Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. Reports First Quarter 2021 Earnings
Oppenheimer Holdings reported a net income of $38.7 million or $3.07 per share for Q1 2021, soaring 400% compared to $7.8 million or $0.61 per share in Q1 2020. Revenue reached $373.3 million, a 59% increase from $234.8 million in the prior year. The growth was driven by strong equity underwriting, particularly in healthcare and technology sectors, and a flourishing M&A advisory business. However, increased compensation costs of $11.6 million impacted earnings. The company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share.
- Net income increased 400% to $38.7 million.
- Revenue rose 59% to $373.3 million.
- Record performance in Investment Banking with $116.8 million in advisory fees, up 265.2%.
- Capital Markets segment achieved record revenue of $183.6 million, a 143% increase year-over-year.
- Assets under management reached a record $40.2 billion.
- Increased compensation costs of $11.6 million negatively impacted earnings.
- Wealth Management results were tempered by low short-term interest rates affecting revenue.
NEW YORK, April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY) (the "Company" or "Firm") today reported net income of
Albert G. Lowenthal, Chairman and CEO commented, "The Firm produced its best first quarter in its history following its best year in its history in 2020. Our performance reflected strong contributions across all of our businesses led by our Investment Banking Division. Our operating results were powered by a rapidly improving economy and optimism around the end of the pandemic as the availability of vaccines becomes more widespread. With continued stimulus spending, potential additional "infrastructure" spending, and a very accommodative Federal Reserve, investors moved equity markets to new highs with active engagement by investors of all types.
The outstanding results were driven by very robust equity underwriting activity in the healthcare and technology sectors which included our expanded activity assisting companies going public through special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Our M&A advisory business also picked up considerably with large completed transactions in healthcare, technology, and consumer products. Institutional equities sales and trading activity continued to be strong as volatility and activity remained elevated during the period. Our employees in Capital Markets produced exceptional results this quarter.
Equity markets were up
Summary Operating Results (Unaudited) | ||||
('000s, except per share amounts or otherwise indicated) | ||||
Firm | 1Q-21 | 1Q-20 | ||
Revenue | $ | 373,282 | $ | 234,770 |
Compensation Expense | $ | 255,601 | $ | 157,676 |
Non-compensation Expense | $ | 65,554 | $ | 66,871 |
Pre-Tax Income | $ | 52,127 | $ | 10,223 |
Income Taxes | $ | 13,469 | $ | 2,405 |
Net Income | $ | 38,658 | $ | 7,818 |
Earnings Per Share (Basic) | $ | 3.07 | $ | 0.61 |
Earnings Per Share (Diluted) | $ | 2.91 | $ | 0.58 |
Book Value Per Share | $ | 56.74 | $ | 46.16 |
Tangible Book Value Per Share (1) | $ | 43.34 | $ | 32.79 |
Private Client | ||||
Revenue | $ | 164,023 | $ | 141,418 |
Pre-Tax Income | $ | 24,263 | $ | 33,369 |
Assets Under Administration (billions) | $ | 111.4 | $ | 79.1 |
Asset Management | ||||
Revenue | $ | 24,230 | $ | 19,276 |
Pre-Tax Income | $ | 7,553 | $ | 4,305 |
Assets Under Management (billions) | $ | 40.2 | $ | 28.0 |
Capital Markets | ||||
Revenue | $ | 183,599 | $ | 75,542 |
Pre-Tax Income (Loss) | $ | 49,991 | $ | (143) |
(1) Represents book value less goodwill and intangible assets divided by number of shares outstanding. | ||||
Highlights
- Record first quarter gross revenue, net income, and earnings per share due to a surge in equity underwriting and M&A advisory fees
- Record revenue and earnings in Capital Markets segment for the first quarter driven by record investment banking results
- Capital Markets pre-tax profit margin was
27.2% driven by the strength in investment banking and sales and trading - Client assets under administration and under management were both at record levels at March 31, 2021
- Shareholders' Equity reached a record
$719.7 million as of March 31, 2021 - Book value and tangible book value per share reached record levels at March 31, 2021
Private Client
Private Client reported revenue for the current quarter of
('000s, except otherwise indicated) | ||||
1Q-21 | 1Q-20 | |||
Revenue | $ | 164,023 | $ | 141,418 |
Commissions | $ | 57,596 | $ | 56,931 |
Advisory Fees | $ | 80,254 | $ | 66,882 |
Bank Deposit Sweep Income | $ | 4,008 | $ | 18,826 |
Interest | $ | 6,476 | $ | 7,681 |
Other | $ | 15,689 | $ | (8,902) |
Total Expenses | $ | 139,760 | $ | 108,049 |
Compensation | $ | 111,395 | $ | 80,173 |
Non-compensation | $ | 28,365 | $ | 27,876 |
Assets Under Administration (billions) | $ | 111.4 | $ | 79.1 |
Cash Sweep Balances (billions) | $ | 7.4 | $ | 6.4 |
