CME Group Q2 Profit Rises, But EPS Down - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - CME Group Inc. (CME) posted second-quarter net income attributable to the company of $265.0 million up from $263.8 million in the same quarter last year. But, earnings per share declined to $0.78 from $0.79 in the prior year.

Excluding the items, adjusted net income attributable to CME Group would have been $320 million and adjusted earnings per share would have been $0.95 in the second-quarter 2015. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.92 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Total revenues for the quarter grew to $820.0 million from $731.6 million in the prior year. Wall Street expected revenues of $807.22 million.

Second-quarter 2015 average daily volume was 13.3 million contracts, up 6 percent from second-quarter 2014, and included average daily volume records in agricultural commodities and weekly treasury options.

Clearing and transaction fee revenues were $682 million, up 12 percent compared with second-quarter 2014. Market data revenue was $103 million, up 15 percent.

Second-quarter 2015 total average rate per contract was 77.7 cents, up from 75.3 cents in first-quarter 2015, driven primarily by a higher proportion of total volume coming from commodities products, which have higher average fees.