
EV/EBIT
26.33
EV/EBITDA
24.1
EV/Sales
11.39
Earnings
Revenue
$4.98B
EBIT
$2.15B
EBITDA
$2.35B
Free cash flow
$1.58B
Per share
EPS
$8.16
Free cash flow per share
$8.44
Book value per share
$3.11
Revenue per share
$26.54
TBVPS
$29.2
Balance sheet
Total assets
$11.31B
Total liabilities
$10.5B
Debt
$7.34B
Equity
$582M
Working capital
$1.64B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
12.61
Current ratio
1.7
Quick ratio
1.55
Net debt/EBITDA
2.21
Margins
EBITDA margin
47.2%
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
30.9%
Operating margin
42.8%
Efficiency
Return on assets
15.1%
Return on equity
304.5%
Return on invested capital
28.6%
Return on capital employed
24%
Return on sales
43.3%
Dividend
Dividend yield
0.77%
DPS
$2.12
Payout ratio
26%
MCO stock price
How has the Moodys stock price performed over time
Financial performance
How have Moodys's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$4.98B
Gross profit
$4.98B
Operating income
$2.13B
Net income
$1.54B
Gross margin
100%
Net margin
30.9%
MCO's net income is up by 17% year-on-year and by 8% since the previous quarter
MCO's operating income is up by 16% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter
The gross profit has grown by 12% YoY and by 3.1% from the previous quarter
The revenue has grown by 12% YoY and by 3.1% from the previous quarter
Valuation
What is Moodys stock price valuation
P/E
33.64
P/B
88.4
P/S
10.34
EV/EBIT
26.33
EV/EBITDA
24.1
EV/Sales
11.39
The EPS is up by 19% year-on-year and by 9% since the previous quarter
MCO's P/E is 15% above its last 4 quarters average of 29.3 and 6% above its 5-year quarterly average of 31.7
The P/B is 8% above the last 4 quarters average of 82.1
Moodys's equity has decreased by 4.9% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 54% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 6.7 and 22% more than its last 4 quarters average of 8.5
The revenue has grown by 12% YoY and by 3.1% from the previous quarter
Efficiency
How efficient is Moodys business performance
Moodys's return on equity has decreased by 29% YoY and by 17% QoQ
The ROIC has decreased by 6% YoY but it has increased by 2.9% from the previous quarter
The ROS is up by 4.3% year-on-year and by 4.1% since the previous quarter
MCO's ROA is up by 4.1% YoY and by 3.4% from the previous quarter
Dividends
What is MCO's dividend history
DPS
$2.12
Dividend yield
0.77%
Payout ratio
26%
Recent dividends
Financial health
How did Moodys financials performed over time
MCO's total assets is 8% greater than its total liabilities
The quick ratio has grown by 19% YoY but it has contracted by 11% from the previous quarter
MCO's total assets is up by 19% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
The debt to equity has dropped by 75% year-on-year but it is up by 25% since the previous quarter
The debt is up by 19% since the previous quarter and by 19% year-on-year
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated
quarterly, unless otherwise specified.