Interactive Brokers Group Announces 2Q2022 Results

By: Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. via Business Wire

July 19, 2022 at 16:01 PM EDT

GAAP DILUTED EPS OF $0.72, ADJUSTED¹ EPS OF $0.84

GAAP NET REVENUES OF $656 MILLION, ADJUSTED NET REVENUES OF $717 MILLION

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Reported diluted earnings per share were $0.72 for the current quarter and $0.84 as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported diluted earnings per share were $1.00 and $0.82 as adjusted.

Reported net revenues were $656 million for the current quarter and $717 million as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported net revenues were $754 million and $650 million as adjusted.

Reported income before income taxes was $392 million for the current quarter and $453 million as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported income before income taxes was $541 million and $437 million as adjusted.

Financial Highlights

(All comparisons are to the year-ago quarter.)

Commission revenue increased 5% to $322 million on higher customer options and futures trading volume tempered by lower stock volume.
Net interest income increased 27% to $348 million on higher benchmark interest rates and customer balances, partially offset by a decline in securities lending activity.
Other income decreased $175 million to a loss of $57 million. This decrease was mainly comprised of the non-recurrence of a $113 million gain related to our strategic investment in Up Fintech Holding Limited (“Tiger Brokers”), $44 million related to our currency diversification strategy, and $7 million related to our U.S. government securities portfolio.
Reported pretax profit margin was 60% for the current quarter and 63% as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported pretax margin was 72% and 67% as adjusted.
Total equity of $10.6 billion.

The Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share. This dividend is payable on September 14, 2022, to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2022.

Business Highlights

(All comparisons are to the year-ago quarter.)

Customer accounts increased 36% to 1.92 million.
Customer equity decreased 19% to $294.8 billion, including approximately 3% due to an omnibus broker that is now using a trust company for custody.
Total DARTs² decreased 6% to 2.17 million.
Cleared DARTs decreased 7% to 1.93 million.
Customer credits increased 13% to $92.5 billion.
Customer margin loans decreased 13% to $42.6 billion.

Effects of Foreign Currency Diversification

In connection with our currency diversification strategy, we base our net worth in GLOBALs, a basket of 10 major currencies in which we hold our equity. In this quarter, our currency diversification strategy decreased our comprehensive earnings by $158 million, as the U.S. dollar value of the GLOBAL decreased by approximately 1.46%. The effects of the currency diversification strategy are reported as components of (1) Other Income (loss of $53 million) and (2) Other Comprehensive Income (loss of $105 million).

Conference Call Information:

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. will hold a conference call with investors today, July 19, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its quarterly results. Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call should register at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI118f80f52cdc4c4bac02487cd4edacd0 to obtain the dial-in details. The number should be dialed approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call. The conference call will also be accessible simultaneously, and through replays, as an audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Interactive Brokers web site, www.interactivebrokers.com/ir.

About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.:

Interactive Brokers Group affiliates provide automated trade execution and custody of securities, commodities and foreign exchange around the clock on over 150 markets in numerous countries and currencies, from a single unified platform to clients worldwide. We service individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, financial advisors and introducing brokers. Our four decades of focus on technology and automation has enabled us to equip our clients with a uniquely sophisticated platform to manage their investment portfolios. We strive to provide our clients with advantageous execution prices and trading, risk and portfolio management tools, research facilities and investment products, all at low or no cost, positioning them to achieve superior returns on investments. For the fifth consecutive year, Barron’s ranked Interactive Brokers #1 with 5 out of 5 stars in its March 25, 2022, Best Online Brokers Review.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

The foregoing information contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment which may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to the Company on the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any statements expressed or implied therein will not be realized. Additional information on risk factors that could potentially affect the Company’s financial results may be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

¹See the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures starting on page 9.

²Daily average revenue trades (DARTs) are based on customer orders.

