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LPL Financial Announces First Quarter 2018 Results

Key Performance Indicators

  • Earnings per share ("EPS") increased 94% year-over-year to $1.01.
    • Q1 2018 EPS included $0.29 of cost from NPH and Q1 2017 included $0.14 of debt refinancing cost.  Prior to these costs, Q1 2018 EPS increased 96% year-over-year to $1.30.
    • Net Income increased 94% year-over-year to $94 million.
    • Net Income prior to the costs noted above increased 97% year-over-year to $120 million.
  • EPS prior to Amortization of Intangible Assets** increased 90% year-over-year to $1.11.
    • Prior to Q1 2018 NPH costs and Q1 2017 debt refinancing cost, EPS prior to Amortization of Intangible Assets increased 86% year-over-year to $1.36.
  • Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets increased 22% year-over-year to $648 billion, up 5% sequentially.
    • Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets prior to NPH increased 9% year-over-year to $578 billion, down 0.4% sequentially.
  • Total Net New Assets were an inflow of $38.9 billion, including $36.0 billion from NPH.
    • Total Net New Assets prior to NPH were an inflow of $2.9 billion, translating to a 2.0% annualized growth rate.
      • Net new advisory assets prior to NPH were an inflow of $6.9 billion, translating to a 10.5% annualized growth rate.
      • Net new brokerage assets prior to NPH were an outflow of $4.1 billion, translating to a (5.2%) annualized rate.
    • Total Net New Assets from NPH in Q4 2017 and Q1 2018 totaled $70.2 billion.
    • Advisor count increased to 16,067, including 941 advisors joining from NPH. In total, approximately 1,900 advisors joined from NPH.
    • Production retention rate year-to-date was 96%.
  • Gross Profit** increased 23% year-over-year to $464 million, including approximately $24 million generated by NPH advisors.
  • EBITDA** increased 21% year-over-year to $183 million.
    • EBITDA prior to NPH increased 40% year-over-year to $213 million.
    • EBITDA as a percentage of Gross Profit was 40%, flat from a year ago.
      • EBITDA as a percentage of Gross Profit prior to NPH was 48%, up from 40% a year ago.
    • Core G&A** increased 14% year-over-year to $201 million, and increased 3% sequentially.
      • Core G&A prior to NPH increased 3% year-over-year to $182 million, and decreased 0.3% sequentially.

Key Updates

  • Increased estimated NPH annual run-rate EBITDA accretion from $85 million to approximately $90 million by the end of 2018 based on the improved macro environment.
  • The Company continues to anticipate total asset transfer from NPH within a range of $70 to $75 billion.
  • Returned $83 million of capital to shareholders in Q1 through $61 million of share repurchases and $23 million of dividends for the quarter.

SAN DIEGO, May 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) (the “Company”) today announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2018, reporting net income of $94 million, or $1.01 per share. This compares with $48 million, or $0.52 per share, in the first quarter of 2017 and $64 million, or $0.69 per share, in the prior quarter.

“We started 2018 with another quarter of business and earnings growth,” said Dan Arnold, president and CEO. “Looking ahead, our strategic priorities remain growing our core business and executing with excellence.  We continue our focus on making it easier for advisors to do business with us, investing in technology, and enhancing capabilities.  We believe this focus will enable our advisors’ practices to thrive and drive future growth.”

“This quarter our earnings continued to grow, nearly doubling from a year ago,” said Matt Audette, CFO. “We grew gross profit, remained disciplined on expenses, and drove operating leverage.  Our share repurchases also increased from the prior quarter.  Going forward, our capital allocation priorities remain investing for organic growth, taking advantage of M&A opportunities if they arise, and returning capital to shareholders."

Additional First Quarter 2018 Financial and Business Highlights
NPH Update

  • Onboarded $36.0 billion in Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets, including $29.9 billion in brokerage assets and $6.2 billion in advisory assets in Q1.
  • Q1 onboarding expenses were $16 million, including $6 million of Core G&A expense and $10 million of promotional expense.  Total onboarding expense including 2017 and Q1 2018 was $36 million.
  • Q1 financial assistance was $53 million, including $34 million provided as forgivable loans and $19 million provided as cash assistance.  Total financial assistance including 2017 and Q1 2018 was $97 million.
  • Finalized the purchase price of the NPH transaction at $325 million following the onboarding of the second wave of advisors, including $211 million of intangible assets.  This increased Q1 amortization of intangible assets expense by $3 million sequentially. 

Capital Management

  • The Company returned capital to shareholders totaling $83 million in Q1 2018, translating to $0.90 per share.
    • Deployed $61 million of capital to repurchase 968 thousand shares at an average price of $62.84 per share in Q1 2018.
    • Paid dividends of $23 million on March 23, 2018.
  • Capital expenditures were primarily driven by technology spend and totaled $23 million in Q1.
  • Cash available for corporate use was $474 million as of quarter-end, and Credit Agreement Net Leverage Ratio, which only applies to the revolving credit facility, was 2.46x, down 0.35x from the prior quarter.
    • After applying $300 million of cash available for corporate use to Credit Agreement Net Debt, this left an additional $174 million of cash, which if applied to the debt, would further reduce the Credit Agreement Net Leverage Ratio to 2.25x.

Conference Call and Additional Information

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results at 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 3.  To listen, call 877-677-9122 (domestic) or 708-290-1401 (international); passcode 9793629, or visit investor.lpl.com (webcast).  Replays will be available by phone and on investor.lpl.com beginning two hours after the call and until May 10 and May 24, respectively.  For telephonic replay, call 855-859-2056 (domestic) or 404-537-3406 (international); passcode 9793629.

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial is a leader in the retail financial advice market and the nation’s largest independent broker/dealer*. We serve independent financial advisors and financial institutions, providing them with the technology, research, clearing and compliance services, and practice management programs they need to create and grow thriving practices.  LPL enables them to provide objective guidance to millions of American families seeking wealth management, retirement planning, financial planning and asset management solutions.  LPL.com

*based on total revenues, Financial Planning magazine June 1996-2017.

