Moscow Exchange announces results for the third quarter of 2019
Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for Q3 2019. Record fee income on the Derivatives and Equities Markets as well as strong performance of Depository and Settlement Services drove 8% growth in total fee income.
Unless stated otherwise, all figures below refer to performance in Q3 2019 and all comparisons are with the corresponding period last year.
KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR Q3 2019
- Fee and commission income grew 8.1% to RUB 6,399.6 mln, driven by the Equities and Derivatives Markets.
- Net interest income (NII) increased by 8.7%, supported by realized gains on revaluation of the investment portfolio.
- Net Income rose by 6.8% to RUB 5,453.4 mln.
KEY BUSINESS & CORPORATE HIGHLIGHTS FOR Q3 2019
- 70 corporates, including 33 newcomers, placed 164 bond issues, raising a total of RUB 680 bln.
- The total number of retail clients surpassed 3 million in September 2019.
- Four new Russian-law ETFs were listed, bringing the total number of ETFs traded on MOEX to 30 with total AUM of RUB 29 bln.
EVENTS OCCURRING AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD
- MOEX changed the trading mode for the most liquid corporate bonds and sovereign Eurobonds from T0 to T+1 in order to boost liquidity in the instruments.
- MOEX became a clearing member on the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), which in due course will allow MOEX to establish a trading and clearing link with the SGE.
- The Supervisory Board approved a new dividend policy, under which the company will seek to pay the entire free cash flow out in the form of dividends. The policy also raises the payout floor from 55% to 60% of net profit.
- MOEX held its annual investment forums in New York and London.
- MOEX was ranked by Forbes as one of the world's best employers for the third straight year.
- MOEX CFO Maxim Lapin was named Best Chief Financial Officer in Russia at the Russian Managers’ Association Annual Awards
Yury Denisov, CEO of Moscow Exchange:
"In the third quarter, the Equities and Derivatives Markets delivered record fee and commission income on the back of increased client activity, including considerable growth from retail investors. This trend is the result of both a strong market backdrop and expansion of the line of products and services on offer to market participants and their clients.
"We continue to improve our infrastructure to make it even more convenient for clients and with the aim of stimulating liquidity growth. Last month we changed the trading mode for the most liquid corporate bonds and some sovereign Eurobonds to T+1 settlement. Already in the first weeks since this change we have seen double-digit growth in trading volumes in these instruments.
"The strong performance of the Russian equity market has continued in the fourth quarter: the MOEX Russia Index is hitting new record highs and this gives us optimism as we think about the Company’s results for this year. We are also pleased to note that our new corporate strategy, which focuses on growth and expansion of our business, has been well received by all stakeholders. The management team is intently focused on successful implementation of the strategy."
Maxim Lapin, CFO of Moscow Exchange, said:
"Fee and commission (F&C) income increased thanks to contributions from the Equities and Derivatives Markets as well as Depository & Settlement Services. The FX Market posted a strong performance quarter-on-quarter despite the year-on-year decline. Money Market performance was muted as we observed a trough in corresponding open interest. The Fixed Income Market took a pause, with the pace of primary issuance slowing after a strong 1H2019. Altogether, 9M 2019 F&C growth stands at 10.0%.
"Net interest income (NII) improved 8.7% year-on-year on the back of realized investment portfolio revaluation. The resulting topline operating income added 8.6% year-on-year, coming in at RUB 10.66 bln. Recurring OPEX expanded by 7.6% year-on-year. OPEX growth remains right at the lower end of the guidance range as of 9M2019 – which is 8.0%. As a result, net profit grew 6.8% year-on-year to RUB 5.45 bln."
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| RUB mln | Q3 2019 | Q3 2018 | YoY | Q2 2019 | QoQ |
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| Operating Income | 10,664.0 | 9,822.6 | 8.6% | 11,100.0 | -3.9% |
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6,399.6 | 5,917.6 | 8.1% | 6,561.8 | -2.5% |
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4,233.5 | 3,893.2 | 8.7% | 4,498.0 | -5.9% |
| NII less realized gains on investment portfolio revaluation (core NII)1 | 3,528.4 | 3,896.0 | -9.4% | 4,118.8 | -14.3% |
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30.9 | 11.8 | 161.9% | 40.2 | -23.1% |
| Operating Expenses | 3,775.8 | 3,508.8 | 7.6% | 3,873.8 | -2.5% |
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1,776.0 | 1,555.3 | 14.2% | 1,797.6 | -1.2% |
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1,183.1 | 1,121.3 | 5.5% | 1,238.0 | -4.4% |
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816.7 | 832.2 | -1.9% | 838.2 | -2.6% |
| Profit before other operating expenses and tax | 6,888.2 | 6,313.8 | 9.1% | 7,226.2 | -4.7% |
| Other operating expenses | (107.9) | - | nm | 83.5 | nm |
| Net Profit | 5,453.4 | 5,106.4 | 6.8% | 5,902.6 | -7.6% |
| Basic earnings per share, RUB | 2.42 | 2.27 | 6.7% | 2.62 | -7.7% |
| Net Profit | 5,453.4 | 5,106.4 | 6.8% | 5,902.6 | -7.6% |
