Virtu Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

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NEW YORK, July 26, 2023 (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 second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Second Quarter 2023:

  • Net income of $29.5 million; Normalized Adjusted Net Income2 of $61.7 million

  • Basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.16; Normalized Adjusted EPS2 of $0.37

  • Total revenues of $506.9 million; Trading income, net, of $306.2 million; Net income Margin of 5.8%1

    • Adjusted Net Trading Income2 of $278.7 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA2 of $122.0 million; Adjusted EBITDA Margin2 of 43.8%

  • Share buybacks of $41.5 million, or 2.3 million shares, under the Share Repurchase Program3

The Virtu Financial, Inc. Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share. This dividend is payable on September 15, 2023 to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2023.

Note 1: Calculated by dividing Net income by Total revenue
Note 2: Non-GAAP financial measures. Please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Items" for more information.
Note 3: Shares repurchased calculated on a settlement date basis.

Financial Results

Second Quarter 2023:

Total revenues decreased 16.2% to $506.9 million for this quarter, compared to $604.7 million for the same period in 2022. Trading income, net, decreased to $306.2 million for the quarter compared to $395.9 million for the same period in 2022. Net income totaled $29.5 million for this quarter, compared to net income of $148.9 million in the prior year quarter.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for this quarter were $0.16, compared to a basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.78, for the same period in 2022.

Adjusted Net Trading Income decreased 22.0% to $278.7 million for this quarter, compared to $357.4 million for the same period in 2022. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 41.6% to $122.0 million for this quarter, compared to $209.3 million for the same period in 2022.

Normalized Adjusted Net Income, removing one-time and non-cash items, decreased 52.5% to $61.7 million for this quarter, compared to $129.9 million for the same period in 2022.

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 $0.37 for this quarter, compared to $0.73 for the same period in 2022.

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 and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

Total revenues by segment
(in thousands, unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

Market Making

 

Execution Services

 

Corporate

 

Total

 

Market Making

 

Execution Services

 

Corporate

 

Total

Trading income, net

 

$

302,312

 

$

3,856

 

$

 

 

$

306,168

 

 

$

390,263

 

$

5,665

 

$

 

$

395,928

Commissions, net and technology services

 

 

6,634

 

 

102,870

 

 

 

 

 

109,504

 

 

 

11,145

 

 

125,195

 

 

 

 

136,340

Interest and dividends income

 

 

95,595

 

 

2,384

 

 

 

 

 

97,979

 

 

 

30,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,792

Other, net

 

 

709

 

 

6

 

 

(7,512

)

 

 

(6,797

)

 

 

395

 

 

137

 

 

41,146

 

 

41,678

Total Revenues

 

$

405,250

 

$

109,116

 

$

(7,512

)

 

$

506,854

 

 

$

432,595

 

$

130,997

 

$

41,146

 

$

604,738


 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

Market Making

 

Execution Services

 

Corporate

 

Total

 

Market Making

 

Execution Services

 

Corporate

 

Total

Trading income, net

 

$

710,655

 

$

8,024

 

$

 

 

$

718,679

 

 

$

906,621

 

$

11,614

 

$

 

$

918,235

Commissions, net and technology services

 

 

16,334

 

 

214,614

 

 

 

 

 

230,948

 

 

 

20,194

 

 

270,801

 

 

 

 

290,995

Interest and dividends income

 

 

175,283

 

 

4,940

 

 

 

 

 

180,223

 

 

 

51,775

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

51,804

Other, net

 

 

1,897

 

 

15

 

 

(4,529

)

 

 

(2,617

)

 

 

568

 

 

298

 

 

44,100

 

 

44,966

Total Revenues

 

$

904,169

 

$

227,593

 

$

(4,529

)

 

$

1,127,233

 

 

$

979,158

 

$

282,742

 

$

44,100

 

$

1,306,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of trading income, net to Adjusted Net Trading Income by operating segment
(in thousands, unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

Market Making

 

Execution Services

 

Corporate

 

Total

 

Market Making

 

Execution Services

 

Corporate

 

Total

Trading income, net

 

$

302,312

 

 

$

3,856

 

 

$

 

$

306,168

 

 

$

390,263

 

 

$

5,665

 

 

$

 

$

395,928

 

Commissions, net and technology services

 

 

6,634

 

 

 

102,870

 

 

 

 

 

109,504

 

 

 

11,145

 

 

 

125,195

 

 

 

 

 

136,340

 

Interest and dividends income

 

 

95,595

 

 

 

2,384

 

 

 

 

 

97,979

 

 

 

30,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,792

 

Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net

 

 

(99,842

)

 

 

(22,629

)

 

 

 

 

(122,471

)

 

