Ashkenazi, who was previously CFO at Eli Lilly and Company, took the reins from Alphabet's previous finance chief, Ruth Porat, in July.
They wanted more visibility into the performance of certain parts of Google's business, such as AI and subscriptions, which are increasingly becoming bigger businesses for Google.
AdvertisementMorgan Stanley analysts say this is still too ambiguous.
Related storiesThe Morgan Stanley analysts also said they would like to see Google separately report earnings from YouTube's advertising and subscriptions.
Morgan Stanley analysts said Google has an opportunity to "be more assertive" about "promoting its positive impact" on users and partners, similar to Amazon.
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