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107.9 | (2.8) | nm | (83.5) | nm |
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- | 85.6 | nm | - | nm |
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(21.6) | (16.6) | nm | 16.7 | nm |
| Adjusted Net Profit | 5,539.7 | 5,172.6 | 7.1% | 5,835.8 | -5.1% |
| EBITDA | 7,628.3 | 7,138.1 | 6.9% | 8,196.0 | -6.9% |
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107.9 | (2.8) | nm | (83.5) | nm |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 7,736.2 | 7,135.3 | 8.4% | 8,112.5 | -4.6% |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 72.5% | 72.6% | -0.1 p.p. | 73.1% | -0.6 p.p. |
PERFORMANCE OF KEY BUSINESS LINES
| RUB mln | Q3 2019 | Q3 2018 | YoY | Q2 2019 | QoQ |
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| Equities Market | |||||
| Fee and commission income, RUB mln | 604.8 | 466.0 | 29.8% | 540.6 | 11.9% |
| Trading volumes, RUB bln | 3,320.3 | 2,588.7 | 28.3% | 2,994.2 | 10.9% |
| Bond Market | |||||
| Fee and commission income, RUB mln | 500.4 | 507.5 | -1.4% | 751.6 | -33.4% |
| Trading volumes (excl. overnight bonds), RUB bln | 4,577.6 | 5,155.1 | -11.2% | 6,337.6 | -27.8% |
| FX Market | |||||
| Fee and commission income, RUB mln | 932.6 | 1,030.0 | -9.5% | 885.7 | 5.3% |
| Trading volumes, RUB bln | 82,445.2 | 91,035.4 | -9.4% | 79,996.4 | 3.1% |
| Money Market | |||||
| Fee and commission income, RUB mln | 1,651.9 | 1,639.7 | 0.7% | 1,788.6 | -7.6% |
| Trading volumes, RUB bln | 87,580.4 | 96,245.7 | -9.0% | 84,473.5 | 3.7% |
| Derivatives Market | |||||
| Fee and commission income, RUB mln | 774.0 | 564.8 | 37.0% | 642.7 | 20.4% |
| Trading volumes, RUB bln | 24,080.6 | 22,087.3 | 9.0% | 19,221.8 | 25.3% |
| Depository and Settlement Services | |||||
| Fee and commission income, RUB mln | 1,301.1 | 1,120.3 | 16.1% | 1,313.2 | -0.9% |
| Average assets under custody, RUB bln | 47,965.1 | 43,574.1 | 10.1% | 47,020.9 | 2.0% |
| Other fee and commission income (IT Services, Listing and Other fee income) | 634.8 | 589.3 | 7.7% | 639.4 | -0.7% |
| Information services, RUB mln | 214.6 | 199.2 | 7.7% | 217.6 | -1.4% |
| Sale of software and tech. services, RUB mln | 199.3 | 168.1 | 18.6% | 199.8 | -0.3% |
| Listing and other services, RUB mln | 152.8 | 76.9 | 98.7% | 153.1 | -0.2% |
| Other fee income, RUB mln | 68.1 | 145.1 | -53.1% | 68.9 | -1.2% |
| Net interest and other finance income | |||||
| Net interest and other finance income, RUB mln | 4,233.5 | 3,893.2 | 8.7% | 4,498.0 | -5.9% |
| Investment portfolio, RUB bln | 771.0 | 627.9 | 22.8% | 767.1 | 0.5% |
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The total market capitalization of the Equities Market at the end of the third quarter was RUB 45.47 trln (USD 681.00 bln). Fee and commission income from the Equities Market grew by 29.8% YoY on the back of higher trading volumes and reached a record level of RUB 604.8 mln.
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Fees and commissions from the Bond Market were RUB 500.4 mln, effectively flat YoY. Trading volumes excluding overnight bonds declined by 11.2% YoY due to fewer placements of the CBR’s short-term bonds (OBRs). The effective fee in the Bond Market was supported by a higher proportion of longer-term corporate bonds and federal government bonds (OFZ) in the primary market. At the same time, the weight of the primary market in total trading volumes declined.
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Money Market trading volumes declined by 9.0% YoY, while fee income was flat (+0.7% YoY). The discrepancy between volume and fee dynamics was attributable to increasing average repo terms and the UCP-linked fee rate revision that supported the effective fee.
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Derivatives trading volumes increased by 9.0% YoY. The trading volume mix shifted to favor more expensive commodity contracts, whose volumes surged by 80.2% YoY. This, together with the UCP-linked fee rate increase (that came into effect in November 2018) helped achieve record quarterly fee income of RUB 774.0 mln (+37.0% YoY).
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The cash position2 at the end of Q3 2019 was RUB 90.14 bln. The company had no debt as of the end of the quarter.
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Capex for the quarter was RUB 0.56 bln (RUB 1.35 bln for the first nine months of 2019), all of which was spent on purchases of equipment and software as well as software development.
Moscow Exchange’s consolidated IFRS financial statements for Q3 2019 are available on the Investor Relations section of the company's web site.
The Q3 2019 IFRS Financial Results webcast is scheduled for 8 November 2019 at 4:00 pm (Moscow time).
Contacts:
| Investor Relations: | Public Relations: |
|---|---|
| Anton Terentiev +7 495 363 3232 ir@moex.com |
Lev Bystrov +7 495 363 3232 pr@moex.com |
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Moscow Exchange
Moscow Exchange Group operates Russia’s main trading platform for equities, bonds, derivative instruments, currencies, money market instruments and commodities. The Group includes the central securities depository (National Settlement Depository), and a clearing center (National Clearing Centre), performing the functions of central counterparty on the markets, which allows Moscow Exchange to offer its clients the full spectrum of trading and post-trading services. Moscow Exchange held the initial public offering of its shares on 15 February 2013 (ticker MOEX).
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