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
	(in millions, except share and per share data)

Revenues:
Commissions	$	322		$	307		$	671		$	719
Other fees and services		43			55			96			111
Other income (loss)		(57	)		118			(96	)		238
Total non-interest income		308			480			671			1,068

Interest income		460			307			792			697
Interest expense		(112	)		(33	)		(162	)		(118	)
Total net interest income		348			274			630			579
Total net revenues		656			754			1,301			1,647

Non-interest expenses:
Execution, clearing and distribution fees		77			54			148			122
Employee compensation and benefits		112			96			223			193
Occupancy, depreciation and amortization		23			19			45			39
Communications		9			8			17			16
General and administrative		42			35			80			94
Customer bad debt		1			1			2			3
Total non-interest expenses		264			213			515			467

Income before income taxes		392			541			786			1,180
Income tax expense		32			35			60			88
Net income		360			506			726			1,092
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		288			414			581			893
Net income available for common stockholders	$	72		$	92		$	145		$	199

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.73		$	1.01		$	1.47		$	2.19
Diluted	$	0.72		$	1.00		$	1.46		$	2.17

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		98,853,981			91,365,234			98,541,798			91,078,868
Diluted		99,695,489			92,199,169			99,461,867			91,984,246

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months					Six Months
	Ended June 30,					Ended June 30,
	2022			2021		2022			2021
		(in millions, except share and per share data)

Comprehensive income:
Net income available for common stockholders	$	72		$	92	$	145		$	199
Other comprehensive income:
Cumulative translation adjustment, before income taxes		(24	)		5		(34	)		(12	)
Income taxes related to items of other comprehensive income		-			-		-			-
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(24	)		5		(34	)		(12	)
Comprehensive income available for common stockholders	$	48		$	97	$	111		$	187

Comprehensive earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.48		$	1.06	$	1.12		$	2.06
Diluted	$	0.47		$	1.05	$	1.11		$	2.04

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		98,853,981			91,365,234		98,541,798			91,078,868
Diluted		99,695,489			92,199,169		99,461,867			91,984,246


Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	$	288		$	414	$	581		$	893
Other comprehensive income - cumulative translation adjustment		(81	)		16		(112	)		(43	)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	$	207		$	430	$	469		$	850

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(UNAUDITED)

				June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
				(in millions)

Assets
Cash and cash equivalents				$	2,881	$	2,395
Cash - segregated for regulatory purposes					23,536		22,888
Securities - segregated for regulatory purposes					30,709		15,121
Securities borrowed					3,855		3,912
Securities purchased under agreements to resell					6,288		4,380
Financial instruments owned, at fair value					551		673
Receivables from customers, net of allowance for credit losses					42,552		54,935
Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations					1,939		3,771
Other assets					1,003		1,038

Total assets				$	113,314	$	109,113

Liabilities and equity

Liabilities
Short-term borrowings				$	17	$	27
Securities loaned					10,696		11,769
Financial instruments sold but not yet purchased, at fair value					218		182
Other payables:
Customers					90,765		85,634
Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations					308		557
Other payables					708		722
					91,781		86,913
Total liabilities					102,712		98,891

Equity
Stockholders' equity					2,524		2,395
Noncontrolling interests					8,078		7,827
Total equity					10,602		10,222

Total liabilities and equity				$	113,314	$	109,113

	June 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
Ownership of IBG LLC Membership Interests	Interests	%			Interests		%

IBG, Inc.	99,601,921	23.7	%		98,230,127		23.5	%
Noncontrolling interests (IBG Holdings LLC)	319,880,492	76.3	%		319,880,492		76.5	%

Total IBG LLC membership interests	419,482,413	100.0	%		418,110,619		100.0	%

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING DATA

TRADE VOLUMES:
*(in 000's, except %)*
	Cleared		Non-Cleared						Avg. Trades
	Customer	%	Customer	%	Principal	%	Total	%	per U.S.
Period	Trades	Change	Trades	Change	Trades	Change	Trades	Change	Trading Day
2019	302,289		26,346		17,136		345,771		1,380
2020	620,405	105%	56,834	116%	27,039	58%	704,278	104%	2,795
2021	871,319	40%	78,276	38%	32,621	21%	982,216	39%	3,905

2Q2021	196,659		16,130		7,975		220,764		3,504
2Q2022	186,791	(5%)	18,274	13%	8,327	4%	213,392	(3%)	3,442

1Q2022	212,818		20,671		9,225		242,714		3,915
2Q2022	186,791	(12%)	18,274	(12%)	8,327	(10%)	213,392	(12%)	3,442

CONTRACT AND SHARE VOLUMES:
*(in 000's, except %)*

TOTAL	Options	%	Futures¹	%	Stocks	%
Period	(contracts)	Change	(contracts)	Change	(shares)	Change
2019	390,739		128,770		176,752,967
2020	624,035	60%	167,078	30%	338,513,068	92%
2021	887,849	42%	154,866	(7%)	771,273,709	128%

2Q2021	196,715		35,061		172,099,915
2Q2022	217,642	11%	51,562	47%	81,137,875	(53%)