Securities and Advisory Services offered through LPL Financial. A Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.

**Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Management believes that presenting certain non-GAAP financial measures by excluding or including certain items can be helpful to investors and analysts who may wish to use this information to analyze the Company’s current performance, prospects, and valuation. Management uses this non-GAAP information internally to evaluate operating performance and in formulating the budget for future periods. Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures and metrics discussed below are appropriate for evaluating the performance of the Company.

EPS Prior to Amortization of Intangible Assets is defined as GAAP EPS plus the per share impact of Amortization of Intangible Assets. The per share impact is calculated as Amortization of Intangible Assets expense, net of applicable tax benefit, divided by the number of shares outstanding for the applicable period. The Company presents EPS Prior to Amortization of Intangible Assets because management believes that the metric can provide investors with useful insight into the Company’s core operating performance by excluding non-cash items that management does not believe impact the Company’s ongoing operations. EPS Prior to Amortization of Intangible Assets is not a measure of the Company's financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP EPS or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of EPS Prior to Amortization of Intangible Assets to GAAP EPS, please see footnote 32 on page 21 of this release.

Gross Profit is calculated as net revenues, which were $1,242 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, less commission and advisory expenses and brokerage, clearing, and exchange fees, which were $762 million and $16 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2018. All other expense categories, including depreciation and amortization of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets, are considered general and administrative in nature. Because the Company’s gross profit amounts do not include any depreciation and amortization expense, the Company considers its gross profit amounts to be non-GAAP financial measures that may not be comparable to those of others in its industry. Management believes that Gross Profit can provide investors with useful insight into the Company’s core operating performance before indirect costs that are general and administrative in nature.

Core G&A consists of total operating expenses, which were $1,092 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, excluding the following expenses: commission and advisory, regulatory charges, promotional, employee share-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, amortization of intangible assets, and brokerage, clearing, and exchange. Management presents Core G&A because it believes Core G&A reflects the corporate operating expense categories over which management can generally exercise a measure of control, compared with expense items over which management either cannot exercise control, such as commission and advisory expenses, or which management views as promotional expense necessary to support advisor growth and retention including conferences and transition assistance. Core G&A is not a measure of the Company’s total operating expenses as calculated in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of Core G&A against the Company’s total operating expenses, please see footnote 3 on page 19 of this release. The Company does not provide an outlook for its total operating expenses because it contains expense components, such as commission and advisory expenses, that are market-driven and over which the Company cannot exercise control. Accordingly a reconciliation of the Company’s outlook for Core G&A to an outlook for total operating expenses cannot be made available without unreasonable effort.

EBITDA is defined as net income plus interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation, amortization and loss on extinguishment of debt. The Company presents EBITDA because management believes that it can be a useful financial metric in understanding the Company’s earnings from operations. EBITDA is not a measure of the Company's financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of profitability or liquidity. In addition, the Company’s EBITDA can differ significantly from EBITDA calculated by other companies, depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which companies operate, and capital investments.

Credit Agreement EBITDA is defined in, and calculated by management in accordance with, the Company's credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) as “Consolidated EBITDA,” which is Consolidated Net Income (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus interest expense, tax expense, depreciation and amortization and further adjusted to exclude certain non-cash charges and other adjustments, including unusual or non-recurring charges and gains, and to include future expected cost savings, operating expense reductions or other synergies from certain transactions, including the Company's acquisition of the broker/dealer network of National Planning Holdings, Inc. ("NPH"). The Company presents Credit Agreement EBITDA because management believes that it can be a useful financial metric in understanding the Company’s debt capacity and covenant compliance under its Credit Agreement. Credit Agreement EBITDA is not a measure of the Company's financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of profitability or liquidity. In addition, the Company’s Credit Agreement-defined EBITDA can differ significantly from adjusted EBITDA calculated by other companies, depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which companies operate, capital investments, and types of adjustments made by such companies.

Note on Pro Forma Calculations

This press release includes pro forma calculations, including EPS and net income prior to the impact of NPH and debt refinancing costs. 2018 pro forma amounts were calculated using a 28% effective tax rate, which is the mid-point of the Company’s expected effective tax rate between 27-29% for 2018. 2017 pro forma amounts were calculated using a 39.5% effective rate, which was the Company's prior expected effective tax rate

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release regarding the Company's future financial and operating results, outlook, growth, priorities and business strategies, including forecasts and statements relating to NPH annual run-rate EBITDA accretion, total anticipated asset transfer from NPH, future expenses, future capital allocation, as well as any other statements that are not related to present facts or current conditions or that are not purely historical, constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's historical performance and its plans, estimates, and expectations as of May 3, 2018. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees that the future results, plans, intentions, or expectations expressed or implied by the Company will be achieved. Matters subject to forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including economic, legislative, regulatory, competitive, and other factors, which may cause actual financial or operating results, levels of activity, or the timing of events, to be materially different than those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include: changes in general economic and financial market conditions, including retail investor sentiment; changes in interest rates and fees payable by banks participating in the Company's cash sweep program, the Company's strategy and success in managing cash sweep program fees; changes in the growth and profitability of the Company's fee-based business;
fluctuations in the value and levels of advisory and brokerage assets and the related impact on revenue; effects of competition in the financial services industry and the success of the Company in attracting and retaining financial advisors and institutions; whether the retail investors served by newly-recruited advisors choose to open accounts and/or move their respective assets to new accounts at the Company; the effect of current, pending and future legislation, regulation and regulatory actions, including changes in the retail retirement savings area and disciplinary actions imposed by federal and state securities regulators and self-regulatory organizations; the costs of settling and remediating issues related to pending or future regulatory matters or legal proceedings; changes made to the Company’s offerings, services, and pricing, and the effect that such changes may have on the Company’s gross profit streams and costs; execution of the Company's plans and its success in realizing the synergies, expense savings, service improvements, and/or efficiencies expected to result from its initiatives and programs, including as a result of the NPH acquisition; and the other factors set forth in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company's 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as may be amended or updated in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or subsequent filings with the SEC. Except as required by law, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this earnings release, even if its estimates change, and you should not rely on statements contained herein as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

