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FXCM Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2013 and Full Year 2013 Results

2014-03-10 15:52
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Record 2013 Revenues and EBITDA

Releases February 2014 Monthly Operating Metrics

Full-Year 2013 Highlights:

  • Full year U.S. GAAP revenues of $489.6 million, up 17% compared to 2012 and a record for FXCM
  • U.S. GAAP net income of $14.8 million or $0.44 per fully diluted share, up 66% and 19%, respectively, versus the same period in 2012
  • Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA of $158.0 million, up 40% compared to 2012 and a record for FXCM
  • Adjusted Pro Forma net income of $57.8 million or $0.76 per fully exchanged, fully diluted share, up 36% and 31%, respectively, versus the same period in 2012
  • Retail trading volume of $4.1 trillion, up 13% from 2012, a record for FXCM
  • Institutional trading volume of $2.0 trillion, up 72% from 2012, a record for FXCM

Fourth Quarter 2013 Highlights:

  • 2013 fourth quarter U.S. GAAP revenues of $113.3 million, up 5% versus the same period in 2012
  • U.S. GAAP net income of $3.0 million or $0.08 per fully diluted share, down 1% and 27% versus the same period in 2012, respectively
  • 2013 fourth quarter Adjusted Pro Forma Revenues of $107.6 million, down 0.5% versus the same period in 2012
  • Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA of $26.8 million, down 10% versus the same period in 2012
  • Adjusted Pro Forma net income of $7.3 million or $0.10 per fully exchanged, fully diluted share, down 24% and 23%, respectively, versus the same period in 2012
  • Active accounts of 183,679, up 7% from the same period in 2012
  • Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share of Class A common stock

February 2014 Monthly Metrics Highlights:

  • Retail average daily volume of $15.2 billion per day, down 2% from January 2014
  • Retail customer trading volume of $305 billion, down 11% from January 2014
  • Institutional average daily volume of $8.1 billion per day, down 4% from January 2014
  • Institutional customer trading volume of $162 billion, down 12% from January 2014

NEW YORK--()--FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM), a leading online provider of foreign exchange, or FX, trading and related services, today announced revenues under U.S. GAAP for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 of $113.3 million, compared to $108.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, an increase of 5%. U.S. GAAP net income was $2.97 million or $0.08 per fully diluted Class A share for the fourth quarter 2013, compared to $3.00 million or $0.11 per fully diluted Class A share for the fourth quarter 2012, a decrease of 1% and 27%, respectively.

“While the latter half of 2013 was a more muted trading environment, we expect a number of our organic initiatives to bear fruit in 2014 even if trading conditions do not pick up”

Under U.S. GAAP, revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013 increased 17% to $489.6 million, compared to $417.3 million for the corresponding period in 2012. U.S. GAAP net income for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $14.8 million, or $0.44 cents per fully diluted Class A share versus $9.0 million or $0.37 cents per fully diluted Class A share, an increase of 66% and 19%, respectively.

Adjusted Pro Forma revenues for the fourth quarter 2013 were $107.6 million, compared to $108.1 million for the fourth quarter 2012, a decrease of 0.5%. Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA for the fourth quarter 2013 was $26.8 million, compared to $29.8 million for the fourth quarter 2012, a decrease of 10%. Adjusted Pro Forma Net Income was $7.3 million or $0.10 per fully exchanged, fully diluted share for the fourth quarter 2013, compared to $9.7 million or $0.13 per fully exchanged, fully diluted share for the fourth quarter 2012, a decrease of 24% and 23%, respectively.

Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $158.0 million, compared to $112.9 million, for the corresponding period in 2012, an increase of 40%. Adjusted Pro Forma Net Income for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $57.8 million, or $0.76 per share on a fully exchanged, fully diluted basis, compared to $42.6 million, or $0.58 per share on a fully exchanged, fully diluted basis, for the corresponding period in 2012, an increase of 36% and 31%, respectively.

Adjusted Pro Forma results assume the conversion and exchange of all FXCM Holdings, LLC Units into FXCM Inc. Class A common stock, resulting in the elimination of the non-controlling interest and the corresponding adjustment to the entity's tax provision. In addition, Adjusted Pro Forma results eliminate certain charges and equity based compensation expense granted at the time of FXCM's initial public offering in December 2010.

"FXCM delivered strong results in 2013 with revenue growth of 16% and EBITDA growth of 40%" said Drew Niv, Chief Executive Officer of FXCM. "We delivered 40% net EBITDA margin, a solid improvement from the 34% we delivered in 2012" Niv continued.

