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Interactive Brokers Group Announces 3Q2019 Results

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, reported diluted earnings per share on net income of $0.45 for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 compared to $0.51 for the same period in 2018, and diluted earnings per share on comprehensive income of $0.39 for the quarter, compared to $0.50 for the same period in 2018.

Net revenues were $466 million and income before income taxes was $281 million this quarter, compared to net revenues of $439 million and income before income taxes of $276 million for the same period in 2018. The results for the quarter were positively impacted by strong growth in net interest income, which increased $47 million, or 19%, and commissions revenue, which increased $20 million, or 12%, from the year-ago quarter; partially counterbalanced by lower other income, which decreased $40 million from the year-ago quarter.

The results for the quarter include a $47 million loss on our currency diversification strategy, compared to a $24 million loss in the same period in 2018; and a $13 million mark-to-market loss on our investment in Tiger Brokers.

The Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share. This dividend is payable on December 13, 2019 to shareholders of record as of November 29, 2019.

  • 60% pretax profit margin for this quarter, down from 63% in the year-ago quarter.
  • 65% Electronic Brokerage pretax profit margin for this quarter, down from 66% in the year-ago quarter.
  • Customer equity grew 10% from the year-ago quarter to $156.6 billion and customer debits decreased 17% to $25.6 billion.
  • Customer accounts increased 16% from the year-ago quarter to 666 thousand.
  • Total DARTs1 increased 13% from the year-ago quarter to 859 thousand.
  • Brokerage segment equity was $6.5 billion. Total equity was $7.7 billion.

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1 Daily average revenue trades (DARTs) are based on customer orders.

Segment Overview

Electronic Brokerage

Electronic brokerage segment income before income taxes increased 13% to $331 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period last year. Net revenues increased 14% to $506 million on higher net interest income and commissions revenue, partially offset by lower other income.

Commissions revenue increased 12% from the year-ago quarter on higher customer trading volume in options and futures, and higher commissions per share in stocks. Net interest income increased 20% as average customer credit balances and benchmark interest rates increased from the year-ago quarter. Pretax profit margin was 65% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, down from 66% in the same period last year.

Customer accounts grew 16% to 666 thousand and customer equity increased 10% from the year-ago quarter to $156.6 billion. Total DARTs for cleared and execution-only customers increased 13% to 859 thousand from the year-ago quarter. Cleared DARTs increased 12% to 777 thousand from the same period last year.

Market Making

Market making segment income before income taxes increased 14% to $8 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period last year, primarily due to higher net interest income from the remaining operations.

Corporate

For the quarter ended September 30, 2019, we recognized a mark-to-market loss of approximately $13 million in our strategic investment in Up Fintech Holding Limited (“Tiger Brokers”). For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 we recognized a net mark-to-market gain of $16 million on this investment.

Effects of Foreign Currency Diversification

In connection with our currency diversification strategy, we have determined to base our net worth in GLOBALs, a basket of 14 major currencies in which we hold our equity. In this quarter, our currency diversification strategy decreased our comprehensive earnings by $75 million, as the U.S. dollar value of the GLOBAL decreased by approximately 0.84%. The effects of the currency diversification strategy are reported as components of (1) Other Income in the corporate segment and (2) Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”).

Regulatory Matters

The Company is subject to regulatory oversight and examination by numerous governmental and self-regulatory authorities. The Company is currently providing information to certain of such authorities, including FINRA, the SEC, the CFTC and the United States Department of Justice, and cooperating with those authorities. The Company believes that the regulators are focused on compliance practices, including anti money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act practices. The Company periodically reviews these practices to make them more robust and to keep pace with changing regulatory standards, and the Company has been enhancing and augmenting its procedures and personnel in these areas over the past several years. While the outcome of the examinations and inquiries currently in progress cannot be predicted, the Company does not believe that they are likely to have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s financial results.

