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Exhibit 99.1

 

January 29, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:  Neil Shapiro (212) 271-3447

Investor Contact:  Joel Jeffrey  (212) 271-3610

www.stifel.com/investor-relations

 

STIFEL REPORTS RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR RESULTS

 

25th consecutive year of record net revenues of $3.8 billion, an increase of 12.4% compared with 2019.

 

Quarterly record net revenues of $1.1 billion, an increase of 20.0% over the third quarter of 2020.

 

Record quarterly net income available to common shareholders of $180.8 million, or $1.55 per diluted common share.(1)

 

Record non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders of $195.1 million, or $1.67 per diluted common share.(1)

 

Record client assets of $357.4 billion, increased 8.5% compared with the year-ago quarter.

 

Annualized return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity(2) was 30.8%.

 

Non-GAAP annualized return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity(2) was 33.3%.

 

Increasing quarterly dividend by approximately 32% to $0.15 per common share starting in first quarter of 2021.

ST. LOUIS, MO – Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) today reported record net income available to common shareholders of $180.8 million, or $1.55 per diluted common share(1) on record net revenues of $1.1 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2020, compared with net income available to common shareholders of $125.8 million, or $1.08 per diluted common share,(1) on net revenues of $944.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2019.

For the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company reported record non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders of $195.1 million, or $1.67 per diluted common share.(1) The Company’s reported GAAP net income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was primarily impacted by merger-related expenses. Details discussed below and in the “Non-GAAP Financial Matters” section.

Chairman’s Comments

“Stifel’s performance in 2020 was a testament to the strength of our business model as we were able to navigate market challenges and generated our 25th consecutive year of record net revenue. We entered the year expecting two of our primary growth drivers to be continued strength in net interest income and advisory revenue. However, following the pandemic outbreak, Stifel and our associates were able to successfully pivot to the subsequent changes in the market environment and we finished the year with record results from our brokerage and capital raising businesses. Our record revenue also generated record non-GAAP earnings per share of $4.56 and non-GAAP return on tangible equity of nearly 25%,” stated Ronald J. Kruszewski, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stifel.

Mr. Kruszewski continued, “We entered 2021 with record recruiting and investment banking pipelines, record client assets, and more than $500 million of excess capital. These factors, combined with our long history of profitable growth, drive my optimism for 2021 and beyond.”


 

1

 


Fourth Quarter Review

Quarterly Highlights

 

Record net revenues of $1.1 billion, increased 12.2% with the year-ago quarter, and increased 20.0% sequentially.

 

Record net revenues in Global Wealth Management and Institutional Group segments.

 

Record net income available to common shareholders of $180.8 million, or $1.55 per diluted common share.(1)

 

Record non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders of $195.1 million, or $1.67 per diluted common share.(1)

 

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

 

($ in 000s, except per share data)

 

GAAP 12/31/20

 

 

GAAP 12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

 

GAAP  9/30/20

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

Non-GAAP (3) 12/31/20

 

 

Non-GAAP (3) 12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

Net revenues

 

$

1,059,910

 

 

$

944,251

 

 

 

12.2

 

 

$

883,300

 

 

 

20.0

 

 

 

$

1,059,883

 

 

$

944,425

 

 

 

12.2

 

Net income applicable to Stifel Financial Corp.

 

$

188,469

 

 

$

130,690

 

 

 

44.2

 

 

$

120,527

 

 

 

56.4

 

 

 

$

202,731

 

 

$

151,442

 

 

 

33.9

 

Preferred dividends

 

 

7,677

 

 

 

4,843

 

 

 

58.5

 

 

 

9,897

 

 

 

(22.4

)

 

 

 

7,677

 

 

 

4,843

 

 

 

58.5

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

180,792

 

 

$

125,847

 

 

 

43.7

 

 

$

110,630

 

 

 

63.4

 

 

 

$

195,054

 

 

$

146,599

 

 

 

33.1

 

Earnings per diluted common share (1)

 

$

1.61

 

 

$

1.12

 

 

 

43.8

 

 

$

1.06

 

 

 

51.9

 

 

 

$

1.74

 

 

$

1.30

 

 

 

33.8

 

Earnings per diluted common share available to common shareholders (1)

 

$

1.55

 

 

$

1.08

 

 

 

43.5

 

 

$

0.97

 

 

 

59.8

 

 

 

$

1.67

 

 

$

1.26

 

 

 

32.5

 

Compensation ratio

 

 

58.6

%

 

 

60.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

60.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57.9

%

 

 

58.3

%

 

 

 

 

Non-compensation ratio

 

 

19.3

%

 

 

22.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.3

%

 

 

21.2

%

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax operating margin (4)

 

 

22.1

%

 

 

17.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.8

%

 

 

20.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

Net Revenues

Net revenues were a record $1.1 billion for the fourth quarter of 2020, a 12.2% increase from the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 20.0% increase from the third quarter of 2020. Net revenues, compared with the fourth quarter of 2019, reflected higher brokerage revenues, an increase in capital raising and advisory fee revenues and asset management and service fees, partially offset by a decline in net interest income. Net revenues, compared with the third quarter of 2020, reflected increased capital raising and advisory fee revenues, growth in brokerage revenues and asset management and services fees, as well as higher net interest income.

Brokerage Revenues

Brokerage revenues, defined as commissions and principal transactions, were $342.6 million, an 18.3% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 9.3% increase compared with the third quarter of 2020.

 

Three Months Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

 

9/30/20

 

 

% Change

 

Global Wealth Management

 

$

185,719

 

 

$

174,000

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

$

162,627

 

 

 

14.2

 

Institutional brokerage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity capital markets

 

 

69,201

 

 

 

45,989

 

 

 

50.5

 

 

 

54,204

 

 

 

27.7

 

Fixed income capital markets

 

 

87,664

 

 

 

69,563

 

 

 

26.0

 

 

 

96,706

 

 

 

(9.3

)

Total institutional brokerage

 

 

156,865

 

 

 

115,552

 

 

 

35.8

 

 

 

150,910

 

 

 

3.9

 

Total brokerage revenues

 

$

342,584

 

 

$

289,552

 

 

 

18.3

 

 

$

313,537

 

 

 

9.3

 

 

Global Wealth Management brokerage revenues were $185.7 million, a 6.7% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 14.2% increase compared with the third quarter of 2020.

 

Institutional equity brokerage revenues were $69.2 million, a 50.5% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 27.7% increase compared with the third quarter of 2020.

 

Institutional fixed income brokerage revenues were $87.7 million, a 26.0% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 9.3% decrease compared with the third quarter of 2020.


 

2

 


Investment Banking Revenues

Investment banking revenues were a record $337.7 million, a 21.8% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 54.8% increase compared with the third quarter of 2020.

 

Three Months Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

 

9/30/20

 

 

% Change

 

Capital raising:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Wealth Management

 

$

9,562

 

 

$

9,278

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

$

8,113

 

 

 

17.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity capital markets

 

 

104,097

 

 

 

64,384

 

 

 

61.7

 

 

 

78,462

 

 

 

32.7

 

Fixed income capital markets

 

 

50,613

 

 

 

48,181

 

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

50,717

 

 

 

(0.2

)

Institutional Group

 

 

154,710

 

 

 

112,565

 

 

 

37.4

 

 

 

129,179

 

 

 

19.8

 

Total capital raising (6)

 

 

164,272

 

 

 

121,843

 

 

 

34.8

 

 

 

137,292

 

 

 

19.7

 

Advisory fees

 

 

173,395

 

 

 

155,331

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

80,842

 

 

 

114.5

 

Total investment banking (6)

 

$

337,667

 

 

$

277,174

 

 

 

21.8

 

 

$

218,134

 

 

 

54.8

 

 

Global Wealth Management capital raising revenues were $9.6 million, a 3.1% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 17.9% increase compared with the third quarter of 2020.

