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FXCM Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 and Full Year 2011 Results

Releases February 2012 Operating Metrics

 

Fourth Quarter Highlights:

·2011 fourth quarter US GAAP revenues of $108.8 million, up 13% versus the same period in 2010
·Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA of $26.4 million, down 18% versus the same period in 2010
·Adjusted Pro Forma net income of $20.7 million, up 14% versus the same period in 2010
·Adjusted Pro Forma fully diluted earnings per share of $0.28, up 17% versus the same period in 2010
·Fourth quarter US GAAP net income of $3.2 million(1)
·Fourth quarter US GAAP fully diluted earnings per share of $0.21(1)
·Customer equity of $1,047 million, up 63% from same period in 2010
·Active accounts of 163,094, up 20% from the same period in 2010
·Completed acquisition of Foreland, a Japanese FX broker

 

Full-Year Highlights:

·Full year revenues under US GAAP of $415.9 million, up 15% compared to 2010
·Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA of $111.9 million, down 7% compared to 2010
·Adjusted Pro Forma net income of $67.2 million, down 4% compared to 2010
·Adjusted Pro Forma fully diluted earnings per share of $0.90, down 2% compared to 2010
·2011 US GAAP net income of $12.7 million(1)
·2011 US GAAP fully diluted earnings per share of $0.77(1)

 

·Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share of Class A common stock

 

NEW YORK, NY – March 14, 2012 – FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM), a leading online provider of foreign exchange, or FX, trading and related services, today announced for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, revenues under US GAAP of $108.8 million, compared to $96.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, an increase of 13%. Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA for the fourth quarter 2011 was $26.4 million, compared to $32.3 million for the fourth quarter 2010, a decrease of 18%. Adjusted Pro Forma Net Income was $20.7 million for the fourth quarter 2011, compared to $18.1 million, an increase of 14%. Adjusted Pro Forma fully diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter 2011 of $0.28 on a fully exchanged, fully diluted basis, compared to $0.24 per share for the fourth quarter 2010, an increase of 17%. U.S. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter 2011 was $3.2 million, or $0.21 cents per fully diluted Class A share.

 

 
 

Adjusted Pro Forma results assume the conversion and exchange of all FXCM Holdings, LLC units into FXCM Inc. Class A shares, resulting in the elimination of the non-controlling interest and the corresponding adjustment to the entity’s tax provision. In addition, Adjusted Pro Forma results eliminate certain non-recurring charges and equity based compensation expense.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, revenues under US GAAP increased 15% to $415.9 million, compared to $360.3 million for the corresponding period in 2010. Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA for the year was $111.9 million, compared to $120.5 million, for the corresponding period in 2010, a decrease of 7%. Adjusted Pro Forma Net Income was $67.2 million, or $0.90 per share on a fully exchanged, fully diluted basis, compared to $69.6 million, or $0.92 per share, for the corresponding period in 2010, a decrease of 4%. U.S. GAAP net income for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $12.7 million, or $0.77 cents per fully diluted Class A share.

 

In addition, FXCM Inc. today announced certain key operating metrics for February 2012 for its retail and institutional foreign exchange business. Monthly activities included:

 

February 2012 Operating Metrics

 

Retail Trading Metrics

 

·Retail customer trading volume(2) of $347 billion in February 2012, 17% higher than January 2012 and 39% higher than February 2011.
·Average retail customer trading volume per day of $16.5 billion in February 2012, 22% higher than January 2012 and 32% higher than February 2011.
·An average of 396,979 retail client trades per day in February 2012, 15% higher than January 2012 and 34% higher than February 2011.
·Tradeable accounts(3) of 197,766 as of February 29, 2012, an increase of 1,056 or 1% from January 2012, and an increase of 57,146 or 41% from February 2011.

 

Institutional Trading Metrics

 

·Institutional customer trading volume(2) of $127 billion in February 2012, 16% higher than January 2012 and 106% higher than February 2011.
·Average institutional trading volume per day of $6.1 billion in February 2012, 22% higher than January 2012 and 96% higher than February 2011.
·An average of 29,534 institutional client trades per day in February 2012, 38% higher than January 2012 and 403% higher than February 2011.

