Fiscal Q3 Earnings: TD Ameritrade's Decline Versus Prior Quarter

By Joyce Hanson

July 20, 2011 at 12:28 PM

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TD Ameritrade (AMTD) announced fiscal third-quarter 2011 earnings on Tuesday, reporting earnings per share of $0.27 on profits of $157.4 million compared with EPS of $0.30 on profits of $171.7 million in the second quarter.

Revenues stood at $684.8 million versus $718.2 million in the third quarter, ended June 30, according to an AMTD news release. Average client trades per day were approximately 370,000, a decrease of 11%.

Analysts had expected TD Ameritrade to pull in earnings of $0.29. A year ago, Q3 2010 EPS totaled $0.31 while profits came to $179.4 million and revenues totaled $691.8 million.

Fred Tomczyk, TD Ameritrade president and chief executive officer, pointed to net new client assets of $7.9 billion, at an annualized growth rate of 8%.

"Despite the economic uncertainty and what looks to be a seasonally slow summer, we delivered solid growth in net new assets and asset-based revenues. Year to date, we have gathered $29.1 billion in net new assets, an annualized growth rate of 11%," Tomczyk said in a statement.

TD Ameritrade's financial position allowed the company to buy back close to 5 million shares, or 1% of outstanding common stock, for approximately $97 million, in the quarter.

"When that is combined with our quarterly dividend, we returned 80% of our quarterly net income to shareholders," Tomczyk said. "We remain focused on initiatives that will drive client engagement and fuel organic growth."

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