 

Institutional equity capital raising revenues were $104.1 million, a 61.7% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 32.7% increase compared with the third quarter of 2020.

 

Institutional fixed income capital raising revenues were $50.6 million, a 5.0% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 0.2% decrease compared with the third quarter of 2020.

 

Advisory fee revenues were $173.4 million, an 11.6% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 114.5% increase compared with the third quarter of 2020.

Asset Management and Service Fee Revenues

Asset management and service fee revenues were a record $249.9 million, an 11.6% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and an 8.3% increase compared with the third quarter of 2020. The increase from the comparative period in 2019 is primarily attributable to higher asset values and strong fee-based asset flows. Please refer to the Asset Management and Service Fee Break-down table for additional details.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income of $105.4 million, a 22.3% decrease compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 4.7% increase compared with the third quarter of 2020. The decrease from the fourth quarter of 2019 was primarily driven by the impact of lower interest rates. Please refer to the Net Interest Income Analysis table for additional details.

 

Interest income was $119.9 million, a 28.3% decrease compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 4.8% increase compared with the third quarter of 2020.

 

Interest expense was $14.5 million, a 53.8% decrease compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 5.0% increase compared with the third quarter of 2020.


 

3

 


Annual Review

Annual Highlights

 

Record net revenues of $3.8 billion, increased 12.4% compared with 2019.

 

Record net revenues in Global Wealth Management.

 

Record net revenues and pre-tax operating income in Institutional Group.

 

Record net income available to common shareholders of $476.2 million, or $4.16 per diluted common share.(1)

 

Record non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders of $522.8 million, or $4.56 per diluted common share.(1)

For year ended December 31, 2020, the Company reported record net income available to common shareholders of $476.2 million, or $4.16 per diluted common share(1) on record net revenues of $3.8 billion, compared with net income available to common shareholders of $431.1 million, or $3.66 per diluted common share,(1) on net revenues of $3.3 billion for the comparable in 2019.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company reported non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders of $522.8 million, or $4.56 per diluted common share.(1) The Company’s reported GAAP net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily impacted by merger-related expenses. Details are discussed below and in the “Non-GAAP Financial Matters” section.

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s, except per share data)

 

GAAP 12/31/20

 

 

GAAP 12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

Non-GAAP (3) 12/31/20

 

 

Non-GAAP (3) 12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

Net revenues

 

$

3,752,061

 

 

$

3,337,030

 

 

 

12.4

 

 

 

$

3,752,213

 

 

$

3,337,204

 

 

 

12.4

 

Net income applicable to Stifel Financial Corp.

 

$

503,472

 

 

$

448,396

 

 

 

12.3

 

 

 

$

550,108

 

 

$

496,955

 

 

 

10.7

 

Preferred dividends

 

 

27,261

 

 

 

17,319

 

 

 

57.4

 

 

 

 

27,261

 

 

 

17,319

 

 

 

57.4

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

476,211

 

 

$

431,077

 

 

 

10.5

 

 

 

$

522,847

 

 

$

479,636

 

 

 

9.0

 

Earnings per diluted common share (1)

 

$

4.39

 

 

$

3.80

 

 

 

15.5

 

 

 

$

4.80

 

 

$

4.22

 

 

 

13.7

 

Earnings per diluted common share available to common shareholders (1)

 

$

4.16

 

 

$

3.66

 

 

 

13.7

 

 

 

$

4.56

 

 

$

4.07

 

 

 

12.0

 

Compensation ratio

 

 

60.7

%

 

 

59.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59.9

%

 

 

58.3

%

 

 

 

 

Non-compensation ratio

 

 

21.9

%

 

 

22.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.1

%

 

 

21.8

%

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax operating margin (5)

 

 

17.4

%

 

 

18.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.0

%

 

 

19.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

Net Revenues

Net revenues were a record $3.8 billion for the year ended December 31, 2020, a 12.4% increase compared with 2019. Net revenues, compared with 2019, reflected significantly higher brokerage revenues, increased capital raising revenues, and asset management and service fees, partially offset by lower net interest income and advisory fee revenues.

Brokerage Revenues

Brokerage revenues were $1.3 billion, a 25.8% increase compared with 2019.

  

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

Global Wealth Management

 

$

687,348

 

 

$

649,699

 

 

 

5.8

 

Institutional brokerage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity capital markets

 

 

256,793

 

 

 

166,577

 

 

 

54.2

 

Fixed income capital markets

 

 

404,789

 

 

 

255,969

 

 

 

58.1

 

Total institutional brokerage

 

 

661,582

 

 

 

422,546

 

 

 

56.6

 

Total brokerage revenues

 

$

1,348,930

 

 

$

1,072,245

 

 

 

25.8

 

 

Global Wealth Management brokerage revenues were $687.3 million, a 5.8% increase compared with 2019.

 

Institutional equity brokerage revenues were $256.8 million, a 54.2% increase compared with 2019.

 

Institutional fixed income brokerage revenues were $404.8 million, a 58.1% increase compared with 2019.


 

4

 


Investment Banking Revenues

Investment banking revenues were $952.3 million, a 16.5% increase compared with 2019.

  

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

Capital raising:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Wealth Management

 

 

36,005

 

 

 

37,915

 

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity capital markets

 

 

306,031

 

 

 

204,405

 

 

 

49.7

 

Fixed income capital markets

 

 

182,121

 

 

 

127,122

 

 

 

43.3

 

Institutional Group

 

 

488,152

 

 

 

331,527

 

 

 

47.2

 

Total capital raising (6)

 

 

524,157

 

 

 

369,442

 

 

 

41.9

 

Advisory fees

 

 

428,147

 

 

 

447,979

 

 

 

(4.4

)

Total investment banking (6)

 

$

952,304

 

 

$

817,421

 

 

 

16.5

 

 

Global Wealth Management capital raising revenues were $36.0 million, a 5.0% decrease compared with 2019.

 

Institutional equity capital raising revenues were $306.0 million, a 49.7% increase compared with 2019.

 

Institutional fixed income capital raising revenues were $182.1 million, a 43.3% increase compared with 2019.

 

Advisory fee revenues were $428.1 million, a 4.4% decrease compared with 2019.

Asset Management and Service Fee Revenues

Asset management and service fee revenues were $917.4 million, an 8.2% increase compared with 2019. The increase is primarily attributable to higher asset values and strong fee-based asset flows.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income of $458.1 million, a 16.3% decrease compared with 2019. The decrease is primarily driven by the impact of lower interest rates.

 

Interest income was $523.8 million, a 27.7% decrease compared with 2019.

 

Interest expense was $65.8 million, a 63.0% decrease compared with 2019.

Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2020

Compensation and Benefits Expenses

For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, compensation and benefits expenses were $621.3 million, which included $7.4 million of merger-related and severance expenses (non-GAAP adjustments). This compares with $567.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 and $533.6 million in the third quarter of 2020. Excluding the non-GAAP adjustments, compensation and benefits as a percentage of net revenues were 57.9% in the fourth quarter of 2020 (non-GAAP measure).

For the year ended December 31, 2020, compensation and benefits expenses were $2.3 billion, which included $30.3 million of merger-related and severance expenses (non-GAAP adjustments), compared to $2.0 billion in 2019. Excluding the non-GAAP adjustments, compensation and benefits as a percentage of net revenues were 59.9% in the year ended December 31, 2020 (non-GAAP measure).

The increase in compensation and benefits expenses was primarily attributable to the change in the composition of revenues as compared to 2019.

