Bolsas y Mercados Espaoles (BME) posted a net profit of 102.98 million in the first half of 2007, up 66.1 percent on the 61.98 million recorded in the year-earlier period.
Net profit for the second quarter was 52.83 million, an increase of 79.9 percent from the same quarter in 2006.
Revenues in the first half grew by 38.9 percent from a year earlier to 191.17 million. In the second quarter, revenues came in at 98.27 million, up 45.6 percent on the same year-earlier period.
Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) in the six months to June totalled 145.28 million, up 58.1 percent on 2006. EBITDA for the second quarter was 74.49 million, an increase of 69.6 percent from the year earlier.
Operating costs in the second quarter increased by 0.7 percent, compared to the same period last year. In the first half operating costs increased by only 0.4 percent.
The efficiency ratio, which values the expenses incurred by each revenue source, fell from 33.2 percent in the first half of 2006 to 24 percent at the end of June 2007.
Earnings per share climbed from 0.74 in the first half of 2006 to 1.2 in the first half of 2007—a year-on-year increase of 66.1 percent.