"While the latter half of 2013 was a more muted trading environment, we expect a number of our organic initiatives to bear fruit in 2014 even if trading conditions do not pick up,” Niv added.

Subsequent to year end, FXCM, through affiliates, acquired certain assets and liabilities of Infinium Capital Holdings LLC and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Infinium”), an electronic market maker in the commodities and foreign exchange trading sectors. The purchase price included approximately $11.9 million owed by Infinium to FXCM pursuant to certain senior secured notes issued by Infinium. The acquisition is intended to broaden FXCM’s subsidiary Lucid Markets Trading Limited (“Lucid”) into a broader array of financial instruments and provide more robust connectivity to various financial exchanges. FXCM shall hold a 50.1% interest and the principals of Lucid will hold a 49.9% interest in the new venture.

FXCM Inc. today also announced certain key operating metrics for February 2014 for its retail and institutional foreign exchange business. Monthly activities included:

February 2014 Operating Metrics

Retail Trading Metrics

  • Retail customer trading volume(1) of $305 billion in February 2014, 11% lower than January 2014 and 15% lower than February 2013.
  • Average retail customer trading volume per day of $15.2 billion in February 2014, 2% lower than January 2014 and 15% lower than February 2013.
  • An average of 401,674 retail client trades per day in February 2014, 2% lower than January 2014 and 13% lower than February 2013.
  • Tradable accounts(2) of 190,722 as of February 28, 2014, an increase of 1,112 or 1% from January 2014, and a decrease of 169 or less than 1% from February 2013.

Institutional Trading Metrics

  • Institutional customer trading volume(1) of $162 billion in February 2014, 12% lower than January 2014 and 23% higher than February 2013.
  • Average institutional trading volume per day of $8.1 billion in February 2014, 4% lower than January 2014 and 23% higher than February 2013.
  • An average of 35,047 institutional client trades per day in February 2014, 8% lower than January 2014 and 96% higher than February 2013.

Drew Niv, FXCM's Chief Executive Officer, commenting on February metrics, said, "Both January and February of this year have seen better trading conditions in the currency markets than the last half of 2013. It shall be interesting to see how the year unfolds with the Federal Reserve pulling back from bond purchases and with the recent volatility in the emerging markets.”

More information, including historical results for each of the above metrics, can be found on the investor relations page of the Company's corporate website, www.fxcm.com.

This operating data is preliminary and subject to revision and should not be taken as an indication of the financial performance of FXCM Inc. FXCM undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review previously reported operating data. Any updates to previously reported operating data will be reflected in the historical operating data that can be found on the Investor Relations page of the Company's corporate website, www.fxcm.com.

(1) Volume that FXCM customers traded in period is translated into U.S. dollars.

(2) A tradable account is an account with sufficient funds to place a trade in accordance with FXCM trading policies.

 

Condensed Consolidated Adjusted Pro Forma and U.S. GAAP Results

 
      Unaudited
      Adjusted Pro Forma (thousands except per share amounts)     Adjusted Pro Forma (thousands except per share amounts)
      Three Months Ended December 31,     Twelve Months Ended December 31,
       

2013

       

2012

   

% Change

       

2013

       

2012

   

% Change

 
                                     
Total Revenues    

$

107,593

     

$

108,094

    -0.5 %    

 

   

$

417,315

    16 %
                                     

Compensation and benefits

      23,988         21,591     11 %       93,181         84,304     11 %

Allocation of net income to Lucid members for services provided

      -         -     -         -         -     -  
Total compensation and benefits       23,988         21,591             93,181         84,304      
Referring broker fees       19,750         17,720     11 %       84,231         76,585     10 %
Loss on equity method investments, net       24         -     0 %       752         -     0 %
Other expenses       37,080         39,016     -5 %       147,675         143,525     3 %
EBITDA       26,751         29,767     -10 %       157,999         112,901     40 %
                                     
Depreciation and amortization       12,971         12,012     8 %       50,275         36,773     37 %
Interest on borrowings       2,697         1,065     153 %       7,673         2,763     0 %
Income before income taxes       11,083         16,690     -34 %       100,051         73,365     36 %
                                     
Income tax provision       1,711         5,900     -71 %       25,807         24,389     6 %
                                     
Net Income       9,372         10,790     -13 %       74,244         48,976     52 %
                                     
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in FXCM Holdings, LLC       -         -     -         -         -     -  
                                     
Net income attributable to other non-controlling interests       2,057         1,136     81 %       16,444         6,389     157 %
                                     