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

GAAP compensation and benefits

 

$

621,344

 

 

$

566,981

 

 

$

2,279,335

 

 

$

1,978,116

 

As a percentage of net revenues

 

 

58.6

%

 

 

60.0

%

 

 

60.7

%

 

 

59.3

%

Non-GAAP adjustments: (7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merger-related and severance

 

 

(7,352

)

 

 

(16,304

)

 

 

(30,259

)

 

 

(32,367

)

Non-GAAP compensation and benefits

 

$

613,992

 

 

$

550,677

 

 

$

2,249,076

 

 

$

1,945,749

 

As a percentage of non-GAAP net revenues

 

 

57.9

%

 

 

58.3

%

 

 

59.9

%

 

 

58.3

%

 


 

5

 


Non-Compensation Operating Expenses

For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, non-compensation operating expenses were $203.9 million, which included $10.4 million of merger-related expenses (non-GAAP adjustments). This compares with $214.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 and $191.3 million in the third quarter of 2020. Excluding the non-GAAP adjustments, non-compensation operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 were 18.3% (non-GAAP measure).

The decrease in non-compensation operating expenses compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 was primarily due to significantly lower travel, entertainment, and conference-related expenses. In addition, the provision for credit losses and net provisions for litigation matters were lower. These decreases were partially offset by higher volume-related expenses, including investment banking transaction expenses, reflecting an increase in activity levels. In addition, occupancy expense and professional fees were higher.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, non-compensation operating expenses were $821.6 million, which included $30.1 million of merger-related expenses (non-GAAP adjustments), compared with $759.8 million in 2019. Excluding the non-GAAP adjustments, non-compensation operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 were 21.1% (non-GAAP measure).

The increase in non-compensation operating expenses compared with 2019 was primarily attributable to an increase in the provision for credit losses as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on the broader economic environment (incorporating the impact of accounting for credit losses under the CECL standard)(8) and higher volume-related expenses, including investment banking transaction expenses, reflecting an increase in activity levels. In addition, occupancy expense and professional fees were higher. These increases were partially offset by significant decreases in travel, entertainment, and conference-related expenses as a result of the global pandemic.

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

GAAP non-compensation expenses

 

$

203,865

 

 

$

214,677

 

 

$

821,566

 

 

$

759,776

 

As a percentage of net revenues

 

 

19.3

%

 

 

22.8

%

 

 

21.9

%

 

 

22.7

%

Non-GAAP adjustments: (7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merger-related

 

 

(10,381

)

 

 

(14,964

)

 

 

(30,053

)

 

 

(28,663

)

Litigation-related

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,507

)

 

 

 

(10,381

)

 

 

(14,964

)

 

 

(30,053

)

 

 

(32,170

)

Non-GAAP non-compensation expenses

 

$

193,484

 

 

$

199,713

 

 

$

791,513

 

 

$

727,606

 

As a percentage of non-GAAP net revenues

 

 

18.3

%

 

 

21.2

%

 

 

21.1

%

 

 

21.8

%

Provision for Income Taxes

The GAAP effective income tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was 19.7%. This compares with an effective income tax rate of 19.6% for the fourth quarter of 2019 and 23.9% for the third quarter of 2020. The adjusted non-GAAP effective income tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was 19.7%.

The GAAP effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2020 was 22.7%, compared with 25.0% in 2019. The adjusted non-GAAP effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2020 was 22.7%.

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

GAAP provision for income taxes

 

$

46,232

 

 

$

31,925

 

 

$

147,688

 

 

$

149,152

 

GAAP effective tax rate

 

 

19.7

%

 

 

19.6

%

 

 

22.7

%

 

 

25.0

%

Non-GAAP adjustments: (7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merger-related, litigation-related, and severance

 

 

3,319

 

 

 

7,203

 

 

 

13,689

 

 

 

16,152

 

Other

 

 

125

 

 

 

3,487

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,444

 

 

 

10,690

 

 

 

13,828

 

 

 

16,152

 

Non-GAAP provision for income taxes

 

$

49,676

 

 

$

42,615

 

 

$

161,516

 

 

$

165,304

 

Non-GAAP effective tax rate

 

 

19.7

%

 

 

22.0

%

 

 

22.7

%

 

 

25.0

%

 

 


 

6

 


Conference Call Information

Stifel Financial Corp. will host its fourth quarter 2020 financial results conference call on Friday, January 29, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time. The conference call may include forward-looking statements.

All interested parties are invited to listen to Stifel’s Chairman and CEO, Ronald J. Kruszewski, by dialing (877) 876-9938 and referencing conference ID 1145988. A live audio webcast of the call, as well as a presentation highlighting the Company’s results, will be available through the Company's web site, www.stifel.com. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the broadcast will be available through the above-referenced web site beginning approximately one hour following the completion of the call.

Company Information

Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel’s broker-dealer clients are served in the United States through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, including its Eaton Partners business division; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC; and Century Securities Associates, Inc. The Company’s broker-dealer affiliates provide securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities. Stifel Bank and Stifel Bank & Trust offer a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions. Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A. offer trust and related services. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company’s website at www.stifel.com. For global disclosures, please visit www.stifel.com/investor-relations/press-releases.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release contains certain statements that may be deemed to be “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.  All statements in this earnings release not dealing with historical results are forward-looking and are based on various assumptions.  The forward-looking statements in this earnings release are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements.  Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the following possibilities:  the ability to successfully integrate acquired companies or the branch offices and financial advisors; a material adverse change in financial condition; the risk of borrower, depositor, and other customer attrition; a change in general business and economic conditions; changes in the interest rate environment, deposit flows, loan demand, real estate values, and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; changes in legislation and regulation; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, geopolitical, and technological factors affecting the companies’ operations, pricing, and services; and other risk factors referred to from time to time in filings made by Stifel Financial Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made. Stifel Financial Corp. disclaims any intent or obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

Statements about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, results, financial position and liquidity may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impact may differ, possibly materially, from what is currently expected.

 

 

7

 


Summary Results of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s, except per share amounts)

 

12/31/20

 

 

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

9/30/20

 

 

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

12/31/20

 

 

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

 

 

% Change

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions

 

$

199,847

 

 

 

 

$

183,144

 

 

 

 

 

9.1

 

 

 

 

$

172,654

 

 

 

 

 

15.7

 

 

 

 

$

760,627

 

 

 

 

$

667,494

 

 

 

 

 

14.0

 

Principal transactions

 

 

142,737

 

 

 

 

 

106,408

 

 

 

 

 

34.1

 

 

 

 

 

140,883

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

 

 

588,303

 

 

 

 

 

404,751

 

 

 

 

 

45.3

 

Brokerage revenues

 

 

342,584

 

 

 

 

 

289,552

 

 

 

 

 

18.3

 

 

 

 

 

313,537

 

 

 

 

 

9.3

 

 

 

 

 

1,348,930

 

 

 

 

 

1,072,245

 

 

 

 

 

25.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

 

173,395

 

 

 

 

 

155,331

 

 

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

 

 

80,842

 

 

 

 

 

114.5

 

 

 

 

 

428,147

 

 

 

 

 

447,979

 

 

 

 

 

(4.4

)

Capital raising

 

 

164,276

 

 

 

 

 

121,843

 

 

 

 

 

34.8

 

 

 

 

 

137,292

 

 

 

 

 

19.7

 

 

 

 

 

524,161

 

 

 

 

 

369,442

 

 

 

 

 

41.9

 

Investment banking

 

 

337,671

 

 

 

 

 

277,174

 

 

 

 

 

21.8

 

 

 

 

 

218,134

 

 

 

 

 

54.8

 

 

 

 

 

952,308

 

 

 

 

 

817,421

 

 

 

 

 

16.5

 

