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- **Revenue Record**: Q3 2025 revenues hit $737 million (+31% YoY), driven by cross-asset growth and FMX's SOFR Futures leadership (ADV +3x QoQ, 37% U.S. Treasury market share).
- **Cost Efficiency**: $25M cost reduction program to boost margins, with 22.4% pretax earnings growth to $155.1 million.
- **Strategic Momentum**: FMX UST ADV at $59.4B (+12% YoY), new electronic credit platform live globally, and energy business expanding into hyperscale data centers.

**【CEO Summary Section】**
- **Record Revenue Growth**: Q3 2025 revenues reached $737 million, up 31% YoY, driven by growth across all asset classes and geographies. Excluding OTC, revenues grew 12% to $628 million, also a record.
- **FMX Dominance**: SOFR Futures ADV and open interest tripled QoQ, with U.S. Treasury market share hitting 37%, up from 29% YoY. FMX UST ADV reached $59.4 billion, up 12% YoY.
- **Cost Efficiency**: A $25 million cost reduction program to be completed by year-end, enhancing profitability and margins.

**【CFO Financial Commentary】**
- **Earnings Performance**: Adjusted EBITDA rose 10.7% to $167.6 million. Pretax adjusted earnings increased 22.4% to $155.1 million, with EPS of $0.29.
- **Expense Management**: Compensation expenses grew 47.5% (GAAP) and 42.1% (adjusted) due to higher commissionable revenues. Non-compensation expenses increased 20.9% (GAAP) and 19.2% (adjusted), driven by OTC acquisition.
- **Liquidity & Share Buyback**: $924.7 million in liquidity as of Q3. Board reapproved $400 million share repurchase program, with plans to reduce share count further in Q4.

**【Q&A Key Highlights】**
- **Market Share Growth**: Outperformed industry slowdowns through targeted hiring (150+ new brokers) and platform innovation, achieving 21% organic ECS growth (excluding OTC).
- **FMX Expansion**: Onboarded 11 FCMs in year 1, with SOFR Futures adoption accelerating. 2026 focus on U.S. Treasury futures, leveraging LCH clearing and aggregator integrations.
- **Electronic Credit Strategy**: Launched new fully electronic global credit platform for institutional clients, complementing PortfolioMatch's 50% YoY average trade size growth.
- **Energy & Cloud Traction**: Energy procurement business benefits from Newmark's hyperscaler relationships, with data centers as a growing client channel.

BGC Group, Inc. (BGC) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

- **Record Results**: Q2 2025 revenues up 42% to $784 million, with organic growth at 21% (excluding OTC).
- **Margin Improvement**: $25M annual cost savings program to close OTC margin gap by year-end.
- **FX Dominance**: Voice trading outpaces electronic, but long-term shift to electronic expected.
- **Futures Momentum**: UST futures market share at 35%, SOFR open interest doubling in July.
- **Q3 Guidance**: Organic revenue growth target of 12% (midpoint of $715-765M).

**【CEO Summary Section】**
- **Record Revenue Growth**: Q2 2025 revenues reached $784 million, a 42% year-over-year increase, with organic growth (excluding OTC) at 21%.
- **Market Leadership**: BGC is now the world's largest ECS broker, with FMX achieving record volumes and 35% market share in UST futures.
- **Cost Reduction Program**: A $25 million annualized cost savings initiative will close the margin gap between OTC (low teens) and BGC's current margins by year-end 2025.

**【CFO Financial Commentary】**
- **Adjusted Earnings**: Pretax adjusted earnings rose 38% to $173.6 million, with post-tax adjusted EPS at $0.31 (34.8% YoY growth).
- **Liquidity**: $965.9 million as of Q2, up from $897.8 million at year-end 2024.
- **Share Buybacks**: 16 million shares repurchased in Q2, with full impact reflected in Q3.

**【Q&A Key Highlights】**
- **Growth Algorithm**: Excluding OTC, Q3 2025 organic revenue growth expected at 12% (midpoint of $715-765 million guidance).
- **FX Business**: Strong performance driven by normalized volatility, with voice trading outpacing electronic but expected to shift over time.
- **Futures Expansion**: UST futures market share at 35% (up from 30% YoY), with SOFR open interest doubling in July. 12 FCMs expected to onboard by year-end.
- **Margin Trajectory**: $25 million cost savings to bridge OTC margin gap, with $6.25 million quarterly benefit starting in Q4 2025.