Investor Relations - Chris Koegel, (617) 897-4574
Media Relations - Jeff Mochal, (704) 733-3589
investor.lpl.com/contactus.cfm


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

  Three Months Ended  March 31,    
  2018   2017   %  Change
REVENUES          
Commission $ 474,811     $ 421,164     13 %
Advisory 422,387     329,859     28 %
Asset-based 219,336     157,223     40 %
Transaction and fee 116,649     108,162     8 %
Interest income, net of interest expense 7,781     5,793     34 %
Other 593     13,226     (96 %)
Total net revenues 1,241,557     1,035,427     20 %
EXPENSES          
Commission and advisory 761,697     645,063     18 %
Compensation and benefits 123,517     113,212     9 %
Promotional 67,427     36,654     84 %
Depreciation and amortization 20,701     20,747     %
Amortization of intangible assets 13,222     9,491     39 %
Occupancy and equipment 27,636     25,199     10 %
Professional services 22,172     15,537     43 %
Brokerage, clearing and exchange 15,877     14,186     12 %
Communications and data processing 11,174     11,014     1 %
Other 28,586     22,563     27 %
Total operating expenses 1,092,009     913,666     20 %
Non-operating interest expense 29,622     25,351     17 %
Loss on extinguishment of debt     21,139     n/m  
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 119,926     75,271     59 %
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 26,396     27,082     (3 %)
NET INCOME $ 93,530     $ 48,189     94 %
EARNINGS PER SHARE          
Earnings per share, basic $ 1.04     $ 0.54     93 %
Earnings per share, diluted $ 1.01     $ 0.52     94 %
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic   89,997       89,868     %
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted   92,784       92,004     1 %


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income Trend
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

  Quarterly Results
  Q1 2018   Q4 2017   Q3 2017
REVENUES          
Commission $ 474,811     $ 425,943     $ 403,011  
Advisory 422,387     375,928     356,945  
Asset-based 219,336     193,707     183,953  
Transaction and fee 116,649     103,145     103,999  
Interest income, net of interest expense 7,781     6,542     6,162  
Other 593     11,177     10,038  
Total net revenues 1,241,557     1,116,442     1,064,108  
EXPENSES          
Commission and advisory 761,697     697,725     663,765  
Compensation and benefits 123,517     119,748     113,659  
Promotional 67,427     60,066     42,935  
Depreciation and amortization 20,701     20,138     21,996  
Amortization of intangible assets 13,222     9,997     9,352  
Occupancy and equipment 27,636     26,343     22,803  
Professional services 22,172     20,675     16,438  
Brokerage, clearing and exchange expense 15,877     15,480     13,491  
Communications and data processing 11,174     12,416     10,866  
Other 28,586     25,070     24,376  
Total operating expenses 1,092,009     1,007,658     939,681  
Non-operating interest expense 29,622     28,894     26,519  
Loss on extinguishment of debt         1,268  
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 119,926     79,890     96,640  
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 26,396     15,792     38,498  
NET INCOME $ 93,530     $ 64,098     $ 58,142  
EARNINGS PER SHARE          
Earnings per share, basic $ 1.04     $ 0.71     $ 0.65  
Earnings per share, diluted $ 1.01     $ 0.69     $ 0.63  
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic   89,997     89,921     89,967  
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted   92,784     92,386     92,042  


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(Dollars in thousands, except par value)
(Unaudited)

    March 31, 2018   December 31, 2017
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 820,056     $ 811,136  
Cash segregated under federal and other regulations   650,335     763,831  
Restricted cash   55,418     50,688  
Receivables from:        
Clients, net of allowance of $514 at March 31, 2018 and $466 at December 31, 2017   384,215     344,230  
Product sponsors, broker-dealers, and clearing organizations   216,733     196,207  
Advisor loans, net of allowance of $3,446 at March 31, 2018 and $3,264 at December 31, 2017   232,904     219,157  
Others, net of allowance of $7,283 at March 31, 2018 and $6,115 at December 31, 2017   245,120     228,986  
Securities owned:        
Trading — at fair value   16,255     17,879  
Held-to-maturity — at amortized cost   10,585     11,833  
Securities borrowed   6,663     12,489  
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $445,555 at March 31, 2018 and $427,344 at December 31, 2017   411,272     412,684  
Goodwill   1,476,775     1,427,769  
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $432,288 at March 31, 2018 and $419,066 at December 31, 2017   513,592     414,093  
National Planning Holdings acquisition       162,500  
Other assets   308,095     285,269  
Total assets   $ 5,348,018     $ 5,358,751  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
LIABILITIES:        
Drafts payable   $ 136,936     $ 185,929  
Payables to clients   917,506     962,891  
Payables to broker-dealers and clearing organizations   62,156     54,262  
Accrued commission and advisory expenses payable   151,141     147,095  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   447,943     461,149  
Income taxes payable   23,425     469  
Unearned revenue   96,410     72,222  
Securities sold, but not yet purchased — at fair value   334     1,182  
Long-term borrowing, net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $21,989 at March 31, 2018 and $22,812 at December 31, 2017   2,381,719     2,385,022  
Leasehold financing and capital lease obligations   106,076     107,518  
Deferred income taxes, net   15,879     16,004  
Total liabilities   4,339,525     4,393,743  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:        
Common stock, $.001 par value; 600,000,000 shares authorized; 124,037,616 shares issued at March 31, 2018 and 123,030,383 shares issued at December 31, 2017   124     123  
Additional paid-in capital   1,592,436     1,556,117  
Treasury stock, at cost — 34,270,821 shares at March 31, 2018 and 33,262,115 shares at December 31, 2017   (1,373,457 )   (1,309,568 )
Retained earnings   789,390     718,336  
Total stockholders’ equity   1,008,493     965,008  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 5,348,018     $ 5,358,751  


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Management's Statements of Operations (1)
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

The information presented on pages 9-18 of this release is presented as reviewed by the Company’s management and includes information derived from the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, non-GAAP financial measures, and operational and performance metrics. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" that begins on page 3 of this release. 

