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Jefferies Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results

2015-06-23 16:39
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NEW YORK--()--Jefferies Group LLC today announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter 2015.

Highlights for the three months ended May 31, 2015, with adjusted amounts excluding the operating results of our Bache business:

  • Investment banking net revenues of $404 million
  • Total Net revenues of $792 million
  • Total Adjusted Net revenues (excluding Bache net revenues) of $757 million
  • Adjusted Net earnings (excluding Bache net loss) of $86 million
  • Net earnings of $60 million (including Bache exit costs of $20 million on an after-tax basis)

Highlights for the six months ended May 31, 2015, with adjusted amounts excluding the operating results of our Bache business:

  • Investment banking net revenues of $676 million
  • Total Net revenues of $1,383 million
  • Total Adjusted Net revenues (excluding Bache net revenues) of $1,299 million
  • Adjusted Net earnings (excluding Bache net loss) of $106 million
  • Net earnings of $73 million (including Bache exit costs of $20 million on an after-tax basis)

Richard B. Handler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Brian P. Friedman, Chairman of the Executive Committee, commented: “We are pleased to report quarterly revenues above those of the first quarter and the same period last year. Investment banking net revenues were in excess of $400 million, an increase of 49% compared to this year’s first quarter and 22% versus the second quarter last year. Our momentum has continued in investment banking and our current backlog for the third quarter is comparable to the backlog of three months ago. Our equity net revenues were strong versus the first quarter and the same quarter last year. Excluding Bache, Fixed income net revenues increased by 56% versus the slow first quarter, but declined by 29% compared to the year ago quarter. Fixed income results improved each month during the quarter. We continue to unwind the Bache business and to date have transferred about 50% of client accounts to Societe Generale and other brokers. We expect to have substantially completed the unwind of Bache by the end of the summer.”

The attached financial tables should be read in connection with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2015 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2014. Adjusted financial measures referenced above are non-GAAP financial measures, which management believes provide meaningful information to enable investors to evaluate the Company's results in the context of exiting the Bache business. Refer to the Supplemental Schedules on pages 5-7 for a reconciliation of Adjusted measures to the respective direct U.S. GAAP financial measures.

Jefferies, the global investment banking firm focused on serving clients for over 50 years, is a leader in providing insight, expertise and execution to investors, companies and governments. The firm provides a full range of investment banking, sales, trading, research and strategy across the spectrum of equities, fixed income and foreign exchange, as well as wealth management, in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Jefferies Group LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE: LUK), a diversified holding company.

 
JEFFERIES GROUP LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Amounts in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
         
        Quarter Ended
        May 31, 2015   February 28, 2015   May 31, 2014
                       
Revenues:                      
Commissions       $ 173,508     $ 166,922     $ 167,378  
Principal transactions         155,962       105,477       183,416  
Investment banking         404,262       271,995       331,149  
Asset management fees and investment
income (loss) from managed funds
        5,650       (9,837 )     (3,101 )
Interest income         240,552       228,870       283,540  
Other revenues         28,576       19,905       8,404  
Total revenues         1,008,510       783,332       970,786  
Interest expense         216,956       191,660       247,794  
Net revenues         791,554       591,672       722,992  
                       
Non-interest expenses:                      
Compensation and benefits         480,770       365,215       404,876  
                       
Non-compensation expenses:                      
Floor brokerage and clearing fees         58,713       55,080       54,020  
Technology and communications         72,361       72,387       70,257  
Occupancy and equipment rental         24,420       24,184       26,673  
Business development         26,401       21,937       24,917  
Professional services         27,419       24,256       25,345  
Other         16,758       15,729       17,767  
Total non-compensation expenses         226,072       213,573       218,979  
Total non-interest expenses         706,842       578,788       623,855  
Earnings before income taxes         84,712       12,884       99,137  
Income tax expense         24,530       331       37,323  
Net earnings         60,182       12,553       61,814  
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests         349       871       488  
Net earnings attributable to Jefferies Group LLC       $ 59,833     $ 11,682     $ 61,326  
                       
Pretax operating margin         10.7 %     2.2 %     13.7 %
Effective tax rate         29.0 %     2.6 %     37.6 %
                             
 

 

 
JEFFERIES GROUP LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Amounts in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
         
