Stifel Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) today reported net income available to common shareholders of
Ronald J. Kruszewski, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said “The third quarter’s net revenue and EPS were the second highest in our history as both operating segments, Global Wealth Management and Institutional Group, generated strong results. We are on track to generate the 26th consecutive year of record revenue and, through three quarters, we have already surpassed our full year record EPS, set last year. Our success is driven by the continued reinvestment in the business. Based on the strength of our recruiting and investment banking pipelines, as well as our leverage to higher interest rates, Stifel remains well positioned to continue and build upon our decades long growth.”
Highlights
- Net revenues of
$1.1 billion , increased30% compared with the year-ago quarter. Year-to-date record net revenues of$3.4 billion , increased28% over the comparable period last year. - Net income available to common shareholders of
$1.54 per diluted common share, or$1.65 per diluted common share excluding the impact of merger-related expenses, up59% over the year-ago quarter. - Year-to-date record net income available to common shareholders of
$4.54 per diluted common share, or$4.85 per diluted common share excluding the impact of merger-related expenses, up75% over the comparable period last year. - Record client assets of
$407.0 billion , increased25% compared with the year-ago quarter. - Annualized return on average tangible shareholders’ equity (ROTCE) (6) was
26% , or28% excluding the impact of merger-related expenses. - Tangible book value per common share of
$27.35 (8), up27% compared with the year ago quarter.
Segment Highlights
- Global Wealth Management reported record quarterly net revenues, up
24% over the comparable period last year reflecting growth in fee-based assets and client activity. - Institutional Group quarterly net revenues up
36% over the comparable period last year as a result of strong advisory fee and capital raising revenues.
| Financial Summary (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| ($ in 000s) | 3Q 2021 | 3Q 2020 | 9m 2021 | 9m 2020 | ||||||||
| GAAP Financial Highlights: | ||||||||||||
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| Net income (2) | ||||||||||||
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| Non-GAAP Financial Highlights: | ||||||||||||
| Net revenues | ||||||||||||
| Net income (2) (3) | ||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS (1) (2) (3) | ||||||||||||
| Comp. ratio (3) | ||||||||||||
| Non-comp. ratio (3) | ||||||||||||
| Pre-tax margin (4) | ||||||||||||
| ROCE (5) | ||||||||||||
| ROTCE (6) | ||||||||||||
| Global Wealth Management (assets and loans in millions) | ||||||||||||
| Net revenues | ||||||||||||
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| Fee-based client assets | ||||||||||||
| Bank loans, net (7) | ||||||||||||
| Institutional Group | ||||||||||||
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| Equity | ||||||||||||
| Fixed Income | ||||||||||||
| Pre-tax net income | ||||||||||||
| Global Wealth Management |
Global Wealth Management reported record net revenues of
Highlights
- Recruited 46 financial advisors, including 41 experienced advisors, with total trailing 12 month production of
$35 million . - Record client assets of
$407.0 billion , up25% over the year-ago quarter. - Fee-based client assets of
$150.5 billion , up31% over the year-ago quarter. - Bank loans of
$13.7 billion , up25% over the year-ago quarter.
Net revenues increased
- Asset management revenues increased
36% over the year-ago quarter reflecting higher asset values and strong fee-based asset flows. - Brokerage revenues increased
13% over the year-ago quarter reflecting strong client activity during the quarter. - Net interest income increased
21% over the year-ago quarter driven by higher bank lending partially offset by the impact of lower interest rates.
Total Expenses:
- Compensation expense increased over the year-ago quarter primarily driven by higher revenues.
- Provision for credit losses was impacted by growth in the loan portfolio as well as changes in the outlook for macroeconomic conditions.
- Non-compensation operating expenses increased over the year-ago quarter primarily as a result of higher data processing expense, subscription expense, and professional fees. The increase was partially offset by lower net provisions for litigation matters.
| Summary Results of Operations | ||||
| ($ in 000s) | 3Q 2021 | 3Q 2020 | ||
| Net revenues | ||||
| Asset management and service fees | 313,838 | 230,765 | ||
| Brokerage revenues | 184,072 | 162,627 | ||
| Net interest income | 130,341 | 108,181 | ||
| Investment banking | 11,580 | 8,113 | ||
| Other income | 15,702 | 17,150 | ||
| Total expenses | ||||
| Compensation expense | 342,792 | 277,903 | ||
| Provision for credit losses | (660) | (1,353) | ||
| Non-comp. opex | 81,282 | 71,356 | ||
| Pre-tax net income | ||||
| Compensation ratio | ||||
| Non-compensation ratio | ||||
| Pre-tax margin | ||||
| Institutional Group |
Institutional Group reported net revenues of
Highlights
- Investment banking pipeline at record levels.
- Pre-tax margin of
25% , up from21% in the year-ago quarter.
