Full Year Overview
- Total Revenues of $1.03 billion, an increase of 3% from a year
ago
- GAAP Pretax Income of $201 million and Adjusted Pretax Income
of $221 million
- GAAP Diluted EPS of $3.51 and Adjusted EPS of $3.92
Fourth Quarter Overview
- Total Revenues of $280 million, a decrease of 11% from a year
ago
- GAAP Pretax Income of $60 million and Adjusted Pretax Income of
$61 million
- GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.95 and Adjusted EPS of $1.08
2022 Investments and Capital Management
- 9% increase in Company-wide headcount
- 2.2 million share equivalents repurchased; record open market
repurchases of 1.7 million shares
- $223 million of cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments at year end and had no funded debt
Paul J. Taubman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We
are pleased with our 2022 financial performance, delivering
year-over-year revenue growth. These results were achieved in a
difficult market environment as our integrated capabilities enabled
us to serve our clients with differentiated insights and expertise.
Across all of our businesses, we delivered strong relative
performance. As before, we remain confident in our future growth
prospects.”
PJT Partners Inc. (the “Company” or “PJT Partners”) (NYSE: PJT)
today announced its financial results for the full year and quarter
ended December 31, 2022.
Revenues
The following table sets forth revenues for the three months and
year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2022
2021
% Change
2022
2021
% Change
(Dollars in Millions)
Revenues
Advisory
$
230.8
$
232.6
(1%)
$
823.5
$
762.7
8%
Placement
43.4
79.1
(45%)
192.9
216.7
(11%)
Interest Income & Other
5.8
1.6
263%
9.1
12.5
(27%)
Total Revenues
$
280.0
$
313.3
(11%)
$
1,025.5
$
991.9
3%
Year Ended
Total Revenues increased to $1.03 billion for the year, up 3%
from $992 million for the prior year.
Advisory Revenues increased to $823 million for the year, up 8%
from $763 million for the prior year, principally due to an
increase in restructuring revenues.
Placement Revenues decreased to $193 million for the year, down
11% from $217 million for the prior year, due to a decrease in
corporate placement revenues.
Interest Income & Other decreased $3 million for the year
compared with the prior year principally due to a reduction in the
fair market value on certain equity securities received as part of
transaction compensation.
Three Months Ended
Total Revenues decreased to $280 million for the current
quarter, down 11% from $313 million for the prior year.
Advisory Revenues decreased to $231 million for the current
quarter, down 1% from $233 million for the prior year. Decreases in
strategic advisory and secondary advisory revenues were almost
entirely offset by an increase in restructuring revenues.
Placement Revenues decreased to $43 million for the current
quarter, down 45% from $79 million for the prior year, principally
due to a decrease in corporate placement revenues.
Interest Income & Other increased $4 million for the current
quarter compared with the prior year principally due to more
favorable foreign currency rates.
Expenses
The following tables set forth information relating to the
Company’s expenses for the three months and year ended December 31,
2022 and 2021:
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2021
GAAP
As Adjusted
GAAP
As Adjusted
(Dollars in Millions)
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits
$
669.1
$
657.4
$
640.0
$
625.2
% of Revenues
65.2
%
64.1
%
64.5
%
63.0
%
Non-Compensation
$
154.9
$
147.6
$
132.5
$
124.5
% of Revenues
15.1
%
14.4
%
13.4
%
12.5
%
Total Expenses
$
824.0
$
805.0
$
772.5
$
749.6
% of Revenues
80.4
%
78.5
%
77.9
%
75.6
%
Pretax Income
$
201.5
$
220.5
$
219.4
$
242.3
% of Revenues
19.6
%
21.5
%
22.1
%
24.4
%
Three Months Ended December
31,
2022
2021
GAAP
As Adjusted
GAAP
As Adjusted
(Dollars in Millions)
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits
$
180.2
$
180.2
$
205.2
$
201.0
% of Revenues
64.4
%
64.4
%
65.5
%
64.2
%
Non-Compensation
$
39.7
$
38.5
$
33.3
$
31.3
% of Revenues
14.2
%
13.7
%
10.6
%
10.0
%
Total Expenses
$
220.0
$
218.7
$
238.4
$
232.3
% of Revenues
78.6
%
78.1
%
76.1
%
74.1
%
Pretax Income
$
60.0
$
61.3
$
74.8
$
81.0
% of Revenues
21.4
%
21.9
%
23.9
%
25.9
%
Compensation and Benefits
Expense
Year Ended
GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense was $669 million for the
year compared with $640 million for the prior year. Adjusted
Compensation and Benefits Expense was $657 million for the year
compared with $625 million for the prior year. The adjusted
compensation accrual rate was 64.1% compared with 63.0% for the
prior year.