Conference Call Information:

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. will hold a conference call with investors today, October 15, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its quarterly results. Investors who would like to listen to the conference call live should dial 877-324-1965 (U.S. domestic) and 631-291-4512 (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 affiliates provide automated trade execution and custody of securities, commodities and foreign exchange around the clock on over 125 markets in numerous countries and currencies, from a single IBKR Integrated Investment Account to customers worldwide. We service individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, financial advisors and introducing brokers. Our four decades of focus on technology and automation has enabled us to equip our customers with a uniquely sophisticated platform to manage their investment portfolios at the lowest cost according to Barron's Best Online Brokers review, February 25, 2019. We strive to provide our customers with advantageous execution prices and trading, risk and portfolio management tools, research facilities and investment products, all at low or no cost, positioning them to achieve superior returns on investments.

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.

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING DATA

TRADE VOLUMES:                
(in 000's, except %)       Brokerage        

 Market   Brokerage   Non       Avg. Trades

 Making % Cleared % Cleared % Total % per U.S.

Period

 Trades Change Trades Change Trades Change Trades Change Trading Day

2016

 

            64,038

   

     259,932

   

       16,515

   

     340,485

   

            1,354

2017

 

            31,282

 

 (51%)

 

     265,501

 

2%

 

       14,835

 

 (10%)

 

     311,618

 

 (8%)

 

            1,246

2018

 

            18,663

 

 (40%)

 

     328,099

 

24%

 

       21,880

 

47%

 

     368,642

 

18%

 

            1,478

                  

3Q2018

 

              4,795

   

       71,646

   

         5,293

   

       81,734

   

            1,308

3Q2019

 

              4,738

 

 (1%)

 

       78,793

 

10%

 

         6,566

 

24%

 

       90,097

 

10%

 

            1,419

                  

2Q2019

 

              3,853

   

       74,269

   

         6,827

   

       84,949

   

            1,348

3Q2019

 

              4,738

 

23%

 

       78,793

 

6%

 

         6,566

 

 (4%)

 

       90,097

 

6%

 

            1,419

                  
CONTRACT AND SHARE VOLUMES:         

(in 000's, except %)

             

             

TOTAL

 Options % Futures1 % Stocks % 

Period

 (contracts) Change (contracts) Change (shares) Change 

2016

 

     572,834

   

     143,287

   

   155,439,227

   

2017

 

     395,885

 

 (31%)

 

     124,123

 

 (13%)

 

   220,247,921

 

42%

 

2018

 

     408,406

 

3%

 

     151,762

 

22%

 

   210,257,186

 

 (5%)

 

             

3Q2018

 

       92,297

   

       29,936

   

     45,572,711

   

3Q2019

 

     103,972

 

13%

 

       36,124

 

21%

 

     43,107,364

 

 (5%)

 

             

2Q2019

 

       96,007

   

       32,424

   

     42,995,205

   

3Q2019

 

     103,972

 

8%

 

       36,124

 

11%

 

     43,107,364

 

0%

 

             

MARKET MAKING

 Options % Futures1 % Stocks % 

Period

 (contracts) Change (contracts) Change (shares) Change 

2016

 

     307,377

   

       14,205

   

     13,082,887

   

2017

 

     102,025

 

 (67%)

 

         5,696

 

 (60%)

 

       7,139,622

 

 (45%)

 

2018

 

       49,554

 

 (51%)

 

         3,277

 

 (42%)

 

     11,347,811

 

59%

 

             

3Q2018

 

       11,805

   

           758

   

       2,995,942

   

3Q2019

 

       10,848

 

 (8%)

 

           697

 

 (8%)

 

       2,082,317

 

 (30%)

 

             

2Q2019

 

       10,008

   

           621

   

       2,598,531

   

3Q2019

 

       10,848

 

8%

 

           697

 

12%

 

       2,082,317

 

 (20%)

 

             

BROKERAGE TOTAL

Options % Futures1 % Stocks % 

Period

 (contracts) Change (contracts) Change (shares) Change 

2016

 

     265,457

   

     129,082

   

   142,356,340

   

2017

 

     293,860

 

11%

 

     118,427

 

 (8%)

 

   213,108,299

 

50%

 

2018

 

     358,852

 

22%

 

     148,485

 

25%

 

   198,909,375

 

 (7%)

 

             

3Q2018

 

       80,492

   

       29,178

   

     42,576,769

   

3Q2019

 

       93,124

 

16%

 

       35,427

 

21%

 

     41,025,047

 

 (4%)

 

             

2Q2019

 

       85,999

   

       31,803

   

     40,396,674

   

3Q2019

 

