FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009
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Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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for the transition period from to |
Commission file number: 0-49992
TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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82-0543156
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
4211 South 102nd Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68127
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(402) 331-7856
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months, and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding twelve months. Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer þ |
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Accelerated filer o |
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Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act). Yes o No þ
As of July 31, 2009, there were 586,322,235 outstanding shares of the registrants common stock.
TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
INDEX
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Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation
We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (the
Company) as of June 30, 2009, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income for the
three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, and the condensed consolidated
statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Companys management.
We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying
analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards
of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an
opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an
opinion.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the
condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with US
generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of TD AMERITRADE Holding
Corporation as of September 30, 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income,
stockholders equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) and in our
report dated November 25, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial
statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated
balance sheet as of September 30, 2008, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to
the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 7, 2009
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TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts)
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June 30, |
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September 30, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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(Unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
1,119,824 |
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$ |
674,135 |
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Short-term investments |
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52,071 |
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369,133 |
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Cash and investments segregated in compliance with federal regulations |
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5,251,563 |
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260,000 |
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Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations |
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1,540,165 |
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4,177,149 |
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Receivable from clients net of allowance for doubtful accounts |
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5,012,819 |
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6,933,926 |
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Receivable from affiliates |
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92,544 |
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179,633 |
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Other receivables net of allowance for doubtful accounts |
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93,600 |
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89,486 |
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Securities owned, at fair value |
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30,572 |
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60,645 |
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Property and equipment net of accumulated depreciation and
amortization |
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192,847 |
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153,208 |
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Goodwill |
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2,465,674 |
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1,947,102 |
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Acquired intangible assets net of accumulated amortization |
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1,250,303 |
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1,013,679 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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17,685 |
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17,158 |
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Other investments |
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9,640 |
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12,768 |
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Other assets |
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90,327 |
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63,500 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
17,219,634 |
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$ |
15,951,522 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Liabilities: |
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Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations |
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$ |
2,268,745 |
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$ |
5,769,676 |
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Payable to clients |
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9,188,183 |
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5,070,671 |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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687,115 |
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569,788 |
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Payable to affiliates |
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15,539 |
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3,637 |
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Deferred revenue |
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66,144 |
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1,637 |
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Long-term debt |
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1,424,275 |
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1,444,000 |
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Capitalized lease obligations |
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10,965 |
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544 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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181,102 |
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166,531 |
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Total liabilities |
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13,842,068 |
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13,026,484 |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 100 million shares authorized, none issued |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value; one billion shares authorized; 631,381,860
shares issued; June 30, 2009 - 586,103,438 shares outstanding;
September 30, 2008 - 593,130,521 shares outstanding |
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6,314 |
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6,314 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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1,576,491 |
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1,613,700 |
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Retained earnings |
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2,373,377 |
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1,886,412 |
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Treasury stock, common, at cost June 30, 2009 - 45,278,422 shares; |
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September 30, 2008 - 38,251,339 shares |
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(578,691 |
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(580,664 |
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Deferred compensation |
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171 |
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146 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(96 |
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(870 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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3,377,566 |
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2,925,038 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
17,219,634 |
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$ |
15,951,522 |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Nine Months Ended June 30, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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Revenues: |
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Transaction-based revenues: |
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Commissions and transaction fees |
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$ |
338,450 |
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$ |
248,861 |
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$ |
891,005 |
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$ |
754,017 |
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Asset-based revenues: |
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Interest revenue |
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101,204 |
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174,940 |
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263,960 |
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635,983 |
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Brokerage interest expense |
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(2,564 |
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(43,008 |
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(13,076 |
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(217,084 |
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Net interest revenue |
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98,640 |
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131,932 |
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250,884 |
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418,899 |
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Money market deposit account fees |
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125,124 |
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155,708 |
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424,891 |
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467,634 |
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Investment product fees |
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39,079 |
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77,552 |
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156,341 |
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223,242 |
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Total asset-based revenues |
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262,843 |
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365,192 |
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832,116 |
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1,109,775 |
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Other revenues |
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12,475 |
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9,551 |
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26,875 |
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24,315 |
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Net revenues |
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613,768 |
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623,604 |
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1,749,996 |
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1,888,107 |
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Expenses: |
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Employee compensation and benefits |
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128,216 |
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129,039 |
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366,413 |
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367,167 |
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Fair value adjustments of compensation-
related derivative instruments |
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764 |
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Clearing and execution costs |
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16,141 |
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11,110 |
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46,846 |
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32,548 |
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Communications |
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20,795 |
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17,898 |
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57,392 |
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52,851 |
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Occupancy and equipment costs |
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29,951 |
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24,030 |
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89,614 |
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74,257 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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11,162 |
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9,841 |
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33,299 |
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26,423 |
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Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
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17,551 |
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15,337 |
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48,289 |
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43,809 |
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Professional services |
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45,923 |
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28,964 |
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95,332 |
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76,826 |
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Interest on borrowings |
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8,365 |
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16,344 |
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32,246 |
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62,674 |
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Other |
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14,513 |
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6,421 |
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34,798 |
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37,460 |
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Advertising |
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39,402 |
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36,724 |
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139,196 |
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129,490 |
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Total expenses |
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332,019 |
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295,708 |
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943,425 |
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904,269 |
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Income before other income (expense) and
income taxes |
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281,749 |
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327,896 |
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806,571 |
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983,838 |
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Other income (expense): |
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Gain (loss) on sale of investments |
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(2,003 |
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284 |
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(2,003 |
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928 |
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Pre-tax income |
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279,746 |
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328,180 |
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804,568 |
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984,766 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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109,209 |
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123,818 |
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317,603 |
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352,848 |
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Net income |
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$ |
170,537 |
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$ |
204,362 |
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$ |
486,965 |
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$ |
631,918 |
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Earnings per share basic |
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$ |
0.30 |
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$ |
0.34 |
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$ |
0.84 |
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$ |
1.06 |
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Earnings per share diluted |
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$ |
0.30 |
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$ |
0.34 |
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$ |
0.83 |
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$ |
1.05 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding basic |
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563,792 |
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592,948 |
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576,420 |
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594,071 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding diluted |
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571,772 |
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602,336 |
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584,623 |
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603,402 |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
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Nine Months Ended June 30, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
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$ |
486,965 |
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$ |
631,918 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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33,299 |
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26,423 |
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Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
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48,289 |
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43,809 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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(76,890 |
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(69,753 |
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(Gain) loss on sale of investments |
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2,003 |
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(928 |
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Loss on disposal of property |
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3,005 |
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1,151 |
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Fair value adjustments of derivative instruments |
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764 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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17,530 |
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20,360 |
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Other, net |
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57 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Cash and investments segregated in compliance
with federal regulations |
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(4,991,563 |
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(25,002 |
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Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations |
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2,652,965 |
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1,056,577 |
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Receivable from clients, net |
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1,921,697 |
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(916,405 |
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Receivable from/payable to affiliates, net |
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110,442 |
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(41,682 |
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Other receivables, net |
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13,349 |
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33,081 |
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Securities owned |
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30,371 |
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8,453 |
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Other assets |
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(11,604 |
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(14,977 |
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Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations |
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(3,500,931 |
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498,416 |
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Payable to clients |
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4,117,513 |
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(570,885 |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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34,612 |
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(111,497 |
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Deferred revenue |
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3,748 |
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(6,685 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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894,857 |
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563,138 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchase of property and equipment |
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(45,799 |
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(77,243 |
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Cash and cash equivalents acquired in business combinations |
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86,423 |
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623,837 |
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Cash paid in business combinations |
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(266,713 |
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(271,870 |
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Cash received in sale of business, net |
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326 |
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of short-term investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(328,690 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
894,277 |
|
Proceeds from redemption of money market funds |
|
|
317,015 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of other investments available-for-sale |
|
|
2,868 |
|
|
|
5,227 |
|
Other |
|
|
(146 |
) |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by investing activities |
|
|
93,974 |
|
|
|
845,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in trust account deposits |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
186,095 |
|
Principal payments on long-term debt |
|
|
(102,125 |
) |
|
|
(25,000 |
) |
Principal payments on capital lease obligations |
|
|
(2,263 |
) |
|
|
(2,394 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options; Nine months ended June 30, 2009 - 3,397,849 shares; 2008 -
1,606,333 shares |
|
|
22,233 |
|
|
|
4,760 |
|
Purchase of treasury stock; Nine months ended June 30, 2009 - 38,991,221 shares; 2008 -
3,647,947 shares |
|
|
(465,452 |
) |
|
|
(65,636 |
) |
Excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation |
|
|
4,841 |
|
|
|
8,522 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in)
provided by
financing
activities |
|
|
(542,766 |
) |
|
|
106,347 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(376 |
) |
|
|
(63 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
445,689 |
|
|
|
1,514,970 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
674,135 |
|
|
|
413,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
1,119,824 |
|
|
$ |
1,928,757 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
|
$ |
51,893 |
|
|
$ |
296,735 |
|
Income taxes paid |
|
$ |
262,863 |
|
|
$ |
433,294 |
|
Tax benefit on exercises and distributions of stock-based compensation |
|
$ |
5,207 |
|
|
$ |
8,584 |
|
Noncash investing and financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of capital lease obligations |
|
$ |
12,441 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Issuance of long-term debt in exchange for equipment |
|
$ |
8,400 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Issuance of common stock in business combinations |
|
$ |
362,967 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
7
TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three-Month and Nine-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TD AMERITRADE Holding
Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Company). Intercompany balances
and transactions have been eliminated.
These financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and, in the opinion of management, reflect all
adjustments, which are all of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the financial
position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles. The Company evaluated subsequent events through August
7, 2009, the date on which this quarterly report on Form 10-Q was filed with the SEC. These
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
notes thereto included in the Companys annual report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2008.
Significant Accounting Policies:
Note 1 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2008 contains a summary of our significant accounting policies. As a result of the acquisition of
thinkorswim Group Inc. (thinkorswim) described below in Note 2, the Company has adopted the
following additional accounting policy:
Education Revenue Recognition The Company recognizes education revenue in accordance with Staff
Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, Revenue Recognition, and EITF No. 00-21, Accounting for
Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables. Revenue is not recognized until it is realized or
realizable and earned. The criteria to meet this guideline are: (a) persuasive evidence of an
arrangement exists; (b) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; (c) the price to the
buyer is fixed or determinable; and (d) collectibility is reasonably assured.
The Company sells investor education products separately and in various bundles that contain
multiple deliverables including on-demand coaching services, website subscriptions, educational
workshops, online courses and other products and services. In accordance with EITF 00-21, sales
arrangements with multiple deliverables are divided into separate units of accounting if the
deliverables in the arrangement meet the following criteria: (a) the product has value to the
client on a standalone basis; (b) there is objective and reliable evidence of the fair value of
undelivered items; and (c) delivery or performance of any undelivered item is probable and
substantially in the Companys control. The fair value of each separate element is generally
determined by prices charged when sold separately. In certain arrangements, the Company offers
these products bundled together at a discount. The discount is allocated pro rata to each element
based on the relative fair value of each element when fair value support exists for each element in
the arrangement. Deferred revenue arises because the payments are received before the services have
been rendered. Deferred revenue is generally recognized into revenue for each element over the
period that the services are performed or the time that the contract period expires.
The Company provides some limited rights of return in connection with investor education products
and services. The Company estimates its returns based on historical experience and maintains an
allowance for estimated returns, which is included in deferred revenue on the Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Reclassifications:
Approximately $0.2 million has been reclassified from receivable from affiliates to receivable from
brokers, dealers and clearing organizations as of September 30, 2008 on the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets. Approximately $15.0 million has been reclassified from payable to affiliates to
payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations as of September 30, 2008 on the Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets. Approximately $1.6 million has been reclassified from accounts
payable and accrued liabilities to deferred revenue as of September 30, 2008 on the Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets. Each of these reclassifications was made in order to conform to the
current financial statement presentation.
