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MORGAN STANLEY

For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 5, 2025.

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A company's report for each of its first three quarters. The financial statements are not audited. It shows how the business has moved since the last annual report, and what management says changed.

Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 5, 2025

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19. Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information

  1. Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information

Selected Financial Information by Business Segment

Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
$ in millionsISWMIMI/ETotal
Investment banking$1,559$190$—$(38)$1,711
Trading5,113(12)(7)175,111
Investments14933187—369
Commissions and fees1869695—(83)1,481
Asset management1,21914,3961,451(75)5,963
Other633123—(5)751
Total non-interest revenues8,5145,4251,631(184)15,386
Interest income10,0733,95923(307)13,748
Interest expense9,6042,05752(318)11,395
Net interest4691,902(29)112,353
Net revenues$8,983$7,327$1,602$(173)$17,739
Provision for credit losses9144——135
Compensation and benefits32,8543,999668—7,521
Non-compensation expenses32,7571,333611(162)4,539
Total non-interest expenses$5,611$5,332$1,279$(162)$12,060
Income before provision for income taxes3,2811,951323(11)5,544
Provision for income taxes69641961(3)1,173
Net income2,5851,532262(8)4,371
Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests56———56
Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley$2,529$1,532$262$(8)$4,315
Pre-tax margin437%27%20%N/M31%
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
$ in millionsISWMIMI/ETotal
Investment banking$1,447$166$—$(24)$1,589
Trading4,583262(7)144,852
Investments491969—137
Commissions and fees1691605—(69)1,227
Asset management1,21573,8291,346(63)5,269
Other1241433(4)266
Total non-interest revenues7,0515,0241,411(146)13,340
Interest income9,3083,97326(377)12,930
Interest expense9,3432,11760(386)11,134
Net interest(35)1,856(34)91,796
Net revenues$7,016$6,880$1,377$(137)$15,136
Provision for credit losses2(8)——(6)
Compensation and benefits32,3433,788565—6,696
Non-compensation expenses32,3201,294571(134)4,051
Total non-interest expenses$4,663$5,082$1,136$(134)$10,747
Income before provision for income taxes2,3511,806241(3)4,395
Provision for income taxes48240349(1)933
Net income1,8691,403192(2)3,462
Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests50———50
Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley$1,819$1,403$192$(2)$3,412
Pre-tax margin434%26%18%N/M29%
  1. Substantially all revenues are from contracts with customers.

  2. Includes certain fees that may relate to services performed in prior periods.

March 2025 Form 10-Q70

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements(Unaudited)

  1. The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the Firm’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”).

  2. Pre-tax margin represents income before provision for income taxes as a percentage of net revenues.

For a discussion about the Firm’s business segments, see Note 22 to the financial statements in the 2024 Form 10-K.

Detail of Investment Banking Revenues

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
$ in millions20252024
Institutional Securities Advisory$563$461
Institutional Securities Underwriting996986
Firm Investment banking revenues from contracts with customers81%90%

Trading Revenues by Product Type

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
$ in millions20252024
Interest rate$1,373$1,826
Foreign exchange628272
Equity13,0272,304
Commodity and other324595
Credit(241)(145)
Total$5,111$4,852
  1. Dividend income is included within equity contracts.

The previous table summarizes realized and unrealized gains and losses primarily related to the Firm’s Trading assets and liabilities, from derivative and non-derivative financial instruments, included in Trading revenues in the income statement. The Firm generally utilizes financial instruments across a variety of product types in connection with its market-making and related risk management strategies. The trading revenues presented in the table are not representative of the manner in which the Firm manages its business activities and are prepared in a manner similar to the presentation of trading revenues for regulatory reporting purposes.

Investment Management Investments Revenues—Net Cumulative Unrealized Carried Interest

$ in millionsAtMarch 31,2025AtDecember 31,2024
Net cumulative unrealized performance-based fees at risk of reversing$855$796

The Firm’s portion of net cumulative performance-based fees in the form of unrealized carried interest, for which the Firm is not obligated to pay compensation, is at risk of reversing when the returns in certain funds fall below specified performance targets. See Note 13 for information regarding general partner guarantees, which include potential obligations to return performance fee distributions previously received.

Investment Management Asset Management Revenues—Reduction of Fees Due to Fee Waivers

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
$ in millions20252024
Fee waivers$30$24

The Firm waives a portion of its fees in the Investment Management business segment from certain registered money market funds that comply with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Certain Other Fee Waivers

Separately, the Firm’s employees, including its senior officers, may participate on the same terms and conditions as other investors in certain funds that the Firm sponsors primarily for client investment, and the Firm may waive or lower applicable fees and charges for its employees.

Other Expenses—Transaction Taxes

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
$ in millions20252024
Transaction taxes$266$206

Transaction taxes are composed of securities transaction taxes and stamp duties, which are levied on the sale or purchase of securities listed on recognized stock exchanges in certain markets. These taxes are imposed mainly on trades of equity securities in Asia and EMEA. Similar transaction taxes are levied on trades of listed derivative instruments in certain countries.

Net Revenues by Region

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
$ in millions20252024
Americas$13,103$11,567
EMEA2,2911,826
Asia2,3451,743
Total$17,739$15,136

For a discussion about the Firm’s geographic net revenues, see Note 22 to the financial statements in the 2024 Form 10-K.

Revenues Recognized from Prior Services

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
$ in millions20252024
Non-interest revenues$595$476

The previous table includes revenues from contracts with customers recognized where some or all services were performed in prior periods. These revenues primarily include investment banking advisory fees.

71March 2025 Form 10-Q

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements(Unaudited)

Receivables from Contracts with Customers

$ in millionsAtMarch 31,2025AtDecember 31,2024
Customer and other receivables$2,515$2,628

Receivables from contracts with customers, which are included within Customer and other receivables in the balance sheet, arise when the Firm has both recorded revenues and the right per the contract to bill the customer.

Assets by Business Segment

$ in millionsAtMarch 31,2025AtDecember 31,2024
Institutional Securities$883,719$796,608
Wealth Management398,979400,848
Investment Management17,59817,615
Total1$1,300,296$1,215,071
  1. Parent assets have been fully allocated to the business segments.
March 2025 Form 10-Q72
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