BGC Group, Inc. (BGC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

- **Record Growth**: Q1 2025 revenue up 15% to $664 million, driven by organic expansion and OTC acquisition.
- **Market Leadership**: FMX UST ADV +33% to $60 billion, FX ADV doubles to $14.5 billion.
- **Strategic Acquisition**: OTC adds $400M+ annualized revenue, positioning BGC as #1 ECS broker.
- **Profitability Outlook**: OTC to be immediately accretive; FMX cash-neutral with long-term 40-50% margins.
- **Liquidity Strength**: $1.146B liquidity as of Q1, supporting share buybacks and growth initiatives.

**【CEO Opening Remarks】**
- Q1 2025 revenue reached $664 million, up 15% YoY, driven by organic growth across Voice/Hybrid and Fenics businesses.
- Completed acquisition of OTC Global Holdings for $325 million, adding $400+ million annualized revenue and positioning BGC as the world's largest ECS broker.
- April volatility boosted secondary trading volumes, with FMX UST hitting $142 billion daily volume on April 9.

**【Co-CEO Business Review】**
- **Rates**: Revenue $200.9 million (+14.8%), record volumes across all major interest rate products.
- **FX**: Revenue $110 million (+31%), broad-based growth across all FX products.
- **Fenics Platforms**: 
  - FMX UST ADV $60 billion (+33%), market share 33% vs 28% YoY.
  - FMX FX ADV $14.5 billion (doubled YoY), onboarding new participants.
  - Portfolio Match ADV doubled, capturing credit market share.
  - Lucera revenue +15%, launching new FX/Rates products in 2025.

**【CFO Financial Highlights】**
- Adjusted EPS $0.29 (+16%), adjusted EBITDA $199.8 million (-4.1% YoY due to prior-period gain).
- Americas revenue +23.3%, EMEA +12.2%, APAC +2.4%.
- Compensation expenses +17.5% vs prior year, non-compensation +5.2%.
- Liquidity $1.146 billion as of Q1, up from $0.898 billion at year-end 2024.

**【Q&A Key Takeaways】**
- **FMX Futures Launch**: Delayed to May due to April volatility, but LCH and BGC fully prepared. UST futures targeting institutional desks.
- **OTC Integration**: 37 days post-acquisition, already identifying cross-sell opportunities. OTC expected to be immediately accretive but with lower margins than BGC core business.
- **FMX Profitability**: Cash burn to BGC is zero; expects breakeven in short-term, long-term margins ~40-50%.
- **Tax Rate**: 2025 guidance 10-12%, Q1 rate elevated due to one-time items.
- **Howard Shares**: 90-day divestment deadline approaching, no open market sales expected.

BGC (BGC)-7 May 25-2025 Q1 Earnings call transcript

- **Record Q4 Growth**: 11% YoY revenue driven by ECS, rates, and FX; full-year revenue up 12% to $2.2B.
- **Acquisition Impact**: Sage/OCT adds >$450M annual revenue, with OTC at 15-20% margins.
- **FMX Momentum**: 30% UST market share, 80% YoY FX volume growth, 10 FCMs by Q1 2025.
- **Profitability**: 26.7% EBITDA growth, 21.9% EPS expansion.
- **Share Transition**: Howard's shares to be divested within 90 days of Senate confirmation, no open-market sales.

**【Management Opening Remarks】**
- BGC reported record Q4 2024 revenue of $572.3 million, up 11% YoY, driven by strong performance in ECS, rates, and FX businesses. Full-year revenue grew 12% to $2.2 billion.
- Acquisitions of Sage Energy Partners (closed Q4) and OTC Holdings (expected to close Q1 2025) are projected to add >$450 million annual revenue, with OTC expected to contribute $400 million at 15-20% margins.
- Trading volumes in Q1 2025 are outpacing Q1 2024's record levels, with FMX UST achieving 30% market share and FX volumes up 80% YoY.

**【Financial Highlights】**
- Adjusted EBITDA rose 26.7% to $192 million, driven by 11.8% brokerage revenue growth and 28% ECS revenue expansion.
- Q4 non-compensation expenses were flat, with cost control supporting 21.9% growth in post-tax adjusted EPS to $0.25.
- Liquidity improved to $897.8 million as of Q4 2024, up from $701.4 million a year prior.

**【Q1 2025 Guidance】**
- Revenue expected between $610 million and $660 million (10% YoY midpoint growth).
- Pretax adjusted earnings projected at $145-161 million, reflecting 13% YoY growth.

**【Key Q&A Takeaways】**
- Howard Lutnick's share divestiture will comply with Senate Ethics Committee rules, with no open-market sales or corporate structure changes.
- Sage Energy contributed 1-2% of Q4 revenue growth, with similar impact expected in Q1 2025.
- FMX U.S. Treasury futures launch remains on track for end-Q1 2025, with 8 FCMs connected (target 10 by end-Q1).
- Stock-based compensation is viewed as critical for retention and growth, with no plans to align GAAP EPS with adjusted metrics.

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