SGX's profit up 21% to $472m in FY2020

All revenues from FICC, equities and data, connectivity and indices rose.

Singapore Exchange (SGX) saw its net profit jump 21% YoY to $472m in FY2020 from $391.1 in FY2019, an announcement revealed. Likewise, revenue also spiked 16% YoY to $1.05b from $909.8m.

EBITDA rose 25% YoY to $655.7m from $523.5m over the same period, whilst earnings per share was 44.1 cents, higher than 36.5 cents in FY2019.

SGX’s board of directors has proposed a final quarterly dividend of 8.0 cents per share, payable on 9 October, for approval at the forthcoming annual general meeting.

“Barring unforeseen circumstances, the annualised quarterly dividend going forward will be 32 cents per share, an increase of 7%. The higher quarterly dividend is in line with our policy to pay a sustainable and growing dividend over time, consistent with our long-term growth prospects,” SGX said.

Revenue from its Fixed Income as well as Currencies and Commodities (FICC) segment jumped 23% YoY to $171.4m, accounting for 16% of the total revenue. Meanwhile, its equities revenue likewise edged up 14% YoY to $759.7m, which takes up 72% of the group’s profit.

In the same vein, equities–cash revenue increased 19% YoY to $399.3m, whilst revenue from the equities– derivatives unit inched up 8% YoY to $360.4m.

Lastly, revenue from its data, connectivity and indices segment rose 19% YoY to $121.6m. This accounts for 12% of SGX’s total revenue.

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