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177.41 (1y: +42%)
Market Cap 12.66 B P/E(ttm) 24.10
Enterprise Value P/B 3.54
ICE- NYSE (USA)
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
  • Currently 3.5/5
Business Predictability Rank: 3.5-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 3.5-Star stocks: 9.3% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 9%.
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a companyย’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength : 3/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt 29.576
ICE's Cash to Debt is ranked lower than
63% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 2100.97 vs. ICE: 29.576 )
ICE' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: 0.76   Max: No Debt
Current: 29.58
Equity to Asset 0.024
ICE's Equity to Asset is ranked lower than
90% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 0.24 vs. ICE: 0.024 )
ICE' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: -0.33   Max: 0.76
Current: 0.02
-0.33
0.76
Interest Coverage 22.2
ICE's Interest Coverage is ranked lower than
77% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 10000.00 vs. ICE: 22.2 )
ICE' s 10-Year Interest Coverage Range
Min: 22   Max: No Debt
Current: 22.2
F-Score: 6
Z-Score: 0.45
M-Score: -2.33
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the companyย’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
ย•ย•3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rankย•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth : 9/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) 60.70
ICE's Operating margin (%) is ranked higher than
97% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 16.70 vs. ICE: 60.70 )
ICE' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: -237.3   Max: 65.2
Current: 60.7
-237.3
65.2
Net-margin (%) 40.5
ICE's Net-margin (%) is ranked higher than
92% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 9.55 vs. ICE: 40.5 )
ICE' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: 14.3   Max: 45.7
Current: 40.5
14.3
45.7
ROE (%) 15.1
ICE's ROE (%) is ranked higher than
87% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 4.60 vs. ICE: 15.1 )
ICE' s 10-Year ROE (%) Range
Min: 13.2   Max: 80.8
Current: 15.1
13.2
80.8
ROA (%) 1.5
ICE's ROA (%) is ranked higher than
56% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 1.20 vs. ICE: 1.5 )
ICE' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: 1.4   Max: 29
Current: 1.5
1.4
29
Revenue Growth (%) 8.5
ICE's Revenue Growth (%) is ranked higher than
91% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 0.90 vs. ICE: 8.5 )
ICE' s 10-Year Revenue Growth (%) Range
Min: 0   Max: 41.1
Current: 8.5
0
41.1
EBITDA Growth (%) 7.6
ICE's EBITDA Growth (%) is ranked higher than
92% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: -1.85 vs. ICE: 7.6 )
ICE' s 10-Year EBITDA Growth (%) Range
Min: 0   Max: 55.2
Current: 7.6
0
55.2
EPS Growth (%) 15.2
ICE's EPS Growth (%) is ranked higher than
89% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: -2.95 vs. ICE: 15.2 )
ICE' s 10-Year EPS Growth (%) Range
Min: 0   Max: 70.6
Current: 15.2
0
70.6
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Revenue & Net Income
Cash & Debt
Oprt. Cash Flow & Free Cash Flow

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Guru Trades
Q2 2012

ICE Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Jeremy Grantham 14,600 sh (New)
Andreas Halvorsen 491,153 sh (New)
Ruane Cunniff 13,455 sh (New)
RS Investment Management 42,210 sh (+106.3%)
Joel Greenblatt 3,628 sh (+15.32%)
Pioneer Investments 153,495 sh (+9.86%)
Frank Sands 4,314,826 sh (+6.07%)
Paul Tudor Jones Sold Out
Jim Simons 133,000 sh (-65.73%)
Steven Cohen 3,252 sh (-66.06%)
Murray Stahl 32,100 sh (-84.05%)
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Q3 2012

ICE Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Steven Cohen 124,323 sh (+3722.97%)
Pioneer Investments 194,700 sh (+26.84%)
Joel Greenblatt 4,470 sh (+23.21%)
Jeremy Grantham 14,700 sh (+0.68%)
Ruane Cunniff 13,455 sh (unchged)
Andreas Halvorsen Sold Out
Murray Stahl 32,023 sh (-0.24%)
RS Investment Management 40,610 sh (-3.79%)
Frank Sands 4,009,925 sh (-7.07%)
Jim Simons 7,600 sh (-94.29%)
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Q4 2012

