TORONTO, November 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Excluding significant items,
second quarter earnings per common share of $0.23[(1)]
(All dollar amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless
otherwise indicated)
During the second quarter of fiscal 2019, the quarter ended
September 30, 2018, Canaccord Genuity
Group Inc. (Canaccord Genuity, the Company, TSX: CF) generated
$300.0 million in revenue. Excluding
significant items [(1)],the
Company recorded net income[(3)] of $28.9 million or net income of $26.3 million attributable to common
shareholders [(2) ](earnings
per common share of $0.23). Including
all significant items, on an IFRS basis, the Company recorded net
income[ (3)] of $13.1 million or net income attributable to
common shareholders [(2)] of
$10.6 million (earnings per common
share of $0.09).
"We are pleased to report our fourth consecutive quarter of
meaningful year-over-year earnings growth, driven by continued
strong financial and business performance," said Dan Daviau, President & CEO of Canaccord
Genuity Group Inc. "By growing contributions from our global wealth
management operations and continually strengthening market share in
our capital markets operations, we remain optimistic about the
opportunities for our business and our ability to deliver superior
returns for our shareholders."
Second Quarter of Fiscal 2019 vs. Second Quarter of Fiscal
2018
- Revenue of $300.0 million, an
increase of 56.6% or $108.5 million
from $191.5 million
- Excluding significant items, expenses of $261.9 million, an increase of 40.7% or
$75.7 million from $186.2
million [(1)]
- Expenses of $280.3 million, an
increase of 41.1% or $81.7 million
from $198.6 million
- Excluding significant items, diluted earnings per common share
(EPS) of $0.23 compared to earnings
per common share of $0.01[(1)]
- Excluding significant items, net
income [(3)] of $28.9 million compared to net
income[(3)] of $3.5
million [(1)]
- Net income[(3)] of $13.1
million compared to a net loss[
(3)] of $7.3
million
- Diluted EPS of $0.09 compared to
a loss per common share of $0.11
Second Quarter of Fiscal 2019 vs First Quarter of Fiscal
2019
- Revenue of $300.0 million, an
increase of 9.5% or $25.9 million
from $274.1 million
- Excluding significant items, expenses of $261.9 million, an increase of 7.0% or
$17.1 million from $244.8
million [(1)]
- Expenses of $280.3 million, an
increase of 11.1% or $28.1 million
from $252.2 million
- Excluding significant items, diluted EPS of $0.23 compared to diluted EPS of $0.19 [(1)]
- Excluding significant items, net
income [(3)] of $28.9 million compared to net
income[(3)] of $25.0
million[(1)]
- Net income[ (3)] of $13.1 million compared to a net
income[(3)] of $18.6
million
- Diluted EPS of $0.09 compared to
earnings per common share of $0.14
Year-to-Date Fiscal 2019 vs. Year-to-Date Fiscal 2018
(Six months Ended September 30,
2018 vs. Six Months Ended September
30, 2017)
- Revenue of $574.2 million, an
increase of 46.7% or $182.8 million
from $391.4 million
- Excluding significant items, expenses of $506.7 million, an increase of 32.2% or
$123.5 million from $383.2 million[(1)]
- Expenses of $532.5 million, an
increase of 33.1% or $132.3 million
from $400.2 million
- Excluding significant items, diluted EPS of $0.41 compared to diluted EPS of $0.00[(1)]
- Excluding significant items, net income[(3)] of
$53.9 million compared to net
income[ (3)] of $5.2 million[
(1)]
- Net income[(3)] of $31.8
million compared to a net
loss [(3)] of $9.8 million
- Diluted EPS of $0.23 compared to
a loss per common share of $0.16
Financial Condition at end of Second Quarter Fiscal 2019 vs.
