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Jefferies Financial Group Announces Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

September 23, 2020

 

 

(47)

 

Preferred stock dividends

(1,404)

 

 

(1,275)

 

 

(4,230)

 

 

(3,827)

 

Net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders

$

304,409

 

 

$

48,477

 

 

$

462,338

 

 

$

764,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

1.08

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

1.58

 

 

$

2.44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of shares in calculation

280,695

 

 

310,288

 

 

289,959

 

 

310,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

1.07

 

 

$

0.15

 

 

$

1.57

 

 

$

2.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of shares in calculation

285,136

 

 

311,897

 

 

294,875

 

 

317,181

 

 

A summary of results for the three months ended August 31, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Investment Banking and Capital Markets (1)

 

Asset Management (1)

 

Merchant Banking (1)

 

Corporate

 

Parent Company Interest

 

Consolidation Adjustments

 

Total

Net revenues

$

1,274,115

 

 

$

118,558

 

 

$

220,887

 

 

$

591

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,019

 

 

$

1,616,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

719,822

 

 

10,652

 

 

20,573

 

 

9,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

760,837

 

Cost of sales (2)

60,640

 

 

6,103

 

 

82,657

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

149,400

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

7,398

 

 

 

 

14,114

 

 

 

 

21,512

 

Depreciation and amortization

22,225

 

 

2,018

 

 

14,408

 

 

869

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,520

 

Selling, general and other expenses

190,105

 

 

12,181

 

 

30,157

 

 

5,550

 

 

 

 

(281)

 

 

237,712

 

Total expenses

992,792

 

 

30,954

 

 

155,193

 

 

16,209

 

 

14,114

 

 

(281)

 

 

1,208,981

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and income related to associated companies

281,323

 

 

87,604

 

 

65,694

 

 

(15,618)

 

 

(14,114)

 

 

2,300

 

 

407,189

 

Income related to associated companies

 

 

 

 

5,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,053

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

$

281,323

 

 

$

87,604

 

 

$

70,747

 

 

$

(15,618)

 

 

$

(14,114)

 

 

$

2,300

 

 

412,242

 

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

107,403

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

304,839

 

 

A summary of results for the three months ended August 31, 2019 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Investment Banking and Capital Markets (1)

 

Asset Management (1)

 

Merchant Banking (1)

 

Corporate

 

Parent Company Interest

 

Consolidation Adjustments

 

Total

Net revenues

$

757,363

 

 

$

20,340

 

 

$

73,754

 

 

$

8,967

 

 

$

 

 

$

(3,646)

 

 

$

856,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

400,071

 

 

18,557

 

 

16,804

 

 

11,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

446,882

 

Cost of sales (2)

51,358

 

 

(500)

 

 

85,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

136,631

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

8,893

 

 

 

 

14,770

 

 

 

 

23,663

 

Depreciation and amortization

20,754

 

 

512

 

 

17,784

 

 

830

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,880

 

Selling, general and other expenses

198,986

 

 

9,441

 

 

51,897

 

 

8,466

 

 

 

 

(48)

 

 

268,742

 

Total expenses

671,169

 

 

28,010

 

 

181,151

 

 

20,746

 

 

14,770

 

 

(48)

 

 

915,798

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and income related to associated companies

86,194

 

 

(7,670)

 

 

(107,397)

 

 

(11,779)

 

 

(14,770)

 

 

(3,598)

 

 

(59,020)

 

Income related to associated companies

 

 

267

 

 

72,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,283

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

$

86,194

 

 

$

(7,403)

 

 

$

(35,381)

 

 

$

(11,779)

 

 

$

(14,770)

 

 

$

(3,598)

 

 

13,263

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(36,131)

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

49,394

 

(1)

We now present Asset Management as a separate reporting segment. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current segment disclosure.

(2)

Includes Floor brokerage and clearing fees.