Net Income Attributable to FXCM Inc.     $ 7,315       $ 9,654     -24 %     $ 57,800       $ 42,587     36 %
                                     
Pro forma fully exchanged, fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding       76,887         74,935     3 %       76,361         73,896     3 %
                                     
Earnings Per Share     $ 0.10       $ 0.13     -23 %     $ 0.76       $ 0.58     31 %
                                     
                                     
      Unaudited U.S. GAAP (thousands except per share amounts)
      Three Months Ended December 31,     Twelve Months Ended December 31,
       

2013

       

2012

   

% Change

       

2013

       

2012

   

% Change

 
                                     
Total net revenues     $ 113,343      

$

108,094

    5 %    

 

    $ 417,315     17 %
                                     
Compensation and benefits       26,541         24,604     8 %       105,470         105,779     0 %
Allocation of net income to Lucid members for services provided       3,290         -     0 %       21,290         -     0 %
Total compensation and benefits       29,831         24,604     21 %       126,760         105,779     20 %
Referring broker fees       19,750         17,720     11 %       84,231         76,585     10 %
Other expenses       38,988         39,016     0 %       164,583         147,951     11 %
Loss on equity method investments, net       24         -             752         -     0 %
                                     
EBITDA       24,750         26,754     -7 %       113,262         87,000     30 %
                                     
Depreciation and amortization       16,425         12,012     37 %       53,729         36,773     46 %
Interest on borrowings       2,697         1,065     153 %       7,673         2,763     178 %
Income before income taxes       5,628         13,677     -59 %       51,860         47,464     9 %
                                     
Income tax provision       231         4,130     -94 %       17,024         8,986     89 %
                                     
Net Income       5,397         9,547     -43 %       34,836         38,478     -9 %
                                     
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in FXCM Holdings, LLC       3,660         5,413     -32 %       24,850         23,131     7 %
                                     
Net income attributable to other non-controlling interests       (1,233 )       1,136     -209 %       (4,846 )       6,389     -176 %
                                     
                                     
Net Income Attributable to FXCM Inc.     $ 2,970       $ 2,998     -1 %     $ 14,832       $ 8,958     66 %
                                     
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding - Basic       38,085         27,750     37 %       32,789         24,086     36 %
                                     
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding - Diluted       39,055         27,750     41 %       33,957         24,086     41 %
                                     
Net income per Class A share - Basic                                    
      $ 0.08       $ 0.11     -27 %     $ 0.45       $ 0.37     22 %
                                     
Net income per Class A share -Diluted     $ 0.08       $ 0.11     -27 %     $ 0.44       $ 0.37     19 %
       
 
 

Selected Operating Metrics

 
      (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)
      Three Months Ended December 31,     Twelve Months Ended December 31,
       

2013

     

2012

   

% Change

       

2013

     

2012

   

% Change

 
                                     
Total retail trading volume ($ in billions)     $ 895     $ 886     1 %     $ 4,068     $ 3,601     13 %
                                     
Total institutional trading volume ($ in billions)     $ 515     $ 223     131 %     $ 2,022     $ 1,179     72 %
                                     
Total active accounts       183,679       170,930     7 %       183,679       170,930     7 %
                                     
Trading days in period       64       64     0 %       258       259     -0.4 %
                                     
Daily average trades       378,316       366,015     3 %       437,947       364,417     20 %
                                     
Daily average trades per active account       2.1       2.1     0 %       2.4       2.1     14 %
                                     
Retail trading revenue per million traded     $ 93     $ 95     -2 %     $ 90     $ 94     -4 %
                                     
Total customer equity ($ in millions)     $ 1,190.9     $ 1,190.8     0.01 %     $ 1,190.9     $ 1,190.8     0.01 %
 
 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA, Adjusted Pro Forma Net Income and Adjusted Pro Forma Net Income per fully diluted share are non-GAAP financial measures. These measures do not represent and should not be considered as a substitute for net income, net income attributable to FXCM Inc. or net income per Class A share or as a substitute for cash flow from operating activities, each as determined in accordance with GAAP, and our calculations of these measures may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures reported by other companies. See "Adjusted Pro Forma Results" beginning on A-3 of this release for additional information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures and for reconciliations of such measure to the most directly comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Declaration of Quarterly Dividend

The company also announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share on its outstanding Class A common stock. The dividend is payable on April 1, 2014 to Class A stockholders of record at the close of business on March 21, 2014.

Conference Call

As previously announced, FXCM Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its results at 8:15 a.m. (EST) today. This conference call will be available to domestic participants by dialing 877.445.4603 and 443.295.9270 for international participants. The conference ID number is 4828386.