Three Months Ended
GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense was $180 million for the
quarter compared with $205 million for the prior year. Adjusted
Compensation and Benefits Expense was also $180 million for the
current quarter compared with $201 million for the prior year.
Non-Compensation Expense
Year Ended
GAAP Non-Compensation Expense was $155 million for the year
compared with $132 million for the prior year. Adjusted
Non-Compensation Expense was $148 million for the year compared
with $124 million for the prior year.
The increase in GAAP and Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense was
principally due to an additional $16 million in Travel and Related
resulting from increased levels of business travel. Excluding
Travel and Related, GAAP and Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense
increased 5% and 6%, respectively, compared with prior year
results.
Three Months Ended
GAAP Non-Compensation Expense was $40 million for the current
quarter compared with $33 million for the prior year. Adjusted
Non-Compensation Expense was $38 million for the current quarter
compared with $31 million for the prior year.
The increase in GAAP and Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense was
principally due to an additional $3.6 million in Travel and Related
resulting from increased levels of business travel and an
additional $2.4 million in Professional Fees.
Provision for Taxes
As of December 31, 2022, PJT Partners Inc. owned 62.4% of PJT
Partners Holdings LP. PJT Partners Inc. is subject to corporate
U.S. federal and state income tax while PJT Partners Holdings LP is
subject to New York City unincorporated business tax and other
entity-level taxes imposed by certain state and foreign
jurisdictions. Please refer to Note 11. “Stockholders’ Equity” in
the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in “Part II. Item
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for
further information about the corporate ownership structure. The
effective tax rate for GAAP Net Income for the three months ended
December 31, 2022 and 2021 was 23.2% and 14.3%, respectively. The
effective tax rate for GAAP Net Income for the years ended December
31, 2022 and 2021 was 18.2% and 13.4%, respectively.
In calculating Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted, the Company
has assumed that all outstanding Class A partnership units in PJT
Partners Holdings LP (“Partnership Units”) (excluding the unvested
partnership units that have yet to satisfy certain market
conditions) have been exchanged into shares of the Company’s Class
A common stock, subjecting all of the Company’s income to
corporate-level tax.
The effective tax rate for Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted for
the year ended December 31, 2022 was 26.0% compared with 22.3% for
the prior year. The tax rate increase was primarily due to a lesser
tax benefit received from the delivery of vested shares at values
in excess of the original grant prices.
Capital Management and Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2022, the Company held cash, cash equivalents
and short-term investments of $223 million and had no funded
debt.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased
1.7 million shares of Class A common stock in the open market,
exchanged 250 thousand Partnership Units for shares of Class A
common stock, exchanged 226 thousand Partnership Units for cash and
net share settled 275 thousand shares of Class A common stock to
satisfy employee tax obligations. During the fourth quarter 2022,
the Company repurchased 124 thousand shares of Class A common stock
in the open market, exchanged 38 thousand Partnership Units for
cash and net share settled 15 thousand shares of Class A common
stock to satisfy employee tax obligations.
In total during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company
repurchased 2.2 million share equivalents at an average price of
$66.02 per share. During the fourth quarter 2022, the Company
repurchased 177 thousand share equivalents at an average price of
$73.84 per share.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company’s remaining repurchase
authorization was $174 million.
The Company intends to repurchase 143 thousand Partnership Units
for cash on February 14, 2023 at a price to be determined by the
volume-weighted average price per share of the Company’s Class A
common stock on February 9, 2023.
Dividend
The Board of Directors of PJT Partners Inc. has declared a
quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share of Class A common stock. The
dividend will be paid on March 22, 2023 to Class A common
stockholders of record as of March 8, 2023.
Quarterly Investor Call Details
PJT Partners will host a conference call on February 7, 2023 at
8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its full year and fourth quarter 2022
results. The conference call can be accessed via the internet at
www.pjtpartners.com or by dialing +1 (888) 254-3590 (U.S. domestic)
or +1 (720) 543-0214 (international), passcode 4189218. For those
unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available
following the call at www.pjtpartners.com.
