Q1 earnings results for Visa Inc. beat expectations on both the top and bottom lines.
Visa posted earnings of 86 cents per share on Q1 revenues of $4.5 billion. Analysts’ expectations were for earnings of 78 cents per share on Q1 revenues of 4.278 billion, the higher revenue number reflects a 25% increase on year-on-year basis.
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Visa shares have rallied over 3% today to an all-time of 85.40 as payment growth came in at $1.9 trillion, up 47% on a year-on-year basis for the three months ending September 30, 2016.
Looking ahead, Visa affirmed its positive outlook with annual net revenue growth expected in the 16 to 18% range for 2017.
