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Exhibit 99.1

KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP ANNOUNCES CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS OF $0.04 PER DILUTED SHARE FOR THE SECOND QUARTER 2012

Second quarter 2012 earnings negatively impacted by a $35.4 million pre-tax loss, equivalent to a loss of $0.23 per diluted share, related to the Facebook initial public offering

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (July 18, 2012) – Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: KCG) today reported consolidated earnings of $3.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2012. The results included pre-tax trading losses of $35.4 million related to the Facebook IPO, equivalent to a loss of $0.23 per diluted share, as well as a $10.0 million pre-tax investment gain in the Corporate and Other segment, equivalent to a gain of $0.07 per diluted share.

For the second quarter of 2011, the company reported consolidated earnings of $17.6 million, or $0.19 per diluted share.

Revenues for the second quarter of 2012 were $289.3 million, compared to $326.0 million for the second quarter of 2011.

“In the second quarter of 2012, Knight performed well during a challenging and eventful period in the capital markets,” said Thomas M. Joyce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Knight Capital Group. “Consolidated revenues remained fairly strong notwithstanding declines in retail and institutional trading activity. Pre-tax earnings were $30.8 million during the quarter, or $0.20 per diluted share, excluding the trading losses from the Facebook IPO and one-time investment gain. We are evaluating all legal rights and remedies in connection with the Facebook IPO.”

“Continuing operations” includes the company’s Market Making, Institutional Sales and Trading, Electronic Execution Services, and Corporate and Other segments. Market Making consists of all global market making across equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and options as well as the company’s activities as a Designated Market Maker at the NYSE. Institutional Sales and Trading includes full-service institutional research, sales and trading as well as equity and debt capital markets, reverse mortgage origination and securitization, and asset management. Electronic Execution Services includes Knight Direct, Knight Hotspot FX and Knight BondPoint. Corporate and Other includes strategic investments primarily in financial services-related ventures, futures execution and custody services, clearing and settlement activity, corporate overhead expenses and all other income and expenses that are not attributable to the other reporting segments.

In the first quarter of 2012, the company modified its quarterly revenue capture and monthly equity volume statistics in order to provide data specific to its U.S. equity market making activity within the Market Making segment. The company’s revenue capture and volume statistics previously also included U.S. institutional sales activity. In the second quarter of 2012, Knight modified the reporting of Knight Hotspot FX notional dollar value traded volume to count one side of the transaction. The company previously counted total client volume to include both sides of the transaction. The company posts its U.S. equity market making and Knight Hotspot FX volume statistics to its web site each month, and discloses, in quarterly SEC filings, its U.S. equity market making revenue capture. The company’s web site has been updated to show the new monthly volume statistics dating back to the beginning of 2010.


     Q2 2012      Q2 2011  

Revenues ($ thousands)

     289,254         325,982   

Net income ($ thousands)

     3,291         17,572   

Diluted EPS ($)

     0.04         0.19   

U.S. equity Market Making statistics:

     

Average daily dollar value traded ($ billions)

     20.9         23.4   

Average daily trades (thousands)

     3,303.1         3,253.8   

Nasdaq and Listed shares traded (billions)

     45.7         48.4   

FINRA OTC Bulletin Board and Other shares traded (billions)

     166.9         261.8   

Average revenue capture per U.S. equity dollar value traded (bps)

     0.80         0.93   

Average revenue capture per U.S. equity dollar value traded, excluding impact of Facebook IPO (bps) *

     1.00         0.93   

Average daily Knight Direct equity shares (millions)

     218.8         162.2   

Average daily Knight Hotspot FX notional dollar value traded ($ billions)**

     28.1         31.5   
     YTD 2012      YTD 2011  

Revenues ($ thousands)

     638,279         665,758   

Net income ($ thousands)

     36,397         48,064   

Diluted EPS ($)

     0.39         0.51   

U.S. equity Market Making statistics:

     

Average daily dollar value traded ($ billions)

     21.5         24.4   

Average daily trades (thousands)

     3,324.3         3,347.7   

Nasdaq and Listed shares traded (billions)

     93.0         104.9   

FINRA OTC Bulletin Board and Other shares traded (billions)

     338.1         582.6   

Average revenue capture per U.S. equity dollar value traded (bps)

     0.92         0.97   

Average revenue capture per U.S. equity dollar value traded, excluding impact of Facebook IPO (bps) *

     1.01         0.97   

Average daily Knight Direct equity shares (millions)

     217.3         163.7   

Average daily Knight Hotspot FX notional dollar value traded ($ billions)**

     28.0         29.5   

 

* Statistic excludes $26.0 million in trading losses related to the Facebook IPO.
** In the second quarter of 2012, Knight modified the reporting of Knight Hotspot FX notional dollar value traded volume to count one side of the transaction. The company previously counted total client volume to include both sides of the transaction. The company posts Knight Hotspot FX volume statistics each month to its web site, which has been updated to show one-sided volume statistics dating back to the beginning of 2010.