 

(131,121

)

 

 

(25,865

)

 

 

 

 

(156,986

)

Interest and dividends expense

 

 

(111,508

)

 

 

(985

)

 

 

 

 

(112,493

)

 

 

(47,355

)

 

 

(1,361

)

 

 

 

 

(48,716

)

Adjusted Net Trading Income

 

$

193,191

 

 

$

85,496

 

 

$

 

$

278,687

 

 

$

253,724

 

 

$

103,634

 

 

$

 

$

357,358

 


 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

Market Making

 

Execution Services

 

Corporate

 

Total

 

Market Making

 

Execution Services

 

Corporate

 

Total

Trading income, net

 

$

710,655

 

 

$

8,024

 

 

$

 

$

718,679

 

 

$

906,621

 

 

$

11,614

 

 

$

 

$

918,235

 

Commissions, net and technology services

 

 

16,334

 

 

 

214,614

 

 

 

 

 

230,948

 

 

 

20,194

 

 

 

270,801

 

 

 

 

 

290,995

 

Interest and dividends income

 

 

175,283

 

 

 

4,940

 

 

 

 

 

180,223

 

 

 

51,775

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

51,804

 

Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net

 

 

(222,791

)

 

 

(45,202

)

 

 

 

 

(267,993

)

 

 

(254,636

)

 

 

(52,730

)

 

 

 

 

(307,366

)

Interest and dividends expense

 

 

(208,431

)

 

 

(1,663

)

 

 

 

 

(210,094

)

 

 

(88,382

)

 

 

(2,872

)

 

 

 

 

(91,254

)

Adjusted Net Trading Income

 

$

471,050

 

 

$

180,713

 

 

$

 

$

651,763

 

 

$

635,572

 

 

$

226,842

 

 

$

 

$

862,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Condition

As of June 30, 2023, Virtu had $745.8 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, and total long-term debt outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of $1,806.3 million.

Share Repurchase Program

Since inception of the program in November 2020 through settlement date April 19, 2023, the Company repurchased approximately 38.5 million shares of Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units for approximately $1,016.7 million. The Company has approximately $203.3 million remaining capacity for future purchases of shares of Class A Common Stock and Virtu Financial Units under the program.

Earnings Conference Call Information

Virtu Financial will host a conference call to review its second quarter 2023 financial performance today, July 26th, at 8:00 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

We routinely post important information for investors on the Investor Relations section of our website, ir.virtu.com/investor-relations and also from time to time may use social media channels, including our Twitter account (twitter.com/virtufinancial) and our LinkedIn account (linkedin.com/company/virtu-financial), as an additional means of disclosing public information to investors, the media and others interested in us. It is possible that certain information we post on our website and on social media could be deemed to be material information, and we encourage investors, the media and others interested in us to review the business and financial information we post on our website and on the social media channels identified above, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website and our social media channels is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

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 our 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, and “Adjusted EBITDA Margin”, which compares Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Net Trading Income.

  • “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 including gains and losses from strategic investments and the sales of businesses, and other non-cash items, assuming that all vested and unvested non-voting common interest units in Virtu Financial LLC have been exchanged for shares of our 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
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading income, net

 

$

306,168

 

 

$

395,928

 

 

$

718,679

 

 

$

918,235

 

Interest and dividends income

 

 

97,979

 

 

 

30,792

 

 

 

180,223

 

 

 

51,804

 

Commissions, net and technology services

 

 

109,504

 

 

 

136,340

 

 

 

230,948

 

 

 

290,995

 

Other, net

 

 

(6,797

)

 

 

41,678

 

 

 

(2,617

)

 

 

44,966

 

Total revenues

 

 

506,854

 

 

 

604,738

 

 

 

1,127,233

 

 

 

1,306,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net

 

 

122,471

 

 

 

156,986

 

 

 

267,993

 

 

 

307,366

 

Communication and data processing

 

 

56,959

 

 

 

55,699

 

 

 

113,771

 

 

 

111,534

 

Employee compensation and payroll taxes

 

 

95,557

 

 

 

98,604

 

 

 

198,994

 

 

 

202,084

 

Interest and dividends expense

 

 

112,493

 

 

 

48,716

 

 

 

210,094

 

 

 

91,254

 

Operations and administrative

 

 

25,491

 

 

 

13,577

 

 

 

49,790

 

 

 

38,792

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

15,913

 

 

 

16,334

 

 

 

31,261

 

 

 

33,812

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software

 

 

16,020

 

 

 

16,277

 

 

 

32,040

 

 

 

32,757

 

Termination of office leases

 

 

(146

)

 

 

677

 

 

 

(50

)

 

 

1,384

 

Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees

 

 

