Virtu Announces First Quarter 2024 Results
- Positive: Virtu Financial reports a solid financial performance in the first quarter of 2024 with net income of $111.3 million, representing a slight increase from the prior year quarter. The company's total revenues reached $642.8 million, showing a 3.6% growth compared to the same period in 2023. Adjusted EBITDA stood at $202.8 million with a margin of 55.3%, indicating strong operational efficiency.
- Negative: Virtu Financial experienced slight decreases in trading income, net, adjusted net trading income, and normalized adjusted net income compared to the same period in 2023. The company's trading income, net, decreased by 1.1% to $408.1 million, while adjusted net trading income decreased by 1.7% to $366.9 million. Normalized adjusted net income also saw a decline of 2.6% to $124.3 million, signaling potential challenges in certain business segments.
- Positive: Virtu Financial's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share, demonstrating the company's commitment to returning value to its shareholders. Additionally, the Board authorized an additional $500 million share repurchase program over the next two years, showcasing confidence in the company's financial strength and future prospects.
- Negative: Virtu Financial's announcement of a planned CFO transition may introduce some uncertainty regarding leadership continuity. While Cindy Lee's appointment as CFO signifies a strategic succession plan, the transition process could impact operational stability and investor confidence in the short term.
- Positive: Cindy Lee's promotion to CFO brings a wealth of experience and a strong track record within Virtu Financial, having served in various finance roles over 13 years. Her involvement in key initiatives such as the company's IPO in 2015 and successful acquisitions highlights her strategic contributions to Virtu's growth and financial performance.
- Negative: The slight decrease in adjusted EBITDA by 2.2% compared to the same period in 2023 raises concerns about the company's ability to maintain consistent profitability amidst evolving market conditions. This decline may indicate challenges in cost management or revenue generation, requiring a closer review of operational efficiency.
- Positive: Virtu Financial's strong cash position of $429.4 million and its prudent management of long-term debt provide a solid financial foundation for future growth and strategic investments. The company's disciplined approach to capital allocation and financial stability position it well for potential expansion opportunities and market challenges.
- Negative: While Virtu Financial's share repurchase program has been effective in returning value to shareholders, the remaining capacity of approximately $568.6 million for future purchases may lead to potential dilution concerns for existing shareholders. The impact of additional share buybacks on earnings per share and ownership structure requires careful monitoring.
- Positive: The company's focus on transparency and innovative trading solutions aligns with industry trends towards technology-driven financial services. Virtu Financial's market-making and execution services segments cater to diverse client needs across global equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities, showcasing its adaptability and market relevance.
- Negative: Virtu Financial's dependence on market-making activities for a significant portion of its revenue exposes the company to market volatility and regulatory changes that could impact trading volumes and profitability. Market disruptions or shifts in trading dynamics may pose risks to Virtu's revenue streams and financial performance.
- Positive: Virtu Financial's announcement of a seasoned professional like Cindy Lee as CFO reflects the company's strategic focus on talent development and leadership continuity. Cindy's extensive experience in finance and proven track record within Virtu Financial position her well to drive financial excellence and support the company's growth objectives.
- Negative: The company's financial results for the first quarter of 2024 indicate a mixed performance across key metrics, with slight declines in trading income, net, adjusted net trading income, and normalized adjusted net income. These trends raise concerns about Virtu Financial's ability to sustain growth momentum and profitability in a competitive market environment.
- Trading income, net decreased by 1.1% compared to the same period in 2023.
- Adjusted net trading income decreased by 1.7% for the first quarter of 2024.
- Normalized adjusted net income decreased by 2.6% compared to the same period in 2023.
- Potential dilution concerns for existing shareholders due to remaining capacity for share repurchases.
- Slight decline in adjusted EBITDA by 2.2% compared to the same period in 2023.