A live, audio webcast, a copy of FXCM's earnings release, and a presentation and replay of this conference call will also be available at http://ir.fxcm.com/.

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect FXCM Inc.'s current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance for the future. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. FXCM Inc. believes these factors include but are not limited to evolving legal and regulatory requirements of the FX industry, the limited operating history of the FX industry, risks related to the protection of its proprietary technology, risks related to its dependence on FX market makers, market conditions and those other risks described under "Risk Factors" in FXCM Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other SEC filings, which are accessible on the SEC website at sec.gov.

These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this presentation and in our SEC filings. FXCM Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

About FXCM Inc.

FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) is a leading online provider of foreign exchange, or FX, trading and related services to retail and institutional customers world-wide.

At the heart of FXCM's client offering is No Dealing Desk FX trading. Clients benefit from FXCM's large network of forex liquidity providers enabling FXCM to offer competitive spreads on major currency pairs. Clients have the advantage of mobile trading, one-click order execution and trading from real-time charts. FXCM's U.K. subsidiary, Forex Capital Markets Limited, offers Contract for Difference ("CFD") products with no re-quote trading and allows clients to trade oil, gold, silver and stock indices along with FX on one platform. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on FX trading and provides free news and market research through DailyFX.com.

Trading foreign exchange and CFDs on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all. Read full disclaimer.

Visit www.fxcm.com and follow us on Twitter @FXCM, Facebook FXCM, Google+ FXCM or YouTube FXCM.

 

ANNEX I

 
Schedule     Page Number
       
U.S. GAAP Results      
Unaudited U.S. GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012     A-1
Unaudited U.S. GAAP Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012     A-2
       
Adjusted Pro Forma Results     A-3
Unaudited Adjusted Pro Forma and U.S. GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012     A-5
Unaudited Adjusted Pro Forma and U.S. GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012     A-6
Reconciliation of EBITDA to U.S. GAAP Net Income     A-7
 
 
 
FXCM Inc.      
Consolidated Statement of Operations      
(In thousands, except per share amounts)      
(Unaudited )      
      Three Months Ended December 31,     Twelve Months Ended December 31,
        2013         2012         2013         2012  
Revenues                        
                         
Retail trading revenue     $ 82,989       $ 83,852       $ 365,285       $ 339,685  
Institutional trading revenue       21,790         19,125         103,994         62,033  
Trading revenue       104,779         102,977         469,279         401,718  
                         
Interest income       728         661         2,614         3,571  
Brokerage interest expense       (71 )       (42 )       (258 )       (277 )
Net interest income       657         619         2,356         3,294  
                         
Other income       7,907         4,498         17,953         12,303  
                         
Total net revenues       113,343         108,094         489,588         417,315  
                         
Operating Expenses                        
                         
Compensation and benefits       26,541         24,604         105,470         105,779  
Allocation of income to Lucid members for services provided       3,290         -         21,290         -  
Total compensation and benefits       29,831         24,604         126,760         105,779  
Referring broker fees       19,750         17,720         84,231         76,585  
Advertising and marketing       7,278         7,594         27,091         30,860  
Communication and technology       10,210         10,522         38,441         37,113  
Trading costs, prime brokerage and clearing fees       7,113         6,748         30,821         16,935  
General and administrative       14,387         14,152         68,230         63,043  
Depreciation and amortization       16,425         12,012         53,729         36,773  
                         
                         
Total operating expenses       104,994         93,352         429,303         367,088  
                         
Total operating income       8,349         14,742         60,285         50,227  
                         
Other Expense                        
                         
Loss on equity method investments, net       24         -         752         -  
Interest on borrowings       2,697         1,065         7,673         2,763  
                         
Income before income taxes       5,628         13,677         51,860         47,464  
Income tax provision       231         4,130         17,024         8,986  
Net income       5,397         9,547         34,836         38,478  
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in FXCM Holdings, LLC       3,660         5,413         24,850         23,131  
Net income (loss) attributable to other non-controlling interests       (1,233 )       1,136         (4,846 )       6,389  
Net income attributable to FXCM, Inc.     $ 2,970       $ 2,998       $ 14,832       $ 8,958  
                         
                         
                         
Net Income     $ 2,970       $ 2,998       $ 14,832       $ 8,958  
                         
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding - Basic       38,085         27,750         32,789         24,086  
                         
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding - Diluted       39,055         27,750         33,957         24,086  
                         
