New York: Investment banking major Morgan Stanley today posted a net profit of $564 million in the three months ended June, 2012.
The entity had reported a net loss of $558 million in the year-ago period. However, Morgan Stanley’s revenues in the April-June quarter plunged 24.45 percent to $ 6.95 billion.
Reuters
In a statement, the company said quarterly results included positive revenue of $350 million related to changes in Morgan Stanley’s debt-related credit spreads and other credit factors.
The quarterly figures also included a negative adjustment of about $1.7 billion, related to conversion of certain stocks.
“Although global economic uncertainty remains a headwind, we are pro-actively positioning the firm for success. Our businesses showed resilience in key areas during the quarter, and we made progress against strategic goals,” Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO James P Gormand said.
Following its rating downgrade by Moody’s last month, Morgan Stanley said it kept an additional collateral of $2.9 billion with its counter-parties involved in derivative trading. The total collateral that could be asked by counter-parties was $6.3 billion.
The firm declared a quarterly dividend of five cents per common share.
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