 

“2011 was a strong year for FXCM. We grew our active retail account base by 20% to 163,094 accounts, increased retail customer trading volume by 19% to a record $3.8 trillion, increased institutional customer trading volume by 56% to a record $1.2 trillion and closed two acquisitions in Japan, considerably increasing our position in that region, the world’s largest retail FX market,” said Drew Niv, Chief Executive Officer.

 

 
 

“We are also pleased with February’s metrics. February average daily volume of $16.5 billion in our retail business was the third highest in FXCM history - helped by our Japanese business and solid levels of client profitability in the month.”

 

More information, including historical results for each of the above metrics, can be found on the investor relations page of the Company's corporate website, www.fxcm.com.

 

This operating data is preliminary and subject to revision and should not be taken as an indication of the financial performance of FXCM Inc. FXCM undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review previously reported operating data. Any updates to previously reported operating data will be reflected in the historical operating data that can be found on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s corporate website, www.fxcm.com.

 

 

 

(1)On December 7, 2010, FXCM Inc. completed an IPO. Prior to the IPO, FXCM Inc. had not engaged in any business or other activities except in connection with its formation and the IPO. Net income and fully diluted earnings per share attributable to FXCM Inc. under US GAAP for the full year and fourth quarter 2010 are not presented for comparison as they reflect only the period from December 7, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

 

(2)Volume that FXCM customers traded in period is translated into US dollars.
   
 (3)A Tradeable Account is an account with sufficient funds to place a trade in accordance with FXCM’s trading policies.

 

 
 

 

Consolidated Adjusted Pro Forma and U.S. GAAP Results

 

  Adjusted Pro Forma (thousands except per share amounts)
  Three Months Ended December 31,   Twelve Months Ended December 31,
  2011   2010   % Change  2011   2010   % Change
Total Revenues  $105,474   $96,127    10%  $412,593   $360,277    15%
Referring broker fees   20,579    19,685    5%   92,832    81,365    14%
Compensation and benefits   23,681    17,026    39%   85,817    69,349    24%
Other expenses   34,823    27,145    28%   122,077    89,101    37%
EBITDA   26,391    32,271    -18%   111,867    120,462    -7%
Depreciation and amortization   5,852    4,014    46%   20,053    9,306    115%
Income before income taxes   20,539    28,257    -27%   91,814    111,156    -17%
Income tax provision   (161)   10,117    -102%   24,660    41,507    -41%
Net Income   20,700    18,140    14%   67,154    69,649    -4%
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Net Income Attributable to FXCM Inc.  $20,700   $18,140    14%  $67,154   $69,649    -4%
Pro forma fully exchanged, fully diluted shares outstanding   73,272    75,300    -3%   74,548    75,300    -1%
Earnings Per Share  $0.28   $0.24    17%  $0.90   $0.92    -2%

 

 

  Unaudited U.S. GAAP (thousands except per share amounts)
  Three Months Ended December 31,    Twelve Months Ended December 31,
   2011   2010   % Change  2011   2010   % Change
Total Revenues  $108,788   $96,127    13%  $415,907   $360,277    15%
Referring broker fees   20,579    19,685    5%   92,832    81,365    14%
Compensation and benefits   26,424    23,872    11%   95,086    76,195    25%
Other expenses   34,823    27,145    28%   138,339    89,101    55%
EBITDA   26,962    25,425    6%   89,650    113,616    -21%
Depreciation and amortization   5,852    4,014    46%   20,053    9,306    115%
Income before income taxes   21,110    21,411    -1%   69,597    104,310    -33%
Income tax provision   61    632    -90%   10,816    4,149    161%
Net Income   21,049    20,779    1%   58,781    100,161    -41%
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest   17,822    20,633    -14%   46,045    100,015    -54%
Net Income Attributable to FXCM Inc.  $3,227   $146           $12,736   $-          
Net Income (in thousands)  $3,227           $12,736            
Net Income per Class A Share                              
     Basic and Diluted  $0.21           $0.77           
Average Class A shares outstanding   15,291             16,567            

 

 
 

 

Selected Operating Metrics 

 

   (Unaudited) 
   Three Months Ended December 31,  Twelve Months Ended December 31,
   2011   2010   % Change  2011   2010   % Change
                         
Total retail trading volume ($ in billions)  $972   $836    16%  $3,775   $3,178    19%
                               
