Moody's 2Q Earnings Up on Strong Research Revenue
July 25 2023 - 6:53AM
Dow Jones News
By Rob Curran
Moody's Corp. posted a 15% increase in second-quarter net income
amid strong demand for its research products.
The New York credit-ratings and research firm said earnings for
the quarter ended June 30 rose to $377 million, or $2.05 a share,
from $327 million, or $1.77 a share, a year earlier. Excluding
certain items, Moody's logged second-quarter profit of $2.30 a
share.
Second-quarter revenue rose 8% to $1.49 billion. Revenue at its
Moody's Analytics unit surged 11% to $747 million, while revenue at
the Moody's Investors Service credit-ratings unit increased 6%,
also to $747 million. The firm said it fielded surprisingly strong
demand for investment-grade credit ratings, partly because
corporations rushed to issue bonds ahead of the debt-ceiling
deadline.
The company said it was incorporating artificial intelligence
into its research.
"Moody's is poised to capitalize on the momentous opportunity of
generative AI to activate the power of our unique and verified data
sets," President and Chief Executive Rob Fauber said in a
statement.
Write to Rob Curran at rob.curran@wsj.com
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