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Morgan Stanley Reports Third Quarter 2015:



Net Revenues of $7.8 Billion and Earnings per Diluted Share of $0.48

Excluding DVA,1 Net Revenues of $7.3 Billion and Earnings per Diluted Share of$0.342,3,4



Continued Strength in Equity Sales and Trading; Investment Banking Ranked #1
in Global IPOs, #2 in Global Announced M&A5



Wealth Management Pre-Tax Margin of 23%6

NEW YORK, October 19, 2015 – Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today reported net revenues of $7.8 billion for
the third quarter ended September 30, 2015 compared with $8.9 billion a year ago. For the current quarter, net
income applicable to Morgan Stanley was $1.0 billion, or $0.48 per diluted share,7 compared with net income7
of $1.7 billion, or $0.83 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. The earnings for the prior year third
quarter included a net discrete tax benefit of $237 million or $0.12 per diluted share.8
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Excluding DVA, net revenues for the current quarter were $7.3 billion compared with $8.7 billion a year ago. ,Excluding DVA and the net discrete tax benefit in the prior year quarter, net income applicable to Morgan Stanley
was $740 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, compared with net income of $1.3 billion, or $0.64 per diluted share34
in the prior year. ,Compensation expense of $3.4 billion decreased from $4.2 billion a year ago primarily driven by lower revenues.
Non-compensation expenses of $2.9 billion increased from $2.5 billion a year ago primarily reflecting a year overyear increase in litigation reserves of approximately $250 million, which included an increase in the reserve
related to the settlement of a credit default swap antitrust litigation matter.
The annualized return on average common equity was 5.6 percent in the current quarter, or 3.9 percent
excluding DVA.9

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Summary of Firm Results(dollars in millions)

Net

a)

Excluding DVA 4
Net
Net Income

As Reported
Net Income

Revenues

App. to MS (a)Revenues

App. to MS (a)3Q 2015$7,767$1,018$7,332$740

2Q 2015$9,743$1,807$9,561$1,688

3Q 2014$8,907$1,693$8,692$1,556

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley included net discrete tax benefits of $237 million in 3Q 2014.

Business Overview
Institutional Securities net revenues excluding DVA were $3.5 billion reflecting continued strength in
Equity sales and trading, leadership in Investment Banking with notable strength in M&A andunderperformance in Fixed Income & Commodities sales and trading.10

Wealth Management reported a pre-tax margin of 23% for the quarter on lower revenues of $3.6 billion.
Fee based asset flows for the quarter were $7.7 billion.



Investment Management net revenues were $274 million reflecting losses in the Merchant Banking
business, specifically in Asia private equity. Assets under management or supervision were $404 billion at
the end of the quarter.

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James P. Gorman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “The volatility in global markets in the third
quarter led to a difficult environment, impacting in particular our Fixed Income business and our Asia MerchantBanking business. The Firm benefited from the stability of the Wealth Management business, our ongoingleadership in Equities and the continued strength of our Investment Banking franchise. Our business model
provides a steady foundation for the Firm as we navigate these challenging markets and focus intensely on
addressing areas of underperformance.”2

Summary of Institutional Securities Results(dollars in millions)
As Reported
Net
Pre-Tax
Revenues
IncomeExcluding DVA 10
Net
Pre-Tax
Revenues
Income3Q 2015$3,904$688$3,469$253

2Q 2015$5,172$1,622$4,990$1,440

3Q 2014$4,516$1,227$4,301$1,012

INSTITUTIONAL SECURITIESInstitutional Securities reported pre-tax income from continuing operations of $688 million compared with pretax income of $1.2 billion in the third quarter of last year. Net revenues for the current quarter were $3.9 billion
compared with $4.5 billion a year ago. Excluding DVA, net revenues for the current quarter were $3.5 billion
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compared with $4.3 billion a year ago. , The following discussion for sales and trading excludes DVA.


Advisory revenues of $557 million increased from $392 million a year ago on higher levels of M&A activity.
Equity underwriting revenues of $250 million decreased from $464 million a year ago reflecting significantly
lower IPO volumes. Fixed income underwriting revenues of $374 million decreased from $484 million in theprior year quarter reflecting lower debt issuance volumes.