Net Income per Class A Share                        
Basic     $ 0.08       $ 0.11       $ 0.45       $ 0.37  
Diluted     $ 0.08       $ 0.11       $ 0.44       $ 0.37  
 
 

A-1

 
FXCM Inc.      
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition      
As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012      
(Amounts in thousands except for share data)      
      (Unaudited)      
      December 31,     December 31,
        2013         2012  
             
Assets            
             
Current assets            
Cash and cash equivalents     $ 365,245       $ 272,332  
Cash and cash equivalents, held for customers       1,190,880         1,190,762  
Due from brokers       5,450         8,040  
Accounts receivables, net       9,953         6,336  
Deferred tax asset       11,910         10,598  
Notes receivable       5,992        
Tax receivable       3,861         6,003  
Total current assets       1,593,291         1,494,071  
             
Deferred tax asset       166,576         117,221  
Office, communication and computer equipment, net       49,165         50,316  
Intangible assets and goodwill, net       384,649         383,446  
Notes receivable       5,950         -  
Other assets       24,316         20,116  
Total assets     $ 2,223,947       $ 2,065,170  
             
Liabilities and Equity            
             
Current liabilities            
Customer account liabilities     $ 1,190,880       $ 1,190,762  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses       69,697         52,635  
Credit agreement       -         85,000  
Notes payable       9,800         22,867  
Due to brokers       8,652         14,494  
Deferred tax liability       -         7,100  
Due to related parties pursuant to tax receivable agreement       18,588         13,569  
Total current liabilities       1,297,617         1,386,427  
             
Deferred tax liability       3,687         12,351  
Due to related parties pursuant to tax receivable agreement       131,670         87,271  
Senior convertible notes       146,303         -  
Other liabilities       9,289         4,206  
Total liabilities       1,588,566         1,490,255  
             
Commitments and Contingencies            
             
Stockholders' equity            
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share;       447         347  
3,000,000,000 shares authorized, 44,664,884 and 34,683,599 shares issued            
and outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively            
Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share;       1         1  
1,000,000 shares authorized, 41 and 43 shares issued            
and outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively            
Additional paid-in-capital       245,426         171,390  
Retained earnings       16,352         11,122  
Accumulated other comprehensive income       (5,344 )       (1,301 )
Total stockholders' equity, FXCM Inc.       256,882         181,559  
Non-controlling interests       378,499         393,356  
Total stockholders' equity       635,381         574,915  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity     $ 2,223,947       $ 2,065,170  
 
 

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Adjusted Pro Forma Results

 

Throughout the discussion of FXCM Inc.’s results, information is presented on an Adjusted Pro Forma basis, which is a non-generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP”) measure. Adjusted Pro Forma results begin with information prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), adjusted to exclude certain items and reflects the conversion of all units of FXCM Holdings, LLC for shares of Class A common stock of FXCM Inc. The Company’s management believes that the disclosed Adjusted Pro Forma measures and any adjustments thereto, when presented in conjunction with comparable U.S. GAAP measures, are useful to investors to compare FXCM’s results across several periods and facilitate an understanding of FXCM’s operating results. The Company uses these measures to evaluate its operating performance, as well as the performance of individual employees. These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The differences between Adjusted Pro Forma and U.S. GAAP results are as follows:

 
      1.     Assumed Exchange of Units of FXCM Holdings, LLC for FXCM Inc. Class A Shares. As a result of the exchange of FXCM Holdings units, the non-controlling interest related to these units is converted to controlling interest. The Company’s management believes that it is useful to provide the per-share effect associated with the assumed exchange of all FXCM Holdings units.
             
      2.     Compensation Expense. Adjustments have been made to the Adjusted Pro Forma Earnings to eliminate expense relating to stock based compensation relating to the Company’s initial public offering as well as costs associated with the renegotiation or termination of certain employment contracts that held profit sharing interests in the performance of the Company’s business units. Given the nature of these expenses, they are not viewed by management as expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and management believes it is useful to provide the effects of eliminating these expenses.
             
      3.     Lucid Minority Interest/Compensation Expense. Our reported U.S. GAAP results reflect the portion of the 49.9% of Lucid earnings allocated among the non-controlling members of Lucid based on services provided as a component of compensation expense under “Allocation of Net Income to Lucid Members for Services Provided.” Adjustments have been made to the Adjusted Pro Forma Earnings to reclassify this allocation of Lucid’s earnings attributable to non-controlling members to “Net income attributable to other non-controlling interests.” The Company’s management believes that this reclassification provides a more meaningful view of the Company’s operating expenses and the Company’s economic arrangement with Lucid’s non-controlling members. This adjustment has no impact on net income as reported by FXCM Inc.
             
