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Moody's Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 3
Moody's Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 8
Moody's Management Presents at Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference (Transcript)
Wed, Dec 5, 2012
Moody's Management Presents at J.P. Morgan Ultimate Services Investor Conference (Transcript)
Wed, Nov 14, 2012
Moody's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
Moody's Corp's CEO Hosts Analyst Day (Transcript)
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
Moody's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jul 27, 2012
Moody's CEO Presents at JPMorgan TMT Conference (Transcript)
Tue, May 15, 2012
Moody's Corporation's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Moody's CEO Presents at Credit Suisse Global Services Conference (Transcript)
Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Moody's Management Present at Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference (Transcript)
Sat, Mar 10, 2012 • 1 Comment
Moody's Corporation's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 8, 2012
Moody's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 27, 2011
Moody's Corporation's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
Moody's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 • 1 Comment
Moody's Corporation CEO Discuses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 3, 2011 • 1 Comment
Moody’s Corporation CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
Moody’s Corporation Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Sat, Jul 31, 2010
Moody’s Corporation Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
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Thu, Feb 4, 2010

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Moody's Corporation Reports Results for First Quarter 2013

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Company Description

Moody’s is a provider of (i) credit ratings, (ii) credit and economic related research, data and analytical tools, (iii) risk management software and (iv) quantitative credit risk measures, credit portfolio management solutions and training services. In 2007 and prior years, Moody’s operated in... More

