Morningstar, Inc. Reports Third-Quarter 2024 Financial Results
“Morningstar Credit led the way in the quarter with additional contributions from across the business supporting revenue and profit growth," said
The Company's quarterly shareholder letter provides more context on its quarterly results and business performance and can be found at shareholders.morningstar.com.
Third-Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights
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Reported revenue increased 10.5% to
$569.4 million compared to the prior-year period; organic revenue grew 10.1%.
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Reported operating income increased 65.0% to
$115.5 million ; adjusted operating income increased 41.6%.
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Diluted net income per share increased 204.4% to
$2.77 ; adjusted diluted net income per share increased 56.3% to$2.00 . The gain related to the Company's sale of its Commodity and Energy Data business in the quarter had a$1.05 impact on diluted net income per share.
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Cash provided by operating activities increased 46.8% to
$191.9 million . Free cash flow increased 53.6% to$155.8 million . Cash flows were negatively impacted by certain items totaling$0.9 million in the third quarter of 2024 and$16.1 million in the prior-year period. Excluding these items, cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow would have increased by 31.3% and 33.4%, respectively.
Year-To-Date Financial Highlights
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Reported revenue increased 12.3% to
$1.7 billion compared to the prior-year period; organic revenue grew 12.2%.
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Reported operating income increased 132.5% to
$316.6 million ; adjusted operating income increased 74.3%.
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Diluted net income per share increased 271.5% to
$5.87 ; adjusted diluted net income per share increased 83.4% to$5.76 . The gain related to the Company's sale of its Commodity and Energy Data business in the quarter had a$1.05 impact on diluted net income per share.
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Cash provided by operating activities increased 145.4% to
$438.2 million . Free cash flow increased 275.5% to$336.1 million . Cash flows were negatively impacted by certain items totaling$0.9 million for the year-to-date, compared with$90.6 million in the prior-year period. Excluding these items, cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow would have increased by 63.1% and 87.1%, respectively.
Third-Quarter 2024 Results
Revenue increased 10.5% to
Operating expense increased 1.9% to
The largest contributors to the increase in reported operating expense were compensation costs and technology infrastructure costs.
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Compensation costs increased
$16.2 million , due primarily to higher bonus costs, which reflected increased accruals due to favorable performance compared to targets in certain parts of the business.
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Technology infrastructure costs consisting of expenses related to SaaS-based software subscriptions and cloud computing increased
$4.0 million .
Third-quarter operating income increased 65.0% to
Net income in the third quarter of 2024 was
The Company's effective tax rate was 19.8% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to 29.9% in the prior-year period. The decrease is primarily due to the book gain in excess of taxable gain on the sale of its Commodity and Energy Data business in the third quarter of 2024.
Segment Highlights
Morningstar Data and Analytics
Morningstar Data and Analytics contributed
Morningstar Data and Analytics adjusted operating income increased 3.4% to
PitchBook
PitchBook contributed
PitchBook segment adjusted operating income increased 28.9% to
Morningstar Wealth
Morningstar Wealth contributed
Reported assets under management and advisement (AUMA) increased 25.6% to
Morningstar Wealth adjusted operating loss was
Morningstar Retirement
Morningstar Retirement contributed
Morningstar Retirement adjusted operating income increased 15.0% to
Corporate and All Other
Revenue attributable to Corporate and All Other contributed
The increase in Morningstar Indexes revenue was primarily due to higher investable product revenue as market performance and net inflows over the trailing 12 months increased asset value linked to Morningstar Indexes by 37.5% to
Morningstar Sustainalytics revenues declined compared to the prior-year period. The decline was largely driven by lower revenues for ESG Risk Ratings, reflecting increased cancellations due to vendor consolidation and softness in parts of the retail asset management and wealth client segments. Revenue was also negatively impacted by further streamlining of licensed-ratings offerings.
The impact of Corporate and All Other on consolidated adjusted operating income was negative
Balance Sheet and Capital Allocation
As of
Cash provided by operating activities increased to
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The tables at the end of this press release include a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company to comparable GAAP measures and an explanation of why the Company uses them.
