Goldman Sachs, a US-based investment bank, has released its financial results for Q1 2021. The bank crushed all forecasts and posted a massive jump in revenues and earnings.<\/p>\n
According to the official announcement, Goldman Sachs saw net revenues of $17.7 billion in Q1 2021. The investment bank also reported earnings per share (EPS) of $18.60, significantly higher than the estimates.<\/p>\n
Looking Forward to Meeting You at iFX EXPO Dubai May 2021 – Making It Happen!<\/strong><\/p>\n Goldman Sachs reported net earnings of $6.84 billion during the first three months of 2021. The investment banking division of Goldman Sachs generated record quarterly revenues of $3.77 billion.<\/p>\n Commenting on the latest financial results, David Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, said: \u201cWe have been working hard alongside our clients in preparation for a world beyond the pandemic and a more stable economic environment. Our businesses remain very well positioned to help our clients reposition for the recovery, and that strength is reflected in the record revenues and earnings achieved this quarter. I am proud of our people for the performance they\u2019ve delivered for clients over the past year under challenging conditions and pleased that our client-centric strategy continues to drive additional value for our shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n The asset management division of Goldman Sachs also performed well during the first three months of 2021 with net revenues of $4.61 billion.<\/p>\n Goldman Sachs mentioned that its global markets division including Equities and Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodities (FICC) generated quarterly revenues of $7.58 billion in Q1 2021, a jump of 47% compared to the first quarter of 2020. FICC saw a total revenue of $3.89 billion while equities business generated $3.69 billion in revenues in Q1 2021. \u201cNet revenues in FICC were $3.89 billion, 31% higher than the first quarter of 2020, due to significantly higher net revenues in FICC intermediation, reflecting significantly higher net revenues in mortgages and interest rate products and, to a lesser extent, commodities and credit products, partially offset by significantly lower net revenues in currencies. Net revenues in FICC financing were essentially unchanged,\u201d Goldman Sachs mentioned in the announcement.<\/p>\nGlobal Markets Division<\/h2>\n