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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
 

FORM 10-Q
 
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED June 30, 2013
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from         to
Commission File Number: 000-51280
 

MORNINGSTAR, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) 
Illinois
 
36-3297908
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
 
Identification Number)
 
 
 
22 West Washington Street
 
 
Chicago, Illinois
 
60602
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
  (312) 696-6000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer   x
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer   o
Smaller reporting company  o
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
As of July 26, 2013, there were 46,111,853 shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value, outstanding.
 



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MORNINGSTAR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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PART 1.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements

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Morningstar, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
 
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
(in thousands except per share amounts)
 
2013

 
2012

 
2013

 
2012

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
175,428

 
$
165,968

 
$
344,284

 
$
326,727

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expense (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of goods sold
 
50,273

 
49,452

 
98,283

 
99,768

Development
 
14,154

 
12,442

 
27,794

 
25,807

Sales and marketing
 
28,035

 
27,373

 
56,015

 
55,699

General and administrative
 
28,120

 
24,946

 
55,447

 
53,124

Depreciation and amortization
 
11,262

 
10,619

 
22,601

 
20,794

Total operating expense
 
131,844

 
124,832

 
260,140

 
255,192

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
43,584

 
41,136

 
84,144

 
71,535

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-operating income (expense):
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Interest income, net
 
664

 
1,260

 
1,405

 
2,129

Gain (loss) on sale of investments, reclassified from other comprehensive income
 
423

 
37

 
1,148

 
(49
)
Holding gain upon acquisition of additional ownership of equity method investments
 
3,713

 

 
3,713

 

Other expense, net
 
(1,689
)
 
(302
)
 
(2,210
)
 
(426
)
Non-operating income, net
 
3,111

 
995

 
4,056

 
1,654

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes and equity in net income of unconsolidated entities
 
46,695

 
42,131

 
88,200

 
73,189

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense
 
15,955

 
14,744

 
28,382

 
26,255

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in net income of unconsolidated entities
 
360

 
497

 
857

 
1,063

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated net income
 
31,100

 
27,884

 
60,675

 
47,997

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest
 
21

 
4

 
64

 
28

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Morningstar, Inc.
 
$
31,121

 
$
27,888

 
$
60,739

 
$
48,025

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share attributable to Morningstar, Inc.:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.67

 
$
0.57

 
$
1.31

 
$
0.97

Diluted
 
$
0.66

 
$
0.56

 
$
1.30

 
$
0.95

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends declared per common share
 
$
0.13

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.25

 
$
0.20

Dividends paid per common share
 
$
0.13

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.13

 
$
0.20

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
46,400

 
49,195

 
46,403

 
49,566

Diluted
 
46,853

 
49,856

 
46,756

 
50,296

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
 
 
2013

 
2012

 
2013

 
2012

(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense of:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Cost of goods sold
 
$
1,204

 
$
1,067

 
$
2,407

 
$
2,156

Development
 
487

 
465

 
985

 
964

Sales and marketing
 
522

 
461

 
1,034

 
940

General and administrative
 
1,741

 
1,741

 
3,311

 
3,540

Total stock-based compensation expense
 
$
3,954

 
$
3,734

 
$
7,737

 
$
7,600


 See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Morningstar, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
(in thousands) 
 
2013

 
2012

 
2013

 
2012

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated net income
 
$
31,100

 
$
27,884

 
$
60,675

 
$
47,997

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
(7,128
)
 
(8,743
)
 
(16,199
)
 
(1,778
)
Unrealized gains on securities, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Unrealized holding gains arising during period
 
(166
)
 
(541
)
 
1,000

 
368

  Reclassification of gains included in net income
 
(271
)
 
(22
)
 
(734
)
 
33

Other comprehensive loss
 
(7,565
)
 
(9,306
)
 
(15,933
)
 
(1,377
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
 
23,535

 
18,578

 
44,742

 
46,620

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
64

 
(46
)
 
206

 
61

Comprehensive income attributable to Morningstar, Inc.
 