Investor Communication
Morningstar encourages all interested parties — including securities analysts, current shareholders, potential shareholders, and others — to submit questions in writing. Investors and others may send questions about Morningstar’s business to investors@morningstar.com. Morningstar will make written responses to selected inquiries available to all investors at the same time in Form 8-Ks furnished to the
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Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is used in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on our current expectations about future events or future financial performance. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, and often contain words such as “consider,” “future,” “maintain,” “may,” “expect,” “potential,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “will,” or the negative thereof, and similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the events we discuss not to occur or to differ significantly from what we expect. For us, these risks and uncertainties include, among others, failing to maintain and protect our brand, independence, and reputation; failure to prevent and/or mitigate cybersecurity events and the failure to protect confidential information, including personal information about individuals; compliance failures, regulatory action, or changes in laws applicable to our credit ratings operations, investment advisory, environmental, social, and governance, and index businesses; failing to innovate our product and service offerings, or anticipate our clients’ changing needs; the impact of artificial intelligence and related technologies on our business, legal, and regulatory exposure profile and reputation; failing to detect errors in our products or the failure of our products to perform properly due to defects, malfunctions, or similar problems; failing to recruit, develop, and retain qualified employees; prolonged volatility or downturns affecting the financial sector, global financial markets, and the global economy and its effect on our revenue from asset-based fees and our credit ratings business; failing to scale our operations and increase productivity in order to implement our business plans and strategies; liability for any losses that result from errors in our automated advisory tools or errors in the use of the information and data we collect; inadequacy of our operational risk management, business continuity programs and insurance coverage in the event of a material disruptive event; failing to close, or achieve the anticipated economic or other benefits of, a strategic transaction on a timely basis or at all; failing to efficiently integrate and leverage acquisitions and other investments, which may not realize the expected business or financial benefits, to produce the results we anticipate; failing to maintain growth across our businesses in today's fragmented geopolitical, regulatory, and cultural world; liability relating to the information and data we collect, store, use, create, and distribute or the reports that we publish or are produced by our software products; the potential adverse effect of our indebtedness on our cash flows and financial and operational flexibility; challenges in accounting for tax complexities in the global jurisdictions which we operate in and their effect on our tax obligations and tax rates; and failing to protect our intellectual property rights or claims of intellectual property infringement against us. A more complete description of these risks and uncertainties, among others, can be found in our filings with the
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
569.4 |
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$ |
515.5 |
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10.5 |
% |
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$ |
1,684.1 |
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$ |
1,499.9 |
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12.3 |
% |
Operating expense: |
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Cost of revenue |
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222.7 |
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202.9 |
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9.8 |
% |
|
|
663.5 |
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|
638.1 |
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4.0 |
% |
Sales and marketing |
|
|
107.9 |
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|
106.3 |
|
|
1.5 |
% |
|
|
323.8 |
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|
323.4 |
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0.1 |
% |
General and administrative |
|
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77.6 |
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|
|
89.7 |
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(13.5 |
)% |
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238.2 |
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263.8 |
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(9.7 |
)% |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
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45.7 |
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46.6 |
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(1.9 |
)% |
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142.0 |
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|
138.4 |
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2.6 |
% |
Total operating expense |
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453.9 |
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|
445.5 |
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1.9 |
% |
|
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1,367.5 |
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1,363.7 |
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0.3 |
% |
Operating income |
|
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115.5 |
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70.0 |
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65.0 |
% |
|
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316.6 |
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|
136.2 |
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132.5 |
% |
Operating margin |
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20.3 |
% |
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13.6 |
% |
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6.7 pp |
