Financial results
In this section
Financial review 2017-18
- Net operating income up £26.3 million (16%) to £187.1 million
- Statutory profit before tax up £11.6 million (24%) to £60.1 million
- Profit before tax margin up 2.0% to 32.1%
- Revenue per active client up £447 (18%) to £2,964 and active clients down 917 (2%) to 59,165
- Value of client trades up 28% to £2,587 billion
- Basic earnings per share up 26% to 17.3 pence
Revenue growth and operating effectiveness
Net operating income
Statutory profit before tax
Underlying profit before tax
Client value generation and client quality
Revenue per active client
Active clients
Value of client trades
Delivery of shareholder value and returns
Profit after tax
Basic earnings per share
Ordinary dividend per share
- Net operating income represents total revenue net of introducing partners commissions and spread betting levies
- Net revenue generated from CFD and spread bet active clients
- Active clients represent those individual clients who have traded with or held CFD or spread bet positions with CMC Markets on at least one occasion during the financial year
- Value of client trades represents the notional value of trades
- Ordinary dividends paid/proposed relating to the financial year