$
23,599

 
$
18,532

 
$
44,948

 
$
46,681


See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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Morningstar, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
As of June 30
 
As of December 31
(in thousands except share amounts)
 
2013

 
2012

Assets
 
 

 
 

Current assets:
 
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
169,810

 
$
163,889

Investments
 
144,973

 
157,529

Accounts receivable, less allowance of $784 and $569, respectively
 
110,646

 
114,361

Deferred tax asset, net
 
3,590

 
3,741

Income tax receivable, net
 
6,492

 
14,267

Other
 
26,874

 
20,823

Total current assets
 
462,385

 
474,610

Property, equipment, and capitalized software, net
 
95,550

 
84,022

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
36,087

 
35,305

Goodwill
 
321,425

 
320,845

Intangible assets, net
 
112,073

 
116,732

Other assets
 
11,537

 
10,438

Total assets
 
$
1,039,057

 
$
1,041,952

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and equity
 
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 
 

 
 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
$
47,639

 
$
43,777

Accrued compensation
 
50,326

 
67,317

Deferred revenue
 
155,059

 
146,015

Other
 
272

 
256

Total current liabilities
 
253,296

 
257,365

Accrued compensation
 
8,144

 
8,281

Deferred tax liability, net
 
24,072

 
21,583

Deferred rent
 
14,457

 
15,368

Other long-term liabilities
 
21,812

 
12,460

Total liabilities
 
321,781

 
315,057

 
 
 
 
 
Equity:
 
 

 
 

Morningstar, Inc. shareholders’ equity:
 
 

 
 

Common stock, no par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, of which 46,131,688 and 46,541,571 shares were outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively
 
5

 
5

Treasury stock at cost, 5,943,566 shares as of June 30, 2013 and 5,214,070 shares as of December 31, 2012
 
(352,503
)
 
(301,839
)
Additional paid-in capital
 
529,334

 
521,285

Retained earnings
 
545,347

 
496,354

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
    Currency translation adjustment
 
(7,132
)
 
8,925

    Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments
 
1,053

 
787

Total accumulated other comprehensive income
 
(6,079
)
 
9,712

Total Morningstar, Inc. shareholders’ equity
 
716,104

 
725,517

Noncontrolling interest
 
1,172

 
1,378

Total equity
 
717,276

 
726,895

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
1,039,057

 
$
1,041,952

 See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Morningstar, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity
For the six months ended June 30, 2013
 
 
 
Morningstar, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)

 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
 

 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 
 
 
 
Non
Controlling
Interests

 
 
(in thousands, except share amounts)
 
Shares
Outstanding

 
Par
Value

 
Treasury
Stock

 
 
Retained
Earnings

 
 
 
Total
Equity

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of December 31, 2012
 
46,541,571

 
$
5

 
$
(301,839
)
 
$
521,285

 
$
496,354

 
$
9,712

 
$
1,378

 
$
726,895

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
 
 

 

 

 
60,739

 

 
(64
)
 
60,675

Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments, net of income tax of $151
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
1,000

 

 
1,000

Reclassification of adjustments for gains included in net income, net of income tax of $414
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
(734
)
 

 
(734
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
(16,057
)
 
(142
)
 
(16,199
)
Other comprehensive loss, net
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
(15,791
)
 
(142
)
 
(15,933
)
Issuance of common stock related to stock-option exercises and vesting of restricted stock units, net
 
337,886

 

 
1,286

 
(3,633
)
 

 

 

 
(2,347
)
Stock-based compensation — restricted stock units
 
 
 

 

 
7,297

 

 

 

 
7,297

Stock-based compensation — restricted stock
 
 
 

 

 
194

 

 

 

 
194

Stock-based compensation — stock-options
 
 
 

 

 
246

 

 

 

 
246

Excess tax benefit derived from stock-option exercises and vesting of restricted stock units
 
 
 

 

 
3,842

 

 

 

 
3,842

Common shares repurchased
 
(747,769
)
 

 
(51,950
)
 

 

 

 

 
(51,950
)
Dividends declared — common shares outstanding
 
 
 

 

 

 
(11,563
)
 

 

 
(11,563
)
Dividends declared — restricted stock units
 
 
 

 

 
103

 
(183
)
 

 

 
(80
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2013
 
46,131,688

 
$
5

 
$
(352,503
)
 
$
529,334

 
$
545,347

 
$
(6,079
)
 