 

A summary of results for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Investment Banking and Capital Markets (1)

 

Asset Management (1)

 

Merchant Banking (1)

 

Corporate

 

Parent Company Interest

 

Consolidation Adjustments

 

Total

Net revenues

$

3,451,776

 

 

$

146,278

 

 

$

532,608

 

 

$

11,908

 

 

$

 

 

$

7,517

 

 

$

4,150,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

1,892,567

 

 

59,375

 

 

51,736

 

 

25,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,029,497

 

Cost of sales (2)

181,115

 

 

20,288

 

 

235,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

437,274

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

24,453

 

 

 

 

39,773

 

 

 

 

64,226

 

Depreciation and amortization

61,322

 

 

4,776

 

 

50,627

 

 

2,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,356

 

Selling, general and other expenses

570,958

 

 

36,717

 

 

157,990

 

 

19,684

 

 

 

 

(681)

 

 

784,668

 

Total expenses

2,705,962

 

 

121,156

 

 

520,677

 

 

48,134

 

 

39,773

 

 

(681)

 

 

3,435,021

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and loss related to associated companies

745,814

 

 

25,122

 

 

11,931

 

 

(36,226)

 

 

(39,773)

 

 

8,198

 

 

715,066

 

Loss related to associated companies

 

 

 

 

(69,523)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(69,523)

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

$

745,814

 

 

$

25,122

 

 

$

(57,592)

 

 

$

(36,226)

 

 

$

(39,773)

 

 

$

8,198

 

 

645,543

 

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

185,138

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

460,405

 

 

A summary of results for the nine months ended August 31, 2019 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Investment Banking and Capital Markets (1)

 

Asset Management (1)

 

Merchant Banking (1)

 

Corporate

 

Parent Company Interest

 

Consolidation Adjustments

 

Total

Net revenues

$

2,274,885

 

 

$

95,447

 

 

$

391,825

 

 

$

22,134

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,587

 

 

$

2,786,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

1,231,915

 

 

48,749

 

 

44,638

 

 

41,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,367,034

 

Cost of sales (2)

148,712

 

 

14,401

 

 

233,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

396,222

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

25,521

 

 

 

 

44,298

 

 

 

 

69,819

 

Depreciation and amortization

56,672

 

 

1,472

 

 

49,904

 

 

2,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

110,600

 

Selling, general and other expenses

553,694

 

 

29,421

 

 

111,275

 

 

24,857

 

 

 

 

(337)

 

 

718,910

 

Total expenses

1,990,993

 

 

94,043

 

 

464,447

 

 

69,141

 

 

44,298

 

 

(337)

 

 

2,662,585

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and income related to associated companies

283,892

 

 

1,404

 

 

(72,622)

 

 

(47,007)

 

 

(44,298)

 

 

2,924

 

 

124,293

 

Income related to associated companies

 

 

607

 

 

121,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

121,766

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

$

283,892

 

 

$

2,011

 

 

$

48,537

 

 

$

(47,007)

 

 

$

(44,298)

 

 

$

2,924

 

 

246,059

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(522,626)

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

768,685

 

(1)

We now present Asset Management as a separate reporting segment. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current segment disclosure.

(2)

Includes Floor brokerage and clearing fees.

 

The following financial tables provide information for the results of Jefferies Group LLC and should be read in conjunction with Jefferies Group LLC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2019. Amounts herein pertaining to August 31, 2020 represent a preliminary estimate as of the date of this earnings release and may be revised in Jefferies Group LLC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2020.

 

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(Amounts in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

August 31, 2020

 

May 31, 2020

 

August 31, 2019

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and other fees

$

204,313

 

 

$

243,267

 

 

$

171,003

 

Principal transactions

560,665

 

 

467,283

 

 

148,873

 

Investment banking

615,837

 

 

387,491

 

 

412,533

 

Asset management fees and revenues (1)

6,772

 

 

4,576

 

 

4,220

 

Interest

195,960

 

 

211,941

 

 

383,596

 

Other (1)

11,526

 

 

(47,275)

 

 

21,406

 

Total revenues

1,595,073

 

 

1,267,283

 

 

1,141,631

 

Interest expense

211,629

 

 

232,916

 

 

364,472

 

Net revenues

1,383,444

 

 

1,034,367

 

 

777,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

725,555

 

 

571,547

 

 

411,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-compensation expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Floor brokerage and clearing fees

66,744

 

 

77,619

 

 

54,247

 

Technology and communications

102,635

 

 

95,594

 

 

86,649

 

Occupancy and equipment rental

27,053

 

 

24,395

 

 

29,300

 

Business development

7,637

 

 

8,359

 

 

36,526

 

Professional services

41,173

 

 

41,994

 

 

42,379

 

Underwriting costs

29,071

 

 

12,485

 

 

14,647

 