        Six Months Ended
        May 31, 2015   May 31, 2014
                 
Revenues:                
Commissions       $ 340,430     $ 329,441  
Principal transactions         261,439       421,779  
Investment banking         676,257       745,469  
Asset management fees and investment
income (loss) from managed funds
        (4,187 )     6,856  
Interest income         469,422       532,808  
Other revenues         48,481       31,473  
Total revenues         1,791,842       2,067,826  
Interest expense         408,616       445,806  
Net revenues         1,383,226       1,622,020  
                 
Non-interest expenses:                
Compensation and benefits         845,985       912,775  
                 
Non-compensation expenses:                
Floor brokerage and clearing fees         113,793       103,533  
Technology and communications         144,748       134,563  
Occupancy and equipment rental         48,604       53,175  
Business development         48,338       51,393  
Professional services         51,675       50,164  
Other         32,487       35,011  
Total non-compensation expenses         439,645       427,839  
Total non-interest expenses         1,285,630       1,340,614  
Earnings before income taxes         97,596       281,406  
Income tax expense         24,861       104,200  
Net earnings         72,735       177,206  
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests         1,220       3,448  
Net earnings attributable to Jefferies Group LLC       $ 71,515     $ 173,758  
                 
Pretax operating margin         7.1 %     17.3 %
Effective tax rate         25.5 %     37.0 %
                     
 

 

 
JEFFERIES GROUP LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(Amounts in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
                         
        Quarter Ended May 31, 2015
        GAAP   Adjustments     Adjusted
                         
Net revenues       $ 791,554     $ 34,589   (1)   $ 756,965  
Non-interest expenses:                        
Compensation and benefits         480,770       34,473   (2)     446,297  
Non-compensation expenses         226,072       38,536   (3)     187,536  
Total non-interest expenses         706,842       73,009   (4)     633,833  
                         
Operating income (loss)       $ 84,712     $ (38,420 )     $ 123,132  
Net earnings (loss)       $ 60,182     $ (25,940 )     $ 86,122  
                         
Compensation ratio (a)         60.7 %             59.0 %
                         
        Quarter Ended February 28, 2015
        GAAP   Adjustments     Adjusted
                         
Net revenues       $ 591,672     $ 49,933   (1)   $ 541,739  
Non-interest expenses:                        
Compensation and benefits         365,215       23,980   (2)     341,235  
Non-compensation expenses         213,573       38,597   (3)     174,976  
Total non-interest expenses         578,788       62,577         516,211  
                         
Operating income (loss)       $ 12,884     $ (12,644 )     $ 25,528  
Net earnings (loss)       $ 12,553     $ (6,961 )     $ 19,514  
                         
Compensation ratio (a)         61.7 %             63.0 %
                         
        Quarter Ended May 31, 2014
        GAAP   Adjustments     Adjusted
                         
Net revenues       $ 722,992     $ 50,734   (1)   $ 672,258  
                         
Non-interest expenses:                        
Compensation and benefits         404,876       29,756   (2)     375,120  
Non-compensation expenses         218,979       36,573   (3)     182,406  
Total non-interest expenses         623,855       66,329         557,526  
                         
Operating income (loss)       $ 99,137     $ (15,595 )     $ 114,732  
Net earnings (loss)       $ 61,814     $ (8,341 )     $ 70,155  
                         
Compensation ratio (a)         56.0 %             55.8 %
                         
 
(a) Reconciliation of the compensation ratio for U.S. GAAP to Adjusted is a derivation of the reconciliation of the components above.
 
This presentation of Adjusted financial information is an unaudited non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted financial information begins with information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and then those results are adjusted to exclude the operations of the Company's Bache business. The Company believes that the disclosed Adjusted measures and any adjustments thereto, when presented in conjunction with comparable U.S. GAAP measures are useful to investors as they enable investors to evaluate the Company's results in the context of exiting the Bache business. These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
 
 

 

 
JEFFERIES GROUP LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(Amounts in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
                         
        Six Months Ended May 31, 2015
        GAAP   Adjustments     Adjusted
                         
Net revenues       $ 1,383,226     $ 84,522   (1)   $ 1,298,704  
                         
Non-interest expenses:                        
Compensation and benefits         845,985       58,453   (2)     787,532  
Non-compensation expenses         439,645       77,133   (3)     362,512  
Total non-interest expenses         1,285,630       135,586   (4)     1,150,044  
                         