$
1,172

 
$
717,276

 
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Morningstar, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
 
Six months ended June 30
(in thousands)
 
2013

 
2012

 
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
 
 

 
 

Consolidated net income
 
$
60,675

 
$
47,997

Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
22,601

 
20,794

Deferred income taxes
 
(38
)
 
299

Stock-based compensation expense
 
7,737

 
7,600

Provision for bad debts
 
461

 
717

Equity in net income of unconsolidated entities
 
(857
)
 
(1,063
)
Excess tax benefits from stock-option exercises and vesting of restricted stock units
 
(3,842
)
 
(4,548
)
Holding gain upon acquisition of additional ownership of equity method investments
 
(3,713
)
 

Other, net
 
688

 
745

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
 
524

 
(4,394
)
Other assets
 
(3,465
)
 
(3,640
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
638

 
652

Accrued compensation
 
(19,581
)
 
(26,920
)
Income taxes—current
 
13,693

 
4,525

Deferred revenue
 
11,023

 
12,333

Deferred rent
 
(872
)
 
468

Other liabilities
 
(537
)
 
(776
)
Cash provided by operating activities
 
85,135

 
54,789

 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities
 
 

 
 

Purchases of investments
 
(82,299
)
 
(133,888
)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of investments
 
96,128

 
161,523

Capital expenditures
 
(18,881
)
 
(17,922
)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 
(11,125
)
 

Proceeds from sale of a business
 
957

 

Purchases of equity- and cost-method investments
 
(909
)
 
(6,750
)
Other, net
 
436

 

Cash provided by (used for) investing activities
 
(15,693
)
 
2,963

 
 
 
 
 
Financing activities
 
 

 
 

Proceeds from stock-option exercises
 
2,810

 
4,474

Employee taxes withheld for restricted stock units
 
(5,157
)
 
(3,693
)
Excess tax benefits from stock-option exercises and vesting of restricted stock units
 
3,842

 
4,548

Common shares repurchased
 
(53,937
)
 
(105,439
)
Dividends paid
 
(5,889
)
 
(10,004
)
Other, net
 
(50
)
 
(20
)
Cash used for financing activities
 
(58,381
)
 
(110,134
)
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
 
(5,140
)
 
(556
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
5,921

 
(52,938
)
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
 
163,889

 
200,437

Cash and cash equivalents—end of period
 
$
169,810

 
$
147,499

 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 

 
 

Cash paid for income taxes
 
$
14,511

 
$
21,405


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Supplemental information of non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments
 
$
418

 
$
606

Equipment obtained under long-term financing arrangement
 
$
4,860

 
$

 
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MORNINGSTAR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1. Basis of Presentation of Interim Financial Information
 
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Morningstar, Inc. and subsidiaries (Morningstar, we, our, the Company) have been prepared to conform to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the opinion of management, the statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations, equity, and cash flows. These financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.
 
The acronyms that appear in the Notes to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements refer to the following:
 
ASC: Accounting Standards Codification
ASU: Accounting Standards Update
FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board
SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission
 
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

We discuss our significant accounting policies in Note 3 of our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013.

In addition, effective January 1, 2013, we adopted FASB ASU No. 2013-2, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). The amended guidance requires us to show the effects of items reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income to net income on the face of the financial statement where net income is presented. The adoption of ASU No. 2013-2 did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.


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3. Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
 
Acquisitions

Increased Ownership Interest in Morningstar Sweden AB

In May 2013, we acquired an additional 76% interest in Morningstar Sweden AB (Morningstar Sweden), increasing our ownership to 100% from 24%. Morningstar’s main offerings in Sweden include Morningstar Direct, Morningstar Data, Integrated Web Tools, and Morningstar.se, an investment information website for individual investors that provides fund and ETF data, portfolio tools, and market analysis. We began consolidating the financial results of this acquisition in our Consolidated Financial Statements on May 2, 2013.

Morningstar Sweden's total preliminary estimated fair value of $18,783,000 includes $14,748,000 in cash paid to acquire the remaining 76% interest in Morningstar Sweden and $4,035,000 related to the 24% of Morningstar Sweden we previously held. We determined the preliminary fair value of the previously held 24% investment independent of the acquired controlling interest by applying a minority interest discount based on analysis of comparable transactions. Accordingly, we recorded a preliminary non-cash holding gain of $3,713,000. The gain is included in non-operating income in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. The gain is preliminary pending receipt of the final valuation of our previously held investment.

The following table summarizes our preliminary allocation of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition, all of which are preliminary pending receipt of the final valuation:
 
 
($000)

Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
3,472

Accounts receivable and other current assets
 
519

Other non-current assets
 
244

Intangible assets
 
9,000

Goodwill
 
9,940

Deferred revenue
 
(1,191
)
Deferred tax liability
 
(2,118
)
Other current and non-current liabilities
 
(1,083
)
Total fair value of Morningstar Sweden
 
$
18,783


The preliminary allocation includes $9,000,000 of acquired intangible assets, as follows:
 
 
($000)

 
Weighted Average Useful Life (years)
Customer-related assets
 
$
9,000

 
14
Total intangible assets
 
$
9,000

 
14

We recognized a preliminary deferred tax liability of $2,118,000 mainly because the amortization expense related to certain intangible assets is not deductible for income tax purposes. The fair value of the acquired intangible assets and the deferred tax liability are preliminary pending receipt of the final valuation for these intangible assets.

Preliminary goodwill of $9,940,000 represents the premium over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired with this acquisition. We paid this premium for a number of reasons, including the opportunity to offer Morningstar's full suite of products and services to investors in Sweden and further leverage Morningstar's global reach, investment databases, and technology expertise.


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Goodwill
 
The following table shows the changes in our goodwill balances from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2013:
 
 
($000)

Balance as of December 31, 2012
$
320,845

Acquisition of remaining ownership in Morningstar Sweden
9,940

Other, primarily foreign currency translation
(9,360
)
Balance as of June 30, 2013
$
321,425


We did not record any significant impairment losses in the first six months of 2013 or 2012. We perform our annual impairment reviews in the fourth quarter.

Intangible Assets

The following table summarizes our intangible assets: 
 
 
As of June 30, 2013
 
As of December 31, 2012
($000)
 
Gross

 
Accumulated
Amortization

 
Net

 
Weighted
Average
Useful  Life
(years)
 
Gross

 
Accumulated
Amortization

 
Net

 
Weighted
Average
Useful  Life
(years)
Intellectual property
 
$
29,577

 
$
(22,012
)
 
$
7,565

 
9
 
$
30,621

 
$
(21,527
)
 
$
9,094

 
9
Customer-related assets
 
138,673

 
(67,508
)
 
71,165

 
12
 
132,798

 
(63,005
)
 
69,793

 
12
Supplier relationships
 
240

 
(102
)
 
138

 
20
 
240

 
(96
)
 
144

 
20
Technology-based assets
 
79,720

 
(46,618
)
 
33,102

 
9
 
81,333

 
(43,809
)
 
37,524

 
9
Non-competition agreement
 
1,680

 
(1,577
)
 
103

 
4
 
1,765

 
(1,588
)
 
177

 
4
Total intangible assets
 
$
249,890

 
$
(137,817
)
 
$
112,073

 
10
 
$
246,757

 
$
(130,025
)
 
$
116,732

 
10
 
The following table summarizes our amortization expense related to intangible assets:
 
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
($000)
 
2013

 
2012

 
2013

 
2012

Amortization expense
 
$
5,337

 
$
5,976

 
$
10,962

 
$
12,031

 
We amortize intangible assets using the straight-line method over their expected economic useful lives.

We expect intangible amortization expense for 2013 and subsequent years as follows:
 
 
($000)

2013
 
$
21,155

2014
 
20,174

2015
 
19,367

2016
 
14,821

2017
 
10,362

2018
 
8,411

 
Our estimates of future amortization expense for intangible assets may be affected by changes to the preliminary purchase price allocations, additional acquisitions, divestitures, changes in the estimated average useful life, and currency translations.