       93,124

 

8%

 

       35,427

 

11%

 

     41,025,047

 

2%

 

             
           
      
            
             
BROKERAGE CLEARED            
  Options % Futures1 % Stocks %
Period (contracts) Change (contracts) Change (shares) Change

2016

 

     227,413

   

     128,021

   

   138,523,932

  

2017

 

     253,304

 

11%

 

     116,858

 

 (9%)

 

   209,435,662

 

51%

2018

 

     313,795

 

24%

 

     146,806

 

26%

 

   194,012,882

 

 (7%)

             
3Q2018 

       70,233

   

       28,922

   

     41,406,443

  
3Q2019 

       80,840

 

15%

 

       35,108

 

21%

 

     39,891,867

 

 (4%)

             
2Q2019 

       71,524

   

       31,564

   

     39,086,399

  
3Q2019 

       80,840

 

13%

 

       35,108

 

11%

 

     39,891,867

 

2%

             
1 Includes options on futures.          
BROKERAGE STATISTICS       
(in 000's, except % and where noted)       
        
Year over Year 3Q2019  3Q2018 % Change
   Total Accounts 

                     666

  

                     576

 

16%

   Customer Equity (in billions)1

$

156.6

 

$

142.5

 

10%

        
   Cleared DARTs 

                     777

  

                     696

 

12%

   Total Customer DARTs 

                     859

  

                     763

 

13%

        
Cleared Customers (in $'s, except DART per account)      
   Commission per DART

$

3.69

 

$

3.78

 

 (2%)

   DART per Avg. Account (Annualized) 

                     297

  

                     312

 

 (5%)

   Net Revenue per Avg. Account (Annualized)

$

2,995

 

$

3,109

 

 (4%)

        
Consecutive Quarters 3Q2019  2Q2019 % Change
   Total Accounts 

                     666

  

                     645

 

3%

   Customer Equity (in billions)1

$

156.6

 

$

153.1

 

2%

        
   Cleared DARTs 

                     777

  

                     740

 

5%

   Total Customer DARTs 

                     859

  

                     828

 

4%

        
Cleared Customers (in $'s, except DART per account)      
   Commission per DART

$

3.69

 

$

3.68

 

0%

   DART per Avg. Account (Annualized) 

                     297

  

                     293

 

1%

   Net Revenue per Avg. Account (Annualized)

$

2,995

 

$

2,863

 

5%

        
1 Excludes non-customers.       

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NET INTEREST MARGIN
(UNAUDITED)

               
    Three Months Nine Months
    Ended September 30, Ended September 30,
    

2019

 

2018

2019

 

2018

               
    (in millions)
Average interest-earning assets            
 Segregated cash and securities 

$

                  29,443

 

$

                  20,923

 

$

                  27,384

 

$

                  20,437

 Customer margin loans  

                  26,134

  

                  29,339

  

                  26,014

  

                  29,599

 Securities borrowed  

                    4,036

  

                    3,531

  

                    3,900

  

                    3,295

 Other interest-earning assets  

                    5,362

  

                    4,371

  

                    5,202

  

                    4,208

 FDIC sweeps1  

                    2,151

  

                    1,423

  

                    1,999

  

                    1,122

    

$

                  67,126

 

$

                  59,587

 

$

                  64,499

 

$

                  58,661

               
Average interest-bearing liabilities            
 Customer credit balances 

$

                  53,762

 

$

                  48,544

 

$

                  51,786

 

$

                  47,954

 Securities loaned  

                    4,160

  

                    3,882

  

                    3,993

  

                    4,068

    

$

                  57,922

 

$

                  52,426

 

$

                  55,779

 

$

                  52,022

               
Net interest income            
 Segregated cash and securities, net 

$

                       153

 

$

                         91

 

$

                       434

 

$

                       233

 Customer margin loans2  

                       175

  

                       182

  

                       537

  

                       485

 Securities borrowed and loaned, net3  

                         77

  

                         54

  

                       177

  

                       166

 Customer credit balances, net2/3  

                     (137)

  

                     (100)

  

                     (421)

  

                     (241)

 Other net interest income1/4  

                         31

  

                         25

  

                         94

  

                         63

  Net interest income4 

$

                       299

 

$

                       252

 