Investment banking revenues increased
- Advisory fee revenues increased
158% over the year-ago quarter on higher completed advisory transactions. - Equity capital raising revenues increased
20% over the year-ago quarter driven by higher volumes. - Fixed income capital raising revenues increased
16% over the year-ago quarter driven by an increase in public finance, as well as an increase in our corporate debt issuance business.
Equity brokerage revenues decreased
- Equity brokerage revenues declined from the year-ago quarter due to declines in cash equities driven by lower volatility and volumes.
Fixed income brokerage revenues decreased
- Fixed income brokerage revenues declined from the year-ago quarter due to lower volatility as well as tighter credit spreads.
Total Expenses:
- Compensation expense increased over the year-ago quarter primarily driven by higher compensable revenues.
- Non-compensation expenses increased over the year-ago quarter primarily as a result of higher travel and entertainment costs, increased litigation-related expenses, and higher conference-related expenses.
| Summary Results of Operations | ||||
| ($ in 000s) | 3Q 2021 | 3Q 2020 | ||
| Net revenues | ||||
| Investment banking | 360,699 | 210,021 | ||
| Advisory fee revenue | 208,218 | 80,842 | ||
| Equity capital raising | 93,764 | 78,462 | ||
| Fixed income capital raising | 58,717 | 50,717 | ||
| Equity brokerage | 48,307 | 54,204 | ||
| Fixed income brokerage | 75,838 | 96,706 | ||
| Other | 7,440 | 2,434 | ||
| Total expenses | ||||
| Compensation expense | 283,063 | 210,754 | ||
| Non-comp. opex. | 84,129 | 75,770 | ||
| Pre-tax net income | ||||
| Compensation ratio | ||||
| Non-compensation ratio | ||||
| Pre-tax margin | ||||
| Other Segment |
Highlights
- Total assets increased
$5.3 billion , or21% , over the year-ago quarter. - The Company repurchased
$44.8 million of its outstanding common stock during the third quarter. - Tier 1 leverage ratio increased
0.7% over the year-ago quarter. - The Board of Directors declared a
$0.15 quarterly dividend per share payable on September 15, 2021 to common shareholders of record on September 1, 2021. - The Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of the Company’s preferred stock payable on September 15, 2021 to shareholders of record on September 1, 2021.
| ($ in millions) | 3Q 2021 | 3Q 2020 | ||
| Net revenues ($ in 000s) | $ (2,879 ) | $ (6,901) | ||
| Pre-tax net loss ($ in 000s) | ||||
| Stifel Financial Corp. | ||||
| Tier 1 common capital ratio (9) | ||||
| Tier 1 risk based capital ratio (9) | ||||
| Tier 1 leverage capital ratio (9) | ||||
| Tier 1 capital (9) | ||||
| Risk weighted assets (9) | ||||
| Average assets (9) | ||||
| Quarter end assets | ||||
| Common stock repurchases | ||||
| Repurchases ($ in 000s) | NM | |||
| Number of shares (000s) | 671 | NM | ||
| Average price | NM | |||
| Period end shares (000s) (1) | 104,263 | 102,916 | ||
| Effective tax rate | 25.0 % | |||
| Agency | Rating | Outlook | ||
| Fitch Ratings | BBB | Positive | ||
| S&P Global Ratings | BBB- | Positive | ||
Conference Call Information
Stifel Financial Corp. will host its third quarter 2021 financial results conference call on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call may include forward-looking statements.
All interested parties are invited to listen to Stifel’s Chairman and CEO, Ronald J. Kruszewski, by dialing (877) 876-9938 and referencing conference ID 4980899. A live audio webcast of the call, as well as a presentation highlighting the Company’s results, will be available through the Company’s web site, www.stifel.com. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the broadcast will be available through the above-referenced web site beginning approximately one hour following the completion of the call.
Company Information
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel’s broker-dealer clients are served in the United States through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, including its Eaton Partners business division; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC; and Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC. The Company’s broker-dealer affiliates provide securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities. Stifel Bank and Stifel Bank & Trust offer a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions. Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A. offer trust and related services. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company’s website at www.stifel.com. For global disclosures, please visit www.stifel.com/investor-relations/press-releases.
A financial summary follows. Financial, statistical and business-related information, as well as information regarding business and segment trends, is included in the financial supplement. Both the earnings release and the financial supplement are available online in the Investor Relations section at www.stifel.com/investor-relations.
