Saturday, August 8, 2009

Goldman Sachs's Q2 net surges 65 per cent to $3.44 billion


Wall Street banking major Goldman Sachs on Tuesday reported a 65 per cent surge in profit at $3.44 billion on net revenues of $13.76 billion in the second quarter ended 26 June 2009.

Goldman Sachs, which recently returned federal bailout funds to the tune of $10 billion, had reported a profit of $2.09 billion and revenues worth $9.42 billion in the comparable period of the previous year.

Diluted earnings from shares rose to $4.93 in the second quarter from $4.58 in the first quarter. Annualised average return on equity rose to 23 per cent in the second quarter from 18.3 per cent in the first quarter.

Excluding one-time preferred dividend of $426 million related to the repurchase of the firm's TRAP common stock, diluted earnings per common share were $5,71 and annualised return on equity was 23.8 per cent for the second quarter and 19.2 per cent for the first half of 2009."

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