Asset management and service fees

 

 

249,928

 

 

 

 

 

223,969

 

 

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

 

 

230,782

 

 

 

 

 

8.3

 

 

 

 

 

917,424

 

 

 

 

 

848,035

 

 

 

 

 

8.2

 

Other income

 

 

24,366

 

 

 

 

 

17,917

 

 

 

 

 

36.0

 

 

 

 

 

20,258

 

 

 

 

 

20.3

 

 

 

 

 

75,345

 

 

 

 

 

52,378

 

 

 

 

 

43.8

 

Operating revenues

 

 

954,549

 

 

 

 

 

808,612

 

 

 

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

 

 

782,711

 

 

 

 

 

22.0

 

 

 

 

 

3,294,007

 

 

 

 

 

2,790,079

 

 

 

 

 

18.1

 

Interest revenue

 

 

119,876

 

 

 

 

 

167,087

 

 

 

 

 

(28.3

)

 

 

 

 

114,411

 

 

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

 

 

523,832

 

 

 

 

 

724,882

 

 

 

 

 

(27.7

)

Total revenues

 

 

1,074,425

 

 

 

 

 

975,699

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

 

 

 

897,122

 

 

 

 

 

19.8

 

 

 

 

 

3,817,839

 

 

 

 

 

3,514,961

 

 

 

 

 

8.6

 

Interest expense

 

 

14,515

 

 

 

 

 

31,448

 

 

 

 

 

(53.8

)

 

 

 

 

13,822

 

 

 

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

 

 

65,778

 

 

 

 

 

177,931

 

 

 

 

 

(63.0

)

Net revenues

 

 

1,059,910

 

 

 

 

 

944,251

 

 

 

 

 

12.2

 

 

 

 

 

883,300

 

 

 

 

 

20.0

 

 

 

 

 

3,752,061

 

 

 

 

 

3,337,030

 

 

 

 

 

12.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

621,344

 

 

 

 

 

566,981

 

 

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

 

 

533,638

 

 

 

 

 

16.4

 

 

 

 

 

2,279,335

 

 

 

 

 

1,978,116

 

 

 

 

 

15.2

 

Occupancy and equipment rental

 

 

73,729

 

 

 

 

 

64,327

 

 

 

 

 

14.6

 

 

 

 

 

68,598

 

 

 

 

 

7.5

 

 

 

 

 

274,664

 

 

 

 

 

242,893

 

 

 

 

 

13.1

 

Communication and office supplies

 

 

40,443

 

 

 

 

 

39,845

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

40,123

 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

164,736

 

 

 

 

 

147,428

 

 

 

 

 

11.7

 

Commissions and floor brokerage

 

 

12,687

 

 

 

 

 

11,505

 

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

 

 

13,254

 

 

 

 

 

(4.3

)

 

 

 

 

55,960

 

 

 

 

 

44,011

 

 

 

 

 

27.2

 

Provision for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,412

 

 

 

 

n/m

 

 

 

 

 

(1,353

)

 

 

 

n/m

 

 

 

 

 

33,925

 

 

 

 

 

9,977

 

 

 

 

 

240.0

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

77,006

 

 

 

 

 

94,588

 

 

 

 

 

(18.6

)

 

 

 

 

70,647

 

 

 

 

 

9.0

 

 

 

 

 

292,281

 

 

 

 

 

315,467

 

 

 

 

 

(7.3

)

Total non-interest expenses

 

 

825,209

 

 

 

 

 

781,658

 

 

 

 

 

5.6

 

 

 

 

 

724,907

 

 

 

 

 

13.8

 

 

 

 

 

3,100,901

 

 

 

 

 

2,737,892

 

 

 

 

 

13.3

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

234,701

 

 

 

 

 

162,593

 

 

 

 

 

44.3

 

 

 

 

 

158,393

 

 

 

 

 

48.2

 

 

 

 

 

651,160

 

 

 

 

 

599,138

 

 

 

 

 

8.7

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

46,232

 

 

 

 

 

31,925

 

 

 

 

 

44.8

 

 

 

 

 

37,866

 

 

 

 

 

22.1

 

 

 

 

 

147,688

 

 

 

 

 

149,152

 

 

 

 

 

(1.0

)

Net income

 

 

188,469

 

 

 

 

 

130,668

 

 

 

 

 

44.2

 

 

 

 

 

120,527

 

 

 

 

 

56.4

 

 

 

 

 

503,472

 

 

 

 

 

449,986

 

 

 

 

 

11.9

 

Net income/(loss) applicable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

 

n/m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,590

 

 

 

 

n/m

 

Net income applicable to Stifel Financial Corp.

 

 

188,469

 

 

 

 

 

130,690

 

 

 

 

 

44.2

 

 

 

 

 

120,527

 

 

 

 

 

56.4

 

 

 

 

 

503,472

 

 

 

 

 

448,396

 

 

 

 

 

12.3

 

Preferred dividends

 

 

7,677

 

 

 

 

 

4,843

 

 

 

 

 

58.5

 

 

 

 

 

9,897

 

 

 

 

 

(22.4

)

 

 

 

 

27,261

 

 

 

 

 

17,319

 

 

 

 

 

57.4

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

180,792

 

 

 

 

$

125,847

 

 

 

 

 

43.7

 

 

 

 

$

110,630

 

 

 

 

 

63.4

 

 

 

 

$

476,211

 

 

 

 

$

431,077

 

 

 

 

 

10.5

 

Earnings per common share: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.70

 

 

 

 

$

1.19

 

 

 

 

 

42.9

 

 

 

 

$

1.04

 

 

 

 

 

63.4

 

 

 

 

$

4.49

 

 

 

 

$

3.99

 

 

 

 

 

12.5

 

Diluted

 

$

1.55

 

 

 

 

$

1.08

 

 

 

 

 

43.5

 

 

 

 

$

0.97

 

 

 

 

 

59.8

 

 

 

 

$

4.16

 

 

 

 

$

3.66

 

 

 

 

 

13.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share (1)

 

$

0.11

 

 

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

 

 

 

10.0

 

 

 

 

$

0.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.45

 

 

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

 

 

 

12.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

106,041

 

 

 

 

 

105,705

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

105,941

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

106,174

 

 

 

 

 

107,997

 

 

 

 

 

(1.7

)

Diluted

 

 

116,828

 

 

 

 

 

116,720

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

113,775

 

 

 

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

 

 

114,573

 

 

 

 

 

117,878

 

 

 

 

 

(2.8

)


 

8

 


Summary Business Segment Results (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

 

 

% Change

 

 

9/30/20

 

 

% Change

 

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

Net revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Wealth Management

 

$

575,252

 

 

$

552,945

 

 

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

$

526,836

 

 

 

9.2

 

 

$

2,190,826

 

 

$

2,130,559

 

 

 

2.8

 

Institutional Group

 

 

489,448

 

 

 

391,907

 

 

 

 

 

24.9

 

 

 

363,365

 

 

 

34.7

 

 

 

1,583,147

 

 

 

1,214,017

 

 

 

30.4

 

Other

 

 

(4,790

)

 

 

(601

)

 

 

 

n/m

 

 

 

(6,901

)

 

n/m

 

 

 

(21,912

)

 

 

(7,546

)

 

n/m

 

Total net revenues

 

$

1,059,910

 

 

$

944,251

 

 

 

 

 

12.2

 

 

$

883,300

 

 

 

20.0

 

 

$

3,752,061

 

 

$

3,337,030

 

 

 

12.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Wealth Management

 

$

378,790

 

 

$

356,650

 

 

 

 

 

6.2

 

 

$

347,906

 

 

 

8.9

 

 

$

1,464,942

 

 

$

1,344,599

 

 

 