8
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements:
SFAS No. 157 On October 1, 2008, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, for financial assets and liabilities and nonfinancial
assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements
on a recurring basis. The Company will not adopt this statement until October 1, 2009 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are not recognized or disclosed at
fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. SFAS No. 157 clarifies the
definition of fair value and the methods used to measure fair value and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 did not have a material impact on the
Companys financial position, results of operations or cash flows. See Note 10 FAIR VALUE
DISCLOSURES for additional information.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued the following standards, which are
effective for interim and/or annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 and shall be applied
prospectively. The Company adopted these standards effective April 1, 2009. The adoption of these
standards did not have a material impact on the Companys financial position, results of operations
or cash flows.
FSP No. 157-4 FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and
Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying
Transactions That Are Not Orderly, provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in
accordance with SFAS No. 157 when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability
have significantly decreased. FSP No. 157-4 also includes guidance on identifying circumstances
that indicate a transaction is not orderly.
FSP No. 107-1 and Accounting Principles Board Opinions (APB) 28-1 FSP No. 107-1 and APB 28-1,
Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, expands the fair value disclosures
required for all financial instruments within the scope of SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair
Value of Financial Instruments, to interim periods ending after initial adoption.
SFAS No. 165 SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events, establishes general standards of accounting for
and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements
are issued or are available to be issued.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements:
SFAS No. 141R In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business
Combinations. SFAS No. 141R generally requires an acquirer to recognize the identifiable assets
acquired, liabilities assumed, contingent purchase consideration and any noncontrolling interest in
the acquiree at fair value on the date of acquisition. It also requires an acquirer to recognize
as expense most transaction and restructuring costs as incurred, rather than include such items in
the cost of the acquired entity. For the Company, SFAS No. 141R will apply prospectively to
business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after October 1, 2009. The Company
will evaluate the impact of SFAS No. 141R on any potential future business combinations that may
occur on or after the effective date.
SFAS No. 168 In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards
Codification TM and The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles A
Replacement of FASB Statement No. 162. The FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification)
will become the source of authoritative GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by
nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal
securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. On the effective date
of this statement, the Codification will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and
reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the
Codification will become nonauthoritative. The issuance of this statement and the Codification will
not change GAAP. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for interim and
annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. Therefore, SFAS No. 168 will be effective for the
Companys fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. Adoption of SFAS No. 168 is not expected to have
a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
2. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
On June 11, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of thinkorswim for approximately 27.1
million shares of Company common stock and approximately $225.4 million in cash. thinkorswim
offers online brokerage, investor education and related financial products and services for self-directed investors and active traders. The
Companys condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of operations for
thinkorswim beginning June 12, 2009.
9
The preliminary purchase price for thinkorswim was comprised of the following (dollars in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued |
|
$ |
362,967 |
|
Cash paid at closing |
|
|
225,447 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents acquired |
|
|
(86,423 |
) |
Long-term debt assumed (1) |
|
|
74,000 |
|
Fair value of assumed stock-based compensation awards |
|
|
22,669 |
|
Acquisition costs |
|
|
8,491 |
|
Exit and involuntary termination costs |
|
|
6,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total preliminary purchase price |
|
$ |
614,068 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Immediately following the closing of the acquisition, the Company repaid the entire $74.0
million of long-term debt. |
The preliminary purchase price allocation for thinkorswim is summarized as follows (dollars in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations |
|
$ |
16,707 |
|
Receivable from clients |
|
|
721 |
|
Other receivables net |
|
|
25,697 |
|
Securities owned, at fair value |
|
|
298 |
|
Property and equipment |
|
|
17,725 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
477,578 |
|
Acquired intangible assets |
|
|
295,574 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
6,833 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets acquired |
|
|
841,133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
(75,705 |
) |
Deferred revenue |
|
|
(60,759 |
) |
Capitalized lease obligations |
|
|
(243 |
) |
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
(90,358 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities assumed |
|
|
(227,065 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total preliminary purchase price allocated |
|
$ |
614,068 |
|
|
|
|
|
Based on preliminary results of an independent valuation, the Company allocated approximately
$295.6 million of the purchase price to acquired intangible assets. The following table summarizes
the major classes of thinkorswim acquired intangible assets and the respective weighted-average
amortization periods (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Period (Years) |
|
Client relationships |
|
$ |
179,084 |
|
|
|
10.8 |
|
Technology and content |
|
|
100,904 |
|
|
|
6.9 |
|
Trade names |
|
|
10,100 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
Non-competition agreement |
|
|
5,486 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
295,574 |
|
|
|
8.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On February 4, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Fiserv Trust Company, an investment
support services business and wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiserv, Inc. (Fiserv). The Company paid
$274.5 million in cash during fiscal 2008 for this acquisition. Pursuant to the stock purchase agreement, an additional earn-out
payment of up to $100 million in cash was payable following the first anniversary of the
acquisition based on the achievement of revenue targets. In May 2009, based on revenues through
the February 4, 2009 anniversary date, the Company paid approximately $41.3 million for the
earn-out obligation. The Companys condensed consolidated financial statements include the results
of operations for Fiserv Trust Company beginning February 5, 2008.
10
3. GOODWILL AND ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The Company has recorded goodwill for purchase business combinations to the extent the purchase
price of each completed acquisition exceeded the fair value of the net identifiable tangible and
intangible assets of each acquired company. The following table summarizes changes in the carrying
amount of goodwill for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2008 |
|
$ |
1,947,102 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill recorded in purchase of thinkorswim Group Inc. (see Note 2) |
|
|
477,578 |
|
Fiserv Trust Company earn-out payment |
|
|
41,266 |
|
Purchase accounting adjustments, net of income taxes (1) |
|
|
94 |
|
Tax benefit of option exercises (2) |
|
|
(366 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of June 30, 2009 |
|
$ |
2,465,674 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Purchase accounting adjustments primarily consist of $0.4 million of net adjustments to
accruals for uncertain tax positions relating to the merger with Datek Online Holdings Corp.
(Datek) in fiscal 2002, partially offset by $0.3 million of adjustments to liabilities
related to the acquisition of Fiserv Trust Company in fiscal 2008. |
|
(2) |
|
Represents the tax benefit of exercises of replacement stock options that were issued in
connection with the Datek merger and the thinkorswim acquisition. The tax benefit of an
option exercise is recorded as a reduction of goodwill to the extent the Company recorded fair
value of the replacement option in the purchase accounting. To the extent any gain realized
on an option exercise exceeds the fair value of the replacement option recorded in the
purchase accounting, the tax benefit on the excess is recorded as additional paid-in capital. |
The Companys acquired intangible assets consist of the following as of June 30, 2009 (dollars
in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
Amount |
|
Client relationships |
|
$ |
1,230,469 |
|
|
$ |
(241,130 |
) |
|
$ |
989,339 |
|
Technology and content |
|
|
100,904 |
|
|
|
(804 |
) |
|
|
100,100 |
|
Trade names |
|
|
10,100 |
|
|
|
(296 |
) |
|
|
9,804 |
|
Non-competition agreement |
|
|
5,486 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
5,386 |
|
Trademark license |
|
|
145,674 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
145,674 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,492,633 |
|
|
$ |
(242,330 |
) |
|
$ |
1,250,303 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated future amortization expense for acquired intangible assets outstanding as of June 30,
2009 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated |
|
|
|
Amortization |
|
Fiscal Year |
|
Expense |
|
2009 Remaining |
|
$ |
25,371 |
|
2010 |
|
|
100,469 |
|
2011 |
|
|
96,725 |
|
2012 |
|
|
92,901 |
|
2013 |
|
|
91,630 |
|
2014 |
|
|
91,174 |
|
Thereafter (to 2025) |
|
|
606,359 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,104,629 |
|
|
|
|
|
11
4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The Companys cash and cash equivalents is summarized in the following table (dollars in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Corporate |
|
$ |
179,680 |
|
|
$ |
184,632 |
|
Broker-dealer subsidiaries |
|
|
858,350 |
|
|
|
418,626 |
|
Trust company subsidiaries |
|
|
65,805 |
|
|
|
61,430 |
|
Investment advisory subsidiaries |
|
|
15,989 |
|
|
|
9,447 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,119,824 |
|
|
$ |
674,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital requirements may limit the amount of cash available for dividend from the broker-dealer and
trust company subsidiaries to the parent company. Cash and cash equivalents of the investment
advisory subsidiaries is generally not available for corporate purposes.
5. SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Short-term investments consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Money market mutual funds |
|
$ |
50,971 |
|
|
$ |
368,066 |
|
Federal National Mortgage Association discount notes |
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,067 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total short-term investments |
|
$ |
52,071 |
|
|
$ |
369,133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2008, the Company had holdings with a fair value of approximately $585.5
million in the Primary Fund, a money market mutual fund managed by The Reserve, an independent
mutual fund company. In September 2008, the net asset value of the Primary Fund declined below
$1.00 per share and the fund announced it was liquidating under the supervision of the SEC. In
order to facilitate an orderly liquidation, the SEC allowed the fund to suspend redemptions until
the fund could liquidate portfolio securities without further impairing the net asset value. As of
September 30, 2008, the Company classified approximately $217.4 million of its Primary Fund
holdings as cash and cash equivalents, based on its estimated share of the partial redemption. The
remaining $368.1 million of the Companys Primary Fund holdings was reclassified to short-term
investments due to uncertainty as to whether these holdings could be converted to cash within three
months. From October 31, 2008 through April 17, 2009, the Company has received $534.5 million of
cash as The Reserve has redeemed approximately 90% of the shares of the fund. The Company cannot
predict when The Reserve will redeem the remaining shares of the fund.
6. ACQUISITION EXIT LIABILITIES
The following tables summarize activity in the Companys acquisition exit liabilities for the
three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2009, which are included in accounts payable and
accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
Balance at |
|
|
Exit Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at |
|
|
|
Mar. 31, 2009 |
|
|
Recorded |
|
|
Utilized |
|
|
Adjustments |
|
|
June 30, 2009 |
|
Employee compensation and benefits |
|
$ |
2,103 |
|
|
$ |
6,847 |
|
|
$ |
(169 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
8,781 |
|
Occupancy and equipment costs |
|
|
12,806 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
(670 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total acquisition exit liabilities |
|
$ |
14,909 |
|
|
$ |
6,917 |
|
|
$ |
(839 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
20,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
Balance at |
|
|
Exit Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at |
|
|
|
Sept. 30, 2008 |
|
|
Recorded |
|
|
Utilized |
|
|
Adjustments |
|
|
June 30, 2009 |
|
Employee compensation and benefits |
|
$ |
2,575 |
|
|
$ |
6,847 |
|
|
$ |
(641 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
8,781 |
|
Occupancy and equipment costs |
|
|
12,742 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
(2,081 |
) |
|
|
1,475 |
|
|
|
12,206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total acquisition exit liabilities |
|
$ |
15,317 |
|
|
$ |
6,917 |
|
|
$ |
(2,722 |
) |
|
$ |
1,475 |
|
|
$ |
20,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The exit liabilities primarily relate to the acquisition of TD Waterhouse Group, Inc. (TD
Waterhouse) during fiscal 2006 and thinkorswim during fiscal 2009. The exit costs recorded during
the three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2009 relate to the acquisition of thinkorswim
described in Note 2. The adjustments to occupancy and equipment exit liabilities were included in
the determination of net income for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2009. Employee
compensation exit liabilities are expected to be paid over contractual periods ending in fiscal
2012. Remaining occupancy and equipment exit liabilities are expected to be utilized over the
related lease periods through fiscal 2016.
7. INCOME TAXES
The Companys effective income tax rate for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 was 39.5%, compared
to 35.8% for the nine months ended June 30, 2008. The provision for income taxes for the nine
months ended June 30, 2009 was higher than normal due to unfavorable income tax adjustments of $8.9
million resulting from recent state income tax law changes and capital loss limitations on the
Companys Reserve Primary Fund holdings. These items unfavorably impacted the Companys earnings
for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 by approximately $0.02 per share. The provision for income
taxes for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 was unusually low due to $7.2 million of favorable
resolutions of state income tax matters and $11.1 million of adjustments to current and deferred
income taxes resulting from a revision to estimated state income tax expense. The revision was
based on the Companys actual state income tax returns filed for calendar year 2006 and similar
adjustments applied to estimated state income tax rates for 2007 and future years. These items
favorably impacted the Companys earnings for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 by approximately
$0.03 per share.
8. CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
The Companys broker-dealer subsidiaries are subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule
15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act)), which requires the
maintenance of minimum net capital, as defined. Net capital is calculated for each broker-dealer
subsidiary individually. Excess net capital of one broker-dealer subsidiary may not be used to
offset a net capital deficiency of another broker-dealer subsidiary. Net capital and the related
net capital requirement may fluctuate on a daily basis.
Net capital and net capital requirements for the Companys broker-dealer subsidiaries are
summarized in the following table (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2009 |
|
|
September 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Capital |
|
|
Excess |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Capital |
|
|
Excess |
|
|
|
Net Capital |
|
|
Required |
|
|
Net Capital |
|
|
Net Capital |
|
|
Required |
|
|
Net Capital |
|
TD AMERITRADE Clearing, Inc. |
|
$ |
827,252 |
|
|
$ |
114,316 |
|
|
$ |
712,936 |
|
|
$ |
836,531 |
|
|
$ |
157,458 |
|
|
$ |
679,073 |
|
TD AMERITRADE, Inc. |
|
|
229,901 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
229,401 |
|
|
|
44,039 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
43,789 |
|
thinkorswim, Inc. |
|
|
49,534 |
|
|
|
1,282 |
|
|
|
48,252 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals |
|
$ |
1,106,687 |
|
|
$ |
116,098 |
|
|
$ |
990,589 |
|
|
$ |
880,570 |
|
|
$ |
157,708 |
|
|
$ |
722,862 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TD AMERITRADE Clearing, Inc. (TDA Clearing) is a clearing broker-dealer and TD AMERITRADE,
Inc. (TDA Inc.) and thinkorswim, Inc. are introducing broker-dealers.
The Companys non-depository trust company subsidiary, TD AMERITRADE Trust Company (TDATC), is
subject to capital requirements established by the State of Maine, which requires TDATC to maintain
minimum Tier 1 capital, as defined. TDATCs Tier 1 capital was $16.2 million and $112.4 million as
of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively, which exceeded the required Tier 1 capital
by $6.2 million and $102.4 million, respectively.
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9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Spam Litigation A purported class action, captioned Elvey v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., was filed on
May 31, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The
complaint alleges that there was a breach in TDA Inc.s systems, which allowed access to e-mail
addresses and other personal information of account holders, and that as a result account holders
received unsolicited e-mail from spammers promoting certain stocks and have been subjected to an
increased risk of identity theft. The complaint requests unspecified damages and injunctive and
other equitable relief. A second lawsuit, captioned Zigler v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., was filed on
September 26, 2007, in the same jurisdiction on behalf of a purported nationwide class of account
holders. The factual allegations of the complaint and the relief sought are substantially the same
as those in the first lawsuit. The cases were consolidated under the caption In re TD Ameritrade
Accountholders Litigation. The Company hired an independent consultant to investigate whether
identity theft occurred as a result of the breach. The consultant has conducted four investigations
since August 2007 and reported that it found no evidence of identity theft. The parties entered
into an agreement to settle the lawsuits on a class basis subject to court approval. On May 1,
2009, the Court granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement, which had been revised,
and set a hearing on final approval for September 10, 2009. Some class members have filed
objections and opt-outs. The settlement is not expected to have a material effect on the Companys
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Auction Rate Securities Matters Beginning in March 2008, lawsuits were filed against various
financial services firms by customers related to their investments in auction rate securities
(ARS). The plaintiffs in these lawsuits allege that the defendants made material
misrepresentations and omissions in statements to customers about investments in ARS and the manner
in which the ARS market functioned in violation of provisions of the federal securities laws. Two
purported class action complaints have been filed alleging such conduct with respect to TDA Inc.
and TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation. The cases, which are pending in the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New York, have been consolidated under the caption In re Humphrys v. TD
Ameritrade Holding Corp. An amended complaint was filed in February 2009. The amended complaint
seeks an unspecified amount of damages, equitable relief, interest and attorneys fees. In April
2009 the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. The Court has not yet ruled on
the motion.
The SEC and other regulatory authorities conducted investigations regarding the sale of ARS. On
July 20, 2009, TDA Inc. finalized settlements with the SEC and other regulatory authorities,
concluding investigations by the regulators into TDA Inc.s offer and sale of ARS. Under these
settlement agreements, TDA Inc. will extend a tender offer to purchase, from certain current and
former account holders, eligible ARS that were purchased through TDA Inc. on or before February 13,
2008, provided the ARS were not transferred away from the firm prior to January 24, 2006. This
offer will not extend to clients who purchased ARS through independent registered investment
advisors or through another firm and transferred such securities to TDA Inc. TDA Inc. will
complete the program in two phases, based on the amount of assets a client holds at TDA Inc., and
will use best efforts to complete all repurchases by March 31, 2010, but no later than June 30,
2010. In addition, TDA Inc. will make whole any losses sustained by eligible clients who purchased
ARS through TDA Inc. on or before February 13, 2008 and sold such securities at a loss prior to
July 20, 2009. TDA Inc. will reimburse clients whose borrowing costs exceeded the amount they
earned in interest or dividends from their eligible ARS at the time they borrowed money from TDA
Inc. to satisfy liquidity needs. TDA Inc. will participate in a special arbitration process for the
purpose of arbitrating eligible investors consequential damages claims arising from their inability to sell
their eligible ARS. No fines were imposed by the regulators under the settlement
agreements.
TDA Inc. estimates that ARS with a total par value of approximately $400 million to $500 million
may be outstanding and eligible for the tender offer. The Company is accounting for the ARS
settlement as a market value guarantee under FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantors Accounting and
Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.
The Company expects to record a charge to earnings of approximately $0.05 to $0.10 per share for
the estimated fair value of this guarantee during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009.
Reserve Fund Matters During September 2008, The Reserve, an independent mutual fund company,
announced that the net asset value of two of its money market mutual funds (the Primary Fund and
the International Liquidity Fund) declined below $1.00 per share. In addition, The Reserve
announced that the net asset value of the Reserve Yield Plus Fund, which is not a money market
mutual fund but sought to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, declined below
$1.00 per share. TDA Inc.s clients hold shares in these funds, which The Reserve announced are
being liquidated. From October 31, 2008 through August 7, 2009, Primary Fund, International
Liquidity Fund and Yield Plus Fund shareholders have received distributions totaling approximately
$0.90 per share, $0.79 per share and $0.85 per share, respectively. The SEC and other regulatory
authorities are conducting investigations regarding TDA Inc.s offering of The Reserve funds to
clients. TDA Inc. has received subpoenas and other requests for documents and information from the
regulatory authorities. TDA Inc. is cooperating with the investigations and requests.
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In November 2008 a purported class action lawsuit was filed with respect to the Yield Plus Fund.
The lawsuit is captioned Ross v. Reserve Management Company, Inc. et al. in the U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of New York. The Ross lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased
shares of Reserve Yield Plus Fund. The complaint names as defendants a number of entities and
individuals related to The Reserve. The Company is also named as a defendant. The complaint alleges
claims of violations of the federal securities laws and other claims based on allegations that
false and misleading statements and omissions were made in the Reserve Yield Plus Fund prospectus
and in other statements regarding the fund. The complaint seeks an unspecified amount of
compensatory damages, interest and attorneys fees.
Other Legal and Regulatory Matters The Company is subject to lawsuits, arbitrations, claims and
other legal proceedings in connection with its business. Some of the legal actions include claims
for substantial or unspecified compensatory and/or punitive damages. A substantial adverse
judgment or other unfavorable resolution of these matters could have a material adverse effect on
the Companys financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Management believes the
Company has adequate legal defenses with respect to the legal proceedings to which it is a
defendant or respondent and the outcome of these pending proceedings is not likely to have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the
Company. However, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these matters.
In the normal course of business, the Company discusses matters with its regulators raised during
regulatory examinations or otherwise subject to their inquiry. These matters could result in
censures, fines or other sanctions. Management believes the outcome of any resulting actions will
not be material to the Companys financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
However, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these matters.
Income Taxes The Companys federal and state income tax returns are subject to examination by
taxing authorities. Because the application of tax laws and regulations to many types of
transactions is subject to varying interpretations, amounts reported in the condensed consolidated
financial statements could be significantly changed at a later date upon final determinations by
taxing authorities. The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) has agreed to indemnify the Company for tax
obligations, if any, pertaining to activities of TD Waterhouse prior to the Companys acquisition
of TD Waterhouse.
General Contingencies In the ordinary course of business, there are various contingencies that
are not reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements. These include the Companys
broker-dealer subsidiaries client activities involving the execution, settlement and financing of
various client securities transactions. These activities may expose the Company to credit risk in
the event the clients are unable to fulfill their contractual obligations.
Client securities activities are transacted on either a cash or margin basis. In margin
transactions, the Company extends credit to the client, subject to various regulatory and internal
margin requirements, collateralized by cash and securities in the clients account. In connection
with these activities, the Company also executes and clears client transactions involving the sale
of securities not yet purchased (short sales). Such margin-related transactions may expose the
Company to credit risk in the event a clients assets are not sufficient to fully cover losses that
the client may incur. In the event the client fails to satisfy its obligations, the Company has
the authority to purchase or sell financial instruments in the clients account at prevailing
market prices in order to fulfill the clients obligations. The Company seeks to mitigate the
risks associated with its client securities activities by requiring clients to maintain margin
collateral in compliance with various regulatory and internal guidelines. The Company monitors required margin levels throughout each trading day and,
pursuant to such guidelines, requires clients to deposit additional collateral, or to reduce
positions, when necessary.
The Company loans securities temporarily to other broker-dealers in connection with its
broker-dealer business. The Company receives cash as collateral for the securities loaned.
Increases in securities prices may cause the market value of the securities loaned to exceed the
amount of cash received as collateral. In the event the counterparty to these transactions does
not return the loaned securities, the Company may be exposed to the risk of acquiring the
securities at prevailing market prices in order to satisfy its client obligations. The Company
mitigates this risk by requiring credit approvals for counterparties, by monitoring the market
value of securities loaned on a daily basis and requiring additional cash as collateral when
necessary, and by participating in a risk-sharing program offered through the Options Clearing
Corporation (OCC).
The Company borrows securities temporarily from other broker-dealers in connection with its
broker-dealer business. The Company deposits cash as collateral for the securities borrowed.
Decreases in securities prices may cause the market value of the securities borrowed to fall below
the amount of cash deposited as collateral. In the event the counterparty to these transactions
does not return the cash deposited, the Company may be exposed to the risk of selling the
securities at prevailing market prices. The Company mitigates this risk by requiring credit
approvals for counterparties, by monitoring the collateral values on a daily basis and requiring
collateral to be returned by the counterparties when necessary, and by participating in a
risk-sharing program offered through the OCC.
As of June 30, 2009, client excess margin securities of approximately $6.9 billion and stock
borrowings of approximately $1.3 billion were available to the Company to utilize as
collateral on various borrowings or for other purposes. The Company had loaned approximately $2.3
billion and repledged approximately $0.8 billion of that collateral as of June 30, 2009.
15
Guarantees The Company is a member of and provides guarantees to securities clearinghouses and
exchanges. Under related agreements, the Company is generally required to guarantee the
performance of other members. Under these agreements, if a member becomes unable to satisfy its
obligations to the clearinghouse, other members would be required to meet shortfalls. The
Companys liability under these arrangements is not quantifiable and could exceed the cash and
securities it has posted to the clearinghouse as collateral. However, the potential for the
Company to be required to make payments under these agreements is considered remote. Accordingly,
no contingent liability is carried on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for these
guarantees.
See Money Market Deposit Account Agreement in Note 13 for a description of a guarantee included
in that agreement.