Equity sales and trading net revenues of $1.8 billion were unchanged from a year ago reflecting strength inprime brokerage and derivatives, partly offset by lower revenues in cash equities.11



Fixed Income & Commodities sales and trading net revenues of $583 million decreased from $997 million ayear ago primarily reflecting difficult market conditions for our credit and securitized products businesses.11



Investment revenues of $113 million increased from $39 million a year ago driven by gains on business
related investments.

Other revenues were negative $112 million for the current quarter reflecting mark-to-market losses on loans
and commitments, compared with positive revenues of $224 million a year ago which included gains ofapproximately $185 million related to the sale of TransMontaigne and a retail property space.12

Compensation expense of $1.3 billion decreased from $1.8 billion a year ago on lower revenues. Noncompensation expenses of $1.9 billion for the current quarter increased from $1.5 billion a year ago primarily
driven by the previously mentioned higher litigation costs.

Morgan Stanley’s average trading Value-at-Risk (VaR) measured at the 95% confidence level was $53
million compared with $54 million from the second quarter of 2015 and $42 million in the third quarter of theprior year.13

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Summary of Wealth Management Results(dollars in millions)
Net
Revenues

Pre-Tax
Income3Q 2015$3,640$824

2Q 2015$3,875$885

3Q 2014$3,773$800

WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Wealth Management reported pre-tax income from continuing operations of $824 million compared with $800
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million in the third quarter of last year. The quarter’s pre-tax margin was 23%. Net revenues for the current
quarter were $3.6 billion compared with $3.8 billion a year ago.


Asset management fee revenues of $2.2 billion increased from $2.1 billion a year ago reflecting an increase infee based assets and positive flows.

Transactional revenues14 of $652 million decreased from $912 million a year ago primarily reflecting losses
related to investments associated with certain employee deferred compensation plans, lower levels of newissue activity and lower commission revenues.

Other revenues of $52 million decreased from $112 million a year ago. Results for the current quarter reflect
lower gains on available for sale securities and results for the prior year quarter reflected a gain of
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approximately $40 million related to the sale of a retail property space.



Net interest income of $751 million increased from $599 million a year ago on higher deposit and loanbalances. Wealth Management client liabilities were $61 billion at quarter end, an increase of $13 billion
compared with the prior year quarter.15

Compensation expense for the current quarter of $2.0 billion decreased from $2.2 billion a year ago primarily
due to a decrease in the fair value of deferred compensation plan referenced investments. Non-compensation
expenses of $792 million were relatively unchanged from a year ago.



Total client assets were $1.9 trillion and client assets in fee based accounts were $770 billion at quarterend. Fee based asset flows for the quarter were $7.7 billion.



Wealth Management representatives of 15,807 produced average annualized revenue per representative of$922,000 in the current quarter.

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Summary of Investment Management Results(dollars in millions)
Net
Revenues

Pre-Tax
Income3Q 2015

$274

$(38)

2Q 2015

$751

$220

3Q 2014

$667

$193

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Investment Management reported a pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $38 million compared with pre-tax
income of $193 million in the third quarter of last year.
Net revenues of $274 million decreased from $667 million in the prior year primarily reflecting the reversalof previously accrued carried interest associated with the Asia private equity business and lower results in the
Traditional Asset Management business.

Compensation expense for the current quarter of $95 million decreased from $253 million a year ago,
principally due to a decrease in deferred compensation associated with carried interest. Non-compensation
expenses of $217 million were relatively unchanged from a year ago.



Assets under management or supervision at September 30, 2015 were $404 billion. The business recorded
net client inflows of $6.4 billion in the current quarter.16

CAPITAL
As of September 30, 2015, the Firm’s Common Equity Tier 1 and Tier 1 risk-based capital ratios under U.S.
Basel III Advanced Approach transitional provisions were approximately 13.9% and 15.6%, respectively.17
As of September 30, 2015, the Firm estimates its pro forma fully phased-in Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based
capital ratio (Advanced Approach) and pro forma fully phased-in Supplementary Leverage Ratio to beapproximately 12.4% and 5.5%, respectively. 17,18,19
At September 30, 2015, book value and tangible book value per common share were $34.97 and $29.99,20
respectively, based on approximately 1.9 billion shares outstanding.

