Virtu Financial Stock Plummets As Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates

Zinger Key Points
  • Virtu Financial Q4 adjusted net trading income of $260.91M misses estimates, down 4.8% YoY.
  • Adjusted earnings per share at 27 cents fall short of the street view of 41 cents, leading to sharp price drop in VIRT shares.

Virtu Financial, Inc. VIRT shares are trading lower on Thursday.

The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted net trading income of $260.91 million, missing the analyst consensus of $286.54 million. Adjusted net trading income decreased 4.8% year over year.

Virtu Financial reported Normalized adjusted earnings per share of 27 cents, missing the street view of 41 cents. 

In the quarter under review, adjusted EBITDA decreased 20.7% to $99.0 million, with an adjusted EBITDA Margin of 37.9%.

As of December 31, 2023, Virtu had $855.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, and total long-term debt outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of $1.751 billion.

The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share. This dividend is payable on March 15, 2024, to shareholders of record as of March 1, 2024.

Price Action: VIRT shares are trading lower by 11.35% to $17.02 on the last check Thursday.

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