During September 2008, the net asset value of two money market mutual funds held by some of the
Companys clients, the Primary Fund and the International Liquidity Fund, declined below $1.00 per
share. These funds are managed by The Reserve, an independent mutual fund company. The Reserve
subsequently announced it was suspending redemptions of these funds to effect an orderly
liquidation. The Company announced a commitment of up to $55 million to protect its clients
positions in these funds. In the event the Companys clients receive less than $1.00 per share
for these funds upon an orderly liquidation, the Company will commit up to $50 million (or $0.03
per share of the fund) for clients in the Primary Fund and up to $5 million for clients in the
International Liquidity Fund to mitigate client losses. Based on information from The Reserve and
other publicly available information, the Company has accrued an estimated fair value of $27.0
million for this obligation as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, which is included in
accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Employment Agreements The Company has entered into employment agreements with several of its key
executive officers. These employment agreements generally provide for annual base salary and
incentive compensation, stock award acceleration and severance payments in the event of termination
of employment under certain defined circumstances or changes in control of the Company. Incentive
compensation amounts are based on the Companys financial performance and other factors.
10. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
Effective October 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157 for financial assets and liabilities
and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the
financial statements on a recurring basis. SFAS No. 157 clarifies the definition of fair value and
the methods used to measure fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
Fair Value Measurement Definition and Hierarchy
SFAS No. 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to
transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date.
In determining fair value, the Company uses various valuation approaches, including market, income
and/or cost approaches. SFAS No. 157 establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair
value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by
requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs reflect the
assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, developed based on
market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs reflect the
Companys own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset
or liability, developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair
value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into
three broad levels, as follows:
|
|
|
Level 1 Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. This category includes active
exchange-traded funds, mutual funds and equity securities. |
|
|
|
|
Level 2 Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the
asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Such inputs include quoted prices in
markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active
markets, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and
inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by
correlation or other means. This category includes most debt securities and other
interest-sensitive investment securities. |
|
|
|
|
Level 3 Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, where there is little, if any,
observable market activity or data for the asset or liability. This category includes
assets and liabilities related to money market mutual funds managed by The Reserve for
which the net asset value has declined below $1.00 per share and the funds are being
liquidated. This category also includes auction rate securities for which the periodic
auctions have failed. |
16
The following table presents the Companys fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured
on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market mutual funds |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
50,971 |
|
|
$ |
50,971 |
|
U.S. government debt securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal Short-term investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
50,971 |
|
|
|
52,071 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities owned: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auction rate securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,525 |
|
|
|
20,525 |
|
Money market mutual funds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,894 |
|
|
|
4,894 |
|
Equity securities |
|
|
568 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
600 |
|
U.S. government debt securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
259 |
|
Municipal debt securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,012 |
|
Corporate debt securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,179 |
|
Other debt securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal Securities owned |
|
|
568 |
|
|
|
4,585 |
|
|
|
25,419 |
|
|
|
30,572 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auction rate securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,820 |
|
|
|
8,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets at fair value |
|
$ |
568 |
|
|
$ |
5,685 |
|
|
$ |
85,210 |
|
|
$ |
91,463 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities sold, not yet purchased: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities |
|
$ |
5,142 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
5,152 |
|
Money market mutual funds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Municipal debt securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
363 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
363 |
|
Corporate debt securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal Securities sold, not yet purchased (1) |
|
|
5,142 |
|
|
|
451 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
5,595 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Client Reserve Fund commitment (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,994 |
|
|
|
26,994 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities at fair value |
|
$ |
5,142 |
|
|
$ |
451 |
|
|
$ |
26,996 |
|
|
$ |
32,589 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Amounts are included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
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The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured on a
recurring basis for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized Losses |
|
|
Sales, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
October 1, |
|
|
Included in |
|
|
Issuances and |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
Settlements, Net |
|
|
2009 |
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents (1) |
|
$ |
217,471 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(217,471 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market mutual funds |
|
|
368,066 |
|
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
(317,015 |
) |
|
|
50,971 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities owned: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auction rate securities |
|
|
6,925 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,600 |
|
|
|
20,525 |
|
Money market mutual funds |
|
|
46,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(41,768 |
) |
|
|
4,894 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal Securities owned |
|
|
53,587 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28,168 |
) |
|
|
25,419 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auction rate securities |
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,180 |
) |
|
|
8,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets at fair value |
|
$ |
649,124 |
|
|
$ |
(80 |
) |
|
$ |
(563,834 |
) |
|
$ |
85,210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities sold, not yet purchased: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market mutual funds |
|
$ |
4,636 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(4,634 |
) |
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Client Reserve Fund commitment |
|
|
26,994 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,994 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities at fair value |
|
$ |
31,630 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(4,634 |
) |
|
$ |
26,996 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Represents positions in the Primary Fund that were classified as cash and cash equivalents
as of September 30, 2008. |
Valuation Techniques
In general, and where applicable, the Company uses quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets or liabilities to determine fair value. This pricing methodology applies to the Companys
Level 1 investments. If quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities are
not available to determine fair value, then the Company uses quoted prices for similar assets and
liabilities or inputs other than the quoted prices that are observable, either directly or
indirectly. This pricing methodology applies to the Companys Level 2 investments.
The fair value of money market mutual fund positions in the Primary Fund is estimated based on
portfolio holdings data published by The Reserve and is categorized in Level 3 of the fair value
hierarchy. The fair value of the client Reserve Fund commitment, which is described under
Guarantees in Note 9, is estimated based on portfolio holdings data published by The Reserve for
the Primary Fund and International Liquidity Fund.
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt
The Companys long-term debt had an estimated fair value based on quoted market prices of $1.37
billion and $1.35 billion as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively, compared to the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet carrying value of $1.42 billion and $1.44 billion,
respectively.
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11. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the computation of basic
and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
170,537 |
|
|
$ |
204,362 |
|
|
$ |
486,965 |
|
|
$ |
631,918 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding basic |
|
|
563,792 |
|
|
|
592,948 |
|
|
|
576,420 |
|
|
|
594,071 |
|
Effect of dilutive securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options |
|
|
5,986 |
|
|
|
7,480 |
|
|
|
6,128 |
|
|
|
7,747 |
|
Restricted stock units |
|
|
1,887 |
|
|
|
1,835 |
|
|
|
1,978 |
|
|
|
1,520 |
|
Deferred compensation shares |
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding diluted |
|
|
571,772 |
|
|
|
602,336 |
|
|
|
584,623 |
|
|
|
603,402 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share basic |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
0.84 |
|
|
$ |
1.06 |
|
Earnings per share diluted |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
0.83 |
|
|
$ |
1.05 |
|
12. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive income is as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Nine Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
170,537 |
|
|
$ |
204,362 |
|
|
$ |
486,965 |
|
|
$ |
631,918 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investment
securities available-for-sale |
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
(983 |
) |
|
|
(481 |
) |
|
|
(983 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment for deferred income taxes on net
unrealized losses (gains) |
|
|
(227 |
) |
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reclassification adjustment for realized losses (gains) on
investment securities included in net income |
|
|
2,088 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,088 |
|
|
|
(540 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reclassification adjustment for deferred income taxes
on realized investment gains (losses) |
|
|
(758 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(758 |
) |
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
(257 |
) |
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
|
|
1,943 |
|
|
|
(601 |
) |
|
|
774 |
|
|
|
(1,014 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
$ |
172,480 |
|
|
$ |
203,761 |
|
|
$ |
487,739 |
|
|
$ |
630,904 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Stock Repurchase
On February 17, 2009, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Marlene M. Ricketts
and the Joe and Marlene Ricketts Grandchildrens Trust to purchase approximately 34 million shares
of common stock of the Company for approximately $403 million in cash ($11.85 per share). J. Joe
Ricketts serves on the Companys board of directors. The purchase and sale of the stock occurred
on February 20, 2009.
Transactions with TD and Affiliates
As a result of the acquisition of TD Waterhouse during fiscal 2006, TD became an affiliate of the
Company. TD owned approximately 45.2% of the Companys common stock as of June 30, 2009, of which
45% is permitted to be voted under the terms of the Stockholders Agreement among TD, the Company
and certain other stockholders. Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, TD has the right to
designate five of twelve members to the Companys board of directors. The Company
19
transacts business and has extensive relationships with TD and certain of its affiliates. A description of
significant transactions with TD and its affiliates is set forth below.
Money Market Deposit Account Agreement
The Company is party to a money market deposit account (MMDA) agreement with TD Bank USA, N.A.
(TD Bank USA) and TD, which was originally entered into on January 24, 2006 in connection with
the TD Waterhouse acquisition. Under the MMDA agreement, TD Bank USA makes available to clients of
the Company money market deposit accounts as designated sweep vehicles. The Company provides
marketing, recordkeeping and support services for TD Bank USA with respect to the money market
deposit accounts. In exchange for providing these services, TD Bank USA pays the Company a fee
based on the yield earned by TD Bank USA on the client MMDA assets, less the actual interest paid
to clients, actual interest cost incurred on borrowings, a flat fee to TD Bank USA of 25 basis
points and the cost of FDIC insurance premiums.
Effective July 1, 2008, the Company entered into an amendment to the MMDA agreement. The amended
agreement has a term of five years beginning July 1, 2008, and is automatically renewable for
successive five-year terms, provided that it may be terminated by any party upon two years prior
written notice. The amended agreement provides that the marketing fee earned on the MMDA agreement
is calculated based on three primary components: (a) the actual yield earned on investments in
place as of July 1, 2008, which were primarily fixed-income securities backed by Canadian
government guarantees, (b) the yield on other fixed-rate investments, based on prevailing fixed
rates for identical balances and maturities in the interest rate swap market (generally
LIBOR-based) at the time such investments were added to the MMDA portfolio and (c) floating-rate
investments, based on the monthly average rate for 30-day LIBOR. The amendment provides that, from
time to time, the Company may request amounts and maturity dates for the other fixed-rate
investments (component (b) above) in the MMDA portfolio, subject to the approval of TD Bank USA.
For the month of June 2009, the MMDA portfolio was comprised of approximately 25% component (a)
investments, 58% component (b) investments and 17% component (c) investments.
In the event the fee computation results in a negative amount, the Company must pay TD Bank USA the
negative amount. This effectively results in the Company guaranteeing TD Bank USA revenue of 25
basis points on the MMDA agreement, plus the reimbursement of FDIC insurance premiums. The fee
computation under the MMDA agreement is affected by many variables, including the type, duration,
credit quality, principal balance and yield of the investment portfolio at TD Bank USA, the
prevailing interest rate environment, the amount of client deposits and the yield paid on client
deposits. Because a negative MMDA fee computation would arise only if there were extraordinary
movements in many of these variables, the maximum potential amount of future payments the Company
could be required to make under this arrangement cannot be reasonably estimated. Management
believes the potential for the fee calculation to result in a negative amount is remote and the
fair value of the guarantee is not material. Accordingly, no contingent liability is carried on
the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the MMDA agreement.
The Company earned fee income associated with the money market deposit account agreement of $125.1
million and $424.9 million for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2009, respectively,
and $155.7 million and $467.6 million for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, which is reported as money
market deposit account fees on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Mutual Fund Agreements
The Company and an affiliate of TD are parties to a services agreement, transfer agency agreement,
shareholder services agreement and a dealer agreement pursuant to which certain mutual funds are
made available as money market sweep or direct purchase options to Company clients. The Company
performs marketing support services with respect to those funds. In consideration for offering the
funds and performing the marketing support services, an affiliate of TD compensates the Company in
accordance with the provisions of the services agreement. The Company also performs certain
services for the applicable fund and earns fees for those services. In the event compensation under
the transfer agency agreement, shareholder services agreement and dealer agreement is less than the
minimum compensation called for by the services agreement, the deficit is earned by the Company
under the services agreement. The services agreement had an initial term of two years and was
automatically renewed for an additional two-year term on January 24, 2008. The agreement is
automatically renewable for successive two-year terms (so long as certain related agreements are in
effect). It may be terminated by any party upon one years prior written notice. The Company
earned fee income associated with these agreements of $19.0 million and $102.0 million for the
three months and nine months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, and $51.5 million and $147.9
million for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, which is included
in investment product fees on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
20
Securities Borrowing and Lending
In connection with its brokerage business, the Company engages in securities borrowing and lending
with TD Securities, Inc. (TDSI), an affiliate of TD. Receivable from brokers, dealers and
clearing organizations includes $0.5 million and $0.2 million of receivables from TDSI as of June
30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively. Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing
organizations includes $40.0 million and $15.0 million of payables to TDSI as of June 30, 2009 and
September 30, 2008, respectively. The Company earned net interest revenue of $0.2 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2009 and incurred net interest expense of $0.2 million for the nine
months ended June 30, 2009 associated with securities borrowing and lending with TDSI. The Company
earned net interest revenue associated with securities borrowing and lending with TDSI of $0.1
million and $0.2 million for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.
