Overview
Real estate services firm's Q4 revenue rose 10%, beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectations, rising 40% yr/yr
Company repurchased $80.3 mln in shares during Q4
Outlook
Company sees significant runway for healthy growth with continued margin expansion
JLL plans to provide details on forward strategy at upcoming Investor Briefing
Result Drivers
TRANSACTIONAL REVENUE - Driven by strong growth in Capital Markets Services and Leasing Advisory, with investment sales and debt advisory transactions leading the way
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT - Revenue growth in Real Estate Management Services was led by Project Management and Workplace Management
COST MANAGEMENT - Effective cost management actions offset adverse impacts from healthcare claims, contributing to margin expansion
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Revenue
Beat
$7.61 bln
$7.45 bln (7 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$8.71
$7.33 (10 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
$8.34
Q4 Adjusted Net Income
Beat
$419.70 mln
$353.31 mln (6 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted EBITDA
Beat
$589.10 mln
$529.88 mln (8 Analysts)
Q4 Free Cash Flow
$934.60 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 $405.00, about 41.2% above its February 17 closing price of $286.83
The stock recently traded at 14 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago
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