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2018
- Cash and cash equivalents balance of $897.3 million, an increase of $34.5 million from $862.8
million
- Working capital of $604.8
million, an increase of $29.2
million from $575.6
million
- Total shareholders' equity of $798.1
million, a decrease of $43.3
million from $841.4
million
- Book value per diluted common share of $5.69, a decrease of $0.02 from $5.71[(4)]
- On November 13, 2018, the Board
of Directors approved a dividend of $0.01 per common share, payable on December 10, 2018, with a record date of
November 30, 2018.
- On November 13, 2018, the Board
of Directors approved the following cash dividends: $0.24281 per Series A Preferred Share payable on
December 31, 2018 with a record date
of December 14, 2018; and
$0.31206 per Series C Preferred Share
payable on December 31, 2018 with a
record date of December 14,
2018.
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
Corporate
- On August 10, 2018, the Company
announced the filing of a normal course issuer bid (NCIB) to
purchase common shares of the Company through the facilities of the
TSX and on the alternative Canadian trading systems during the
period from August 15, 2018 to
August 14, 2019. The purpose of
any purchases under this program is to enable the Company to
acquire shares for cancellation. The maximum number of shares
that may be repurchased represent 5.0% of the Company's outstanding
common shares at the time of filing the NCIB. During the six months
ended September 30, 2018, there were
152,200 shares purchased and cancelled under the NCIB which
commenced August 15, 2017 and ended
on August 14, 2018, as well as 26,700
shares that were purchased and cancelled under the current
NCIB.
- On August 10, 2018, the Company
completed its previously announced acquisition of an additional 30%
of the shares in its Australian capital markets and wealth
management business, Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited. This
transaction increased the Company's ownership in Canaccord Genuity
(Australia) Limited from 50% to
80%. The consideration for the purchase was $37.0 million (A$38.5
million) comprised of $14.4
million (A$15.0 million) cash,
a promissory note of $5.8 million
(A$6.0 million), and the issuance of
2,331,132 shares with a value of $16.8
million (A$17.5 million). The
shares will be subject to a three-year escrow arrangement with
annual releases.
- On August 22, 2018, the Company
completed its bought deal offering of convertible unsecured senior
subordinated debentures for gross proceeds of $59,225,000 (the "Offered Debentures").
Concurrently, the Company also closed a non-brokered private
placement with a large Canadian asset manager, for gross proceeds
of $73,500,000, which together with
the gross proceeds from the Offered Debentures, represent an
aggregate principal amount of $132,725,000 (together with the Offered
Debentures, the "Convertible Debentures"). The proceeds of the
non-brokered private placement were used to repay the convertible
debentures issued in 2016 in the principal amount of $60,000,000 and a premium of $13,500,000 for a total of $73,500,000. The Convertible Debentures bear
interest at a rate of 6.25% per annum, payable semi-annually on the
last day of December and June each year commencing December 31, 2018. The Convertible Debentures are
convertible at the holder's option into common shares of the
Company, at a conversion price of $10.00 per common share. The Convertible
Debentures mature on December 31,
2023 and may be redeemed by the Company in certain
circumstances, on or after December 31,
2021.
- The Company has agreed to enter into a strategic partnership
with the Family Office Network ("FON"), one of the world's largest
networks of family office and ultra-high net worth investors. The
FON distribution channel is comprised of more than 10,000 members
from approximately 30 regional FON associations around the world.
This partnership will serve to strengthen Canaccord Genuity's
distribution channel for new issues and other product offerings
within its key verticals in capital markets and wealth
management.
Capital Markets
- Canaccord Genuity generated revenue of $178.7 million, and after intersegment
allocations and excluding significant items, recorded net income
before taxes of $24.9
million [(1)]
- Canaccord Genuity led or co-led 50 transactions globally,
raising proceeds of C$2.1
billion [(5)]during fiscal
Q2/19
- During fiscal Q2/19 including the 50 transactions led globally,
Canaccord Genuity participated in 84 investment banking
transactions globally, raising total proceeds of C$7.1
billion [(5)]
- Significant investment banking transactions for Canaccord
Genuity during fiscal Q2/19 include:
- US$129.4 million for Forty Seven,
Inc.
