Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE:LUK) today announced its financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016. Income before income taxes and net income attributable to Leucadia National Corporation common shareholders were $249.9 million and $154.4 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, respectively, for the three month period.
Rich Handler, CEO of Leucadia, and Brian Friedman, President of Leucadia, said: "We are pleased with our overall momentum, including better results at Jefferies and a record quarter for National Beef. Jefferies’ net revenues, which were well above the same period last year and consistent with last quarter, reflect the continued development and strengthening of the Jefferies team, as well as solid trading market conditions for much of the quarter. National Beef has performed strongly, as we have returned to a more normal operating environment due to the greater availability of cattle. Our other free-cash generating businesses showed steady performance during the quarter, while we continued to make progress in value creation for the remainder of our portfolio.
"Our third quarter 2016 results were impacted by a $55 million non-cash impairment charge related to decisions at Juneau Energy to curtail development of its southern acreage in the Eagle Ford and its Houston County acreage. We continue to believe in the aggregate upside potential of our investments in Vitesse Energy and Juneau Energy, and are encouraged by recent developments in the oil and gas market.
"During the quarter we also completed the previously announced restructuring of our investment in FXCM, in which we converted our participation rights to a direct equity interest in the operating business, modified the loan terms to allow more time to optimize remaining asset sales, adopted a long-term incentive plan for senior management, and agreed to shared board oversight. This affirms our long-term commitment and investment in FXCM, and we are excited about our prospects for success."
During the third quarter, Leucadia repurchased an additional 0.7 million common shares at an average price of $18.91 per share. 16.8 million shares remain authorized for repurchase.
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For more information on the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, please see the Company’s Form 10-Q, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.
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SUMMARY FOR LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES (In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ | 2,676,375 | $ | 2,366,096 | $ | 7,316,839 | $ | 8,390,242 | |||||||||
| Net realized securities gains | $ | 60 | $ | 236 | $ | 8,202 | $ | 24,418 | |||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income related to associated companies | $ | 213,406 | $ | (296,428 | ) | $ | (21,037 | ) | $ | 220,884 | |||||||
| Income related to associated companies | 36,503 | 24,243 | 108,445 | 94,501 | |||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 249,909 | (272,185 | ) | 87,408 | 315,385 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | 73,703 | (90,273 | ) | 59,192 | 107,834 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | 176,206 | (181,912 | ) | 28,216 | 207,551 | ||||||||||||
| Income from discontinued operations, including gain on disposal, net of taxes | — | 1,729 | — | 1,729 | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 176,206 | (180,183 | ) | 28,216 | 209,280 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests | 1,870 | 1,238 | 3,682 | 1,828 | |||||||||||||
| Net (income) loss attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests | (22,702 | ) | 6,788 | (40,084 | ) | 15,931 | |||||||||||
| Preferred stock dividends | (1,016 | ) | (1,016 | ) | (3,047 | ) | (3,047 | ) | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Leucadia National Corporation common shareholders | $ | 154,358 | $ | (173,173 | ) | $ | (11,233 | ) | $ | 223,992 | |||||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Leucadia National Corporation common shareholders: | |||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 0.41 | $ | (0.47 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.59 | |||||||
| Income from discontinued operations, including gain on disposal | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 0.41 | $ | (0.47 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.59 | |||||||
| Number of shares in calculation | 370,404 | 372,547 | 371,814 | 373,181 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Leucadia National Corporation common shareholders: | |||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 0.41 | $ | (0.47 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.59 | |||||||
| Income from discontinued operations, including gain on disposal | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 0.41 | $ | (0.47 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.59 | |||||||
| Number of shares in calculation | 374,567 | 372,547 | 371,814 | 373,187 | |||||||||||||
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