The information provided herein and in the financial supplement, including information provided on the Company’s earnings conference calls, may include certain non-GAAP financial measures. The definition of such measures or reconciliation of such measures to the comparable U.S. GAAP figures are included in this earnings release and the financial supplement, both of which are available online in the Investor Relations section at www.stifel.com/investor-relations.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This earnings release contains certain statements that may be deemed to be “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. All statements in this earnings release not dealing with historical results are forward-looking and are based on various assumptions. The forward-looking statements in this earnings release are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the following possibilities: the ability to successfully integrate acquired companies or the branch offices and financial advisors; a material adverse change in financial condition; the risk of borrower, depositor, and other customer attrition; a change in general business and economic conditions; changes in the interest rate environment, deposit flows, loan demand, real estate values, and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; changes in legislation and regulation; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, geopolitical, and technological factors affecting the companies’ operations, pricing, and services; and other risk factors referred to from time to time in filings made by Stifel Financial Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For information about the risks and important factors that could affect the Company’s future results, financial condition and liquidity, see “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
Statements about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, results, financial position and liquidity may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impact may differ, possibly materially, from what is currently expected.
| Summary Results of Operations (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| ($ in 000s, except per share amounts) | 9/30/2021 | 9/30/2020 | % Change | 6/30/2021 | % Change | 9/30/2021 | 9/30/2020 | % Change | |||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||
| Commissions | $ | 189,239 | $ | 172,654 | 9.6 | $ | 195,579 | (3.2) | $ | 598,432 | $ | 560,780 | 6.7 |
| Principal transactions | 118,977 | 140,883 | (15.5) | 152,597 | (22.0) | 436,580 | 445,566 | (2.0) | |||||
| Investment banking | 372,279 | 218,134 | 70.7 | 376,443 | (1.1) | 1,088,010 | 614,637 | 77.0 | |||||
| Asset management and service fees | 313,862 | 230,782 | 36.0 | 295,869 | 6.1 | 887,878 | 667,496 | 33.0 | |||||
| Other income | 18,760 | 20,258 | (7.4) | 13,235 | 41.7 | 57,629 | 50,979 | 13.0 | |||||
| Operating revenues | 1,013,117 | 782,711 | 29.4 | 1,033,723 | (2.0) | 3,068,529 | 2,339,458 | 31.2 | |||||
| Interest revenue | 141,844 | 114,411 | 24.0 | 133,591 | 6.2 | 402,975 | 403,956 | (0.2) | |||||
| Total revenues | 1,154,961 | 897,122 | 28.7 | 1,167,314 | (1.1) | 3,471,504 | 2,743,414 | 26.5 | |||||
| Interest expense | 10,023 | 13,822 | (27.5) | 14,178 | (29.3) | 38,641 | 51,263 | (24.6) | |||||
| Net revenues | 1,144,938 | 883,300 | 29.6 | 1,153,136 | (0.7) | 3,432,863 | 2,692,151 | 27.5 | |||||
| Non-interest expenses: | |||||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | 672,385 | 533,638 | 26.0 | 692,054 | (2.8) | 2,062,353 | 1,657,991 | 24.4 | |||||
| Non-compensation operating expenses | 216,051 | 191,269 | 13.0 | 197,057 | 9.6 | 622,091 | 617,701 | 0.7 | |||||
| Total non-interest expenses | 888,436 | 724,907 | 22.6 | 889,111 | (0.1) | 2,684,444 | 2,275,692 | 18.0 | |||||
| Income before income taxes | 256,502 | 158,393 | 61.9 | 264,025 | (2.8) | 748,419 | 416,459 | 79.7 | |||||
| Provision for income taxes | 64,126 | 37,866 | 69.3 | 65,948 | (2.8) | 184,951 | 101,456 | 82.3 | |||||
| Net income | 192,376 | 120,527 | 59.6 | 198,077 | (2.9) | 563,468 | 315,003 | 78.9 | |||||
| Preferred dividends | 9,689 | 9,897 | (2.1) | 8,289 | 16.9 | 26,267 | 19,584 | 34.1 | |||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 182,687 | $ | 110,630 | 65.1 | $ | 189,788 | (3.7) | $ | 537,201 | $ | 295,419 | 81.8 |
| Earnings per common share: (1) | |||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.70 | $ | 1.04 | 63.5 | $ | 1.76 | (3.4) | $ | 4.99 | $ | 2.78 | 79.5 |
| Diluted | $ | 1.54 | $ | 0.97 | 58.8 | $ | 1.60 | (3.8) | $ | 4.54 | $ | 2.60 | 74.6 |
| Cash dividends declared per common share (1) | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.11 | 36.4 | $ | 0.15 | — | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.33 | 36.4 |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: (1) | |||||||||||||
| Basic | 107,379 | 105,941 | 1.4 | 107,837 | (0.4) | 107,655 | 106,221 | 1.4 | |||||
| Diluted | 118,475 | 113,775 | 4.1 | 118,602 | (0.1) | 118,355 | 113,568 | 4.2 | |||||
| Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
The Company utilized certain non-GAAP calculations as additional measures to aid in understanding and analyzing the Company’s financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. Specifically, the Company believes that the non-GAAP measures provide useful information by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of the Company’s core operating results and business outlook. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures will allow for a better evaluation of the operating performance of the business and facilitate a meaningful comparison of the Company’s results in the current period to those in prior and future periods. Reference to these non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for results that are presented in a manner consistent with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of the Company’s current financial performance. The non-GAAP financial information should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or as being superior to, operating income, cash flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures primarily exclude expenses which management believes are, in some instances, non-recurring and not representative of on-going business.
