Goldman Sachs tops estimates on better-than-expected fixed income trading

Goldman Sachs said Monday that it topped second-quarter profit and revenue estimates on better-than-expected fixed income results.

Here’s what the company reported:

• Earnings: $8.62 per share vs. $8.34 per share LSEG estimate
• Revenue: $12.73 billion vs. $12.46 billion estimate

Goldman said profit jumped 150% from a year earlier to $3.04 billion, or $8.62 per share; the bank’s results a year ago were hamstrung by write-downs tied to commercial real estate and the sale of a consumer business.

Companywide revenue rose a more modest 17% to $12.73 billion on growth in the bank’s core trading, advisory and asset and wealth management operations.

Fixed income was a highlight for the quarter; revenue there jumped 17% to $3.18 billion, roughly $220 million more than the StreetAccount estimate, on activity in interest rate, currency and mortgage trading markets.

In other places, the bank was merely in line with expectations; for instance, equities trading climbed 7% to $3.17 billion, matching the StreetAccount estimate, on strength in derivatives activity.

The bank’s asset and wealth management division produced a 27% increase in revenue to $3.88 billion, also essentially matching the StreetAccount estimate, on gains in equity investments and rising management fees.

Expectations have been set high for Goldman Sachs, with Wall Street businesses in the midst of a rebound after a dismal 2023.

That’s because out of the six biggest U.S. banks, Goldman is the most reliant on investment banking and trading to generate revenue.

Another focal point for the quarter will be in asset and wealth management, areas that Goldman CEO David Solomon has wagered can be a growth engine for the bank.

On Friday, rivals JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup both topped expectations thanks to surging investment banking fees and better-than-expected equities trading results.

Bank of America and Morgan Stanley report results on Tuesday.

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