Tradeweb Markets, a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

$408.7 million quarterly revenues, an increase of 24.1% (23.8% on a constant currency basis) compared to prior year period

$1.9 trillion average daily volume (“ADV”) for the quarter, an increase of 39.1% compared to prior year period; quarterly ADV records in fully electronic U.S. High Grade credit, U.S. government bonds, European government bonds, swaps/swaptions ≥ 1-year, European credit, U.S. ETFs, equity convertibles/swaps/options, global repurchase agreements; record 17.6% share of fully electronic U.S. High Grade TRACE

$143.4 million net income and $167.9 million adjusted net income for the quarter, increases of 40.3% and 30.1% respectively from prior year period

53.7% adjusted EBITDA margin and $219.5 million adjusted EBITDA for the quarter, compared to 52.3% and $172.2 million respectively for prior year period $0.59 diluted earnings per share (“Diluted EPS”) and $0.71 adjusted diluted earnings per share for the quarter $0.10 per share quarterly cash dividend declared

Billy Hult, CEO of Tradeweb: “We had a very strong start to 2024, continuing last year’s momentum thanks to broad-based organic growth and a number of important milestones. Our quarterly ADV climbed 39% from the prior year period to a record $1.9 trillion, with several more ADV records set across rates, credit, equities and money markets.

Tradeweb captured a record 17.6% share of U.S. High Grade TRACE (+420 bps from the prior year period), reflecting steady growth in an area of strategic focus and investment for us.

In January, we finalized our acquisition of r8fin, a technology provider that specializes in algorithmic-based execution for U.S. Treasuries and interest rate futures, and we feel great about how this will strengthen our offering with macro hedge funds.

In April, we agreed to acquire ICD, a leading institutional investment technology provider for corporate treasury organizations, which will add Corporates as a new client channel with significant cross-sell opportunities.

We also recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of Tradeweb’s IPO, and we remain laserfocused on keeping continued innovation and collaboration at the heart of Tradeweb’s success. Now more than ever, we believe the future of trading is multi-asset class — and innovative technology is how markets are going to get there.”

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

Rates – Revenues of $214.1 million in the first quarter of 2024 increased 25.6% compared to prior year period (increased 25.3% on a constant currency basis). Rates ADV was up 44.7% from prior year period, driven by record volume in swaps/swaptions ≥ 1-year and U.S. government bonds. European government bonds reported a record 17.9% ADV increase from prior year period, supported by increased client activity, particularly in UK Gilts, while Mortgages ADV was up 19.9% reflecting increased institutional client activity, as well as record adoption of our specified pool trading platform and record roll trading activity.

Credit – Revenues of $115.8 million in the first quarter of 2024 increased 30.1% compared to prior year period (increased 29.8% on a constant currency basis). Credit ADV was up 8.1% from prior year period, as strong U.S. credit volumes, including record ADV in fullyelectronic U.S. High Grade credit, reflected continued client adoption across Tradeweb protocols, including request-for-quote (RFQ), Tradeweb AllTrade® and portfolio trading. Record European credit ADV was up 23.2% from prior year period, driven by strong activity in portfolio trading and Tradeweb Automated Intelligent Execution (AiEX). Our share of fully electronic TRACE for U.S. High Grade was a record 17.6%, up 420 bps from prior year period, and U.S. High Yield was 6.7%, up 60 bps from prior year period.

Equities – Revenues of $27.1 million in the first quarter of 2024 increased 3.2% compared to prior year period (increased 2.8% on a constant currency basis). Equities ADV was up 40.5% from prior year period, driven by record activity in equity convertibles/swaps/ options.

Money Markets – Revenues of $16.8 million in the first quarter of 2024 increased 13.4% compared to prior year period (increased 13.1% on a constant currency basis). Money Markets ADV was up 30.3% from prior year period, led by record activity in global repurchase agreements and increased client adoption of Tradeweb’s electronic trading solutions.

Market Data – Revenues of $29.0 million in the first quarter of 2024 increased 29.4% compared to prior year period (increased 28.8% on a constant currency basis). The increase was derived primarily from increased LSEG market data fees from the contract that was amended effective November 1, 2023 and proprietary third party market data revenue.

Other – Revenues of $5.9 million in the first quarter of 2024 decreased 5.4% compared to prior year period (decreased 5.4% on a constant currency basis). Operating Expenses of $241.1 million in the first quarter of 2024 increased 16.6% compared to $206.7 million in prior year period, primarily due to an increase in employee compensation and benefits including incentive compensation tied to our financial performance, as well as an increase in headcount and related salaries and benefits to support our continued growth.

Adjusted Expenses of $204.2 million in the first quarter of 2024 increased 19.5% (increased 18.3% on a constant currency basis) compared to prior year period primarily due to higher expenses related to employee compensation and benefits.

Full results can be read here 

Source: Tradeweb