Quarterly Information (unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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Quarterly Information

Quarterly Information (unaudited)

	2015 Fiscal Quarter
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)		First		Second			Third		Fourth
Total revenues		$	168,431	$	170,110		$	154,732	$	203,044
Interest expense		6,560		6,044			5,115		5,680
Net revenues		161,871		164,066			149,617		197,364
Non-interest expenses		130,579		138,207			142,829		174,880
Income before income tax expense		31,292		25,859			6,788		22,484
Income tax expense		9,490		9,542			1,573		7,336
Net income		21,802		16,317			5,215		15,148
Net income/(loss) applicable to noncontrolling interests		4,830		(682		)	384		1,875
Net income applicable to Piper Jaffray Companies		$	16,972	$	16,999		$	4,831	13,273
Net income applicable to Piper Jaffray Companies' common shareholders		$	15,810	$	15,699		$	4,448	$	12,147
Earnings per common share
Basic		$	1.03	$	1.08		$	0.32	$	0.88
Diluted		$	1.03	$	1.08		$	0.32	$	0.88
Weighted average number of common shares
Basic		15,294		14,487			13,938		13,775
Diluted		15,332		14,513			13,952		13,782

	2014 Fiscal Quarter
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)		First		Second		Third		Fourth
Total revenues		$	173,894	$	175,976	$	165,947	$	157,394
Interest expense		5,761		5,945		6,521		6,846
Net revenues		168,133		170,031		159,426		150,548
Non-interest expenses		135,420		139,614		133,734		129,059
Income before income tax expense		32,713		30,417		25,692		21,489
Income tax expense		9,827		10,049		8,596		7,514
Net income		22,886		20,368		17,096		13,975
Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests		5,138		2,155		2,428		1,432
Net income applicable to Piper Jaffray Companies		$	17,748	$	18,213	$	14,668	$	12,543
Net income applicable to Piper Jaffray Companies' common shareholders		$	16,089	$	16,717	$	13,552	$	11,700
Earnings per common share
Basic		$	1.10	$	1.12	$	0.90	$	0.77
Diluted		$	1.10	$	1.11	$	0.90	$	0.77
Weighted average number of common shares
Basic		14,612		14,958		15,066		15,241
Diluted		14,657		15,013		15,129		15,293