$

                       821

 

$

                       706

               
Net interest margin ("NIM")  

1.77%

  

1.68%

  

1.70%

  

1.61%

               
Annualized yields            
 Segregated cash and securities  

2.06%

  

1.73%

  

2.12%

  

1.52%

 Customer margin loans  

2.66%

  

2.46%

  

2.76%

  

2.19%

 Customer credit balances  

1.01%

  

0.82%

  

1.09%

  

0.67%

1

Represents the average amount of customer cash swept into FDIC-insured banks as part of our Insured Bank Deposit Sweep Program. This item is not recorded in the Company's consolidated statements of financial condition. Income derived from program deposits is reported in other net interest income in the table above.
               

2

Interest income and interest expense on customer margin loans and customer credit balances, respectively, are calculated on daily cash balances within each customer’s account on a net basis, which may result in an offset of balances across multiple account segments (e.g., between securities and commodities segments).   
               

3

During the quarter ended December 31, 2018, we reclassified components of net interest income related to interest paid on short sale proceeds and as such, prior period amounts have been adjusted to conform to the current period presentation. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, ($21) million and ($50) million have been reclassified from net interest income on “Securities borrowed and loaned, net” to “Customer credit balances, net”.   
               

4

Includes income from financial instruments which has the same characteristics as interest, but is reported in other income in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income, of $8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and $25 million and $20 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED

   Three Months Nine Months
   Ended September 30, Ended September 30,
   

2019

 

2018

2019

 

2018

   (in millions)
              
Electronic BrokerageNet revenues 

$

506

 

$

444

 

$

1,435

 

$

1,352

 Non-interest expenses  

175

  

152

  

552

  

486

              
 Income before income taxes 

$

331

 

$

292

 

$

883

 

$

866

              
 Pre-tax profit margin  

65%

  

66%

  

62%

  

64%

              
Market MakingNet revenues 

$

17

 

$

16

 

$

52

 

$

59

 Non-interest expenses  

9

  

9

  

27

  

34

              
 Income before income taxes 

$

8

 

$

7

 

$

25

 

$

25

              
 Pre-tax profit margin  

47%

  

44%

  

48%

  

42%

              
Corporate 1Net revenues 

$

(57)

 

$

(21)

 

$

                     (50)

 

$

0

 Non-interest expenses  

                         1

  

                         2

  

                       13

  

                         4

              
 Income (loss) before income taxes 

$

(58)

 

$

(23)

 

$

(63)

 

$

(4)

              
              
TotalNet revenues 

$

466

 

$

439

 

$

1,437

 

$

1,411

 Non-interest expenses  

185

  

163

  

592

  

524

              
 Income before income taxes 

$

281

 

$

276

 

$

845

 

$

887

              
 Pre-tax profit margin  

60%

  

63%

  

59%

  

63%

1

 Corporate includes corporate related activities as well as inter-segment eliminations and gains and losses on positions held as part of our overall currency diversification strategy.

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

    Three Months Nine Months
    Ended September 30, Ended September 30,
    

2019

 

2018

2019

 

2018

     (in millions, except share and per share data)
               
Revenues:            
 Commissions 

$

187

 

$

167

 

$

538

 

$

572

 Interest income  

468

  

363

  

1,308

  

1,007

 Trading gains 

7

 

7

 

20

 

32

 Other income (loss)  

(19)

  

21

  

83

  

121

               
  Total revenues  

643

  

558

  

1,949

  

1,732

               
 Interest expense  

177

  

119

  

512

  

321

               
  Total net revenues   

466

  

439

  

1,437

  

1,411

               
Non-interest expenses:            
 Execution, clearing and distribution fees  

68

  

57

  

192

  

196

 Employee compensation and benefits  

67

  

63

  

213

  

201

 Occupancy, depreciation and amortization  

15

  

12

  

43

  

35

 Communications  

7

  

7

  

19

  

20

 General and administrative   

30

  

25

  

80

  

70

 Customer bad debt  

                       (2)

  

                       (1)

  

45

  

2

               
  Total non-interest expenses   

185

  

163

  

592

  

524

               
Income before income taxes  

281

  

276

  

845

  

887

               
Income tax expense  

20

  

18

  

50

  

52

               
Net income  

261

  

