Vantiv Inc (NYSE:VNTV) Slips 4.5% Despite In-line EPS and Net Revenue Beat in Q2

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Shares of Vantiv Inc (NYSE:VNTV) fell more than 4% Thursday despite reporting Q2 EPS in-line with Street estimates and net revenue that beat analysts’ consensus estimates.

The provider of electronic integrated payment procession services said its Q2 net revenue jumped 12% to $331.3 million, primarily due to a 15% increase in transactions. Analysts polled by Capital IQ were expecting net revenues of $322.49 million. Q2 EPS stood at $0.47 per share, in-line with the consensus estimate of $0.47 and higher than the $0.40 per share figure reported in Q2 2013.

The company issued mixed guidance for Q3 as it sees EPS of $0.47-$0.49 per share compared to the Capital IQ consensus estimate of $0.48, and Q3 revenues of $376 million-$382 million vs. the consensus estimate of $361.89 million.

For FY14, VNTV also issued mixed guidance, seeing EPS of $1.85-$1.90 per share compared to the Capital IQ estimate of $1.87. FY14 revenues are expected at between $1.39 billion and $1.41 billion, higher than the $1.35 billion Capital IQ consensus estimate.

In early afternoon trade, VNTV shares were down 4.2% to $33.14. The stock moves near the top end of the 52-week range of $25.21 to $34.90.

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