Goldman reports second loss
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October 19, 2011, Wednesday
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GOLDMAN Sachs reported its second quarterly loss in 12 years as revenue from trading, asset management and securities underwriting declined and the firm lost money on investments.
The third-quarter loss of US$393 million, or 84 US cents per share, compared with a profit of US$1.9 billion, or US$2.98, a year earlier, the company said yesterday. The average estimate of 26 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News was for an 11-cent loss per share, with estimates ranging from a US$1.02 loss to a US$1.22 profit.
Chairman and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, 57, has tied Goldman Sachs's fortunes to trading, which accounted for 53 percent of first-half revenue, and gains on the firm's stakes in companies and real estate, which made up 20 percent.
Declines in assets ranging from equities to mortgage-backed bonds in the third quarter led to lower trading volume and markdowns of the firm's own investments.
The third quarter "was a very challenging trading quarter and subsequent quarters are likely to be a repeat given the current market environment," Jon Fisher, a portfolio manager at Fifth Third Asset Management said before the results were released. "Any positive comments made regarding the near-term trading environment are unlikely to be believed."
The third-quarter loss of US$393 million, or 84 US cents per share, compared with a profit of US$1.9 billion, or US$2.98, a year earlier, the company said yesterday. The average estimate of 26 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News was for an 11-cent loss per share, with estimates ranging from a US$1.02 loss to a US$1.22 profit.
Chairman and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, 57, has tied Goldman Sachs's fortunes to trading, which accounted for 53 percent of first-half revenue, and gains on the firm's stakes in companies and real estate, which made up 20 percent.
Declines in assets ranging from equities to mortgage-backed bonds in the third quarter led to lower trading volume and markdowns of the firm's own investments.
The third quarter "was a very challenging trading quarter and subsequent quarters are likely to be a repeat given the current market environment," Jon Fisher, a portfolio manager at Fifth Third Asset Management said before the results were released. "Any positive comments made regarding the near-term trading environment are unlikely to be believed."
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