NYSE (ICE) Member Firms Post 33.5% Gain in Post-Tax Q4 Profit

March 3, 2015 12:26 PM EST

New York Stock Exchange -- of IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE: ICE) -- member firms that conduct business with the public reported a fourth-quarter 2014 after-tax profit of approximately $2.8 billion and revenues of approximately $39 billion, compared with a $1.9 billion after-tax profit on revenues of about $38.5 billion in the third-quarter of 2014.

Comparative financial results are reported in the table below:

NYSE MEMBER FIRMS DEALING WITH PUBLIC
($ in Millions)
4th QTR 20144th QTR 20133rd QTR 2014YTD 2014YTD 2013
Revenue$39,204 $41,725 $38,524 $164,628 $162,359
Expense$34,952 $38,541 $35,555 $148,663 $145,640
After Tax / Profit Loss$2,764 $2,070 $1,930 $10,377 $10,867
After Tax Annualized Return on Capital3.9% 2.9% 2.7% 3.7% 3.8%
Assets$3,804,554 $3,967,455 $3,915,375 $3,804,554 $3,967,455
Capital and subordinated liabilities$286,230 $281,525 $281,774 $286,230 $281,525
Commission Revenues$6,134 $5,766 $5,312 $22,963 $23,105
Firms153 156 152 157 167
Profitable Firms101 97 97 109 109
Aggregate PreTax Earnings of Profitable Firms$5,241 $5,964 $4,180 $21,868 $22,670
Unprofitable Firms52 59 55 48 58
Aggregate PreTax Loss of Unprofitable Firms($989) ($2,780) ($1,211) ($5,903) ($5,951)

* Record level

Note: Data is from NYSE member firms that conduct business with the public. Revenues include firms that trade primarily for their own account, but excludes designated market makers (formerly known as specialists). All firms are registered broker-dealers with the SEC. Revenues are predominantly derived from investment banking, trading, commissions, and interest.

Since the NYSE member firm community is composed of corporations and partnerships, after-tax earnings are presented on a pro-forma basis that assumes a corporate tax rate of 35 percent.



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