Factset Research Systems Inc chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 50.66
Dividend & Yield3.56$ (0.86%)
Beta 0.82
Market capitalization 16.11B
Operating cash flow 572M
ESG Scores 20.4

Company description

FactSet Research Systems Inc., a financial data and analytics company, provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to the investment community in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company delivers insight and information through the workflow solutions of research, analytics and trading, content and technology solutions, and wealth. It serves portfolio managers, investment banks, asset managers, wealth advisors, corporate clients, and other financial services entities. FactSet Research Systems Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Sector: Financial Services - Industry: Financial Data & Stock Exchanges

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio2.96
Working Capital0.65
Return On Equity0.39
Debt To Equity0.57
Fixed Asset Ratio0.07
Fixed Interest Cover58.52

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-08-31 2020-08-31 2021-08-31 2022-08-31
Change To Liabilities -1.83M 18M 7.15M 6.71M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -56.1M -73.63M -135.99M -2.03B
Net Borrowings 1.41B 1.41B 1.41B 1.41B
Total Cash From Financing Activities -214.27M -218.07M -322.71M 1.34B
Change To Operating Activities -5.37M -16.77M -29.24M -54.38M
Issuance Of Stock 107.05M 95.52M 64.18M 86.05M
Net Income 352.79M 372.94M 399.59M 396.92M
Change In Cash 151.18M 225.81M 96.26M -178.59M
Effect Of Exchange Rate -5.59M 11.67M -263k -22.43M
Total Cash From Operating Activities 427.14M 505.84M 555.23M 538.28M
Depreciation 60.46M 100.8M 107.32M 129.72M
Change To Account Receivables 10.21M -8.61M 3.65M -32.98M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -901k -3.53M -4.26M -15.6M
Change To Netincome 30.12M 63.7M 40.46M 111.56M
Capital Expenditures -59.37M -77.64M -61.33M -51.16M

Income Statement 2019-08-31 2020-08-31 2021-08-31 2022-08-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax 421.96M 427.13M 467.62M 443.59M
Net Income 352.79M 372.94M 399.59M 396.92M
Selling General Administrative 333.87M 342.5M 331M 433.03M
Gross Profit 771.9M 798.66M 805.04M 972.79M
Ebit 438.04M 456.16M 474.04M 539.75M
Operating Income 438.04M 456.16M 474.04M 539.75M
Interest Expense -16.62M -9.83M -8.1M -35.2M
Income Tax Expense 69.17M 54.2M 68.03M 46.68M
Total Revenue 1.44B 1.49B 1.59B 1.84B
Cost Of Revenue 663.45M 695.45M 786.4M 871.11M
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -16.07M -29.03M -6.42M -96.16M
Net Income From Continuing Ops 352.79M 372.94M 399.59M 396.92M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 352.79M 372.94M 399.59M 396.92M

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-08-31 2020-08-31 2021-08-31 2022-08-31
Total Liabilities 887.87M 1.19B 1.21B 2.68B
Total Stockholder Equity 672.26M 896.38M 1.02B 1.33B
Other Current Liabilities 78.68M 83.36M 95.15M 194.21M
Total Assets 1.56B 2.08B 2.22B 4.01B
Common Stock 401k 408k 412k 417k
Other Current Assets 520k 3.64M 1.38M
Retained Earnings 373.23M 633.15M 912.51M 1.18B
Treasury Stock -508.34M -676.25M -944.88M -1.04B
Cash 359.8M 585.61M 681.87M 503.27M
Total Current Liabilities 218.92M 276.29M 315.7M 438.29M
Other Stockholder Equity -74.54M -39.29M -38.96M -108.38M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 119.38M 382.03M 370.44M 240.3M
Total Current Assets 583.81M 841.93M 933.58M 870.35M
Net Tangible Assets -137.92M 65.58M 127.16M -1.53B
Net Receivables 146.31M 155.01M 151.19M 204.1M
Accounts Payable 76.05M 80.14M 82.64M 100.09M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Factset Research Systems Inc:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPSale at price 412.68 - 413.38 per share.D2023-03-01Chief Executive Officer3k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 164.90 per share.D2023-03-01Chief Executive Officer3k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPSale at price 418.93 - 424.00 per share.D2023-02-01Chief Executive Officer3k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 164.90 per share.D2023-02-01Chief Executive Officer3k
MCGONIGLE JAMES J. IIIStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-01-17Director176
FRANK MALCOLMStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-01-17Director176
ABRAMS ROBIN ANNStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-01-17Director176
SIEGEL LAURIE AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-01-17Director247
SHAVEL LEE MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-01-17Director247
CHOY SIEW KAIStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-01-17Director247
TEJADA MARIA TERESAStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-01-17Director384
ABRAMS ROBIN ANNConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 146.82 per share.D2023-01-10Director3.54k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPSale at price 401.50 - 403.91 per share.D2023-01-03Chief Executive Officer3k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 164.90 per share.D2023-01-03Chief Executive Officer3k
REEVE JONATHANSale at price 403.81 per share.D2022-12-21Officer350
REEVE JONATHANConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 316.71 per share.D2022-12-21Officer350
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPSale at price 463.67 per share.D2022-12-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 164.90 per share.D2022-12-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
STERN RACHEL REBECCAStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-11-01Officer1.56k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-11-01Chief Executive Officer7.81k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPSale at price 427.94 per share.D2022-11-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 164.90 per share.D2022-11-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SHAN HELEN LStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-11-01Officer3.12k
ROBIE ROBERT JStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-11-01Officer1.56k
VIENS DANIELStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-11-01Officer1.3k
MOSKOFF GREGORY TStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-11-01Officer391
SKOKO GORANStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-11-01Officer1.56k
KARNOVSKY KRISTINA WStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-11-01Officer1.3k
STEPP KATHERINE MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-11-01Chief Technology Officer495
ROBIE ROBERT JSale at price 424.50 per share.D2022-10-06Officer2.8k
ROBIE ROBERT JConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 152.28 - 166.18 per share.D2022-10-06Officer2.8k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPSale at price 401.21 per share.D2022-10-03Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 164.90 per share.D2022-10-03Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPSale at price 431.88 per share.D2022-09-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 164.90 per share.D2022-09-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPSale at price 424.92 per share.D2022-08-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 164.90 per share.D2022-08-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
REEVE JONATHANSale at price 401.55 per share.D2022-07-08Officer335
REEVE JONATHANConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 269.43 per share.D2022-07-08Officer335
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPSale at price 384.54 per share.D2022-07-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 164.90 per share.D2022-07-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
JORDAN SHEILA B.Sale at price 391.15 per share.D2022-06-28Director2.57k
JORDAN SHEILA B.Conversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 207.88 per share.D2022-06-28Director2.57k
ZIMMEL JOSEPH RSale at price 390.62 per share.D2022-06-24Director1k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPSale at price 370.95 per share.D2022-06-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 164.90 per share.D2022-06-01Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPSale at price 404.37 per share.D2022-05-02Chief Executive Officer2.5k
SNOW FREDERICK PHILIPConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 164.90 per share.D2022-05-02Chief Executive Officer2.5k
ABRAMS ROBIN ANNSale at price 418.98 per share.D2022-04-26Director1.77k
ZIMMEL JOSEPH RSale at price 441.90 - 443.11 per share.D2022-04-08Director1.21k
ZIMMEL JOSEPH RConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 207.88 per share.D2022-04-08Director2.57k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to Factset Research Systems Inc. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Factset Research Systems Inc