Market Making

During the second quarter of 2012, the Market Making segment generated total revenues of $113.5 million and pre-tax income of $5.9 million. The results included $26.0 million in trading losses related to the Facebook IPO. In the second quarter of 2011, Market Making reported total revenues of $145.0 million and pre-tax income of $39.2 million. Market Making had pre-tax margins of 5 percent in the second quarter of 2012 compared to pre-tax margins of 27 percent in the second quarter of 2011.

“Market Making managed effectively given a decline in retail trading activity to the lowest level since the start of the financial crisis in 2008,” said Mr. Joyce. “Amid heightened competition for reduced volumes, Knight maintained market share of retail U.S. equity volume year over year while Knight Link grew its percentage of consolidated U.S. equity volume executed. For the quarter, revenue capture, excluding the effect of the Facebook IPO, improved compared to the same period a year ago which reflects considerable work to enhance trading technologies.”


Institutional Sales and Trading

During the second quarter of 2012, the Institutional Sales and Trading segment generated total revenues of $109.7 million and a pre-tax loss of $7.5 million. The results included $9.4 million in trading losses related to the Facebook IPO. In the second quarter of 2011, Institutional Sales and Trading reported total revenues of $134.9 million and a pre-tax loss of $4.0 million.

“Institutional Sales and Trading continued the turnaround effort even as institutional trading activity slowed in the U.S. and Europe,” said Mr. Joyce. “Measures to right-size the cost structure across equities and fixed income are taking hold as evidenced in part by the decrease in expenses year over year. The teams are recalibrating the client offering and selectively adding talent to further grow revenues. At Urban, both origination and securitization increased compared to the same period a year ago.”

Electronic Execution Services

During the second quarter of 2012, the Electronic Execution Services segment generated total revenues of $43.3 million and pre-tax income of $11.3 million. In the second quarter of 2011, Electronic Execution Services reported total revenues of $41.9 million and pre-tax income of $11.8 million. Electronic Execution Services had pre-tax margins of 26 percent in the second quarter of 2012 compared to pre-tax margins of 28 percent in the second quarter of 2011.

“Electronic Execution Services produced market share gains across all products,” said Mr. Joyce. “Knight Direct grew average daily volume 35 percent year over year. With a cooling off in institutional foreign exchange trading, Knight Hotspot FX posted a smaller relative decline in dollar volume than the broader market. Average daily transactions by Knight BondPoint rose 11 percent during the quarter.”

Corporate and Other

During the second quarter of 2012, the Corporate and Other segment reported a pre-tax loss of $4.4 million, which included a $10.0 million pre-tax gain relating to a change in the tax status of a strategic investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting. In the second quarter of 2011, the Corporate and Other segment reported a pre-tax loss of $17.6 million.

“While the second quarter of 2012 proved difficult, Knight is accustomed to adjusting and forging ahead in various market conditions,” said Mr. Joyce. “As a firm, we’re stronger across the board than just a few years ago. In advancing our corporate growth strategy, Knight acquired the futures division of Penson Financial Services during the quarter which fills a strategic gap in our client offering.”

Headcount at June 30, 2012 was 1,535 full-time employees, compared to 1,465 full-time employees at June 30, 2011. The increase was largely attributable to the acquisition of the futures division of Penson Financial Services, Inc.

As of June 30, 2012, the company had $364.8 million in cash and cash equivalents. The company had $1.5 billion in stockholders’ equity as of June 30, 2012, equivalent to a book value of $16.15 per diluted share. The company had a book value of $15.05 per diluted share as of June 30, 2011.

During the second quarter of 2012, the company repurchased 850,000 shares for $11.1 million under the company’s existing stock repurchase program. To date, the company has repurchased 76.7 million shares for $879.1 million. The company has approximately $120.9 million available to repurchase shares under the program. The company cautions that there are no assurances that any further repurchases may actually occur.


