Financial Results
Fourth Quarter 2018:
Total revenues decreased 4.8% to $442.2 million for this quarter, compared to $464.5 million for the same period in 2017. Trading income, net, increased 27.9% to $366.2 million for this quarter, compared to $286.4 million for the same period in 2017. Net income increased 342.9% to $147.9 million for this quarter, compared to $33.4 million for the same period in 2017.
Basic and diluted earnings per share for this quarter were $0.75 and $0.74, respectively, compared to earnings per share of $0.12 each for the same period in 2017.
Adjusted Net Trading Income increased 26.1% to $299.2 million for this quarter, compared to $237.3 million for the same period in 2017. Adjusted EBITDA increased 81.0% to $195.1 million for this quarter, compared to $107.8 million for the same period in 2017. Normalized Adjusted Net Income increased 207.2% to $127.2 million for this quarter, compared to $41.4 million for the same period in 2017.
Assuming all non-controlling interests had been exchanged for common stock, and the Company’s Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes was subject to corporation taxes, Normalized Adjusted EPS was $0.67 for this quarter, compared to $0.22 for the same period in 2017.