02.13.2025

Flow Traders Posts Second-Best Fiscal Year Results

02.13.2025
Flow Traders Posts Second-Best Fiscal Year Results

Flow Traders Ltd. announces its unaudited 4Q and FY 2024 results.

Flow Traders posts record fourth quarter results and the second-best fiscal year results in its 20-year history with €159.0m and €479.3m in Total Income, respectively. The company also ends 2024 with record levels of Trading Capital and Shareholders’ Equity at €775m and €766m, respectively.

Financial Highlights

4Q 2024

 Flow Traders recorded Net Trading Income of €153.8m and Total Income of €159.0m in 4Q24, increases of 112% and 114% when compared to the €72.7m and €74.3m in 4Q23, respectively.

 Flow Traders’ ETP Value Traded increased by 13% in 4Q24 to €424m from €376m in 4Q23.

 Fixed Operating Expenses were €45.3m in the quarter, an increase of 12% when compared to the €40.4m in 4Q23, due mostly to increased employee and technology expenses and an abnormally low 4Q23 given timing of expenses.

 Total Operating Expenses were €76.8m in 4Q24, an increase of 23% when compared to the €62.5m in 4Q23, due mostly to higher variable employee compensation expenses.

 EBITDA was €82.1m in the quarter, an almost seven-fold increase when compared to the €11.8m in 4Q23. EBITDA margin was 52% in 4Q24 vs. 16% in 4Q23.

 Net Profit came in at €63.2m in 4Q24, yielding a basic EPS of €1.47 and diluted EPS of €1.42, an almost ten-fold increase compared to a Net Profit of €6.4m, basic EPS of €0.15, and diluted EPS of €0.14 in 4Q23.

 Flow Traders employed 609 FTEs at the end of 4Q24, compared to 605 at the end of 3Q24 and 613 at the end of 4Q23 (see note 1).

FY 2024

 For full year 2024, Net Trading Income totaled €467.8m and Total Income was €479.3m, increases of 56% and 58% when compared to €300.3m and €303.9m in FY 2023, respectively.

 Flow Traders’ ETP Value Traded increased by 5% in FY 2024 to €1,545b from €1,465b in FY 2023.

 Fixed Operating Expenses for the year totaled €179.1m, an increase of 3% from €174.1m in FY 2023, which is in-line with guidance.

 Total Operating Expenses for the year was €264.4m, an increase of 12% from €236.3m in FY 2023, due mostly to higher variable employee compensation expenses.

 EBITDA for the year was €214.9m, up 218% compared to €67.5m in FY2023. EBITDA margin was 45% in FY 2024 vs. 22% in FY 2023.

 Total Net Profit for the year totaled €159.5m with basic EPS of €3.69 and diluted EPS of €3.56, a more than four-fold increase compared to €36.2m, €0.84 and €0.81 in FY 2023, respectively.

The full results can be read here

Source: Flow rTaders

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