- US$110.4 million for Y-mAbs
Therapeutics Inc. on Nasdaq
- US$107.5 million for Neuronetics
Inc. on Nasdaq
- C$115.1 million initial public
offering for Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc. on CSE
- US$78.0 million for STAAR
Surgical Company on Nasdaq
- C$89.0 million for Green Growth
Brands Ltd.
- C$80.3 million for Green Thumb
Industries
- C$76.4 million for Osisko Mining
on TSX
- A$75.0 million for Audinate Group
Limited on ASX
- A$70.0 million for Nearmap Ltd.
on ASX
- C$65.6 million for Trulieve on
CSE
- £64.2 million for The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited
on LSE
- US$48.9 million for Savara Inc.
on Nasdaq
- US$46.2 million for Adesto
Technologies Inc.
- C$46.0 million for Canaccord
Genuity Growth Corp. on TSX
- C$40.3 million for PRO Real
Estate Trust on TSX
- A$40.0 million for Dacian Gold
Limited
- C$37.4 million for Maricann Group
Inc. on CSE
- A$33.4 million for AusCann Group
Holdings Ltd.
- A$26.8 million for Healthia Group
Limited
- A$25.0 million for Primero Group
Limited on ASX
- C$33.0 million for CannaRoyalty
Corp. on CSE
- C$25.1 million for Growforce
Holdings Inc. on CSE
- £24.2 million for Bonhill Group plc
- C$20.6 million for Regulus
Resources Inc.
- C$17.3 million for Friday Night
Inc. on CSE
- In Canada, Canaccord Genuity
participated in raising $233.8
million for government and corporate bond issuances during
fiscal Q2/19.
- Canaccord Genuity generated advisory revenues of $43.9 million during fiscal Q2/19, an increase of
$13.5 million or 44.2% compared to
the same quarter last year
- During fiscal Q2/19, significant M&A and advisory
transactions included:
- ABcann Global Corporation on its C$133
million Acquisition of Canna Farms Limited
- Adesto Technologies Corporation on its acquisition of Echelon
Corporation
- Connance on its sale to Waystar Health, a portfolio company of
Bain Capital Private Equity
- DHX Media on its $185 million
sale of a minority interest in Peanuts to Sony Music
- Fluence on its acquisition by OSRAM Licht
- Hyperblock Technologies Corp. on its C$106 million acquisition of CryptoGlobal
Corp.
- Iatric Systems on its sale to Harris Computer Systems, a
subsidiary of Constellation Software
- kSaria on its sale to Behrman Capital
- LBO France and LFPI on the disposal of Eminence to Delta Galil
- MBO Partenaires on the acquisition of Groupe LT
- MedReleaf Corp. on its C$3.2
billion sale to Aurora Cannabis Inc.
- Naxicap Partners on its disposal of 2R Holding to Eurazeo
PME
- Precedent Health on its sale to SpecialtyCare
- South32 on its acquisition of Arizona Mining
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
(Global)
- Globally, Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management generated
$116.1 million in revenue in
Q2/19
- Assets under administration in Canada and assets under management in the UK
& Europe and Australia were $65.8
billion at the end of
Q2/19[(4)], a small decrease of 0.6%
from $66.2 billion at the end of
Q1/19 and an increase of 20.8% from $54.5
billion at the end of Q2/18
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management (North America)
- Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management (North America) generated $52.2 million in revenue and, after intersegment
allocations and before taxes, recorded net income of $7.7 million in Q2/19
- Assets under administration in Canada were $19.7
billion as at September 30,
2018 an increase of 4.4% from $18.9
billion at the end of the previous quarter and an increase
of 54.3% from $12.8 billion at the
end of Q2/18[(4)]
- Assets under management in Canada (discretionary) were $4.2 billion as at September 30, 2018, an increase of 11.7% from
$3.7 billion at the end of the
previous quarter and an increase of 54.7% from $2.7 billion at the end of
Q2/18[(4)].These assets are included in total
assets under administration.
- Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management had 150 Advisory
Teams [(6)] at the end of
fiscal Q2/19, an increase of 2 Advisory Teams from
June 30, 2018 and an increase of 16
from September 30, 2017
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management (UK & Europe)
- Wealth management operations in the UK & Europe generated $63.9
million in revenue and, after intersegment allocations, and
excluding significant items, recorded net income of $13.0 million before taxes in
Q2/19[(1)]
- Assets under management (discretionary and non-discretionary)
were $45.2 billion (£26.9
billion) as at September 30,
2018, a decrease of 2.6% from $46.4
billion (£26.9 billion) at the end of the previous quarter
and an increase of 10.9% from $40.8
billion (£24.4 billion) at September
30, 2017 [(4)]In local currency
(GBP), assets under management at September
30, 2018 increased slightly by 0.1% compared to June 30, 2018 and by 10.2% compared to
September 30,
2017[(4)].
Non-IFRS Measures
The non-International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
measures presented include assets under administration, assets
under management, book value per diluted common share and figures
that exclude significant items. Significant items include
restructuring costs, amortization of intangible assets acquired in
connection with a business combination, impairment of goodwill and
other assets and acquisition-related expense items, which include
costs recognized in relation to both prospective and completed
acquisitions, gains or losses related to business disposals
including recognition of realized translation gains on the disposal
of foreign operations, certain accounting charges related to the
change in the Company's long-term incentive plan as recorded with
effect on March 31, 2018, certain
incentive-based costs related to the acquisition of Hargreave Hale,
loss related to the extinguishment of convertible debentures for
accounting purposes, as well as certain expense items, typically
included in development costs, which are considered by management
to reflect a singular charge of a non-operating nature. Book value
per diluted common share is calculated as total common
shareholders' equity adjusted for assumed proceeds from the
exercise of options and warrants, settlement of a promissory note
issued as purchase consideration in shares at the Company's option
and conversion of convertible debentures divided by the number of
diluted common shares that would then be outstanding including
estimated amounts in respect of share issuance commitments
including options, warrants, convertible debentures and a
promissory note, as applicable, and, commencing in Q1/14, adjusted
for shares purchased under the Company's normal course issuer bid
(NCIB) and not yet cancelled and estimated forfeitures in respect
of unvested share awards under share-based payment plans.
Management believes that these non-IFRS measures will allow for
a better evaluation of the operating performance of the Company's
business and facilitate meaningful comparison of results in the
current period to those in prior periods and future periods.
Figures that exclude significant items provide useful information
by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of the
Company's core operating results. A limitation of utilizing these
figures that exclude significant items is that the IFRS accounting
effects of these items do in fact reflect the underlying financial
results of the Company's business; thus, these effects should not
be ignored in evaluating and analyzing the Company's financial
results. Therefore, management believes that the Company's IFRS
measures of financial performance and the respective non-IFRS
measures should be considered together.
Selected financial information excluding
significant items [(1)]
Quarter- YTD -
over- over -
Three months ended quarter Six months ended YTD
September 30 change September 30 change
(C$ thousands,
except per share
and % amounts) 2018 2017 2018 2017
Total revenue per
IFRS $300,036 $191,547 56.6% $574,159 $391,355 46.7%
Total expenses per
IFRS $280,306 $198,613 41.1% $532,547 $400,193 33.1%
Revenue
Significant items
recorded in
Canaccord Genuity
Total revenue
excluding
significant items $ 300,036 $191,547 56.6% $574,159 $391,355 46.7%
Expenses
Significant items
recorded in
Canaccord Genuity
Amortization of
intangible assets 639 579 10.4% 1,218 1,159 5.1%
Restructuring costs
(2) ---- 4,256 (100.0)% 1,316 4,704 (72.0) %
Acquisition related
costs --- --- --- 1,173 --- n.m.