      4.     Acquisition Costs/Income. Adjustments have been made to the Adjusted Pro Forma Earnings to eliminate certain acquisition related costs/income. Given the nature of these items, they are not viewed by management as expenses/income incurred in the ordinary course of business and management believes it is useful to provide the effects of eliminating these items.
             
      5.     Regulatory Costs. Adjustments have been made to the Adjusted Pro Forma Earnings to eliminate certain costs (including client reimbursements) associated with ongoing discussions and settling certain historical trade execution matters with the Company’s regulators. Given the nature of these expenses they are not viewed by management as expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and management believes it is useful to provide the effects of eliminating these expenses.
             
      6.     Depreciation. Adjustments have been made to the Adjusted Pro Forma Earnings to eliminate certain impairment charges recorded as a component of depreciation. Given the nature of these charges they are not viewed by management as expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and management believes it is useful to provide the effects of eliminating these charges.
 
 

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      7.     Income Taxes. Prior to the initial public offering FXCM was organized as a series of limited liability companies and foreign corporations, and even following the initial public offering not all of the Company’s income is subject to corporate-level taxes. As a result, adjustments (including Tax Receivable Agreement adjustments recorded to Other Income) have been made to the Adjusted Pro Forma earnings to assume that the Company has adopted a conventional corporate tax structure and is taxed as a C corporation in the U.S. at the prevailing corporate rates. This assumption is consistent with the assumption that all of FXCM Holdings’ units are exchanged for shares of FXCM Inc. Class A common stock, as discussed in Item 1 above, as the assumed exchange would change the tax structure of the Company. In addition, the Adjusted Pro Forma income tax provision reflects the tax effect of any adjusted pro forma adjustments.
 
 

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FXCM Inc.      
Adjusted Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations      
(In thousands, except per share amounts)      
(Unaudited )      
      Three Months Ended December 31,
      2013       2012  
                 
      As             Adjusted      

As

            Adjusted  
     

Reported

   

Adjustments

     

Pro Forma

     

Reported

   

Adjustments

     

Pro Forma

 
Revenues                                            
                                             
Retail trading revenue     $ 82,989         -         $ 82,989         $ 83,852         -         $ 83,852    
Institutional trading revenue       21,790         -           21,790           19,125         -           19,125    
Trading revenue       104,779         -           104,779           102,977         -           102,977    
                                             
Interest income       728         -           728           661         -           661    
Brokerage interest expense       (71 )       -           (71 )         (42 )       -           (42 )  
Net interest income       657         -           657           619         -           619    
                                             
Other operating income       7,907         (5,750 )

(5

)

      2,157           4,498         -           4,498    
                                             
Total net revenues       113,343         (5,750 )         107,593           108,094         -           108,094    
                                             
Operating Expenses                                            
                                             
Compensation and benefits       26,541         (2,553 )

(1

)

      23,988           24,604         (3,013 )

(2

)

      21,591    
Allocation of net income to Lucid members for services provided       3,290         (3,290 )

(6

)

      -           -         -           -    
Total compensation and benefits       29,831         (5,843 )         23,988           24,604         (3,013 )         21,591    
Referring broker fees       19,750         -           19,750           17,720         -           17,720    
Advertising and marketing       7,278         -           7,278           7,594         -           7,594    
Communication and technology       10,210         -           10,210           10,522         -           10,522    
Trading costs, prime brokerage and clearing fees       7,113         -           7,113           6,748         -           6,748    
General and administrative       14,387         (1,908 )

(7

)

      12,479           14,152         -           14,152    
Depreciation and amortization       16,425         (3,454 )

(8

)

      12,971           12,012         -           12,012    
                                             
Total operating expenses       104,994         (11,205 )         93,789           93,352         (3,013 )         90,339    
                      .                          
Total operating income       8,349         5,455           13,804           14,742         3,013           17,755    
                                             
Loss on equity method investments, net       24         -           24           -         -           -    
Interest on borrowings       2,697         -           2,697           1,065         -           1,065    
                                             
Income before income taxes       5,628         5,455           11,083           13,677         3,013           16,690    
Income tax provision       231         1,480  

(3

)

      1,711           4,130         1,770  

(3

)

      5,900    
Net income       5,397         3,975           9,372           9,547         1,243           10,790    
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in FXCM Holdings, LLC       3,660         (3,660 )

(4

)

      -           5,413         (5,413 )

(4

)

      -    
Net income attributable to other non-controlling interests       (1,233 )       3,290  

(6

)

      2,057           1,136         -           1,136    
Net income attributable to FXCM Inc.     $ 2,970       $ 4,345         $ 7,315         $ 2,998       $ 6,656         $ 9,654    
                                             
                                             
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding as reported and pro forma fully exchanged, fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding       39,055                 76,887  

(9

)

      27,750                 74,935  

(9

)

                                             
Diluted net income per share as reported and adjusted pro forma net income per fully exchanged, fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding     $ 0.08               $ 0.10         $ 0.11               $ 0.13    
 
 
(1) Represents the elimination of stock-based compensation for stock options granted subsequent to the IPO.
   
