secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MSCI Inc. (MSCI)
CIK:        0001408198
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-23-000602
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MSCI Q1 2023 revenue $592M (+5.8%), EPS $2.97 (+6.8%), ESG & Climate up 28.9%
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- Operating revenues $592.2M (+5.8% YoY); diluted EPS $2.97 (+6.8%); adjusted EPS $3.14 (+5.4%).
- Recurring subscription revenues up 11.4%; asset-based fees down 8.2% on lower AUM.
- ESG & Climate segment revenue $67.1M (+28.9%), driven by Ratings, Climate, Screening products.
- Board declared Q2 dividend $1.38/share, payable May 31, 2023 to holders of record May 12.
- Retention rate 95.2% (vs 95.9% prior year); organic recurring subscription Run Rate growth 12.1%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000115752323000602/0001157523-23-000602-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000115752323000602/a53386588.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000602

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