Jefferies Group LLC today announced financial results for its fiscal first quarter 2014.
Highlights for the three months ended February 28, 2014:
- Net revenues of $899 million
- Net earnings of $112 million
- Investment banking net revenues of $414 million
- Equities net revenues of $189 million
- Fixed Income net revenues of $286 million
Richard B. Handler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jefferies, commented: “We are pleased with our strong results for the first quarter, which include record net earnings of $112 million for the period. Our results reflect another strong performance in investment banking, with revenues in excess of $400 million for the second successive quarter, and a solid performance in both equities and fixed income. Our combined equities and FICC revenues were $475 million. Excluding the impact of Knight Capital and Harbinger Group, sales and trading revenues were $488 million, a 19% increase versus the fourth quarter on a comparable basis. Our investment banking business continued to benefit from strong equities and leveraged finance new issues markets. Our holdings of shares of Knight Capital and Harbinger Group were both marked down in the first quarter by $13 million in aggregate, compared to a total mark-up of $110 million in the fourth quarter of last year, the impact of which was recorded in our equities revenues.”
The financial tables attached should be read in connection with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2013.
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, foreign exchange, futures and commodities, 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) | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Predecessor | |||||||||||
| Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | ||||||||||
| February 28, 2014 | November 30, 2013 | February 28, 2013 | ||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||
| Commissions | $ | 162,063 | $ | 156,435 | $ | 146,240 | ||||||
| Principal transactions | 238,363 | 289,430 | 300,278 | |||||||||
| Investment banking | 414,320 | 417,044 | 288,278 | |||||||||
Asset management fees and investment | 9,957 | 12,017 | 10,883 | |||||||||
| Interest income | 249,268 | 224,911 | 249,277 | |||||||||
| Other revenues | 23,069 | 39,320 | 27,004 | |||||||||
Total revenues | 1,097,040 | 1,139,157 | 1,021,960 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 198,012 | 188,609 | 203,416 | |||||||||
| Net revenues | 899,028 | 950,548 | 818,544 | |||||||||
Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred interests of | - | - | 10,961 | |||||||||
Net revenues, less interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred interests of consolidated subsidiaries | 899,028 | 950,548 | 807,583 | |||||||||
| Non-interest expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | 507,899 | 546,257 | 474,217 | |||||||||
| Non-compensation expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Floor brokerage and clearing fees | 49,513 | 52,706 | 46,155 | |||||||||
| Technology and communications | 64,306 | 67,578 | 59,878 | |||||||||
| Occupancy and equipment rental | 27,017 | 28,271 | 24,309 | |||||||||
| Business development | 26,476 | 22,759 | 24,927 | |||||||||
| Professional services | 24,304 | 18,014 | 24,135 | |||||||||
| Other | 17,244 | 39,303 | 14,475 | |||||||||
| Total non-compensation expenses | 208,860 | 228,631 | 193,879 | |||||||||
| Total non-interest expenses | 716,759 | 774,888 | 668,096 | |||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 182,269 | 175,660 | 139,487 | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | 66,877 | 61,186 | 48,645 | |||||||||
| Net earnings | 115,392 | 114,474 | 90,842 | |||||||||
| Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | 2,960 | 4,531 | 10,704 | |||||||||
Net earnings attributable to Jefferies Group LLC/ common | $ | 112,432 | $ | 109,943 | $ | 80,138 | ||||||
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| SELECTED STATISTICAL INFORMATION | |||||||||||||
| (Amounts in Thousands, Except Other Data) | |||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
| Successor | Predecessor | ||||||||||||
| Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
| February 28, 2014 | November 30, 2013 | February 28, 2013 | |||||||||||