ICE Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Louis Moore Bacon 75,000 sh (New)
Paul Tudor Jones 3,400 sh (New)
Jim Simons 225,500 sh (+2867.11%)
Joel Greenblatt 9,059 sh (+102.66%)
Pioneer Investments 204,801 sh (+5.19%)
Frank Sands 4,015,051 sh (+0.13%)
Jeremy Grantham 17,700 sh (unchged)
Ruane Cunniff 13,455 sh (unchged)
RS Investment Management Sold Out
Murray Stahl 31,946 sh (-0.24%)
Steven Cohen 78,518 sh (-36.84%)
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Q1 2013

ICE Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Andreas Halvorsen 1,366,700 sh (New)
Bruce Kovner 15,000 sh (New)
Jim Simons 861,000 sh (+281.82%)
Steven Cohen 234,800 sh (+199.04%)
Jeremy Grantham 18,800 sh (+6.21%)
Pioneer Investments 210,821 sh (+2.94%)
Frank Sands Sold Out
Louis Moore Bacon Sold Out
Paul Tudor Jones Sold Out
Murray Stahl 31,919 sh (-0.08%)
Ruane Cunniff 13,430 sh (-0.19%)
Joel Greenblatt 5,161 sh (-43.03%)
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Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with ICE

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
Andreas Halvorsen 2013-03-31 New Buy1.3%$123.81 - $163.07 $ 177.4121%1366700
Joel Greenblatt 2013-03-31 Reduce -43.03%0.03%$123.81 - $163.07 $ 177.4121%5161
Frank Sands 2013-03-31 Sold Out 0.01%$123.81 - $163.07 $ 177.4121%0
Joel Greenblatt 2012-12-31 Add 102.66%0.03%$123.66 - $133.45 $ 177.4137%9059
Andreas Halvorsen 2012-09-30 Sold Out 0.54%$128.71 - $140.37 $ 177.4132%0
Joel Greenblatt 2012-09-30 Add 23.21%0.01%$128.71 - $140.37 $ 177.4132%4470
Andreas Halvorsen 2012-06-30 New Buy0.54%$118.61 - $138.6 $ 177.4137%491153
Frank Sands 2012-06-30 Add 6.07%0.15%$118.61 - $138.6 $ 177.4137%4314826
Ruane Cunniff 2012-06-30 New Buy0.02%$118.61 - $138.6 $ 177.4137%13455
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Ratios

vs
industry		 vs
history
P/E(ttm) 24.10
ICE's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than
64% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 18.27 vs. ICE: 24.10 )
ICE' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range
Min: 13.24   Max: 143.98
Current: 24.1
13.24
143.98
P/B 3.54
ICE's P/B is ranked lower than
73% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. ICE: 3.54 )
ICE' s 10-Year P/B Range
Min: 2.07   Max: 21.59
Current: 3.54
2.07
21.59
P/S 9.64
ICE's P/S is ranked lower than
80% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 2.10 vs. ICE: 9.64 )
ICE' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 5.03   Max: 30.85
Current: 9.64
5.03
30.85
PFCF 41.16
ICE's PFCF is ranked lower than
58% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 8.17 vs. ICE: 41.16 )
ICE' s 10-Year PFCF Range
Min: 11.63   Max: 100.56
Current: 41.16
11.63
100.56
EV-to-EBIT -26.75
ICE's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than
80% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 14.81 vs. ICE: -26.75 )
ICE' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 8.6   Max: 46.6
Current: -26.75
8.6
46.6
PEG 1.98
ICE's PEG is ranked higher than
98% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 2.80 vs. ICE: 1.98 )
ICE' s 10-Year PEG Range
Min: 0.57   Max: 1.52
Current: 1.98
0.57
1.52
Shiller P/E 30.89
ICE's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than
74% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 9.40 vs. ICE: 30.89 )
ICE' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range
Min: 22.57   Max: 31.09
Current: 30.89
22.57
31.09

