MSCI (MSCI) Retained Earnings : $4,306 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is MSCI Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. MSCI's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $4,306 Mil.

MSCI's quarterly retained earnings increased from Sep. 2023 ($3,886 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($4,180 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2023 ($4,180 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($4,306 Mil).

MSCI's annual retained earnings increased from Dec. 2021 ($2,977 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($3,473 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2022 ($3,473 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($4,180 Mil).

MSCI Retained Earnings Historical Data

The historical data trend for MSCI's Retained Earnings can be seen below:

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MSCI Retained Earnings Chart

MSCI Annual Data

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Retained Earnings

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2,199.29

2,554.30

2,976.52

3,473.19

4,179.68

MSCI Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Retained Earnings	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3,599.93	3,736.38	3,886.19	4,179.68	4,306.19

MSCI Retained Earnings Calculation

Retained Earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Because the net income was not distributed to shareholders, shareholders' equity is increased by the same amount.

Of course, if a company loses, it is called retained losses, or accumulated losses.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Retained Earnings Explanation

Historically profitable companies sometimes have negative retained earnings. This is because they have cumulatively paid out more to shareholders than they reported in profits.

For example, in 2011, Microsoft had negative retained earnings. This does not mean the company lost more money than it made over the years. It just means it paid out more money than it earned.

If a company has negative retained earnings, investors should check the 10-year financial results. They should not assume that negative retained earnings prove a company has generally lost money in the past.

Of course, many companies with negative retained earnings have indeed lost money in the past.

Retained Earnings: Warren Buffett's Secret.

One of the most important indicators of durable competitive advantage. Net earnings can be paid out as dividends, used to buy back shares or retained for growth.

If the company loses more than it has accumulated, retained earnings is negative.

If a company isn't adding to its retained earnings, it isn't growing its net worth.

Rate of growth of retained earnings is good indicator whether it's benefiting from a competitive advantage.

Microsoft is negative because it chose to buyback stock and pay dividends.

The more earnings retained, the faster it grows and increases growth rate for future earnings.

MSCI (MSCI) Business Description

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Address

250 Greenwich Street, 49th Floor, 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY, USA, 10007

Website

https://www.msci.com

MSCI describes its mission as enabling investors to build better portfolios for a better world. MSCI's largest and most profitable segment is its index segment, where it provides benchmarking to asset managers and asset owners. In addition, it boasts over $1.3 trillion in ETF assets linked to MSCI indexes. The MSCI analytics segment provides portfolio management and risk management analytics software to asset managers and asset owners. MSCI's all other segment was broken out into ESG and climate and private assets segments in 2021. In ESG and climate, MSCI provides ESG data to the investment industry. In private assets, MSCI provides real restate reporting, market data, benchmarking, and analytics to investors and real estate managers.

Executives

Robert J. Gutowski	officer: General Counsel	C/O MSCI INC., 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Scott A Crum	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	C/O MSCI INC., 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, 49TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10007
Catherine R Kinney	director	C/O QTS REALTY TRUST INC., 12851 FOSTER STREET, OVERLAND PARK KS 66213
Andrew C. Wiechmann	officer: Interim CFO and Treasurer	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Robin Matlock	director	C/O IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED, ONE FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Cd Baer Pettit	officer: Head of Client Coverage	MSCI INC., 88 PINE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
Jennifer H Mak	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	115 TABOR ROAD, MORRIS PLAINS NJ 07950
Rajat Taneja	director	C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, LEGAL DEPT., REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Paula Volent	director	MSCI INC., 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Sandy C. Rattray	director	MSCI INC., 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Henry A Fernandez	director, officer: Chairman, CEO and President	MSCI INC., 88 PINE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
Laurent Seyer	officer: Global Head of Client Cvrg	7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Benjamin F Dupont	director	C/O MSCI INC., 88 PINE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
Linda Huber	officer: CFO and Treasurer	FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC., 45 GLOVER AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06850
Jigar Thakkar	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O MSCI INC., 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007