1Q2022	245,343		53,570		97,406,991
2Q2022	217,642	(11%)	51,562	(4%)	81,137,875	(17%)

ALL CUSTOMERS	Options	%	Futures¹	%	Stocks	%
Period	(contracts)	Change	(contracts)	Change	(shares)	Change
2019	349,287		126,363		167,826,490
2020	584,195	67%	164,555	30%	331,263,604	97%
2021	852,169	46%	152,787	(7%)	766,211,726	131%

2Q2021	189,073		34,635		171,417,373
2Q2022	209,124	11%	50,707	46%	80,079,410	(53%)

1Q2022	234,790		52,728		95,990,985
2Q2022	209,124	(11%)	50,707	(4%)	80,079,410	(17%)

	Options	%	Futures¹	%	Stocks	%
Period	(contracts)	Change	(contracts)	Change	(shares)	Change
2019	302,068		125,225		163,030,500
2020	518,965	72%	163,101	30%	320,376,365	97%
2021	773,284	49%	151,715	(7%)	752,720,070	135%

2Q2021	170,902		34,355		168,601,027
2Q2022	188,617	10%	50,313	46%	77,283,249	(54%)

1Q2022	212,628		52,264		92,860,481
2Q2022	188,617	(11%)	50,313	(4%)	77,283,249	(17%)

¹ Includes options on futures

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING DATA, CONTINUED

CONTRACT AND SHARE VOLUMES, continued:
*(in 000's, except %)*

PRINCIPAL TRANSACTIONS	Options	%	Futures¹	%	Stocks	%
Period	(contracts)	Change	(contracts)	Change	(shares)	Change
2019	41,452		2,407		8,926,477
2020	39,840	(4%)	2,523	5%	7,249,464	(19%)
2021	35,680	(10%)	2,079	(18%)	5,061,983	(30%)

2Q2021	7,642		426		682,542
2Q2022	8,518	11%	855	101%	1,058,465	55%

1Q2022	10,553		842		1,416,006
2Q2022	8,518	(19%)	855	2%	1,058,465	(25%)

¹ Includes options on futures

CUSTOMER STATISTICS

Year over Year		2Q2022		2Q2021	% Change
Total Accounts (in thousands)		1,923		1,414	36%
Customer Equity (in billions)¹	$	294.8	$	363.5	(19%)

Cleared DARTs (in thousands)		1,927		2,082	(7%)
Total Customer DARTs (in thousands)		2,173		2,304	(6%)

*Cleared Customers*
Commission per Cleared Commissionable Order²	$	2.74	$	2.38	15%
Cleared Avg. DARTs per Account (Annualized)		259		382	(32%)

Consecutive Quarters		2Q2022		1Q2022	% Change
Total Accounts (in thousands)		1,923		1,809	6%
Customer Equity (in billions)¹	$	294.8	$	355.9	(17%)

Cleared DARTs (in thousands)		1,927		2,234	(14%)
Total Customer DARTs (in thousands)		2,173		2,522	(14%)

*Cleared Customers*
Commission per Cleared Commissionable Order²	$	2.74	$	2.57	7%
Cleared Avg. DARTs per Account (Annualized)		259		321	(19%)

⁽¹⁾ Excludes non-Customers.
⁽²⁾ Commissionable Order - a customer order that generates commissions.

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NET INTEREST MARGIN
(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021

	(in millions)
Average interest-earning assets
Segregated cash and securities	$	50,508		$	39,671		$	46,898		$	43,199
Customer margin loans		44,764			44,234			45,953			42,099
Securities borrowed		3,775			2,833			3,621			3,971
Other interest-earning assets		9,482			7,411			8,847			6,414
FDIC sweeps¹		2,176			2,749			2,198			2,783
	$	110,705		$	96,898		$	107,517		$	98,466

Average interest-bearing liabilities
Customer credit balances	$	90,048		$	77,676		$	87,222		$	77,782
Securities loaned		10,599			11,068			10,844			11,093
Other interest-bearing liabilities		1			296			7			217
	$	100,648		$	89,040		$	98,073		$	89,092

Net interest income
Segregated cash and securities, net	$	53		$	(2	)	$	60		$	-
Customer margin loans²		197			128			346			245
Securities borrowed and loaned, net		116			136			226			311
Customer credit balances, net²		(37	)		8			(28	)		17
Other net interest income^1/3		22			7			30			16
Net interest income³	$	351		$	277		$	634		$	589

Net interest margin ("NIM")		1.27	%		1.15	%		1.19	%		1.21	%

Annualized yields
Segregated cash and securities		0.42	%		-0.02	%		0.26	%		0.00	%
Customer margin loans		1.77	%		1.16	%		1.52	%		1.17	%
Customer credit balances		0.17	%		-0.04	%		0.06	%		-0.04	%

¹		Represents the average amount of customer cash swept into FDIC-insured banks as part of our Insured Bank Deposit Sweep Program. This item is not recorded in the Company's consolidated statements of financial condition. Income derived from program deposits is reported in other net interest income in the table above.