  Quarterly Results
  Q1 2018   Q4 2017   %  Change   Q1 2017   %  Change
Gross Profit(1)                  
Sales-based commissions $ 187,233     $ 174,052     8 %   $ 186,577     %
Trailing commissions 287,578     251,891     14 %   234,587     23 %
Advisory 422,387     375,928     12 %   329,859     28 %
Commission and advisory fees 897,198     801,871     12 %   751,023     19 %
Commission and advisory expense (761,697 )   (697,725 )   9 %   (645,063 )   18 %
Commission and advisory fees, net of payout 135,501     104,146     30 %   105,960     28 %
Cash sweep 104,084     88,333     18 %   59,651     74 %
Other asset-based(2) 115,252     105,374     9 %   97,572     18 %
Transaction and fee 116,649     103,145     13 %   108,162     8 %
Interest income and other 8,374     17,719     (53 %)   19,019     (56 %)
Total net commission and advisory fees and attachment revenue 479,860     418,717     15 %   390,364     23 %
Brokerage, clearing, and exchange expense (15,877 )   (15,480 )   3 %   (14,186 )   12 %
Gross Profit(1) 463,983     403,237     15 %   376,178     23 %
                   
G&A Expense                  
Core G&A(3) 201,039     194,607     3 %   177,026     14 %
Regulatory charges 6,440     5,433     n/m     5,270     n/m  
Promotional 67,427     60,066     12 %   36,654     84 %
Employee share-based compensation 5,606     4,212     33 %   5,229     7 %
Total G&A 280,512     264,318     6 %   224,179     25 %
EBITDA(1) 183,471     138,919     32 %   151,999     21 %
Depreciation and amortization 20,701     20,138     3 %   20,747     %
Amortization of intangible assets 13,222     9,997     32 %   9,491     39 %
Non-operating interest expense 29,622     28,894     3 %   25,351     17 %
Loss on extinguishment of debt         n/m     21,139     n/m  
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 119,926     79,890     50 %   75,271     59 %
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 26,396     15,792     67 %   27,082     (3 %)
NET INCOME $ 93,530     $ 64,098     46 %   $ 48,189     94 %
Earnings per share, diluted $ 1.01     $ 0.69     46 %   $ 0.52     94 %
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted   92,784     92,386     %     92,004     1 %


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Management's Statements of Operations Trend (1)
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

The information presented on pages 9-18 of this release is presented as reviewed by the Company’s management and includes information derived from the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, non-GAAP financial measures, and operational and performance metrics. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" that begins on page 3 of this release. 

  Quarterly Results
  Q1 2018   Q4 2017   Q3 2017
Gross Profit(1)          
Sales-based commissions $ 187,233     $ 174,052     $ 160,098  
Trailing commissions 287,578     251,891     242,913  
Advisory 422,387     375,928     356,945  
Commission and advisory fees 897,198     801,871     759,956  
Commission and advisory expense (761,697 )   (697,725 )   (663,765 )
Commission and advisory fees, net of payout 135,501     104,146     96,191  
Cash sweep 104,084     88,333     81,617  
Other asset-based(2) 115,252     105,374     102,336  
Transaction and fee 116,649     103,145     103,999  
Interest income and other 8,374     17,719     16,200  
Total net commission and advisory fees and attachment revenue 479,860     418,717     400,343  
Brokerage, clearing, and exchange expense (15,877 )   (15,480 )   (13,491 )
Gross Profit(1) 463,983     403,237     386,852  
           
G&A Expense          
Core G&A(3) 201,039     194,607     178,769  
Regulatory charges 6,440     5,433     4,433  
Promotional 67,427     60,066     42,935  
Employee share-based compensation 5,606     4,212     4,940  
Total G&A 280,512     264,318     231,077  
EBITDA(1) 183,471     138,919     155,775  
Depreciation and amortization 20,701     20,138     21,996  
Amortization of intangible assets 13,222     9,997     9,352  
Non-operating interest expense 29,622     28,894     26,519  
Loss on extinguishment of debt         1,268  
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 119,926     79,890     96,640  
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 26,396     15,792     38,498  
NET INCOME $ 93,530     $ 64,098     $ 58,142  
Earnings per share, diluted $ 1.01     $ 0.69     $ 0.63  
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted   92,784     92,386       92,042  


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Operating Measures (1)
(Dollars in billions, except where noted) (Unaudited)

  Q1 2018   Q4 2017   Change   Q1 2017   Change
Market Drivers                  
S&P 500 Index (end of period) 2,641     2,674     (1 %)   2,363     12 %
Fed Funds Daily Effective Rate (FFER) (average bps) 145     120     25bps   70     75bps
Assets                  
Advisory Assets(4) $ 283.5     $ 273.0     4 %   $ 225.7     26 %
Brokerage Assets(5) 364.1     342.1     6 %   304.6     20 %
Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets $ 647.5     $ 615.1     5 %   $ 530.3     22 %
Advisory % of Total Assets 43.8 %   44.4 %   (60bps)   42.6 %   120bps
Assets Prior to NPH                  
Advisory Assets(4) $ 269.8     $ 265.2     2 %   $ 225.7     20 %
Brokerage Assets(5) 308.4     315.5     (2 )%   304.6     1 %
Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets $ 578.1     $ 580.7     %   $ 530.3     9 %
Advisory % of Total Assets 46.7 %   45.7 %   100bps   42.6 %   410bps
                   
Assets by Platform                  
Corporate Platform Advisory Assets(6) $ 167.7     $ 160.0     5 %   $ 133.6     26 %
Hybrid Platform Advisory Assets(7) 115.7     113.0     2 %   92.1     26 %
Brokerage Assets 364.1     342.1     6 %   304.6     20 %
Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets $ 647.5     $ 615.1     5 %   $ 530.3     22 %
Assets by Platform Prior to NPH                  
Corporate Platform Advisory Assets(6) $ 155.7     $ 152.7     2 %   $ 133.6     17 %
Hybrid Platform Advisory Assets(7) 114.1     112.5     1 %   92.1     24 %
Brokerage Assets 308.4     315.5     (2 %)   304.6     1 %
Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets $ 578.1     $ 580.7     %   $ 530.3     9 %
                   