Cash Management Services Agreement
Pursuant to a cash management services agreement, TD Bank USA provides cash management services to
clients of TDA Inc. In exchange for such services, the Company pays TD Bank USA service-based fees
agreed upon by the parties. The Company incurred expense associated with the cash management
services agreement of $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three months and nine months ended June
30, 2009, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.8 million for the three months and nine months
ended June 30, 2008, respectively, which is included in clearing and execution costs on the
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The cash management services agreement will continue
in effect for as long as the MMDA agreement remains in effect, provided that it may be terminated
by TDA Inc. without cause upon 60 days prior written notice to TD Bank USA.
Indemnification Agreement for Phantom Stock Plan Liabilities
Pursuant to an indemnification agreement, the Company agreed to assume TD Waterhouse liabilities
related to the payout of awards under The Toronto-Dominion Bank 2002 Phantom Stock Incentive Plan
following the completion of the TD Waterhouse acquisition. Under this plan, participants were
granted units of stock appreciation rights (SARs) based on TDs common stock that generally vest
over four years. Upon exercise, the participant receives cash representing the appreciated value
of the units between the grant date and the redemption date. In connection with the payout of
awards under the 2002 Phantom Stock Incentive Plan, TD Discount Brokerage Holdings LLC (TDDBH), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of TD, agreed to indemnify the Company for any liabilities incurred by the
Company in excess of the provision for such liability included on the closing date balance sheet of
TD Waterhouse. In addition, in the event that the liability incurred by the Company in connection
with the 2002 Phantom Stock Incentive Plan is less than the provision for such liability included
on the closing date balance sheet of TD Waterhouse, the Company agreed to pay the difference to
TDDBH. There were 47,745 and 50,940 SARs outstanding as of June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008,
respectively, with an approximate value of $1.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The
indemnification agreement effectively protects the Company against fluctuations in TDs common stock price with respect to the SARs, so there will be no net effect on the
Companys results of operations resulting from such fluctuations.
Restricted Share Units and Related Swap Agreements
The Company assumed TD Waterhouse restricted share unit plan liabilities following the completion
of the acquisition of TD Waterhouse. Restricted share units are phantom share units with a value
equivalent to the Toronto Stock Exchange closing price of TD common shares on the day before the
award issuance. These awards vest and mature on the third or fourth anniversary of the award date
at the average of the high and low prices for the 20 trading days preceding the redemption date.
The redemption value, after tax withholdings, is paid in cash. Under these plans, participants were
granted phantom share units equivalent to TDs common stock that vest on a specified date after
three or four years. On the acquisition date of TD Waterhouse, the Company entered into equity
swap agreements with an affiliate of TD to offset changes in TDs common stock price. During
December 2007, most of the restricted share units vested and were settled and all the equity swap
agreements expired. In May 2008, the remaining restricted share units vested and were settled.
The Company recorded a loss on fair value adjustments to the equity swap agreements of $0.8 million
for the nine months ended June 30, 2008, which is reported as fair value adjustments of
compensation-related derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Because the swap agreements were not designated for hedge accounting, the fair value adjustments
were not recorded in the same category of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income as the
corresponding compensation expense, which was recorded in the employee compensation and benefits
category.
21
Canadian Call Center Services Agreement
Pursuant to the Canadian call center services agreement, TD receives and services client calls at
its London, Ontario site for clients of TDA Inc. After May 1, 2013, either party may terminate
this agreement without cause and without penalty by providing 24 months prior written notice. In
consideration of the performance by TD of the call center services, the Company pays TD, on a
monthly basis, an amount approximately equal to TDs monthly cost. The Company incurred expenses
associated with the Canadian call center services agreement of $4.0 million and $11.8 million for
the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, and $5.2 million and $13.8
million for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, which is included
in professional services expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Certificates of Deposit Brokerage Agreements
Effective as of September 24, 2008, TDA Inc. entered into a certificates of deposit brokerage
agreement with TD Bank USA, under which TDA Inc. acts as agent for its clients in purchasing
certificates of deposit from TD Bank USA. Under the agreement, TD Bank USA pays TDA Inc. a
placement fee for each certificate of deposit issued in an amount agreed to by both parties.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2009, TDA Inc. promoted a limited time offer to purchase a
three-month TD Bank USA certificate of deposit with a premium yield to clients that made a deposit
or transferred $25,000 into their TDA Inc. brokerage account during a specified time period.
Under this promotion, TDA Inc. reimburses TD Bank USA for the subsidized portion of the premium
yield paid to its clients. The Company incurred net costs to TD Bank USA associated with this
promotional offer of $3.3 million for the nine-months ended June 30, 2009, which is included in
advertising expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Under a previous certificates of deposit brokerage agreement entered into on December 12, 2007
between TDA Inc. and TD Bank USA, TDA Inc. acted as an agent for its clients in purchasing
certificates of deposit from TD Bank USA. Fees were calculated under the agreement in a manner
consistent with the methodology of the MMDA agreement described above. The Company incurred net
fee expense associated with the agreement of $0.8 million and $2.4 million for the three months and
nine months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, which is included in net interest revenue on the
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. This agreement was superseded by the September 24,
2008 certificates of deposit brokerage agreement.
Sale of thinkorswim Canada, Inc. and Trading Platform Hosting and Services Agreement
On June 11, 2009, immediately following the closing of the thinkorswim acquisition, the Company
completed the sale of thinkorswim Canada, Inc. (thinkorswim Canada) to TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.
(TDW Canada), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD, for cash equal to the total tangible equity of
thinkorswim Canada immediately prior to the closing of the transaction. On the closing date of the
transaction, the Company received gross proceeds from the sale of approximately $1.5
million. The final sale price is subject to a cash adjustment based on the closing date balance
sheet. The Company estimates the cash adjustment will result in additional sale proceeds of
approximately $0.3 million, which was recorded in receivable from affiliates on the Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2009. The Company did not recognize a gain or loss on
the sale of thinkorwim Canada.
In connection with the sale of thinkorswim Canada, the Company and TDW Canada entered into a
trading platform hosting and services agreement. The agreement has an initial term of five years
beginning June 11, 2009, and will automatically renew for additional periods of two years, unless
either party provides notice of non-renewal to the other party at least 90 days prior to the end of
the then-current term. Because this agreement represents contingent consideration to be paid for
the sale of thinkorswim Canada, the Company recorded a $10.7 million receivable for the fair value
of this agreement, which is included in receivable from affiliates on the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2009. Under this agreement, TDW Canada will use the thinkorswim,
Inc. trading platform and thinkorswim, Inc. will provide the services to support the platform. In
consideration for the performance by thinkorswim, Inc. of all its obligations under this agreement,
TDW Canada will pay thinkorswim, Inc., on a monthly basis, a fee based on average client trades per
day and transactional revenues. Fees earned under the agreement will be recorded as a reduction of
the contingent consideration receivable until the receivable is reduced to zero, and thereafter
will be recorded as fee revenue.
Other Related Party Transactions
TD Options LLC, a subsidiary of TD, pays the Company the amount of exchange-sponsored payment for
order flow that it receives for routing TDA Inc. client orders to the exchanges. The Company
earned $1.7 million and $3.3 million of payment for order flow revenues from TD Options LLC for the
three months and nine months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, and
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$1.0 million and $2.7 million for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, which is included in
commissions and transaction fees on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Except as otherwise indicated, receivables from and payables to TD and affiliates of TD resulting
from the related party transactions described above are included in receivable from affiliates and
payable to affiliates, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Receivables
from and payables to TD affiliates resulting from client cash sweep activity are generally settled
in cash the next business day. Other receivables from and payables to affiliates of TD are
generally settled in cash on a monthly basis.
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Item 2. |
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company should
be read in conjunction with the Selected Financial Data and the Consolidated Financial Statements
and Notes thereto included in the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2008, and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto contained
in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
This discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including
statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements include statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words may, could,
would, should, believe, expect, anticipate, plan, estimate, target, project,
intend and similar expressions. In particular, forward-looking statements contained in this
discussion include our expectations regarding: the effect of client trading activity on our
results of operations; the effect of changes in interest rates on our net interest spread; our
migration of client cash balances into the money market deposit account (MMDA) offering; our
effective income tax rate; our capital and liquidity needs and our plans to finance such needs; and
the impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements.
The Companys actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements. Important factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to:
general economic and political conditions; interest rates; stock market fluctuations and changes in
client trading activity; increased competition; systems failures and capacity constraints; network
security risks; ability to service debt obligations; ability to achieve the benefits of the
thinkorswim Group Inc. (thinkorswim) acquisition; regulatory and legal matters and uncertainties
and the other risks and uncertainties set forth under Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Companys
annual report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. The
forward-looking statements contained in this report speak only as of the date on which the
statements were made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise these statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make judgments and estimates that may
have a significant impact upon our financial results. Note 1 of our Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, contains a summary of our
significant accounting policies, many of which require the use of estimates and assumptions. We
believe that the following areas are particularly subject to managements judgments and estimates
and could materially affect our results of operations and financial position: valuation of goodwill
and acquired intangible assets; valuation of stock-based compensation; estimates of effective
income tax rates, deferred income taxes and valuation allowances; valuation of guarantees; and
investor education revenue recognition. These areas are discussed in further detail under the
heading Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in Item 7 of our annual report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 and Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
Unless otherwise indicated, the terms we, us or Company in this report refer to TD AMERITRADE
Holding Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The term GAAP refers to U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
In discussing and analyzing our business, we utilize several metrics and other terms that are
defined in a Glossary of Terms that is available on our website at www.amtd.com (in the Investors
section under the heading Financial Reports) and is included in Item 7 of our annual report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. Since the issuance of the Form 10-K, the
definitions of Activity rate and Total trades have been updated. These updated definitions are
as follows (italics indicate other defined terms that appear elsewhere in the glossary):
Activity rate - total accounts Average client trades per day during the period divided by the
average number of total accounts during the period.
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Activity rate funded accounts Average client trades per day during the period divided by the
average number of funded accounts during the period.
Total trades Revenue-generating client securities trades, which are executed by the Companys
broker-dealer subsidiaries on an agency basis, excluding thinkorswim, Inc.s institutional
activity. Total trades are a significant source of the Companys revenues. Such trades include, but
are not limited to, trades in equities, options, futures, foreign exchange, mutual funds and debt
instruments. Trades generate revenue from commissions, transaction fees and/or revenue-sharing
arrangements with market destinations (also known as payment for order flow).
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Conditions in the U.S. equity markets significantly impact the volume of our clients trading
activity. There is a direct correlation between the volume of our clients trading activity and
our results of operations. We cannot predict future trading volumes in the U.S. equity markets.
If client trading activity increases, we expect that it would have a positive impact on our results
of operations. If client trading activity declines, we expect that it would have a negative impact
on our results of operations.
Changes in average balances, especially client margin, credit, MMDA and mutual fund balances, may
significantly impact our results of operations. Changes in interest rates also impact our results
of operations. We seek to mitigate interest rate risk by aligning the average duration of our
interest-earning assets with that of our interest-bearing liabilities. We cannot predict the
direction of interest rates or the levels of client balances. If interest rates rise, we generally
expect to earn a larger net interest spread. Conversely, a falling interest rate environment
generally would result in our earning a smaller net interest spread.