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18.8 |
% |
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9.1 |
% |
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9.7 pp |
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Non-operating income (expense), net: |
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Interest expense, net |
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(8.9 |
) |
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(12.8 |
) |
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(30.5 |
)% |
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(30.7 |
) |
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(40.2 |
) |
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(23.6 |
)% |
Gain on sale of business |
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|
45.3 |
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— |
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NMF |
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45.3 |
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— |
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NMF |
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Expense from equity method transaction, net |
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— |
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— |
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— |
% |
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— |
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(11.8 |
) |
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NMF |
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Other income (expense), net |
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— |
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0.2 |
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NMF |
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(2.8 |
) |
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7.0 |
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NMF |
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Non-operating income (expense), net |
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36.4 |
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(12.6 |
) |
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NMF |
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11.8 |
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(45.0 |
) |
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NMF |
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Income before income taxes and equity in investments of unconsolidated entities |
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151.9 |
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57.4 |
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164.6 |
% |
|
|
328.4 |
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|
|
91.2 |
|
|
260.1 |
% |
Equity in investments of unconsolidated entities |
|
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(2.6 |
) |
|
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(1.6 |
) |
|
62.5 |
% |
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(5.3 |
) |
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(4.7 |
) |
|
12.8 |
% |
Income tax expense |
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|
29.6 |
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|
|
16.7 |
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77.2 |
% |
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70.1 |
|
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|
18.9 |
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270.9 |
% |
Consolidated net income |
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$ |
119.7 |
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$ |
39.1 |
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206.1 |
% |
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$ |
253.0 |
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$ |
67.6 |
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274.3 |
% |
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Net income per share: |
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Basic |
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$ |
2.79 |
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$ |
0.92 |
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203.3 |
% |
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$ |
5.91 |
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$ |
1.59 |
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|
271.7 |
% |
Diluted |
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$ |
2.77 |
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$ |
0.91 |
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|
204.4 |
% |
|
$ |
5.87 |
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$ |
1.58 |
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271.5 |
% |
Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
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42.9 |
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42.7 |
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42.8 |
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42.6 |
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Diluted |
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43.2 |
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|
42.9 |
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43.1 |
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42.8 |
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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(in millions) |
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As of |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
552.9 |
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$ |
337.9 |
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Investments |
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48.8 |
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51.1 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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328.4 |
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343.9 |
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Income tax receivable, net |
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— |
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0.6 |
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Other current assets |
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92.7 |