Other

20,175

 

 

29,506

 

 

18,400

 

Total non-compensation expenses

294,488

 

 

289,952

 

 

282,148

 

Total non-interest expenses

1,020,043

 

 

861,499

 

 

694,084

 

Earnings before income taxes

363,401

 

 

172,868

 

 

83,075

 

Income tax expense

95,870

 

 

43,972

 

 

18,250

 

Net earnings

267,531

 

 

128,896

 

 

64,825

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

(531)

 

 

(1,842)

 

 

(143)

 

Net earnings attributable to Jefferies Group LLC

$

268,062

 

 

$

130,738

 

 

$

64,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax operating margin

26.3

%

 

16.7

%

 

10.7

%

Effective tax rate

26.4

%

 

25.4

%

 

22.0

%

(1)

In the fourth quarter of 2019, Jefferies Group LLC reorganized the presentation of revenues from arrangements which entitle us to certain portions of revenues and/or profits of strategic asset management partners. Jefferies Group LLC's Consolidated Statement of Earnings reflects the reclassification of revenues of $0.9 million from Other revenues to Asset management fees and revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2019. There is no impact on Total revenues as a result of this change in presentation.

 

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(Amounts in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

August 31, 2020

 

August 31, 2019

Revenues:

 

 

 

Commissions and other fees

$

627,115

 

 

$

493,843

 

Principal transactions

1,399,850

 

 

632,002

 

Investment banking

1,595,330

 

 

1,128,216

 

Asset management fees and revenues (1)

23,068

 

 

16,350

 

Interest

702,569

 

 

1,163,022

 

Other (1)

(6,020)

 

 

77,563

 

Total revenues

4,341,912

 

 

3,510,996

 

Interest expense

753,405

 

 

1,146,268

 

Net revenues

3,588,507

 

 

2,364,728

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expenses:

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

1,932,332

 

 

1,261,506

 

 

 

 

 

Non-compensation expenses:

 

 

 

Floor brokerage and clearing fees

204,943

 

 

168,698

 

Technology and communications

287,413

 

 

247,464

 

Occupancy and equipment rental

78,951

 

 

87,587

 

Business development

45,953

 

 

103,430

 

Professional services

127,832

 

 

117,372

 

Underwriting costs

59,085

 

 

36,045

 

Other

80,351

 

 

41,828

 

Total non-compensation expenses

884,528

 

 

802,424

 

Total non-interest expenses

2,816,860

 

 

2,063,930

 

Earnings before income taxes

771,647

 

 

300,798

 

Income tax expense

203,855

 

 

79,789

 

Net earnings

567,792

 

 

221,009

 

Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

(4,397)

 

 

140

 

Net earnings attributable to Jefferies Group LLC

$

572,189

 

 

$

220,869

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax operating margin

21.5

%

 

12.7

%

Effective tax rate

26.4

%

 

26.5

%

(1)

In the fourth quarter of 2019, Jefferies Group LLC reorganized the presentation of revenues from arrangements which entitle us to certain portions of revenues and/or profits of strategic asset management partners. Jefferies Group LLC's Consolidated Statement of Earnings reflects the reclassification of revenues of $1.8 million from Other revenues to Asset management fees and revenues for the nine months ended August 31, 2019. There is no impact on Total revenues as a result of this change in presentation.

 

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Selected Statistical Information

(Amounts in Thousands, Except Other Data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

August 31, 2020

 

May 31, 2020

 

August 31, 2019

Net Revenues by Source:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory

$

171,438

 

 

$

182,081

 

 

$

213,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity underwriting

305,380

 

 

124,383

 

 

97,494

 

Debt underwriting

139,019

 

 

81,027

 

 

101,689

 

Total underwriting

444,399

 

 

205,410

 

 

199,183

 

Other investment banking

(27,013)

 

 

(71,234)

 

 

(9,108)

 

Total investment banking

588,824

 

 

316,257

 

 

403,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equities

318,824

 

 

237,131

 

 

193,229

 

Fixed income

336,347

 

 

493,144

 

 

148,334

 

Total capital markets

655,171

 

 

730,275

 

 

341,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

30,120

 

 

(17,700)

 

 

12,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Banking and Capital Markets (1) (2)

1,274,115

 

 

1,028,832

 

 

757,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset management fees and revenues (3)

6,772

 

 