NEW YORK, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT), a leading provider of financial services and products that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver innovative, transparent trading solutions to its clients and liquidity to the global markets, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
First Quarter 2024:
- Net income of
$111.3 million ; Normalized Adjusted Net Income¹ of$124.3 million - Basic and diluted earnings per share of
$0.59 ; Normalized Adjusted EPS¹ of$0.76 - Total revenues of
$642.8 million ; Trading income, net, of$408.1 million ; Net income Margin of17.3% ²- Adjusted Net Trading Income¹ of
$366.9 million
- Adjusted Net Trading Income¹ of
- Adjusted EBITDA¹ of
$202.8 million ; Adjusted EBITDA Margin¹ of55.3% - Share buybacks of
$35.8 million , or 2.0 million shares, under the Share Repurchase Program³ - Board authorizes additional
$500 million share repurchase over the next two years
The Virtu Financial, Inc. Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
Note 1: Non-GAAP financial measures. Please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Items" for more information.
Note 2: Calculated by dividing Net income by Total revenue
Note 3: Shares repurchased calculated on a settlement date basis.
Financial Results
First Quarter 2024:
Total revenues increased
Basic and diluted earnings per share for this quarter were
Adjusted Net Trading Income decreased
Assuming all non-controlling interests had been exchanged for common stock, and the Company’s Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes was subject to corporation taxes, Normalized Adjusted EPS was
Operating Segment Information
The Company has two operating segments: Market Making and Execution Services; and one non-operating segment: Corporate.
Market Making principally consists of market making in the cash, futures and options markets across global equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities. As a market maker, the Company commits capital on a principal basis by offering to buy securities from, or sell securities to, broker dealers, banks and institutions.
Execution Services comprises agency-based trading and trading venues, offering execution services in global equities, options, futures and fixed income on behalf of institutions, banks and broker dealers. The Company also provides proprietary technology and infrastructure, workflow technology, and trading analytics services to select third parties. The segment also includes the results of the Company's capital markets business, in which the Company acts as an agent for issuers in connection with at-the-market offerings and buyback programs.
Corporate contains the Company's investments, principally in strategic trading-related opportunities, and maintains corporate overhead expenses.
The following tables show the trading income, net, total revenues and Adjusted Net Trading Income by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
Total revenues by segment
(in thousands, unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market Making | Execution Services | Corporate | Total | Market Making | Execution Services | Corporate | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trading income, net | $ | 403,698 | $ | 4,397 | $ | — | $ | 408,095 | $ | 408,343 | $ | 4,168 | $ | — | $ | 412,511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Commissions, net and technology services | 7,202 | 111,409 | — | 118,611 | 9,701 | 111,743 | — | 121,444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and dividends income | 103,802 | 2,190 | — | 105,992 | 79,687 | 2,557 | — | 82,244 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other, net | 6,306 | (208 | ) | 4,043 | 10,141 | 1,190 | 10 | 2,981 | 4,181 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenues | $ | 521,008 | $ | 117,788 | $ | 4,043 | $ | 642,839 | $ | 498,921 | $ | 118,478 | $ | 2,981 | $ | 620,380 | ||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of trading income, net to Adjusted Net Trading Income by operating segment
(in thousands, unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market Making | Execution Services | Corporate | Total | Market Making | Execution Services | Corporate | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trading income, net | $ | 403,698 | $ | 4,397 | $ | — | $ | 408,095 | $ | 408,343 | $ | 4,168 | $ | — | $ | 412,511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Commissions, net and technology services | 7,202 | 111,409 | — | 118,611 | 9,701 | 111,743 | — | 121,444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and dividends income | 103,802 | 2,190 | — | 105,992 | 79,687 | 2,557 | — | 82,244 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net | (115,866 | ) | (23,933 | ) | — | (139,799 | ) | (122,950 | ) | (22,573 | ) | — | (145,523 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and dividends expense | (125,158 | ) | (870 | ) | — | (126,028 | ) | (96,924 | ) | (677 | ) | — | (97,601 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Net Trading Income | $ | 273,678 | $ | 93,193 | $ | — | $ | 366,871 | $ | 277,857 | $ | 95,218 | $ | — | $ | 373,075 | ||||||||||||||||
Financial Condition
As of March 31, 2024, Virtu had
Share Repurchase Program
Since inception of the program in November 2020 through settlement date April 19, 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 45.9 million shares of Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units for approximately
Virtu Financial Announces Planned CFO Transition
On August 1, 2024, Cindy Lee, currently Deputy Chief Financial Officer, will become CFO of Virtu Financial. Sean Galvin, currently CFO of Virtu since 2020, will remain with Virtu in a senior capacity and will work with Cindy to ensure a seamless leadership transition. This transition is the result of the Company’s long-term succession planning with respect to the CFO role.