Financial Performance Metrics
Pre-tax income, net income, earnings per share and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization) are key metrics we use in evaluating our financial performance.
EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure.
We consider EBITDA an important measure of our financial performance and of our ability to generate
cash flows to service debt, fund capital expenditures and fund other corporate investing and
financing activities. EBITDA is used as the denominator in the consolidated leverage ratio
calculation for our senior credit facilities. The consolidated leverage ratio determines the
interest rate margin charged on the senior credit facilities. EBITDA eliminates the non-cash
effect of tangible asset depreciation and amortization and intangible asset amortization. EBITDA
should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, pre-tax income, net income
and cash flows from operating activities.
The following table sets forth EBITDA in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues for the
periods indicated and provides reconciliations to pre-tax income, which is the most directly
comparable GAAP measure (dollars in thousands):
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Three months ended June 30, |
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Nine months ended June 30, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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|
2009 |
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2008 |
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|
% of Net |
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% of Net |
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% of Net |
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% of Net |
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$ |
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|
Revenue |
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$ |
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|
Revenue |
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$ |
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Revenue |
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$ |
|
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Revenue |
|
EBITDA |
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EBITDA |
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$ |
316,824 |
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|
51.6 |
% |
|
$ |
369,702 |
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|
59.3 |
% |
|
$ |
918,402 |
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|
52.5 |
% |
|
$ |
1,117,672 |
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59.2 |
% |
Less: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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(11,162 |
) |
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|
(1.8 |
%) |
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|
(9,841 |
) |
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|
(1.6 |
%) |
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|
(33,299 |
) |
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|
(1.9 |
%) |
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|
(26,423 |
) |
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|
(1.4 |
%) |
Amortization of acquired
intangible assets |
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|
(17,551 |
) |
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|
(2.9 |
%) |
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|
(15,337 |
) |
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|
(2.5 |
%) |
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|
(48,289 |
) |
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|
(2.8 |
%) |
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|
(43,809 |
) |
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|
(2.3 |
%) |
Interest on borrowings |
|
|
(8,365 |
) |
|
|
(1.4 |
%) |
|
|
(16,344 |
) |
|
|
(2.6 |
%) |
|
|
(32,246 |
) |
|
|
(1.8 |
%) |
|
|
(62,674 |
) |
|
|
(3.3 |
%) |
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Pre-tax income |
|
$ |
279,746 |
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|
|
45.6 |
% |
|
$ |
328,180 |
|
|
|
52.6 |
% |
|
$ |
804,568 |
|
|
|
46.0 |
% |
|
$ |
984,766 |
|
|
|
52.2 |
% |
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Our pre-tax income and EBITDA decreased for the first nine months of fiscal 2009, compared to
the first nine months of fiscal 2008, primarily due to a 7% decrease in net revenues and a 4%
increase in total expenses. The decrease in net revenues was driven primarily by lower asset-based
revenues resulting from lower net interest margin earned on spread-based balances, partially offset
by increased transaction-based revenues resulting from higher client trading volumes. Detailed
analysis of net revenues and expenses is presented later in this discussion.
Operating Metrics
Our largest sources of revenues are asset-based revenues and transaction-based revenues. For the
nine months ended June 30, 2009, asset-based revenues and transaction-based revenues accounted for
48% and 51% of our net revenues, respectively. Asset-based revenues consist of (1) net interest
revenue, (2) MMDA fees and (3) investment product fees. The primary factors driving our
asset-based revenues are average balances and average rates. Average balances consist primarily of
average client margin balances, average segregated cash balances, average client credit balances,
average client MMDA balances, average
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fee-based investment balances and average securities
borrowing and lending balances. Average rates consist of the average interest rates and fees
earned and paid on such balances. The primary factors driving our transaction-based revenues are
total client trades and average commissions and transaction fees per trade. We also consider
client account and client asset metrics, although we believe they are generally of less
significance to our results of operations for any particular period than our metrics for
asset-based and transaction-based revenues.
Asset-Based Revenue Metrics
We calculate the return on our interest-earning assets (excluding conduit-based assets) and our
MMDA balances using a measure we refer to as net interest margin. Net interest margin is
calculated for a given period by dividing the annualized sum of net interest revenue (excluding net
interest revenue from conduit-based assets) and MMDA fees by average spread-based assets.
Spread-based assets consist of client and brokerage-related asset balances, including client margin
balances, segregated cash, MMDA balances, deposits paid on securities borrowing (excluding
conduit-based assets) and other cash and interest-earning investment balances. The following table
sets forth net interest margin and average spread-based assets (dollars in millions):
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Three months ended |
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Nine months ended |
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June 30, |
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Increase/ |
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June 30, |
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|
Increase/ |
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|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
(Decrease) |
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|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
(Decrease) |
|
Avg. interest-earning assets
(excluding conduit business) |
|
$ |
10,002 |
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|
$ |
10,324 |
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|
$ |
(322 |
) |
|
$ |
8,296 |
|
|
$ |
9,920 |
|
|
$ |
(1,624 |
) |
Avg. MMDA balances |
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|
22,474 |
|
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|
15,619 |
|
|
|
6,855 |
|
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|
19,876 |
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|
15,460 |
|
|
|
4,416 |
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Avg. spread-based balances |
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$ |
32,476 |
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$ |
25,943 |
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$ |
6,533 |
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|
$ |
28,172 |
|
|
$ |
25,380 |
|
|
$ |
2,792 |
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Net interest revenue (excluding
conduit business) |
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$ |
98.2 |
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|
$ |
129.1 |
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$ |
(30.9 |
) |
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$ |
247.1 |
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$ |
409.9 |
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|
$ |
(162.8 |
) |
MMDA fee revenue |
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|
125.1 |
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|
155.7 |
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(30.6 |
) |
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|
424.9 |
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|
467.6 |
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(42.7 |
) |
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Spread-based revenue |
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$ |
223.3 |
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$ |
284.8 |
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$ |
(61.5 |
) |
|
$ |
672.0 |
|
|
$ |
877.5 |
|
|
$ |
(205.5 |
) |
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Avg. annualized yield -
interest-earning assets
(excluding conduit business) |
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|
3.88 |
% |
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|
4.95 |
% |
|
|
(1.07 |
%) |
|
|
3.93 |
% |
|
|
5.43 |
% |
|
|
(1.50 |
%) |
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|
Avg. annualized yield MMDA fees |
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|
2.20 |
% |
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|
3.94 |
% |
|
|
(1.74 |
%) |
|
|
2.82 |
% |
|
|
3.97 |
% |
|
|
(1.15 |
%) |
Net interest margin (NIM) |
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|
2.72 |
% |
|
|
4.34 |
% |
|
|
(1.62 |
%) |
|
|
3.15 |
% |
|
|
4.54 |
% |
|
|
(1.39 |
%) |
The following tables set forth key metrics that we use in analyzing net interest revenue, which,
exclusive of the conduit business, is a component of net interest margin (dollars in millions):
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Interest Revenue (Expense) |
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Interest Revenue (Expense) |
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Three months ended |
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Nine months ended |
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June 30, |
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Increase/ |
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June 30, |
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Increase/ |
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2009 |
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|
2008 |
|
|
(Decrease) |
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|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
(Decrease) |
|
Segregated cash |
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$ |
1.5 |
|
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$ |
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$ |
1.5 |
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$ |
3.8 |
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$ |
0.2 |
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$ |
3.6 |
|
Client margin balances |
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|
54.7 |
|
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|
117.3 |
|
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|
(62.6 |
) |
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|
169.2 |
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|
415.2 |
|
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|
(246.0 |
) |
Securities borrowing (excluding conduit business) |
|
|
42.9 |
|
|
|
16.7 |
|
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|
26.2 |
|
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|
76.3 |
|
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|
38.1 |
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|
38.2 |
|
Other cash and interest-earning investments, net |
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0.4 |
|
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|
9.4 |
|
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(9.0 |
) |
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3.3 |
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26.7 |
|
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(23.4 |
) |
Client credit balances |
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(0.7 |
) |
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|
(4.8 |
) |
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|
4.1 |
|
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|
(3.0 |
) |
|
|
(21.9 |
) |
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|
18.9 |
|
Securities lending (excluding conduit business) |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
|
(9.5 |
) |
|
|
8.9 |
|
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|
(2.5 |
) |
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(48.4 |
) |
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|
45.9 |
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Net interest revenue (excluding conduit business) |
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|
98.2 |
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|
129.1 |
|
|
|
(30.9 |
) |
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|
247.1 |
|
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|
409.9 |
|
|
|
(162.8 |
) |
|
Securities borrowing - conduit business |
|
|
1.5 |
|
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|
29.4 |
|
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|
(27.9 |
) |
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|
10.1 |
|
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|
148.7 |
|
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|
(138.6 |
) |
Securities lending - conduit business |
|
|
(1.1 |
) |
|
|
(26.6 |
) |
|
|
25.5 |
|
|
|
(6.3 |
) |
|
|
(139.7 |
) |
|
|
133.4 |
|
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|
Net interest revenue |
|
$ |
98.6 |
|
|
$ |
131.9 |
|
|
$ |
(33.3 |
) |
|
$ |
250.9 |
|
|
$ |
418.9 |
|
|
$ |
(168.0 |
) |
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Average Balance |
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Average Balance |
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Three months ended |
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Nine months ended |
