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MS (Morgan Stanley) ROA % : 1.01% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Morgan Stanley ROA %?

ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Morgan Stanley's annualized Net Income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $12,304 Mil. Morgan Stanley's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $1,220,475 Mil. Therefore, Morgan Stanley's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.01%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Morgan Stanley's ROA % or its related term are showing as below:

MS' s ROA % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.42   Med: 0.85   Max: 1.31
Current: 0.94

During the past 13 years, Morgan Stanley's highest ROA % was 1.31%. The lowest was 0.42%. And the median was 0.85%.

MS's ROA % is ranked worse than
61.29% of 806 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs MS: 0.94

Morgan Stanley ROA % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morgan Stanley's ROA % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Morgan Stanley ROA % Chart

Morgan Stanley Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROA %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.03 1.09 1.31 0.93 0.77

Morgan Stanley Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
ROA % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.83 0.51 1.13 1.01 1.05

Competitive Comparison of Morgan Stanley's ROA %

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Morgan Stanley's ROA %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROA % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Morgan Stanley's ROA % Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Morgan Stanley's ROA % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Morgan Stanley's ROA % falls into.



Morgan Stanley ROA % Calculation

Morgan Stanley's annualized ROA % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROA %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=9087/( (1180231+1193693)/ 2 )
=9087/1186962
=0.77 %

Morgan Stanley's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

ROA %=Net Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2024 )+Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2024 ))/ count )
=12304/( (1228503+1212447)/ 2 )
=12304/1220475
=1.01 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual ROA %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2024) net income data. ROA % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Morgan Stanley  (NYSE:MS) ROA % Explanation

ROA % measures the rate of return on the total assets (shareholder equity plus liabilities). It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from shareholders' equity plus its liabilities. ROA % shows how well a company uses what it has to generate earnings. ROA %s can vary drastically across industries. Therefore, ROA % should not be used to compare companies in different industries. For retailers, a ROA % of higher than 5% is expected. For example, Wal-Mart (WMT) has a ROA % of about 8% as of 2012. For banks, ROA % is close to their interest spread. A bank’s ROA % is typically well under 2%.

Similar to ROE, ROA % is affected by profit margins and asset turnover. This can be seen from the Du Pont Formula:

ROA %(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=12304/1220475
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(12304 / 56096)*(56096 / 1220475)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=21.93 %*0.046
=1.01 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2024) revenue data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Like ROE, ROA % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. ROA % can be affected by events such as stock buyback or issuance, and by goodwill, a company's tax rate and its interest payment. ROA % may not reflect the true earning power of the assets. A more accurate measurement is ROC % (ROC).

Many analysts argue the higher return the better. Buffett states that really high ROA % may indicate vulnerability in the durability of the competitive advantage.

E.g. Raising $43b to take on KO is impossible, but $1.7b to take on Moody's is. Although Moody's ROA % and underlying economics is far superior to Coca Cola, the durability is far weaker because of lower entry cost.


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Morgan Stanley Business Description

Address
1585 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Morgan Stanley is a global investment bank whose history, through its legacy firms, can be traced back to 1924. The company has institutional securities, wealth management, and investment management segments with approximately 45% of net revenue from its institutional securities business, 45% from wealth management, and 10% from investment management. About 30% of its total revenue is from outside the Americas. The company had over $5 trillion of client assets as well as around 80,000 employees at the end of 2023.
Executives
Mandell Crawley officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Sharon Yeshaya officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MORGAN STANLEY, 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Raja Akram officer: Deputy Chief Financial Officer 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Daniel A Simkowitz officer: Head of Investment Management C/O MORGAN STANLEY, 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Robert H Herz director C/O FANNIE MAE, 1100 15TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
James P Gorman other: Business Unit Head C/O MORGAN STANLEY, 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Smith Charles Aubrey Iii officer: Chief Risk Officer 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Andrew M Saperstein officer: Head of Wealth Management 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Eric F Grossman officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O MORGAN STANLEY, 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Edward N Pick officer: Head of Inst'l Securities 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Thomas H Glocer director 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Alistair Darling director C/O MORGAN STANLEY 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK X1 10036
Masato Miyachi director C/O MORGAN STANLEY 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Stephen J Luczo director
Keishi Hotsuki officer: Interim Chief Risk Officer C/O MORGAN STANLEY, 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036