(2) Represents the elimination of stock-based compensation associated with the IPO, severance and stock-based compensation in connection with the renegotiation of certain employment contracts in the Company's institutional and retail businesses.
   
(3) Represents an adjustment to reflect the assumed effective corporate tax rate of approximately 15.4% and 35.4% for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which includes a provision for U.S. federal income taxes and assumes the highest statutory rates apportioned to each state, local and/or foreign jurisdiction. The adjustment assumes full exchange of existing unitholders of FXCM Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”) Units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company and reflects the tax effect of any pro forma adjustments.
   
(4) Represents the elimination of the non-controlling interest associated with the ownership by existing unitholders of Holdings Units (excluding FXCM, Inc.), as if the unitholders had fully exchanged their Holdings Units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company.
   
(5) Represents the elimination of a $6.9 million benefit recorded to reduce the initial contingent consideration recorded for the Faros acquisition and the elimination of $1.2 million of expense attributable to the remeasurement of Due to related parties pursuant to tax receivable agreement relating to the change in our U.S. federal tax rate.
   
(6) Represents the reclassification of the 49.9% of Lucid's earnings allocated among the non-controlling members of Lucid based on services provided for U.S. GAAP purposes to Net income attributable to other non-controlling interests.
   
(7) Represents an adjustment to eliminate a reserve established relating to a settlement with United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority ("UK FCA") regarding pre August 2010 trade execution practices.
   
(8) Represents the elimination of an amount related to an impairment adjustment to the carrying value of an electronic foreign exchange options trading platform in the Company's institutional business.
   
(9) Fully diluted weighted average shares assuming all unitholders had fully exchanged their Holdings Units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company.
 
 

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FXCM Inc.      
Adjusted Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations      
(In thousands, except per share amounts)      
(Unaudited )      
      Year Ended December 31,
      2013        

2012

 
                                             
      As             Adjusted       As             Adjusted  
      Reported     Adjustments       Pro Forma       Reported     Adjustments       Pro Forma  
Revenues                                            
                                             
Retail trading revenue     $ 365,285         -         $ 365,285         $ 339,685         -         $ 339,685    
Institutional trading revenue       103,994         -           103,994           62,033         -           62,033    
Trading revenue       469,279         -           469,279           401,718         -           401,718    
                                             
Interest income       2,614         -           2,614           3,571         -           3,571    
Brokerage interest expense       (258 )       -           (258 )         (277 )       -           (277 )  
Net interest income       2,356         -           2,356           3,294         -           3,294    
                                             
Other operating Income       17,953         (5,750 )

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)

      12,203           12,303         -           12,303    
                                             
Total net revenues       489,588         (5,750 )         483,838           417,315         -           417,315    
                                             
Operating Expenses                                            
                                             
Compensation and benefits       105,470         (12,289 )

(1

)

      93,181           105,779         (21,475 )

(5

)

      84,304    
Allocation of income to Lucid members for services provided       21,290         (21,290 )

(2

)

      -           -         -           -    
Total compensation and benefits       126,760         (33,579 )         93,181           105,779         (21,475 )         84,304    
Referring broker fees       84,231         -           84,231           76,585         -           76,585    
Advertising and marketing       27,091         -           27,091           30,860         -           30,860    
Communication and technology       38,441         -           38,441           37,113         -           37,113    
Trading costs, prime brokerage and clearing fees       30,821         -           30,821           16,935         -           16,935    
General and administrative       68,230         (16,908 )

(6

)

      51,322           63,043         (4,426 )

(9

)

      58,617    
Depreciation and amortization       53,729         (3,454 )

(10

)

      50,275           36,773         -           36,773    
                                             
Total operating expenses       429,303         (53,941 )         375,362           367,088         (25,901 )         341,187    
                                             
Total operating income       60,285         48,191           108,476           50,227         25,901           76,128    
                                             