Total institutional trading volume ($ in billions)  $429   $190    126%  $1,171   $751    56%
                               
Total active accounts   163,094    136,427    20%   163,094    136,427    20%
                               
Trading days in period   65    66         260    260      
                               
Daily average trades   423,413    317,658    33%   381,030    315,210    21%
                               
Daily average trades per active account   2.7    2.3    17%   2.5    2.5    0%
                               
Retail trading revenue per million traded  $98   $100    -2%  $96   $100    -4%
                               
Total customer equity ($ in millions)  $1,047.0   $641.2    63%  $1,047.0   $641.2    63%

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA, Adjusted Pro Forma Net Income and Adjusted Pro Forma Net Income per fully diluted share are non-GAAP financial measures. These measures do not represent and should not be considered as a substitute for net income, net income attributable to FXCM Inc. or net income per Class A share or as a substitute for cash flow from operating activities, each as determined in accordance with GAAP, and our calculations of these measures may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures reported by other companies. See “Adjusted Pro Forma Results” beginning on A-3 of this release for additional information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures and for reconciliations of such measure to the most directly comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

  

Declaration of Quarterly Dividend

 

The company also announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share on its outstanding Class A common stock. The dividend is payable on April 30, 2012 to Class A stockholders of record at the close of business on April 19, 2012.

 

 

 
 

 

Conference Call

 

As previously announced, FXCM Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its results at 8:15 a.m. (EST) today. This conference call will be available to domestic participants by dialing 800-291-5365 and 617-614-3922 for international participants. The conference ID number is 64410473.

 

A live, audio webcast, a copy of FXCM's earnings release, and a presentation and replay of this conference call will also be available at http://ir.fxcm.com/.

 

 

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

In addition to historical information, this earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect FXCM Inc.’s current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance for the future. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believes,”“expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. FXCM Inc. believes these factors include but are not limited to evolving legal and regulatory requirements of the FX industry, the limited operating history of the FX industry, risks related to the protection of its proprietary technology, risks related to its dependence on FX market makers, market conditions and those other risks described under “Risk Factors” in FXCM Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other SEC filings, which are accessible on the SEC website at sec.gov.

 

These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this presentation and in our SEC filings. FXCM Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

About FXCM Inc.

 

FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) is a global online provider of foreign exchange, or FX, trading and related services to retail and institutional customers world-wide.

 

 
 

At the heart of FXCM's client offering is No Dealing Desk FX trading. Clients benefit from FXCM's large network of forex liquidity providers enabling FXCM to offer competitive spreads on major currency pairs. Clients have the advantage of mobile trading, one-click order execution and trading from real-time charts. FXCM's U.K. subsidiary, Forex Capital Markets Limited, offers Contract for Difference (“CFD”) products with no re-quote trading and allows clients to trade oil, gold, silver and stock indices along with FX on one platform. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on FX trading and provides free news and market research through DailyFX.com.

 

Trading foreign exchange and CFDs on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all. Read full disclaimer.

 

 

 

For Media:
Jaclyn Sales, 646-432-2463
Vice-President, Corporate Communications
jsales@fxcm.com


or


For Investors:
Thomas Porac, 646-432-2986
Vice-President, Investor Relations
investorrelations@fxcm.com

 

 
 

ANNEX I

 

Schedule Page Number
   
U.S. GAAP Results  
Unaudited U.S. GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 A-1
Unaudited U.S. GAAP Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition As of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 A-2
   
Adjusted Pro Forma Results A-3
Unaudited Adjusted Pro Forma and U.S. GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 A-4
Unaudited Adjusted Pro Forma and U.S. GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 A-5
   
Reconciliation of EBITDA to U.S. GAAP Net Income A-6

 

 
 

 

FXCM Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited )

  Three Months Ended December 31,   Year Ended December 31, 
  2011   2010   2011   2010 
Revenues                    
Retail trading revenues  $95,540   $83,865   $363,774   $318,472 
Institutional trading revenues   7,088    7,054    28,908    27,833 
Interest Income   807    880    3,644    2,373 
Other Income   5,353    4,328    19,581    11,599 
Total revenues   108,788    96,127    415,907    360,277 
Expenses                    
Referring broker fees   20,579    19,685    92,832    81,365 
Compensation and benefits   26,424    23,872    95,086    76,195 
Advertising and marketing   10,522    6,873    34,897    23,788 
Communication and technology   8,310    7,948    31,869    27,120 
General and administrative   15,888    12,285    71,244    38,077 
Depreciation and amortization   5,852    4,014    20,053    9,306 
Interest expense   103    39    329    116 
Total expenses   87,678    74,716    346,310    255,967 
Income before income taxes   21,110    21,411    69,597    104,310 
Income tax provision   61    632    10,816    4,149 
Net income   21,049    20,779    58,781    100,161 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest   17,822    20,633    46,045    100,015 
Net income attributable to FXCM, Inc.  $3,227   $146   $12,736   $146 
Net Income (in thousands)  $3,227   $146   $12,736      
Net Income per Class A Share                    
     Basic and Diluted  $0.21   $0.01   $0.77      
Average Class A shares outstanding   15,291    17,319    16,567      

 

A-1
 

 

FXCM Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition 

As of December 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 

(Amounts in thousands, except share data) 

(Unaudited)

 

   December 31,   December 31, 
   2011   2010 
           
Assets          
           
Current assets          
 Cash and cash equivalents  $184,721   $193,330 
 Cash and cash equivalents, held for customers   1,046,983    641,152 
 Due from brokers   1,311    125 
 Accounts receivable, net   17,004    18,324 
 Deferred tax asset   6,982    7,625 
 Tax receivable   2,016    1,643 
Total current assets   1,259,017    862,199 
           
 Deferred tax asset   88,556    90,107 
 Office, communication and computer equipment, net   39,686    18,709 
 Intangible assets and goodwill, net   80,656    64,409 
 Other assets   19,218    12,369 
Total assets  $1,487,133   $1,047,793 
           
Liabilities and Equity          
           
Current liabilities          
Customer account liabilities  $1,046,983   $641,152 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   56,723    37,470 
      Due to brokers   13,495    13,314 
      Deferred tax liability - current   2,241    1,844 
      Due to related parties - pursuant to tax receivable agreement   3,575    3,817 
      Deferred revenue   -    6,000 
Total current liabilities   1,123,017    703,597 
           
      Deferred tax liability   7,044    5,770 
      Due to related parties - pursuant to tax receivable agreement   63,639    70,419 
Total liabilities   1,193,700    779,786 
           
Commitments and Contingencies          
           
Stockholders' equity          
 Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share;          
 3,000,000,000 shares authorized, 14,899,391 and 17,319,000 shares issued          
 and outstanding as of December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively   149    173 
 Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share;          
 1,000,000 shares authorized, 100 shares issued          
 and outstanding as of December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively   1    1 
Additional paid-in-capital   86,152    101,848 
Retained earnings   8,977    146 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   142    52 
Total stockholders' equity, FXCM Inc.   95,421    102,220 
Non-controlling interest   198,012    165,787 
Total stockholders' equity   293,433    268,007 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $1,487,133   $1,047,793 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements            

 

A-2
 

Adjusted Pro Forma Results

 

Throughout the discussion of FXCM Inc.’s results, information is presented on an Adjusted Pro Forma basis, which is a non-generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP”) measure. Adjusted Pro Forma results begin with information prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), adjusted to exclude certain items and reflects the conversion of all units of FXCM Holdings, LLC for shares of Class A common stock of FXCM Inc. FXCM believes that the disclosed Adjusted Pro Forma measures and any adjustments thereto, when presented in conjunction with comparable U.S. GAAP measures, are useful to investors to compare FXCM’s results across several periods and facilitate an understanding of FXCM’s operating results. The Company uses these measures to evaluate its operating performance, as well as the performance of individual employees. These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The differences between Adjusted Pro Forma and U.S. GAAP results are as follows:

 

1.Assumed Exchange of Units of FXCM Holdings, LLC for FXCM Inc. Class A Shares. As a result of the exchange of FXCM Holdings units, the non-controlling interest related to these units is converted to controlling interest. The Company’s management believes that it is useful to provide the per-share effect associated with the assumed exchange of all FXCM Holdings units.

 

2.Stock Based Compensation Expense. Adjustments have been made to the Adjusted Pro Forma Earnings to eliminate expense relating to stock based compensation. The Company’s management believes it is useful to provide the effects of eliminating these expenses.