9.0

 

Institutional Group

 

 

365,793

 

 

 

336,366

 

 

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

 

286,524

 

 

 

27.7

 

 

 

1,257,862

 

 

 

1,038,347

 

 

 

21.1

 

Other

 

 

80,626

 

 

 

88,642

 

 

 

 

 

(9.0

)

 

 

90,477

 

 

 

(10.9

)

 

 

378,097

 

 

 

354,946

 

 

 

6.5

 

Total operating expenses

 

$

825,209

 

 

$

781,658

 

 

 

 

 

5.6

 

 

$

724,907

 

 

 

13.8

 

 

$

3,100,901

 

 

$

2,737,892

 

 

 

13.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating contribution:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Wealth Management

 

$

196,462

 

 

$

196,295

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

$

178,930

 

 

 

9.8

 

 

$

725,884

 

 

$

785,960

 

 

 

(7.6

)

Institutional Group

 

 

123,655

 

 

 

55,541

 

 

 

 

 

122.6

 

 

 

76,841

 

 

 

60.9

 

 

 

325,285

 

 

 

175,670

 

 

 

85.2

 

Other

 

 

(85,416

)

 

 

(89,243

)

 

 

 

 

(4.3

)

 

 

(97,378

)

 

 

(12.3

)

 

 

(400,009

)

 

 

(362,492

)

 

 

10.3

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

234,701

 

 

$

162,593

 

 

 

 

 

44.3

 

 

$

158,393

 

 

 

48.2

 

 

$

651,160

 

 

$

599,138

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a percentage of net revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Wealth Management

 

 

52.8

 

 

 

49.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.0

 

 

 

49.1

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Group

 

 

58.1

 

 

 

63.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59.6

 

 

 

60.6

 

 

 

 

 

Non-compensation operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Wealth Management

 

 

13.0

 

 

 

14.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.9

 

 

 

14.0

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Group

 

 

16.6

 

 

 

22.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.9

 

 

 

24.9

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Wealth Management

 

 

34.2

 

 

 

35.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33.1

 

 

 

36.9

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Group

 

 

25.3

 

 

 

14.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.5

 

 

 

14.5

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated pre-tax margin

 

 

22.1

 

 

 

17.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.4

 

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 


Financial metrics (unaudited):

As of and For the Three Months Ended

 

($ in 000s, except percentages and per share amounts)

12/31/20

 

12/31/19

 

9/30/20

 

Total assets

$

26,604,254

 

$

24,610,225

 

$

25,549,182

 

Total Stifel Financial shareholders' equity

 

4,238,766

 

 

3,614,791

 

 

4,030,687

 

Book value per common share (1) (9)

$

35.91

 

$

32.24

 

$

33.97

 

Return on common equity (10)

 

20.0

%

 

15.6

%

 

12.8

%

Non-GAAP return on common equity (3) (10)

 

21.6

%

 

18.2

%

 

14.0

%

Return on tangible common equity (2)

 

30.8

%

 

25.7

%

 

20.4

%

Non-GAAP return on tangible common equity (2) (3)

 

33.3

%

 

29.9

%

 

22.2

%

Tier 1 common capital ratio (11)

 

16.5

%

 

15.2

%

 

15.4

%

Tier 1 risk based capital ratio (11)

 

20.2

%

 

17.6

%

 

19.2

%

Tier 1 leverage capital ratio (11)

 

11.9

%

 

10.0

%

 

11.3

%

Pre-tax margin on net revenues

 

22.1

%

 

17.2

%

 

17.9

%

Non-GAAP pre-tax margin on net revenues (3) (4)

 

23.8

%

 

20.5

%

 

19.4

%

Effective tax rate

 

19.7

%

 

19.6

%

 

23.9

%

Non-GAAP effective tax rate (3)

 

19.7

%

 

22.0

%

 

23.9

%

 

Statistical Information (unaudited):

 

As of and For the Three Months Ended

 

($ in 000s, except financial advisors and locations)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

 

9/30/20

 

 

% Change

 

Financial advisors

 

 

2,187

 

 

 

2,127

 

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

2,177

 

 

 

0.5

 

Independent contractors

 

 

93

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

(2.1

)

 

 

94

 

 

 

(1.1

)

Total financial advisors

 

 

2,280

 

 

 

2,222

 

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

2,271

 

 

 

0.4

 

Locations

 

 

450

 

 

 

446

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

451

 

 

 

(0.2

)

Total client assets (12)

 

$

357,429,000

 

 

$

329,495,000

 

 

 

8.5

 

 

$

325,159,000

 

 

 

9.9

 

Fee-based client assets (12)

 

$

129,372,000

 

 

$

117,189,000

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

$

115,162,000

 

 

 

12.3

 

Client money market and insured product

 

$

22,837,000

 

 

$

14,841,000

 

 

 

53.9

 

 

$

20,367,000

 

 

 

12.1

 

Secured client lending (13)

 

$

2,816,973

 

 

$

3,363,450

 

 

 

(16.2

)

 

$

2,783,138

 

 

 

1.2

 

  

  

 

Asset Management and Service Fee Break-down (unaudited)

 

Asset Management and Service Fee Revenues:

 

Three Months Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

 

9/30/20

 

 

% Change

 

Private Client Group (14)

 

$

208,238

 

 

$

177,987

 

 

 

17.0

 

 

$

190,799

 

 

 

9.1

 

Asset Management

 

 

28,298

 

 

 

31,653

 

 

 

(10.6

)

 

 

27,539

 

 

 

2.8

 

Third-party Bank Sweep Program

 

 

2,782

 

 

 

3,821

 

 

 

(27.2

)

 

 

1,623

 

 

 

71.4

 

Other (15)

 

 

10,610

 

 

 

10,508

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

10,821

 

 

 

(1.9

)

Total asset management and service fee revenues

 

$

249,928

 

 

$

223,969

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

$

230,782

 

 

 

8.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee-based Assets:

 

Three Months Ended

 

($ in millions)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

 

9/30/20

 

 

% Change

 

Private Client Group (14)

 

$

111,995

 

 

$

92,110

 

 

 

21.6

 

 

$

99,374

 

 

 

12.7

 

Asset Management

 

 

29,864

 

 

 

36,525

 

 

 

(18.2

)

 

 

27,196

 

 

 

9.8

 

Elimination (16)

 

 

(12,487

)

 

 

(11,446

)

 

 

9.1

 

 

 

(11,408

)

 

 

9.5

 

Total fee-based assets

 

$

129,372

 

 

$

117,189

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

$

115,162

 

 

 

12.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third-party Bank Sweep Program

 

$

6,555

 

 

$

1,185

 

 

 

453.2

 

 

$

4,691

 

 

 

39.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROA (bps) (17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Client Group (14)

 

 

83.8

 

 

 

83.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83.5

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Management

 

 

37.9

 

 

 

34.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40.5

 

 

 

 

 

Third-party Bank Sweep Program

 

 

18.9

 

 

 

123.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.2

 

 

 

 

 


 

10

 


Consolidated Net Interest Income Analysis (Unaudited):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2020

 

($ in millions, except percentages)

 

Average Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average Interest Rate

 

 

Average Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average Interest Rate

 

 

Average Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average Interest Rate

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and federal funds sold

 

$

1,545.2

 

 

$

1.1

 

 

 

0.28

%

 

$

805.7

 

 

$

3.6

 

 

 

1.80

%

 

$

1,789.8

 

 

$

1.1

 

 

 

0.25

%

Financial instruments owned

 

 

670.9

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

1.33

 

 

 

1,074.2

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

 

1.91

 

 

 

801.3

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

1.46

 

Margin balances

 

 

869.0

 

 

 

5.9

 

 

 