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4. Income Per Share 

The following table shows how we reconcile our net income and the number of shares used in computing basic and diluted income per share:

 
 
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
2013

 
2012

 
2013

 
2012

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income per share attributable to Morningstar, Inc.:
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Morningstar, Inc.:
 
 
$
31,121

 
$
27,888

 
$
60,739

 
$
48,025

Less: Distributed earnings available to participating securities
 
 
(2
)
 
(12
)
 
(5
)
 
(27
)
Less: Undistributed earnings available to participating securities
 
 
(9
)
 
(53
)
 
(18
)
 
(88
)
Numerator for basic net income per share — undistributed and distributed earnings available to common shareholders
 
 
$
31,110

 
$
27,823

 
$
60,716

 
$
47,910

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
 
 
46,400

 
49,195

 
46,403

 
49,566

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income per share attributable to Morningstar, Inc.
 
 
$
0.67

 
$
0.57

 
$
1.31

 
$
0.97

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted net income per share attributable to Morningstar, Inc.:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Numerator for basic net income per share — undistributed and distributed earnings available to common shareholders
 
 
$
31,110

 
$
27,823

 
$
60,716

 
$
47,910

Add: Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
 
 
9

 
53

 
18

 
88

Less: Undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities
 
 
(9
)
 
(53
)
 
(17
)
 
(87
)
Numerator for diluted net income per share — undistributed and distributed earnings available to common shareholders
 
 
$
31,110

 
$
27,823

 
$
60,717

 
$
47,911

 
 
 


 


 


 


Weighted average common shares outstanding
 
 
46,400

 
49,195

 
46,403

 
49,566

Net effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock units
 
 
453

 
661

 
353

 
730

Weighted average common shares outstanding for computing diluted income per share
 
 
46,853

 
49,856

 
46,756

 
50,296

 
 
 


 


 


 


Diluted net income per share attributable to Morningstar, Inc.
 
 
$
0.66

 
$
0.56

 
$
1.30

 
$
0.95



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The following table shows the number of weighted average stock options, restricted stock units, and restricted stock excluded from our calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:
 
 
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
(in thousands)
 
 
2013

 
2012

 
2013

 
2012

Weighted average stock options
 
 

 
13

 

 
13

Weighted average restricted stock units
 
 
2

 

 
22

 

Weighted average restricted stock
 
 

 

 

 

Total
 
 
2

 
13

 
22

 
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These stock options and restricted stock units could be included in the calculation in the future.

5. Segment and Geographical Area Information
 
As of June 30, 2013, Morningstar had two operating segments:
 
Investment Information. The Investment Information segment includes all of our data, software, and research products and services. These products are typically sold through subscriptions or license agreements.
 
The largest products in this segment based on revenue are Morningstar Data, Morningstar Advisor Workstation (including Morningstar Office), Morningstar Direct, Morningstar.com, Morningstar Integrated Web Tools, Morningstar Structured Credit Ratings, Morningstar Equity Research, and Morningstar Principia. Morningstar Data is a set of investment data spanning all of our investment databases, including real-time pricing and commodity data, and is available through electronic data feeds. Advisor Workstation is a web-based investment planning system for advisors that is available in two editions: Morningstar Office for independent financial advisors and an enterprise edition for financial advisors affiliated with larger firms. Morningstar Direct is a web-based institutional research platform. Morningstar.com includes both Premium Memberships and Internet advertising sales. Morningstar Integrated Web Tools is a set of services that helps institutional clients build customized websites or enhance their existing sites with Morningstar’s online tools and components. Morningstar Structured Credit Ratings is provided by Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization specializing in structured finance. Morningstar Equity Research is sold to companies that purchase our research for their own use or provide our research to their affiliated advisors or individual investor clients. Morningstar Principia is our CD-ROM-based investment research and planning software for advisors.
 
The Investment Information segment also includes Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC. Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC offers Structured Credit Ratings as well as research, surveillance services, and data to help institutional investors identify risk in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).

We also offer a variety of financial communications and newsletters, other institutional and advisor software, and investment indexes.

Investment Management. The Investment Management segment includes all of our asset management operations, which earn the majority of their revenue from asset-based fees.
 
