Financial and Operational Highlights for Third Quarter 2017
(Note: Percentage and other changes refer to third quarter 2016 unless otherwise noted.)
? 11.7% increase in operating revenues to $322.1 million.
? 17.0% increase in Index revenues driven by a 29.8% increase in asset-based fees and a 9.5% increase in
recurring subscription revenues.
? Record quarter-end AUM of $674.3 billion in ETFs linked to MSCI indexes; increase of 42.0% compared to
third quarter 2016 AUM. All time high of $701.2 billion on October 31, 2017.
? Diluted and adjusted earnings per share increased 36.8% and 29.9%, respectively.
? Net new recurring subscription sales increased 68.2% to $21.0 million, driven by stronger Analytics net
new sales.
? Total Aggregate Retention Rate at 94.0% and Index Aggregate Retention Rate at 95.5%.
? 13.8% increase in total Run Rate to $1,305.0 million driven by a 36.6% increase in asset-based fees Run
Rate and an 8.6% increase in subscription Run Rate.
http://ir.msci.com/common/download/download.cfm?companyid=MSCI&fileid=962292&filekey=BDAD83D8-D38E-4854-AF10-89AC7F2B5A30&filename=3Q17_Earnings_Release_11012017_-_Final_2_.pdf