258

  

795

  

835

               
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  

225

  

219

  

678

  

709

               
Net income available for common stockholders 

$

36

 

$

39

 

$

117

 

$

126

               
Earnings per share:            
 Basic  

$

0.46

 

$

0.52

 

$

1.54

 

$

1.73

 Diluted 

$

0.45

 

$

0.51

 

$

1.52

 

$

1.71

               
Weighted average common shares outstanding:            
 Basic   

76,742,789

  

74,649,469

  

75,910,080

  

72,879,007

 Diluted  

77,348,976

  

75,360,089

  

76,646,487

  

73,745,640

               
Comprehensive income:            
 Net income available for common stockholders 

$

36

 

$

39

 

$

117

 

$

126

 Other comprehensive income:            
  Cumulative translation adjustment, before income taxes  

                       (6)

  

                       (1)

  

(3)

  

(14)

  Income taxes related to items of other comprehensive income  

                         -

  

                         -

  

                         -

  

                       (1)

 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  

                       (6)

  

                       (1)

  

(3)

  

(13)

Comprehensive income available for common stockholders 

$

30

 

$

38

 

$

114

 

$

113

               
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests:            
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 

$

225

 

$

219

 

$

678

 

$

709

Other comprehensive income - cumulative translation adjustment  

(22)

  

(2)

  

(11)

  

(60)

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests 

$

203

 

$

217

 

$

667

 

$

649

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS PER SHARE ON COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

   Three Months Nine Months
   Ended September 30, Ended September 30,
   

2019

2018

2019

2018

    (in millions, except share and per share data)
              
Comprehensive income available for common stockholders 

$

30

 

$

38

 

$

114

 

$

113

              
Comprehensive earnings per share:            
 Basic  

$

0.39

 

$

0.51

 

$

1.50

 

$

1.55

 Diluted  

$

0.39

 

$

0.50

 

$

1.49

 

$

1.54

              
              
Weighted average common shares outstanding:            
 Basic   

76,742,789

  

74,649,469

  

75,910,080

  

72,879,007

 Diluted   

77,348,976

  

75,360,089

  

76,646,487

  

73,745,640

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)

    September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 
    (in millions) 
          
Assets          
Cash and cash equivalents    

$

3,035

 

$

2,597

 
Cash - segregated for regulatory purposes     

                 8,794

  

                 7,503

 
Securities - segregated for regulatory purposes     

               21,246

  

               15,595

 
Securities borrowed     

                 4,010

  

                 3,331

 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell     

                 1,391

  

                 1,242

 
Financial instruments owned, at fair value     

                 1,883

  

                 2,119

 
Receivables from customers, net of allowance for doubtful accounts    

               25,970

  

               27,017

 
Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations    

                    868

  

                    706

 
Other assets     

                    607

  

                    437

 
          
 Total assets    

$

67,804

 

$

60,547

 
           
Liabilities and equity          
           
Liabilities          
Short-term borrowings    

$

15

 

$

17

 
Securities loaned     

                 3,955

  

                 4,037

 
Financial instruments sold but not yet purchased, at fair value    

                    977

  

                    681

 
Other payables:          
Customers     

               54,474

  

               47,993

 
Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations     

                    245

  

                    298

 
Other payables     

                    485

  

                    365

 
     

               55,204

  

               48,656

 
          
Total liabilities     

               60,151

  

               53,391

 
          
Equity          
Stockholders' equity     

                 1,405

  

                 1,282

 
Noncontrolling interests     

                 6,248

  

                 5,874

 
 Total equity     

                 7,653

  

                 7,156

 
           
Total liabilities and equity    

$

67,804

 

$

60,547

 
           
          
September 30, 2019  

December 31, 2018

Ownership of IBG LLC Membership InterestsInterests  %  Interests   % 
          
IBG, Inc.

76,748,855

 

18.5%

  

75,100,955

  

18.1%

 
Noncontrolling interests (IBG Holdings LLC)

338,670,642

 

81.5%

  

338,691,717

  

81.9%

 
          
Total IBG LLC membership interests

415,419,497

 

100.0%

  

413,792,672

  

100.0%

 

Contacts:

For Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Investors:
Nancy Stuebe, 203-618-4070

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