The key products and services in this segment based on revenue are Investment Advisory Services, which focuses on investment monitoring and asset allocation for funds of funds, including mutual funds and variable annuities; Retirement Solutions, including the Morningstar Retirement Manager and Advice by Ibbotson platforms; and Morningstar Managed Portfolios, a fee-based discretionary asset management service that includes a series of mutual fund, exchange-traded fund, and stock portfolios tailored to meet a range of investment time horizons and risk levels that financial advisors can use for their clients' taxable and tax-deferred accounts. In addition, we offer Managed Portfolios through our subsidiary Ibbotson Associates Australia Limited which provides asset management services primarily to institutional clients and individual investors.
 

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Our segment accounting policies are the same as those described in Note 2, except for the capitalization and amortization of internal product development costs, amortization of intangible assets, and costs related to corporate functions. We exclude these items from our operating segment results to provide our chief operating decision maker with a better indication of each segment’s ability to generate cash flow. This information is one of the criteria used by our chief operating decision maker in determining how to allocate resources to each segment. We include capitalization and amortization of internal product development costs, amortization of intangible assets, and costs related to corporate functions in the Corporate Items category. Our segment disclosures are consistent with the business segment information provided to our chief operating decision maker on a recurring basis; for that reason, we don’t present balance sheet information by segment. We disclose goodwill by segment in accordance with the requirements of FASB ASC 350-20-50, Intangibles - Goodwill - Disclosure.
 

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The following tables present information about our operating segments and by geographical area:
 
 
 
Three months ended June 30, 2013
($000)
 
Investment
Information

 
Investment
Management

 
Corporate Items

 
Total

External revenue
 
$
141,426

 
$
34,002

 
$

 
$
175,428

Operating expense, excluding stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, and amortization
 
91,751

 
16,856

 
8,021

 
116,628

Stock-based compensation expense
 
2,483

 
611

 
860

 
3,954

Depreciation and amortization
 
2,343

 
19

 
8,900

 
11,262

Operating income (loss)
 
$
44,849

 
$
16,516

 
$
(17,781
)
 
$
43,584

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. capital expenditures
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
8,241

Non-U.S. capital expenditures
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
1,522

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended June 30, 2012
($000)
 
Investment
Information

 
Investment
Management

 
Corporate Items

 
Total

External revenue
 
$
134,749

 
$
31,219

 
$

 
$
165,968

Operating expense, excluding stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, and amortization
 
86,915

 
17,179

 
6,385

 
110,479

Stock-based compensation expense
 
2,531

 
529

 
674

 
3,734

Depreciation and amortization
 
2,300

 
38

 
8,281

 
10,619

Operating income (loss)
 
$
43,003

 
$
13,473

 
$
(15,340
)
 
$
41,136

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. capital expenditures
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
6,818

Non-U.S. capital expenditures
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
2,110

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six months ended June 30, 2013
($000)
 
Investment
Information

 
Investment
Management

 
Corporate Items

 
Total

External revenue
 
$
277,613

 
$
66,671

 
$

 
$
344,284

Operating expense, excluding stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, and amortization
 
181,620

 
32,475

 
15,707

 
229,802

Stock-based compensation expense
 
4,982

 
1,203

 
1,552

 
7,737

Depreciation and amortization
 
4,695

 
43

 
17,863

 
22,601

Operating income (loss)
 
$
86,316

 
$
32,950

 
$
(35,122
)
 
$
84,144

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. capital expenditures
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
16,250

Non-U.S. capital expenditures
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
2,631

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Six months ended June 30, 2012
($000)
 
Investment
Information

 
Investment
Management

 
Corporate Items

 
Total

External revenue
 
$
261,674

 
$
65,053

 
$

 
$
326,727

Operating expense, excluding stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, and amortization
 
180,353

 
33,132

 
13,313

 
226,798

Stock-based compensation expense
 
5,090

 
1,080

 
1,430

 
7,600

Depreciation and amortization
 
4,544

 
77

 
16,173

 
20,794

Operating income (loss)
 
$
71,687

 
$
30,764

 
$
(30,916
)
 
$
71,535

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. capital expenditures
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
14,215

Non-U.S. capital expenditures
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
3,707

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of June 30, 2013
($000)
 
Investment
Information

 
Investment
Management

 
Corporate Items

 
Total

Goodwill
 
$
280,252

 
$
41,173

 
$

 
$
321,425

 
 
 
As of December 31, 2012
($000)
 