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82.2 |
||
Total current assets |
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1,022.8 |
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815.7 |
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1,579.6 |
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1,578.8 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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432.5 |
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484.4 |
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Property, equipment, and capitalized software, net |
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212.4 |
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207.7 |
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Operating lease assets |
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157.5 |
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163.9 |
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Investments in unconsolidated entities |
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96.0 |
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|
100.2 |
||
Deferred tax assets, net |
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30.9 |
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|
14.6 |
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Other assets |
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|
34.6 |
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|
38.1 |
||
Total assets |
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$ |
3,566.3 |
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$ |
3,403.4 |
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Liabilities and equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Deferred revenue |
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$ |
539.5 |
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$ |
517.7 |
||
Accrued compensation |
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|
216.0 |
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|
214.4 |
||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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|
80.4 |
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|
78.4 |
||
Operating lease liabilities |
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|
32.2 |
|
|
36.4 |
||
Current portion of long-term debt |
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|
— |
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|
32.1 |
||
Other current liabilities |
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|
27.8 |
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|
1.8 |
||
Total current liabilities |
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895.9 |
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|
880.8 |
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Operating lease liabilities |
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|
145.7 |
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|
151.4 |
||
Accrued compensation |
|
|
21.2 |
|
|
23.7 |
||
Deferred tax liabilities, net |
|
|
29.9 |
|
|
35.6 |
||
Long-term debt |
|
|
864.7 |
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|
940.3 |
||
Other long-term liabilities |
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|
43.2 |
|
|
43.8 |
||
Total liabilities |
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|
2,000.6 |
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|
2,075.6 |
||
Total equity |
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|
1,565.7 |
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|
1,327.8 |
||
Total liabilities and equity |
|
$ |
3,566.3 |
|
$ |
3,403.4 |
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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(in millions) |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Operating activities |
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Consolidated net income |
|
$ |
119.7 |
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$ |
39.1 |
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$ |
253.0 |
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$ |
67.6 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
12.2 |
|
|
|
57.9 |
|
|
|
128.9 |
|
|
|
119.3 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net |
|
|
60.0 |
|
|
|
33.7 |
|
|
|
56.3 |
|
|
|
(8.3 |
) |
Cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
191.9 |
|
|
|
130.7 |
|
|
|
438.2 |
|
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|
178.6 |
|
Investing activities |
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Capital expenditures |
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(36.1 |
) |
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|
(29.3 |
) |
|
|
(102.1 |
) |
|
|
(89.1 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of business |
|
|
52.2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
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|
52.2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Purchases of investments in unconsolidated entities |
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(3.2 |
) |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
(6.8 |
) |
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|
(1.1 |
) |
Other, net |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
8.2 |
|
|
|
11.3 |
|
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|
41.1 |
|
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities |
|
|
14.1 |
|
|
|
(21.3 |
) |
|
|
(45.4 |
) |
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|
(49.1 |
) |
Financing activities |
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Common shares repurchased |
|
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— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1.4 |
) |
Dividends paid |
|
|
(17.4 |
) |
|
|
(16.0 |
) |
|
|
(52.0 |
) |
|
|
(47.9 |
) |
Repayments of debt |
|
|
(35.0 |
) |
|
|
(128.1 |
) |
|
|
(198.1 |
) |
|
|
(314.4 |
) |
Proceeds from debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
30.0 |
|
|
|
90.0 |
|
|
|
260.0 |
|
Payment of acquisition-related earn-outs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(45.5 |
) |
Other, net |
|
|
(7.8 |
) |
|
|
(6.0 |
) |
|
|
(25.2 |
) |
|
|
(25.8 |
) |
Cash used for financing activities |
|
|
(60.2 |
) |
|
|
(120.1 |
) |
|
|
(185.3 |
) |
|
|
(175.0 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
15.9 |
|
|
|
(7.6 |
) |
|
|
7.5 |
|
|
|
(6.1 |
) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