4,576

 

 

4,220

 

Investment return (3) (4) (5)

115,556

 

 

13,944

 

 

24,866

 

Allocated net interest (4) (6)

(12,999)

 

 

(12,985)

 

 

(9,289)

 

Total Asset Management

109,329

 

 

5,535

 

 

19,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Revenues

$

1,383,444

 

 

$

1,034,367

 

 

$

777,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Data:

 

 

 

 

 

Number of trading days

65

 

 

63

 

 

64

 

Number of trading loss days

8

 

 

11

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average firmwide VaR (in millions) (7)

$

10.46

 

 

$

9.16

 

 

$

9.71

 

(1)

Includes net interest revenue (expense) of $3.3 million, $(0.8) million and $30.4 million for the quarters ended August 31, 2020, May 31, 2020, and August 31, 2019, respectively.

(2)

Allocated net interest is not separately disaggregated in presenting our Investment Banking and Capital Markets reportable segment within Jefferies Group LLC's Net Revenues by Source. This presentation is aligned to our Investment Banking and Capital Markets internal performance measurement.

(3)

In the fourth quarter of 2019, Jefferies Group LLC reorganized the presentation of revenues from arrangements which entitle us to certain portions of revenues and/or profits of strategic asset management partners. Jefferies Group LLC's Net Revenues by Source reflects the reclassification of revenues of $0.9 million from Investment return revenues to Asset management fees and revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2019. There is no impact on Total Asset Management revenues as a result of this change in presentation.

(4)

Net revenues attributed to the Investment return in Jefferies Group LLC's Asset Management reportable segment have been disaggregated to separately present Investment return and Allocated net interest (see footnotes 5 and 6). This disaggregation is intended to increase transparency and to make clearer actual Investment return. We believe that aggregating Investment return and Allocated net interest would obscure the Investment return by including an amount that is unique to Jefferies Group LLC's credit spreads, debt maturity profile, capital structure, liquidity risks and allocation methods, none of which are pertinent to the Investment returns generated by the performance of the portfolio.

(5)

Includes net interest expense of $6.0 million, $7.2 million and $2.0 million for the quarters ended May 31, 2020, February 29, 2020, and May 31, 2019, respectively.

(6)

Allocated net interest represents the allocation of Jefferies Group LLC's long-term debt interest expense to Jefferies Group LLC's Asset Management reportable segment, net of interest income on Jefferies Group LLC's Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity (refer to page 12).

(7)

VaR estimates the potential loss in value of Jefferies Group LLC's trading positions due to adverse market movements over a one-day time horizon with a 95% confidence level. For a further discussion of the calculation of VaR, see "Value-at-Risk" in Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis" in Jefferies Group LLC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2019.

 

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Selected Statistical Information

(Amounts in Thousands, Except Other Data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

August 31, 2020

 

August 31, 2019

Net Revenues by Source:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory

$

696,677

 

 

$

572,386

 

 

 

 

 

Equity underwriting

561,455

 

 

256,853

 

Debt underwriting

337,198

 

 

306,977

 

Total underwriting

898,653

 

 

563,830

 

Other investment banking

(112,776)

 

 

(7,116)

 

Total investment banking

1,482,554

 

 

1,129,100

 

 

 

 

 

Equities

801,596

 

 

573,851

 

Fixed income

1,077,673

 

 

518,346

 

Total capital markets

1,879,269

 

 

1,092,197

 

 

 

 

 

Other

89,953

 

 

53,587

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Banking and Capital Markets (1) (2)

3,451,776

 

 

2,274,884

 

 

 

 

 

Asset management fees and revenues (3)

23,068

 

 

16,350

 

Investment return (3) (4) (5)

150,339

 

 

104,442

 

Allocated net interest (4) (6)

(36,676)

 

 

(30,948)

 

Total Asset Management

136,731

 

 

89,844

 

 

 

 

 

Net Revenues

$

3,588,507

 

 

$

2,364,728

 

 

 

 

 

Other Data:

 

 

 

Number of trading days

189

 

 

187

 

Number of trading loss days

23

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

Average firmwide VaR (in millions) (7)

$

9.04

 

 

$

8.87

 

(1)

Includes net interest revenue of $5.4 million and $51.4 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(2)

Allocated net interest is not separately disaggregated in presenting our Investment Banking and Capital Markets reportable segment within Jefferies Group LLC's Net Revenues by Source. This presentation is aligned to our Investment Banking and Capital Markets internal performance measurement.

