Moody’s reported revenue of $873.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014, up 16% from $756.0 million for the second quarter of 2013.
Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2014 totaled $461.8 million, a 14% increase from the prior-year period. Operating income for the quarter was $411.7 million, a 17% increase from $350.8 million for the same period last year. Adjusted operating income, defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization, was $434.0 million, a 16% increase from $373.9 million last year. GAAP EPS of $1.48 increased 48% against the same period last year and included a $103 million non-cash, pre-tax gain, or $0.36 per share, resulting from Moody’s acquisition of a controlling interest in ICRA Ltd. Non-GAAP EPS of $1.12, which excludes the ICRA gain, increased 12% from EPS of $1.00 in the second quarter of 2013.
“Moody’s achieved strong financial performance in the second quarter, with both Moody’s Investors Service and Moody’s Analytics delivering mid-teens percent revenue growth. Our results reflect healthy market conditions and good demand for a wide range of our products and services,” said Raymond McDaniel, President and Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s. “We also strengthened our business by acquiring a majority stake in ICRA, a leading Indian credit rating agency, as well as WebEquity Solutions, a provider of loan origination tools to financial institutions.”
Moody’s acquired a controlling stake in ICRA, India. The Company will report ICRA’s operating results within Moody’s Investors Service on a three-month lag, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014. ICRA is expected to contribute approximately $12 million of revenue to MIS in the fourth quarter of 2014.
For Moody’s Analytics, full-year 2014 revenue is now expected to increase in the mid-teens percent range. Within the U.S., MA revenue is still expected to increase in the low-double-digit percent range. Non-U.S. revenue is still expected to increase in the high-teens percent range. Revenue from research, data and analytics is still projected to grow in the high-single-digit percent range. Including the acquisition of WebEquity, revenue for enterprise risk solutions is now expected to grow in the mid-teens percent range. Professional services revenue, including Amba Investment Services, is now projected to grow approximately 40 percent.
Full Year Outlook: The Company now expects full-year 2014 revenue to grow in the low-double-digit percent range.
Source: Moody’s Earnings Report
