secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MSCI Inc. (MSCI)
CIK:        0001408198
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-23-000122
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MSCI Q4 revenue $576.2M (+4.8%), EPS $2.67 (+15.1%) despite asset-based fee decline
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- Q4 operating revenue $576.2M (+4.8% YoY); organic operating revenue growth 6.8%.
- Diluted EPS $2.67 (+15.1%); Adjusted EPS $2.84 (+13.1%).
- Recurring subscription revenue +13.1%; asset-based fees -16.2% to $125.2M.
- Index segment revenue -0.8% to $329.3M; ESG/Climate revenue +31.2% to $63.6M.
- Dividend raised 10.4% to $1.38/share for Q1 2023; $1.3B remaining buyback authorization.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000115752323000122/0001157523-23-000122-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000115752323000122/a53293691.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000122

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