Valuation & Return

vs
industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Current Asset Value 136.2
ICE's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked lower than
80% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 6.50 vs. ICE: 136.2 )
ICE' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 96   Max: 566.2
Current: 136.2
96
566.2
Price/Tangible Book 14.2
ICE's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than
97% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 1.10 vs. ICE: 14.2 )
ICE' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 10   Max: 36
Current: 14.2
10
36
Price/DCF (Projected) 1.3
ICE's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than
91% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. ICE: 1.3 )
ICE' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range
Min: 0.9   Max: 1.1
Current: 1.3
0.9
1.1
Price/Median PS Value 1.3
ICE's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than
65% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. ICE: 1.3 )
ICE' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.9   Max: 3.1
Current: 1.3
0.9
3.1
Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value 1.4
ICE's Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value is ranked higher than
95% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 1.40 vs. ICE: 1.4 )
ICE' s 10-Year Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value Range
Min: 0.8   Max: 1
Current: 1.4
0.8
1
Price/Graham Number 3.8
ICE's Price/Graham Number is ranked higher than
94% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 0.90 vs. ICE: 3.8 )
ICE' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range
Min: 2.7   Max: 6.5
Current: 3.8
2.7
6.5
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) 7.80
ICE's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than
77% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 9.05 vs. ICE: 7.80 )
ICE' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range
Min: 2.1   Max: 11.6
Current: 7.8
2.1
11.6
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) 16.59
ICE's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than
94% of the 176 Companies
in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.

( Industry Median: 7.98 vs. ICE: 16.59 )
ICE' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range
Min: 19.5   Max: 39.3
Current: 16.59
19.5
39.3

Business Description

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. was established in May 2000. The Company is a regulated global futures exchange and over-the-counter, or OTC, market operator. It operates and manages its business on the basis of three segments: futures business segment, OTC business segment and market data business segment. It operates the electronic futures and OTC marketplace for trading an array of energy, soft agricultural and agricultural commodities, credit default swaps and financial products. It conducts its regulated energy futures markets through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ICE Futures Europe. The core products of the Company include contracts based on crude and refined oil products, natural gas, power, coal, emissions, sugar, cotton, coffee, cocoa, canola, orange juice, CDS, foreign exchange and equity index products. ICE Futures Canada commodity futures and options exchange and North America's first fully electronic commodity futures exchange. ICE Clear Europe clears and settles contracts for ICE Futures Europe and is regulated by the FSA as a Recognized Clearing House. In its OTC business, it operates global over-the-counter markets mainly through its electronic platform. It offers trading in thousands of contracts, covering a range of energy-related products and contract types. These contracts include derivative contracts as well as contracts that provide for physical delivery of the underlying commodity, mainly relating to natural gas, power, natural gas liquids, chemicals and crude and refined oil products. It offers a range of derivative contracts in its OTC market's due to the availability of different combinations of commodities, product types, delivery 'hub' locations and terms or settlement dates for a given contract. The Company offers a variety of market data services for both futures and OTC markets through its market data subsidiary, ICE Data. ICE Data compiles and repackages market data derived from trading activity on its platform into information products that are sold to the customer that extends beyond its core trading community. The customer base of the Company includes professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, commodity producers and refiners, and governmental bodies. The Company is subject to the jurisdiction of regulatory agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Company Website
SEC Reports
Industry: Financial Exchanges
Compare:CME, DBOEY, SPXCF, NYX, NDAQ
Traded in other countries:I5E.Germany
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Articles On GuruFocus.com
Opportunity for closed end fund UBAA Raised from NYX/ICE Deal Dec 20 2012 
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) President & COO of ICE Fut. US Thomas W Farley sells 1,257 Share Jan 07 2011 
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) CEO Jeffrey C Sprecher sells 77,250 Shares Dec 16 2010 
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) Pres.& COO of ICE Futures Eur. David J Peniket sells 2,847 Share Dec 13 2010 
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) Senior V.P. & CFO Scott A Hill sells 4,197 Shares Dec 13 2010 
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) CEO Jeffrey C Sprecher sells 77,250 Shares Nov 19 2010 
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) Pres.& COO of ICE Futures Eur. David J Peniket sells 3,000 Share Nov 15 2010 
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) Pres.& COO of ICE Futures Eur. David J Peniket sells 3,000 Share Oct 12 2010 
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) Pres.& COO of ICE Futures Eur. David J Peniket sells 3,000 Share Sep 10 2010 
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) Pres.& COO of ICE Futures Eur. David J Peniket sells 3,000 Share Aug 11 2010 

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