Intercontinental Exchange Reports Fourth Quarter 2016 GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.59 on Revenues of $1.1 Billion; Fourth Quarter 2016 Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.71, +9% y/y
- Record full year 2016 revenues less transaction-based expensesof $4.5 billion
- Full year 2016 GAAP diluted EPS of $2.37, +4% y/y; Adj. diluted EPS
of $2.78, +14% y/y
- Raises dividend 18% y/y; expects share repurchases of $200 million
in first quarter 2017
ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of
exchanges and clearing houses and provider of global data and listing
services, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and
full year of 2016. For the quarter ended December 31, 2016, consolidated
net income attributable to ICE was $352 million on $1.1 billion of
consolidated revenues less transaction-based expenses. Fourth quarter
GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.59. On an adjusted basis,
net income was $428 million in the fourth quarter, and diluted EPS were
$0.71.
For the full year of 2016 consolidated net income attributable to ICE
was $1.4 billion on $4.5 billion of consolidated revenues less
transaction-based expenses. Full year 2016 GAAP diluted EPS were $2.37.
On an adjusted basis, net income was $1.7 billion for the full year of
2016, and diluted EPS were $2.78. Please refer to the reconciliation of
non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release for more
information on adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS.
"Amidst a volatile and dynamic environment, we delivered our eleventh
consecutive year of record revenue," said ICE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey
C. Sprecher. "Despite the challenges of market volatility driven by
geopolitics, we achieved our objectives by working closely with our
customers across trading, risk management and data to again deliver
strong revenue growth, margin expansion and double-digit profit
increases. We are excited about collaborating with our customers in 2017
given the range of ways we are working to serve their evolving trading,
listing, data and risk management needs.”
Scott A. Hill, ICE CFO, added: “In the first year of our integration of
Interactive Data, we surpassed our synergy target and met our ambitious
revenue growth target while expanding margins. We also generated record
operating cash flow of $2.1 billion in 2016, which enabled us to reduce
our debt by approximately $1 billion, announce our third double digit
increase in our dividend, and increase our share repurchases for 2017.
Our strategy, execution, and disciplined capital allocation has led to
significant value creation and future growth opportunities."
Fourth Quarter 2016 GAAP Results
Fourth quarter 2016 consolidated revenues, less transaction-based
expenses, were $1.1 billion. Trading and clearing segment revenues, less
transaction-based expenses, were $518 million in the fourth quarter
2016, flat compared to the prior fourth quarter. Data and listings
segment revenues were $620 million in the fourth quarter of 2016,
including data services revenues of $515 million and listings revenues
of $105 million.
Consolidated operating expenses were $580 million for the fourth quarter
of 2016, including $15 million in Interactive Data transaction and
integration expenses. Consolidated operating income for the fourth
quarter was $558 million and operating margin was 49%. The effective tax
rate for the fourth quarter was 32%.
Full Year 2016 GAAP Results
Full year 2016 consolidated revenues, less transaction-based expenses,
were $4.5 billion. Trading and clearing segment revenues, less
transaction-based expenses, were $2.1 billion, in 2016, up 2% compared
to 2015. Data and listings segment revenues were $2.4 billion in 2016,
including data services revenues of $2.0 billion and listings revenues
of $419 million.
Consolidated operating expenses were $2.3 billion for 2016, including
$46 million in NYSE and Interactive Data transaction and integration
expenses, $33 million related to the impairment of an intangible asset
for Creditex customer relationships, and $4 million related to employee
severance costs resulting from the closure of the Creditex U.K.
brokerage operation. Consolidated operating income for 2016 was $2.2
billion and operating margin was 48%. The effective tax rate for 2016
was 29%.
Consolidated cash flows from operations were $2.1 billion for the full
year of 2016, up 64% compared to the prior year. Operational capital
expenditures in 2016 were $177 million and capitalized software
development costs totaled $115 million.
Unrestricted cash was $407 million and outstanding debt was $6.4 billion
as of December 31, 2016.