(3)

In the fourth quarter of 2019, Jefferies Group LLC reorganized the presentation of revenues from arrangements which entitle us to certain portions of revenues and/or profits of strategic asset management partners. Jefferies Group LLC's Net Revenues by Source reflects the reclassification of revenues of $1.8 million from Investment return revenues to Asset management fees and revenues for the nine months ended August 31, 2019. There is no impact on Total Asset Management revenues as a result of this change in presentation.

(4)

Net revenues attributed to the Investment return in Jefferies Group LLC's Asset Management reportable segment have been disaggregated to separately present Investment return and Allocated net interest (see footnotes 5 and 6). This disaggregation is intended to increase transparency and to make clearer actual Investment return. We believe that aggregating Investment return and Allocated net interest would obscure the Investment return by including an amount that is unique to Jefferies Group LLC's credit spreads, debt maturity profile, capital structure, liquidity risks and allocation methods, none of which are pertinent to the Investment returns generated by the performance of the portfolio.

(5)

Includes net interest expense of $19.6 million and $3.7 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(6)

Allocated net interest represents the allocation of Jefferies Group LLC's long-term debt interest expense to Jefferies Group LLC's Asset Management reportable segment, net of interest income on Jefferies Group LLC's Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity (refer to page 12).

(7)

VaR estimates the potential loss in value of Jefferies Group LLC's trading positions due to adverse market movements over a one-day time horizon with a 95% confidence level. For a further discussion of the calculation of VaR, see "Value-at-Risk" in Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis" in Jefferies Group LLC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2019.

 

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Financial Highlights

(Amounts in Millions, Except Where Noted)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

August 31,
2020

 

May 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

Financial position:

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets (1)

$

46,660

 

 

$

45,084

 

 

$

43,094

 

Average total assets for the period (1)

$

54,654

 

 

$

56,480

 

 

$

53,097

 

Average total assets less goodwill and intangible assets for the period (1)

$

52,965

 

 

$

54,673

 

 

$

51,281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents (1)

$

6,750

 

 

$

5,252

 

 

$

4,665

 

Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity (1) (2)

$

8,089

 

 

$

6,542

 

 

$

6,074

 

Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity - % total assets (1) (2)

 

17.3

%

 

 

14.5

%

 

 

14.1

%

Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity - % total assets less goodwill and intangible assets (1) (2)

 

18.0

%

 

 

15.1

%

 

 

14.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial instruments owned (1)

$

17,556

 

 

$

18,125

 

 

$

16,371

 

Goodwill and intangible assets (1)

$

1,806

 

 

$

1,800

 

 

$

1,811

 

Right-of-use assets (1) (3)

$

500

 

 

$

501

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity (including noncontrolling interests) (1)

$

6,504

 

 

$

6,430

 

 

$

6,190

 

Total Jefferies Group LLC member's equity (1)

$

6,488

 

 

$

6,412

 

 

$

6,183

 

Tangible Jefferies Group LLC member's equity (1) (4)

$

4,682

 

 

$

4,612

 

 

$

4,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 financial instruments owned (1) (5)

$

433

 

 

$

413

 

 

$

363

 

Level 3 financial instruments owned - % total assets (1) (5)

 

0.9

%

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

0.8

%

Level 3 financial instruments owned - % total financial instruments (1) (5)

 

2.5

%

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

2.2

%

Level 3 financial instruments owned - % tangible Jefferies Group LLC member's equity (1) (5)

 

9.2

%

 

 

9.0

%

 

 

8.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other data and financial ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term capital (1) (6)

$

12,492

 

 

$

12,102

 

 

$

12,219

 

Leverage ratio (1) (7)

 

7.2

 

 

 

7.0

 

 

 

7.0

 

Tangible gross leverage ratio (1) (8)

 

9.6

 

 

 

9.4

 

 

 

9.4

 

Adjusted tangible gross leverage ratio (1) (3) (9)

 

10.6

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of trading days

 

65

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

64

 

Number of trading loss days

 

8

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

10

 

Average firmwide VaR (10)

$

10.46

 

 

$

9.16

 

 

$

9.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of employees, at period end

 

3,893

 

 

 

3,850

 

 

 

3,776

 

 

N/A — Not Applicable

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Financial Highlights - Footnotes

 

 

 

(1)

 

Amounts pertaining to August 31, 2020 represent a preliminary estimate as of the date of this earnings release and may be revised in Jefferies Group LLC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2020.

