Morgan Stanley MS
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Morgan Stanley (MS) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2019)

Morgan Stanley's (MS) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $3.2 billion in Q1 2019, down 1.54% year-over-year from $3.2 billion in Q1 2018, and down 3.69% quarter-over-quarter from $3.3 billion in Q4 2018.

Analysis

Morgan Stanley (MS) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Morgan Stanley (MS) has reported Short-term Investments for 11 consecutive years, with $3.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2019.

  • On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments fell 1.54% year-over-year to $3.2 billion in Q1 2019; TTM through Mar 2019 was $3.2 billion, a 1.54% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2018 full-year figure at $3.3 billion, down 8.08% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $3.2 billion for Q1 2019 at Morgan Stanley, down from $3.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Short-term Investments peaked at $122.2 billion in Q3 2015 and troughed at $3.0 billion in Q3 2018.
  • A 5-year average of $46.5 billion and a median of $22.0 billion in 2015 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments surged 138.48% in 2016 and plunged 96.14% in 2017, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $84.8 billion in 2015, then climbed by 10.16% to $93.4 billion in 2016, then tumbled by 96.14% to $3.6 billion in 2017, then decreased by 8.08% to $3.3 billion in 2018, then slipped by 3.69% to $3.2 billion in 2019.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $3.2 billion (Q1 2019), $3.3 billion (Q4 2018), and $3.0 billion (Q3 2018), 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, 2019 3.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 3.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 3.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 3.60 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 3.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 3.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 93.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 96.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 84.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 122.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 100.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 40.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 79.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 63.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 65.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 59.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 53.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 37.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 35.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 31.31 Bn