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Raymond James Financial, Inc. has submitted its 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.
The filing reports net revenues of $12.821 billion, a 10% increase from $11.619 billion in the previous year, primarily driven by higher asset management fees and brokerage revenues.
Compensation, commissions, and benefits expenses rose by 13% to $8.213 billion, reflecting higher compensable revenues and increased costs to support growth.
Non-compensation expenses decreased by 4% to $1.965 billion, attributed to lower legal and regulatory expenses and a decrease in the bank loan provision for credit losses.
Net income available to common shareholders was $2.063 billion, a 19% increase from $1.733 billion in the prior year, with a return on common equity of 18.9%.
The effective income tax rate decreased to 21.8% from 23.7% in the previous year, due to a higher tax benefit from nontaxable valuation gains.
The Private Client Group segment reported net revenues of $9.459 billion, a 9% increase, driven by higher asset management fees and brokerage revenues.
The Capital Markets segment's net revenues increased by 21% to $1.472 billion, with investment banking revenues rising by 34% due to favorable market conditions.
The Asset Management segment's net revenues grew by 16% to $1.027 billion, supported by higher financial assets under management and fee-based accounts.
The Bank segment's net revenues decreased by 15% to $1.716 billion, primarily due to increased interest expenses from a higher-cost deposit mix.
Raymond James Financial maintained a strong capital position with a tier 1 leverage ratio of 12.8% and total capital ratio of 24.1%, both well above regulatory requirements.
The company repurchased 7.7 million shares of common stock for $900 million during the fiscal year, with $644 million remaining under the Board's authorization.
This content was summarized by generative artificial intelligence using public filings retrieved from SEC.gov. The original data was derived from the Raymond James Financial Inc. annual 10-K report dated November 26, 2024. To report an error, please email earnings@qz.com.