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Copies of this earnings release and other company information can be obtained on Knight’s website, http://www.knight.com. The company will conduct its second quarter 2012 earnings conference call for analysts, investors and the media at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) today, July 18, 2012. To access Knight’s earnings conference call, please dial 800-768-6563 for domestic callers or 785-830-7991 for international callers. When prompted, please enter passcode 9845852. A replay of the second quarter 2012 earnings conference call will be available by dialing 888-203-1112 for domestic callers or 719-457-0820 for international callers. When prompted, please enter passcode 9845852. The conference call will be webcast live at 9:00 a.m. ET for all investors and interested parties on Knight’s website. In addition, the company will release its monthly volume statistics for June 2012 on its website at http://www.knight.com/ourfirm/volumestats.asp before the start of trading today.

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About Knight

Knight Capital Group (NYSE Euronext: KCG) is a global financial services firm that provides access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes to a broad network of clients, including broker-dealers, institutions and corporations. Knight is headquartered in Jersey City, N.J. with a global presence across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. For further information about Knight, please visit www.knight.com.

Certain statements contained herein may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company’s industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict including, without limitation, risks associated with the Company’s ability to recover the damages that are attributable to the manner in which NASDAQ OMX handled the Facebook IPO, risks related to the corporate restructuring in the third quarter 2011, including the ability to recognize anticipated cost savings, the possibility of unexpected costs or expenditures, and the impact of the restructuring on the Company’s businesses and results of operations, risks associated with changes in market structure, legislative, regulatory and financial rules changes, risks associated with the Company’s changes to its organizational structure and management and the costs, integration, performance and operation of businesses recently acquired or developed organically, or that may be acquired or developed organically in the future. Readers should carefully review the risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company’s reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, without limitation, those detailed under the headings “Certain Factors Affecting Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2011, and in other reports or documents the Company files with, or furnishes to, the SEC from time to time. This information should also be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2011, and in other reports or documents the Company files with, or furnishes to, the SEC from time to time.

CONTACTS

 

Kara Fitzsimmons   Jonathan Mairs  
Managing Director,   Director,  
Media Relations   Corporate Communications  
201-356-1523 or   & Investor Relations  
kfitzsimmons@knight.com   201-356-1529 or  
  jmairs@knight.com  


KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended June 30,     For the six months ended June 30,  
     2012      2011     2012      2011  
     (In thousands, except per share amounts)  

Revenues

          

Commissions and fees

   $ 175,123       $ 195,514      $ 357,703       $ 378,072   

Net trading revenue

     96,675         125,808        253,222         277,596   

Interest, net

     5,924         2,306        13,062         5,406   

Investment income and other, net

     11,532         2,354        14,292         4,684   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     289,254         325,982        638,279         665,758   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses

          

Employee compensation and benefits

     130,878         140,126        278,132         289,090   

Execution and clearance fees

     53,193         58,737        106,448         112,186   

Communications and data processing

     24,427         21,691        46,757         42,414   

Payments for order flow

     20,155         22,337        41,843         43,046   

Interest

     13,981         9,540        27,439         19,420   

Depreciation and amortization

     13,476         13,524        26,789         26,733   

Occupancy and equipment rentals

     6,361         7,146        12,880         14,500   

Business development

     5,898         7,250        11,057         10,961   

Professional fees

     5,132         5,514        10,867         9,868   

Writedown of assets and lease loss accrual

     —           —          —           945   

Other

     10,397         10,663        16,711         17,057   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     283,898         296,528        578,923         586,220   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     5,356         29,454        59,356         79,538   

Income tax expense

     2,065         11,704        22,959         31,155   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

     3,291         17,750        36,397         48,383   

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —           (178     —           (319
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 3,291       $ 17,572      $ 36,397       $ 48,064   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.04       $ 0.19      $ 0.41       $ 0.52   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.04       $ 0.19      $ 0.39       $ 0.51   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.04       $ 0.19      $ 0.41       $ 0.52   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.04       $ 0.19      $ 0.39       $ 0.51   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares used in computation of basic earnings per share

     89,624         92,493        89,685         92,184   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares used in computation of diluted earnings per share

     92,682         94,682        93,167         94,884   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30, 2012     December 31, 2011  
     (In thousands)  

ASSETS

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 364,798      $ 467,633   

Cash and securities segregated under federal and other regulations

     190,391        11,010   

Financial instruments owned, at fair value:

    

Equities

     1,641,451        1,416,090   

Listed equity options

     191,157        280,384   

Debt securities

     262,598        134,631   

Loan inventory

     183,900        206,572   

Other financial instruments

     11,927        21,483   

Securitized HECM loan inventory

     2,738,917        1,722,631   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total financial instruments owned, at fair value

