Overview
Commercial real estate services firm's Q1 revenue rose 11%, beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q1 increased 48%, beating analyst expectations
Company repurchased $300 mln of shares, including $200 mln accelerated buyback
Outlook
JLL says its Accelerate 2030 strategy positions it for long-term sustainable growth
Result Drivers
CAPITAL MARKETS SERVICES - Growth driven by investment sales and debt advisory transactions across most sectors and geographies, with robust equity advisory activity
LEASING ADVISORY - Revenue increase led by continued momentum in office and acceleration in industrial, especially in the U.S. and UK, with larger deal sizes and higher volumes
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT SERVICES - Growth supported by Workplace Management and Project Management, reflecting new client wins and mandate expansions
Company press release: ID:nPnc77TYRa
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Revenue
Beat
$6.39 bln
$6.02 bln (7 Analysts)
Q1 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$3.43
$3 (10 Analysts)
Q1 EPS
$3.33
Q1 Adjusted Net Income
Beat
$163.80 mln
$142.35 mln (7 Analysts)
Q1 Adjusted EBITDA
Beat
$273.60 mln
$257.82 mln (8 Analysts)
Q1 Free Cash Flow
-$819.90 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 8 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the real estate services peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Jones Lang LaSalle Inc is $380.00, about 12.2% above its April 29 closing price of $338.66
The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 17 three months ago
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