OTHER MATTERS
The effective tax rate from continuing operations for the current quarter was 28.7%, reflecting a decrease from theprior quarter due to a change in the geographic mix of earnings.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, the Firm repurchased approximately $625 million of its common
stock or approximately 17 million shares.
The Board of Directors declared a $0.15 quarterly dividend per share payable on November 13, 2015 to common

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Morgan Stanley expects to close the previously announced agreement to sell the Global Oil Merchanting unit of
its Commodities division to Castleton Commodities International LLC in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking,securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in more than 43 countries, theFirm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For
further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.
A financial summary follows. Financial, statistical and business-related information, as well as information
regarding business and segment trends, is included in the Financial Supplement. Both the earnings release andthe Financial Supplement are available online in the Investor Relations section at www.morganstanley.com.

###(See Attached Schedules)
This earnings release contains forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue relianceon forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made and which reflect
management's current estimates, projections, expectations or beliefs and which are subject to risks anduncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. For a discussion of additional risks anduncertainties that may affect the future results of the Company, please see “Forward-Looking Statements”
immediately preceding Part I, Item 1, “Competition” and “Supervision and Regulation” in Part I, Item 1,“Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A, “Legal Proceedings” in Part I, Item 3, “Management’s Discussion andAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 and “Quantitative andQualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in Part II, Item 7A in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and other items throughout the Form 10-K, the Company’s
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, including any
amendments thereto.

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Represents the change in the fair value of certain of the Firm’s long-term and short-term borrowings resulting from thefluctuation in the Firm’s credit spreads and other credit factors (Debt Valuation Adjustment, DVA).
2

From time to time, Morgan Stanley may disclose certain “non-GAAP financial measures” in the course of its earnings
releases, earnings conference calls, financial presentations and otherwise. For these purposes, “GAAP” refers to generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) defines a “non-GAAP
financial measure” as a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial positions, or cash flowsthat is subject to adjustments that effectively exclude, or include amounts from the most directly comparable measurecalculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by Morgan Stanley areprovided as additional information to investors in order to provide them with greater transparency about, or an alternative
method for assessing, our financial condition and operating results. These measures are not in accordance with, or asubstitute for GAAP, and may be different from or inconsistent with non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.
Whenever we refer to a non-GAAP financial measure, we will also generally define it or present the most directlycomparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, along with a reconciliation of thedifferences between the non-GAAP financial measure we reference and such comparable GAAP financial measure.
3

Earnings (loss) per diluted share amounts, excluding DVA and net discrete tax benefit, are non-GAAP financial measuresthat the Firm considers useful for investors to allow better comparability of period-to-period operating performance. The
DVA exclusion is provided to differentiate revenues associated with Morgan Stanley borrowings, regardless of whether the
impact is either positive, or negative, that result solely from fluctuations in credit spreads and other credit factors. The
reconciliation of earnings (loss) per diluted share applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders from a non-GAAP to
GAAP basis is as follows (number of shares are presented in millions):

Earnings (loss) per diluted share - Non-GAAP
DVA Impact
Net discrete tax benefit
Earnings (loss) per diluted share - GAAP

3Q 2015
$0.34
$0.14
$0.00
$0.48

3Q 2014
$0.64
$0.07
$0.12
$0.83

1,949

1,971

Average diluted shares4

Net revenues excluding DVA and net income (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley, excluding DVA and net discrete benefit,
are non-GAAP financial measures that the Firm considers useful for investors to allow for better comparability of period-toperiod operating performance. The reconciliation of net revenues and net income (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley from a
non-GAAP to GAAP basis is as follows (amounts are presented in millions):

Firm net revenues - Non-GAAP
DVA impact
Firm net revenues - GAAPNet income (loss) applicable to MS ex. DVA/net discrete tax benefit - Non-GAAP
Net discrete tax benefit
Net income (loss) applicable to MS ex. DVA - Non-GAAP
DVA impact
Net income (loss) applicable to MS - GAAP

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3Q 2015$7,332$435$7,767

2Q 2015$9,561$182$9,743

3Q 2014$8,692$215$8,907

$740
$0
$740
$278
$1,018$1,688$0$1,688$119$1,807$1,319$237$1,556$137$1,693

Source: Thomson Reuters – for the period of January 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015 as of October 1, 2015.