Investment
Information

 
Investment
Management

 
Corporate Items

 
Total

Goodwill
 
$
279,164

 
$
41,681

 
$

 
$
320,845

 
External revenue by geographical area
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended June 30
 
Six months ended June 30
($000)
 
2013

 
2012

 
2013

 
2012

United States
 
$
126,335

 
$
117,952

 
$
247,748

 
$
232,421

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United Kingdom
 
14,015

 
14,714

 
27,168

 
28,450

Europe, excluding the United Kingdom
 
13,993

 
12,281

 
27,160

 
24,336

Australia
 
9,176

 
9,791

 
18,528

 
19,139

Canada
 
7,812

 
7,397

 
15,548

 
14,747

Asia, excluding Japan
 
2,661

 
2,366

 
5,256

 
4,735

Japan
 
788

 
986

 
1,617

 
1,965

Other
 
648

 
481

 
1,259

 
934

Total Non-U.S.
 
49,093

 
48,016

 
96,536

 
94,306

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
175,428

 
$
165,968

 
$
344,284

 
$
326,727




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Long-lived assets by geographical area
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of June 30
 
As of December 31
($000)
 
2013

 
2012

United States
 
$
74,154

 
$
60,371

 
 
 
 
 
United Kingdom
 
6,318

 
7,435

Europe, excluding the United Kingdom
 
2,169

 
2,356

Australia
 
1,114

 
1,402

Canada
 
1,484

 
1,773

Asia, excluding Japan
 
10,121

 
10,445

Japan
 
51

 
84

Other
 
139

 
156

Total Non-U.S.
 
21,396

 
23,651

 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
95,550

 
$
84,022


6. Investments and Fair Value Measurements
 
We account for our investments in accordance with FASB ASC 320, Investments—Debt and Equity Securities. We classify our investments in three categories: available-for-sale, held-to-maturity, and trading. We monitor the concentration, diversification, maturity, and liquidity of our investment portfolio, which is primarily invested in fixed-income securities, and classify our investment portfolio as shown below:
 
 
 
As of June 30
 
As of December 31
($000)
 
2013

 
2012

Available-for-sale
 
$
109,687

 
$
125,786

Held-to-maturity
 
28,343

 
26,357

Trading securities
 
6,943

 
5,386

Total
 
$
144,973

 
$
157,529



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The following table shows the cost, unrealized gains (losses), and fair values related to investments classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity:
 
 
 
As of June 30, 2013
 
As of December 31, 2012
($000)
 
Cost

 
Unrealized
Gain

 
Unrealized
Loss

 
Fair
Value

 
Cost

 
Unrealized
Gain

 
Unrealized
Loss

 
Fair
Value

Available-for-sale:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Government obligations
 
$
25,277

 
$
11

 
$
(61
)
 
$
25,227

 
$
40,669

 
$
29

 
$
(608
)
 
$
40,090

Corporate bonds
 
54,189

 
8

 
(302
)
 
53,895

 
49,339

 
36

 
(292
)
 
49,083

Foreign obligations
 
2,437

 

 
(41
)
 
2,396

 
2,437

 
1

 
(19
)
 
2,419

Commercial paper
 
7,484

 

 
(2
)
 
7,482

 
2,000

 

 

 
2,000

Equity securities and exchange-traded funds
 
8,038

 
515

 
(220
)
 
8,333

 
19,613

 
1,359

 
(323
)
 
20,649

Mutual funds
 
10,615

 
1,838

 
(99
)
 
12,354

 
10,499

 
1,092

 
(46
)
 
11,545

Total
 
$
108,040

 
$
2,372

 
$
(725
)
 
$
109,687

 
$
124,557

 
$
2,517

 
$
(1,288
)
 
$
125,786

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Certificates of deposit
 
$
28,343

 
$

 
$

 
$
28,343

 
$
26,357

 
$

 
$

 
$
26,357

 
As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, investments with unrealized losses for greater than a 12-month period were not material to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and were not deemed to have other than temporary declines in value.

The table below shows the cost and fair value of investments classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity based on their contractual maturities as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The expected maturities of certain fixed-income securities may differ from their contractual maturities because some of these holdings have call features that allow the issuers the right to prepay obligations without penalties.