Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (IBKR: Quote), an automated electronic broker and market maker, Tuesday reported a decline in fourth-quarter profit, hurt by sharply lower market making revenues. The company’s quarterly revenues missed Street estimates, sending its shares down by more than four percent in after-hours trade on the Nasdaq.
The Greenwich, Connecticut-based company reported fourth-quarter net income to common shares of $9 million or $0.19 per share, compared with $13.6 million or $0.29 per share last year.
On average, 8 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter. Analysts’ estimates typically exclude special items.
Revenues for the quarter declined to $247 million from $308 million a year ago. Analysts estimated revenues of $280.30 million.
Electronic Brokerage revenues increased to $172 million from $166 million in the prior year, while Market Making revenues plunged by more than half to $72 million.
IBKR closed Tuesday at $14.10, down 0.42%, on the Nasdaq. In after hours, the stock dropped $0.60 or 4.26%.
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