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June 30, |
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% |
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|
June 30, |
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% |
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2009 |
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|
2008 |
|
|
Change |
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2009 |
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|
2008 |
|
|
Change |
|
Segregated cash |
|
$ |
4,159 |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
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|
N/A |
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$ |
2,599 |
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$ |
10 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
Client margin balances |
|
|
4,340 |
|
|
|
8,200 |
|
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|
(47 |
%) |
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|
4,240 |
|
|
|
8,288 |
|
|
|
(49 |
%) |
Securities borrowing (excluding conduit business) |
|
|
583 |
|
|
|
473 |
|
|
|
23 |
% |
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
(12 |
%) |
Other cash and interest-earning investments |
|
|
920 |
|
|
|
1,642 |
|
|
|
(44 |
%) |
|
|
1,076 |
|
|
|
1,187 |
|
|
|
(9 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-earning assets (excluding conduit business) |
|
|
10,002 |
|
|
|
10,324 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
|
8,296 |
|
|
|
9,920 |
|
|
|
(16 |
%) |
Securities borrowing conduit business |
|
|
1,165 |
|
|
|
5,448 |
|
|
|
(79 |
%) |
|
|
1,400 |
|
|
|
5,778 |
|
|
|
(76 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-earning assets |
|
$ |
11,167 |
|
|
$ |
15,772 |
|
|
|
(29 |
%) |
|
$ |
9,696 |
|
|
$ |
15,698 |
|
|
|
(38 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Client credit balances |
|
$ |
6,129 |
|
|
$ |
4,666 |
|
|
|
31 |
% |
|
$ |
4,837 |
|
|
$ |
4,214 |
|
|
|
15 |
% |
Securities lending (excluding conduit business) |
|
|
1,322 |
|
|
|
3,197 |
|
|
|
(59 |
%) |
|
|
1,185 |
|
|
|
3,330 |
|
|
|
(64 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing liabilities (excluding conduit
business) |
|
|
7,451 |
|
|
|
7,863 |
|
|
|
(5 |
%) |
|
|
6,022 |
|
|
|
7,544 |
|
|
|
(20 |
%) |
Securities lending conduit business |
|
|
1,165 |
|
|
|
5,448 |
|
|
|
(79 |
%) |
|
|
1,400 |
|
|
|
5,778 |
|
|
|
(76 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest-bearing liabilities |
|
$ |
8,616 |
|
|
$ |
13,311 |
|
|
|
(35 |
%) |
|
$ |
7,422 |
|
|
$ |
13,322 |
|
|
|
(44 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. Annualized Yield (Cost) |
|
|
|
|
|
Avg. Annualized Yield (Cost) |
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
Net Yield |
|
Nine months ended |
|
Net Yield |
|
|
June 30, |
|
Increase/ |
|
June 30, |
|
Increase/ |
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
(Decrease) |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
(Decrease) |
Segregated cash |
|
|
0.14 |
% |
|
|
2.03 |
% |
|
|
(1.89 |
%) |
|
|
0.19 |
% |
|
|
3.23 |
% |
|
|
(3.04 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Client margin balances |
|
|
4.99 |
% |
|
|
5.66 |
% |
|
|
(0.67 |
%) |
|
|
5.26 |
% |
|
|
6.58 |
% |
|
|
(1.32 |
%) |
Other cash and interest-earning
investments, net |
|
|
0.17 |
% |
|
|
2.25 |
% |
|
|
(2.08 |
%) |
|
|
0.40 |
% |
|
|
2.94 |
% |
|
|
(2.54 |
%) |
Client credit balances |
|
|
(0.05 |
%) |
|
|
(0.40 |
%) |
|
|
0.35 |
% |
|
|
(0.08 |
%) |
|
|
(0.68 |
%) |
|
|
0.60 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest revenue (excluding conduit business) |
|
|
3.88 |
% |
|
|
4.95 |
% |
|
|
(1.07 |
%) |
|
|
3.93 |
% |
|
|
5.43 |
% |
|
|
(1.50 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities borrowing conduit business |
|
|
0.52 |
% |
|
|
2.13 |
% |
|
|
(1.61 |
%) |
|
|
0.96 |
% |
|
|
3.38 |
% |
|
|
(2.42 |
%) |
Securities lending conduit business |
|
|
(0.36 |
%) |
|
|
(1.93 |
%) |
|
|
1.57 |
% |
|
|
(0.59 |
%) |
|
|
(3.18 |
%) |
|
|
2.59 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest revenue |
|
|
3.49 |
% |
|
|
3.31 |
% |
|
|
0.18 |
% |
|
|
3.41 |
% |
|
|
3.51 |
% |
|
|
(0.10 |
%) |
The following table sets forth key metrics that we use in analyzing investment product fee revenues
(dollars in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
Increase/ |
|
June 30, |
|
Increase/ |
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
(Decrease) |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
(Decrease) |
Fee revenue |
|
$ |
39.1 |
|
|
$ |
77.6 |
|
|
$ |
(38.5 |
) |
|
$ |
156.3 |
|
|
$ |
223.2 |
|
|
$ |
(66.9 |
) |
Average balance |
|
$ |
58,976 |
|
|
$ |
78,346 |
|
|
|
(25 |
%) |
|
$ |
60,239 |
|
|
$ |
69,216 |
|
|
|
(13 |
%) |
Average annualized yield |
|
|
0.26 |
% |
|
|
0.39 |
% |
|
|
(0.13 |
%) |
|
|
0.34 |
% |
|
|
0.42 |
% |
|
|
(0.08 |
%) |
Transaction-Based Revenue Metrics
The following table sets forth several key metrics regarding client trading activity, which we
utilize in measuring and evaluating performance and the results of our operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
% |
|
June 30, |
|
% |
|
|
2009 |
|
2008(1) |
|
Change |
|
2009 |
|
2008(1) |
|
Change |
Total trades (in millions) |
|
|
24.66 |
|
|
|
18.39 |
|
|
|
34 |
% |
|
|
66.99 |
|
|
|
56.37 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
Average commissions and transaction fees per
trade (2) |
|
$ |
13.66 |
|
|
$ |
13.53 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
$ |
13.28 |
|
|
$ |
13.38 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
Average client trades per day |
|
|
391,506 |
|
|
|
287,349 |
|
|
|
36 |
% |
|
|
358,232 |
|
|
|
299,845 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
Average client trades per account (annualized) |
|
|
13.5 |
|
|
|
10.7 |
|
|
|
26 |
% |
|
|
12.6 |
|
|
|
11.4 |
|
|
|
11 |
% |
Activity rate total accounts |
|
|
5.4 |
% |
|
|
4.2 |
% |
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
5.0 |
% |
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
11 |
% |
Activity rate funded accounts |
|
|
7.6 |
% |
|
|
5.9 |
% |
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
7.1 |
% |
|
|
6.3 |
% |
|
|
13 |
% |
Trading days |
|
|
63.0 |
|
|
|
64.0 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
|
187.0 |
|
|
|
188.0 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Trading activity metrics for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2008 have been
revised to exclude non-revenue generating mutual fund trades. |
|
(2) |
|
Average commissions and transaction fees per trade excludes thinkorswim active trader
business. |
26
Client Account and Client Asset Metrics
The following table sets forth certain metrics regarding client accounts and client assets, which
we use to analyze growth and trends in our client base:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
% |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
% |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total accounts (beginning of period) |
|
|
7,195,000 |
|
|
|
6,731,000 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
6,895,000 |
|
|
|
6,380,000 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
New accounts opened |
|
|
176,000 |
|
|
|
148,000 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
586,000 |
|
|
|
511,000 |
|
|
|
15 |
% |
Accounts purchased |
|
|
197,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
197,000 |
|
|
|
102,000 |
|
|
|
93 |
% |
Accounts closed |
|
|
(77,000 |
) |
|
|
(69,000 |
) |
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
(187,000 |
) |
|
|
(183,000 |
) |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total accounts (end of period) |
|
|
7,491,000 |
|
|
|
6,810,000 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
7,491,000 |
|
|
|
6,810,000 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage change during period |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funded accounts (beginning of period) |
|
|
5,105,000 |
|
|
|
4,814,000 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
4,918,000 |
|
|
|
4,597,000 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
Funded accounts (end of period) |
|
|
5,291,000 |
|
|
|
4,868,000 |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
5,291,000 |
|
|
|
4,868,000 |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
Percentage change during period |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Client assets (beginning of period, in
billions) |
|
$ |
224.9 |
|
|
$ |
306.1 |
|
|
|
(27 |
%) |
|
$ |
278.0 |
|
|
$ |
302.7 |
|
|
|
(8 |
%) |
Client assets (end of period, in billions) |
|
$ |
265.0 |
|
|
$ |
309.2 |
|
|
|
(14 |
%) |
|
$ |
265.0 |
|
|
$ |
309.2 |
|
|
|
(14 |
%) |
Percentage change during period |
|
|
18 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
%) |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net new assets (in billions) |
|
$ |
6.9 |
|
|
$ |
4.0 |
|
|
|
73 |
% |
|
$ |
21.2 |
|
|
$ |
20.0 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
In connection with our purchase of Fiserv Trust Company on February 4, 2008, we acquired
approximately 102,000 total accounts, approximately 81,000 funded accounts and approximately $25
billion in client assets. In connection with our purchase of thinkorswim on June 11, 2009, we
acquired approximately 197,000 total accounts, approximately 113,000 funded accounts and
approximately $4 billion in client assets.
27
Consolidated Statements of Income Data
The following table summarizes certain data from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
for analysis purposes (dollars in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
% |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
% |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
Change |
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transaction-based revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commissions and transaction fees |
|
$ |
338.5 |
|
|
$ |
248.9 |
|
|
|
36 |
% |
|
$ |
891.0 |
|
|
$ |
754.0 |
|
|
|
18 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset-based revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest revenue |
|
|
101.2 |
|
|
|
174.9 |
|
|
|
(42 |
%) |
|
|
264.0 |
|
|
|
636.0 |
|
|
|
(58 |
%) |
Brokerage interest expense |
|
|
(2.6 |
) |
|
|
(43.0 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
%) |
|
|
(13.1 |
) |
|
|
(217.1 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest revenue |
|
|
98.6 |
|
|
|
131.9 |
|
|
|
(25 |
%) |
|
|
250.9 |
|
|
|
418.9 |
|
|
|
(40 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market deposit account fees |
|
|
125.1 |
|
|
|
155.7 |
|
|
|
(20 |
%) |
|
|
424.9 |
|
|
|
467.6 |
|
|
|
(9 |
%) |
Investment product fees |
|
|
39.1 |
|
|
|
77.6 |
|
|
|
(50 |
%) |
|
|
156.3 |
|
|
|
223.2 |
|
|
|
(30 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total asset-based revenues |
|
|
262.8 |
|
|
|
365.2 |
|
|
|
(28 |
%) |
|
|
832.1 |
|
|
|
1,109.8 |
|
|
|
(25 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other revenues |
|
|
12.5 |
|
|
|
9.6 |
|
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
26.9 |
|
|
|
24.3 |
|
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenues |
|
|
613.8 |
|
|
|
623.6 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
|
1,750.0 |
|
|
|
1,888.1 |
|
|
|
(7 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee compensation and benefits |
|
|
128.2 |
|
|
|
129.0 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
366.4 |
|
|
|
367.2 |
|
|
|
(0 |
%) |
Fair value adjustments of compensation-
related derivative instruments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
(100 |
%) |
Clearing and execution costs |
|
|
16.1 |
|
|
|
11.1 |
|
|
|
45 |
% |
|
|
46.8 |
|
|
|
32.5 |
|
|
|
44 |
% |
Communications |
|
|
20.8 |
|
|
|
17.9 |
|
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
57.4 |
|
|
|
52.9 |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
Occupancy and equipment costs |
|
|
30.0 |
|
|
|
24.0 |
|
|
|
25 |
% |
|
|
89.6 |
|
|
|
74.3 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
11.2 |
|
|
|
9.8 |
|
|
|
13 |
% |
|
|
33.3 |
|
|
|
26.4 |
|
|
|
26 |
% |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
17.6 |
|
|
|
15.3 |
|
|
|
14 |
% |
|
|
48.3 |
|
|
|
43.8 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
Professional services |
|
|
45.9 |
|
|
|
29.0 |
|
|
|
59 |
% |
|
|
95.3 |
|
|
|
76.8 |
|
|
|
24 |
% |
Interest on borrowings |
|
|
8.4 |
|
|
|
16.3 |
|
|
|
(49 |
%) |
|
|
32.2 |
|
|
|
62.7 |
|
|
|
(49 |
%) |
Other |
|
|
14.5 |
|
|
|
6.4 |
|
|
|
126 |
% |
|
|
34.8 |
|
|
|
37.5 |
|
|
|
(7 |
%) |
Advertising |
|
|
39.4 |
|
|
|
36.7 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
139.2 |
|
|
|
129.5 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses |
|
|
332.0 |
|
|
|
295.7 |
|
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
943.4 |
|
|
|
904.3 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before other income (expense) and
income taxes |
|
|
281.7 |
|
|
|
327.9 |
|
|
|
(14 |
%) |
|
|
806.6 |
|
|
|
983.8 |
|
|
|
(18 |
%) |
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on sale of investments |
|
|
(2.0 |
) |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
(2.0 |
) |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pre-tax income |
|
|
279.7 |
|
|
|
328.2 |
|
|
|
(15 |
%) |
|
|
804.6 |
|
|
|
984.8 |
|
|
|
(18 |
%) |
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
109.2 |
|
|
|
123.8 |
|
|
|
(12 |
%) |
|
|
317.6 |
|
|
|
352.8 |
|
|
|
(10 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
170.5 |
|
|
$ |
204.4 |
|
|
|
(17 |
%) |
|
$ |
487.0 |
|
|
$ |
631.9 |
|
|
|
(23 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of interest days in period |
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
273 |
|
|
|
274 |
|
|
|
(0 |
%) |
Effective income tax rate |
|
|
39.0 |
% |
|
|
37.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
39.5 |
% |
|
|
35.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note: Details may not sum to totals and subtotals due to rounding differences.
Change percentages are based on non-rounded amounts from the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. |
Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
Net Revenues
Commissions and transaction fees increased 36% to $338.5 million, primarily due to higher average
client trades per day. Average client trades per day increased 36% to 391,506 for the third
quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to 287,349 for the third quarter of fiscal 2008. Average client
trades per account (annualized) were 13.5 for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to 10.7 for
the third quarter of fiscal 2008. Average commissions and transaction fees per trade increased
slightly to $13.66 per trade for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 from $13.53 for the third quarter
of fiscal 2008, primarily due to higher payment
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for order flow revenue per trade. This increase
was partially offset by slightly lower percentages of option and mutual fund trades, and an
increase in promotional trades related to our new account growth during the third quarter of fiscal
2009.