Significant items
recorded in
Canaccord Genuity
Wealth Management
Amortization of
intangible assets 2,751 1,262 118.0% 5,607 2,586 116.8 %
Restructuring costs
(2) --- 2,000 (100.0)% --- 2,000 (100.0) %
Acquisition-related
costs --- 4,364 (100.0)% --- 6,548 (100.0) %
Incentive based
costs related to
acquisition (3) 1,498 --- n.m. 3,041 --- n.m.
Significant items
recorded in
Corporate and Other
Loss on
extinguishment of
convertible
debentures 13,500 --- n.m. 13,500 --- n.m.
Total significant
items 18,388 12,461 47.6% 25,855 16,997 52.1%
Total expenses
excluding
significant items 261,918 186,152 40.7% 506,692 383,196 32.2 %
Net income before
taxes - adjusted $38,118 $5,395 n.m. 67,467 $8,159 n.m.
Income taxes -
adjusted 9,251 1,847 n.m. 13,565 2,996 n.m.
Net income -
adjusted $28,867 $3,548 n.m. $53,902 $5,163 n.m.
Net income
attributable to
common
shareholders,
adjusted $26,291 970 n.m. $47,942 343 n.m.
Earnings per common
share - basic,
adjusted $0.27 $0.01 n.m. $0.50 $0.00 n.m.
Earnings per common
share - diluted,
adjusted $0.23 $0.01 n.m. $0.41 $0.00 n.m.
(1) Figures excluding significant items are non-IFRS measures. See Non-IFRS Measures
on page 5. Restructuring costs for the six months ended September 30, 2018 were
incurred in connection with our UK capital markets operations. Restructuring costs
for the six months ended September 30, 2017 related to termination benefits incurred
as a result of the closing of certain trading operations in the UK & Europe
capital markets operations, staff reductions in our Canadian and US capital markets
operations, as well as real estate and other integration costs related to the
(2) acquisition of Hargreave Hal
(3) Incentive-based costs related to the acquisition of Hargreave Hale determined with
reference to financial targets and other performance criteria.
n.m..: not meaningful
Business segment results for the three months ended
September 30, 2018
Excluding
significant
items (A) IFRS
Canaccord
Genuity Corporate
(C$ thousands, Canaccord Wealth and
except per share amounts) Genuity Management Other Total Total
Revenue $178,734 $116,126 $5,176 $300,036 $300,036
Expenses (150,410) (96,070) (33,826) (280,306) (280,306)
Inter-segment
allocations (4,110) (3,671) 7,781 --- ---
Income (loss) before
income taxes and
significant items $24,214 $16,385 $(20,869) $19,730 $19,730
Significant items (A)
Amortization of
intangible assets 639 2,751 --- 3,390 ---
Incentive-based costs
related to acquisition --- 1,498 --- 1,498 ---
Loss on extinguishment
of convertible debentures --- --- 13,500 13,500 ---
Total significant items 639 4,249 13,500 18,388 ---
Income (loss) before
income taxes 24,853 20,634 (7,369) 38,118 19,730
Income (taxes)
recovery (B) (7,503) (3,601) 1,853 (9,251) (6,603)
Non-controlling
interests (225) --- --- (225) (225)
Preferred share
dividends (C) (1,425) (926) --- (2,351) (2,351)
Corporate and
other (C) (3,344) (2,172) 5,516 --- ---
Net income attributable
to common shareholders 12,356 13,935 --- 26,291 10,551
Dilutive EPS factors
Interest on convertible
debentures, net of tax (C) 1,784 1,159 --- 2,943 ---
14,140 15,094 --- 29,234 10,551
Average diluted number of
shares (D) 129,133 129,133 129,133 115,861
Diluted earnings per share,
excluding significant items (A) $0.11 $0.12 --- $0.23 ---
Diluted earnings per share
on an IFRS basis --- --- --- --- $0.09
(A) Figures excluding significant items are
non-IFRS measures. See Non-IFRS
Measures on page 5.
