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    Morningstar, Inc. is a provider of independent investment research. The Company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. Morningstar provides data on investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. The Company also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries.

    Revenue(FY, 2016)
    $798.6 M
    Market capitalization(2018-06-22)
    $5.6 B
    Type
    Public
    HQ
    Chicago, US
    Founded
    1984
    Size (employees)
    4,820 (est)+4%
    Website
    morningstar.com
    Morningstar was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Chicago, US
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    Key People/Management at Morningstar

    Jason Dubinsky

    Jason Dubinsky

    CFO
    Kunal Kapoor

    Kunal Kapoor

    President
    Haywood Kelly

    Haywood Kelly

    Head of Global Research
    Thomas Idzorek

    Thomas Idzorek

    President - Morningstar Investment Management
    Bevin Desmond

    Bevin Desmond

    Head of Global Information Products and Service

    Morningstar Office Locations

    Morningstar has an office in Chicago
    Chicago, US (HQ)
    22 West Washington Street
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    Morningstar Financials and Metrics

    Morningstar Financials

    Morningstar's revenue was reported to be $798.60 m in FY, 2016 which is a 1.2% increase from the previous period.
    USD

    Market capitalization (22-Jun-2018)

    		5.6 b

    Closing share price (22-Jun-2018)

    		132.2

    Cash (31-Mar-2018)

    		311 m

    EV

    		5.5 b
    Morningstar's current market capitalization is $5.6 b.
    Annual
    USDFY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016

    Revenue

    		760.1 m788.8 m798.6 m

    Revenue growth, %

    		9%4%1%

    Cost of goods sold

    		318.6 m330.1 m344.3 m

    Gross profit

    		441.4 m458.7 m454.3 m
    Quarterly
    USDQ3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017

    Revenue

    		173.5 m181.2 m189.4 m193.1 m189.8 m202.1 m195.3 m192.1 m198.2 m196.1 m209.5 m229.2 m229.9 m

    Cost of goods sold

    		72.4 m75.7 m81.4 m80.1 m78.7 m83.2 m83.4 m85.3 m86.1 m84.9 m97 m95.3 m90.9 m

    Gross profit

    		101.1 m105.5 m108 m113 m111.1 m118.9 m111.9 m106.8 m112.1 m111.2 m112.5 m133.9 m139 m

    Gross profit Margin, %

    		58%58%57%58%59%59%57%56%57%57%54%58%60%
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    Annual
    USDFY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016

    Cash

    		185.2 m207.1 m259.1 m

    Accounts Receivable

    		136.7 m139.3 m145.8 m

    Current Assets

    		399.8 m409.9 m472 m

    PP&E

    		117.6 m134.5 m152.1 m
    Quarterly
    USDQ3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018

    Cash

    		177 m204.6 m176.3 m189.3 m204.6 m225.6 m223.7 m185.2 m202.4 m219.4 m265.8 m285.6 m270.3 m311 m

    Current Assets

    		489.4 m424.9 m402.6 m388.3 m418.5 m435.4 m420.1 m400.4 m409 m413.1 m486.1 m507.4 m497.9 m

    Goodwill

    		326.7 m327.9 m388.8 m379 m359.8 m364.2 m359.9 m367.9 m371.5 m370.7 m558.3 m561.5 m565.4 m

    Total Assets

    		1.1 b1 b1.1 b1 b1 b1 b1 b1 b1.1 b1.1 b1.4 b1.4 b1.4 b
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    Annual
    USDFY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

    Net Income

    		78.3 m132.8 m161 m

    Depreciation and Amortization

    		70.7 m

    Cash From Operating Activities

    		136.6 m241.5 m213.7 m

    Cash From Investing Activities

    		(31.2 m)(79.5 m)(274.2 m)
    Quarterly
    USDQ3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q1, 2018

    Net Income

    		31.4 m26.3 m(9.8 m)30.2 m29.8 m32.2 m33.5 m28.7 m31.8 m30.2 m18 m

    Depreciation and Amortization

    		11.3 m12.4 m13.4 m14.6 m15.1 m16.3 m16.4 m16.6 m17.3 m18.1 m21.5 m

    Long-term Borrowings

    		(30 m)
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    Morningstar Operating Metrics

    FY, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015FY, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016FY, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017

    Asset Management Firms Served

    		1.70 k1.30 k1.40 k

    Individual Investors Served

    		9.90 m10.10 m10.90 m

    Registered Users (US)

    		8.19 m8.29 m8.38 m8.45 m8.53 m8.62 m8.70 m8.81 m8.89 m

    Subscriptions (US)

    		123.27 k123.56 k122.24 k121.80 k120.56 k120.08 k119.02 k118.38 k118.34 k118.51 k118.57 k
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    Morningstar Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

    Acquired CompanyDateDeal Size
    PitchBook Data (310)October 14, 2016$180 m
    HelloWallet May 29, 2014$5.25 m

    Morningstar Revenue Breakdown

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    Morningstar revenue breakdown by business segment: 100.0% from Canada

    Morningstar revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 8.1% from Continental Europe, 7.9% from United Kingdom, 76.6% from United States and 7.3% from Other

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    Morningstar Online and Social Media Presence

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    Morningstar News and Updates

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