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NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — MSCI Inc. (MSCI) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $288.6 million.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of $3.71. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $4 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.87 per share.
The maker of software tools to help portfolio managers make investment decisions posted revenue of $745.8 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $741 million.
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