Revenue:
- Retail commissions increased
1.2% from a year ago amidst continued elevated client participation levels - Advisory fees increased
20.0% due to higher assets under management at December 31, 2020 compared with December 31, 2019 - Bank deposit sweep income decreased
$14.8 million or78.7% from a year ago due to lower short-term interest rates partially offset by higher average cash sweep balances - Interest revenue declined
15.7% from a year ago due to lower short-term interest rates partially offset by higher average margin balances - Other revenue increased primarily due to increases in the cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance policies during the current period compared to decreases in the value of those policies in the prior period
Total Expenses:
- Compensation expenses increased
38.9% from a year ago primarily due to increased production, share-based and deferred compensation costs - Non-compensation expenses increased
1.8% from a year ago primarily due to an increase in allowance for credit losses partially offset by lower interest costs on client balances associated with the bank deposit sweep program
Asset Management
Asset Management reported revenue for the current quarter of
('000s, except otherwise indicated) | ||||
1Q-21 | 1Q-20 | |||
Revenue | $ | 24,230 | $ | 19,276 |
Advisory Fees | $ | 24,227 | $ | 19,270 |
Other | $ | 3 | $ | 6 |
Total Expenses | $ | 16,677 | $ | 14,971 |
Compensation | $ | 7,259 | $ | 6,351 |
Non-compensation | $ | 9,418 | $ | 8,620 |
AUM (billions) | $ | 40.2 | $ | 28.0 |
Revenue:
- Advisory fee revenue increased
25.7% due to higher assets under management at December 31, 2020 compared with December 31, 2019 and positive net asset flows
Assets under Management (AUM):
- AUM hit a record level of
$40.2 billion at March 31, 2021, which is the basis for advisory fee billings for April 2021 - The increase in AUM was comprised of higher asset values of
$11.4 billion on existing client holdings and a net contribution of assets of$0.8 billion - The Firm changed its advisory fee billings from quarterly in advance to monthly in advance starting on April 1, 2021
Total Expenses:
- Compensation expenses were up
14.3% from a year ago which was primarily related to increases in incentive compensation - Non-compensation expenses were up
9.3% when compared to the prior period due to higher payments due to portfolio managers
Capital Markets
Capital Markets reported revenue for the current quarter of
('000s) | ||||||
1Q-21 | 1Q-20 | |||||
Revenue | $ | 183,599 | $ | 75,542 | ||
Investment Banking | $ | 116,836 | $ | 22,036 | ||
Advisory Fees | $ | 35,922 | $ | 9,836 | ||
Equities Underwriting | $ | 74,582 | $ | 8,315 | ||
Fixed Income Underwriting | $ | 5,487 | $ | 3,627 | ||
Other | $ | 845 | $ | 258 | ||
Sales and Trading | $ | 66,063 | $ | 52,840 | ||
Equities | $ | 43,556 | $ | 30,990 | ||
Fixed Income | $ | 22,507 | $ | 21,850 | ||
Other | $ | 700 | $ | 666 | ||
Total Expenses | $ | 133,608 | $ | 75,685 | ||
Compensation | $ | 111,930 | $ | 51,004 | ||
Non-compensation | $ | 21,678 | $ | 24,681 | ||
Revenue:
Investment Banking
- Advisory fees earned from investment banking activities increased
265.2% compared with a year ago driven by large completed M&A transactions in healthcare, technology, and consumer products - Equity underwriting fees increased
797.0% compared with a year ago due to a significant increase in equity underwriting activity in the healthcare and technology sectors, particularly for companies utilizing the SPAC framework to access the public markets - Fixed income underwriting fees were up
51.3% compared with a year ago primarily driven by new issuance in public finance during the period
Sales and Trading
- Equities sales and trading revenue increased
40.5% compared with a year ago due to continued elevated volatility driving higher volumes in the equities market - Fixed Income sales and trading increased
3.0% compared with a year ago driven by higher municipal underwriting fees
Total Expenses:
- Compensation expenses increased
119.5% compared with a year ago primarily due to increased production and incentive compensation tied to increases in revenue as well as costs associated with additional staffing - Non-compensation expenses were
12.2% lower than a year ago due to decreased interest costs and reduced costs associated with business travel and entertainment and conferences
Other Matters
(In millions, except number of shares and per share amounts) | ||||||
1Q-21 | 1Q-20 | |||||
Capital | ||||||
Senior Secured Notes | $ | 123.9 | $ | 148.1 | ||
Shareholders' Equity | $ | 719.7 | $ | 586.7 | ||
Regulatory Net Capital (1) | $ | 314.4 | $ | 250.9 | ||
Regulatory Excess Net Capital (1) | $ | 290.0 | $ | 224.1 | ||
Common Stock Repurchases | ||||||
Repurchases | $ | — | $ | 8.4 | ||
Number of Shares | — | 409,504 | ||||
Average Price | $ | — | $ | 20.60 | ||
Period End Shares | 12,685,708 | 12,710,405 | ||||