Operating income (loss)       $ 97,596     $ (51,064 )     $ 148,660  
                         
Net earnings (loss)       $ 72,735     $ (32,901 )     $ 105,636  
                         
Compensation ratio (a)         61.2 %             60.6 %
                         
                         
        Six Months Ended May 31, 2014
        GAAP   Adjustments     Adjusted
                         
Net revenues       $ 1,622,020     $ 99,962   (1)   $ 1,522,058  
                         
Non-interest expenses:                        
Compensation and benefits         912,775       54,222   (2)     858,553  
Non-compensation expenses         427,839       68,443   (3)     359,396  
Total non-interest expenses         1,340,614       122,665         1,217,949  
                         
Operating income (loss)       $ 281,406     $ (22,703 )     $ 304,109  
                         
Net earnings (loss)       $ 177,206     $ (11,470 )     $ 188,676  
                         
Compensation ratio (a)         56.3 %             56.4 %
                         
 
(a) Reconciliation of the compensation ratio for U.S. GAAP to Adjusted is a derivation of the reconciliation of the components above.
 
This presentation of Adjusted financial information is an unaudited non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted financial information begins with information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and then those results are adjusted to exclude the operations of the Company's Bache business. The Company believes that the disclosed Adjusted measures and any adjustments thereto, when presented in conjunction with comparable U.S. GAAP measures are useful to investors as they enable investors to evaluate the Company's results in the context of exiting the Bache business. These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
 
 

JEFFERIES GROUP LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 
FOOTNOTES

(1)   Revenues generated by the Bache business, including commissions, principal transaction revenues and net interest revenue, for the presented period have been classified as a reduction of revenue in the presentation of Adjusted financial measures.
 
(2)   Compensation expense and benefits recognized during the presented period for employees whose sole responsibilities pertain to the activities of the Bache business, including front office personnel and dedicated support personnel, have been classified as a reduction of Compensation and benefits expense in the presentation of Adjusted financial measures.
 
(3)   Expenses directly related to the operations of the Bache business for the presented periods have been excluded from Adjusted non-compensation expenses. These expenses include Floor brokerage and clearing fees, amortization of capitalized software used directly by the Bache business in conducting its business activities, technology and occupancy expenses directly related to conducting Bache business operations and business development and professional services expenses incurred by the Bache business as part of its client sales and trading activities, including estimates of certain support costs dedicated to the Bache business.
 
(4)   Total non-interest expenses for the period include costs of $28.6 million, on a pre-tax basis, related to our exit of the Bache business. The after-tax effect of these costs is $20.5 million. These costs consist primarily of severance, retention and benefit payments for employees, incremental amortization of outstanding restricted stock and cash awards, contract termination costs and incremental amortization expense of capitalized software expected to no longer be used subsequent to the wind-down of the business. We expect to incur additional costs of $48.6 million and $34.3 million on a pre-tax and post-tax basis, respectively, over the remainder of fiscal 2015.
 

 

 
JEFFERIES GROUP LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED STATISTICAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Other Data)
(Unaudited)
                 
        Quarter Ended
        May 31, 2015   February 28, 2015   May 31, 2014

Revenues by Source

               
Equities       $ 228,198   $ 203,479     $ 177,238  
Fixed income       153,444   126,035     217,706  
Total sales and trading       381,642   329,514     394,944  
                 
Equity       108,805   79,071     83,726  
Debt       154,670   60,876     147,000  
Capital markets       263,475   139,947     230,726  
Advisory       140,787   132,048     100,423  
Total investment banking       404,262   271,995     331,149  
                 
Asset management fees and investment income (loss)
from managed funds:
               
Asset management fees       4,903   13,985     4,927  
Investment (loss) income from managed funds       747   (23,822 )   (8,028 )
Total       5,650   (9,837 )   (3,101 )
Net revenues       $ 791,554   $ 591,672     $ 722,992  
                 

Other Data

               
Number of trading days       63   61     63  
Number of trading loss days       10   11     11  
Number of trading loss days excluding Knight Capital       5   9     4  
                 
Average firmwide VaR (in millions) (A)       $ 12.80   $ 13.27     $ 14.94  
Average firmwide VaR excluding Knight Capital (in millions) (A)       $ 9.86   $ 9.29     $ 8.63  
Average firmwide VaR excluding Knight Capital and HRG Group Inc. (in millions) (A)       $ 9.86   $ 9.29     $ 7.97  
                 
 
(A)   VaR estimates the potential loss in value of our trading positions due to adverse market movements over a one-day time horizon with a 95% confidence level. For a further discussion of the calculation of VaR, see "Value at risk" in Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2014.
 

 

 
JEFFERIES GROUP LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED STATISTICAL INFORMATION
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Other Data)
(Unaudited)
             
        Six Months Ended
        May 31, 2015   May 31, 2014

Revenues by Source

           
Equities       $ 431,677     $ 366,061  
Fixed income       279,479     503,634  
Total sales and trading       711,156     869,695  
             
Equity       187,876     178,464  
Debt       215,546     320,038  
Capital markets       403,422     498,502  
Advisory       272,835     246,967  
Total investment banking       676,257     745,469  
             
Asset management fees and investment income (loss)
from managed funds:
           
Asset management fees       18,888     14,373  
Investment (loss) income from managed funds       (23,075 )   (7,517 )
Total       (4,187 )   6,856  
Net revenues       $ 1,383,226     $ 1,622,020  
             

Other Data

           
Number of trading days       124     124  
Number of trading loss days       21     18  
Number of trading loss days excluding Knight Capital       14     5  
             
Average firmwide VaR (in millions) (A)       $ 13.03     $ 15.60  
Average firmwide VaR excluding Knight Capital (in millions) (A)       $ 9.58     $ 10.60  
Average firmwide VaR excluding Knight Capital and HRG Group Inc. (in millions) (A)       $ 9.58     $ 8.59  
             
 
(A)   VaR estimates the potential loss in value of our trading positions due to adverse market movements over a one-day time horizon with a 95% confidence level. For a further discussion of the calculation of VaR, see "Value at risk" in Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2014.
 

 

 
JEFFERIES GROUP LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Amounts in Millions, Except Where Noted)
(Unaudited)
                 
        Quarter Ended
        May 31, 2015   February 28, 2015   May 31, 2014
                 

Financial position:

               
Total assets (1)       $ 44,142     $ 43,787     $ 43,610  
Average total assets for the period (1)       $ 51,013     $ 49,862     $ 50,379  
Average total assets less goodwill and intangible assets for the period (1)       $ 49,118     $ 47,961     $ 48,394  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents (1)       $ 3,289     $ 3,340     $ 3,958  
Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity (1) (2)       $ 4,951     $ 4,647     $ 5,824  
Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity - % total assets (1) (2)       11.2 %   10.6 %   13.4 %
Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity - % total assets less goodwill

and intangible assets (1) (2)

      11.7 %   11.1 %   14.0 %
                 
Financial instruments owned (1)       $ 18,843     $ 19,099     $ 17,144  
Goodwill and intangible assets (1)       $ 1,895     $ 1,900     $ 1,984  
                 
Total equity (including noncontrolling interests)       $ 5,520     $ 5,466     $ 5,527  
Total member's equity       $ 5,480     $ 5,427     $ 5,496  
Tangible member's equity (3)       $ 3,585     $ 3,527     $ 3,512  
                 
Bache assets (4)       $ 2,955     $ 3,926     $ 3,271  
                 

Level 3 financial instruments:

               
Level 3 financial instruments owned (1) (5) (6)       $ 540     $ 540     $ 453  
Level 3 financial instruments owned - % total assets (1) (6)       1.2 %   1.2 %   1.0 %
Total Level 3 financial instruments owned - % total financial instruments (1) (6)       2.9 %   2.8 %   2.6 %
Level 3 financial instruments owned - % tangible member's equity (1) (6)       15.1 %   15.3 %   12.9 %
                 

Other data and financial ratios:

               
Total capital (1) (7)       $ 10,860     $ 11,193     $ 11,941  
Leverage ratio (1) (8)       8.0     8.0     7.9  
Adjusted leverage ratio (1) (9)       10.3     10.1     10.0  
Tangible gross leverage ratio (1) (10)       11.8     11.9     11.9  
Leverage ratio - excluding impacts of the Leucadia transaction (1) (11)       10.1     10.1     10.0  
                 
Number of trading days       63     61     63  
Number of trading loss days       10     11     11  
Number of trading loss days excluding Knight Capital       5     9     4  
Average firmwide VaR (12)       $ 12.80     $ 13.27     $ 14.94  
Average firmwide VaR excluding Knight Capital (12)       $ 9.86     $ 9.29     $ 8.63  
Average firmwide VaR excluding Knight Capital and HRG Group Inc. (12)       $ 9.86     $ 9.29     $ 7.97  
                 
Number of employees, at period end       3,830     3,936     3,785  
                       
 

JEFFERIES GROUP LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - FOOTNOTES

(1)   Amounts pertaining to May 31, 2015 represent a preliminary estimate as of the date of this earnings release and may be revised in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 31, 2015.
     
