secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO)
CIK:        0001059556
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001059556-22-000043
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Moody's Q2 EPS down 42% on lower debt issuance; cuts FY adjusted EPS guidance to $9.20-$9.70
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- Q2 revenue $1.4B, down 11%; MIS revenue $706M (-28%), MA revenue $675M (+18%).
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.77 (-42%); adjusted diluted EPS $2.22 (-31%).
- FY 2022 adjusted EPS guidance lowered to $9.20-$9.70 from prior $10.70-$11.10 range.
- Global MIS rated issuance forecast now -30% (prev. mid-teens). U.S. GDP growth cut to 1.5%-2.5%.
- Board declared $0.70 quarterly dividend payable Sept 9, 2022; share repurchase authority $960M left.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000105955622000043/0001059556-22-000043-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000105955622000043/mco-20220726.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001059556-22-000043

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