EU TECHNOLOGY: Mastercard Q125 Results

May-01 12:35

Aa3/A+

 

Top line and margins ahead of consensus albeit with volumes slightly soft.

 

  • Q1 net revs $7.3bn (+17% cFX, 2% beat)
  • Q1 dollar volume +9% (2.6% miss), purchase volume +10% (2.5% miss)
  • Cross-border volume growth of 15% (vs, cons. 17.4%).
  • Q1 op margin 59.3% vs. 58.8% in Q124 (0.6pp beat)
  • Q1 CFO $2.4bn vs. $1.7bn in Q124
  • FY: Growth (cFX ex. M&A) guidance unchanged but GAAP/non-cFX targets tweaked

Historical bullets

SONIA: Mid curve calls buyer

Apr-01 12:33

0NU5 97.00c Bought for 5.75 and 6 in 20k.

EURIBOR OPTIONS: Call spread vs put spread

Apr-01 12:33

ERZ5 98.06/98.25 cs vs 97.75/97.50 ps, bought the cs for 3.5 and 4 in 24k total.

STIR: BLOCK: Jun'25 SOFR Puts

Apr-01 12:31
  • 30,000 SFRM5 95.75 puts, 3.0 ref 95.935 at 0826:16ET, total volumes 72,000 when taking into account 20,000 SFRM5 95.62/95.75/95.87 put trees and other misc trades