TMX Group Reports 28 Percent Growth in Q3 Revenue
- But higher employee costs and expenses from last year's Trayport acquisition meant lower profit growth for the exchange operator.

TMX Group (TMX), an exchange operator and owner of the Toronto Stock Exchange Stock Exchange A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the financial market and some of the most visible entities in the entire industry. Nearly every developed country boasts a domestic stock exchange, with many varying in importance and size.The largest stock exchanges in the world as of May 2020 include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, EURONEXT, and Shenzen Stock Exchange. What Functions Do Stock Exchanges Perform?Stock exchanges have a variety of utility within the modern financial system. As its name suggests, a stock exchange is often the most important component of a stock market.Another crucial element of stock exchanges is the prevalence of initial public offerings (IPOs) of company stocks and bonds to investors. This is performed in both the primary market and subsequent trading the secondary market.Not any company or entity can be included on a stock exchange. To be able to trade a security on a certain exchange requires the listing of specific securities. Trading on an exchange is restricted to certified brokers who are members of the exchange. The traditional image of crowded trading floors has waned in recent years to include other various other trading venues.This includes electronic communication networks, alternative trading systems and "dark pools" which have ultimately seen the migration of trading activity away from traditional stock exchanges. A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the financial market and some of the most visible entities in the entire industry. Nearly every developed country boasts a domestic stock exchange, with many varying in importance and size.The largest stock exchanges in the world as of May 2020 include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, EURONEXT, and Shenzen Stock Exchange. What Functions Do Stock Exchanges Perform?Stock exchanges have a variety of utility within the modern financial system. As its name suggests, a stock exchange is often the most important component of a stock market.Another crucial element of stock exchanges is the prevalence of initial public offerings (IPOs) of company stocks and bonds to investors. This is performed in both the primary market and subsequent trading the secondary market.Not any company or entity can be included on a stock exchange. To be able to trade a security on a certain exchange requires the listing of specific securities. Trading on an exchange is restricted to certified brokers who are members of the exchange. The traditional image of crowded trading floors has waned in recent years to include other various other trading venues.This includes electronic communication networks, alternative trading systems and "dark pools" which have ultimately seen the migration of trading activity away from traditional stock exchanges. Read this Term, released its third-quarter results for 2018 this Friday.
Revenue for the quarter increased by CAD 40.8 million ($30.93 million), from CAD 152 million ($115.25 million) to CAD 192.8 million ($146.18 million), when compared to the same quarter last year.
That increase was equivalent to 27 percent year-on-year growth.
Concurrent with this was a similar increase in TMX’s operational expenses.
This year that figure grew by CAD 21.9 million ($16.60 million) to CAD 106.3 million ($80.60 million) - a 26 percent increase.
TMX Group - Profit
As a result of the uptick in operational spending, and as our mathematically minded readers can probably already see, pre-tax profit for the third quarter of this year was CAD 86.5 million ($65.58 million).
That was a 28 percent increase on last year’s third quarter, at the end of which TMX reported a total pre-tax profit of CAD 67.6 million ($51.23 million).
Sadly for TMX and its shareholders, these results did not translate into a similar level of increase in profit for the quarter.
The results released by TMX on Friday indicate that it made CAD 57.5 million ($43.58 million) for the third quarter of this year.
For the same period in 2017, the firm made CAD 51.9 million ($39.33 million) in profit.
Yes, that still meant this year saw an 11 percent increase in profit, but it was less than half, in percentage terms, of growth in revenue.
TMX explained this disparity in their report by noting that revenue growth was offset as a result of higher costs related to employee incentive plans and expenses incurred by the acquisition of energy trading platform Trayport in December of last year.
TMX Group (TMX), an exchange operator and owner of the Toronto Stock Exchange Stock Exchange A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the financial market and some of the most visible entities in the entire industry. Nearly every developed country boasts a domestic stock exchange, with many varying in importance and size.The largest stock exchanges in the world as of May 2020 include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, EURONEXT, and Shenzen Stock Exchange. What Functions Do Stock Exchanges Perform?Stock exchanges have a variety of utility within the modern financial system. As its name suggests, a stock exchange is often the most important component of a stock market.Another crucial element of stock exchanges is the prevalence of initial public offerings (IPOs) of company stocks and bonds to investors. This is performed in both the primary market and subsequent trading the secondary market.Not any company or entity can be included on a stock exchange. To be able to trade a security on a certain exchange requires the listing of specific securities. Trading on an exchange is restricted to certified brokers who are members of the exchange. The traditional image of crowded trading floors has waned in recent years to include other various other trading venues.This includes electronic communication networks, alternative trading systems and "dark pools" which have ultimately seen the migration of trading activity away from traditional stock exchanges. A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the financial market and some of the most visible entities in the entire industry. Nearly every developed country boasts a domestic stock exchange, with many varying in importance and size.The largest stock exchanges in the world as of May 2020 include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, EURONEXT, and Shenzen Stock Exchange. What Functions Do Stock Exchanges Perform?Stock exchanges have a variety of utility within the modern financial system. As its name suggests, a stock exchange is often the most important component of a stock market.Another crucial element of stock exchanges is the prevalence of initial public offerings (IPOs) of company stocks and bonds to investors. This is performed in both the primary market and subsequent trading the secondary market.Not any company or entity can be included on a stock exchange. To be able to trade a security on a certain exchange requires the listing of specific securities. Trading on an exchange is restricted to certified brokers who are members of the exchange. The traditional image of crowded trading floors has waned in recent years to include other various other trading venues.This includes electronic communication networks, alternative trading systems and "dark pools" which have ultimately seen the migration of trading activity away from traditional stock exchanges. Read this Term, released its third-quarter results for 2018 this Friday.
Revenue for the quarter increased by CAD 40.8 million ($30.93 million), from CAD 152 million ($115.25 million) to CAD 192.8 million ($146.18 million), when compared to the same quarter last year.
That increase was equivalent to 27 percent year-on-year growth.
Concurrent with this was a similar increase in TMX’s operational expenses.
This year that figure grew by CAD 21.9 million ($16.60 million) to CAD 106.3 million ($80.60 million) - a 26 percent increase.
TMX Group - Profit
As a result of the uptick in operational spending, and as our mathematically minded readers can probably already see, pre-tax profit for the third quarter of this year was CAD 86.5 million ($65.58 million).
That was a 28 percent increase on last year’s third quarter, at the end of which TMX reported a total pre-tax profit of CAD 67.6 million ($51.23 million).
Sadly for TMX and its shareholders, these results did not translate into a similar level of increase in profit for the quarter.
The results released by TMX on Friday indicate that it made CAD 57.5 million ($43.58 million) for the third quarter of this year.
For the same period in 2017, the firm made CAD 51.9 million ($39.33 million) in profit.
Yes, that still meant this year saw an 11 percent increase in profit, but it was less than half, in percentage terms, of growth in revenue.
TMX explained this disparity in their report by noting that revenue growth was offset as a result of higher costs related to employee incentive plans and expenses incurred by the acquisition of energy trading platform Trayport in December of last year.