Morningstar, Inc. to Announce Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Financial Results on Feb. 18
January 19 2010 - 11:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
CHICAGO, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Morningstar, Inc.
(NASDAQ: MORN) today announced that it plans to report its
fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 financial results after the
market closes on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. The company does not hold
analyst conference calls; however, investors may submit written
questions to Morningstar at . About Morningstar, Inc. Morningstar,
Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in
North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an
extensive line of Internet, software, and print-based products and
services for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions.
Morningstar provides data on more than 325,000 investment
offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles,
along with real-time global market data on more than 4 million
equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious
metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. The
company has operations in 20 countries and minority ownership
positions in companies based in two other countries. Caution
Concerning Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains
forward-looking statements as that term is used in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are
based on our current expectations about future events or future
financial performance. Forward-looking statements by their nature
address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, and
often contain words such as "may," "could," "expect," "intend,"
"plan," "seek," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict,"
"potential," or "continue." These statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the events we
discussed not to occur or to differ significantly from what we
expected. For us, these risks and uncertainties include, among
others, general industry conditions and competition, including the
global financial crisis that began in 2007; the impact of market
volatility on revenue from asset-based fees; damage to our
reputation resulting from claims made about possible conflicts of
interest; liability for any losses that result from an actual or
claimed breach of our fiduciary duties; financial services industry
consolidation; a prolonged outage of our database and network
facilities; challenges faced by our non-U.S. operations; and the
availability of free or low-cost investment information. A more
complete description of these risks and uncertainties can be found
in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008. If any of these risks and uncertainties
materialize, our actual future results may vary significantly from
what we expected. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking
statements as a result of new information or future events. ©2010
Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. MORN-C Media Contact:
Margaret Kirch Cohen, 312-696-6383 or Investors: Please submit
questions to or by fax to 312-696-6009. DATASOURCE: Morningstar,
Inc. CONTACT: Media, Margaret Kirch Cohen, +1-312-696-6383, , or
Investors, Please submit questions to , fax, +1-312-696-6009, both
of Morningstar, Inc. Web Site: http://www.morningstar.com/
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