2.70

 

 

 

1,291.7

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

3.58

 

 

 

872.5

 

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

2.66

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

4,826.6

 

 

 

21.5

 

 

 

1.78

 

 

 

4,511.8

 

 

 

38.8

 

 

 

3.44

 

 

 

4,838.7

 

 

 

25.3

 

 

 

2.09

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

758.8

 

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

1.38

 

 

 

987.9

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

 

2.06

 

 

 

824.0

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

1.55

 

Corporate fixed income securities

 

 

602.8

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

2.74

 

 

 

663.7

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

2.89

 

 

 

551.8

 

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

2.50

 

State and municipal securities

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.98

 

 

 

27.7

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

2.22

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.97

 

Other

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

2.10

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.02

 

 

 

4.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.07

 

Total Investments

 

 

6,195.0

 

 

 

28.3

 

 

 

1.83

 

 

 

6,195.6

 

 

 

48.9

 

 

 

3.16

 

 

 

6,221.8

 

 

 

32.0

 

 

 

2.06

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

4,206.7

 

 

 

32.7

 

 

 

3.11

 

 

 

3,380.0

 

 

 

36.9

 

 

 

4.37

 

 

 

4,036.3

 

 

 

30.1

 

 

 

2.98

 

Residential real estate

 

 

3,820.8

 

 

 

27.7

 

 

 

2.90

 

 

 

3,144.9

 

 

 

24.0

 

 

 

3.06

 

 

 

3,711.2

 

 

 

26.1

 

 

 

2.81

 

Securities-based loans

 

 

1,899.7

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

2.03

 

 

 

2,064.7

 

 

 

18.5

 

 

 

3.59

 

 

 

1,787.1

 

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

2.05

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

379.1

 

 

 

3.3

 

 

 

3.52

 

 

 

386.2

 

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

6.03

 

 

 

400.0

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

3.76

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

489.1

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

2.45

 

 

 

335.3

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

 

4.80

 

 

 

460.1

 

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

2.25

 

Other

 

 

649.3

 

 

 

4.9

 

 

 

3.02

 

 

 

503.4

 

 

 

6.1

 

 

 

4.75

 

 

 

602.9

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

3.02

 

Total Loans

 

 

11,444.7

 

 

 

81.2

 

 

 

2.84

 

 

 

9,814.5

 

 

 

95.3

 

 

 

3.88

 

 

 

10,997.6

 

 

 

76.3

 

 

 

2.77

 

Other interest-bearing assets

 

 

469.6

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

1.00

 

 

 

642.4

 

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

1.59

 

 

 

547.7

 

 

 

(3.7

)

 

 

(2.69

)

Total interest-earning assets/interest income

 

 

21,194.4

 

 

 

119.9

 

 

 

2.26

 

 

 

19,824.1

 

 

 

167.1

 

 

 

3.37

 

 

 

21,230.7

 

 

 

114.4

 

 

 

2.16

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

1.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior notes

 

 

1,311.0

 

 

 

14.4

 

 

 

4.39

 

 

 

1,016.8

 

 

 

11.1

 

 

 

4.38

 

 

 

1,411.8

 

 

 

15.4

 

 

 

4.37

 

Deposits

 

 

16,429.1

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

14,672.8

 

 

 

13.6

 

 

 

0.37

 

 

 

16,379.2

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

0.04

 

FHLB

 

 

137.0

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.34

 

 

 

513.0

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

1.67

 

 

 

157.1

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

1.31

 

Other interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

513.9

 

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

(0.94

)

 

 

1,595.6

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

1.12

 

 

 

1,071.6

 

 

 

(3.6

)

 

 

(1.34

)

Total interest-bearing liabilities/interest expense

 

$

18,391.0

 

 

$

14.5

 

 

 

0.32

%

 

$

17,829.7

 

 

$

31.4

 

 

 

0.71

%

 

$

19,019.7

 

 

$

13.8

 

 

 

0.29

%

Net interest income/margin

 

 

 

 

 

$

105.4

 

 

 

1.99

%

 

 

 

 

 

$

135.7

 

 

 

2.74

%

 

 

 

 

 

$

100.6

 

 

 

1.90

%

 

Stifel Bancorp, Inc. (18) Net Interest Income Analysis (Unaudited):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2020

 

($ in millions, except percentages)

 

Average Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average Interest Rate

 

 

Average Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average Interest Rate

 

 

Average Balance

 

 

Interest Income/ Expense

 

 

Average Interest Rate

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and federal funds sold

 

$

546.7

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

 

0.15

%

 

$

255.7

 

 

$

1.2

 

 

 

1.83

%

 

$

786.0

 

 

$

0.3

 

 

 

0.14

%

Investments

 

 

6,195.0

 

 

 

28.3

 

 

 

1.83

 

 

 

6,195.6

 

 

 

48.9

 

 

 

3.16

 

 

 

6,221.8

 

 

 

32.0

 

 

 

2.06

 

Loans

 

 

11,444.6

 

 

 

81.2

 

 

 

2.84

 

 

 

9,814.5

 

 

 

95.3

 

 

 

3.88

 

 

 

10,997.6

 

 

 

76.3

 

 

 

2.77

 

Other interest-bearing assets

 

 

42.9

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

3.20

 

 

 

57.4

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

3.77

 

 

 

42.9

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

2.86

 

Total interest-earning assets/interest income

 

$

18,229.2

 

 

$

110.1

 

 

 

2.42

 

 

$

16,323.2

 

 

$

145.9

 

 

 

3.58

 

 

$

18,048.3

 

 

$

108.8

 

 

 

2.41

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

16,429.1

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

14,672.8

 

 

 

13.6

 

 

 

0.37

 

 

 

16,379.2

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

0.04

 

FHLB

 

 

137.0

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.34

 

 

 

513.0

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

1.67

 

 

 

157.1

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

1.31

 

Other interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

9.87

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.85

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.08

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities/interest expense

 

$

16,567.5

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

0.03

%

 

$

15,187.4

 

 

 

15.7

 

 

 

0.41

%

 

$

16,537.8

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

0.05

%

Net interest income/margin

 

 

 

 

 

$

108.7

 

 

 

2.39

%

 

 

 

 

 

$

130.2

 

 

 

3.19

%

 

 

 

 

 

$

106.8

 

 

 

2.37

%

 

 

11

 


Stifel Bancorp, Inc. (18) - a component of Global Wealth Management

 

 

 

Selected operating data (unaudited):

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s, except percentages)

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

 

9/30/20

 

 

% Change

 

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

Net interest income

$

108,699

 

 

$

130,157

 

 

 

(16.5

)

 

$

106,812

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

$

466,940

 

 

$

520,377

 

 

 

(10.3

)

Credit loss provision/(release)

 

 

 

 

4,412

 

 

n/m

 

 

 

(4,731

)

 

n/m

 

 

 

30,547

 

 

 

9,977

 

 

 

206.2

 

Charge-offs

 

 

 

 

220

 

 

n/m

 

 

 

23

 

 

n/m

 

 

 

193

 

 

 

386

 

 

 

(50.0

)

Net interest margin

 

2.39

%

 

 

3.19

%

 

(80) bps

 

 

 

2.37

%

 

2 bps

 

 

 

2.60

%

 

 

3.15

%

 

(55) bps

 

 

Financial Metrics (unaudited):

 

As of

 

($ in 000s, except percentages)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

9/30/20

 

Total assets

 

$

18,867,133

 

 

$

16,941,877

 

 

$

17,854,768

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

1,399,382

 

 

 

1,207,469

 

 

 

1,378,981

 

Total loans, net (includes loans held for sale)

 

 

11,558,008

 

 

 

10,013,735

 

 

 

10,932,235

 