Centrally Managed Assets                  
Centrally Managed Assets(8) $ 35.9     $ 32.9     9 %   $ 25.0     44 %
Centrally Managed  % of Total Advisory Assets 12.7 %   12.1 %   60bps   11.1 %   160bps
Centrally Managed Assets Prior to NPH                  
Centrally Managed Assets(8) $ 33.3     $ 31.8     5 %   $ 25.0     33 %
Centrally Managed % of Total Advisory Assets 12.3 %   12.0 %   30bps   11.1 %   120bps
                   
Retirement Assets                  
Advisory Retirement Assets $ 159.2     $ 152.6     4 %   $ 124.5     28 %
Brokerage Retirement Assets 186.3     168.7     10 %   148.4     26 %
Total Retirement Assets(9) $ 345.5     $ 321.3     8 %   $ 272.9     27 %
Retirement % of Total Assets 53.4 %   52.2 %   120bps   51.5 %   190bps
Retirement Assets Prior to NPH                  
Advisory Retirement Assets $ 150.6     $ 147.8     2 %   $ 124.5     21 %
Brokerage Retirement Assets 156.2     158.6     (2 )%   148.4     5 %
Total Retirement Assets(9) $ 306.8     $ 306.4     %   $ 272.9     12 %
Retirement % of Total Assets 53.1 %   52.8 %   30bps   51.5 %   160bps


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Operating Measures (1)
(Dollars in billions, except where noted) (Unaudited)

  Q1 2018   Q4 2017   Change   Q1 2017   Change
Net New Assets (NNA)                  
Net New Advisory Assets(10) $ 13.1     $ 14.0     n/m   $ 6.0     n/m
Net New Brokerage Assets(11) 25.8     23.5     n/m   (3.4 )   n/m
Total Net New Assets $ 38.9     $ 37.5     n/m   $ 2.6     n/m
Net Brokerage to Advisory Conversions(12) $ 2.5     $ 2.1     n/m   $ 2.3     n/m
                   
Net New Assets Prior to NPH                  
Net New Advisory Assets(10) $ 6.9     $ 6.3     n/m   $ 6.0     n/m
Net New Brokerage Assets(11) (4.1 )   (3.0 )   n/m   (3.4 )   n/m
Total Net New Assets $ 2.9     $ 3.3     n/m   $ 2.6     n/m
Advisory NNA Annualized Growth(13) 10 %   10 %   n/m   11 %   n/m
Total NNA Annualized Growth(13) 2 %   2 %   n/m   2 %   n/m
                   
Net New Advisory Assets                  
Corporate Platform Net New Advisory Assets(14) $ 10.4     $ 11.1     n/m   $ 3.5     n/m
Hybrid Platform Net New Advisory Assets(15) 2.7     2.9     n/m   2.5     n/m
Total Net New Advisory Assets $ 13.1     $ 14.0     n/m   $ 6.0     n/m
Centrally Managed Net New Advisory Assets(16) $ 3.3     $ 2.5     n/m   $ 0.9     n/m
                   
Net New Advisory Assets Prior to NPH                  
Corporate Platform Net New Advisory Assets(14) $ 4.3     $ 3.9     n/m   $ 3.5     n/m
Hybrid Platform Net New Advisory Assets(15) 2.6     2.4     n/m   2.5     n/m
Total Net New Advisory Assets $ 6.9     $ 6.3     n/m   $ 6.0     n/m
Centrally Managed Net New Advisory Assets(16) $ 1.8     $ 1.4     n/m   $ 0.9     n/m
                   
Cash Sweep Balances                  
Insured Cash Account Balances $ 22.6     $ 22.9     (1 %)   $ 22.0     3 %
Deposit Cash Account Balances 4.2     4.2     %   4.2     %
Money Market Account Cash Balances 2.9     2.7     7 %   3.8     (24 %)
Total Cash Sweep Balances $ 29.6     $ 29.8     (1 %)   $ 30.0     (1 %)
Cash Sweep % of Total Assets 4.6 %   4.8 %   (20bps)   5.7 %   (110bps)
Cash Sweep Balances Prior to NPH                  
Insured Cash Account Balances $ 21.7     $ 22.5     (4 %)   $ 22.0     (1 %)
Deposit Cash Account Balances 3.8     4.0     (5 %)   4.2     (10 %)
Money Market Account Cash Balances 2.1     2.3     (9 %)   3.8     (45 %)
Total Cash Sweep Balances $ 27.6     $ 28.8     (4 %)   $ 30.0     (8 %)
Cash Sweep % of Total Assets 4.8 %   5.0 %   (20bps)   5.7 %   (90bps)
                   
Cash Sweep Average Fees                  
Insured Cash Account Average Fee - bps(17) 152     132     20     88     64  
Deposit Cash Account Fee Average Fee - bps(17) 150     113     37     62     88  
Money Market Account Average Fee - bps(17) 71     69     2     53     18  
Total Cash Sweep Average Fee - bps(17) 144     124     20     80     64  


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Monthly Metrics (1)
(Dollars in billions, except where noted)
(Unaudited)

    March 2018   February 2018   Feb to Mar Change   January 2018   December 2017
Assets Served                    
Advisory Assets(4)   $ 283.5     $ 284.3     (0.3 %)   $ 284.2     $ 273.0  
Brokerage Assets(5)   364.1     366.6     (0.7 %)   352.3     342.1  
Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets   $ 647.5     $ 650.9     (0.5 %)   $ 636.5     $ 615.1  
                     
Assets Served Prior to NPH                    
Advisory Assets(4)   $ 269.8     $ 270.6     (0.3 %)   $ 276.0     $ 265.2  
Brokerage Assets(5)   308.4     313.6     (1.7 %)   322.4     315.5  
Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets   $ 578.1     $ 584.2     (1.0 %)   $ 598.4     $ 580.7  
                     
