TD Ameritrade Raises Profits 35%: Q1 Earnings

TD Ameritrade (AMTD) said Wednesday that its net income in the quarter ended March 31 grew nearly 35% year over year, hitting $194 million, or $0.35 per share, beating estimates.

Revenues improved nearly 20% over the past 12 months to $812 million, as net new client assets hit $12.2 billion, an 8% annualized growth rate. Still, net assets for the company’s fiscal second quarter fell below those of both the earlier period, $14.5 billion, and the same period of 2013, $12.9 billion.

The brokerage firm, though, boosted average daily client trades to about 492,000 in the most-recent quarter, up from 414,000 in the prior quarter and 378,000 in the year-ago period. 

“TD Ameritrade’s earnings for the second quarter were up 35% year-over-year, driven by record trades per day as retail investor engagement continued to improve. In fact, our quarterly activity rate was the highest we’ve seen in a decade,” said President and CEO Fred Tomczyk, in a press release.

“Additionally, we continue to see strong asset gathering and demand for our guidance-based offerings,” Tomczyk said. “We remain focused on giving our clients access to a wide range of products, tools and education to help them pursue their goals.”