EXHIBIT 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Investment Technology Group Reports
Third Quarter 2007 Results
NEW YORK, NY, November 1, 2007 — Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE: ITG), a leading provider of technology-based trading services and transaction research, today announced that for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007, ITG’s total revenues were $189.8 million, up 30 percent from total revenues of $146.6 million for the third quarter of 2006. ITG’s net income was $29.2 million, a 35 percent increase compared to net income of $21.6 million in the third quarter of 2006. Earnings were $0.65 per diluted share, versus earnings of $0.49 per diluted share in the third quarter of last year, an increase of 33 percent. Pre-tax operating margins in the third quarter of 2007 were 26 percent.
“ITG had an excellent third quarter in a volatile market environment,” said Bob Gasser, ITG’s Chief Executive Officer and President. “Our continued focus on cross selling our comprehensive suite domestically while globalizing our existing product line resulted in significant growth across the firm.”
ITG’s non-US revenues were a record $48.3 million in the third quarter of 2007, 68 percent higher than revenues of $28.8 million in the third quarter of 2006. Excluding the impact of non-recurring items in last year’s third quarter results, international pre-tax income increased from $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2006 to $5.8 million in the third quarter of 2007.
“We saw continued momentum in ITG’s non-US business in the third quarter, with Europe, Asia Pacific and Canada reporting record revenues,” said Mr. Gasser. “ITG is well positioned to benefit from the continued growth of electronic trading globally.”
Year to Date Results
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, revenues increased 20 percent from the prior year period to $534.4 million, net income increased seven percent to $81.1 million and diluted earnings per share increased five percent to $1.81. Excluding non-recurring items in 2006, pro forma operating revenues increased 23 percent, pro forma operating net income increased 19 percent and pro forma diluted operating earnings per share increased 18 percent.
Conference Call
ITG has scheduled a conference call today at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss third quarter results. Those wishing to listen to the call should dial 1-866-356-3377 and enter the pass code 58255161 at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call to ensure connection. The conference call and webcast will also be accessible through ITG’s web site at http://www.itg.com. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast of the call, a replay will be available for one week by dialing 1-888-286-8010 and entering the pass code 96837676. The replay will be available starting approximately two hours after the completion of the conference call.
ABOUT INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP
Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE:ITG), is a specialized agency brokerage and technology firm that partners with clients globally to provide innovative solutions spanning the entire investment process. A pioneer in electronic trading, ITG has a unique approach that combines pre-trade analysis, order management, trade execution, and post-trade evaluation to provide clients with continuous improvements in trading and cost efficiency. The firm is headquartered in New York with offices in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information on ITG, please visit www.itg.com.
In addition to historical information, this press release may contain “forward-looking” statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that reflect management’s expectations for the future. A variety of important factors could cause results to differ materially from such statements. These factors include the
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company’s ability to achieve expected future levels of sales; the actions of both current and potential new competitors; rapid changes in technology; financial market volatility; general economic conditions in the United States and elsewhere; evolving industry regulation; cash flows into or redemption from equity funds; effects of inflation; customer trading patterns; and new products and services. These and other risks are described in greater detail in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the company’s web site.
Investor and Media Relations Contact:
Alicia Curran (212) 444-6130
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INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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| Three Months Ended |
| Nine Months Ended |
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| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
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Revenues: |
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Commissions |
| $ | 161,192 |
| $ | 121,787 |
| $ | 453,308 |
| $ | 365,269 |
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Recurring |
| 21,122 |
| 19,067 |
| 61,255 |
| 54,937 |
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Other |
| 7,521 |
| 5,712 |
| 19,851 |
| 26,161 |
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Total revenues |
| 189,835 |
| 146,566 |
| 534,414 |
| 446,367 |
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Expenses: |
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Compensation and employee benefits |
| 62,806 |
| 53,005 |
| 180,951 |
| 155,731 |
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Transaction processing |
| 29,188 |
| 20,391 |
| 78,844 |
| 57,972 |
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Occupancy and equipment |
| 11,913 |
| 9,655 |
| 34,353 |
| 27,724 |
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Telecommunications and data processing services |
| 10,937 |
| 8,006 |
| 29,971 |
| 22,603 |
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Other general and administrative |
| 23,053 |
| 16,797 |
| 64,012 |
| 46,052 |
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Interest expense |
| 2,579 |
| 3,098 |
| 8,028 |
| 9,278 |
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Total expenses |
| 140,476 |
| 110,952 |
| 396,159 |
| 319,360 |
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Income before income tax expense |
| 49,359 |
| 35,614 |
| 138,255 |
| 127,007 |
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Income tax expense |
| 20,179 |
| 14,005 |
| 57,154 |
| 51,139 |
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Net income |
| $ | 29,180 |
| $ | 21,609 |
| $ | 81,101 |
| $ | 75,868 |
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Earnings per share: |
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Basic |
| $ | 0.66 |
| $ | 0.50 |
| $ | 1.84 |
| $ | 1.75 |
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Diluted |
| $ | 0.65 |
| $ | 0.49 |
| $ | 1.81 |
| $ | 1.72 |
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Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
| 44,100 |
| 43,436 |
| 44,171 |
| 43,249 |
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Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
| 44,813 |
| 44,397 |
| 44,884 |
| 44,178 |
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INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share amounts)
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| September 30, |
| December 31, |
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Assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
| $ | 232,182 |
| $ | 321,298 |
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Cash restricted or segregated under regulations and other |
| 34,279 |
| 13,610 |
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Securities owned, at fair value |
| 19,225 |
| 6,540 |
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Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations |
| 871,162 |
| 196,227 |
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Receivables from customers |
| 1,787,616 |
| 393,833 |
