secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MOODYS CORP /DE/ (MCO)
CIK:        0001059556
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001059556-22-000059
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Moody's Q3 revenue down 16%, EPS $1.65 (-35%); cuts FY adjusted EPS guidance to $8.20-$8.50
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- MCO Q3 revenue $1.3B (-16% YoY); MIS revenue $590M (-36%); MA revenue $685M (+14%).
- Diluted EPS $1.65 (-35% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $1.85 (-31% YoY).
- FY 2022 adjusted EPS guidance lowered to $8.20-$8.50; MIS issuance seen down mid-thirties %.
- MA annualized recurring revenue $2.7B, up 9% organically; retention mid-90s%. $0.70 dividend payable Dec 14.
- Accelerating Geolocation Restructuring for cost savings; repurchased 0.4M shares in Q3 at ~$282.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000105955622000059/0001059556-22-000059-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1059556/000105955622000059/mco-20221025.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001059556-22-000059

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