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Pre-tax margin is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Firm considers useful for investors to assess operating
performance. Pre-tax margin represents income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes divided by net revenues.
7

Includes preferred dividends and other adjustments related to the calculation of earnings per share for the third quarter of2015 and 2014 of approximately $79 million and $64 million, respectively. Refer to page 13 of Morgan Stanley’s Financial
Supplement accompanying this release for the calculation of earnings per share.
8

The impact to earnings per diluted share is calculated by dividing the net discrete tax benefit by the average number ofdiluted shares outstanding.
9

Annualized return on average common equity (ROE) and ROE excluding DVA are non-GAAP financial measures that the
Firm considers useful for investors to allow better comparability of period-to-period operating performance. The calculationof ROE uses net income applicable to Morgan Stanley less preferred dividends as a percentage of average common equity.
To determine the ROE excluding DVA, both the numerator and denominator were adjusted to exclude this item. The
reconciliation of ROE to ROE excluding DVA is as follows:

ROE excluding DVA
DVA impact
ROE

3Q 2015
3.9%
1.7%
5.6%

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Institutional Securities net revenues and pre-tax income (loss), excluding DVA, are non-GAAP financial measures that the
Firm considers useful for investors to allow for better comparability of period-to-period operating performance. The
reconciliation of net revenues and pre-tax income (loss) from a non-GAAP to GAAP basis is as follows (amounts arepresented in millions):

Net revenues - Non-GAAP
DVA impact
Net revenues - GAAP
Pre-tax income (loss) - Non-GAAP
DVA impact
Pre-tax income (loss) - GAAP8

3Q 2015$3,469$435$3,904

2Q 2015$4,990$182$5,172

3Q 2014$4,301$215$4,516

$253
$435
$688

$1,440$182$1,622$1,012$215$1,227

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Sales and trading net revenues, including Fixed Income & Commodities (FIC) and Equity sales and trading net revenues
excluding DVA, are non-GAAP financial measures that the Firm considers useful for investors to allow better comparabilityof period-to-period operating performance. The reconciliation of sales and trading, including FIC and Equity sales andtrading net revenues from a non-GAAP to GAAP basis is as follows (amounts are presented in millions):

3Q 2015$2,287$435$2,722

3Q 2014$2,698$215$2,913

FIC Sales & Trading - Non-GAAP
DVA Impact
FIC Sales & Trading - GAAP

$583
$335
$918

$997
$132
$1,129Equity Sales & Trading - Non-GAAP
DVA Impact
Equity Sales & Trading - GAAP

$1,769$100$1,869$1,784$83$1,867

Sales & Trading - Non-GAAP
DVA Impact
Sales & Trading - GAAP

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The third quarter ended September 30, 2014 included a pre-tax gain of $141 million associated with the sale of a retailproperty space, which was reflected in other revenues in each of the business segments’ results as follows: Institutional
Securities: $84 million, Wealth Management: $40 million and Investment Management: $17 million.
13

VaR represents the loss amount that one would not expect to exceed, on average, more than five times every one hundred
trading days in the Firm’s trading positions if the portfolio were held constant for a one-day period. Further discussion of thecalculation of VaR and the limitations of the Firm’s VaR methodology is disclosed in Part II, Item 7A “Quantitative andQualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” included in Morgan Stanley’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2014. Refer to page 6 of Morgan Stanley’s Financial Supplement accompanying this release for the VaR
disclosure.
14

Transactional revenues include investment banking, trading, and commissions and fee revenues.

15

Wealth Management client liabilities reflect U.S. Bank lending and broker dealer margin activity.

16

Investment Management net flows for the quarter exclude $4.6 billion of inflows related to the transfer of certain portfolio
managers, and their portfolios, from Wealth Management to Investment Management.