About PJT Partners
PJT Partners is a premier global advisory-focused investment
bank. We offer a unique portfolio of advisory services designed to
help our clients achieve their strategic objectives. Our team of
senior professionals delivers a range of strategic advisory,
capital markets advisory, restructuring and special situations and
shareholder advisory services to corporations, financial sponsors,
institutional investors and governments around the world. We also
provide private fund advisory and fundraising services for
alternative investment strategies, including private equity, real
estate, hedge funds and private credit. To learn more about PJT
Partners, please visit our website at www.pjtpartners.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain material presented herein contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking
statements include certain information concerning future results of
operations, business strategies, acquisitions, financing plans,
competitive position, potential growth opportunities, potential
operating performance improvements, the effects of competition and
the effects of future legislation or regulations. Forward-looking
statements include all statements that are not historical facts and
can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
the words “believe,” “expect,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “intend,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,”
“may,” “might,” “should,” “could” or the negative of these terms or
similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor
assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on
our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions regarding the
future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections,
anticipated events and trends, the economy, and other future
conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the
future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, and
changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict, many of
which are outside our control. Our actual results and financial
condition may differ materially from those indicated in the
forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not place undue
reliance upon any of these forward-looking statements. Important
factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition
to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking
statements include, among others, the following: (a) changes in
governmental regulations and policies; (b) cyberattacks, security
vulnerabilities, and internet disruptions, including breaches of
data security and privacy leaks, data loss, and business
interruptions; (c) failure of our computer systems or communication
systems during a catastrophic event, including as a result of the
increased use of remote work environments and virtual platforms;
(d) the impact of catastrophic events on the U.S. and the global
economy, including business disruptions, pandemics, reductions in
employment and an increase in business failures; (e) the impact of
catastrophic events on our employees and our ability to provide
services to our clients and respond to their needs; (f) the failure
of third-party service providers to perform their functions; and
(g) volatility in the political and economic environment, including
as a result of inflation and rising interest rates.
Any of these factors, as well as such other factors discussed in
the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as such factors
may be updated from time to time in the Company’s periodic filings
with the SEC, accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, could
cause the Company’s results to differ materially from those
expressed in forward-looking statements. There may be other risks
and uncertainties that the Company is unable to predict at this
time or that are not currently expected to have a material adverse
effect on its business. Any such risks could cause the Company’s
results to differ materially from those expressed in
forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following represent key performance measures that management
uses in making resource allocation and/or compensation decisions.
These measures should not be considered substitutes for, or
superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
Management believes the following non-GAAP measures, when
presented together with comparable GAAP measures, are useful to
investors in understanding the Company’s operating results:
Adjusted Pretax Income; Adjusted Net Income; Adjusted Net Income,
If-Converted, in total and on a per-share basis (referred to as
“Adjusted EPS”); Adjusted Compensation and Benefits Expense and
Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense. These non-GAAP measures,
presented and discussed in this earnings release, remove the
significant accounting impact of: (a) transaction-related
compensation expense, including expense related to Partnership
Units with both time-based vesting and market conditions as well as
equity-based and cash awards granted in connection with the
acquisition of CamberView Partners Holdings, LLC (“CamberView”);
(b) intangible asset amortization associated with Blackstone Inc.’s
(“Blackstone”) initial public offering (“IPO”), the acquisition of
PJT Capital LP, and the acquisition of CamberView; and (c) the net
change to the amount the Company has agreed to pay Blackstone
related to the net realized cash benefit from certain
compensation-related tax deductions. Reconciliations of the
non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures
and further detail regarding the adjustments are provided in the
Appendix.
To help investors understand the effect of the Company’s
ownership structure on its Adjusted Net Income, the Company has
presented Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted. This measure
illustrates the impact of taxes on Adjusted Pretax Income, assuming
all Partnership Units (excluding the unvested Partnership Units
that have yet to satisfy certain market conditions) were exchanged
for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, resulting in all
of the Company’s income becoming subject to corporate-level tax,
considering both current and deferred income tax effects. This tax
rate excludes a number of adjustments, including the tax benefits
of the adjustments for transaction-related compensation expense and
amortization expense.