Net New Assets                    
Net New Advisory Assets(10)   $ 1.7     $ 8.4     n/m   $ 3.0     $ 10.0  
Net New Brokerage Assets(11)   2.1     23.0     n/m   0.7     25.6  
Total Net New Assets   $ 3.8     $ 31.4     n/m   $ 3.7     $ 35.6  
Net Brokerage to Advisory Conversions(12)   $ 0.7     $ 0.8     n/m   $ 1.0     $ 0.7  
                     
Net New Assets Prior to NPH                    
Net New Advisory Assets(10)   $ 1.7     $ 2.5     n/m   $ 2.8     $ 2.4  
Net New Brokerage Assets(11)   (1.6 )   (0.9 )   n/m   (1.6 )   (0.9 )
Total Net New Assets   $ 0.1     $ 1.6     n/m   $ 1.2     $ 1.5  
                     
Cash Sweep Balances                    
Insured Cash Account Balances   $ 22.6     $ 22.6     %   $ 22.2     $ 22.9  
Deposit Cash Account Balances   4.2     4.1     2.4 %   4.0     4.2  
Money Market Account Cash Balances   2.9     3.0     (3.3 %)   2.5     2.7  
Total Client Cash Sweep Balances   $ 29.6     $ 29.7     (0.3 %)   $ 28.7     $ 29.8  
                     
Cash Sweep Balances Prior to NPH                    
Insured Cash Account Balances   $ 21.7     $ 21.8     (0.5 %)   $ 21.7     $ 22.5  
Deposit Cash Account Balances   3.8     3.8     %   3.8     4.0  
Money Market Account Cash Balances   2.1     2.2     (4.5 %)   2.2     2.3  
Total Client Cash Sweep Balances   $ 27.6     $ 27.7     (0.4 %)   $ 27.7     $ 28.8  
                     
Market Indices                    
S&P 500 Index (end of period)   2,641     2,714     (2.7 %)   2,824     2,674  
Fed Funds Effective Rate (average bps)   151     142     9bps   142     130  


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Financial Measures (1)
(Dollars in thousands, except where noted)
(Unaudited)

  Q1 2018   Q4 2017   % Change   Q1 2017   % Change
Commission Revenue by Product                  
Variable annuities $ 200,043     $ 174,209     15 %   $ 166,796     20 %
Mutual funds 153,745     137,316     12 %   131,474     17 %
Alternative investments 5,567     6,547     (15 %)   7,171     (22 %)
Fixed annuities 34,055     32,054     6 %   36,912     (8 %)
Equities 23,601     20,659     14 %   21,974     7 %
Fixed income 30,324     26,373     15 %   27,495     10 %
Insurance 18,494     19,998     (8 %)   17,722     4 %
Group annuities 8,894     8,638     3 %   11,479     (23 %)
Other 88     149     (41 %)   141     (38 %)
Total commission revenue $ 474,811     $ 425,943     11 %   $ 421,164     13 %
                   
Commission Revenue by Sales-based and Trailing Commission            
Sales-based commissions                  
Variable annuities $ 53,902     $ 51,523     5 %   $ 50,925     6 %
Mutual funds 37,057     32,318     15 %   36,461     2 %
Alternative investments 1,830     2,940     (38 %)   5,154     (64 %)
Fixed annuities 28,337     26,767     6 %   32,094     (12 %)
Equities 23,601     20,659     14 %   21,974     7 %
Fixed income 24,355     20,548     19 %   21,902     11 %
Insurance 16,865     18,512     (9 %)   16,146     4 %
Group annuities 1,198     636     88 %   1,780     (33 %)
Other 88     149     (41 %)   141     (38 %)
Total sales-based commissions $ 187,233     $ 174,052     8 %   $ 186,577     %
Trailing commissions                  
Variable annuities $ 146,141     $ 122,686     19 %   $ 115,871     26 %
Mutual funds 116,688     104,998     11 %   95,013     23 %
Alternative investments 3,737     3,607     4 %   2,017     85 %
Fixed annuities 5,718     5,287     8 %   4,818     19 %
Fixed income 5,969     5,825     2 %   5,593     7 %
Insurance 1,629     1,486     10 %   1,576     3 %
Group annuities 7,696     8,002     (4 %)   9,699     (21 %)
Total trailing commissions $ 287,578     $ 251,891     14 %   $ 234,587     23 %
Total commission revenue $ 474,811     $ 425,943     11 %   $ 421,164     13 %


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Financial Measures (1)
(Dollars in thousands, except where noted)
(Unaudited)

  Q1 2018   Q4 2017   Change   Q1 2017   Change
Payout Rate                  
Base Payout Rate 82.60 %   82.56 %   4bps   82.99 %   (39bps)
Production Based Bonuses 2.05 %   3.28 %   (123bps)   1.72 %   33bps
GDC Sensitive Payout 84.65 %   85.84 %   (119bps)   84.71 %   (6bps)
Non-GDC Sensitive Payout 0.25 %   1.17 %   (92bps)   1.18 %   (93bps)
Total Payout Ratio 84.90 %   87.01 %   (211bps)   85.89 %   (99bps)
Production Based Bonuses Ratio (Trailing Twelve Months) 2.73 %   2.65 %   8bps   2.65 %   8bps


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Capital Management Measures (1)
(Dollars in thousands, except where noted)
(Unaudited)

  Q1 2018   Q4 2017
Credit Agreement EBITDA Trailing Twelve Months(1)(18)      
Net income $ 284,204     $ 238,863  
Non-operating interest expense 111,296     107,025  
Provision for income taxes 125,021     125,707  
Loss on extinguishment of debt 1,268     22,407  
Depreciation and amortization 84,025     84,071  
Amortization of intangible assets 42,024     38,293  
EBITDA(1) $ 647,838     $ 616,366  
Credit Agreement Adjustments:      
Employee share-based compensation expense $ 19,790     $ 19,413  
Advisor share-based compensation expense 9,358     9,109  
NPH run-rate EBITDA accretion(19) 90,000     42,500  
Realized NPH EBITDA Offset(20) (4,500 )   2,100  
NPH onboarding costs 67,516     31,831  
Other(21) 20,769     24,017  
Credit Agreement EBITDA Trailing Twelve Months(1)(18) $ 850,771     $ 745,336  
       