17

As a U.S. Basel III Advanced Approach banking organization, the Firm is required to compute risk-based capital ratios
using both (i) standardized approaches for calculating credit risk weighted assets (“RWAs”) and market risk RWAs (the“Standardized Approach”); and (ii) an advanced internal ratings-based approach for calculating credit risk RWAs, anadvanced measurement approach for calculating operational risk RWAs, and an advanced approach for market risk RWAs
calculated under Basel III (the “Advanced Approach”). To implement a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, U.S. Basel III
subjects Advanced Approach banking organizations that have been approved by their regulators to exit the parallel run, suchas the Firm, to a permanent “capital floor”. Beginning on January 1, 2015, the capital floor is the lower of the capital ratios
computed under the Advanced Approach or the Standardized Approach under U.S. Basel III, taking into consideration
applicable transitional provisions. As of September 30, 2015, the lower ratio is represented by U.S. Basel III Advanced
Approach. These computations are preliminary estimates as of October 19, 2015 (the date of this release) and could be
subject to revision in Morgan Stanley’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. The
methods for calculating the Firm’s risk-based capital ratios will change through January 1, 2022 as aspects of the U.S. BaselIII final rule are phased in. For information on the calculation of regulatory capital and ratios for prior periods, please refer toPart II, Item 7 "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Regulatory Requirements" in Morgan Stanley's Annual Report on Form

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10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and Part I, Item 2 "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Regulatory Requirements"
in Morgan Stanley's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.
18

U.S. Basel III requires the Firm to disclose information related to its supplementary leverage ratio beginning on January 1,
2015, which through to the end of 2017 will include the effects of transitional provisions. The supplementary leverage ratio
will become effective as a capital standard on January 1, 2018. Specifically, beginning on January 1, 2018, the Firm must
maintain a Tier 1 supplementary leverage capital buffer of greater than 2% in addition to the 3% minimum supplementary
leverage ratio (for a total of greater than 5%), in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividends andstock repurchases, and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. The Firm’s pro forma Supplementary Leverage
Ratio estimate utilizes a fully phased-in U.S. Basel III Tier 1 capital numerator and a denominator of approximately $1.12
trillion. The Firm’s estimates are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially fromestimates based on these regulations. Further, these expectations should not be taken as projections of what the Firm’s
supplementary leverage ratios or earnings, assets or exposures will actually be at future dates. See “Risk Factors” in Part I,
Item 1A of the 2014 Form 10-K for a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect the future results of the Firm.

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The pro forma fully phased-in Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and pro forma fully phased-in
Supplementary Leverage Ratio are non-GAAP financial measures that the Company considers to be useful measures forevaluating compliance with new regulatory capital requirements that have not yet become effective.

20

Tangible common equity and tangible book value per common share are non-GAAP financial measures that the Firm
considers to be useful measures of capital adequacy. Tangible common equity equals common equity less goodwill andintangible assets net of allowable mortgage servicing rights deduction. Tangible book value per common share equals
tangible common equity divided by period end common shares outstanding.

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MORGAN STANLEY
Quarterly Consolidated Financial Summary(unaudited, dollars in millions, except for per share data)

Sept 30, 2015
Net revenues
Institutional Securities
Wealth Management
Investment Management
Intersegment Eliminations
Net revenues

$

3,904
3,640
274

Quarter Ended
June 30, 2015
$

5,172
3,875
751

Sept 30, 2014$

Percentage Change From:
June 30, 2015
Sept 30, 2014

4,516
3,773
667

(25%)
(6%)
(64%)

(14%)
(4%)
(59%)

Nine Months Ended
Sept 30, 2015
Sept 30, 2014
$

$

(51)
7,767

$

(55)
9,743

$

(49)
8,907

7%
(20%)

(4%)
(13%)

$

$

688

$

1,622

$

1,227

(58%)

(44%)

$

800
193
0

(7%)
*
--

3%
*
--

14,534
11,349
1,694

$

(160)
27,417

$

4,123

$

Percentage
Change13,441
11,084
2,124

8%
2%
(20%)

(138)
26,511(16%)
3%

Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax
Institutional Securities
Wealth Management
Investment Management
Intersegment Eliminations
Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax
Net Income (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley
Institutional Securities
Wealth Management

824
(38)
0

3,603

14%

2,249
670
0

14%
(45%)
--

1,474

$

2,727

$

2,220

(46%)

(34%)

$

7,056

$

6,522

8%

$

518
509

$

1,087
561

$

1,091
479

(52%)
(9%)

(53%)
6%

$

3,355
1,605

$

3,344
1,367

-17%

*
-(44%)*-(40%)