1,771

 

 

 

1,437

 

 

 

3,948

 

 

 

27,121

 

Transaction advisory fees and expenses

 

 

8

 

 

 

558

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

980

 

Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings

 

 

24,850

 

 

 

22,089

 

 

 

49,138

 

 

 

43,422

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

471,387

 

 

 

430,954

 

 

 

957,002

 

 

 

890,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest

 

 

35,467

 

 

 

173,784

 

 

 

170,231

 

 

 

415,494

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

5,923

 

 

 

24,888

 

 

 

30,605

 

 

 

66,674

 

Net income

 

$

29,544

 

 

$

148,896

 

 

$

139,626

 

 

$

348,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

(12,842

)

 

 

(63,729

)

 

 

(65,044

)

 

 

(151,397

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available for common stockholders

 

$

16,702

 

 

$

85,167

 

 

$

74,582

 

 

$

197,423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.78

 

 

$

0.73

 

 

$

1.78

 

Diluted

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.78

 

 

$

0.73

 

 

$

1.77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

94,973,489

 

 

 

104,960,826

 

 

 

96,376,926

 

 

 

107,133,079

 

Diluted

 

 

94,973,489

 

 

 

105,478,278

 

 

 

96,376,926

 

 

 

107,759,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

29,544

 

 

$

148,896

 

 

$

139,626

 

 

$

348,820

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange translation adjustment, net of taxes

 

 

2,527

 

 

 

(19,810

)

 

 

4,175

 

 

 

(24,978

)

Net change in unrealized cash flow hedges gains, net of taxes

 

 

8,202

 

 

 

14,062

 

 

 

(4,966

)

 

 

61,935

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

40,273

 

 

$

143,148

 

 

$

138,835

 

 

$

385,777

 

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(17,189

)

 

 

(60,173

)

 

 

(64,724

)

 

 

(164,332

)

Comprehensive income available for common stockholders

 

$

23,084

 

 

$

82,975

 

 

$

74,111

 

 

$

221,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Trading income, net to Adjusted Net Trading Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading income, net

 

$

306,168

 

 

$

395,928

 

 

$

718,679

 

 

$

918,235

 

Commissions, net and technology services

 

 

109,504

 

 

 

136,340

 

 

 

230,948

 

 

 

290,995

 

Interest and dividends income

 

 

97,979

 

 

 

30,792

 

 

 

180,223

 

 

 

51,804

 

Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow, net

 

 

(122,471

)

 

 

(156,986

)

 

 

(267,993

)

 

 

(307,366

)

Interest and dividends expense

 

 

(112,493

)

 

 

(48,716

)

 

 

(210,094

)

 

 

(91,254

)

Adjusted Net Trading Income

 

$

278,687

 

 

$

357,358

 

 

$

651,763

 

 

$

862,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

29,544

 

 

 

148,896

 

 

 

139,626

 

 

 

348,820

 

Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings

 

 

24,850

 

 

 

22,089

 

 

 

49,138

 

 

 

43,422

 

Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees

 

 

1,771

 

 

 

1,437

 

 

 

3,948

 

 

 

27,121

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

15,913

 

 

 

16,334

 

 

 

31,261

 

 

 

33,812

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software

 

 

16,020

 

 

 

16,277

 

 

 

32,040

 

 

 

32,757

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

5,923

 

 

 

24,888

 

 

 

30,605

 

 

 

66,674

 

EBITDA

 

$

94,021

 

 

$

229,921

 

 

$

286,618

 

 

$

552,606

 

Severance

 

 

1,265

 

 

 

757

 

 

 

3,910

 

 

 

2,759

 

Transaction advisory fees and expenses

 

 

8

 

 

 

558

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

980

 

Termination of office leases

 

 

(146

)

 

 

677

 

 

 

(50

)

 

 

1,384

 

Other

 

 

10,671

 

 

 

(41,631

)

 

 

7,204

 

 

 

(37,369

)

Share based compensation

 

 

16,171

 

 

 

18,997

 

 

 

31,754

 

 

 

32,709

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

121,990

 

 

$

209,279

 

 

$

329,459

 

 

$

553,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Operating Margins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Net income Margin (1)

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

24.6

%

 

 

12.4

%

 

 

26.7

%

Non-GAAP Net income Margin (2)

 

 

10.6

%

 

 

41.7

%

 

 

21.4

%

 

 

40.4

%

EBITDA Margin (3)

 

 

33.7

%

 

 

64.3

%

 

 

44.0

%

 

 

64.1

%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (4)

 

 

43.8

%

 

 

58.6

%

 

 

50.5

%

 

 

64.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to Normalized Adjusted Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

29,544

 

 

$

148,896

 