Sector: Services

Industry: Business Services

Country: United States

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Monday, June 17, 3:36 PM Moody's (MCO), S&P (MHP), and Morgan Stanley (MS) earlier this year paid the state of Florida $9.5M as part of a confidential settlement over a crisis-era MBS deal gone bad, reports the WSJ. Florida was one of 14 plaintiffs in the suit, and the total settlement came to about $225M. The case is of interest because the ratings agencies have been deluged with these lawsuits but have rarely settled. The defendants deny any wrongdoing. Comment! [Financials]
Friday, May 3, 9:33 AM Moody's Corporation (MCO) declares $0.20/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.32%. For shareholders of record May 20. Payable June 10. Ex-div date May 16. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, May 3, 7:16 AM More on Moody's (MCO) Q1: The company took a litigation charge of $451.4M during the quarter but still improved profitability during the period with Moody's Investors Service and Moodys Analytics performing strong. Revenue from the global structured finance business fell 1% Y/Y to $93M. Moody's still expects full-year 2013 revenue to grow in the high-single-digit percent range. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Consumer]
Friday, May 3, 7:07 AM Moody's (MCO): Q1 EPS of $0.83. Revenue of $731.8M (+13% Y/Y) beats by $10.69M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, May 3, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: ADP, AXL, BBEP, BPL, CBOE, DUK, FBN, GBDC, GTXI, HST, LNT, MCO, NGLS, NRF, NVE, NWL, PNW, POM, PPC, REGN, SE, SEP, SMP, UPL, WCG, XLS, YRCW Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, May 2, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: ADP, AXL, BBEP, BPL, CBOE, DUK, FBN, GBDC, GTXI, HST, LNT, MCO, NGLS, NRF, NVE, NWL, PNW, POM, PPC, REGN, SE, SEP, SMP, UPL, WCG, XLS, YRCW Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, May 2, 4:23 AM Ever the savvy investor, Warren Buffet takes advantage of last weekend's news that Moody's (MCO) has settled lawsuits alleging fraud related to crisis-era structured finance deals tied to subprime mortgages. Berkshire Hathaway (MCO's largest shareholder) sold 1.75M shares of the ratings agency's stock over the past three days at six-year high prices between $59.93 and $60.94. 1 Comment
Monday, April 29, 5:38 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: HTWR +9%. TXRH +8%. MGT +3%. USLV +3%. BWLD +2%.
After-hours top losers: MCO -8%. RVBD -7%. NSPR -7%. MBI -6%. BAH -3%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Monday, April 29, 9:15 AM Premarket gainers: SINA +22%. CPTS +20%. PPHM +8%. NIHD +8%. THC +7%. PBR +6%. HCA +9%. HMA +5%. MCO +5%. RDN +5%.
Losers: NTE -27%. GORO -9%. NBG -8%. RVLT -5%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, April 29, 8:30 AM Mcgraw-Hill (MHP) gains 5.2% premarket after S&P settles 2 lawsuits concerning pre-crisis ratings before letting the evidence be presented to a jury. Co-defendants in the case were Moody's (MCO) and Morgan Stanley. MS +1.8% premarket. The trial would have been a preview of the DOJ's suit against S&P. Comment! [Financials]
Monday, April 22, 3:42 PM Judge Richard Kramer drops Moody's (MCO +0.2%) and Fitch from a lawsuit against Ambac (ABKFQ.PK +6.7%), after the plaintiff's lawyer says claims against the two ratings agencies "have been resolved." Several cities and counties filed suit against Ambac in 2008 alleging a conspiracy to compel municipalities to purchase unnecessary insurance. Comment!
Wednesday, February 20, 10:30 AM David Einhorn re-confirms his shorts in McGraw-Hill (MHP) and Moody's (MCO), saying the DOJ suit against S&P shows the companies' vulnerability. Speaking on the Greenlight Capital Re (GLRE) earnings call, Einhorn tells listeners Moody's was his biggest loser on the short side last year. Comment! [Financials]
Tuesday, February 12, 6:02 PM Moody's (MCO) says it's authorized a new $1B share repurchase program. It expects to start buybacks under the new program once its existing program is complete. The company had $677M of share repurchase authority remaining as of the end of 2012. Shares +0.9% AH. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, February 12, 11:37 AM Among the moves made by Tom Gayner in Markel's (MKL) portfolio in the last quarter (13F): A near-doubling in the Calamos Asset Management (CLMS) stake, and big bumps in a couple of resource plays - Alliance Holdings (AHGP) and Alpha Natural (ANR). Gayner also doubled the firm's holdings of Nike (NKE), and tripled (pre-S&P lawsuit) the stake in Moody's (MCO). Comment! [Financials]
Friday, February 8, 7:59 AM More on Moody's (MCO) Q4 earnings: 2013 EPS guidance of $3.45-$3.55 vs. consensus of $3.18. Adjusted operating margin of 46-47%. Share repurchases of $500M, largely to offset employee stock-compensation plans. After a nice pop, shares back to flat premarket. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials, On the Move]
Friday, February 8, 7:16 AM Moody's (MCO): Q4 EPS of $0.70 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $754.2M (+33% Y/Y) beats by $71M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]