(33%)
-2%

$
$

Earnings per diluted share from continuing operations
Earnings per diluted share
Earnings per diluted share from continuing operations excluding DVA
Earnings per diluted share excluding DVA

Earnings (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders

2,564
369
0

$

(9)
0
1,018

Investment Management
Intersegment Eliminations
Net Income (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley

885
220
0

$

159
0
1,807

$

123
0
1,693

$

259
0
5,219

$

386
0
5,097

939

$

1,665

$

1,629

(44%)

(42%)

$

4,918

$

4,898

--

$
$

0.48
0.48

$
$

0.85
0.85

$
$

0.83
0.83

(44%)
(44%)

(42%)
(42%)

$
$

2.52
2.51

$
$

2.49
2.49

1%
1%

$
$

0.34
0.34

$
$

0.79
0.79

$
$

0.76
0.76

(57%)
(57%)

(55%)
(55%)

$
$

2.27
2.27

$
$

2.35
2.35

(3%)
(3%)

Financial Metrics:

Return on average common equity from continuing operations
Return on average common equity

5.6%
5.6%

9.9%
9.9%

9.9%
9.9%

9.9%
9.8%

10.1%
10.1%

Return on average common equity from continuing operations excluding DVA
Return on average common equity excluding DVA

3.9%
3.9%

9.1%
9.1%

8.9%
8.9%

8.8%
8.8%

9.4%
9.4%

Notes: - Refer to End Notes and Definition of Performance Metrics and GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures on pages 14-15 from the Financial Supplement for additional information related to the calculation of the financial metrics.

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MORGAN STANLEY
Quarterly Consolidated Income Statement Information(unaudited, dollars in millions)

Revenues:
Investment banking
Trading
Investments
Commissions and fees
Asset management, distribution and admin. fees
Other
Total non-interest revenues

Sept 30, 2015

Quarter Ended
June 30, 2015

Sept 30, 2014

$

$

$

Interest income
Interest expense
Net interest
Net revenues
Non-interest expenses:
Compensation and benefits
Non-compensation expenses:
Occupancy and equipment
Brokerage, clearing and exchange fees
Information processing and communications
Marketing and business development
Professional services
Other
Total non-compensation expenses
Total non-interest expenses
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes
Income tax provision / (benefit) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations after tax
Net income (loss)
Net income applicable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests
Net income (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley
Preferred stock dividend / Other
Earnings (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders
Pre-tax profit margin
Compensation and benefits as a % of net revenues
Non-compensation expenses as a % of net revenues
Effective tax rate from continuing operations

$

$

1,313
2,026
(119)
1,115
2,732
(62)
7,005

1,614
2,973
261
1,158
2,742
297
9,045

Percentage Change From:
June 30, 2015
Sept 30, 2014

1,551
2,448
138
1,124
2,716
373
8,350

(19%)
(32%)
*
(4%)
-*
(23%)

(15%)
(17%)
*
(1%)
1%
*
(16%)

Nine Months Ended
Sept 30, 2015
Sept 30, 2014
$

4,284
8,649
408
3,459
8,155
406
25,361$

Percentage
Change

4,492
7,926
724
3,478
7,886
873
25,379

(5%)
9%
(44%)
(1%)
3%
(53%)
--

1,451
689
762
7,767

1,386
688
698
9,743

1,384
827
557
8,907

5%
-9%
(20%)

5%
(17%)
37%
(13%)

4,321
2,265
2,056
27,417

3,977
2,845
1,132
26,511

9%
(20%)
82%
3%

3,437

4,405

4,214

(22%)

(18%)

12,366

12,720

(3%)

341
485
447
158
576
849
2,856

351
487
438
179
598
558
2,611

350
437
396
160
522
608
2,473

(3%)
-2%
(12%)
(4%)
52%
9%

(3%)
11%
13%
(1%)
10%
40%
15%

1,034
1,435
1,300
487
1,660
2,079
7,995

1,069
1,338
1,231
472
1,506
1,653
7,269

(3%)
7%
6%
3%
10%
26%
10%

6,293

7,016

6,687

(10%)

(6%)

