MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) Tops Q2 EPS by 3c, Slight Revenue Beat

MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ: MKTX) reported Q2 EPS of $1.07, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $1.04. Revenue for the quarter came in at $107 million versus the consensus estimate of $106.44 million.

Second Quarter Financial Highlights*

• Revenues of $107.0 million, up 11.1%
• Operating income of $52.0 million, up 6.2%
• Expenses of $54.9 million, includes $1.8 million of duplicate occupancy expense
• Diluted EPS of $1.07, up 7.0%
• Trading volume of $420.8 billion, up 16.4%
• Record Open Trading™ volume of $89.5 billion, up 56.7%

"The second quarter results show a solid 16.4% year-over-year increase in total trading volume and record Open Trading™ activity, " noted Rick McVey, Chairman and CEO of MarketAxess. "International client breadth and trading activity continues to improve, led by a 27.0% increase in emerging market trading volume and a 32.3% increase in Eurobond volume. We are seeing rapid growth in trading automation in credit, driving improved trading efficiency and lower trading costs for our dealer and investor clients."

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