Appendix
GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Data
(unaudited)
Summary of Shares Outstanding (unaudited)
Footnotes
PJT Partners Inc.
GAAP Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except
Share and Per Share Data)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Revenues
Advisory
$
230,784
$
232,599
$
823,496
$
762,723
Placement
43,405
79,081
192,890
216,692
Interest Income and Other
5,764
1,586
9,119
12,530
Total Revenues
279,953
313,266
1,025,505
991,945
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits
180,242
205,174
669,141
640,040
Occupancy and Related
9,422
8,898
35,253
34,686
Travel and Related
7,726
4,094
25,197
9,073
Professional Fees
5,548
3,193
27,200
27,209
Communications and Information
Services
4,078
4,512
16,897
18,060
Depreciation and Amortization
3,319
4,215
15,475
15,750
Other Expenses
9,625
8,341
34,871
27,678
Total Expenses
219,960
238,427
824,034
772,496
Income Before Provision for Taxes
59,993
74,839
201,471
219,449
Provision for Taxes
13,923
10,721
36,699
29,494
Net Income
46,070
64,118
164,772
189,955
Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling
Interests
21,496
29,222
74,238
83,787
Net Income Attributable to PJT Partners
Inc.
$
24,574
$
34,896
$
90,534
$
106,168
Net Income Per Share of Class A Common
Stock
Basic
$
0.97
$
1.40
$
3.61
$
4.25
Diluted
$
0.95
$
1.32
$
3.51
$
3.99
Weighted-Average Shares of Class A Common
Stock Outstanding
Basic
25,213,986
24,898,355
25,077,835
24,959,382
Diluted
26,974,129
42,117,482
26,616,640
42,358,705
PJT Partners Inc.
Reconciliations of GAAP to
Non-GAAP Financial Data (unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except
Share and Per Share Data)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021
GAAP Net Income
$
46,070
$
64,118
$
164,772
$
189,955
Less: GAAP Provision for Taxes
13,923
10,721
36,699
29,494
GAAP Pretax Income
59,993
74,839
201,471
219,449
Adjustments to GAAP Pretax
Income
Transaction-Related Compensation
Expense(1)
19
4,162
11,765
14,888
Amortization of Intangible Assets(2)
1,230
1,927
6,506
7,777
Spin-Off-Related Payable Due to
Blackstone(3)
33
64
804
199
Adjusted Pretax Income
61,275
80,992
220,546
242,313
Adjusted Taxes(4)
13,814
14,099
40,020
35,087
Adjusted Net Income
47,461
66,893
180,526
207,226
If-Converted Adjustments
Less: Adjusted Taxes(4)
(13,814
)
(14,099
)
(40,020
)
(35,087
)
Add: If-Converted Taxes(5)
16,121
17,007
57,264
54,073
Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted
$
45,154
$
63,985
$
163,282
$
188,240
GAAP Net Income Per Share of Class A
Common Stock
Basic
$
0.97
$
1.40
$
3.61
$
4.25
Diluted
$
0.95
$
1.32
$
3.51
$
3.99
GAAP Weighted-Average Shares of Class A
Common Stock Outstanding
Basic
25,213,986
24,898,355
25,077,835
24,959,382
Diluted
26,974,129
42,117,482
26,616,640
42,358,705
Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted Per
Share
$
1.08
$
1.52
$
3.92
$
4.44
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding,
If-Converted
41,812,119
42,120,075
41,663,773
42,363,237
PJT Partners Inc.
Reconciliations of GAAP to
Non-GAAP Financial Data – continued (unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021
GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense
$
180,242
$
205,174
$
669,141
$
640,040
Transaction-Related Compensation
Expense(1)
(19
)
(4,162
)
(11,765
)
(14,888
)
Adjusted Compensation and Benefits
Expense
$
180,223
$
201,012
$
657,376
$
625,152
Non-Compensation Expenses
Occupancy and Related
$
9,422
$
8,898
$
35,253
$
34,686
Travel and Related
7,726
4,094
25,197
9,073
Professional Fees
5,548
3,193
27,200
27,209
Communications and Information
Services
4,078
4,512
16,897
18,060
Depreciation and Amortization
3,319
4,215
15,475
15,750
Other Expenses
9,625
8,341
34,871
27,678
GAAP Non-Compensation Expense
39,718
33,253
154,893
132,456
Amortization of Intangible Assets(2)
(1,230
)
(1,927
)
(6,506
)
(7,777
)
Spin-Off-Related Payable Due to
Blackstone(3)
(33
)
(64
)
(804
)
(199
)
Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense
$
38,455
$
31,262
$
147,583
$
124,480
PJT Partners Inc. Summary of Shares Outstanding
(unaudited)
The following table provides a summary of weighted-average
shares outstanding for the three months and year ended December 31,
2022 and 2021 for both basic and diluted shares. The table also
provides a reconciliation to If-Converted Shares Outstanding
assuming that all Partnership Units and unvested PJT Partners Inc.
