EX-99.1 2 a05-7572_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Investment Technology Group, Inc. 380 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (212) 588-4000

 

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

 

ITG Reports First Quarter 2005 EPS of $0.31

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share Increase 63 Percent

 

 


 

NEW YORK, NY, April 28, 2005 - Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE: ITG), a leading provider of technology-based equity trading services and transaction research, today announced that for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005, net income was $13.2 million, representing 60 percent growth compared to the first quarter of 2004, and diluted earnings per share were $0.31, an increase of 63 percent versus the first quarter of last year.

 

ITG’s total revenues for the first quarter of 2005 were $91.7 million, 18 percent higher than total revenue of $77.6 million for the first quarter of 2004. Pre-tax margins were 24.2 percent, up from 17.9 percent in the first quarter of 2004.

 

“Our strong performance reflects several significant innovations we have made to our competitive offering in the past few quarters,” stated Ray Killian, ITG’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “ITG continues to offer a broad range of advanced technologies that no other electronic trading firm can match and a level of client service and consulting that competes very successfully against the bulge bracket trading firms.”

 

Domestically, ITG’s trading volume for the first quarter of 2005 was 5.8 billion shares (averaging 96 million shares per trading day) compared to 5.6 billion shares in the fourth quarter of 2004 (averaging 87 million shares per trading day) and 4.8 billion in the first quarter of 2004 (averaging 81 million shares per trading day).

 

ITG’s International business posted a record quarter with revenues of $22.1 million, an increase of 13 percent over the fourth quarter of 2004, and 31 percent higher than the first quarter of 2004.  The International business reported a pre-tax profit of $1.9 million, compared to a $0.1 million loss in the first quarter of 2004 and $0.4 million profit in the fourth quarter of 2004, while net income was $1.0 million versus losses of $0.7 million and $0.2 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2004.

 

“Internationally, our global business solutions are demonstrating traction,” stated Mr. Killian. “The investments made over the past several years have had a major impact on revenues, and our international business is now positioned to make an increasing contribution to earnings.”

 

 

Boston · Dublin · Hong Kong · London · Los Angeles · Melbourne · New York · Sydney · Tel Aviv · Toronto

 

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Conference Call

 

ITG has scheduled a conference call today at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss first quarter results. Those wishing to listen to the call should dial 1-800-569-5033 at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call to ensure connection.  A listen-only webcast will also be available on ITG’s website at http://www.itginc.com/investor.  For those unable to listen to the live broadcast of the call, a replay will be available for one week by dialing 1-888-203-1112 and entering the pass code 3483000. A replay will be available for two weeks on ITG’s website. Both methods of listening to the replay will be available starting approximately two hours after the completion of the conference call.

 

 

 

About ITG
ITG is headquartered in New York with offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Sydney, Tel Aviv and Toronto. As a leading provider of technology-based equity-trading services and transaction research to institutional investors and brokers, ITG helps clients to access liquidity, execute trades more efficiently, and make better trading decisions. ITG generates superior trading results for its clients through three lines of business. POSIT, the world’s largest equity matching system, allows clients to trade confidentially. The Electronic Trading Desk is recognized as one of the leading program trading operations in the U.S. ITG’s leading-edge Client-Site Trading Products allow users to implement their own trading strategies by providing direct electronic access to most sources of market liquidity. For additional information, visit http://www.itginc.com.

 

 

In addition to historical information, this press release may contain “forward-looking” statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that reflect management’s expectations for the future. A variety of important factors could cause results to differ materially from such statements. These factors include the company’s ability to achieve expected future levels of sales; the actions of both current and potential new competitors; rapid changes in technology; financial market volatility; general economic conditions in the

United States and elsewhere; evolving industry regulation; cash flows into or redemption from equity funds; effects of inflation; customer trading patterns; and new products and services. These and other risks are described in greater detail in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the company’s web site.

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Contacts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Howard C. Naphtali

 

Maureen Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

Investor Relations

(212) 444-6160

 

(212) 444-6323

 

 

 

 

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INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 26,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions

 

$

87,533

 

$

74,509

 

Other

 

4,129

 

3,063

 

Total revenues

 

91,662

 

77,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and employee benefits

 

33,865

 

29,172

 

Transaction processing

 

13,196

 

11,580

 

Software royalties

 

1,088

 

3,816

 

Occupancy and equipment

 

7,253

 

7,341

 

Telecommunications and data processing services

 

4,865

 

4,637

 

Other general and administrative

 

9,184

 

7,179

 

Total expenses

 

69,451

 

63,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

 

22,211

 

13,847

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

8,975

 

5,593

 

Net income

 

$

13,236

 

$

8,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.19

 

Diluted

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.19

 

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

42,010

 

44,314

 

Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

42,161

 

44,325

 

 

 

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INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

165,435

 

$

206,465

 

Cash restricted or segregated

 

8,043

 

7,287

 

Securities owned, at fair value

 

8,779

 

32,530

 

Receivables from brokers, dealers and other, net

 

953,123

 

198,642

 

Investments in limited partnerships

 

10,831

 

20,311

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

21,474

 

24,023

 

Capitalized software, net

 

9,975

 

8,926

 

Goodwill

 

174,130

 

86,550

 

Other intangibles

 

12,946

 

2,657

 

Deferred taxes

 

9,132

 

10,226

 

Other assets

 

13,974

 

14,841

 

Total assets

 

$

1,387,842

 

$

612,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

86,814

 

$

82,821

 

Payables to brokers, dealers and other

 

900,837

 

142,446

 

Software royalties payable

 

943

 

3,350

 

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

 

2,029

 

30

 

Income taxes payable

 

11,491

 

13,310

 

Total liabilities

 

1,002,114

 

241,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.01; shares authorized: 1,000,000; shares issued: none

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01; shares authorized: 100,000,000; shares issued: 51,363,873 and 51,327,388 at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively and 42,024,530 and 41,950,670 shares outstanding at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively

 

514

 

513

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

163,177

 

161,169

 

Retained earnings

 

388,197

 

374,961

 

Common stock held in treasury, at cost; shares: 9,339,343 and 9,376,718 at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively

 

(176,389

)

(177,095

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation adjustment

 

10,229

 

10,953

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

385,728

 

370,501

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,387,842

 

$

612,458

 

 

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