earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Morningstar Q3 revenue up 9.2% but posts net loss of $0.21 per share; operating income down 67.6%
Morningstar, Inc.
2022-Q3 EPS reported
$1.56
revenue$1,395,600,000
- Revenue $468.2M (+9.2% reported, +8.5% organic); license-based up 19.4%; asset-based down 1.6%; transaction-based down 20.7%.
- GAAP diluted EPS ($0.21) vs $1.13; adjusted diluted EPS $0.77 (-44.2%); operating income $22.0M (-67.6%).
- Recorded $30.1M in costs from reducing China operations; expects completion by Q3 2023; severance $26.3M.
- PitchBook revenue +38.7%; Sustainalytics +32.3% (organic +45.8%); DBRS Morningstar -20.4% due to weak issuance.
- Amended credit facility to $1.3B; ended Q3 with $407.1M cash and $1.2B debt; share repurchases $15.2M.