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Factset Research Systems Inc. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on Factset Research Systems Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Factset Research Systems Inc:

Factset Research Systems Inc automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 33.24% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

33.24 %

Latent gain

836.93 $

Invested capital

2518.09 $

Annualized return

8.03 %
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Momentum strategy results on Factset Research Systems Inc

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Factset Research Systems Inc. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on Factset Research Systems Inc

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Factset Research Systems Inc:

Factset Research Systems Inc momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 48.55% of return on Factset Research Systems Inc. That represents 2192.89$ of latent gain with 4517.15$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 45.2% of return on Factset Research Systems Inc. That represents 1508.59$ of latent gain with 3337.55$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

48.55 %

Latent gain

2192.89 $

Invested capital

4517.15 $

Annualized return

25.38 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

45.2 %

Latent gain

1508.59 $

Invested capital

3337.55 $

Annualized return

12.35 %

Momentum equity curve on Factset Research Systems Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Factset Research Systems Inc:

Factset Research Systems Inc momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Factset Research Systems Inc are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Factset Research Systems Inc

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Factset Research Systems Inc since the beginning:

Factset Research Systems Inc

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on Factset Research Systems Inc

Buy the dip entry openings on Factset Research Systems Inc

Factset Research Systems Inc

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Factset Research Systems Inc is 54.31%. That represents 262.4$ of latent gain with 483.16$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Factset Research Systems Inc stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Factset Research Systems Inc, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

54.31 %

Latent gain

262.4 $

Invested capital

483.16 $

Annualized return

25.38 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Factset Research Systems Inc

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Factset Research Systems Inc:

Factset Research Systems Inc

Note: the dividends potentially given by Factset Research Systems Inc are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Factset Research Systems Inc

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Factset Research Systems Inc:

Factset Research Systems Inc

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on Factset Research Systems Inc

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Factset Research Systems Inc.

Equity curve comparison on Factset Research Systems Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

Factset Research Systems Inc investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Factset Research Systems Inc

Factset Research Systems Inc investment comparison

Performance comparison on Factset Research Systems Inc

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 33.24% 836.93$ 2518.09$ 8.03%
Momentum 1 quarter 48.55% 2192.89$ 4517.15$ 12.45%
Momentum 2 quarters 45.2% 1508.59$ 3337.55$ 12.35%
Non-directional 54.31% 262.4$ 483.16$ 25.38%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

8.03 %

Momentum 1Q

12.35 %

Momentum 2Q

12.35 %

Non-directional

25.38 %

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Company information

Company name Factset Research Systems Inc
Country United States
City Norwalk
Address 45 Glover Avenue
Phone 203 810 1000
Website www.factset.com
FullTime employees 11627
Industry Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Sector Financial Services
Exchange XNYS
Ticker FDS
Market www.nyse.com

Factset Research Systems Inc ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 2.9
Peer Environment Performance 1.9593243243243
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil no
Nuclear no
Fur Leather no
GMO no
Coal no
Pesticides no
Animal Testing no

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 10.9
Peer Social Performance 9.7152702702703
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy 1
Peer Highest Controversy Performance 1.1842105263158
Adult no
Gambling no
Alcoholic no
Tobacco no
Catholic no
Controversial Weapons no
Small Arms no
Military Contract no
Peer Count yes

Related Controversy: Customer Incidents


Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 6.6
Peer Governance Performance 6.7732432432432
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: 20.4
Environment Score: 2.9
Social Score: 10.9
Governance Score: 6.6

ESG Performance: AVG_PERF

Peer Group: Software & Services

Peer Esg Score Performance: 18.430263157895

Rating Year: 2023

Rating Month: 1

Max Age: 86400

Percentile: 27