Financial Guidance
Based on ICE's outlook for continued solid top-line growth and ongoing
integration and expense synergies, ICE provided the following guidance
for 2017.
|
|
| GAAP | Non-GAAP |
| 2017 Data Services Revenue |
|
+5% y/y
|
At least 6% in constant currency(2) |
| 2017 Operating Expenses |
| $2.23-$2.27 billion | $1.94-$1.98 billion(1) |
| 1Q17 Operating Expenses |
| $565-$575 million | $495-$505 million(1) |
| 2017 Expense Synergies |
| ~$60 million |
| 2017 Interest Expense |
| ~$44 - $45 million per quarter
|
| 2017 Capital Expenditures |
| $280 - $300 million for operational capital expenditures and capitalized
development $40 - $45 million for real estate capital
expenditures
|
| 2017 Effective Tax Rate |
|
28% - 31%
|
| 2017 Weighted Average Shares Outstanding |
|
595 - 605 million shares reflected for expected 1Q17 share
repurchases
|
(1) 2017 and 1Q17 Non-GAAP operating expenses exclude amortization of
acquisition-related intangibles.
(2) Data revenues in constant currency are calculated holding both the
pound sterling and euro at the average exchange rate from 2016.
Earnings Conference Call Information
ICE will hold a conference call today, February 7, at 8:30 a.m. ET to
review its fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results. A live
audio webcast of the earnings call will be available on the company's
website at www.theice.com in the
investor relations section. Participants may also listen via telephone
by dialing 888-317-6003 from the United States, 866-284-3684 from Canada
or 412-317-6061 from outside of the United States and Canada. Telephone
participants are required to provide the participant entry number
6446036 and are recommended to call 10 minutes prior to the start of the
call. The call will be archived on the company's website for replay.
The conference call for the first quarter 2017 earnings has been
scheduled for May 3, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Please refer to the Investor
Relations website at www.ir.theice.com
for additional information.
Historical futures, options and cash ADV, rate per contract, open
interest data and CDS cleared information can be found at: http://ir.theice.com/investors-and-media/supplemental-volume-info/default.aspx
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| |
| |
Consolidated Statements of Income (In millions, except per share amounts) |
| | | |
|
| | Year Ended December 31 |
| Three Months Ended December 31, |
| Revenues: | | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2015 |
|
Transaction and clearing, net
| |
$
|
3,384
| |
|
$
|
3,228
| | |
$
|
818
| |
|
$
|
814
| |
|
Data services
| |
1,978
| | |
871
| | |
515
| | |
257
| |
|
Listings
| |
419
| | |
405
| | |
105
| | |
102
| |
|
Other revenues
| |
177
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
Total revenues
| |
5,958
| | |
4,682
| | |
1,484
| | |
1,219
| |
|
Transaction-based expenses:
| | | | | | | | |
|
Section 31 fees
| |
389
| | |
349
| | |
99
| | |
86
| |
|
Cash liquidity payments, routing and clearing
| |
1,070
|
|
|
995
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
258
|
|
|
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses
| |
4,499
|
|
|
3,338
|
|
|
1,138
|
|
|
875
|
|
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | |
|
Compensation and benefits
| |
945
| | |
611
| | |
237
| | |
166
| |
|
Professional services
| |
137
| | |
139
| | |
36
| | |
37
| |
|
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs
| |
80
| | |
88
| | |
19
| | |
54
| |
|
Technology and communication
| |
374
| | |
203
| | |
97
| | |
56
| |
|
Rent and occupancy
| |
70
| | |
57
| | |
18
| | |
12
| |
|
Selling, general and administrative
| |
116
| | |
116
| | |
33
| | |
34
| |
|
Depreciation and amortization
| |
610
|
|
|
374
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
| |
2,332
|
|
|
1,588
|
|
|
580
|
|
|
457
|
|
|
Operating income
| |
2,167
|
|
|
1,750
|
|
|
558
|
|
|
418
|
|
|
Other income (expense):
| | | | | | | | |
|
Interest expense
| |
(178
|
)
| |
(97
|
)
| |
(44
|
)
| |
(30
|
)
|
|
Other income (expense), net
| |
40
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
Other expense, net
| |
(138
|
)
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
Income before income tax expense
| |
2,029
| | |
1,653
| | |
530
| | |
391
| |
|
Income tax expense
| |
580
|
|