restricted stock units (“RSUs”) were converted to shares of the
Company’s Class A common stock:
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding -
GAAP
Basic Shares Outstanding, GAAP
25,213,986
24,898,355
25,077,835
24,959,382
Dilutive Impact of Unvested RSUs(6)
1,760,143
1,942,167
1,538,805
1,680,900
Dilutive Impact of Partnership
Units(7)
—
15,276,960
—
15,718,423
Diluted Shares Outstanding, GAAP
26,974,129
42,117,482
26,616,640
42,358,705
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding -
If-Converted
Basic Shares Outstanding, GAAP
25,213,986
24,898,355
25,077,835
24,959,382
Unvested RSUs(8)
1,760,143
1,944,760
1,540,744
1,685,432
Partnership Units(7)
14,837,990
15,276,960
15,045,194
15,718,423
If-Converted Shares Outstanding
41,812,119
42,120,075
41,663,773
42,363,237
As of December 31,
2022
2021
Fully-Diluted Shares Outstanding(9)
43,599,438
43,798,482
As of December 31, 2022, 1.1 million Partnership Units and 1.5
million RSUs that have yet to satisfy certain market conditions
were excluded from any share count calculations.
Of the total 2.6 million share equivalents subject to market
conditions, 1.3 million require the Company to achieve a dividend
adjusted volume-weighted average share price over any consecutive
20-day trading period (“20-day VWAP”) of $100 prior to February 26,
2027. The remaining 1.3 million vest ratably upon the Company
achieving a 20-day VWAP between $100 and $130 prior to February 26,
2027. The awards are also subject to a five year service based
vesting requirement, with 20% vesting per annum.
Footnotes
(1)
This adjustment adds back to GAAP
Pretax Income transaction-related compensation expense for
Partnership Units with both time-based vesting and market
conditions as well as equity-based and cash awards granted in
connection with the acquisition of CamberView.
(2)
This adjustment adds back to GAAP
Pretax Income amounts for the amortization of intangible assets
that are associated with Blackstone’s IPO, the acquisition of PJT
Capital LP on October 1, 2015 and the acquisition of CamberView on
October 1, 2018.
(3)
This adjustment adds back to GAAP
Pretax Income the net change to the amount the Company has agreed
to pay Blackstone related to the net realized cash benefit from
certain compensation-related tax deductions. Such amounts are
reflected in Other Expenses in the Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations.
(4)
Represents taxes on Adjusted
Pretax Income, considering both current and deferred income tax
effects for the current ownership structure.
(5)
Represents taxes on Adjusted
Pretax Income, assuming all Partnership Units (excluding the
unvested Partnership Units that have yet to satisfy market
conditions) were exchanged for shares of the Company’s Class A
common stock, resulting in all of the Company’s income becoming
subject to corporate-level tax, considering both current and
deferred income tax effects. This tax rate excludes a number of
adjustments, including the tax benefits of the adjustments for
transaction-related compensation expense and amortization
expense.
(6)
Represents the dilutive impact
under the treasury method of unvested, non-participating RSUs that
have a remaining service requirement.
(7)
Represents the number of shares
assuming the conversion of all Partnership Units, excluding
Partnership Units that have yet to satisfy certain market
conditions.
(8)
Represents the dilutive impact of
unvested RSUs that have a remaining service requirement.
(9)
Assumes all Partnership Units and
unvested RSUs have been converted to shares of the Company’s Class
A common stock. As of December 31, 2022, 1.1 million Partnership
Units and 1.5 million RSUs that have yet to satisfy certain market
conditions were excluded from any share count calculations.
Note:
Amounts presented in tables above
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