 

3.Income Taxes. Prior to the initial public offering FXCM was organized as a series of limited liability companies and foreign corporations, and even following the initial public offering not all of the Company’s income is subject to corporate-level taxes. As a result, adjustments have been made to the Adjusted Pro Forma earnings to assume that the Company has adopted a conventional corporate tax structure and is taxed as a C corporation in the U.S. at the prevailing corporate rates and the deferred tax assets related to tax benefits for equity-based compensation awards are realized when the stock options are exercised. This assumption is consistent with the assumption that all of FXCM Holdings’ units are exchanged for shares of FXCM Inc. Class A common stock, as discussed in Item 1 above, as the assumed exchange would change the tax structure of the Company.

 

4.Regulatory Reserve. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, the Company incurred costs of $16.3 million regarding a settlement with the NFA and the CFTC relating to trade execution activities. Pursuant to an agreement with a subsidiary of FXCM Holdings LLC, certain founding members of FXCM Holdings agreed to reimburse the cost of these matters, up to $16.3 million and additional capital in this amount was provided by the respective founding members. Consequently there was no impact to FXCM Inc.'s net income for the three months and year ended December 31, 2011 as the expense was allocated to the respective members for such expenses as permitted under terms of Holdings’ LLC agreement. The Company believes it is useful to provide the effects of eliminating these expenses.

 

A-3
 

 

 

FXCM Inc.

Adjusted Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited )

  Three Months Ended December 31,
  2011   2010 
  As       Adjusted   As        Adjusted 
  Reported   Adjustments   Pro Forma   Reported   Adjustments   Pro Forma 
Revenues                              
Retail trading revenues  $95,540    -   $95,540   $83,865    -   $83,865 
Institutional trading revenues   7,088    -    7,088    7,054    -    7,054 
Interest income   807    -    807    880    -    880 
Other income   5,353    (3,314)(1)   2,039    4,328    -    4,328 
Total revenues   108,788    (3,314)   105,474    96,127    -    96,127 
Expenses                              
Referring broker fees   20,579    -    20,579    19,685    -    19,685 
Compensation and benefits   26,424    (2,743)(2)   23,681    23,872    (6,846)(2)   17,026 
Advertising and marketing   10,522    -    10,522    6,873    -    6,873 
Communication and technology   8,310    -    8,310    7,948    -    7,948 
General and administrative   15,888    -    15,888    12,285    -    12,285 
Depreciation and amortization   5,852    -    5,852    4,014    -    4,014 
Interest expense   103    -    103    39    -    39 
Total expenses   87,678    (2,743)   84,935    74,716    (6,846)   67,870 
Income before income taxes   21,110    (571)   20,539    21,411    6,846    28,257 
Income tax provision   61    (222)(3)   (161)   632    9,485(3)   10,117 
Net income   21,049    (349)   20,700    20,779    (2,639)   18,140 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest   17,822    (17,822)(4)   -    20,633    (20,633)(4)     
Net income attributable to FXCM Inc.  $3,227   $17,473   $20,700   $146   $17,994   $18,140 
                               
Pro Forma fully exchanged, fully diluted shares outstanding           73,272(5)           75,300(5) 
                               
Adjusted Pro Forma net income per fully exchanged, fully diluted shares outstanding          $0.28           $0.24 

 

 

(1)Represents the elimination of an amount related to the remeasurement of due to members pursuant to our tax receivable agreement. This non-recurring income is attributable to the change in our U.S. federal tax rate.
(2)Represents the elimination of equity-based compensation associated with the IPO.
(3)Represents an adjustment to reflect the assumed effective corporate tax rate of approximately 34.6% and 35.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which includes a provision for U.S. federal income taxes and assumes the highest statutory rates apportioned to each state, local and/or foreign jurisdiction. The adjustment assumes full exchange of existing unitholders FXCM Holdings, LLC units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company.
(4)Represents the elimination of the non-controlling interest associated with the ownership by existing unitholders of FXCM Holdings, LLC (excluding FXCM, Inc.), as if the unitholders had fully exchanged their FXCM Holdings, LLC units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company.
(5)Fully diluted shares assuming all unitholders had fully exchanged their FXCM Holdings, LLC units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company.

 

 

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FXCM Inc.