Total deposits

 

 

17,396,497

 

 

 

15,332,581

 

 

 

16,400,001

 

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value

 

 

2,229,878

 

 

 

3,253,588

 

 

 

2,823,885

 

Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost

 

 

4,114,840

 

 

 

2,853,360

 

 

 

3,395,115

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

4,296,089

 

 

 

3,438,953

 

 

 

4,080,939

 

Residential real estate

 

 

3,956,670

 

 

 

3,309,548

 

 

 

3,804,836

 

Securities-based loans

 

 

1,933,974

 

 

 

2,098,211

 

 

 

1,841,516

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

366,485

 

 

 

428,549

 

 

 

386,957

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

551,248

 

 

 

389,693

 

 

 

281,475

 

Stifel Bank & Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (11)

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

12.1

%

 

 

11.7

%

Tier 1 capital ratio (11)

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

12.1

%

 

 

11.7

%

Total capital ratio (11)

 

 

12.7

%

 

 

13.3

%

 

 

13.0

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio (11)

 

 

7.1

%

 

 

7.1

%

 

 

7.2

%

Stifel Bank:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (11)

 

 

16.5

%

 

 

17.0

%

 

 

18.0

%

Tier 1 capital ratio (11)

 

 

16.5

%

 

 

17.0

%

 

 

18.0

%

Total capital ratio (11)

 

 

17.7

%

 

 

18.0

%

 

 

19.3

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio (11)

 

 

7.3

%

 

 

7.1

%

 

 

7.3

%

Credit Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

$

135,295

 

 

$

95,579

 

 

$

135,275

 

Allowance as a percentage of retained loans

 

 

1.22

%

 

 

0.98

%

 

 

1.26

%

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%

Total nonperforming assets

 

 

13,925

 

 

 

14,748

 

 

 

14,615

 

Nonperforming assets as % of total assets

 

 

0.07

%

 

 

0.09

%

 

 

0.08

%


 

12

 


Global Wealth Management Summary Results of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

9/30/20

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

12/31/20

 

 

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

 

 

% Change

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions

 

$

139,594

 

 

 

 

$

129,129

 

 

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

 

 

$

120,600

 

 

 

15.7

 

 

 

 

$

513,247

 

 

 

 

$

477,401

 

 

 

 

 

7.5

 

Principal transactions

 

 

46,125

 

 

 

 

 

44,871

 

 

 

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

42,027

 

 

 

9.8

 

 

 

 

 

174,101

 

 

 

 

 

172,298

 

 

 

 

 

1.0

 

    Brokerage revenues

 

 

185,719

 

 

 

 

 

174,000

 

 

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

 

 

162,627

 

 

 

14.2

 

 

 

 

 

687,348

 

 

 

 

 

649,699

 

 

 

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset management and service fees

 

 

249,907

 

 

 

 

 

223,952

 

 

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

 

 

230,765

 

 

 

8.3

 

 

 

 

 

917,353

 

 

 

 

 

847,977

 

 

 

 

 

8.2

 

Net interest

 

 

110,521

 

 

 

 

 

138,060

 

 

 

 

 

(19.9

)

 

 

 

 

108,181

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

478,948

 

 

 

 

 

558,891

 

 

 

 

 

(14.3

)

Investment banking (19)

 

 

9,562

 

 

 

 

 

9,278

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

 

 

8,113

 

 

 

17.9

 

 

 

 

 

36,024

 

 

 

 

 

37,915

 

 

 

 

 

(5.0

)

Other income

 

 

19,543

 

 

 

 

 

7,655

 

 

 

 

 

155.3

 

 

 

 

 

17,150

 

 

 

14.0

 

 

 

 

 

71,153

 

 

 

 

 

36,077

 

 

 

 

 

97.2

 

Net revenues

 

 

575,252

 

 

 

 

 

552,945

 

 

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

 

 

 

526,836

 

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

 

 

2,190,826

 

 

 

 

 

2,130,559

 

 

 

 

 

2.8

 

Non-interest expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

303,961

 

 

 

 

 

274,954

 

 

 

 

 

10.5

 

 

 

 

 

277,903

 

 

 

9.4

 

 

 

 

 

1,138,525

 

 

 

 

 

1,046,429

 

 

 

 

 

8.8

 

Non-compensation operating expenses

 

 

74,829

 

 

 

 

 

81,696

 

 

 

 

 

(8.4

)

 

 

 

 

70,003

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

 

 

 

326,417

 

 

 

 

 

298,170

 

 

 

 

 

9.5

 

Total non-interest expenses

 

 

378,790

 

 

 

 

 

356,650

 

 

 

 

 

6.2

 

 

 

 

 

347,906

 

 

 

8.9

 

 

 

 

 

1,464,942

 

 

 

 

 

1,344,599

 

 

 

 

 

9.0

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

196,462

 

 

 

 

$

196,295

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

$

178,930

 

 

 

9.8

 

 

 

 

$

725,884

 

 

 

 

$

785,960

 

 

 

 

 

(7.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a percentage of net revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

52.8

 

 

 

 

 

49.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.0

 

 

 

 

 

49.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-compensation operating expenses

 

 

13.0

 

 

 

 

 

14.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.9

 

 

 

 

 

14.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

34.2

 

 

 

 

 

35.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33.1

 

 

 

 

 

36.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Group Summary Results of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

9/30/20

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

% Change

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions

 

$

60,253

 

 

$

54,015

 

 

 

11.5

 

 

 

 

$

52,054

 

 

 

15.8

 

 

 

 

$

247,380

 

 

$

190,093

 

 

 

30.1

 

Principal transactions

 

 

96,612

 

 

 

61,537

 

 

 

57.0

 

 

 

 

 

98,856

 

 

 

(2.3

)

 

 

 

 

414,202

 

 

 

232,453

 

 

 

78.2

 

Brokerage revenues

 

 

156,865

 

 

 

115,552

 

 

 

35.8

 

 

 

 

 

150,910

 

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

 

661,582

 

 

 

422,546

 

 

 

56.6

 

Advisory fees

 

 

173,399

 

 

 

155,331

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

 

 

80,842

 

 

 

114.5

 

 

 

 

 

428,132

 

 

 

447,979

 

 

 

(4.4

)

Capital raising

 

 

154,710

 

 

 

112,565

 

 

 

37.4

 

 

 

 

 

129,179

 

 

 

19.8

 

 

 

 

 

488,152

 

 

 

331,527

 

 

 

47.2

 

Investment banking

 

 

328,109

 

 

 

267,896

 

 

 

22.5

 

 

 

 

 

210,021

 

 

 

56.2

 

 

 

 

 

916,284

 

 

 

779,506

 

 

 

17.5

 

Other (20)

 

 

4,474

 

 

 

8,459

 

 

 

(47.1

)

 

 

 

 

2,434

 

 

 

83.8

 

 

 

 

 

5,281

 

 

 

11,965

 

 

 

(55.9

)

Net revenues

 

 

489,448

 

 

 

391,907

 

 

 

24.9

 

 

 

 

 

363,365

 

 

 

34.7

 

 

 

 

 

1,583,147

 

 

 

1,214,017

 

 

 

30.4

 

Non-interest expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

284,607

 

 

 

249,574

 

 

 

14.0

 

 

 

 

 

210,754

 

 

 

35.0

 

 

 

 

 

942,769

 

 

 

736,298

 

 

 

28.0

 

Non-compensation operating expenses

 

 

81,186

 

 

 

86,792

 

 

 

(6.5

)

 

 

 

 

75,770

 

 

 

7.1

 

 

 

 

 

315,093

 

 

 

302,049

 

 

 

4.3

 

Total non-interest expenses

 

 

365,793

 

 

 

