In the final quarter of fiscal year 2023 (FY23), StoneX Group (Nasdaq: SNEX), the parent firm of Forex.com and City Index, experienced a 3 percent drop in its operational revenue from FX and CFDs deals, totaling $79.2 million. The financial year concludes on September 30.
The year’s overall earnings from FX and CFDs were $261.9 million, a decrease of 23 percent from the previous year’s $339.3 million. In contrast, the total operational profits for the quarter rose by 33 percent to $778 million.
Trading Activities Took a Hit
StoneX Group’s official statement, released on Wednesday, attributed the fall in FX and CFDs earnings to a decrease in trading activity. The average daily volume (ADV) of FX and CFDs contracts over the quarter was $10.9 billion, a reduction of 11 percent. This quarterly figure was lower than the annual ADV of $11.9 billion, which was down 10 percent.
Incorporated in New York, the StoneX Group, a leading financial services conglomerate, operates across six sectors: commercial hedging, global payments, securities, physical commodities, foreign exchange, and clearing and execution services. In 2020, with a $236 million acquisition of GAIN Capital, the conglomerate made its entry into the retail FX and CFDs industry, gaining control of Forex.com and City Index.
Retail Numbers Looked Bleaker
Recent figures showed that the operating revenue from retail FX and CFDs contracts between July and September was $67.8 million, a 10 percent decrease. This annual figure was down by 28 percent, coming in at $222.5 million.
Retail revenues were brought in on a quarterly and annual ADV of $7.2 billion and $7.6 billion, respectively. Both figures saw a decrease, with the former down by 13 percent and the latter by 18 percent.
Despite the downward trend in FX and CFDs revenue, StoneX Group reported a pre-tax quarterly profit of $75.4 million, marking a rise of 14 percent. However, the net figure dropped by 3 percent to $50.7 million, and basic earnings per share decreased by 6 percent to $2.43.
StoneX Group’s CEO, Sean O’Connor, stated that the results came from consistent client interaction and increased earnings on client float despite the generally receding volatility. He expressed confidence in its diverse business model and its ability to deliver robust results to shareholders in the present market conditions.
