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NEW YORK - On Wednesday, Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT) reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, driven by a substantial increase in trading income.
The company’s shares rose 1.20% in pre-market trading following the announcement.
The financial services provider posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.53 for the second quarter, beating the analyst consensus of $1.40. Revenue soared to $999.6 million, nearly doubling the consensus estimate of $517.93 million. Trading income, a key metric for the company, jumped 53.1% to $652.8 million compared to $426.4 million in the same period last year.
Adjusted Net Trading Income, which accounts for direct costs associated with revenue generation, increased 47.4% YoY to $567.7 million. The company’s net income totaled $293.0 million for the quarter, more than doubling from $128.1 million in the prior year quarter.
The company maintained its shareholder return program, declaring a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share and repurchasing $66.3 million worth of shares during the quarter. Since initiating its buyback program in November 2020, Virtu has repurchased approximately 53.8 million shares for about $1.42 billion.
Virtu’s Market Making segment, which commits capital on a principal basis by offering to buy and sell securities, saw trading income increase to $647.3 million from $420.1 million a year earlier. The Execution Services segment, which provides agency-based trading services, reported commissions and technology services revenue of $139.4 million, up from $116.8 million in the second quarter of 2024.
The company’s Adjusted EBITDA margin, a measure of operational efficiency, improved to 65.1% from 56.5% in the same period last year.
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