Morgan Stanley MS
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Morgan Stanley (MS) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2010 - 2018)

Morgan Stanley's (MS) quarterly Asset Writedowns and Impairment came in at $8.0 million in Q1 2018, up 60.0% year-over-year from $5.0 million in Q1 2017, and down 89.74% quarter-over-quarter from $78.0 million in Q4 2017.

Analysis

Morgan Stanley (MS) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2010 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Morgan Stanley (MS) has reported Asset Writedowns and Impairment for 9 consecutive years, with $8.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • On a quarterly basis, Asset Writedowns and Impairment rose 60.0% year-over-year to $8.0 million in Q1 2018; TTM through Mar 2018 was $94.0 million, a 25.98% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2017 full-year figure at $91.0 million, down 30.0% from the prior year.
  • Asset Writedowns and Impairment was $8.0 million for Q1 2018 at Morgan Stanley, down from $78.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment peaked at $78.0 million in Q4 2017 and troughed at -$22.0 million in Q4 2015.
  • A 5-year average of $24.1 million and a median of $21.0 million in 2015 frame the typical range for Asset Writedowns and Impairment.
  • Across the five-year window, Asset Writedowns and Impairment plunged 184.62% in 2015 and surged 337.5% in 2016, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment stood at $26.0 million in 2014, then sank by 184.62% to -$22.0 million in 2015, then soared by 227.27% to $28.0 million in 2016, then soared by 178.57% to $78.0 million in 2017, then tumbled by 89.74% to $8.0 million in 2018.
  • The last three Asset Writedowns and Impairment figures came in at $8.0 million (Q1 2018), $78.0 million (Q4 2017), and $7.0 million (Q3 2017), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Bank Of America 439.96 Bn -148.54 Bn 30.39 Bn
2 Morgan Stanley 336.99 Bn 176.86 Bn -
3 Goldman Sachs 299.92 Bn -676.43 Bn -
4 Royal Bank Of Canada 288.24 Bn 61.39 Bn -
5 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 283.40 Bn -100.92 Bn 10.89 Bn
6 Wells Fargo & Company 273.32 Bn 71.49 Bn -
7 Banco Santander 219.61 Bn 227.22 Bn 28.01 Bn
8 American Express 219.16 Bn 169.84 Bn 17.99 Bn
9 Toronto Dominion Bank 204.38 Bn 43.05 Bn -
10 Schwab Charles 185.52 Bn 111.93 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 78.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 5.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 28.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 35.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 59.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -22.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 62.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 26.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 44.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 16.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 70.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 83.00 Mn