A seasoned professional in the financial services sector, Cindy Lee joined Virtu in 2011 where she has held various roles in global finance and most recently as Deputy CFO has overseen global finance and corporate treasury functions.
As a leader, Cindy spearheaded the automation of financial processes across Virtu’s global offices and helped grow the finance team. Cindy’s contributions were integral to the successful completion of Virtu’s IPO in 2015 and the integration of Virtu's multiple acquisitions including KCG in 2017 and ITG in 2019.
Prior to joining Virtu in 2011, Cindy worked at The Royal Bank of Scotland and was an auditor at Deloitte & Touche. Cindy graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Accounting.
Douglas A. Cifu, Virtu’s CEO stated, “Cindy has been with Virtu for 13 years and has become a true leader. She has worked incredibly hard and mastered our finance operations which we are very proud of. Her deep institutional knowledge of Virtu and experience will benefit us in all aspects of financial reporting and finance. Cindy’s dedication to Virtu and her performance sets the standard across our firm.”
Mr. Cifu continued, “I want to express my gratitude to Sean Galvin both for his 22 years of service to Virtu and KCG. I’m thrilled Sean has agreed to remain with Virtu in a senior capacity and I will continue to work closely with him in the future. Sean’s professionalism and experience will continue to be a great benefit to Virtu.”
Earnings Conference Call Information
Virtu Financial will host a conference call to review its first quarter 2024 financial performance today, April 24th, at 7:30 a.m. ET. Members of the public may listen to the conference call through an audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the firm’s website ir.virtu.com/investor-relations.
Website Information
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Items
To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), we use the following non-GAAP measures of financial performance:
- “Adjusted Net Trading Income”, which is the amount of revenue we generate from our market making activities, or trading income, net, plus commissions, net and technology services, plus interest and dividends income and expense, net, less direct costs associated with those revenues, including brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net. Management believes that this measurement is useful for comparing general operating performance from period to period. Although we use Adjusted Net Trading Income as a financial measure to assess the performance of our business, the use of Adjusted Net Trading Income is limited because it does not include certain material costs that are necessary to operate our business. Our presentation of Adjusted Net Trading Income should not be construed as an indication that our future results will be unaffected by revenues or expenses that are not directly associated with our core business activities.
- “EBITDA”, which measures our operating performance by adjusting Net Income to exclude Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings, Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment, and commitment fees, Depreciation and amortization, Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software, and Income tax expense, and “Adjusted EBITDA”, which measures our operating performance by further adjusting EBITDA to exclude severance, transaction advisory fees and expenses, termination of office leases, charges related to share-based compensation and other expenses, which includes reserves for legal matters, and Other, net, which includes gains and losses from strategic investments and the sales of businesses.
- “Normalized Adjusted Net Income”, “Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes”, “Normalized provision for income taxes”, and “Normalized Adjusted EPS”, which we calculate by adjusting Net Income to exclude certain items, and other non-cash items, assuming that all vested and unvested Virtu Financial Units have been exchanged for Class A Common Stock, and applying an effective tax rate, which was approximately
24% . - “Adjusted Operating Expenses”, which we calculate by adjusting total operating expenses to exclude severance, share based compensation, reserves for legal matters, termination of office leases, connectivity early termination and write-down of assets.
Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, and Normalized Adjusted EPS and Adjusted Operating Expenses are non-GAAP financial measures used by management in evaluating operating performance and in making strategic decisions. Additional information provided regarding the breakdown of Total Adjusted Net Trading Income by category is also a non-GAAP financial measure but is not used by the Company in evaluating operating performance and in making strategic decisions. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures or similar non-GAAP measures are used by research analysts, investment bankers and lenders to assess our operating performance. Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes and Normalized Adjusted EPS provide useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because they assist both investors and management in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of our business. Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes and Normalized Adjusted EPS provide indicators of general economic performance that are not affected by fluctuations in certain costs or other items. Accordingly, management believes that these measurements are useful for comparing general operating performance from period to period. Furthermore, our credit agreement contains tests based on metrics similar to Adjusted EBITDA. Other companies may define Adjusted Net Trading Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes and Normalized Adjusted EPS differently, and as a result our measures of Adjusted Net Trading Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes and Normalized Adjusted EPS may not be directly comparable to those of other companies. Although we use these non-GAAP financial measures as financial measures to assess the performance of our business, such use is limited because they do not include certain material costs necessary to operate our business.
Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, Normalized Adjusted Net Income and Normalized Adjusted EPS should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, Net Income in accordance with U.S. GAAP as a measure of performance. Our presentation of Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes and Normalized Adjusted EPS should not be construed as an indication that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or nonrecurring items. Adjusted Net Trading Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, Normalized Adjusted EPS and our EBITDA-based measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
- they do not reflect every cash expenditure, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
- our EBITDA-based measures do not reflect the significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payment on our debt;
- although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced or require improvements in the future, and our EBITDA-based measures do not reflect any cash requirement for such replacements or improvements;
- they are not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our statements of cash flows;
- they do not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations; and
- they do not reflect limitations on our costs related to transferring earnings from our subsidiaries to us.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, Normalized Adjusted Net Income and Normalized Adjusted EPS are not intended as alternatives to Net Income as indicators of our operating performance and should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations. We compensate for these limitations by using Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, Normalized Adjusted Net Income and Normalized Adjusted EPS along with other comparative tools, together with U.S. GAAP measurements, to assist in the evaluation of operating performance. These U.S. GAAP measurements include Net Income, cash flows from operations and cash flow data. See below a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
| Virtu Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except share and per share data) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||
| Trading income, net | $ | 408,095 | $ | 412,511 | ||||
| Interest and dividends income | 105,992 | 82,244 | ||||||
| Commissions, net and technology services | 118,611 | 121,444 | ||||||
| Other, net | 10,141 | 4,181 | ||||||
| Total revenues | 642,839 | 620,380 | ||||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
| Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net | 139,799 | 145,523 | ||||||
| Communication and data processing | 58,182 | 56,812 | ||||||
| Employee compensation and payroll taxes | 100,823 | 103,437 | ||||||
| Interest and dividends expense | 126,028 | 97,601 | ||||||
| Operations and administrative | 22,346 | 24,299 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 16,076 | 15,348 | ||||||
| Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software | 14,687 | 16,020 | ||||||
| Termination of office leases | 17 | 96 | ||||||
| Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees | 1,694 | 2,176 | ||||||
| Transaction advisory fees and expenses | 135 | 15 | ||||||
| Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings | 23,232 | 24,288 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 503,019 | 485,615 | ||||||
| Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest | 139,820 | 134,765 | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 28,512 | 24,682 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 111,308 | $ | 110,083 | ||||
| Noncontrolling interest | (55,491 | ) | (52,202 | ) | ||||
| Net income available for common stockholders | $ | 55,817 | $ | 57,881 | ||||
| Earnings per share: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.56 | ||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.56 | ||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | ||||||||
