Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)
$ 117.81 1.67 (1.44%) Market Cap: 189.80 Bil Enterprise Value: 455.16 Bil PE Ratio: 17.93 PB Ratio: 2.02 GF Score: 81/100

Q1 2024 Morgan Stanley Earnings Call Transcript

Apr 16, 2024 / 01:30 PM GMT
Release Date Price: $89.14 (+2.47%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Morgan Stanley reported strong revenue of $15 billion, with a 71% efficiency ratio.
  • Earnings per share were $2.02, with a 20% return on tangible equity.
  • Wealth Management client base showed greater activity, resulting in higher adjusted margins of 27% and net new assets grew by $95 billion.
  • Investment Management generated positive long-term flows, with total client assets growing to $7 trillion.
  • Institutional Securities generated solid results, with revenues of $7 billion up 3% versus the prior year.
Negative
  • There remains a backdrop of economic and geopolitical uncertainty that could impact future results.
  • Advisory revenues declined due to a decrease in completed M&A transactions.
  • Fixed income revenues slightly declined compared to the previous year's strong results.
  • Wealth Management's net interest income remained flat sequentially, indicating potential stagnation.
  • The international wealth management business is small, which may limit growth opportunities in that segment.


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MS.N - Morgan Stanley
Q1 2024 Morgan Stanley Earnings Call
Apr 16, 2024 / 01:30PM GMT

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Conference Call Participants
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* >>Edward Pick - CEO
* >>Sharon Yeshaya - CFO
* >>Glenn Schorr - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division
* >>Ebrahim Poonawala - BofA Securities, Research Division
* >>Steven Chubak - Wolfe Research, LLC
* >>Brennan Hawken - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
* >>Michael Mayo - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division
* >>Daniel Fannon - Jefferies LLC, Research Division
* >>Devin Ryan - JMP Securities LLC, Research Division
* >>Gerard Cassidy - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division

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