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Morningstar (MORN) Research & Development (2009 - 2013)

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Morningstar (MORN) reported Research & Development of $14.15 million for Q2 2013, up 13.8% from $12.44 million a year earlier and up 3.8% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Morningstar (MORN) Research & Development (2009 - 2013) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2013, Morningstar's Research & Development came in at $53.42 million, up 0.2% year-over-year; for FY2012, it came in at $51.44 million, down 3.2% from FY2011.

  • Research & Development has a three-year compound annual growth rate of 10.3% (FY2009 to FY2012).
  • By year, Research & Development came in at $53.16 million in FY2011 (+7.9%), $49.24 million in FY2010 (+28.3%) and $38.38 million in FY2009.
  • The Q2 2013 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to Q2 2009.
  • Year over year, Research & Development gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.6%.
  • The high point for year-over-year Research & Development in five years was Q4 2010 (growth of 34.9%); the low point was Q2 2012 (a decline of 9.1%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2013 came in at $13.64 million (Q1 2013), $12.77 million (Q4 2012) and $12.86 million (Q3 2012).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 128.93 Bn 119.52 Bn 2.98 Bn -
2 Moodys 83.47 Bn 75.76 Bn 1.67 Bn -
3 Msci 42.94 Bn 41.28 Bn 717.10 Mn 46.00 Mn
4 Verisk Analytics 24.99 Bn 19.62 Bn 572.90 Mn -
5 Equifax 20.65 Bn 19.92 Bn 926.40 Mn -
6 TransUnion 14.93 Bn 11.76 Bn - -
7 Factset Research Systems 11.23 Bn 9.99 Bn 310.73 Mn -
8 Morningstar 8.02 Bn 5.92 Bn 423.90 Mn -
9 Mastercard 548.06 Bn 507.98 Bn - -
10 Cme 106.44 Bn 94.54 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2013 14.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 13.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 12.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 12.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 12.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 13.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 14.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 13.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 13.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 11.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 13.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 12.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 11.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 10.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 10.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 9.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 9.44 Mn
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