|
358
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
Net income
| |
1,449
|
|
|
1,295
|
|
|
359
|
|
|
373
|
|
|
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
| |
(27
|
)
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
Net income attributable to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
| |
$
|
1,422
|
|
|
$
|
1,274
|
|
|
$
|
352
|
|
|
$
|
370
|
|
| | | | | | | |
|
|
Earnings per share attributable to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
common shareholders:
| | | | | | | | |
|
Basic
| |
$
|
2.39
|
|
|
$
|
2.29
|
|
|
$
|
0.59
|
|
|
$
|
0.66
|
|
|
Diluted
| |
$
|
2.37
|
|
|
$
|
2.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.59
|
|
|
$
|
0.66
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
| | | | | | | | |
|
Basic
| |
595
|
|
|
556
|
|
|
595
|
|
|
558
|
|
|
Diluted
| |
599
|
|
|
559
|
|
|
600
|
|
|
562
|
|
|
Dividend per share
| |
$
|
0.68
|
|
|
$
|
0.58
|
|
|
$
|
0.17
|
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
|
| |
| |
Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) |
| | | |
|
| | As of | | As of |
| | December 31, 2016 |
| December 31, 2015 |
| Assets: | | | | |
|
Current assets:
| | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
| |
$
|
407
| | |
$
|
627
| |
|
Short-term investments
| |
23
| | |
29
| |
|
Short-term restricted cash and investments
| |
679
| | |
657
| |
|
Customer accounts receivable, net
| |
777
| | |
700
| |
|
Margin deposits and guaranty funds
| |
55,150
| | |
51,169
| |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
| |
97
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
Total current assets
| |
57,133
|
|
|
53,313
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
| |
1,129
|
|
|
1,037
|
|
|
Other non-current assets:
| | | | |
|
Goodwill
| |
12,291
| | |
12,079
| |
|
Other intangible assets, net
| |
10,420
| | |
10,758
| |
|
Long-term restricted cash and investments
| |
264
| | |
263
| |
|
Long-term investments
| |
432
| | |
299
| |
|
Other non-current assets
| |
334
|
|
|
238
|
|
|
Total other non-current assets
| |
23,741
|
|
|
23,637
|
|
|
Total assets
| |
$
|
82,003
|
|
|
$
|
77,987
|
|
| | | |
|
| Liabilities and Equity: | | | | |
|
Current liabilities:
| | | | |
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
| |
$
|
388
| | |
$
|
398
| |
|
Section 31 fees payable
| |
131
| | |
116
| |
|
Accrued salaries and benefits
| |
230
| | |
215
| |
|
Deferred revenue
| |
114
| | |
98
| |
|
Short-term debt
| |
2,493
| | |
2,591
| |
|
Margin deposits and guaranty funds
| |
55,150
| | |
51,169
| |
|
Other current liabilities
| |
111
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
| |
58,617
|
|
|
54,743
|
|
|
Non-current liabilities:
| | | | |
|
Non-current deferred tax liability, net
| |
2,958
| | |
2,837
| |
|
Long-term debt
| |
3,871
| | |
4,717
| |
|
Accrued employee benefits
| |
430
| | |
478
| |
|
Other non-current liabilities
| |
337
|
|
|
337
|
|
|
Total non-current liabilities
| |
7,596
|
|
|
8,369
|
|
|
Total liabilities
| |
66,213
|
|
|
63,112
|
|
|
Redeemable non-controlling interest
| |
36
|
|
|
35
|
|
| Equity: | | | | |
|
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. shareholders’ equity:
| | | | |
|
Common stock
| |
6
| | |
6
| |
|
Treasury stock, at cost
| |
(40
|
)
| |
(1,448
|
)
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
| |
11,306
| | |
12,290
| |
|
Retained earnings
| |
4,789
| | |
4,148
| |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
| |
(344
|
)
|
|
(188
|
)
|
|
Total Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. shareholders’ equity
| |
15,717
| | |
14,808
| |
|
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries
| |
37
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
Total equity
| |
15,754
|
|
|
14,840
|
|
|
Total liabilities and equity
| |
$
|
82,003
|
|
|
$
|
77,987
|
|
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliation
We use non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate our performance and in
making financial and operational decisions. When viewed in conjunction
with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliation, we believe
that our presentation of these measures provides investors with greater
transparency and a greater understanding of factors affecting our
financial condition and results of operations than GAAP measures alone.
