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Morgan Stanley falls short of market expectations

Last updated: 08:43 19 Oct 2015 EDT, First published: 03:43 19 Oct 2015 EDT

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Expectations for 62 cents per share of earnings and US$8.54bn of revenue were missed

Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) missed market expectations by about a third as it revealed its earnings for the three months to September.

Morgan Stanley reported third quarter earnings of 42 cents per share, which was some 20 cents shy of expectations and was down from 65 cents in the comparative three months of 2014. Revenue amounted to US$7.33bn for the quarter.

The market’s expectation was for earnings per share of about 62 cents on US$8.54bn of revenue.

James Gorman, Morgan Stanley chief executive, blamed “volatility in global markets” and “a difficult environment” which had impacted on the investment bank’s fixed income unit and operations in Asian merchant banking operations.

“Our business model provides a steady foundation for the firm as we navigate these challenging markets and focus intensely on addressing areas of underperformance,” he added in a statement.

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