John Vincent
Lou Simpson's SQ Advisors added to Directv ($DTV), Oracle ($ORCL), and Moody's ($MCO) this quarter. Details @ http://bit.ly/16FHn9O
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Joe Springer
Warren Buffett just all but admitted to be looking to sell more Moody's $MCO, should be enough to crush it today.
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Joe Springer: They did just raise money, of course, so it could still be a quarter or two depending how they count their capital investments..
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Joe Springer: I'm hopeful for profitability for the first time, but it should be a good report no matter what.
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Michael Bryant
Actavis ($ACT), Moody's ($MCO), Valeant Pharmaceuticals ($VRX), Tenet Healthcare ($THC), & U.S. Silica ($SLCA) rose Monday on unusual volume
Apr 30, 12:08 AM
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Michael Bryant: $VRX and $ACT seem good.
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Jonathan Wolfe
Amazing - lawsuit already done for $MHFI and $MCO. Should have held longer. Great play for all those who bought in the dip.
Apr 29, 9:43 AM
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Jonathan Wolfe
Reuters wrote an article about $MHFI and $MCO and I am in it! http://reut.rs/ZyyDwt
Mar 27, 6:54 PM
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Robinson Roacho: congratulations man!!! very nicely done!!
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John Vincent
Lou Simpson of SQ Advisors established 5% stake in Moody's($MCO) & increased Oracle ($ORCL) stake to 8.5%. See http://bit.ly/ZbQWEI
Mar 5, 1:37 AM
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ltfinger
BUY (ARM 3T Trend Analysis): $BWA, $CPHD, $DLR, $MMP, $MCO, $CRM, $RGR, $VIAB
Mar 4, 3:04 AM
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Clinton Holmes
Moody's ($MCO) still looks good at $49 per share. http://seekingalpha.com/a/q50z $MHFI
Mar 3, 10:25 AM
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Clinton Holmes
Check out my new article discussing the opportunity for investors in Moody's Corp. ($MCO) http://seekingalpha.com/a/q50z
Feb 24, 12:38 PM
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Bloomberg: $MHFI McGraw-Hill Credit Rating Cut by $MCO Moody's After U.S. Sues S&P. http://bloom.bg/XD6BM8
Feb 15, 7:17 AM
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Michael Bryant
Actavis ($ACT), Moody's ($MCO), Valeant Pharmaceuticals ($VRX), Tenet Healthcare ($THC), & U.S. Silica ($SLCA) rose Monday on unusual volume
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Michael Bryant: $VRX and $ACT seem good.
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Jonathan Wolfe
Reuters wrote an article about $MHFI and $MCO and I am in it! http://reut.rs/ZyyDwt
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Robinson Roacho: congratulations man!!! very nicely done!!
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$LTC $STM and $LARK are the best yielding ex-dividend stocks for tomorrow - http://stks.co/eKst - I like $TGT $MCO and $ENR
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Brodidliy1: TGT's investor website says 2/20 is the ex-div date
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$MHFI McGraw-Hill Facing Fraud Case Poised to Show Best Year Since '07. Bloomberg http://bloom.bg/V1CrI9 $MCO
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x oil -field: $MCO S&P,Washington play high-stakes rating game.$MHFI Commentary: http://bit.ly/WGpiTw Justice Dept. lawsuit misses chance for real change.
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x oil -field: Administration disputed S&P's rationale -- and its math -- when it downgraded the U.S. Treasury credit rating. $MCO http://bloom.bg/Xu0vkN
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$MCO S&P,Washington play high-stakes rating game. $MHFI Commentary: Justice Dept.lawsuit misses chance for real change. http://bit.ly/WGpiTw
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x oil -field: McGraw-Hill Financial Reports Net Loss on Pending Sales Charge. $MCO Bloomberg http://bloom.bg/V1CrI9
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$MCO S&P expects U.S. lawsuit over pre-crisis credit ratings. $MHFI $MS http://reut.rs/TDQYHS Reuters
Feb 5, 5:53 AM
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x oil -field: S&P Granted Top Grades to Doomed Lehman CDO as Downgrades Rose. Bloomberg http://bloom.bg/Ylut7E
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Michael Bryant
"U.S. Aaa rating depends on...debt ratio." Can credit rating agencies (Moody's (MCO), etc) stay out of this. http://yhoo.it/ODuyAC
9/11/12
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jdub2788: Rating agencies are worthless when you have central banks.
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Michael Bryant
Moody's (MCO) cut Italy's ratings "just hours before the country launches its latest bond sale." Is MCO trying to worsen the problem?
7/12/12
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Michael Bryant: http://yhoo.it/LjAsc7
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Michael Bryant
Love this market. Moody's (MCO) warned they might downgrade several European nations, and the market brushed it off and surged 123 points.
2/16/12
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Michael Bryant: They have remained about 9 total stocks for the last two years. I do make about 5-10 trades every three months.
2/16/12
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Michael Bryant: My definition of trading is buying or selling in less than a year. Most of my holdings I hold for at least a year.
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Michael Bryant
Who rates the credit agencies credibility? Is Moody's (MCO) triple A or does it have "junk" status?
11/25/11
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USisCorrupt: It's all part of the Game. If they don't play along they just get ousted just like the guy at S & P. Welcome to the Make Believe Markets.
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