 

$

139,626

 

 

$

348,820

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

5,923

 

 

 

24,888

 

 

 

30,605

 

 

 

66,674

 

Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest

 

$

35,467

 

 

$

173,784

 

 

$

170,231

 

 

$

415,494

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles and acquired capitalized software

 

 

16,020

 

 

 

16,277

 

 

 

32,040

 

 

 

32,757

 

Debt issue cost related to debt refinancing, prepayment and commitment fees

 

 

1,771

 

 

 

1,437

 

 

 

3,948

 

 

 

27,121

 

Severance

 

 

1,265

 

 

 

757

 

 

 

3,910

 

 

 

2,759

 

Transaction advisory fees and expenses

 

 

8

 

 

 

558

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

980

 

Termination of office leases

 

 

(146

)

 

 

677

 

 

 

(50

)

 

 

1,384

 

Other

 

 

10,671

 

 

 

(41,631

)

 

 

7,204

 

 

 

(37,369

)

Share based compensation

 

 

16,171

 

 

 

18,997

 

 

 

31,754

 

 

 

32,709

 

Normalized Adjusted Net Income before income taxes

 

$

81,227

 

 

$

170,856

 

 

$

249,060

 

 

$

475,835

 

Normalized provision for income taxes (1)

 

 

19,495

 

 

 

41,006

 

 

 

59,772

 

 

 

114,201

 

Normalized Adjusted Net Income

 

$

61,732

 

 

$

129,850

 

 

$

189,288

 

 

$

361,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Adjusted shares outstanding (2)

 

 

168,831,964

 

 

 

178,886,524

 

 

 

170,085,629

 

 

 

181,017,758

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normalized Adjusted EPS

 

$

0.37

 

 

$

0.73

 

 

$

1.11

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects U.S. federal, state, and local income tax rate applicable to corporations of approximately 24% for all periods presented.

(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 $0.00001 per share (the “Class C Common Stock”)) have exercised their right to exchange such Virtu Financial Units for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, (2) holders of all Virtu Financial Units (together with corresponding shares of the Company's Class D common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Class D Common Stock”)) have exercised their right to exchange such Virtu Financial Units for shares of the Company's Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”) on a one-for-one basis, and subsequently exercised their right to convert the shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. Includes additional shares from dilutive impact of options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards outstanding under the Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and the Amended and Restated ITG 2007 Equity Plan during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022


Virtu Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

June 30,
2023

 

December 31,
2022

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

698,674

 

$

981,580

 

Cash and securities segregated under regulations and other

 

 

47,133

 

 

56,662

 

Securities borrowed

 

 

1,665,179

 

 

1,187,674

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

 

793,815

 

 

336,999

 

Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations

 

 

1,459,826

 

 

1,115,185

 

Receivables from customers

 

 

130,623

 

 

80,830

 

Trading assets, at fair value

 

 

6,452,300

 

 

4,630,552

 

Property, equipment and capitalized software, net

 

 

95,735

 

 

85,194

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

174,136

 

 

187,442

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,148,926

 

 

1,148,926

 

Intangibles (net of accumulated amortization)

 

 

289,440

 

 

321,480

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

134,549

 

 

146,801

 

Other assets

 

 

299,348

 

 

303,916

 

Total assets

 

 

13,389,684

 

 

10,583,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings, net

 

 

111,721

 

 

3,944

 

Securities loaned

 

 

1,306,894

 

 

1,060,432

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

1,120,151

 

 

627,549

 

Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations

 

 

848,277

 

 

273,843

 

Payables to customers

 

 

39,740

 

 

46,525

 

Trading liabilities, at fair value

 

 

5,812,887

 

 

4,196,974

 

Tax receivable agreement obligations

 

 

215,542

 

 

238,758

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

379,815

 

 

448,635

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

224,086

 

 

239,202

 

Long-term borrowings, net

 

 

1,778,270

 

 

1,795,952

 

Total liabilities

 

 

11,837,383

 

 

8,931,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity

 

 

1,552,301

 

 

1,651,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

13,389,684

 

$

10,583,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2023

Ownership of Virtu Financial LLC Interests:

 

Interests

 

%

Virtu Financial, Inc. - Class A Common Stock and Restricted Stock Units

 

 

98,916,958

 

 

58.9

%

Non-controlling Interests (Virtu Financial LLC)

 

 

68,948,271

 

 

41.1

%

Total Virtu Financial LLC Interests

 

 

167,865,229

 

 

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 the COVID-19 pandemic, including the possible effects of the economic conditions worldwide resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental and other responses thereto; fluctuations in trading volume and volatilities in the markets in which we operate; the ability of our trading counterparties 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; 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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