(2)   At May 31, 2015, other sources of liquidity include high quality sovereign government securities and reverse repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities and other high quality sovereign government securities of $1,135 million, in aggregate, and $527 million, being the total of the estimated amount of additional secured financing that could be reasonably expected to be obtained from our financial instruments that are currently not pledged at reasonable financing haircuts and additional funds available under the committed senior secured revolving credit facility available for working capital needs of Jefferies Bache. The corresponding amounts included in other sources of liquidity at February 28, 2015 were $911 million and $396 million, respectively, and at May 31, 2014, were $1,202 million and $664 million, respectively.
     
(3)  

Tangible member's equity (a non-GAAP financial measure) represents total member's equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. We believe that tangible member's equity is meaningful for valuation purposes, as financial companies are often measured as a multiple of tangible member's equity, making these ratios meaningful for investors.

     
(4)   Bache assets (a non-GAAP financial measure) includes Cash and cash equivalents, Cash and securities segregated, Financial instruments owned, Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Receivables attributable to our Bache business.
     
(5)   Level 3 financial instruments represent those financial instruments classified as such under Accounting Standards Codification 820, accounted for at fair value and included within Financial instruments owned.
     
(6)   In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-07, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent).” The guidance removes the requirement to include investments in the fair value hierarchy for which the fair value is measured at net asset value using the practical expedient under “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820).” The guidance also removes the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the net asset value practical expedient. Rather, those disclosures are limited to investments for which we have elected to measure the fair value using that practical expedient. The guidance is effective retrospectively beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Early adoption is permitted and we have early adopted this guidance during the second quarter of fiscal 2015.
     
(7)   At May 31, 2015, February 28, 2015 and May 31, 2014, total capital includes our long-term debt of $5,340 million, $5,726 million and $6,414 million, respectively, and total equity. Long-term debt included in total capital is reduced by amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility and the amount of debt maturing in less than one year, where applicable.
     
(8)   Leverage ratio equals total assets divided by total equity.
     
(9)   Adjusted leverage ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) equals adjusted assets divided by tangible total equity, being total equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. Adjusted assets (a non-GAAP financial measure) equals total assets less securities borrowed, securities purchased under agreements to resell, cash and securities segregated, goodwill and identifiable intangibles plus financial instruments sold, not yet purchased (net of derivative liabilities). At May 31, 2015, February 28, 2015 and May 31, 2014, adjusted assets were $37,172 million, $35,977 million and $35,577 million, respectively. We believe that adjusted assets is a meaningful measure as it excludes certain assets that are considered of lower risk as they are generally self-financed by customer liabilities through our securities lending activities.
     
(10)   Tangible gross leverage ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) equals total assets less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets divided by tangible member's equity. The tangible gross leverage ratio is used by rating agencies in assessing our leverage ratio.
     
(11)   Leverage ratio - excluding impacts of the Leucadia transaction (a non-GAAP financial measure) is calculated as follows:
     
 
                    May 31,   February 28,   May 31,
            $ millions       2015   2015   2014
            Total assets       $ 44,142     $ 43,787     $ 43,610  
            Goodwill and acquisition accounting fair value adjustments on the

transaction with Leucadia

      (1,957 )   (1,957 )   (1,957 )
            Net amortization to date on asset related purchase accounting

adjustments

      116     112     37  
            Total assets excluding transaction impacts       $ 42,301     $ 41,942     $ 41,690  
                             
            Total equity       $ 5,520     $ 5,466     $ 5,527  
            Equity arising from transaction consideration       (1,426 )   (1,426 )   (1,426 )
            Preferred stock assumed by Leucadia       125     125     125  
            Net amortization to date of purchase accounting adjustments, net

of tax

      (31 )   (20 )   (48 )
            Total equity excluding transaction impacts       $ 4,188     $ 4,145     $ 4,178  
                             
            Leverage ratio - excluding impacts of the Leucadia transaction       10.1     10.1     10.0  
                                   
 
(12)   VaR estimates the potential loss in value of our trading positions due to adverse market movements over a one-day time horizon with a 95% confidence level. For a further discussion of the calculation of VaR, see "Value at risk" in Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2014.
 

 

Contacts

Jefferies Group LLC
Peregrine C. Broadbent, (212) 284-2338
Chief Financial Officer