161.7 |
|
|
|
(18.3 |
) |
|
|
215.0 |
|
|
|
(51.6 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents-beginning of period |
|
|
391.2 |
|
|
|
343.3 |
|
|
|
337.9 |
|
|
|
376.6 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents-end of period |
|
$ |
552.9 |
|
|
$ |
325.0 |
|
|
$ |
552.9 |
|
|
$ |
325.0 |
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(in millions) |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Change |
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Organic (1) |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Change |
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Organic (1) |
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Morningstar Data and Analytics |
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Revenue |
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$ |
198.5 |
|
|
$ |
188.7 |
|
|
5.2 |
% |
|
4.7 |
% |
|
$ |
592.1 |
|
|
$ |
554.5 |
|
|
6.8 |
% |
|
6.6 |
% |
Adjusted Operating Income |
|
|
91.4 |
|
|
|
88.4 |
|
|
3.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
269.9 |
|
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|
249.4 |
|
|
8.2 |
% |
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Adjusted Operating Margin |
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|
46.0 |
% |
|
|
46.8 |
% |
|
(0.8) pp |
|
|
|
|
45.6 |
% |
|
|
45.0 |
% |
|
0.6 pp |
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PitchBook |
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Revenue |
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$ |
156.6 |
|
|
$ |
139.6 |
|
|
12.2 |
% |
|
12.2 |
% |
|
$ |
455.9 |
|
|
$ |
407.5 |
|
|
11.9 |
% |
|
11.9 |
% |
Adjusted Operating Income |
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50.4 |
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39.1 |
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28.9 |
% |
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137.7 |
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106.7 |
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29.1 |
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32.2 |
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28.0 |
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30.2 |
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26.2 |
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$ |
70.9 |
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$ |
52.9 |
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34.0 |
% |
|
34.0 |
% |
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$ |
208.8 |
|
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$ |
153.9 |
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35.7 |
% |
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35.7 |
% |
Adjusted Operating Income |
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15.2 |
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2.8 |
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|
442.9 |
% |
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55.4 |
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3.8 |
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NMF |
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Adjusted Operating Margin |
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21.4 |
% |
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5.3 |
% |
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16.1 pp |
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26.5 |
% |
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2.5 |
% |
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24.0 pp |
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$ |
61.8 |
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$ |
58.0 |
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6.6 |
% |
|
6.1 |
% |
|
$ |
183.4 |
|
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$ |
168.7 |
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8.7 |
% |
|
8.7 |
% |
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) |
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(0.7 |
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(8.2 |
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NMF |
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(8.5 |
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(35.1 |
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NMF |
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(1.1 |
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(14.1 |
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13.0 pp |
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(4.6 |
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(20.8 |
)% |
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16.2 pp |
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Revenue |
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$ |
31.8 |
|
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$ |
27.7 |
|
|
14.8 |
% |
|
14.8 |
% |
|
$ |
93.5 |
|
|
$ |
80.3 |
|
|
16.4 |
% |
|
16.4 |
% |
Adjusted Operating Income |
|
|
16.9 |
|
|
|
14.7 |
|
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15.0 |
% |
|
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|
48.4 |
|
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39.3 |
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23.2 |
% |
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Adjusted Operating Margin |
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53.1 |
% |
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|
53.1 |
% |
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0.0 pp |
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51.8 |
% |
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48.9 |
% |
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2.9 pp |
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Total Reportable Segments |
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$ |
519.6 |
|
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$ |
466.9 |
|
|
11.3 |
% |
|
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|
$ |
1,533.7 |
|
|
$ |
1,364.9 |
|
|
12.4 |
% |
|
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Corporate and All Other (2) |
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|
49.8 |
|
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|
48.6 |
|
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2.5 |
% |
|
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|
|
150.4 |
|
|
|
135.0 |
|
|
11.4 |
% |
|