A limitation of utilizing these non-GAAP measures is that the GAAP accounting effects of these charges do, in fact, reflect the underlying financial results of the Company’s business and these effects should not be ignored in evaluating and analyzing its financial results. Therefore, the Company believes that GAAP measures and the same respective non-GAAP measures of the Company’s financial performance should be considered together.
The following tables provide details with respect to reconciling net income and earnings per diluted common share on a GAAP basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 to net income and earnings per diluted common share on a non-GAAP basis for the same period.
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
| ($ in 000s, except per share amounts) | 9/30/2021 | 9/30/2020 | 9/30/2021 | 9/30/2020 | ||||
| GAAP net income | $192,376 | $563,468 | ||||||
| Preferred dividend | 9,689 | 9,897 | 26,267 | 19,584 | ||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | 182,687 | 110,630 | 537,201 | 295,419 | ||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments: | ||||||||
| Merger-related (10) | 17,283 | 12,989 | 49,080 | 42,758 | ||||
| Provision for income taxes (11) | (4,317) | (3,094) | (12,136) | (10,384) | ||||
| Total non-GAAP adjustments | 12,966 | 9,895 | 36,944 | 32,374 | ||||
| Non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders | $195,653 | $574,145 | ||||||
| Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (1) | 118,475 | 113,775 | 118,355 | 113,568 | ||||
| GAAP earnings per diluted common share (1) | $1.62 | $4.76 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments (1) | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.31 | 0.29 | ||||
| Non-GAAP earnings per diluted common share (1) | $1.73 | $5.07 | ||||||
| GAAP earnings per diluted common share available to common shareholders (1) | $1.54 | $4.54 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments (1) | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.31 | 0.29 | ||||
| Non-GAAP earnings per diluted common share available to common shareholders (1) | $1.65 | $4.85 | ||||||
| GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
| ($ in 000s) | 9/30/2021 | 9/30/2020 | 9/30/2021 | 9/30/2020 | ||||
| GAAP compensation and benefits | ||||||||
| As a percentage of net revenues | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments: | ||||||||
| Merger-related (10) | (5,780) | (6,770) | (18,073) | (22,907) | ||||
| Non-GAAP compensation and benefits | ||||||||
| As a percentage of non-GAAP net revenues | ||||||||
| GAAP non-compensation expenses | ||||||||
| As a percentage of net revenues | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments: | ||||||||
| Merger-related (10) | (11,503) | (6,219) | (30,854) | (19,672) | ||||
| Non-GAAP non-compensation expenses | ||||||||
| As a percentage of non-GAAP net revenues | ||||||||
| Total merger-related expenses | $17,283 | $12,989 | $49,080 | $42,758 | ||||
| Footnotes | ||
| (1) | All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the December 2020 three-for-two stock split. | |
| (2) | Represents available to common shareholders. | |
| (3) | Reconciliations of the Company’s GAAP results to these non-GAAP measures are discussed within and under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” | |
| (4) | Non-GAAP pre-tax margin for the three months ended September 30, 2021 of | |
| (5) | Annualized return on average common shareholders’ equity (“ROCE”) is calculated by dividing annualized net income applicable to common shareholders by average common shareholders’ equity or, in the case of non-GAAP ROE, calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income applicable to commons shareholders by average common shareholders’ equity. | |
| (6) | Annualized return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity (“ROTCE”) is calculated by dividing annualized net income applicable to common shareholders by average tangible shareholders’ equity or, in the case of non-GAAP ROTE, calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income applicable to common shareholders by average tangible shareholders’ equity. Tangible common shareholders’ equity equals total common shareholders’ equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and the deferred taxes on goodwill and intangible assets. Average deferred taxes on goodwill and intangible assets was | |
| (7) | Includes loans held for sale. | |
| (8) | Tangible book value per common share represents shareholders’ equity (excluding preferred stock) divided by period end common shares outstanding. Tangible common shareholders’ equity equals total common shareholders’ equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and the deferred taxes on goodwill and intangible assets. | |
| (9) | Capital ratios are estimates at time of the Company’s earnings release. | |
| (10) | Primarily related to charges attributable to integration-related activities, signing bonuses, amortization of restricted stock awards and promissory notes issued as retention, and amortization of intangible assets acquired. These costs were directly related to acquisitions of certain businesses and are not representative of the costs of running the Company’s on-going business. | |
| (11) | Primarily represents the Company’s effective tax rate for the period applied to the non-GAAP adjustments. | |
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