(B) Allocation of consolidated tax provision based
on management estimates by
region and by business unit
(C) Allocation to capital markets and wealth
management segments based on revenue
(D) This is the diluted share number used to
calculate diluted EPS.
Fellow Shareholders:
I am very pleased to report strong financial and business
performance for the first half of our 2019 fiscal year. While
activity levels in our industry have traditionally been slower
during the summer months, a supportive market for growth stocks
during the three-month period created opportunities for us to
deliver for our clients on a wide variety of engagements across our
capital markets and wealth management businesses.
Delivering on our strategy of driving predictable and
sustainable results
Our efforts to improve our business mix and increase stability
of our earnings have helped us to deliver our fourth consecutive
quarter of meaningful year-over-year earnings growth. Excluding
significant items1 Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
produced pre-tax net income of $38.1
million for our fiscal second quarter, a significant
improvement from $5.4 million in the
same period last year. This translated to an adjusted diluted
earnings per share of $0.23. We
estimate that just over half of this amount was attributable to our
global wealth management operations and half from our global
capital markets business. We achieved this result on quarterly
revenue of $300.0 million, a
year-over-year increase of 56.6% and our highest second quarter
revenue on record.
Turning to expenses, we are maintaining our cost discipline,
even as we invest for growth. While certain overhead expenses have
increased to support increased capital markets activity and the
expansion of our wealth management businesses, excluding
significant items, second quarter expenses as a percentage of
revenue were 9.9 percentage points lower than a year ago. Our
firmwide compensation ratio for the second quarter and first half
of our fiscal year was 59.7% and 60.2% respectively, within our
target range.
Strong momentum in global wealth management strategy
continues to drive growth and stability
Excluding significant items, our combined wealth management
operations contributed pre-tax net income of $20.6 million dollars for the second fiscal
quarter and we estimate that this segment contributed 59% of the
diluted earnings per share for our combined operating businesses
fiscal year to date. At the end of our second quarter, total client
assets in our global wealth management operations reached
$65.8 billion, a year-over-year
improvement of 20.8% and revenue for the three-month period
improved by 67.0% year-over-year, to $116.1
million.
Revenue in our UK & Europe
wealth management operations increased by $26.4 million or 70.6% compared to the second
quarter of last year, largely due to the increased assets
associated with our acquisition of Hargreave Hale, which closed in
September 2017. We have made
significant progress integrating this business and our efforts to
bring employees together on the same platform under a unified brand
is supporting further organic growth. Profitability continues to be
healthy and excluding significant items, the pre-tax profit margin
for the quarter was 20.3%. Looking ahead, we remain focused on
developing greater synergies and driving margin improvement while
simultaneously looking for attractive partnership opportunities
with established managers to grow our overall platform.
In our Canadian wealth management business, we have made
excellent progress against our strategic priorities of increasing
client assets and driving better returns as we help new and
existing advisors grow. This business has delivered its eighth
consecutive quarter of profitability, and excluding significant
items, recorded a second quarter pre-tax profit margin of 14.7%.
Since 2016, we have welcomed 35 advisors and approximately
$7.6 billion in new client assets.
Our recruiting activities have contributed to significant growth in
client assets, which increased by 54.3% year-over-year, to
$19.7 billion.
Across our global wealth management operations, we remain
intensely focused on expanding our offering as we increase scale,
to further enhance the revenue generating potential of our firm. We
are also committed to a continuous improvement program of advancing
our technological infrastructure and transforming our culture, to
make it easier for established investment professionals and their
clients to do business with us. Our strong momentum to date and our
collaborative culture are why CG Wealth Management continues to be
a very attractive destination for top talent and the clients they
serve.
Capturing market share in priority segments of the capital
markets
The most substantial revenue contribution for our second fiscal
quarter was delivered by our global capital markets operations, a
result that was primarily driven by robust investment banking and
advisory activity in our Canadian and US businesses. For the
three-month period, revenue increased by 50.3% year-over-year, to
$178.7 million and excluding
significant items, the pre-tax net income contribution amounted to
$24.8 million, a significant
improvement from a loss of $1.9
million in the same period last year.
