---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-012213"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MC"
cik: "0001596967"
company_name: "Moelis & Co"
filed_at: "2024-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T07:04:25.320602+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Moelis Q4 revenue up 6% but posts adjusted net loss $0.06/share; full year revenue down 11%

## Summary
- Q4 GAAP revenues $214.9M (+4% YoY); Adjusted revenues $214.9M (+6% YoY).
- Q4 GAAP net loss $6.5M ($0.08 loss per share); Adjusted net loss $4.8M ($0.06 loss per share) vs prior year profit.
- Full year GAAP revenues $854.7M (-13% YoY); Adjusted revenues $860.1M (-11% YoY). GAAP net loss $27.5M ($0.36 loss per share).
- Board declared regular quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share, payable March 28, 2024 to holders of record Feb 20, 2024.
- Hired 24 Managing Directors in 2023; added 10 more since Jan 2024. Balance sheet: $349.3M cash, no debt/goodwill.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-012213
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MC
- cik: 0001596967
- company_name: Moelis & Co
- filed_at: 2024-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596967/000095017024012213/0000950170-24-012213-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596967/000095017024012213/mc-20240207.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Moelis & Co reported the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023 results: revenue $214.9 million, net income $6.5 million, EPS $0.08 per share.
  - Period: the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $214.9 million
  - Net income: $6.5 million
  - EPS: $0.08 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: The Firm's fourth quarter GAAP revenues were $214.9 million as compared with $207.2 million in the prior year period. On an Adjusted basis, the Firm’s fourth quarter revenues of $214.9 million increased 6% from the prior year period. The Firm reported a GAAP net loss of $6.5 million and $0.08 per share for the fourth quarter of 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596967/000095017024012213/0000950170-24-012213-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Moelis & Co reported the year ended December 31, 2023 results: revenue $854.7 million, net income $27.5 million, EPS $0.36 per share.
  - Period: the year ended December 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $854.7 million
  - Net income: $27.5 million
  - EPS: $0.36 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: The Firm's full year 2023 GAAP revenues were $854.7 million. On an Adjusted basis, the Firm's full year 2023 Adjusted revenues of $860.1 million decreased 11% from the prior year. The Firm reported a GAAP net loss of $27.5 million, or $0.36 per share for full year 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596967/000095017024012213/0000950170-24-012213-index.htm

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