²		Interest income and interest expense on customer margin loans and customer credit balances, respectively, are calculated on daily cash balances within each customer’s account on a net basis, which may result in an offset of balances across multiple account segments (e.g., between securities and commodities segments).

³		Includes income from financial instruments that has the same characteristics as interest, but is reported in other fees and services and other income in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, $3 million, $4 million, $4 million, and $12 million were reported in other fees and services, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, $0 million, $0 million, $0 million, and -$1 million were reported in other income, respectively.

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021

	(in millions)

Adjusted net revenues¹
Net revenues - GAAP	$	656		$	754		$	1,301		$	1,647

Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net		53			9			71			11
Mark-to-market on investments²		8			(113	)		37			(212	)
Total non-GAAP adjustments		61			(104	)		108			(201	)
Adjusted net revenues	$	717		$	650		$	1,409		$	1,446

Adjusted income before income taxes¹
Income before income taxes - GAAP	$	392		$	541		$	786		$	1,180

Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net		53			9			71			11
Mark-to-market on investments²		8			(113	)		37			(212	)
Total non-GAAP adjustments		61			(104	)		108			(201	)
Adjusted income before income taxes	$	453		$	437		$	894		$	979

Adjusted pre-tax profit margin		63	%		67	%		63	%		68	%

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021

	(in millions)
Adjusted net income available for common stockholders¹
Net income available for common stockholders - GAAP	$	72		$	92		$	145		$	199

Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net		13			2			17			2
Mark-to-market on investments²		2			(25	)		9			(46	)
Income tax effect of above adjustments³		(3	)		6			(5	)		10
Total non-GAAP adjustments		12			(17	)		20			(34	)
Adjusted net income available for common stockholders	$	84		$	75		$	165		$	165

Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021

	(in dollars)
Adjusted diluted EPS¹
Diluted EPS - GAAP	$	0.72		$	1.00		$	1.46		$	2.17

Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net		0.13			0.02			0.17			0.03
Mark-to-market on investments²		0.02			(0.27	)		0.09			(0.50	)
Income tax effect of above adjustments³		(0.03	)		0.06			(0.05	)		0.11
Total non-GAAP adjustments		0.12			(0.19	)		0.20			(0.37	)
Adjusted diluted EPS	$	0.84		$	0.82		$	1.66		$	1.80

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		99,695,489			92,199,169			99,461,867			91,984,246

Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Note: The term “GAAP” in the following explanation refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

¹Adjusted net revenues, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income available for common stockholders and adjusted diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G.

We define adjusted net revenues as net revenues adjusted to remove the effect of our currency diversification strategy and our net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments².
We define adjusted income before income taxes as income before income taxes adjusted to remove the effect of our currency diversification strategy and our net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments.
We define adjusted net income available to common stockholders as net income available for common stockholders adjusted to remove the after-tax effects attributable to IBG, Inc. of our currency diversification strategy and our mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments.

Management believes these non-GAAP items are important measures of our financial performance because they exclude certain items that may not be indicative of our core operating results and business outlook and may be useful to investors and analysts in evaluating the operating performance of the business and facilitating a meaningful comparison of our results in the current period to those in prior and future periods. Our currency diversification strategy and our mark-to-market on investments are excluded because management does not believe they are indicative of our underlying core business performance. Adjusted net revenues, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income available to common stockholders and adjusted diluted EPS should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, GAAP net revenues, income before income taxes, net income attributable to common stockholders and diluted EPS.

² Mark-to-market on investments represents the net mark-to-market gains (losses) on our U.S. government and municipal securities portfolio, which are typically held to maturity, investments in equity securities that do not qualify for equity method accounting which are measured at fair value, and certain other investments, including equity securities taken over by the Company from customers related to losses on margin loans.

³The income tax effect is estimated using the corporate income tax rates applicable to the Company.

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