| Basic | 88,999,122 | 97,795,957 | ||||||
| Diluted | 88,999,122 | 97,813,691 | ||||||
| Comprehensive income: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 111,308 | $ | 110,083 | ||||
| Other comprehensive income | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange translation adjustment, net of taxes | (3,526 | ) | 1,648 | |||||
| Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains, net of taxes | 1,547 | (13,168 | ) | |||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | 109,329 | $ | 98,563 | ||||
| Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (54,655 | ) | (47,535 | ) | ||||
| Comprehensive income available for common stockholders | $ | 54,674 | $ | 51,028 | ||||
| Virtu Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||
| Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Operating Data (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| The following tables reconcile Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income to arrive at Adjusted Net Trading Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and selected Operating Margins. | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Reconciliation of Trading income, net to Adjusted Net Trading Income | ||||||||
| Trading income, net | $ | 408,095 | $ | 412,511 | ||||
| Commissions, net and technology services | 118,611 | 121,444 | ||||||
| Interest and dividends income | 105,992 | 82,244 | ||||||
| Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net | (139,799 | ) | (145,523 | ) | ||||
| Interest and dividends expense | (126,028 | ) | (97,601 | ) | ||||
| Adjusted Net Trading Income | $ | 366,871 | $ | 373,075 | ||||
| Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||
| Net income | 111,308 | 110,083 | ||||||
| Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings | 23,232 | 24,288 | ||||||
| Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees | 1,694 | 2,176 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 16,076 | 15,348 | ||||||
| Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software | 14,687 | 16,020 | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 28,512 | 24,682 | ||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 195,509 | $ | 192,597 | ||||
| Severance | 1,485 | 2,646 | ||||||
| Transaction advisory fees and expenses | 135 | 15 | ||||||
| Termination of office leases | 17 | 96 | ||||||
| Other | (9,347 | ) | (3,468 | ) | ||||
| Share based compensation | 15,033 | 15,583 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 202,832 | $ | 207,469 | ||||
| Selected Operating Margins | ||||||||
| GAAP Net income Margin (1) | 17.3 | % | 17.7 | % | ||||
| Non-GAAP Net income Margin (2) | 30.3 | % | 29.5 | % | ||||
| EBITDA Margin (3) | 53.3 | % | 51.6 | % | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin (4) | 55.3 | % | 55.6 | % | ||||
| 1 Calculated by dividing Net income by Total revenue. | ||||||||
| 2 Calculated by dividing Net income by Adjusted Net Trading Income. | ||||||||
| 3 Calculated by dividing EBITDA by Adjusted Net Trading Income. | ||||||||
| 4 Calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by Adjusted Net Trading Income. | ||||||||
| Virtu Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||
| Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Operating Data (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| (Continued) | ||||||||
| The following tables reconcile Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income to arrive at Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes, Normalized provision for income taxes, Normalized Adjusted Net Income and Normalized Adjusted EPS. | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except share and per share data) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Reconciliation of Net Income to Normalized Adjusted Net Income | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 111,308 | $ | 110,083 | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | 28,512 | 24,682 | ||||||
| Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest | $ | 139,820 | $ | 134,765 | ||||
| Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software | 14,687 | 16,020 | ||||||
| Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees | 1,694 | 2,176 | ||||||
| Severance | 1,485 | 2,646 | ||||||
| Transaction advisory fees and expenses | 135 | 15 | ||||||
| Termination of office leases | 17 | 96 | ||||||
| Other | (9,347 | ) | (3,468 | ) | ||||
| Share based compensation | 15,033 | 15,583 | ||||||
| Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes | $ | 163,524 | $ | 167,833 | ||||
| Normalized provision for income taxes (1) | 39,246 | 40,281 | ||||||
| Normalized Adjusted Net Income | $ | 124,278 | $ | 127,552 | ||||
| Weighted Average Adjusted shares outstanding (2) | 162,842,086 | 171,353,224 | ||||||
| Normalized Adjusted EPS | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.74 | ||||
| (1) Reflects U.S. federal, state, and local income tax rate applicable to corporations of approximately | ||||||||
| (2) Assumes that (1) holders of all vested and unvested non-vesting Virtu Financial Units (together with corresponding shares of the Company's Class C common stock, par value | ||||||||
| Virtu Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except share data) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 399,585 | $ | 820,436 | ||||
| Cash and securities segregated under regulations and other | 29,821 | 35,024 | ||||||
| Securities borrowed | 1,782,982 | 1,722,440 | ||||||
| Securities purchased under agreements to resell | 502,470 | 1,512,114 | ||||||
| Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations | 1,270,404 | 737,724 | ||||||
| Receivables from customers | 118,680 | 106,245 | ||||||
