NYSE$VIRT

Virtu Financial Inc · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Virtu Financial reported strong Q3 2020 results driven by heightened market volatility and strategic initiatives.

Virtu Financial reported a significant increase in total revenues, driven by the gain on the sale of MATCHNow and heightened market activity. Net income saw a substantial improvement compared to the previous year.

  • Total revenues increased by 71.6% to $656.1 million.
  • Trading income, net, increased by 100.5% to $441.3 million.
  • Net income totaled $199.7 million, a significant improvement from the prior year's net loss.
  • The company completed the sale of MATCHNow to Cboe Global Markets, Inc. for gross proceeds of $60.6 million, recording a gain of $58.6 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$656M

Previous: $385M+70.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.81

Previous: $0.21+285.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$21.7M

Previous: -$17.1M-27.0%
Free Cash Flow

$95M

Previous: -$21.4M+543.6%
Net Income

$117M

Previous: -$4.31M+2806.6%
Operating Income

$253M

Previous: -$5.83M+4432.8%
Gross Profit

$656M

Previous: $385M+70.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$568M

Previous: $373M+52.3%
Total Assets

$9.44B

Previous: $9.19B+2.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$498K

Previous: $18.4M-97.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Virtu Financial · Revenue · Quarterly

$656M

Q3 2020+70.3%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Virtu Financial · $630M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Market Making
    $517M
  • Execution Services
    $112M
  • Corporate
    $360

Forward guidance

Virtu anticipates continued success and shareholder value enhancement, projecting strong performance into 2021.

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

+0.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.6%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

23 / 44 earnings

Positive

+39.4%

Q4 2017

Best reaction

-19.4%

Q2 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.9%+1.3%+2.2%
Q4 2025+8.5%+2.2%+10.5%
Q3 2025-0.5%+1.1%+3.4%
Q1 2025+1.3%+1.6%+5.6%
Q4 2024+1.7%+2.4%-6.1%
Q3 2024-4.3%-4.1%+13.4%
Q2 2024+25.4%+21.0%+25.9%
Q1 2024+5.7%+2.0%+8.6%
Q4 2023-10.3%-10.5%-11.0%
Q3 2023-1.4%-4.8%-0.2%
Q2 2023+0.6%+0.3%+1.9%
Q1 2023-1.6%-1.0%-8.8%
Q4 2022-3.0%-5.8%-6.6%
Q3 2022+0.9%+2.9%-1.2%
Q2 2022+2.1%+1.7%+2.3%
Q1 2022-14.6%-15.0%-21.6%
Q4 2021+8.6%+11.2%+5.0%
Q3 2021+7.2%+6.0%+6.3%
Q2 2021+0.1%+2.3%-5.2%
Q1 2021-6.1%-5.1%+7.0%
Q4 2020-6.2%+0.2%+1.9%
Q3 2020+5.3%+8.0%+6.6%
Q2 2020-11.0%-4.1%+11.0%
Q1 2020-5.3%-4.9%-13.1%
Q4 2019+5.5%+0.8%+31.0%
Q3 2019-3.5%-4.1%-0.7%
Q2 2019-17.3%-17.9%-11.4%
Q1 2019+0.4%+1.5%-4.1%
Q4 2018+4.5%+2.5%-2.9%
Q3 2018+1.5%-0.7%+3.7%
Q2 2018-19.4%-21.4%-12.9%
Q1 2018-5.0%-12.5%-14.2%
Q4 2017+39.4%+41.6%+65.6%
Q3 2017+19.5%+23.6%+25.8%
Q2 2017+0.9%+4.3%+5.9%
Q1 2017-2.6%-0.3%+8.4%
Q4 2016+4.5%+4.8%-1.1%
Q3 2016+6.4%+11.6%+11.6%
Q2 2016-4.6%+2.6%-2.8%
Q1 2016-8.0%
Q4 2015-10.5%
Q3 2015-4.9%
Q2 2015-13.0%
Q1 2015+2.8%
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014
Q4 2013
Q4 2012

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