MarketAxess Q1 revenue slightly beats estimates on global demand

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

MKTX

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Overview

  • Electronic bond trading platform's Q1 revenue rose 12%, slightly beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q1 rose 20% and beat analyst expectations

  • Company completed $300 mln accelerated share repurchase, reducing share count by about 6%


Outlook

  • Company did not provide specific financial guidance or outlook for the current or future periods


Result Drivers

  • GLOBAL DEMAND - Co said heightened demand for its liquidity from a global client network drove record trading volume and revenue

  • INTERNATIONAL GROWTH - Revenue outside U.S. credit products grew 20%, with record commission revenue in emerging markets and eurobonds

  • STRATEGIC CHANNELS - Record block and portfolio trading activity contributed to broad-based revenue gains


Company press release: ID:nBw3F9GQ9a


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Revenue

Slight Beat*

$233 mln

$231.16 mln (10 Analysts)

Q1 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$2.25

$2.15 (11 Analysts)

Q1 EPS

$2.20

Q1 Net Income

$78 mln

Q1 EBITDA

$122 mln

Q1 Operating Income

$100.92 mln

Q1 Operating Margin

43.20%

Q1 Pretax Profit

$103.89 mln

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Marketaxess Holdings Inc is $189.00, about 27% above its May 6 closing price of $148.84

  • The stock recently traded at 18 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 21 three months ago


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