| Trading assets, at fair value | 6,447,132 | 7,358,611 | ||||||
| Property, equipment and capitalized software, net | 97,436 | 100,365 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 212,689 | 229,499 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 1,148,926 | 1,148,926 | ||||||
| Intangibles (net of accumulated amortization) | 242,833 | 257,520 | ||||||
| Deferred taxes | 128,171 | 133,760 | ||||||
| Other assets | 408,586 | 303,720 | ||||||
| Total assets | 12,789,715 | 14,466,384 | ||||||
| Liabilities and equity | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Short-term borrowings, net | 138,202 | — | ||||||
| Securities loaned | 1,640,521 | 1,329,446 | ||||||
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 836,433 | 1,795,994 | ||||||
| Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations | 472,895 | 1,167,712 | ||||||
| Payables to customers | 33,485 | 23,229 | ||||||
| Trading liabilities, at fair value | 5,694,997 | 6,071,352 | ||||||
| Tax receivable agreement obligations | 196,254 | 216,480 | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities | 365,711 | 451,293 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 260,483 | 278,317 | ||||||
| Long-term borrowings, net | 1,726,657 | 1,727,205 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 11,365,638 | 13,061,028 | ||||||
| Total equity | 1,424,077 | 1,405,356 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 12,789,715 | $ | 14,466,384 | ||||
| As of March 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| Ownership of Virtu Financial LLC Interests: | Interests | % | ||||||
| Virtu Financial, Inc. – Class A Common Stock and Restricted Stock Units | 94,002,420 | 57.8 | % | |||||
| Non-controlling Interests (Virtu Financial LLC) | 68,699,738 | 42.2 | % | |||||
| Total Virtu Financial LLC Interests | 162,702,158 | 100.0 | % | |||||
About Virtu Financial, Inc.
Virtu is a leading financial services firm that leverages cutting-edge technology to provide execution services and data, analytics and connectivity products to its clients and deliver liquidity to the global markets. Leveraging its global market making expertise and infrastructure, Virtu provides a robust product suite including offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. Virtu’s product offerings allow clients to trade on hundreds of venues across 50+ countries and in multiple asset classes, including global equities, ETFs, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income and myriad other commodities. In addition, Virtu’s integrated, multi-asset analytics platform provides a range of pre and post-trade services, data products and compliance tools that clients rely upon to invest, trade and manage risk across global markets.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements regarding Virtu Financial, Inc.’s (“Virtu’s”, the “Company’s” or “our”) business that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by which, such performance or results will be achieved. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, and if the Company does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that the Company will make additional updates with respect thereto or with respect to other forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time and/or management’s good faith belief with respect to future events, and is subject to risks and uncertainties, some or all of which are not predictable or within Virtu’s control, that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements. Those risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: risks relating to fluctuations in trading volume and volatilities in the markets in which we operate; the ability of our trading counterparties, clients, and various clearing houses to perform their obligations to us; the performance and reliability of our customized trading platform; the risk of material trading losses from our market making activities; swings in valuations in securities or other instruments in which we hold positions; increasing competition and consolidation in our industry; the risk that cash flow from our operations and other available sources of liquidity will not be sufficient to fund our various ongoing obligations, including operating expenses, short-term funding requirements, margin requirements, capital expenditures, debt service and dividend payments; potential consequences of recent SEC proposals focused on equity markets which may, if adopted, result in reduced overall and off-exchange trading volumes and market making opportunities, impose additional or heightened regulatory obligations on market makers and other market participants, and generally increase the implicit and explicit cost as well as the complexity of the U.S. equities eco-system for all participants; regulatory and legal uncertainties and potential changes associated with our industry, particularly in light of increased attention from media, regulators and lawmakers to market structure and related issues including but not limited to the retail trading environment, wholesale market making and off exchange trading more generally and payment for order flow arrangements; potential adverse results from legal or regulatory proceedings; our ability to remain technologically competitive and to ensure that the technology we utilize is not vulnerable to security risks, hacking and cyber-attacks; risks associated with third party software and technology infrastructure. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements, see Virtu’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to Virtu’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.
CONTACT
Investor & Media Relations
Andrew Smith
investor_relations@virtu.com
media@virtu.com
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