Capital Markets reported revenue for the current quarter of $124.0 million, 31.1% higher when compared with the prior year period. Pre-tax loss was $6.1 million compared with a pre-tax loss of $15.3 million a year ago.
Revenue:
Investment Banking
•Advisory fees earned from investment banking activities increased 82.2% compared with a year ago primarily due to higher restructuring-related transaction activity
•Equity underwriting fees decreased 17.4% when compared with a year ago due to lower new issuance levels
•Fixed income underwriting fees were modestly higher than the prior year period
Sales and Trading
•Equities sales and trading revenue increased 7.5% compared with the prior year period mostly due to higher volumes
•Fixed income sales and trading revenue increased 45.5% compared with a year ago primarily due to an increase in trading income attributable to higher interest rates and volumes
Total Expenses:
•Compensation expenses increased 20.2% compared with a year ago largely due to costs associated with opportunistic new hires and higher incentive compensation
•Non-compensation expenses were 15.3% higher than a year ago primarily due to an increase in interest expense in financing trading inventories
('000s)
3Q-24
3Q-23
Revenue
$
124,030
$
94,576
Investment Banking
$
50,098
$
36,000
Advisory Fees
$
32,798
$
18,001
Equities Underwriting
$
12,588
$
15,246
Fixed Income Underwriting
$
4,390
$
2,049
Other
$
322
$
704
Sales and Trading
$
72,755
$
58,102
Equities
$
33,303
$
30,985
Fixed Income
$
39,452
$
27,117
Other
$
1,177
$
474
Total Expenses
$
130,174
$
109,830
Compensation
$
87,649
$
72,933
Non-compensation
$
42,525
$
36,897
Pre-Tax Loss
$(6,144)
$
(15,254)
Compensation Ratio
70.7
%
77.1
%
Non-compensation Ratio
34.3
%
39.0
%
Pre-Tax Margin
(5.0)
%
(16.1)
%
Other Matters
•The Board of Directors announced a quarterly dividend to $0.18 per share payable on November 22, 2024 to holders of Class A non-voting and Class B voting common stock of record on November 8, 2024
•Compensation expense as a percentage of revenue at 63.7% was relatively flat with the same period last year
•On October 10, 2024, the Company completed its redemption of all Senior Secured Notes outstanding ($113.05 million) at their par amounts plus accrued and unpaid interest
•The effective tax rate for the current period was 30.7% compared with 36.2% for the prior year period. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2024 was positively impacted by fewer non-deductible expenses when compared to the prior year period.
(In millions, except number of shares and per share amounts)
3Q-24
3Q-23
Capital
Stockholders' Equity (1)
$
837.8
$
779.3
Regulatory Net Capital (2)
$
487.5
$
437.1
Regulatory Excess Net Capital (2)
$
464.6
$
415.4
Common Stock Repurchases
Repurchases
$
0.3
$
6.5
Number of Shares
5,981
168,904
Average Price
$
49.30
$
38.30
Period End Shares
10,331,401
10,388,898
Effective Tax Rate
30.7
%
36.2
%
(1) Attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
(2) Attributable to Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. broker-dealer
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Company Information
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading middle market investment bank and full service broker-dealer that is engaged in a broad range of activities in the financial services industry, including retail securities brokerage, institutional sales and trading, investment banking (corporate and public finance), equity and fixed income research, market-making, trust services, and investment advisory and asset management services. With roots tracing back to 1881, the Company is headquartered in New York and has 89 retail branch offices in the United States and institutional businesses located in London, Tel Aviv, and Hong Kong.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" relating to anticipated future performance. For a discussion of the factors that could cause future performance to be different than anticipated, reference is made to Factors Affecting "Forward-Looking Statements" and Part 1A – Risk Factors in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
Consolidated Income Statements (Unaudited)
('000s, except number of shares and per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
% Change
2024
2023
% Change
REVENUE
Commissions
$
103,079
$
83,933
22.8
$
295,984
$
259,174
14.2
Advisory fees
121,631
107,969
12.7
353,675
310,214
14.0
Investment banking
52,185
37,411
39.5
131,841
95,354
38.3
Bank deposit sweep income
34,875
42,304
(17.6)
106,406
135,273
(21.3)
Interest
38,034
26,430
43.9
99,605
78,691
26.6
Principal transactions, net
14,364
16,892
(15.0)
42,672
46,635
(8.5)
Other
9,184
(2,272)
*
26,896
15,195
77.0
Total revenue
373,352
312,667
19.4
1,057,079
940,536
12.4
EXPENSES
Compensation and related expenses
237,935
195,684
21.6
680,375
589,200
15.5
Communications and technology
24,602
22,590
8.9
73,860
67,813
8.9
Occupancy and equipment costs
16,240
17,281
(6.0)
47,604
49,622
(4.1)
Clearing and exchange fees
7,125
6,051
17.7
19,747
18,241
8.3
Interest
24,103
19,744
22.1
66,631
50,353
32.3
Other
27,977
29,730
(5.9)
80,172
136,369
(41.2)
Total expenses
337,982
291,080
16.1
968,389
911,598
6.2
Pre-Tax Income
35,370
21,587
63.8
88,690
28,938
206.5
Income tax provision
10,862
7,808
39.1
28,172
10,262
174.5
Net Income
$
24,508
$
13,779
77.9
$
60,518
$
18,676
224.0
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest, net of tax
—
(82)
*
(310)
(403)
*
Net income attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
$
24,508
$
13,861
76.8
$
60,828
$
19,079
218.8
Earnings per share attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
Basic
$
2.38
$
1.32
80.3
$
5.87
$
1.75
235.4
Diluted
$
2.16
$
1.21
78.5
$
5.45
$
1.62
236.4
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding