Real estate services firm Newmark (NASDAQ:NMRK) reported results in line with analysts' expectations in Q4 FY2023, with revenue up 23.1% year on year to $747.4 million. It made a non-GAAP profit of $0.46 per share, improving from its profit of $0.04 per share in the same quarter last year.

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Newmark (NMRK) Q4 FY2023 Highlights:

• Revenue: $747.4 million vs analyst estimates of $743.5 million (small beat)

• EPS (non-GAAP): $0.46 vs analyst expectations of $0.47 (1.4% miss)

• Gross Margin (GAAP): 33.4%, down from 35.9% in the same quarter last year

• Market Capitalization: $1.79 billion

Founded in 1929, Newmark (NASDAQ:NMRK) provides commercial real estate services, including leasing advisory, global corporate services, investment sales and capital markets, property and facilities management, valuation and advisory, and consulting.

Real Estate Services

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Sales Growth

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This quarter, Newmark's year-on-year revenue growth of 23.1% was excellent, and its $747.4 million of revenue was in line with Wall Street's estimates. Looking ahead, Wall Street expects sales to grow 4.9% over the next 12 months, a deceleration from this quarter.

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