336,366

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

 

 

 

286,524

 

 

 

27.7

 

 

 

 

 

1,257,862

 

 

 

1,038,347

 

 

 

21.1

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

123,655

 

 

$

55,541

 

 

 

122.6

 

 

 

 

$

76,841

 

 

 

60.9

 

 

 

 

$

325,285

 

 

$

175,670

 

 

 

85.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a percentage of net revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

58.1

 

 

 

63.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59.6

 

 

 

60.6

 

 

 

 

 

Non-compensation operating expenses

 

 

16.6

 

 

 

22.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.9

 

 

 

24.9

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

25.3

 

 

 

14.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.5

 

 

 

14.5

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

13

 


Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company utilized certain non-GAAP calculations as additional measures to aid in understanding and analyzing the Company’s financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019, and September 30, 2020 and the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Specifically, the Company believes that the non-GAAP measures provide useful information by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of the Company’s core operating results and business outlook. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures will allow for a better evaluation of the operating performance of the business and facilitate a meaningful comparison of the Company’s results in the current period to those in prior and future periods. Reference to these non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for results that are presented in a manner consistent with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding of the Company’s current financial performance. The non-GAAP financial information should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or as being superior to, operating income, cash flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures primarily exclude expenses which management believes are, in some instances, non-recurring and not representative of on-going business.

A limitation of utilizing these non-GAAP measures is that the GAAP accounting effects of these charges do, in fact, reflect the underlying financial results of the Company’s business and these effects should not be ignored in evaluating and analyzing its financial results. Therefore, the Company believes that GAAP measures and the same respective non-GAAP measures of the Company’s financial performance should be considered together.

The following table provides details with respect to reconciling net income and earnings per diluted common share on a GAAP basis for the three months ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019, and September 30, 2020, and the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 to net income and earnings per diluted common share on a non-GAAP basis for the same period.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

($ in 000s)

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

 

9/30/20

 

 

12/31/20

 

 

12/31/19

 

GAAP net income applicable to Stifel Financial Corp.

 

$

188,469

 

 

$

130,690

 

 

$

120,527

 

 

$

503,472

 

 

$

448,396

 

Preferred dividends

 

 

7,677

 

 

 

4,843

 

 

 

9,897

 

 

 

27,261

 

 

 

17,319

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

 

180,792

 

 

 

125,847

 

 

 

110,630

 

 

 

476,211

 

 

 

431,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merger-related and severance  (21)

 

 

17,706

 

 

 

31,442

 

 

 

12,989

 

 

 

60,464

 

 

 

61,204

 

Litigation-related (22)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,507

 

Provision for income taxes (23)

 

 

(3,444

)

 

 

(10,690

)

 

 

(3,094

)

 

 

(13,828

)

 

 

(16,152

)

Total non-GAAP adjustments

 

 

14,262

 

 

 

20,752

 

 

 

9,895

 

 

 

46,636

 

 

 

48,559

 

Non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders

 

$

195,054

 

 

$

146,599

 

 

$

120,525

 

 

$

522,847

 

 

$

479,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (1)

 

 

116,828

 

 

 

116,720

 

 

 

113,775

 

 

 

114,573

 

 

 

117,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP earnings per diluted common share (1)

 

$

1.61

 

 

$

1.12

 

 

$

1.06

 

 

$

4.39

 

 

$

3.80

 

Non-GAAP adjustments (1)

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.41

 

 

 

0.42

 

Non-GAAP earnings per diluted common share (1)

 

$

1.74

 

 

$

1.30

 

 

$

1.15

 

 

$

4.80

 

 

$

4.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP earnings per diluted common share available to common shareholders (1)

 

$

1.55

 

 

$

1.08

 

 

$

0.97

 

 

$

4.16

 

 

$

3.66

 

Non-GAAP adjustments (1)

 

 

0.12

 

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

0.41

 

Non-GAAP earnings per diluted common share available to common shareholders (1)

 

$

1.67

 

 

$

1.26

 

 

$

1.06

 

 

$

4.56

 

 

$

4.07

 


 

14

 


Footnotes

 

(1)

All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the December 2020 three-for-two stock split.

 

(2)

Annualized return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity (“ROTE”) is calculated by dividing annualized net income applicable to common shareholders by average tangible shareholders’ equity or, in the case of non-GAAP ROTE, calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income applicable to common shareholders by average tangible shareholders’ equity. Tangible common shareholders’ equity equals total Stifel Financial common shareholders’ equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and the deferred taxes on goodwill and intangible assets. Average deferred taxes on goodwill and intangible assets was $50.7 million, $46.5 million, and $49.6 million, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and September 30, 2020, respectively. Historical periods have been restated to conform with the current period presentation.

 

(3)

Reconciliations of the Company’s GAAP results to these non-GAAP measures are discussed within and under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

 

(4)

Non-GAAP pre-tax margin for the three months ended December 31, 2020 of 23.8% is calculated by adding non-GAAP adjustments of $17.7 million to GAAP income before income taxes of $234.7 million and dividing it by non-GAAP net revenues for the quarter of $1.1 billion. Reconciliations of the Company’s GAAP results to certain non-GAAP measures is discussed within and under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

 

(5)

Non-GAAP pre-tax margin for the year ended December 31, 2020 of 19.0% is calculated by adding non-GAAP adjustments of $60.5 million to GAAP income before income taxes of $651.2 million and dividing it by non-GAAP net revenues of $3.8 billion. Reconciliations of the Company’s GAAP results to certain non-GAAP measures is discussed within and under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

 

(6)

Excludes revenue included in the Other segment.

 

(7)

See further discussion of non-GAAP adjustments under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

 

(8)

In the first quarter of 2020, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which amends several aspects of the measurement of credit losses on certain financial instruments, including replacing the existing incurred credit loss model and other models with the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) model. For further information about ASU No. 2016-13, see Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

(9)

Book value per common share represents shareholders’ equity (excluding preferred stock and non-controlling interests) divided by period end common shares outstanding.

 

(10)

Annualized return on average common shareholders’ equity (“ROE”) is calculated by dividing annualized net income applicable to common shareholders by average Stifel Financial common shareholders’ equity or, in the case of non-GAAP ROE, calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income applicable to commons shareholders by average Stifel Financial common shareholders’ equity.

 

(11)

Capital ratios are estimates at time of the Company’s earnings release.

 

(12)

On March 27, 2020, the Company sold Ziegler Capital Management LLC, which had approximately $10.5 billion of fee-based client assets at December 31, 2019.

 

(13)

Includes client margin balances held by the Company’s broker-dealer subsidiaries and securities-based loans held at the Company’s bank subsidiaries.

 

(14)

Includes Private Client Group and Trust Business.

 

(15)

Includes fund networking fees, retirement fees, transaction/handling fees, and ACAT fees.

 

(16)

Asset management assets managed in Private Client Group or Trust accounts.

 

(17)

Return on assets (ROA) is calculated based on prior period-end balances for Private Client Group, period-end balances for Asset Management, and average quarterly balances for Individual Program Banks.

 

(18)

Includes Stifel Bank & Trust, Stifel Bank, Stifel Trust Company, N.A, and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A.

 

(19)

Includes capital raising and advisory fees.

 

(20)

Includes net interest, asset management and service fees, and other income.

 

(21)

Primarily related to charges attributable to integration-related activities, signing bonuses, amortization of restricted stock awards and promissory notes issued as retention, and amortization of intangible assets acquired. These costs were directly related to acquisitions of certain businesses and are not representative of the costs of running the Company’s on-going business.

 

(22)

Primarily related to costs associated with Company’s legal matters.

 

(23)

See details of non-GAAP adjustments under “Provision for Income Taxes.”

 

 

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