MarketAxess Earnings: Net Income Falls Because of Lower Corporate Bond Market Share and Pricing

Wide-moat-rated MarketAxess reported weak third-quarter earnings that were in line with our expectations as lower market share and reduced fee capture hurt results. MarketAxess' net revenue was effectively flat from last year at $172 million, while its net income fell 7.4% to $54.9 million when compared with the year-ago period. While these were not good results, we were already aware of the market share issues, which were behind a recent 13% reduction in our fair value estimate. As we incorporate these results, we do not expect to materially alter our $305 per share fair value estimate.