Effective Tax Rate | 25.8 | % | 23.5 | % | ||
(1) Attributable to Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. broker-dealer | ||||||
- Shareholders' equity reached a record high of
$719.7 million on March 31, 2021 - The Board of Directors announced a quarterly dividend in the amount of
$0.12 per share effective for the first quarter of 2021 payable on May 28, 2021 to holders of Class A non-voting and Class B voting common stock of record on May 14, 2021 - Level 3 assets, comprised of auction rate securities, were
$31.5 million as of March 31, 2021 - Compensation expense as a percentage of revenue was higher at
68.5% during the current period versus67.2% last year due primarily to higher share-based compensation expense associated with the increase in the share price of the Company's stock during the current quarter when compared with that of the prior quarter - The effective tax rate for the current period was
25.8% compared with23.5% for the prior period
Coronavirus ("COVID-19") Pandemic
The Company continues to monitor the effects of the pandemic both on a national level as well as regionally and locally and is responding accordingly. In addition, we continue to provide frequent communications to clients, employees, and regulators. We have adopted enhanced cleaning practices and other health protocols in our offices, taken measures to significantly restrict non-essential business travel and have practices in place to mandate that employees who may have been exposed to COVID-19, or show any relevant symptoms, self-quarantine. In early March 2020, the Company executed on its Business Continuity Plan whereby the vast majority of our employees began to work remotely with only "essential" employees reporting to our offices. We accomplished this by significantly expanding the use of technology infrastructure that facilitates remote operations. Our ability to avoid significant business disruptions is reliant on the continued ability to have the vast majority of employees work remotely. To date, there have been no significant disruptions to our business or control processes as a result of this dispersion of employees. Recently, there has been widespread distribution and inoculation of the U.S. population with vaccines that have been proven to be both safe and effective. Should this program continue at its present pace (there is no assurance that this will be the case), it is likely that the negative impact of the pandemic on the economy will abate by the end of the current year, with likely improvements being seen beginning in the second quarter of 2021. We currently anticipate that a large number of our employees will continue to work remotely for the near term and hope to begin a broader re-entry to our offices later in the year.
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 92 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 including the projected impact of COVID-19 on the Company's business, financial performance, and operating results. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to vary from the forward-looking statements: the severity and duration of COVID-19; COVID-19's impact on the U.S. and global economies; and Federal, state and local governmental responses to COVID-19. 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, 2020.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. | ||||||||
Consolidated Income Statements (Unaudited) | ||||||||
('000s, except number of shares and per share amounts) | ||||||||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | % Change | ||||||
REVENUE | ||||||||
Commissions | $ | 113,471 | $ | 103,249 | 9.9 | |||
Advisory fees | 104,496 | 86,164 | 21.3 | |||||
Investment banking | 124,501 | 25,728 | 383.9 | |||||
Bank deposit sweep income | 4,008 | 18,826 | (78.7) | |||||
Interest | 8,666 | 10,890 | (20.4) | |||||
Principal transactions, net | 10,865 | (868) | * | |||||
Other | 7,275 | (9,219) | * | |||||
Total revenue | 373,282 | 234,770 | 59.0 | |||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Compensation and related expenses | 255,601 | 157,676 | 62.1 | |||||
Communications and technology | 20,607 | 19,891 | 3.6 | |||||
Occupancy and equipment costs | 15,182 | 16,078 | (5.6) | |||||
Clearing and exchange fees | 6,275 | 5,659 | 10.9 | |||||
Interest | 2,647 | 6,550 | (59.6) | |||||
Other | 20,843 | 18,693 | 11.5 | |||||
Total expenses | 321,155 | 224,547 | 43.0 | |||||
Pre-Tax Income | 52,127 | 10,223 | 409.9 | |||||
Income taxes | 13,469 | 2,405 | 460.0 | |||||
Net income | $ | 38,658 | $ | 7,818 | 394.5 | |||
Earnings per share | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 3.07 | $ | 0.61 | 403.3 | |||
Diluted | $ | 2.91 | $ | 0.58 | 401.7 | |||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | ||||||||
Basic | 12,579,130 | 12,895,729 | (2.5) | |||||
Diluted | 13,299,243 | 13,456,233 | (1.2) | |||||
* Percentage not meaningful
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