Revenues by Source | |||||||||||||
| Equities | $ | 188,823 | $ | 289,727 | $ | 167,354 | |||||||
| Fixed income | 285,928 | 227,136 | 352,029 | ||||||||||
| Other | - | 4,624 | - | ||||||||||
| Total | 474,751 | 521,487 | 519,383 | ||||||||||
| Equity | 94,738 | 118,348 | 61,380 | ||||||||||
| Debt | 173,038 | 162,031 | 140,672 | ||||||||||
| Capital markets | 267,776 | 280,379 | 202,052 | ||||||||||
| Advisory | 146,544 | 136,665 | 86,226 | ||||||||||
| Investment banking | 414,320 | 417,044 | 288,278 | ||||||||||
Asset management fees and investment income (loss) from managed funds: | |||||||||||||
| Asset management fees | 9,446 | 5,563 | 11,083 | ||||||||||
| Investment income (loss) from managed funds | 511 | 6,454 | (200 | ) | |||||||||
| Total | 9,957 | 12,017 | 10,883 | ||||||||||
| Net revenues | 899,028 | 950,548 | 818,544 | ||||||||||
| Interest on mandatorily redeemable preferred interests of consolidated subsidiaries | - | - | 10,961 | ||||||||||
| Net revenues, less mandatorily redeemable preferred interests of consolidated subsidiaries | $ | 899,028 | $ | 950,548 | $ | 807,583 | |||||||
Other Data | |||||||||||||
| Number of trading days | 61 | 63 | 60 | ||||||||||
| Average firmwide VaR (in millions) (A) | $ | 16.27 | $ | 12.61 | $ | 9.27 | |||||||
| Average firmwide VaR excluding Knight Capital (in millions) (A) | $ | 12.64 | $ | 10.37 | $ | 5.99 | |||||||
| Average firmwide VaR excluding Knight Capital and Harbinger Group Inc. (in millions) (A) | $ | 9.23 | $ | 7.32 | $ | 5.99 | |||||||
(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 calcuation 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, 2013.
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||||||||
| (Amounts in Millions, Except Where Noted) | ||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Predecessor | |||||||||||
| Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | ||||||||||
| February 28, 2014 | November 30, 2013 | February 28, 2013 | ||||||||||
Results: | ||||||||||||
| Net earnings attributable to Jefferies Group LLC / common shareholders (in thousands) | $ | 112,432 | $ | 109,943 | $ | 80,138 | ||||||
| Pretax operating margin | 20.3 | % | 18.5 | % | 17.3 | % | ||||||
| Effective tax rate | 36.7 | % | 34.8 | % | 34.9 | % | ||||||
Financial position: | ||||||||||||
| Total assets (1) | $ | 43,440 | $ | 40,177 | $ | 37,800 | ||||||
| Average total assets for quarter (1) | $ | 49,075 | $ | 46,439 | $ | 45,418 | ||||||
| Average total assets less goodwill and intangible assets for quarter (1) | $ | 47,089 | $ | 44,455 | $ | 45,039 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents (1) | $ | 2,865 | $ | 3,561 | $ | 3,018 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity (1) (2) | $ | 4,467 | $ | 5,282 | $ | 4,726 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity - % total assets (1) (2) | 10.3 | % | 13.1 | % | 12.5 | % | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity - % total assets less goodwill and intangible assets (1) (2) | 10.8 | % | 13.8 | % | 12.6 | % | ||||||
| Financial instruments owned (1) | $ | 18,126 | $ | 16,650 | $ | 16,414 | ||||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets (1) | $ | 1,987 | $ | 1,986 | $ | 380 | ||||||
| Total equity (including noncontrolling interests) | $ | 5,462 | $ | 5,422 | $ | 3,688 | ||||||
| Total member's / common stockholders' equity | $ | 5,432 | $ | 5,305 | $ | 3,332 | ||||||
| Tangible member's / common stockholders' equity (3) | $ | 3,445 | $ | 3,318 | $ | 2,952 | ||||||
Level 3 financial instruments: | ||||||||||||
| Level 3 financial instruments owned (1) (4) | $ | 495 | $ | 457 | $ | 505 | ||||||
| Level 3 financial instruments owned - % total assets (1) | 1.1 | % | 1.1 | % | 1.3 | % | ||||||
| Level 3 financial instruments owned - % total financial instruments owned (1) | 2.7 | % | 2.7 | % | 3.1 | % | ||||||
| Level 3 financial instruments owned - % tangible member's / common stockholders' equity (1) | 14.4 | % | 13.8 | % | 17.1 | % | ||||||
Other data and financial ratios: | ||||||||||||
| Total capital (1) (5) | $ | 11,219 | $ | 11,199 | $ | 9,624 | ||||||
| Leverage ratio (1) (6) | 8.0 | 7.4 | 10.2 | |||||||||
| Adjusted leverage ratio (1) (7) | 10.4 | 9.5 | 10.4 | |||||||||
| Tangible gross leverage ratio (1) (8) | 12.0 | 11.5 | 12.7 | |||||||||