In addition, we believe the presentation of these measures is useful to
investors for period-to-period comparison of results because the items
described below as adjustments to GAAP are not reflective of our core
business performance. These financial measures are not in accordance
with, or an alternative to, GAAP financial measures and may be different
from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. We use these adjusted
results because we believe they more clearly highlight trends in our
business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP
financial measures, since these measures eliminate from our results
specific financial items that have less bearing on our core operating
performance. We strongly recommend that investors review the GAAP
financial measures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including
our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.
Adjusted net income attributable to ICE common shareholders and adjusted
diluted earnings per share for the periods presented below are
calculated by adding or subtracting the adjustments described below,
which are not reflective of our cash operations and core business
performance, and their related income tax effect and other tax
adjustments (in millions, except for per share amounts):
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2016 |
| Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2016 |
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 |
|
Net income attributable to ICE
| |
$
|
1,422
| | |
$
|
1,274
| | |
$
|
352
| | |
$
|
370
| |
|
Add: NYSE and Interactive Data transaction and integration costs
| |
46
| | |
83
| | |
15
| | |
52
| |
|
Add: Employee severance costs related to Creditex U.K. brokerage
operations
| |
4
| | |
—
| | |
—
| | |
—
| |
|
Add: Creditex customer relationship intangible asset impairment
| |
33
| | |
—
| | |
—
| | |
—
| |
|
Add: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles
| |
302
| | |
140
| | |
72
| | |
41
| |
|
Add: Pre-acquisition interest expense on debt issued for Interactive
Data acquisition
| |
—
| | |
5
| | |
—
| | |
5
| |
|
Add: Litigation settlements and accrual, net of insurance proceeds
| |
—
| | |
15
| | |
—
| | |
—
| |
|
Less: Income tax effect for the items above
| |
(143
|
)
| |
(83
|
)
| |
(32
|
)
| |
(31
|
)
|
|
Less: Deferred tax adjustments on acquisition-related intangibles
| |
(22
|
)
| |
(82
|
)
| |
(2
|
)
| |
(68
|
)
|
|
Add: Other tax adjustments
| |
23
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Adjusted net income attributable to ICE
| |
$
|
1,665
|
|
|
$
|
1,359
|
|
|
$
|
428
|
|
|
$
|
369
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share attributable to ICE
| |
$
|
2.37
|
|
|
$
|
2.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.59
|
|
|
$
|
0.66
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted diluted earnings per share attributable to ICE
| |
$
|
2.78
|
|
|
$
|
2.43
|
|
|
$
|
0.71
|
|
|
$
|
0.65
|
|
About Intercontinental Exchange
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) operates the leading network of
regulated exchanges and clearing houses, and is a provider of global
data and listing services. ICE’s futures exchanges and clearing houses
serve global commodity and financial markets, providing risk management
and capital efficiency. The New York Stock Exchange is the world leader
in capital raising and equities trading.
Trademarks of ICE and/or its affiliates include Intercontinental
Exchange, ICE, ICE block design, NYSE and New York Stock Exchange.
Information regarding additional trademarks and intellectual property
rights of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and/or its affiliates is
located at www.intercontinentalexchange.com/terms-of-use.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 - Statements in this press release regarding ICE's business that
are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve
risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of additional risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those
contained in the forward-looking statements, see ICE's Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including, but not limited to, the
risk factors in Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with
the SEC on February 7, 2017. We caution you not to place undue reliance
on these forward looking statements. Any forward-looking statement
speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we
undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which
such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of an unanticipated
event. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for
management to predict all factors that may affect our business and
prospects. Further, management cannot assess the impact of each factor
on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of
factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statements.
SOURCE: Intercontinental Exchange
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