MSCI Inc.

BVL:MSCI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$41.8b

MSCI Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

MSCI's CEO is Henry Fernandez, appointed in Jan 1998, has a tenure of 25.17 years. total yearly compensation is $10.34M, comprised of 9.7% salary and 90.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.58% of the company’s shares, worth $1.08B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.7 years and 5.7 years respectively.

Key information

Henry Fernandez

Chief executive officer

US$10.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage9.7%
CEO tenure25.2yrs
CEO ownership2.6%
Management average tenure4.7yrs
Board average tenure5.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Henry Fernandez's remuneration changed compared to MSCI's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2022n/an/a

US$871m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$849m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$803m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$758m

Dec 31 2021US$10mUS$1m

US$726m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$688m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$701m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$651m

Dec 31 2020US$10mUS$1m

US$602m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$568m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$523m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$534m

Dec 31 2019US$9mUS$1m

US$564m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$593m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$580m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$571m

Dec 31 2018US$3mUS$1m

US$508m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$420m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$382m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$346m

Dec 31 2017US$2mUS$950k

US$304m

Sep 30 2017n/an/a

US$308m

Jun 30 2017n/an/a

US$288m

Mar 31 2017n/an/a

US$273m

Dec 31 2016US$22mUS$950k

US$261m

Compensation vs Market: Henry's total compensation ($USD10.34M) is above average for companies of similar size in the PE market ($USD5.70M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Henry's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Henry Fernandez (64 yo)

25.2yrs

Tenure

US$10,338,312

Compensation

Mr. Henry A. Fernandez serves as Independent Director at Royalty Pharma plc since July 30, 2020 and serves as Lead Independent Director since March 2021. He has been the Chairman of the Board at MSCI Inc....

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Henry Fernandez
Chairman & CEO25.2yrsUS$10.34m2.58%
$ 1.1b
C. D. Pettit
President5.4yrsUS$6.54m0.34%
$ 140.5m
Andrew Wiechmann
Chief Financial Officer2.5yrsUS$2.23m0.020%
$ 8.1m
Robert Gutowski
General Counsel3.2yrsUS$2.24m0.019%
$ 7.9m
Scott Crum
Chief Human Resources Officer8.9yrsUS$2.97m0.025%
$ 10.3m
Jennifer Mak
Principal Accounting Officer4.7yrsno data0.0069%
$ 2.9m
Jigar Thakkar
CTO & Head of Engineering4.7yrsUS$6.29mno data
Jeremy Ulan
Head of Investor Relations & Treasurerless than a yearno datano data
Cristina Bondolowski
Chief Marketing Officerless than a yearno datano data
Tae-Jong Um
Managing Director and Head of Korea Operations10.9yrsno datano data
Remy Briand
Chief Product Officer & Head of Index6.8yrsno datano data
Theodore Niggli
Managing Directorno datano datano data

4.7yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MSCI's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Henry Fernandez
Chairman & CEO25.2yrsUS$10.34m2.58%
$ 1.1b
C. D. Pettit
Presidentless than a yearUS$6.54m0.34%
$ 140.5m
Robert Ashe
Lead Independent Director9.3yrsUS$331.13k0.021%
$ 8.6m
Catherine Kinney
Independent Director13.5yrsUS$330.01k0.015%
$ 6.1m
Wayne Edmunds
Independent Director8yrsUS$286.04k0.011%
$ 4.4m
Paula Volent
Independent Director3.1yrsUS$265.62k0.0019%
$ 814.1k
Jacques Perold
Independent Director6yrsUS$276.04k0.0053%
$ 2.2m
Linda Riefler
Independent Director16.2yrsUS$281.04k0.023%
$ 9.7m
Robin Matlock
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.00048%
$ 200.4k
Marcus Smith
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$266.04k0.0040%
$ 1.7m
Rajat Taneja
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$234.01k0.00063%
$ 263.0k
Sandy Rattray
Independent Director3.1yrsUS$266.04k0.0011%
$ 476.0k

5.7yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MSCI's board of directors are considered experienced (5.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/03/01 08:33
End of Day Share Price 2022/12/02 00:00
Earnings2022/12/31
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

MSCI Inc. is covered by 35 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Manav PatnaikBarclays
Arnaud Maurice GiblatBNP Paribas Exane