| Leverage ratio - excluding merger impacts (1) (9) | 10.0 | 9.3 | N/A | |||||||||
| Number of trading days | 61 | 63 | 60 | |||||||||
| Average firmwide VaR (10) | $ | 16.27 | $ | 12.61 | $ | 9.27 | ||||||
| Average firmwide VaR excluding Knight Capital (10) | $ | 12.64 | $ | 10.37 | $ | 5.99 | ||||||
| Average firmwide VaR excluding Knight Capital and Harbinger Group Inc. (10) | $ | 9.23 | $ | 7.32 | $ | 5.99 | ||||||
| Number of employees, at quarter end | 3,838 | 3,797 | 3,841 | |||||||||
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - FOOTNOTES | ||
| (1) | Amounts pertaining to February 28, 2014 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 three months ended February 28, 2014. | |
| (2) | As of February 28, 2014, 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 $1,130 million, in aggregate, and $472 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 as of November 30, 2013, were $1,317 million and $404 million, and as of February 28, 2013 were $1,132 million and $576 million, respectively. | |
| (3) | Tangible member's / common stockholders’ equity (a non-GAAP financial measure) represents total member's / common stockholders’ equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. We believe that tangible member's / common stockholders' equity is meaningful for valuation purposes, as financial companies are often measured as a multiple of tangible member's / common stockholders' equity, making these ratios meaningful for investors. | |
| (4) | 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. | |
| (5) | As of February 28, 2014 and November 30, 2013, total capital includes our long-term debt of $5,757 million and $5,777 million, respectively, and total equity. As of February 28, 2013, total capital includes our long-term debt, mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock, mandatorily redeemable preferred interest of consolidated subsidiaries, in aggregate $5,936 million, 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. | |
| (6) | Leverage ratio equals total assets divided by total equity. | |
| (7) | 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). As of February 28, 2014, November 30, 2013 and February 28, 2013 adjusted assets were $36,273 million, $32,559 million and $34,343 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. | |
| (8) | Tangible gross leverage ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) equals total assets less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets divided by tangible member's / common stockholders' equity. The tangible gross leverage ratio is used by Rating Agencies in assessing our leverage ratio. | |
| (9) | Leverage ratio - excluding merger impacts (a non-GAAP financial measure) is calculated as follows: | |
| February 28, | November 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ millions | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 43,440 | $ | 40,177 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill and acquisition accounting fair value adjustments on the merger with Leucadia | (1,957 | ) | (1,957 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net amortization to date on asset related purchase accounting adjustments | 32 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets excluding the impact of the merger | $ | 41,515 | $ | 38,247 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total equity | $ | 5,462 | $ | 5,422 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Equity arising from merger consideration | (1,426 | ) | (1,426 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock assumed by Leucadia | 125 | 125 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net amortization to date of purchase accounting adjustments, net of tax | (37 | ) | (25 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total equity excluding the impact of the merger | $ | 4,124 | $ | 4,096 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leverage ratio - excluding merger impacts | 10.0 | 9.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (10) | 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 calcuation 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, 2013. |
Contacts:
Jefferies Group LLC
Peregrine C.
Broadbent, 212-284-2338
Chief Financial Officer
