Selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2018 increased by 12.3% to $49.1 million, compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to increased costs associated with (i) sales and promotional marketing expenses; (ii) compensation related costs, including salaries and related benefits; (iii) expansion of existing offices; (iv) stock-based compensation expense and (v) other expense categories primarily driven by an increase in professional fees.
Net income for the second quarter of 2018 was $22.2 million, or $0.57 per common share basic and $0.56 per common share diluted, compared to net income of $15.6 million, or $0.40 per common share (basic and diluted) for the same period in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2018 increased by 17.6% to $33.7 million, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $28.7 million for the same period in the prior year.
Six Months 2018 Results Compared to Six Months 2017
Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2018, were $373.9 million, compared to $333.6 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $40.4 million, or 12.1%. Total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2018, increased by 11.1% to $321.5 million compared to $289.5 million for the same period in the prior year. Cost of services as a percent of total revenues decreased to 59.2%, down 80 basis points compared to the first six months of 2017. The Company reported net income for the six months ended June 30, 2018 of $40.2 million, or $1.03 per common share basic and $1.02 per common share diluted, compared with net income of $27.6 million, or $0.71 per common share basic and $0.70 per common share diluted, for the same period in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2018, increased by 19.7% to $61.2 million, from $51.1 million for the same period in the prior year. As of June 30, 2018, the Company had 1,841 investment sales and financing professionals, a net gain of 92 over the prior year.
Business Outlook
We believe that the Company is positioned to continue to gain market share by leveraging a number of factors, including our leading national brand predominantly within our Private Client Market segment and specialty groups, experienced management team, infrastructure investments and proprietary technology. The size and fragmentation of the Private Client Market segment, in particular, continues to offer long-term growth opportunities with the top ten brokerage firms making up only 25.2% market share. This market segment consistently accounts for over 80% of commercial property sales transactions and over 60% of the commission pool. The Company’s growth plan also includes further expansion into various specialty property types such as hospitality, self-storage, seniors housing and the Larger Transaction Market segment, as well as expansion of its financing division, Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation.
Key factors likely to influence the Company’s business during the balance of 2018 include:
| • | | Volatility in market sales and investor sentiment driven by: |
| • | | Slowdown in market sales in the short- tomid-term in view of a maturing cycle, rising interest rates,bid-ask spread gap between buyers and sellers and economic trends |
| • | | Possible boost to investor sentiment and sales activity based on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, regulatory easing and economic initiatives which are expected to increase real estate investor demand |
| • | | Possible regional legislation that promote affordable housing may initially decrease real estate investor demand |
| • | | Experienced agents’ larger share of revenue production in a more challenging market environment, resulting in a higher average commission payout |
| • | | Volatility in the Company’s Middle and Larger Transaction Market segments |
| • | | The potential for acquisition activity and subsequent integration |
In addition, the reduction of MMI’s effective corporate tax rate to the25.5%-27.5% range from nearly 40% in prior years as a result of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may also affect the Company’s business in 2018. The factors above, in addition to the business’s typical transaction closing date variability, highlight the importance of viewing the Company’s business through a long-term, at least annual, perspective.
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