Moody's Corporation
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Company Overview
| Company: | Moody's Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Credit Reporting |
| Website: | http://www.moodys.com |
Moody's cheerfully performs the dismal science. The holding company for Moody's Investors Service, Moody's publishes credit ratings and other financial information on more than 100,000 commercial and government entities in about 100 countries. The firm operates in two segments. Moody's Investor Services rates such credit risks as insurers, bonds, managed funds, and securities. The company's famous letter ratings (ranging from Aaa to C) were invented by John Moody in 1909 and are still used today. Moody's Analytics, the cornerstone of which is Moody's KMV, sells credit risk management software and services to financial institutions.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,755.4 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -22.3 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 457.6 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -34.8 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 3,900 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 8.3 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |