- Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) was firing in Q1, with revenue (excl. DVA adjustment) of $8.8B up from $8.5B a year ago, and income from continuing operations of $1.4B or $0.68 per share comparing to $1.2B or $0.60 per share a year ago.
- Wealth Management pre-tax income of $691M on revenue of $3.62B compares to $597M on revenue of $3.47B in last year's Q1. Pre-tax margin of 19%.
- Even FICC is cranking, with revenue of $1.7B up from $1.5B a year ago. This compares to declines at Citi and JPMorgan (though BofA showed an increase). We'll see later this morning what Goldman reports. Prior to earnings season, both Goldman and Morgan were thought to be especially vulnerable to a slowdown in trading revenue.
- Tier 1 Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 14.1%. Tangible book value per share of $27.41.
- Q1 results, press release
- Shares +4.4% premarket