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Total Revenue |
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$ |
569.4 |
|
|
$ |
515.5 |
|
|
10.5 |
% |
|
10.1 |
% |
|
$ |
1,684.1 |
|
|
$ |
1,499.9 |
|
|
12.3 |
% |
|
12.2 |
% |
|
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Total Reportable Segments |
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$ |
173.2 |
|
|
$ |
136.8 |
|
|
26.6 |
% |
|
|
|
$ |
502.9 |
|
|
$ |
364.1 |
|
|
38.1 |
% |
|
|
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Less: Corporate and All Other (3) |
|
|
(42.9 |
) |
|
|
(44.8 |
) |
|
(4.2 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
(130.8 |
) |
|
|
(150.6 |
) |
|
(13.1 |
)% |
|
|
||
Adjusted Operating Income |
|
$ |
130.3 |
|
|
$ |
92.0 |
|
|
41.6 |
% |
|
|
|
$ |
372.1 |
|
|
$ |
213.5 |
|
|
74.3 |
% |
|
|
||
Adjusted Operating Margin |
|
|
22.9 |
% |
|
|
17.8 |
% |
|
5.1 pp |
|
|
|
|
22.1 |
% |
|
|
14.3 |
% |
|
7.8 pp |
|
|
||||
(1) Organic revenue is a non-GAAP measure that excludes acquisitions, divestitures, the impacts of the adoption of new accounting standards or revisions to accounting practices, and the effect of foreign currency translations. |
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(3) Corporate and All Other includes unallocated corporate expenses as well as adjusted operating income (loss) from Morningstar Sustainalytics and Morningstar Indexes. During the third quarter of 2024 and 2023, unallocated corporate expenses were |
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AUMA (approximate) ($bil) |
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2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Change |
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Managed Accounts |
|
$ |
155.1 |
|
$ |
121.1 |
|
28.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Fiduciary Services |
|
|
63.0 |
|
|
54.9 |
|
14.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Custom Models/CIT |
|
|
46.3 |
|
|
36.9 |
|
25.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Morningstar Retirement (total) |
|
$ |
264.4 |
|
$ |
212.9 |
|
24.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Investment Management |
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|
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Morningstar Managed Portfolios |
|
$ |
44.6 |
|
$ |
35.4 |
|
26.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Institutional Asset Management |
|
|
7.3 |
|
|
7.3 |
|
— |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Asset Allocation Services |
|
|
11.8 |
|
|
8.0 |
|
47.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Investment Management (total) |
|
$ |
63.7 |
|
$ |
50.7 |
|
25.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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Asset value linked to Morningstar Indexes ($bil) |
|
$ |
228.2 |
|
$ |
166.0 |
|
37.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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2023 |
|
Change |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Change |
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Average AUMA ($bil) |
|
$ |
322.2 |
|
$ |
263.5 |
|
22.3 |
% |
|
$ |
306.0 |
|
$ |
255.3 |
|
19.9 |
% |
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures with the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures (Unaudited)
To supplement Morningstar’s condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with
- consolidated revenue, excluding acquisitions, divestitures, adoption of new accounting standards or revisions to accounting practices (accounting changes), and the effect of foreign currency translations (organic revenue);
-
consolidated operating income, excluding intangible amortization expense, all merger and acquisition-related expenses (related to merger, acquisition, and divestiture activity including severance and earn-outs (M&A-related expenses)), and expenses related to the significant reduction and shift of the Company's operations in
China (adjusted operating income);
-
consolidated operating margin, excluding intangible amortization expense, all M&A-related expenses, and expenses related to the significant reduction and shift of the Company's operations in
China (adjusted operating margin);
-
consolidated diluted net income (loss) per share, excluding intangible amortization expense, all M&A-related expenses, items related to the significant reduction and shift of the Company's operations in
China , and certain non-operating gains/losses and other (adjusted diluted net income per share); and
- cash provided by or used for operating activities less capital expenditures (free cash flow).
These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and should not be considered an alternative to any measure of performance as promulgated under GAAP.
Morningstar presents organic revenue because the Company believes this non-GAAP measure helps investors better compare period-over-period results, and Morningstar’s management team uses this measure to evaluate the performance of the business. Morningstar excludes revenue from acquired businesses from its organic revenue growth calculation for a period of 12 months after it completes the acquisition. For divestitures, Morningstar excludes revenue in the prior-year period for which there is no comparable revenue in the current period.
Morningstar presents adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, and adjusted diluted net income per share to show the effect of significant acquisition and divestiture activity, better compare period-over-period results, and improve overall understanding of the underlying performance of the business absent the impact of M&A and the shift of Morningstar's operations in
In addition, Morningstar presents free cash flow solely as supplemental disclosure to help investors better understand how much cash is available after making capital expenditures. Morningstar's management team uses free cash flow to evaluate the health of its business. Free cash flow should not be considered an alternative to any measure required to be reported under GAAP (such as cash provided by (used for) operating, investing, and financing activities).
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(in millions) |
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|
2024 |
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|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
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|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
