Moody`s Corp. Bottom Line Rises In Q3

(RTTNews) - Moody`s Corp. (MCO) announced a profit for its third quarter that Increases, from the same period last year

The company's earnings totaled $734 million, or $4.24 per share. This compares with $646 million, or $3.60 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Moody`s Corp. reported adjusted earnings of $717 million or $4.14 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the period rose 0.8% to $2.023 billion from $2.007 billion last year.

Moody`s Corp. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $734 Mln. vs. $646 Mln. last year. -EPS: $4.24 vs. $3.60 last year. -Revenue: $2.023 Bln vs. $2.007 Bln last year.

-Guidance: Full year EPS guidance: $ 16.50 To $ 17.00