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Interactive Brokers Group Announces Record 2008 Results
Reports Income Before Taxes And Minority Interest Of $1.25 Billion On $1.85 Billion In Net Revenues, Earnings Per Share Of $2.24
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IBKR) an automated global electronic market maker and broker, today reported diluted earnings per share of $2.24 for the year ended December 31, 2008, compared to pro forma diluted earnings per share of $1.59 in 2007.
Net revenues were $1,850 million and income before income taxes and minority
interest was $1,250 million for the year, compared to net revenues of $1,468
million and income before income taxes of $932 million in 2007.
- Diluted earnings per share grew by 41% from the prior year.
- 68% pre-tax margin for 2008 and 63% pre-tax margin for this quarter.
- Market Making pre-tax income increased 43% from the prior year.
- 76% Market Making pre-tax margin for 2008.
- Electronic Brokerage pre-tax income increased 13% from the prior year.
- 44% Electronic Brokerage pre-tax margin for 2008.
- Cleared DARTs grew by 46% to 316,000 in 2008.
"2008 was a record year, for the first time our profits have exceeded the billion dollar mark," said Thomas Peterffy, our CEO. "It is not easy to report record profits in a year that has been generally difficult for our industry.
Our focus on long term growth, controlling risk and building technology continues to pay dividends, year after year. Our shareholders’ equity of $4.4 billion makes us the largest among those firms that did not receive government support in the industry and it provides us with a solid footing to keep building our business."
Market Making
Market Making segment income before income taxes increased 43% in 2008. Pre-tax
margin expanded to 76% in 2008 from 70% in 2007. High market volumes and
volatility again demonstrated the benefits of our automated trading system
and integrated real time risk management. We avoided counterparty risks and
balance sheet exposure from illiquid positions by making markets only in
exchange traded products that are cleared through central clearing houses.
Market Making options contract volume increased by 21% and futures volume
increased by 48% in 2008.
Electronic Brokerage
Electronic Brokerage segment income before income taxes grew 13% in 2008. This
growth was driven by robust customer trading and a greater number of customer
accounts which generated 38% higher revenues from commissions and execution
fees in 2008. Net interest income declined 9% due to lower benchmark rates.
Pre-tax margin was 44% for 2008. Our real-time margining system worked efficiently
during the periods of severe market stress, allowing us to avoid most of the
losses associated with large adverse price moves. Total DARTs* for cleared
and execution-only customers increased 35% to 357,000 in 2008, compared to
265,000 during 2007. Cleared DARTs increased by 46% to 316,000 in 2008.
Conference Call Information:
Interactive Brokers Group will hold a conference call with investors today,
January 22, 2009, at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its 2008 results. Investors
who would like to listen to the conference call live should dial 800-390-5360
(U.S. domestic) and 719-785-1753 (international). The number should be dialed
approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call. Ask
for the "Interactive Brokers Conference Call."
The conference call will also be accessible simultaneously, and through replays, as an audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Interactive Brokers web site, www.interactivebrokers.com/ir.
About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.:
Interactive Brokers Group is an automated global electronic market maker and
broker specializing in routing orders and executing and processing trades
in securities, futures and foreign exchange instruments on more than 70 electronic
exchanges and trading venues around the world. As a market maker, we provide
liquidity at these marketplaces and, as a broker, we provide professional
traders and investors with direct access to stocks, options, futures, forex,
bonds and mutual funds from a single IB Universal AccountSM. Employing proprietary
software on a global communications network, Interactive Brokers Group continuously
integrates its software with a growing number of exchanges and trading venues
into one automatically functioning, computerized platform that requires minimal
human intervention.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
The foregoing information contains certain forward-looking statements that
reflect the company's current views with respect to certain current and future
events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are and
will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors
relating to the company's operations and business environment which may cause
the company's actual results to be materially different from any future results,
expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking
statements in this release are based upon information available to the company
on the date of this release. The company does not undertake to publicly update
or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes
make it clear that any statements expressed or implied therein will not be
realized. Additional information on risk factors that could potentially affect
the company's financial results may be found in the company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Media: Andrew Wilkinson, 203-913-1369 or Investors: Deborah Liston, 203-618-4070.
Because the Company began its public reporting during 2007, the Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income is necessary to present 2007 and 2008 results on a comparative basis.
Represents adjustments to reflect the following:
| (1) | Pro forma earnings per share calculation (i) includes the restricted shares of Common Stock that have been issued or are to be issued pursuant to the 2007 ROI Unit Stock Plan and (ii) issuance of restricted shares of Common Stock pursuant to the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, but excludes shares of Common Stock that are issuable in the future pursuant to the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. |
| (2) | Adjusted for Delaware franchise taxes that will be payable, estimated at $0.165 million annually. |
| (3) | The income tax adjustment of $25.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, represents the sum of the current income tax expense adjustment for this period and the deferred income tax expense adjustment for this period (referenced in footnote 4 below). |
| (4) | Additional deferred income tax expense will be $25.4 million annually, resulting from the straight-line amortization of the deferred tax asset of $380.8 million arising from the acquisition of the 10.0% member interest in IBG LLC (see footnote 3 above) over 15 years. |
| (5) | Adjusted for the approximate 89.7% interest in IBG LLC that IBG Holdings LLC holds arising from the Recapitalization and the IPO, including initial share issuances pursuant to employee equity incentive plans (see footnote 1 above). The adjustments are equal to approximately 89.7% of total net income for the twelve month periods presented. |
| (6) | Basic pro forma earnings per share are calculated
based on 40.1 million shares of Common Stock and 100 shares of Class
B common stock being outstanding, including 0.1 million shares issued
pursuant to the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2007 ROI Unit Stock
Plan. Diluted earnings per share are calculated based on an assumed purchase
by us of all remaining IBG LLC membership interests held by IBG Holdings
LLC and the issuance by us of 360 million shares of Common Stock, resulting
in a total of 401.3 million shares deemed outstanding as of the beginning
of each period. There is no impact on earnings per share for such purchase
and issuance because 100% of net income before minority interest would
be available to common stockholders as IBG Holdings LLC would no longer
hold a minority interest, and the full difference between the book and
tax basis of IBG LLC’s assets would also be available for reducing
income tax expense. Therefore, the net income utilized to calculate diluted
earnings per share would be $640 million for the year ended December
31, 2007.
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding of 401.3 million shares also includes 1.2 million shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the 2007 ROI Unit Stock Plan. Shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan have been excluded from diluted weighted average common shares outstanding because such shares are non-dilutive. |