Cash Available for Corporate Use(22)      
Cash at Parent $ 429,715     $ 387,446  
Excess Cash at Broker-Dealer subsidiary per Credit Agreement 36,342     44,031  
Other Available Cash 8,237     7,996  
Total Cash Available for Corporate Use $ 474,294     $ 439,473  
       
Credit Agreement Net Leverage      
Total Debt (does not include unamortized premium) $ 2,392,500     $ 2,396,250  
Cash Available (up to $300 million) 300,000     300,000  
Credit Agreement Net Debt $ 2,092,500     $ 2,096,250  
Credit Agreement EBITDA Trailing Twelve Months(18) $ 850,771     $ 745,336  
Credit Agreement Net Leverage Ratio 2.46 x   2.81 x


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Debt Schedule (1)
(Dollars in thousands, except where noted)
(Unaudited)

Total Debt   Outstanding (end of period)   Current Applicable
Margin
  Yield At Issuance   Interest Rate (end of period)   Maturity
Revolving Credit Facility(a)   $     LIBOR+125bps(b)       %   9/21/2022
Senior Secured Term Loan B   1,492,500     LIBOR+225 bps(b)       4.56 %   9/21/2024
Senior Unsecured Notes(c)   500,000     5.75% Fixed   5.750 %   5.75 %   9/15/2025
Senior Unsecured Notes(c)   400,000   (d) 5.75% Fixed   5.115 %   5.75 %   9/15/2025
Total / Weighted Average   $ 2,392,500             5.01 %    

(a)  The Revolving Credit Facility has a borrowing capacity of $500 million.
(b)  The LIBOR rate option is one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR rate and subject to an interest rate floor of 0 basis points.
(c)  The Senior Unsecured Notes were issued in two separate transactions; $500 million in notes were issued in March 2017 at par; the remaining $400 million were issued in September 2017 and priced at 103% of the aggregate principal amount.
(d)  Does not include unamortized premium of approximately $11.2 million as of March 31, 2018.


LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Key Business and Financial Metrics (1)
(Dollars in thousands, except where noted)
(Unaudited)

  Q1 2018   Q4 2017   Change   Q1 2017   Change
Advisors                  
Advisors 16,067     15,210     6 %   14,354     12 %
Net New Advisors 857     957     n/m     (23 )   n/m  
Annualized commission and advisory fees per Advisor(23) $ 230     $ 218     6 %   $ 209     10 %
Average Total Assets per Advisor ($ in millions)(24) $ 40.3     $ 40.4     %   $ 36.9     9 %
Transition assistance loan amortization($ in millions)(25) $ 16.8     $ 14.5     16 %   $ 13.6     24 %
Total client accounts (in millions) 5.3     4.8     10 %   4.6     15 %
                   
Employees - period end 3,838     3,736     3 %   3,306     16 %
                   
Productivity Metrics                  
Annualized Advisory Revenue as a percentage of Corporate Advisory Assets 1.06 %   1.04 %   2 bps   1.04 %   2 bps
Gross Profit ROA(26) 28.8 bps   27.5 bps   1.3 bps   28.7 bps   0.1 bps
OPEX ROA(27) 19.5 bps   20.1 bps   (0.6 bps)   19.4 bps   0.1 bps
EBIT ROA(28) 9.3 bps   7.4 bps   1.9 bps   9.3 bps   bps
Production Retention Rate (YTD annualized)(29) 96.2 %   95.0 %   120 bps   95.4 %   80 bps
Recurring Gross Profit Rate (trailing twelve months) (30) 83.9 %   82.6 %   130 bps   80.9 %   300 bps
EBITDA as a percentage of Gross Profit 39.5 %   34.5 %   500 bps   40.4 %   (90 bps)
                   
Productivity Metrics Prior to NPH                  
Gross Profit ROA(26) 30.0 bps   27.8 bps   2.2 bps   28.7 bps   1.3 bps
OPEX ROA(26) 17.5 bps   18.0 bps   (0.5 bps)   19.4 bps   (1.9 bps)
EBIT ROA(27) 12.5 bps   9.8 bps   2.7 bps   9.3 bps   3.2 bps
EBITDA as a percentage of Gross Profit 48.4 %   42.6 %   580 bps   40.4 %   800 bps
                   
Capital Allocation per Share(31)
(in millions, except per share data)
                 
Share Repurchases $ 60.8     $ 30.0     103 %   $ 22.5     170 %
Dividends 22.6     22.5     %   22.6     %
Total Capital Allocated $ 83.4     $ 52.5     59 %   $ 45.1     85 %
Weighted-average Share Count, Diluted 92.8     92.4     %   92.0     1 %
Total Capital Allocated per Share(31) $ 0.90     $ 0.57     58 %   $ 0.49     84 %


Endnote Disclosures

(1)  The information presented on pages 9-18 includes non-GAAP financial measures and operational and performance metrics. For more information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on page 3.
(2)  Other asset-based revenues consist of revenues from the Company's sponsorship programs with financial product manufacturers and omnibus processing and networking services, but does not include fees from cash sweep programs. Other asset-based revenues are a component of asset-based revenues and are derived from the Company's Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
(3)  Core G&A is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see a description of Core G&A under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on page 3 of this release for additional information. Below is a reconciliation of Core G&A against the Company’s total operating expense for the periods presented:

