CBOE$CBOE

Cboe Global Markets Inc. · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Cboe's Q3 2020 results reflected robust retail customer engagement offset by decreased institutional investor trading due to global macro-environment uncertainty. Key growth initiatives, including acquisitions and market data expansion, were advanced.

Cboe Global Markets reported diluted EPS of $1.01, up 7 percent, and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.11, down 14 percent. Net revenue for the quarter was $292.0 million, a decrease of 1 percent. The company returned $88 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends.

  • Diluted EPS for the Quarter of $1.01, Up 7 Percent
  • Adjusted Diluted EPS for the Quarter of $1.11, Down 14 Percent
  • Net Revenue for the Quarter of $292.0 Million, Down 1 Percent
  • Returned $88 Million to Shareholders Through Share Repurchases and Dividends

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$292M

Previous: $294M-0.7%
EPS (adj)

$1.11

Previous: $1.29-14.0%
Options ADV

9.6K

No prior period
Multi-listed Options ADV

8.1K

No prior period
Index Options ADV

1.4K

No prior period
Multi-listed RPC

$0.06

No prior period
Index Options RPC

$0.84

No prior period
U.S. Equities Exchange ADV

9.9B

No prior period
U.S. Equities Exchange Net Capture

$0.02

No prior period
Futures ADV

172

No prior period
Futures RPC

$1.53

No prior period
European Equities ADNV

$31.5B

No prior period
European Equities Net Capture

$0.24

No prior period
Global FX ADNV

$30.2B

No prior period
Global FX Net Capture

$2.70

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$20M

Previous: $7.8M+156.4%
Free Cash Flow

$681M

Previous: $69.7M+877.2%
Net Income

$110M

Previous: $106M+3.4%
Operating Income

$139M

Previous: $147M-5.5%
Gross Profit

$292M

Previous: $294M-0.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$213M

Previous: $150M+41.8%
Total Assets

$6.08B

Previous: $5.02B+21.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.4M

Previous: $5.3M-17.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Cboe · Revenue · Quarterly

$292M

Q3 2020-0.7%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 2 of 16 quarters(13%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Cboe · $260M total across 4 segments · Q3 2020

  • Options
    $148M
  • North American Equities
    $75.8M
  • Futures
    $23.3M
  • Global FX
    $13.2M

Forward guidance

The company updated its guidance for the 2020 fiscal year, taking into account acquisitions completed through September 30, 2020, and investment in launching pan-European derivatives trading and clearing.

Tailwinds

  • Adjusted operating expenses are now expected to be in the range of $415 to $420 million, down from the previous guidance of $436 to $444 million, primarily reflecting lower compensation costs, including incentive-based compensation, professional fees and travel and marketing expenses.
  • The guidance excludes the amortization of acquired intangible assets, which is now expected to be $124 million versus prior guidance of $120 million. The company plans to include this amount in its non-GAAP reconciliation.
  • Depreciation and amortization expense, which is included in adjusted operating expenses above, is now expected to be in the range of $32 to $36 million, down from previous guidance of $34 to $38 million, excluding the expected amortization of acquired intangible assets of $124 million.
  • The decrease reflects a lower level of capital spending.
  • Capital expenditures are now expected to be in the range of $45 to $50 million, down compared to prior guidance of $65 to $70 million, reflecting a shift in the timing of certain expenditures, as well as lower spending for certain projects.

Headwinds

  • The effective tax rate on adjusted earnings for the full year is now expected to be in the range of 27.0 to 29.0 percent, up from the prior range of 26.5 to 28.5 percent, which incorporates a higher tax rate for the third quarter.
  • Significant changes in trading volume, expenses, federal, state and local tax laws or rates and other items could materially impact this expectation.
  • The company believes that there is uncertainty and unpredictability with respect to certain of its GAAP measures, primarily related to acquisition-related expenses that would be required to reconcile to GAAP operating expenses and GAAP effective tax rate, which preclude the company from providing accurate guidance on certain forward-looking GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations.
  • The company believes that providing estimates of the amounts that would be required to reconcile the range of the company’s adjusted operating expenses and the effective tax rate on adjusted earnings would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors for the reasons identified above.
  • Launching pan-European derivatives trading and clearing is subject to regulatory approval.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

+0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.0%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

35 / 64 earnings

Positive

+9.0%

Q1 2026

Best reaction

-7.3%

Q2 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+9.0%+15.3%+10.5%
Q3 2025+3.7%+6.2%+9.0%
Q2 2025+2.8%+2.9%-2.1%
Q1 2025+2.4%+5.9%+3.6%
Q4 2025+1.3%+2.4%+2.9%
Q3 2024-1.9%-5.7%+1.1%
Q4 2024+1.3%-5.7%+1.1%
Q2 2024+5.7%+8.9%+10.6%
Q4 2023-1.6%-0.1%+1.2%
Q3 2023+6.9%+6.9%+10.7%
Q2 2023+4.5%+4.4%+7.4%
Q1 2023-0.4%+1.0%-1.4%
Q4 2022+4.5%+5.0%+4.6%
Q3 2022+1.9%-1.3%+2.7%
Q2 2022-7.3%-6.2%-4.2%
Q1 2022-2.9%-0.5%-3.0%
Q4 2021+2.8%+4.0%+3.3%
Q3 2021+1.9%+2.7%-1.7%
Q2 2021+4.1%+6.4%+8.2%
Q1 2021+3.3%+6.1%+7.7%
Q4 2020-3.3%-5.1%+10.0%
Q3 2020+5.2%+9.8%+15.8%
Q2 2020-0.6%-0.3%+5.6%
Q1 2020-5.0%-1.9%+7.1%
Q4 2019-3.3%-3.4%-8.7%
Q3 2019-1.4%-0.6%+3.3%
Q2 2019-0.3%+2.6%+3.6%
Q1 2019+3.2%+2.7%+8.6%
Q4 2018-0.9%+0.0%-2.8%
Q3 2018+1.5%+0.7%-2.6%
Q2 2018-3.0%-3.2%+5.2%
Q1 2018-2.2%-1.5%-6.7%
Q4 2017-0.4%+3.5%+12.0%
Q3 2017-0.9%+0.0%+8.5%
Q2 2017-0.4%+1.9%+6.3%
Q1 2017+3.1%+2.2%+8.2%
Q4 2016+1.3%-0.6%+0.3%
Q3 2016+1.7%+1.2%+10.1%
Q2 2016+0.1%+0.7%+0.8%
Q1 2016-1.5%
Q4 2015-6.1%
Q3 2015-1.2%
Q2 2015+1.1%
Q1 2015-1.3%
Q4 2014-5.8%
Q3 2014+3.6%
Q2 2014+1.5%
Q1 2014-4.2%
Q4 2013+5.2%
Q3 2013+2.6%
Q2 2013-4.1%
Q1 2013+3.8%
Q4 2012+1.4%
Q3 2012+2.5%
Q2 2012-0.7%
Q1 2011+0.3%
Q1 2012+2.3%
Q4 2011-0.8%
Q4 2009-0.8%
Q3 2011-4.3%
Q3 2010-4.3%
Q2 2010+2.8%
Q2 2011+2.8%
Q4 2010+2.8%

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