During the quarter, we participated in 84 transactions globally,
to raise total proceeds of $7.1
billion and revenue earned from investment banking activity
doubled on a year-over-year basis. Advisory revenues increased by
44.2% and reflected contributions from diverse sector capabilities,
including technology, life sciences, cannabis, consumer, and
mining.
We have continued to improve our market share, particularly in
our Canadian and US operations. In Canada, Canaccord Genuity is currently the
leading investment bank by number of transactions and total amount
raised to date for calendar 2018, and we raised almost twice the
amount as our closest independent competitor during our second
quarter. We also recorded a 54% year-over-year increase in
commissions and fees revenue in this region, largely reflecting the
contributions from our acquisition of JitneyTrade. While we are
still progressing with the integration of this business, we are
encouraged by the strong contributions thus far. Looking ahead to
our third quarter, our Canadian operation has already successfully
completed a significant number of financings for our clients in the
first six weeks of the reporting period and we are optimistic about
its market position and continued success.
According to data from Dealogic, our US capital markets team
advanced by eight spots in the ECM league tables for the first half
of our fiscal year when compared to the same period last year. Our
international equities business has also continued to gain share
and trading revenues in this region for the second quarter
increased by 28.7% year-over-year. Another important priority
for our US capital markets business has been to increase the
diversity of our revenue streams, with a particular emphasis on our
Advisory business and we are making excellent progress against this
goal. Revenue generated through US advisory activity increased by
54.0% year-over-year and much of the growth in this segment has
been through our healthcare and technology verticals which
complements our strong track record of ECM activity in those
sectors.
It was a challenging quarter for our UK, Europe & Dubai capital markets operation,
where several transactions that were expected to close in the first
half of our fiscal year have been pushed into the second half of
the year. On a positive note, we anticipate a near-term return to
profitability for this business as these transactions materialize.
Additionally, this team has recently won several new corporate
broking mandates and we are optimistic that the recent senior
additions to our sales, research, banking and advisory teams will
contribute to strengthening our competitive position. While the
current Brexit negotiations increase uncertainty surrounding
business activities in the UK & Europe, our investment in our production
capability ensures that clients across our geographies will
continue to benefit from the opportunities, expertise and execution
capabilities that we can provide in this region when markets are
supportive.
Despite a recent rotation from small cap equities in the region,
our Australian capital markets team has been active on increasingly
larger mandates and a broader range of sectors. Fiscal year to
date, this business has recorded a 47.2% growth in revenue and
excluding significant items, a pre-tax profit margin of 16.3%.
Looking forward, I am confident that we are well positioned to
build upon our strengths in this region, as we look to expand our
market share in both capital markets and wealth management.
By steadily evolving our platforms and expanding our client
focus while staying true to our independent roots, we are an
increasingly stronger competitor. We are differentiated by our
ability to offer unparalleled opportunities for our clients, and we
form early-stage partnerships in areas where we see compelling
longer-term potential. During the quarter, our inaugural Special
Purpose Acquisition Company ("SPAC") announced the completion of
its Qualifying Acquisition of Spark Power. With zero redemptions,
this transaction demonstrated that the Canaccord Genuity SPAC
structure provides an attractive alternative for private companies
looking to access public growth markets. We also closed a
$46 million financing for our second
SPAC, Canaccord Genuity Growth Corp., and in recent weeks it was
announced that Columbia Care LLC has been selected as the candidate
for its qualifying acquisition.
Without question, Canaccord Genuity has established itself as
the leading investment bank and advisory firm to the cannabis
sector. With our deeply established global capabilities and strong
track record of delivering successful outcomes for our clients
across the value chain, we expect to retain our lead as the
industry expands globally. That said, our business model is
centered on a diverse platform that is capable of delivering
stability for our clients, employees and shareholders throughout
cycles and we are careful to limit our reliance on any single
business. While we are proud of our many accomplishments in the
cannabis sector, fiscal year to date our capital markets
cannabis-related revenue earned in this segment amounted to less
than 15% of our global capital markets revenue.
