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jncraig

09/20/2006 12:03 PM
Moody's Corp., ticker symbol MCO on the NYSE, is a mid-sized company based on FY2005 revenues of $1.732 billion. It is in the Specialized Finance industry. The company was included in the Complete Roster of Quality Companies for July 2006, with a Take Stock Quality Rating of 9.5.

Dan Abraham
Cambridge, MA
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06/18/2007 2:28 PM
My stock study team is presenting on Wednesday, and I've chosen Moody's for my evaluation. While reading over the 10-k, the web site, reading the handouts for the annual meeting, and the rest of the lot, it really doesn't say how they make their money. The general rule in Investment Clubs for Dummies states never to invest in an idea if you can't draw the concept in crayon. Anyone got a crayola to spare in making this simple enough to present? My working analogy is that it's a cross between the Yellow Pages and Zagat's Guide to Dining - the company or government pays to get their security listed (like the Yellow Pages), but then gets rated with such authority that it changes the world's opinion about their offering (like the Zagat's Guide).

Dan Abraham VP of Customer Care ICLUBcentral Inc. http://www.iclub.com/support Makers of the world's most popular investment club tools.

Dennis Slimmer

07/01/2007 5:07 PM
Moody's is one I've been watching. I don't currently own it. It is one of the two premier credit rating agencies used by companies. The other is Standard and Poors. Their reputation essentially gives them a lock on the business of companies wanting to raise capital for their operations. The low interest rates we've enjoyed for some time has encouraged companies to use debt financing. One risk might be if long term rates increase substantially that could affect the amount of business they would do in the near term. I don't think companies could afford not to use a certain amount of debt financing and investors will insist on an objective analysis by a company like Moody's.

Lynn Brown

10/06/2007 7:34 PM
I am looking for updated discussion of Moody's. My club and I own this company. Price has been down because of the concern that the rating companies (all 2 of them) rated incorrectly on mortgages. I figure that won't last since it doesn't seem to be an area that new rating companies could quickly go into business. Am considering buying more while price is down. Take Stock shows in buy range with 10 quality, my SSG also has in buy range. I am attaching for comments. Thanks.
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