Summary
Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) reported its 2011 fiscal year results, facing a challenging economic and market environment characterized by volatile equity markets and declining interest rates. Despite these headwinds, the company demonstrated resilience, with net revenues increasing by 10% year-over-year to $4.69 billion, driven by growth across its major revenue sources: asset management and administration fees, net interest revenue, and trading revenue. Net income saw a significant increase of 90%, reaching $864 million. This performance was supported by strong client activity, with net new client assets totaling $145.9 billion and daily average trades increasing by 13%. The company also successfully integrated its acquisition of optionsXpress, contributing to revenue growth, particularly in trading. Management highlighted a continued focus on expense discipline, which helped improve the pre-tax profit margin to 29.7%.
Financial Highlights
40 data points| Revenue | $4.69B |
| Interest Expense | $175.00M |
| Net Income | $864.00M |
| EPS (Basic) | $0.70 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.70 |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 1.23B |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 1.23B |
Key Highlights
- 1Net revenues increased by 10% to $4.69 billion in 2011, driven by growth in asset management, net interest, and trading revenues.
- 2Net income surged by 90% to $864 million.
- 3Net new client assets reached $145.9 billion, indicating strong client acquisition and retention.
- 4Daily average client trades increased by 13%, reflecting robust client engagement.
- 5The acquisition of optionsXpress was completed, contributing to revenue and expanding the company's trading capabilities.
- 6The company maintained expense discipline, resulting in a pre-tax profit margin of 29.7% and a return on stockholders' equity of 12%.
- 7The company's financial position remained solid, with total assets growing to $108.6 billion and stockholders' equity increasing to $7.7 billion.