Msci inc. (MSCI)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Nov'10Nov'09Nov'08
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income

563,648

507,885

303,972

260,855

223,648

284,113

222,557

184,238

173,454

92,170

81,801

68,268

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of intangible assets

49,410

54,189

44,547

47,033

46,910

48,617

58,203

63,298

65,805

41,599

25,554

28,500

Stock-based compensation expense

41,199

38,897

36,576

32,001

28,558

26,585

25,004

25,323

31,723

32,285

35,161

30,338

Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and leasehold improvements

29,999

31,346

35,440

34,320

30,889

25,930

22,302

18,700

19,425

17,413

11,957

4,970

Non-cash operating lease expense

22,489

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of debt origination fees

4,073

3,715

3,396

3,068

2,135

7,748

3,348

18,065

5,776

8,090

1,432

1,432

Loss on extinguishment of debt

-16,794

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of discount on long-term debt

-

-

-

-

-

2,218

1,066

5,305

1,051

1,337

165

165

Deferred taxes

-20,767

-780

-18,902

-16,967

-10,288

-4,960

-15,066

-30,195

5,625

926

-14,338

-7,178

Gain on disposition of subsidiary, net of costs

-

-

-

-

-

84,620

-

-

-

107,485

-

-

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

2,835

1,897

1,048

7,263

8,537

6,927

-

Gain on divestitures, net of costs

-

61,402

-

449

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss on write down of investment in unconsolidated company

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-3,000

Other non-cash adjustments

-1,093

188

-704

-1,192

2,067

-1,847

371

49

-1,542

-3,246

1,510

3,650

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable

25,923

153,942

105,593

18,494

30,900

26,821

16,412

-35,473

42,284

35,851

-8,560

7,748

Prepaid income taxes

13,200

4,069

3,069

-41,332

1,972

14,998

-7,927

-7,278

10,743

-17,241

9,177

7,898

Due from related parties

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,765

-862

Prepaid and other assets

7,698

2,015

4,470

-624

1,217

9,857

4,459

1,395

8,525

-3,308

-5,787

1,362

Accounts payable

2,584

2,300

1,027

-1,912

-298

2,128

-2,145

1,979

57

-2,653

688

272

Accrued compensation and related benefits

25,217

8,532

8,659

13,089

5,087

88

7,057

-834

6,406

15,574

5,515

-2,183

Income taxes payable

-2,240

-2,890

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-15,582

Other accrued liabilities

3,664

29,096

15,933

19,741

17,165

8,428

-260

-8,233

-3,400

-6,523

1,499

10,229

Deferred revenue

35,366

185,077

38,555

21,809

8,047

42,263

11,399

18,345

19,379

3,980

4,618

22,783

Long-term operating lease liabilities

-20,244

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payable to related parties

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-34,992

22,292

Other

-4,059

22,989

-47,383

-5,121

-5,550

201

-2,930

-10,825

3,031

251

-10,364

-271

Net cash provided by operating activities

709,523

612,762

404,158

442,363

321,247

305,673

321,183

347,075

254,997

183,354

130,942

155,081

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

137,306

217,792

194,416

563,386

-

Capitalized software development costs

24,700

18,700

15,640

10,344

8,500

8,216

3,285

-

-

-

-

-

Cash withdrawn from related parties

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

137,625

Capital expenditures

29,116

30,257

33,177

32,284

40,652

42,659

40,255

44,884

23,111

13,190

13,412

25,556

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

18,177

-

-

60

6,500

14,921

23,268

119,554

-

1,101,243

-

-

Proceeds from redemption of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

70,900

207,032

150,292

416,550

268,582

-

Disposition, net of cash provided

-

-

-

-

-

362,811

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from the sale of capital equipment

10

10

-

-

55

22

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from divestitures

-

83,825

-

657

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sales of investments

-

-

771

-

6,736

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and leasehold improvements

-

-

-

-

-

-

29

351

-

22

-

-

Net cash used in investing activities

-71,937

34,874

-48,046

-42,031

-48,861

297,037

4,121

-94,361

-90,611

-892,277

-308,216

112,069

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings

1,000,000

500,000

-

500,000

800,000

800,000

-

876,087

1,125,000

1,268,625

-

-

Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of underwriting discount and other direct costs of $1.3 million

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

115,755

-

Repayment of long-term debt

513,125

-

-

-

-

810,000

48,000

1,103,563

1,312,062

386,875

22,250

22,250

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

2,835

1,897

1,048

7,263

8,537

6,927

-

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

3,236

605

2,635

5,040

3,631

9,681

11,702

13,311

16,431

23,436

597

-

Expenses related to initial public offering

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21

Repurchase of common stock held in treasury

292,075

949,888

150,461

774,565

700,715

409,651

112,183

105,989

14,626

14,151

18,487

681

Payment of dividends

222,922

170,938

119,717

96,191

87,743

20,393

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payment of debt issuance costs in connection with debt

11,781

6,262

-

7,183

10,477

14,800

-

3,870

-

34,029

-

-

Net cash used in financing activities

-36,667

-626,483

-267,543

-372,899

4,696

-442,328

-146,584

-322,976

-177,994

758,058

82,542

-22,952

Effect of exchange rate changes

1,472

-6,479

9,099

-13,305

-8,175

-10,017

-3,595

1,360

-3,604

1,416

2,679

-9,939

Net decrease in cash

602,391

14,674

97,668

14,128

268,907

150,365

175,125

-68,902

-17,212

50,551

-92,053

234,259

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest

141,484

125,986

112,502

89,139

42,110

17,233

20,429

36,744

52,713

40,100

18,253

25,967

Cash paid for income taxes

72,935

143,215

128,727

97,845

129,534

120,419

128,167

134,439

93,728

46,190

61,385

64,363

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements accrued, but not yet paid

3,690

2,999

4,588

4,422

3,644

6,731

3,396

3,575

1,781

821

3,482

5,935

Acquisition of RiskMetrics Group, Inc., class A common stock issued

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

371,815

-

-

Fair value of stock options and restricted stock awards assumed in connection with acquisition of RiskMetrics Group, Inc.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

53,879

-

-