LPL Financial Holdings Inc. Q4 Profit Increases, Beats Estimates

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) released earnings for its fourth quarter that increased from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's earnings totaled $270.75 million, or $3.59 per share. This compares with $217.56 million, or $2.85 per share, last year.

Excluding items, LPL Financial Holdings Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $320.26 million or $4.25 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $3.96 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the period rose 32.9% to $3.512 billion from $2.643 billion last year.

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $270.75 Mln. vs. $217.56 Mln. last year.
-EPS: $3.59 vs. $2.85 last year.
-Revenue: $3.512 Bln vs. $2.643 Bln last year.

by RTTNews Staff Writer

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