-=IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) reported earnings on Thur 7 Feb 2019 (b/o)

IntercontinentalExchange beats by $0.02, beats on revs; Increases dividend 15%

• Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $0.94 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 better than the S&P Capital IQ Consensus of $0.92; revenues rose 14.1% year/year to $1.31 bln vs the $1.29 bln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.
• Outlook
  • 2019 Data Revenue $2.19-2.24 bln ($2.115 bln in 2018)
  • Q1 Data Revenue $540-545 mln ($539 mln in Q4)
• Announced board authorization of its first quarter 2019 dividend of $0.275 per share, up 15% from its previous $0.24 per share quarterly dividend in 2018.