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Investments |
| 6,751 |
| 9,299 |
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Premises and equipment, net |
| 41,812 |
| 34,740 |
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Capitalized software, net |
| 47,447 |
| 32,203 |
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Goodwill |
| 419,035 |
| 405,754 |
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Other intangibles, net |
| 35,268 |
| 29,366 |
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Deferred taxes |
| 1,990 |
| 7,426 |
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Other assets |
| 9,505 |
| 12,016 |
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Total assets |
| $ | 3,506,272 |
| $ | 1,462,312 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
| $ | 191,748 |
| $ | 152,049 |
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Short-term bank loans |
| 77,900 |
| — |
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Payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations |
| 685,917 |
| 118,251 |
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Payables to customers |
| 1,690,843 |
| 414,794 |
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Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value |
| 9,126 |
| 137 |
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Income taxes payable |
| 16,652 |
| 8,147 |
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Deferred taxes |
| 3,185 |
| — |
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Long term debt |
| 139,600 |
| 160,900 |
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Total liabilities |
| 2,814,971 |
| 854,278 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders’ Equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding |
| — |
| — |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 51,503,221 and 51,443,560 shares issued at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively and 43,735,770 and 43,809,993 shares outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively |
| 515 |
| 514 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
| 209,147 |
| 198,419 |
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Retained earnings |
| 621,671 |
| 540,570 |
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Common stock held in treasury, at cost; 7,767,451 and 7,633,567 shares at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively |
| (161,713 | ) | (144,173 | ) | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (net of tax) |
| 21,681 |
| 12,704 |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
| 691,301 |
| 608,034 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
| $ | 3,506,272 |
| $ | 1,462,312 |
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(1) Certain reclassifications and format changes have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation, as a result of ITG Inc. commencing self-clearing of equity trades in May 2007. Receivables previously included in receivables from brokers, dealers and others are now divided among the following two accounts: (i) receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations and (ii) receivables from customers. Similarly, payables previously included in payables to brokers, dealers and others are now divided among the following two accounts: (i) payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations and (ii) payables to customers. Additionally, certain payables to brokers for clearance and execution costs previously included in accounts payable and accrued expense were reclassified to payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations.
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INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
Reconciliation of US GAAP Results to Pro Forma Operating Results (unaudited)
In evaluating the Company’s financial performance, management reviews results from operations which excludes non-operating or one-time charges. Pro forma earnings per share is a non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) performance measure, but the Company believes that it is useful to assist investors in gaining an understanding of the trends and operating results for the Company’s core businesses. Pro forma earnings per share should be viewed in addition to, and not in lieu of, the Company’s reported results under US GAAP.
The following is a reconciliation of US GAAP results to pro forma results for the periods presented (in thousands except per share amounts):
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| Three Months Ended September 30, |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
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Total revenues |
| $ | 189,835 |
| $ | 146,566 |
| $ | 534,414 |
| $ | 446,367 |
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Less: |
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Non-operating revenue (1) |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (13,230 | ) | ||||
Pro forma operating revenues |
| 189,835 |
| 146,566 |
| 534,414 |
| 433,137 |
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Total expenses |
| 140,476 |
| 110,952 |
| 396,159 |
| 319,360 |
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Less: |
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Non-operating expense (2) |
| — |
| (504 | ) | — |
| (504 | ) | ||||
Pro forma operating expenses |
| 140,476 |
| 110,448 |
| 396,159 |
| 318,856 |
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Income before income tax expense |
| 49,359 |
| 35,614 |
| 138,255 |
| 127,007 |
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Effect of pro forma adjustments |
| — |
| 504 |
| — |
| (12,726 | ) | ||||
Pro forma operating income before income tax expense |
| 49,359 |
| 36,118 |
| 138,255 |
| 114,281 |
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Income tax expense |
| 20,179 |
| 14,005 |
| 57,154 |
| 51,139 |
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Tax effect of pro forma adjustments |
| — |
| 151 |
| — |
| (4,959 | ) | ||||
Pro forma operating income tax expense |
| 20,179 |
| 14,156 |
| 57,154 |
| 46,180 |
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Net income |
| 29,180 |
| 21,609 |
| 81,101 |
| 75,868 |
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Net effect of pro forma adjustments |
| — |
| 353 |
| — |
| (7,767 | ) | ||||
Pro forma operating net income |
| $ | 29,180 |
| $ | 21,962 |
| $ | 81,101 |
| $ | 68,101 |
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Diluted earnings per share |
| $ | 0.65 |
| $ | 0.49 |
| $ | 1.81 |
| $ | 1.72 |
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Net effect of pro forma adjustments |
| — |
| 0.01 |
| — |
| 0.18 |
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Pro forma diluted operating earnings per share |
| $ | 0.65 |
| $ | 0.50 |
| $ | 1.81 |
| $ | 1.54 |
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Notes:
(1) In 2006, non-recurring revenues relate to:
a) our ownership of two memberships on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) that as part of their merger with Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (“Archipelago”) were combined under a new holding company named NYSE Group, Inc. in which each NYSE member received cash and restricted shares of NYSE Group, Inc. common stock. Accordingly, consideration received for our memberships in the first quarter of 2006 consisted of 157,202 restricted shares of NYSE Group, Inc. common stock resulting in gains of approximately $6.9 million in cash and approximately $1.0 million in dividends, which was recorded as dividend income. In the second quarter of 2006, we were able to sell a portion of the shares received and recorded an additional gain of approximately $80,000, and
b) our sale in the second quarter of 2006 of our remaining interests in a Canadian joint venture that we entered into in 2004 with IRESS Market Technology Limited (“IRESS”), to IRESS resulting in a gain of $5.4 million.
(2) We recorded a management restructuring charge in our Asia Pacific Region of $0.5 million in the third quarter of 2006.
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