20,361

19,989

2%

1,474
423
1,051
(2)
1,049
31
1,018
79
939

2,727
894
1,833
(2)
1,831
24
1,807
142
1,665

2,220
463
1,757
(5)
1,752
59
1,693
64
1,629

(46%)
(53%)
(43%)
-(43%)
29%
(44%)
(44%)
(44%)

(34%)
(9%)
(40%)
60%
(40%)
(47%)
(40%)
23%
(42%)

7,056
1,704
5,352
(9)
5,343
124
5,219
301
4,918

6,522
1,263
5,259
(6)
5,253
156
5,097
199
4,898

8%
35%
2%
(50%)
2%
(21%)
2%
51%
--

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

19%
44%
37%

28%
45%
27%

25%
47%
28%

26%
45%
29%

25%
48%
27%

28.7%

32.8%

20.9%

24.1%

19.4%

Notes: - Refer to End Notes and Definition of Performance Metrics and GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures on pages 14-15 from the Financial Supplement for additional information.

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MORGAN STANLEY
Quarterly Earnings Per Share(unaudited, dollars in millions, except for per share data)

Quarter Ended
Sept 30, 2015

Income (loss) from continuing operations
Net income applicable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests$

Income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to Morgan Stanley
Less: Preferred Dividends
Income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to Morgan Stanley, prior to allocation of income
to Participating Restricted Stock Units
Basic EPS Adjustments:
Less: Allocation of earnings to Participating Restricted Stock Units
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders$

Gain (loss) from discontinued operations after tax
Less: Gain (loss) from discontinued operations after tax applicable to noncontrolling interests
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations after tax applicable to Morgan Stanley
Less: Allocation of earnings to Participating Restricted Stock Units
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders
Earnings (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders

1,051
31

$

Average basic common shares outstanding (millions)

1,833
24

Sept 30, 2014$

June 30, 2015

Sept 30, 2014

1,757
59

(43%)
29%

(40%)
(47%)

(44%)
(45%)

(40%)
26%

(44%)

(42%)

-(44%)

(50%)
(42%)

------

60%
-60%
-60%

1,629

(44%)

(42%)

1,923

(1%)

(1%)

1,020
78

1,809
141

1,698
62

942

1,668

1,636

1
941

$

(2)
0
(2)
0
(2)
$

Percentage Change From:

June 30, 2015

939

1
1,667

$

(2)
0
(2)
0
(2)
$

1,904

1,665

2
1,634
(5)
0
(5)
0
(5)

$

1,919

Nine Months Ended
Sept 30, 2015

$

$

2%
(21%)

5,228
297

5,103
192

55%

4,931

4,911

4
4,927

$

$

4,918

$

1,916

(6)
0
(6)
0
(6)

(50%)
-(50%)-(50%)

4,898

--

1,925

--

1%
*
1%

0.49
0.49

$
$
$

0.87
0.87

$
$
$

0.85
0.85

(44%)
-(44%)(42%)-(42%)

$
$
$

2.57
2.57

$
$
$

2.55
(0.01)
2.54

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders

$

941

$

1,667

$

1,634

(44%)

(42%)

$

4,927

$

4,904

--

60%

1,629

(44%)

(42%)

1,971

(1%)

(1%)

0.83
0.83

(44%)
-(44%)(42%)-(42%)

Earnings (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders$

Average diluted common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents (millions)
Earnings per diluted share:
Income from continuing operations
Discontinued operations
Earnings per diluted share

939

(2)
$

1,949

$
$
$

0.48
0.48

1,665

(5)
$

1,960

$
$
$

0.85
0.85

$
$
$

Notes: - Refer to End Notes and Definition of Performance Metrics and GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures on pages 14-15 from the Financial Supplement for additional information.

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(9)
$

4,918

(6)
$

1,958

$
$
$

2.52
(0.01)
2.51

$
$
$

--

(43%)
--

$
$
$

(2)

2%

7
4,904

Earnings per basic share:
Income from continuing operations
Discontinued operations
Earnings per basic share

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders

Change

5,259
156

5,352
124

(9)
0
(9)
0
(9)
$

Percentage

Sept 30, 2014-(50%)

4,898

--

1,970

(1%)

2.49
2.49

1%
*
1%