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

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Morgan Stanley's Asset Writedowns and Impairment was $8 million in Q1 2018, up 60.0% from $5 million a year earlier but down 89.7% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

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

On a trailing twelve-month basis, Morgan Stanley's Asset Writedowns and Impairment was $94 million through Mar 31, 2018, down 26.0% year-over-year; for FY2017, it was $91 million, down 30.0% from FY2016.

  • Asset Writedowns and Impairment shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -19.6% (FY2012 to FY2017).
  • In earlier years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment was $130 million in FY2016 (+88.4%), $69 million in FY2015 (-37.8%), $111 million in FY2014 (-43.9%) and $198 million in FY2013 (-26.9%).
  • Quarterly Asset Writedowns and Impairment has moved between -$22 million (Q4 2015) and $83 million (Q2 2013) over five years.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Asset Writedowns and Impairment was higher in three of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 50.8%.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Asset Writedowns and Impairment over five years was Q3 2016 (growth of 337.5%); the worst was Q2 2017 (a decline of 98.3%).
  • Per Business Quant data, MS's Asset Writedowns and Impairment in the three quarters before Q1 2018 was $78 million (Q4 2017), $7 million (Q3 2017) and $1 million (Q2 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Jpmorgan Chase 883.45 Bn 912.92 Bn -
2 Banco Santander Chile 401.52 Bn 521.46 Bn -
3 Bank Of America 377.43 Bn -1,998.64 Bn -
4 Hsbc Holdings 330.31 Bn 330.37 Bn -
5 Morgan Stanley 299.17 Bn -209.92 Bn -
6 Royal Bank Of Canada 274.08 Bn 124.82 Bn -
7 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 270.70 Bn -1,317.79 Bn 10.89 Bn
8 Goldman Sachs 263.13 Bn -3,293.98 Bn -
9 Wells Fargo & Company 243.64 Bn 245.78 Bn -
10 American Express 204.37 Bn -3.81 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
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