secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC (MKTX)
CIK:        0001278021
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-22-017613
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MarketAxess Q4 revenue down 4% to $165.1M, EPS $1.37; dividend raised to $0.70, $150M buyback authorized
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- Q4 revenues $165.1M (-4% YoY); operating income $72.6M (-21%); diluted EPS $1.37 (-28%).
- FY2021 record revenues $699.0M (+1%); operating income $337.2M (-10%); diluted EPS $6.77 (-14%).
- Dividend increased 6% to $0.70 per share, payable Feb 23, 2022 to holders of record Feb 9.
- Board authorized new $150M share repurchase program; 111,694 shares bought in Q4 for $45M.
- 2022 guidance: expenses $385-415M, capex $58-62M; effective tax rate 24-26%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278021/000119312522017613/0001193125-22-017613-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278021/000119312522017613/d177854d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-017613

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