Nasdaq (NDAQ) Climbs on Impressive Q2 Earnings

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Nasdaq Inc. saw its share prices increase by 5.91 percent on Thursday to close at $93.50 apiece after reporting impressive earnings performance in the second quarter of the year.

In its earnings statement, Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) said net income during the period more than doubled to $452 million from $222 million previously, pushing its six-month figure higher by 86 percent to $847 million from $456 million previously.

Net revenues increased by 12 percent to $1.3 billion from $1.16 billion year-on-year, with the six-month figure up by 9.6 percent at $2.5 billion from $2.28 billion.

“Nasdaq’s financial results highlight the resilience of our business model and its ability to achieve exceptional revenue and earnings growth with strong free cash flow generation,” said Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) CFO Sarah Youngwood.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) Climbs on Impressive Q2 Earnings

“We are executing well on our capital allocation priorities, including repaying debt, and have surpassed our gross leverage milestone 16 months ahead of plan. We will optimize for long-term investor returns as we make organic growth investments and balance further deleveraging with opportunistic share repurchases,” she added.

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