Positioned for opportunity in any market
environment
Despite the recently increased market volatility, including the
sell-off that took place in late October, our third fiscal quarter
is off to a positive and productive start. We are encouraged by
current activity levels and we are enthusiastic about the business
opportunities ahead of us.
We remain steadfast in our commitment to delivering on our
strategic priorities of increasing contributions from our core
verticals and executing with excellence, while maintaining
discipline around our expenses. Looking ahead, we will prioritize
investments that drive growth, improve predictability, increase our
market share and enhance our profitability.
Our diversified business model has proven its strength in prior
cycles and we have continued to enhance our stability, as evidenced
in our results. While we are limited in our ability to predict
market events, when the next downturn inevitably occurs, I am
confident that Canaccord Genuity Group is advantageously positioned
to deliver compelling value for our clients, and increasingly
predictable results for our shareholders.
Dan Daviau
President & CEO
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
ACCESS TO QUARTERLY RESULTS INFORMATION
Interested investors, the media and others may review this
quarterly earnings release and supplementary financial information
at https://www.canaccordgenuity.com/investor-relations/investor-resources/financial-reports/
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST:
Interested parties are invited to listen to Canaccord Genuity's
second quarter results conference call via live webcast or a
toll-free number. The conference call is scheduled for Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 5:00 a.m. Pacific time, 8:00 a.m. Eastern time, 1:00 p.m. UK time, 8:00
p.m. China Standard Time, and 10:00
p.m. Australia EST. During the call, senior executives will
comment on the results and respond to questions from analysts and
institutional investors.
The conference call may be accessed live and archived on a
listen-only basis
at: http://www.canaccordgenuity.com/investor-relations/news-and-events/conference-calls-and-webcasts/
Analysts and institutional investors can call in via telephone
at:
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- 800-017-8071 (toll free from United
Arab Emirates)
Please ask to participate in the Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
Q2/19 results call. If a passcode is requested, please use
2664287.
A replay of the conference call will be made available from
approximately two hours after the live call on November 14, 2018 until January 14, 2019 at 416-849-0833 or
1-855-859-2056 by entering passcode2664287 followed by the (#)
key.
ABOUT CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC.:
Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
(the "Company") is a leading independent, full-service financial
services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the
securities industry: wealth management and capital markets.
Since its establishment in 1950, the Company has been driven by an
unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships. We
achieve this by generating value for our individual, institutional
and corporate clients through comprehensive investment solutions,
brokerage services and investment banking services. The
Company has Wealth Management offices located in Canada, the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Australia. Canaccord
Genuity, the international capital markets division, operates in
North America, the UK &
Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East.
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol
CF on the TSX. The Company's 6.25% Convertible Unsecured Senior
Subordinated Debentures are listed on the TSX under the symbol
CF.DA.A.
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1 Figures excluding significant items are non-IFRS measures. See Non-IFRS measures on page 5.
2 Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders is calculated as the net income (loss)
adjusted for non-controlling interests and preferred share dividends.
3 Before non-controlling interests and preferred share dividends.
4 See Non-IFRS Measures on page 5.
5 Transactions over $1.5 million. Internally sourced information.
6 Advisory Teams are normally comprised of one or more Investment Advisors (IAs)
and their assistants and associates, who together manage a shared set of client accounts.
Advisory Teams that are led by, or only include, an IA who has been licensed for less than
three years are not included in our Advisory Team count, as it typically takes
a new IA approximately three years to build an average-sized book of business.
None of the information on the Company's websites at http://www.canaccordgenuity.com, http://www.canaccordgenuitygroup.com,
and http://www.canaccordgenuity.com/cm should be
considered incorporated herein by reference.
Investor relations inquiries: Christina
Marinoff, Vice President, Investor Relations and
Communications, Phone: 416-687-5507, Email:
christina.marinoff@canaccord.com