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NYSE Member Firms Report Fourth-Quarter Results

Date 12/02/2016

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported a fourth-quarter 2015 after-tax loss of approximately $115 million and revenues of approximately $36.9 billion, compared with a $2.8 billion after-tax profit on revenues of about $39 billion in the fourth-quarter of 2014.

Comparative financial results are reported in the table below:

NYSE MEMBER FIRMS DEALING WITH PUBLIC
($ in Millions)
           
  4th QTR 2015 4th QTR 2014 3rd QTR 2015 YTD 2015 YTD 2014
Revenue $36,999   $39,204   $38,771   $161,886   $164,628  
Expense $37,176   $34,952   $35,568   $147,598   $148,663  
After Tax Profit/Loss ($115)   $2,764   $2,082   $9,287   $10,377  
After Tax Annualized Return on Capital -0.2%   3.9%   2.9%   3.3%   3.7%  
Assets $3,408,426   $3,804,554   $3,609,768   $3,408,426   $3,804,554  
Capital and subordinated liabilities $282,609   $286,230   $287,181   $282,609   $286,230  
Commission Revenues $5,576   $6,134   $5,692   $22,658   $22,963  
Firms 140   153   141   159   157  
Profitable Firms 86   101   92   105   109  
Aggregate PreTax Earnings of Profitable Firms $3,117   $5,241   $4,603   $20,558   $21,868  
Unprofitable Firms 54   52   49   54   48  
Aggregate PreTax Loss of Unprofitable Firms ($3,293)   ($989)   ($1,399)   ($6,270)   ($5,903)

* Record level

Note: Data is from NYSE member firms that conduct business with the public. Revenues include firms that trade primarily for their own account, but excludes designated market makers (formerly known as specialists). All firms are registered broker-dealers with the SEC. Revenues are predominantly derived from investment banking, trading, commissions, and interest.

Since the NYSE member firm community is composed of corporations and partnerships, after-tax earnings are presented on a pro-forma basis that assumes a corporate tax rate of 35 percent.

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NYSE Member Firms Dealing with Public (Financial Summary)
Statement of Income (Loss) and Expense Unconsolidated
Statement of Financial Condition