Loss on equity method investments, net       752         -           752           -         -           -    
Interest on borrowings       7,673         -           7,673           2,763         -           2,763    
                                             
Income before income taxes       51,860         48,191           100,051           47,464         25,901           73,365    
Income tax provision       17,024         8,783  

(3

)

      25,807           8,986         15,403  

(3

)

      24,389    
Net income       34,836         39,408           74,244           38,478         10,498           48,976    
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in FXCM Holdings, LLC       24,850         (24,850 )

(4

)

      -           23,131         (23,131 )

(4

)

      -    
Net income (loss) attributable to other non-controlling interests       (4,846 )       21,290  

(2

)

      16,444           6,389         -           6,389    
Net income attributable to FXCM Inc.     $ 14,832       $ 42,968         $ 57,800         $ 8,958       $ 33,629         $ 42,587    
                                             
                                             
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding as reported and pro forma fully exchanged, fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding       33,957                 76,361  

(7

)

      24,086                 73,896  

(7

)

                                             
                                             
Diluted net income per share as reported and adjusted pro forma net income per fully exchanged, fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding     $ 0.44               $ 0.76         $ 0.37               $ 0.58    
 
 
(1) Represents the elimination of equity-based compensation associated with the IPO and a charge incurred in connection with the termination of an employment contract in the Company's retail business.
   

(2) Represents the reclassification of the portion of the 49.9% of Lucid's earnings attributed to non-controlling interest recorded as compensation for U.S. GAAP purposes to Net income attributable to other non-controlling interests.

   
(3) Represents an adjustment to reflect an effective corporate tax rate of approximately 25.8% and 33.2% for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively assuming a full exchange of existing Unitholders Holdings Units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company and the tax effect of any pro forma adjustments.
   
(4) Represents the elimination of the non-controlling interest associated with the ownership by existing unitholders of Holdings (excluding FXCM, Inc.), as if the unitholders had fully exchanged their Holdings Units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company.
   

(5) Represents the elimination of equity-based compensation associated with the IPO, severance and stock-based compensation in connection with the renegotiation and the termination of certain employment contracts in the Company's institutional and retail businesses.

   
(6) Represents an adjustment to eliminate a reserve established relating to a settlement with UK FCA regarding pre August 2010 trade execution practices.
   
(7) Fully diluted shares assuming all unitholders had fully exchanged their Holdings Units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company.
   
(8) Represents the elimination of a $6.9 million benefit recorded to reduce the initial contingent consideration recorded for the Faros acquisition and the elimination of $1.2 million of expense attributable to the remeasurement of Due to related parties pursuant to tax receivable agreement relating to the change in our U.S. federal tax rate.
   
(9) Represents the elimination of certain acquisition-related costs and the elimination of costs (including client reimbursements) associated with settling historical trade execution issues with the Financial Services Agency of Japan.
   
(10) Represents the elimination of an amount related to an impairment adjustment to the carrying value of an electronic foreign exchange options trading platform in the Company's institutional business.
 
 

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FXCM Inc.      
Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income      
(In thousands)      
(Unaudited )      
       
      Three Months Ended December 31,     Twelve Months Ended December 31,
      Adjusted Pro Forma     U.S. GAAP     Adjusted Pro Forma     U.S. GAAP
       

2013

     

2012

     

2013

       

2012

     

2013

     

2012

     

2013

       

2012

                                                 
Revenues     $ 107,593    

$

108,094

   

$

113,343

     

$

108,094

   

$

483,838

   

$

417,315

   

$

489,588

     

$

417,315

                                                 
Net income attributable to FXCM Inc.     $ 7,315     $ 9,654     $ 2,970       $ 2,998     $ 57,800     $ 42,587     $ 14,832       $ 8,958
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in FXCM Holdings, LLC       -       -       3,660         5,413       -       -       24,850         23,131
Net income (loss) attributable to other non-controlling interests       2,057       1,136       (1,233 )       1,136       16,444       6,389       (4,846 )       6,389
Provision for income taxes       1,711       5,900       231         4,130       25,807       24,389       17,024         8,986
Depreciation and amortization       12,971       12,012       16,425         12,012       50,275       36,773       53,729         36,773
Interest expense       2,697       1,065       2,697         1,065       7,673       2,763       7,673         2,763
EBITDA     $ 26,751     $ 29,767     $ 24,750      

$

26,754

   

$

157,999

   

$

112,901

   

$

113,262

     

$

87,000

 
 

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Contacts

FXCM
Jaclyn Klein, 646-432-2463
Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
jklein@fxcm.com