StoneX Sees 32% Jump in Q2 FX/CFDs Revenue, GAIN Pushes Retail Demand

StoneX Group (Nasdaq: SNEX), a financial services provider and owner of GAIN Capital, reported a 46 percent yearly jump in its total revenue between January and March, which is its second quarter of fiscal 2022. It came in at $16.38 billion compared to the previous year’s $11.24 billion.

The operating revenue was $544.7 million. It was 16 percent higher than the same quarter of the previous year.

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Impact of GAIN Acquisition

StoneX is headquartered in New York, but businesses from GAIN subsidiaries were originally denominated in pound sterling. Its group elaborated that it had suffered a loss of $1.2 million on derivative positions used to mitigate its GBP exposure in GAIN to other StoneX entities, which are USD denominated entities.

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Considering all StoneX business divisions, the group ended the quarter with $64 million in net profit, which is 16 percent higher. The basic earnings per share came in at $3.18, while the diluted one was at $3.11. Both of them were 13 percent and 14 percent higher, respectively.

“Our broad product offering and diversified client base, combined with generally favorable market conditions, helped us deliver record core operating results in the second quarter of fiscal 2022,” said Sean M. O’Connor, StoneX Group’s CEO.