Adjusted Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited )

 

 

   Year Ended December 31, 
   2011   2010 
   As      Adjusted   As      Adjusted 
  Reported   Adjustments   Pro Forma   Reported   Adjustments   Pro Forma 
Revenues                              
Retail trading revenues  $363,774    -   $363,774   $318,472    -   $318,472 
Institutional trading revenues   28,908    -    28,908    27,833    -    27,833 
Interest income   3,644    -    3,644    2,373    -    2,373 
Other income   19,581    (3,314)(1)   16,267    11,599    -    11,599 
Total revenues   415,907    (3,314)   412,593    360,277    -    360,277 
Expenses                              
Referring broker fees   92,832    -    92,832    81,365    -    81,365 
Compensation and benefits   95,086    (9,269)(2)   85,817    76,195    (6,846)(2)   69,349 
Advertising and marketing   34,897    -    34,897    23,788    -    23,788 
Communication and technology   31,869    -    31,869    27,120    -    27,120 
General and administrative   71,244    (16,262)(3)   54,982    38,077    -    38,077 
Depreciation and amortization   20,053    -    20,053    9,306    -    9,306 
Interest expense   329    -    329    116    -    116 
Total expenses   346,310    (25,531)   320,779    255,967    (6,846)   249,121 
Income before income taxes   69,597    22,217    91,814    104,310    6,846    111,156 
Income tax provision   10,816    13,844(4)   24,660    4,149    37,358(4)   41,507 
Net income   58,781    8,373    67,154    100,161    (30,512)   69,649 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest   46,045    (46,045)(5)   -    100,015    (100,015)(5)   - 
Net income attributable to FXCM Inc.  $12,736   $54,418   $67,154   $146   $69,503   $69,649 
                               
Pro Forma fully exchanged, fully diluted shares outstanding           74,548(6)           75,300(6)
                               
Adjusted Pro Forma net income per fully exchanged, fully diluted shares outstanding          $0.90           $0.92 

 

 

(1)Represents the elimination of an amount related to the remeasurement of due to members pursuant to our tax receivable agreement. This non-recurring income is attributable to the change in our U.S. federal tax rate.
(2)Represents the elimination of equity-based compensation associated with the IPO and onetime charges in 2010 relating to certain arrangements with a former employee and our CFO as a result of the IPO.
(3)Represents an adjustment to reflect costs relating to settlements with the NFA and the CFTC regarding trade execution activities. Pursuant to an agreement with a subsidiary of FXCM Holdings, certain founding members of FXCM Holdings agreed to reimburse the cost of these matters, up to $16.3 million. Consequently, there was no impact to FXCM Inc.'s net income for year ended December 31, 2011 as the entire expense was allocated to such founding members. $16.3 million of additional capital was provided by the respective founding members.
(4)Represents an adjustment to reflect the assumed effective corporate tax rate of approximately 26.8% and 37.3% for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which includes a provision for U.S. federal income taxes and assumes the highest statutory rates apportioned to each state, local and/or foreign jurisdiction. The adjustment assumes full exchange of existing unitholders FXCM Holdings, LLC units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company.
(5)Represents the elimination of the non-controlling interest associated with the ownership by existing unitholders of FXCM Holdings, LLC (excluding FXCM, Inc.), as if the unitholders had fully exchanged their FXCM Holdings, LLC units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company.
(6)Fully diluted shares assuming all unitholders had fully exchanged their FXCM Holdings, LLC units for shares of Class A common stock of the Company.
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FXCM Inc.

Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income

(In thousands)

(Unaudited )

   Three Months Ended December 31,   Twelve Months Ended December 31,2011 
   Adjusted Pro Forma   U.S. GAAP   Adjusted Pro Forma   U.S. GAAP 
   2011   2010   2011   2010   2011   2010   2011   2010 
                                 
Net income attributable to FXCM Inc.  $20,700   $18,140   $3,227   $146   $67,154   $69,649   $12,736   $146 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest   -    -    17,822    20,633    -    -    46,045    100,015 
Provision for income taxes   (161)   10,117    61    632    24,660    41,507    10,816    4,149 
Depreciation and amortization   5,852    4,014    5,852    4,014    20,053    9,306    20,053    9,306 
EBITDA  $26,391   $32,271   $26,962   $25,425   $111,867   $120,462   $89,650   $113,616 

 

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