NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of indexes and portfolio construction and risk management tools and services for global investors, will host an investor day today in New York City. The meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 am Eastern Time and is expected to conclude at approximately 12:30 pm Eastern Time. The event will include a discussion of the Company’s strategy and financial performance, feature presentations from MSCI’s management team and showcase important aspects of the business.
In connection with the event, MSCI is reaffirming its 2019 financial guidance as provided on January 31, 2019. Additionally, MSCI is updating its long-term company targets including the following highlights:
- Low double-digit revenue growth (excluding asset-based fees).
- Mid-teens adjusted EBITDA growth.
- Mid-to-high 50s adjusted EBITDA margin rate.
Attendance in-person is by invitation only; however, a live webcast will be available during the event at https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/c885crtk.
The investor presentation used during the investor day will be made available on MSCI's Investor Relations website and an audio recording of the conference call will also be available on our Investor Relations website, http://ir.msci.com/events-and-presentations. The replay will be archived in the events and presentations section of MSCI's Investor Relations website for 12 months after the meeting.
About MSCI
For more than 45 years, MSCI's research-based indexes and analytics have helped the world’s leading investors build and manage better portfolios. Clients rely on our offerings for deeper insights into the drivers of performance and risk in their portfolios, broad asset class coverage and innovative research.
Our line of products and services includes indexes, analytical models, data, real estate benchmarks and ESG research.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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Other factors that could materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements can be found in MSCI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 22, 2019 and in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed or furnished with the SEC. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from what MSCI projected. Any forward-looking statement in this press release reflects MSCI’s current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to MSCI’s operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. MSCI assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.