Moody's Corporation (MCO) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2017

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Moody's Corporation (MCO) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2017. Moody's Corporation publishes credit ratings, and research reports on fixed-income securities, issuers of securities, and other credit obligations. The company primarily provides opinions and reports to investors and institutions. Moody's Corporation has a market cap of $32.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $170.20 with a P/E ratio of 33.05 and P/S ratio of 8.29. The dividend yield of Moody's Corporation stocks is 0.93%. Moody's Corporation had annual average EBITDA growth of 5.80% over the past ten years.


For the last quarter Moody's Corporation reported a revenue of $1.2 billion, compared with the revenue of $942.1 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $4.2 billion, an increase of 16.6% from last year. For the last five years Moody's Corporation had an average revenue growth rate of 8.3% a year.

The reported diluted earnings per share was $5.15 for the year, an increase of 278.7% from previous year. Over the last five years Moody's Corporation had an average EPS decline of 0.8% a year. The Moody's Corporation enjoyed an operating margin of 43.03%, compared with the operating margin of 17.72% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Moody's Corporation is 40.50%. The profitability rank of the company is 8 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, Moody's Corporation has the cash and cash equivalents of $1.1 billion, compared with $2.1 billion in the previous year. The long term debt was $5.5 billion, compared with $3.1 billion in the previous year. Moody's Corporation has a financial strength rank of 5 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $170.20, Moody's Corporation is traded at 66.7% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $102.11. The P/S ratio of the stock is 8.29, while the historical median P/S ratio is 4.98. The stock gained 51.63% during the past 12 months.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

  • President-MIS Robert Fauber sold 5 shares of MCO stock on 01/31/2018 at the average price of $161.62. The price of the stock has increased by 5.31% since.

  • President, Moody's Analytics Mark Almeida sold 62,500 shares of MCO stock on 01/31/2018 at the average price of $161.72. The price of the stock has increased by 5.24% since.

For the complete 20-year historical financial data of MCO, click here.

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