     5,029,950        3,781,791   

Collateralized agreements:

    

Securities borrowed

     1,910,481        1,494,647   

Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

     888,186        623,897   

Fixed assets and leasehold improvements, at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     107,787        111,464   

Investments

     101,427        83,231   

Goodwill

     344,460        337,843   

Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization

     88,539        92,889   

Other assets

     179,748        148,546   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 9,205,767      $ 7,152,951   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES & EQUITY

    

Liabilities

    

Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value:

    

Equities

   $ 1,256,365      $ 1,369,750   

Listed equity options

     178,990        254,506   

Debt securities

     237,163        63,073   

Other financial instruments

     8,000        34,563   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

     1,680,518        1,721,892   

Collateralized financings:

    

Securities loaned

     1,249,973        697,998   

Financial instruments sold under agreements to repurchase

     550,185        420,320   

Liability to GNMA trusts, at fair value

     2,717,323        1,710,627   

Other secured financings

     96,439        59,405   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total collateralized financings

     4,613,920        2,888,350   

Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

     289,810        322,660   

Payable to customers

     431,838        23,664   

Accrued compensation expense

     111,883        188,939   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     174,407        121,083   

Long-term debt

     406,425        424,338   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     7,708,801        5,690,926   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

    

Class A common stock

     1,701        1,664   

Additional paid-in capital

     881,331        850,837   

Retained earnings

     1,469,717        1,433,320   

Treasury stock, at cost

     (855,099     (823,023

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (684     (773
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     1,496,966        1,462,025   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 9,205,767      $ 7,152,951   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

PRE-TAX EARNINGS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT*

Amounts in millions

(Unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended
June 30,
    For the six months  ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011 (1)     2012     2011 (1)  

Market Making

        

Revenues (2)

   $ 113.5      $ 145.0      $ 265.7      $ 312.2   

Expenses

     107.6        105.9        214.6        209.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pre-tax earnings

     5.9        39.2        51.1        102.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Sales and Trading

        

Revenues (2)

     109.7        134.9        251.9        262.3   

Expenses

     117.2        138.9        244.8        273.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pre-tax (loss) earnings

     (7.5     (4.0     7.2        (11.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Electronic Execution Services

        

Revenues

     43.3        41.9        87.5        82.3   

Expenses

     31.9        30.1        63.9        59.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pre-tax earnings

     11.3        11.8        23.6        23.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

        

Revenues (3)

     22.8        4.1        33.2        9.0   

Expenses

     27.2        21.7        55.7        43.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pre-tax (loss) (3)

     (4.4     (17.6     (22.5     (34.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated

        

Revenues (2) (3)

     289.3        326.0        638.3        665.8   

Expenses

     283.9        296.5        578.9        586.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pre-tax earnings (2) (3)

   $ 5.4      $ 29.5      $ 59.4      $ 79.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Totals may not add due to rounding.
(1) - Prior period amounts have been recast to conform with current period segment presentation. Such recast had no effect on previously reported Consolidated Pre-tax earnings.
(2) - Included in revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 is a Facebook IPO trading loss of $35.4 million which includes $26.0 million for Market Making and $9.4 million for Institutional Sales and Trading.
(3) - Included in revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 is a gain on a strategic investment of $10.0 million.


Knight Capital Group, Inc.

Regulation G Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures

(in millions)

 

Three months ended June 30, 2012    Market Making      Institutional Sales
and Trading
    Electronic
Execution
Services
     Corporate and
Other
    Consolidated  

GAAP Pre-Tax Income

   $ 5.9       $ (7.5   $ 11.3       $ (4.4   $ 5.4   

Facebook IPO trading losses

     26.0         9.4        0.1         —          35.4   

Investment gain

     —           —          —           (10.0     (10.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pre-Tax Income, excluding Facebook IPO & Investment Gain

   $ 31.9       $ 1.9      $ 11.4       $ (14.4   $ 30.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Three months ended June 30, 2012    Market Making      Institutional Sales
and Trading
    Electronic
Execution
Services
     Corporate and
Other
    Consolidated  

GAAP Diluted EPS

   $ 0.04       $ (0.05   $ 0.07       $ (0.03   $ 0.04   

Facebook IPO trading losses

     0.17         0.06        —           —          0.23   

Investment gain

     —           —          —           (0.07     (0.07
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS, excluding Facebook IPO & Investment Gain

   $ 0.21       $ 0.01      $ 0.07       $ (0.10   $ 0.20