(2)

 

At August 31, 2020, other sources of liquidity include high quality sovereign government securities and reverse repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities and other high quality sovereign government securities of $1,123 million, in aggregate, and $216 million, being the estimated amount of additional secured financing that could be reasonably expected to be obtained from Jefferies Group LLC's financial instruments that are currently not pledged after considering reasonable financing haircuts. The corresponding amounts included in other sources of liquidity at May 31, 2020 were $998 million and $292 million, respectively, and at August 31, 2019, were $1,063 million and $345 million, respectively.

(3)

 

Jefferies Group LLC adopted the new lease standard on December 1, 2019 using a modified retrospective transition approach. Accordingly, reported financial information for historical comparable periods is not revised and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect during those historical periods. We elected not to reassess whether existing contracts are or contain leases, or the lease classification and initial direct costs of existing leases upon transition. At transition on December 1, 2019, the adoption of this standard resulted in the recognition of right-of-use assets of $520 million, reflected in Premises and equipment in Jefferies Group LLC's Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition.

(4)

 

Tangible Jefferies Group LLC member's equity (a non-GAAP financial measure) represents total Jefferies Group LLC member's equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. We believe that tangible Jefferies Group LLC member's equity is meaningful for valuation purposes, as financial companies are often measured as a multiple of tangible equity, making these ratios meaningful for investors.

(5)

 

Level 3 financial instruments represent those financial instruments classified as such under Accounting Standards Codification 820, accounted for at fair value and included within Financial instruments owned.

(6)

 

At August 31, 2020, May 31, 2020, and August 31, 2019, total long-term capital includes Jefferies Group LLC's long-term debt of $5,987 million, $5,672 million and $6,030 million, respectively, and total equity. Long-term debt included in total long-term capital is reduced by amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility, amounts from secured term loans and the amount of debt maturing in less than one year, as applicable.

(7)

 

Leverage ratio equals total assets divided by total equity.

(8)

 

Tangible gross leverage ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) equals total assets less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets divided by tangible Jefferies Group LLC member's equity. The tangible gross leverage ratio is used by rating agencies in assessing Jefferies Group LLC's leverage ratio.

(9)

 

Adjusted tangible gross leverage ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) equals total assets less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and right-of-use assets divided by tangible Jefferies Group LLC member's equity less right-of-use assets.

(10)

 

VaR estimates the potential loss in value of Jefferies Group LLC's trading positions due to adverse market movements over a one-day time horizon with a 95% confidence level. For a further discussion of the calculation of VaR, see "Value-at-Risk" in Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis" in Jefferies Group LLC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2019.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation

The following table reconciles Jefferies Financial Group non-GAAP measures to their respective U.S. GAAP measures. Management believes such non-GAAP measures are useful to investors as they allow them to view our results through the eyes of management, while facilitating a comparison across historical periods. These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Jefferies Financial Group Book Value and Shares Outstanding GAAP Reconciliation

The table below reconciles our book value to tangible book value and our common shares outstanding to fully diluted shares outstanding (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

As Reported, August 31, 2020

 

 

 

Book value (GAAP)

 

$

9,410,665

 

Less: Intangibles assets, net and goodwill

 

(1,914,542)

 

Tangible book value (non-GAAP)

 

$

7,496,123

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding (GAAP)

 

259,246

 

Restricted stock units ("RSUs")

 

22,632

 

Other

 

1,105

 

Fully diluted shares outstanding (non-GAAP) (1)

 

282,983

 

 

 

 

Book value per share outstanding

 

$

36.30

 

Tangible book value per fully diluted share outstanding

 

$

26.49

 

(1) Fully diluted shares outstanding exclude preferred shares as they are antidilutive. Fully diluted shares outstanding include vested RSUs as well as the target number of RSUs issuable under the senior executive compensation plans.

 

Teresa S. Gendron
Chief Financial Officer
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Tel. (212) 460-1932

Matt Larson
Chief Financial Officer
Jefferies Group LLC
Tel. (212) 284-2338

Source: Care of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. and Jefferies Group LLC

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