secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MSCI Inc. (MSCI)
CIK:        0001408198
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001408198-24-000165
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MSCI Q3 revenue up 15.9% to $724.7M; diluted EPS $3.57, adj. EPS $3.86; new $1.5B buyback authorized
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- Operating revenues $724.7M (+15.9% YoY); organic revenue growth 11.1%; diluted EPS $3.57 (+9.2%); adjusted EPS $3.86 (+11.9%).
- Index segment revenue $404.9M (+11.8%); asset-based fees up 19.5% to $168.6M driven by record AUM in ETFs linked to MSCI indexes.
- Retention rate 94.2% (vs 95.4% last year); recurring subscription Run Rate growth 8.0%; total Run Rate $2.9B (+17.3%).
- Board authorized new $1.5B share repurchase program; total authorization ~$1.9B as of Oct 28; $198.7M repurchased in Q3.
- Quarterly dividend of $1.60 per share declared for Q4 2024, payable Nov 29 to holders of record Nov 15.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819824000165/0001408198-24-000165-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819824000165/msci-20241029.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001408198-24-000165

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