Virtu Financial, Inc. Q2 FY2023 Earnings Call

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  • Adjusted Net Trading Income (NTI): $279 million for Q2 2023, averaging $4.5 million per day.
  • Segment NTI Performance:
    • Market Making: $193 million or $3.1 million/day.
    • Execution Services: $85 million or $1.4 million/day.
  • Normalized Adjusted EPS: $0.37 for Q2, reflecting a sequential decrease (Q1 2023 EPS not specified for direct comp).
  • Adjusted EBITDA: $122 million with a margin of 44%, unchanged QoQ.
  • Cost Management:
    • Cash operating expenses for H1 2023: $322 million, up ~3% annualized vs full-year 2022.
    • Cash comp ratio remains high at 25%, top of historical range.
  • Capital Return:
    • Dividend: $0.24 per quarter maintained (annual $0.96).
    • Share repurchases: 2.3 million shares (~$42 million) in Q2; total of 38.5 million shares repurchased since program inception.
    • YTD buybacks reach $118 million, outpacing annualized guidance pace.
  • Strategic Investments:
    • Since Jan 2021: Hired ~300 employees in growth areas (options, ETFs, fixed income).

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Operator: Hello and welcome to the Virtu Financial 2023 Quarterly Results Conference Call. My name is Harry and I'll be your operator today. [Operator Instructions] It's now my pleasure to hand you over to Andrew Smith, Head of Investor Relations, for Virtu Financial to begin. Andrew, please go ahead when you're ready. Andrew Smith: Thank you, Harry and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Our second quarter results were released this morning and are available on our website. With us today on this morning's call, we have Mr. Douglas Cifu, our Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Joseph Molluso, our Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer; Ms. Cindy Lee, our Deputy Chief Financial Officer; and Mr. Sean Galvin, our Chief Financial Officer. We will begin with prepared remarks and then take your questions. First, a few reminders. Today's call may include forward-looking statements, which represent Virtu's current belief regarding future events and/or, therefore, subject to risks, assumptions, and uncertainties, which may be outside of the company's control. Please note that our actual results and financial conditions may differ materially from what is included in these forward-looking statements. It is important to note that any forward-looking statements made on this call are based on information presently available to the company and we do not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements as new information becomes available. We refer you to disclaimers

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