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Reconciliation from consolidated revenue to organic revenue: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Consolidated revenue |
|
$ |
569.4 |
|
|
$ |
515.5 |
|
|
10.5 |
% |
|
$ |
1,684.1 |
|
|
$ |
1,499.9 |
|
|
12.3 |
% |
Less: acquisitions |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
Less: accounting changes |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
Effect of foreign currency translations |
|
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
NMF |
|
|
(1.4 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
NMF |
||
Organic revenue |
|
$ |
567.8 |
|
|
$ |
515.5 |
|
|
10.1 |
% |
|
$ |
1,682.7 |
|
|
$ |
1,499.9 |
|
|
12.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Reconciliation from consolidated operating income to adjusted operating income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Consolidated operating income |
|
$ |
115.5 |
|
|
$ |
70.0 |
|
|
65.0 |
% |
|
$ |
316.6 |
|
|
$ |
136.2 |
|
|
132.5 |
% |
Add: Intangible amortization expense (1) |
|
|
14.7 |
|
|
|
17.7 |
|
|
(16.9 |
)% |
|
|
49.9 |
|
|
|
52.9 |
|
|
(5.7 |
)% |
Add: M&A-related expenses (2) |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
(94.1 |
)% |
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
8.9 |
|
|
(37.1 |
)% |
Add: Severance and personnel expenses (3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
NMF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5.4 |
|
|
NMF |
||
Add: Transformation costs (3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
NMF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
7.0 |
|
|
NMF |
||
Add: Asset impairment costs (3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
NMF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
NMF |
||
Adjusted operating income |
|
$ |
130.3 |
|
|
$ |
92.0 |
|
|
41.6 |
% |
|
$ |
372.1 |
|
|
$ |
213.5 |
|
|
74.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Reconciliation from consolidated operating margin to adjusted operating margin: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Consolidated operating margin |
|
|
20.3 |
% |
|
|
13.6 |
% |
|
6.7 pp |
|
|
18.8 |
% |
|
|
9.1 |
% |
|
9.7 pp |
||
Add: Intangible amortization expense (1) |
|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
|
3.4 |
% |
|
(0.8) pp |
|
|
3.0 |
% |
|
|
3.5 |
% |
|
(0.5) pp |
||
Add: M&A-related expenses (2) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
(0.3) pp |
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
(0.3) pp |
||
Add: Severance and personnel expenses (3) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
(0.3) pp |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
|
(0.4) pp |
||
Add: Transformation costs (3) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
(0.1) pp |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
(0.5) pp |
||
Add: Asset impairment costs (3) |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
(0.1) pp |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
(0.2) pp |
||
Adjusted operating margin |
|
|
22.9 |
% |
|
|
17.8 |
% |
|
5.1 pp |
|
|
22.1 |
% |
|
|
14.3 |
% |
|
7.8 pp |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Reconciliation from consolidated diluted net income per share to adjusted diluted net income per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Consolidated diluted net income per share |
|
$ |
2.77 |
|
|
$ |
0.91 |
|
|
204.4 |
% |
|
$ |
5.87 |
|
|
$ |
1.58 |
|
|
271.5 |
% |
Add: Intangible amortization expense (1) |
|
|
0.25 |
|
|
|
0.31 |
|
|
(19.4 |
)% |
|
|
0.86 |
|
|
|
0.91 |
|
|
(5.5 |
)% |
Add: M&A-related expenses (2) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
NMF |
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
(33.3 |
)% |
|
Add: Severance and personnel expenses (3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
NMF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
NMF |
||
Add: Transformation costs (3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
NMF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
NMF |
||
Add: Asset impairment costs (3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
NMF |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
NMF |
||
Less: Non-operating (gains) losses and other (4) |
|
|
(1.02 |
) |
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
NMF |
|
|
(1.07 |
) |
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
NMF |
||
Adjusted diluted net income per share |
|
$ |
2.00 |
|
|
$ |
1.28 |
|
|
56.3 |
% |
|
$ |
5.76 |
|
|
$ |
3.14 |
|
|
83.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Reconciliation from cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
191.9 |
|
|
$ |
130.7 |
|
|
46.8 |
% |
|
$ |
438.2 |
|
|
$ |
178.6 |
|
|
145.4 |
% |
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(36.1 |
) |
|
|
(29.3 |
) |
|
23.2 |
% |
|
|
(102.1 |
) |
|
|
(89.1 |
) |
|
14.6 |
% |
Free cash flow |
|
$ |
155.8 |
|
|
$ |
101.4 |
|
|
53.6 |
% |
|
$ |
336.1 |
|
|
$ |
89.5 |
|
|
275.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NMF - Not meaningful, pp - percentage points |
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(2) Reflects non-recurring expenses related to merger, acquisition, and divestiture activity including pre-deal due diligence, transaction costs, severance, and post-close integration costs. |
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(3) Reflects costs associated with the significant reduction of the Company's operations in |
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Severance and personnel expenses include severance charges, incentive payments related to early signing of severance agreements, transition bonuses, and stock-based compensation related to the accelerated vesting of restricted stock unit and market stock unit awards. In addition, the reversal of accrued sabbatical liabilities is included in this category. |
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Transformation costs include professional fees and the temporary duplication of headcount. As the Company hired replacement roles in other markets and shifted capabilities, it employed certain |
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Asset impairment costs include the write-off or accelerated depreciation of fixed assets in the |
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(4) Reflects realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments in the three and nine months ended |
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