Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s stock lost ground in premarket trades after the investment bank’s first-quarter revenue fell short of the consensus estimate, while net income beat the Wall Street forecast. The company’s latest revenue figure included a previously undisclosed loss of about $470 million from the partial sale of the loan portfolio of its Marcus consumer-banking business and the transfer of the remainder of the portfolio to held-for-sale.
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said its first-quarter earnings fell to $3.09 billion, or $8.79 a share, from $3.83 billion, or $10.76 a share, in the year-ago quarter. First-quarter revenue dipped to $12.22 billion from $12.93 billion. Analysts expected Goldman Sachs to earn $8.14 a share on revenue of $12.76 billion, according to estimates compiled by FactSet. Goldman’s results came the same day as Bank of America Corp.
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reported stronger-than-expected profit and revenue. CEO David Solomon said the company turned in a “solid” performance despite turmoil in the banking sector in March following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
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and efforts by the banking system to shore up deposits at First Republic Bank
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“The events of the first quarter acted as another real-life stress test, demonstrating the resilience of Goldman Sachs and the nation’s largest financial institutions,” Solomon said. Solomon credited Goldman’s “deeply rooted risk-management culture, strong liquidity and robust capital position” for allowing it to support its clients during the quarter. Fixed-income net revenue fell 17% to $3.93 billion, which reflected lower net revenue in FICC intermediation. The business also reported lower net revenues in currencies and commodities, partially offset by “significantly higher” interest-rate-product revenue and higher revenue in mortgages and credit products. Goldman’s $470 million loss from the sale of its Marcus loan portfolio was largely offset by a related reserve reduction of about $440 million in its provision for credit losses. Global banking and market revenue fell 16% to $8.44 billion. Investment-banking fees fell 26% to $1.58 billion. Revenue in equities fell 7% to $3.02 billion. Asset- and wea …
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