  Q1 2018   Q4 2017   Q1 2017
Operating Expense Reconciliation (in thousands)          
Core G&A $ 201,039     $ 194,607     $ 177,026  
Regulatory charges 6,440     5,433     5,270  
Promotional 67,427     60,066     36,654  
Employee share-based compensation 5,606     4,212     5,229  
Total G&A 280,512     264,318     224,179  
Commissions and advisory 761,697     697,725     645,063  
Depreciation & amortization 20,701     20,138     20,747  
Amortization of intangible assets 13,222     9,997     9,491  
Brokerage, clearing and exchange 15,877     15,480     14,186  
Total operating expense $ 1,092,009     $ 1,007,658     $ 913,666  

(4)  Consists of total advisory assets under custody at the Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary LPL Financial LLC (“LPL Financial”).
(5)  Consists of brokerage assets serviced by advisors licensed with LPL Financial.
(6)  Consists of total assets on LPL Financial's corporate advisory platform serviced by investment advisor representatives of LPL Financial.
(7)  Consists of total assets on LPL Financial's independent advisory platform serviced by investment advisor representatives of separate investment advisor firms ("Hybrid RIAs"), rather than of LPL Financial.
(8)  Centrally Managed Assets represents those Advisory Assets in LPL Financial’s Model Wealth Portfolios, Optimum Market Portfolios, Personal Wealth Portfolios, and Guided Wealth Portfolios platforms.
(9)  Total Retirement Assets are a component of Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets. This measure does not include additional retirement plan assets custodied with third parties, estimated to be $140 billion as of March 31, 2018.
(10)  Consists of total client deposits into advisory accounts less total client withdrawals from advisory accounts. The Company considers conversions from and to brokerage accounts as deposits and withdrawals respectively.
(11)  Consists of total client deposits into brokerage accounts less total client withdrawals from brokerage accounts. The Company considers conversions from and to advisory accounts as deposits and withdrawals respectively.
(12)  Consists of existing custodied assets that converted from brokerage to advisory, less existing custodied assets that converted from advisory to brokerage.
(13)  Calculated as annualized current period net new assets divided by preceding period assets in their respective categories of advisory assets or total brokerage and advisory assets.
(14)  Consists of total client deposits into advisory accounts on LPL Financial's corporate advisory platform (FN 6) less total client withdrawals from advisory accounts on its corporate advisory platform.
(15)  Consists of total client deposits into advisory accounts on LPL Financial's independent advisory platform (FN 7) less total client withdrawals from advisory accounts on its independent advisory platform.
(16)  Consists of total client deposits into Centrally Managed Assets accounts (FN 8) less total client withdrawals from Centrally Managed Assets accounts.
(17)  Calculated by dividing revenue for the period by the average balance during the period.
(18)  Under the Credit Agreement, management calculates Credit Agreement EBITDA for a trailing twelve month period at the end of each fiscal quarter.
(19)  Represents estimated potential future cost savings, operating expense reductions or other synergies included in Credit Agreement EBITDA in accordance with the Credit Agreement relating to the acquisition of NPH.  Such amounts do not represent actual performance and there can be no assurance that any such cost savings, operating expense reductions or other synergies will be realized.
(20)  Represents the portion of Credit Agreement EBITDA that management estimates to be attributable to the NPH Acquisition, which is added back to offset NPH run-rate EBITDA accretion, in accordance with the Credit Agreement.
(21)  Represents items that are adjustable in accordance with the Credit Agreement to calculate Credit Agreement EBITDA, including employee severance costs, employee signing costs, employee retention or completion bonuses, and other non-recurring costs.
(22)  Consists of cash unrestricted by the Credit Agreement and other regulations available for operating, investing, and financing uses.
(23)  Calculated based on the average advisor count from the current period and prior period.
(24)  Calculated based on the end of period Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets divided by end of period Advisor count.
(25)  Represents the amortization expense amount of forgivable loans from transition assistance paid to advisors and financial institutions.
(26)  Represents annualized Gross Profit (FN 1) for the period, divided by average month-end Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets for the period.  Prior to Q4 2017, Management calculated Gross Profit ROA by dividing annualized Gross Profit for the period by Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets at the end of the period. Amounts in this release reflect this new methodology.
(27)  Represents annualized operating expenses for the period, excluding production-related expense, divided by average month-end Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets for the period. Production-related expense includes commissions and advisory expense and brokerage, clearing and exchange expense. For purposes of this metric, operating expenses includes Core G&A (FN 3), Regulatory, Promotional, Employee Share Based Compensation, Depreciation & Amortization, and Amortization of Intangible Assets.  Prior to Q4 2017, Management calculated OPEX ROA by dividing annualized operating expenses for the period by Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets at the end of the period. Amounts in this release reflect this new methodology.
(28)  EBIT ROA is calculated as Gross Profit ROA less OPEX ROA.
(29)  Reflects retention of commission and advisory revenues, calculated by deducting the prior year production of the annualized year-to-date attrition rate, over the prior year total production.
(30)  Recurring Gross Profit Rate refers to the percentage of the Company’s gross profit, a non-GAAP financial measure, that was recurring for the period presented. Management tracks recurring gross profit, a characterization of gross profit and a statistical measure, which is defined to include the Company’s revenues from asset-based fees, advisory fees, trailing commissions, cash sweep programs, and certain other fees that are based upon client accounts and advisors, less the expenses associated with such revenues and certain other recurring expenses not specifically associated with a revenue line. Management allocates such other recurring expenses, such as non-GDC sensitive production expenses, on a pro-rata basis against specific revenue lines at its discretion.
(31)  Capital Allocation per Share equals the amount of capital allocated for share repurchases and cash dividends divided by the diluted weighted-average shares outstanding.
(32)  EPS prior to amortization of intangible assets is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see a description of EPS prior to amortization of intangible assets under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on page 3 of this release for additional information. Below is a reconciliation of EPS, prior to amortization of intangible assets against the Company’s GAAP EPS for the periods presented:

EPS Reconciliation (in thousands, except per share data) Q1 2018
EPS $ 1.01  
Amortization of Intangible Assets $ 13,222  
Tax Benefit (3,702 )
Amortization of Intangible Assets Net of Tax Benefit $ 9,520  
Diluted Share Count 92,784  
EPS Impact $ 0.10  
EPS Prior to Amortization of Intangible Assets $ 1.11  

 

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