Company Profile For Moody's Corporation

Moody’s Corporation (Moody’s) is a provider of credit ratings and related research, data and analytical tools, quantitative credit risk measures, risk scoring software, and credit portfolio management solutions and securities pricing software and valuation models. The Company operates in two segments: Moody’s Investors Service (MIS) and Moody’s Analytics (MA). The MIS segment publishes credit ratings on a range of debt obligations and the entities that issue such obligations in markets worldwide, including various corporate and governmental obligations, structured finance securities and commercial paper programs. The MA segment develops a range of products and services that support the credit risk management activities of institutional participants in global financial markets. These offerings include quantitative credit risk scores, credit processing software, economic research, analytical models, financial data, securities pricing software and valuation models.

BRIEF: For the nine months ended 30 September 2009, Moody's Corporation's revenues decreased 3% to $1.31B. Net income decreased 19% to $300.1M. Revenues reflect lower income from Structured finance, decreased income from Financial institutions and a fall in inter segment royalty income. Net income also reflects an increase in selling, general & administrative expenses and higher depreciation & amortization expenses.