Net interest revenue decreased 25% to $98.6 million, due primarily to a 47% decrease in average
client margin balances, a decrease of 67 basis points in the average yield earned on client margin
balances, a 44% decrease in average other cash and interest-earning investment balances and a
decrease of 208 basis points in the average yield earned on other cash and interest-earning
investments for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2008.
These decreases were partially offset by a $32.7 million increase in net interest revenue from our
securities borrowing/lending program and a decrease of 35 basis points in the average interest rate
paid on client credit balances in the third quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the third quarter of
fiscal 2008.
MMDA fees decreased 20% to $125.1 million, due primarily to a decrease of 174 basis points in the
average yield earned on the client MMDA assets during the third quarter of fiscal 2009, of which 23
basis points ($13.3 million) resulted from a FDIC special regulatory assessment. This decrease was
partially offset by a 44% increase in average MMDA balances during the third quarter of fiscal 2009
compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2008.
Investment product fees decreased 50% to $39.1 million, primarily due to a 25% decrease in average
fee-based investment balances and a decrease of 13 basis points in the average yield earned in the
third quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2008. The decrease in the
average yield earned in the third quarter of fiscal 2009 was primarily due to our decision to
voluntarily begin waiving fees on certain money market mutual funds during the first quarter of
fiscal 2009 in order to prevent our clients yields on such funds from becoming negative.
By January 2010, we expect to migrate approximately $10 to $14 billion of client cash held in
client credit balances or swept to money market mutual funds into the MMDA offering. During the
third quarter of fiscal 2009, we began this migration and moved approximately $2.9 billion of
client cash into the MMDA offering. This migration is expected to result in an increase in MMDA fee
revenues and a decrease in investment product fee revenues, but is not expected to have a material
impact on overall net revenues during fiscal 2009. We expect this migration to position the
Company to earn higher net revenues if interest rates begin to rise.
Other revenues increased 31% to $12.5 million, primarily due to an increase in education revenues
as a result of the thinkorswim acquisition in June 2009.
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits expense decreased slightly to $128.2 million, due primarily to
lower incentive-based compensation related to Company and individual performance in the third
quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2008, mostly offset by the addition
of thinkorswim compensation costs during June 2009. The average number of full-time equivalent
employees increased to 4,709 for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to 4,571 for the third
quarter of fiscal 2008.
Clearing and execution costs increased 45% to $16.1 million, due primarily to higher client trading
volumes and less favorable annual rebates from clearing organizations during the third quarter of
fiscal 2009 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2008, and outsourced clearing costs related to
thinkorswim beginning in June 2009.
Communications expense increased 16% to $20.8 million, due primarily to increased costs for quotes
and market information related to the higher client trading volume during the third quarter of
fiscal 2009.
Occupancy and equipment costs increased 25% to $30.0 million due to higher costs for technology
infrastructure and facilities resulting from our fiscal 2008 growth initiatives.
Depreciation and amortization increased 13% to $11.2 million, due primarily to increased
depreciation on technology infrastructure upgrades and leasehold improvements resulting from our
fiscal 2008 growth initiatives and due to depreciation of assets recorded in the thinkorswim
acquisition.
Amortization of acquired intangible assets increased 14% to $17.6 million, due to amortization of
intangible assets recorded in the thinkorswim acquisition.
Professional services increased 59% to $45.9 million, primarily due to a $13 million acquisition
earn-out payment, a $5 million write-off of software development costs and due to the addition of
thinkorswim professional services costs in the third quarter
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of fiscal 2009. These increases were
partially offset by fees incurred during the third quarter of fiscal 2008 under the transition
services agreements related to the February 2008 acquisition of Fiserv Trust Company.
Interest on borrowings decreased 49% to $8.4 million, due primarily to lower average interest rates
incurred on our debt during the third quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the third quarter of
fiscal 2008. The average interest rate incurred on our debt was 1.93% for the third quarter of
fiscal 2009, compared to 4.19% for the third quarter of fiscal 2008.
Other expenses increased 126% to $14.5 million primarily due to favorable litigation settlements
and lower bad debt and other client-related trading losses in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 and
due to increased regulatory fees in the third quarter of fiscal 2009.
Advertising expense increased 7% to $39.4 million primarily due to the acquisition of thinkorswim.
We generally adjust our level of advertising spending in relation to stock market activity and
other market conditions in an effort to maximize the number of new accounts while minimizing the
advertising cost per new account.
Our effective income tax rate was 39.0% for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to 37.7% for
the third quarter of fiscal 2008. The increase was primarily due to unfavorable income tax
adjustments of approximately $1.7 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2009 resulting from
recent state income tax law changes. We expect our effective income tax rate to be approximately
39% for the remainder of fiscal 2009. However, we expect that accounting under FASB Interpretation
No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN No. 48), will result in increased
volatility in our quarterly and annual effective income tax rate because FIN No. 48 requires that
any change in measurement of a tax position taken in a prior tax year be recognized as a discrete
event in the period in which it occurs.
Nine-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
Net Revenues
Commissions and transaction fees increased 18% to $891.0 million, primarily due to higher average
client trades per day, partially offset by slightly lower commissions and transaction fees per
trade. Average client trades per day increased 19% to 358,232 for the first nine months of fiscal
2009 compared to 299,845 for the first nine months of fiscal 2008. Average client trades per
account (annualized) were 12.6 for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 compared to 11.4 for the
first nine months of fiscal 2008. Average commissions and transaction fees per trade decreased 1%
to $13.28 per trade for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 from $13.38 for the first nine months
of fiscal 2008, primarily due to a lower percentage of option trades and an increase in promotional
trades related to our new account growth during the first nine months of fiscal 2009, partially
offset by higher payment for order flow revenue per trade during the first nine months of fiscal
2009.
Net interest revenue decreased 40% to $250.9 million, due primarily to a 49% decrease in average
client margin balances, a decrease of 132 basis points in the average yield earned on client margin
balances and a decrease of 254 basis points in the average yield earned on other cash and
interest-earning investments for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 compared to the first nine
months of fiscal 2008. These decreases were partially offset by a $78.9 million increase in net
interest revenue from our securities borrowing/lending program and a decrease of 60 basis points in
the average interest rate paid on client credit balances in the first nine months of fiscal 2009
compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2008.
MMDA fees decreased 9% to $424.9 million, due primarily to a decrease of 115 basis points in the
average yield earned on the client MMDA assets during the first nine months of fiscal 2009, of
which 9 basis points ($13.3 million) resulted from a FDIC special regulatory assessment. This
decrease was partially offset by a 29% increase in average MMDA balances during the first nine
months of fiscal 2009 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2008.
Investment product fees decreased 30% to $156.3 million, primarily due to a decrease of 8 basis
points in the average yield earned and a 13% decrease in average fee-based investment balances for
the first nine months of fiscal 2009 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2008.
Other revenues increased 11% to $26.9 million, primarily due to an increase in education revenues
as a result of the thinkorswim acquisition in June 2009.
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits expense decreased slightly to $366.4 million, due primarily to
lower incentive-based compensation related to actual Company and individual performance compared to
the first nine months of fiscal 2008. This
30
decrease was mostly offset by an increase in average
headcount resulting from our fiscal 2008 growth initiatives and an increase of approximately $2.9
million in severance costs related to staff reductions during the first nine months of fiscal 2009.
The average number of full-time equivalent employees was 4,657 for the first nine months of fiscal
2009 compared to 4,309 in the first nine months of 2008. Our full-time equivalent employee
headcount has further increased to 5,209 as of June 30, 2009 primarily due to the thinkorswim
acquisition.
Clearing and execution costs increased 44% to $46.8 million, due primarily to higher client trading
volumes and less favorable annual rebates from clearing organizations during the first nine months
of fiscal 2009 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2008.
Communications expense increased 9% to $57.4 million, due primarily to increased costs for quotes
and market information related to the higher client trading volume during the first nine months of
fiscal 2009.
Occupancy and equipment costs increased 21% to $89.6 million due to higher costs for technology
infrastructure and facilities resulting from our fiscal 2008 growth initiatives.
Depreciation and amortization increased 26% to $33.3 million, due primarily to increased
depreciation on technology infrastructure upgrades and leasehold improvements resulting from our
fiscal 2008 growth initiatives.
Amortization of acquired intangible assets increased 10% to $48.3 million, primarily due to
amortization of the intangible assets recorded in the acquisitions of Fiserv Trust Company in
February 2008 and thinkorswim in June 2009.
Professional services increased 24% to $95.3 million, primarily due to a $13 million acquisition
earn-out payment, a $5 million write-off of software development costs, higher usage of consulting
and contract services in connection with new product development and technology infrastructure
upgrades related to our growth initiatives and due to the addition of thinkorswim professional
services costs during the first nine months of fiscal 2009. These increases were partially offset
by fees incurred during the second and third quarters of fiscal 2008 under the transition services
agreements related to the acquisition of Fiserv Trust Company.
Interest on borrowings decreased 49% to $32.2 million, due primarily to lower average interest
rates incurred on our debt during the first nine months of fiscal 2009 compared to the first nine
months of fiscal 2008. The average interest rate incurred on our debt was 2.65% for the first nine
months of fiscal 2009, compared to 5.33% for the first nine months of fiscal 2008.
Other expenses decreased 7% to $34.8 million primarily due to lower bad debt and other
client-related trading losses in the first nine months of fiscal 2009 compared to the first nine
months quarter of fiscal 2008. This decrease was partially offset by the effect of favorable
litigation settlements during the first nine months of fiscal 2008.
Advertising expense increased 7% to $139.2 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2009
compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2008, primarily due to increased spending in response
to competitive market share opportunities.
Our effective income tax rate was 39.5% for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 compared to 35.8%
for the first nine months of fiscal 2008. The effective income tax rate for the first nine months
of fiscal 2009 was higher than normal due to unfavorable income tax adjustments of approximately
$8.9 million resulting from recent state income tax law changes and capital loss limitations on our
Reserve Primary Fund holdings. These items unfavorably impacted our earnings for the first nine
months of fiscal 2009 by approximately $0.02 per share. The effective income tax rate for the
first nine months of fiscal 2008 was unusually low due primarily to $7.2 million of favorable
resolutions of state income tax matters and $11.1 million of adjustments to current and deferred
income taxes resulting from a revision to estimated state income tax expense. The revision was
based on our actual state income tax returns filed for calendar year 2006 and similar adjustments
applied to estimated state income tax rates for 2007 and future years. These items favorably
impacted our earnings for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 by approximately $0.03 per share.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We have historically financed our liquidity and capital needs primarily through the use of funds
generated from operations and from borrowings under our credit agreements. We have also issued
common stock and long-term debt to finance mergers and acquisitions and for other corporate
purposes. Our liquidity needs during the first nine months of fiscal 2009 were financed primarily
from our earnings and cash on hand. We plan to finance our operational capital and liquidity
needs during the remainder of fiscal 2009 primarily from our earnings, cash and short-term
investments on hand and, if necessary, borrowings on our parent company and broker-dealer credit
facilities.
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As of September 30, 2008, we had holdings with a fair value of approximately $585.5 million in the
Primary Fund, a money market mutual fund managed by The Reserve, an independent mutual fund
company. During September 2008, the net asset
value of the Primary Fund declined below $1.00 per share and the fund announced it was liquidating
under the supervision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In order to facilitate an
orderly liquidation, the SEC allowed the fund to suspend redemptions until the fund could liquidate
portfolio securities without further impairing the net asset value. From October 31, 2008 through
June 30, 2009, we have received $534.5 million of cash as The Reserve redeemed approximately 90% of
the shares of the fund. We cannot predict when The Reserve will redeem the remaining shares of the
fund.
Dividends from our subsidiaries are a source of liquidity for the parent company. Some of our
subsidiaries are subject to requirements of the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(FINRA) and other regulators relating to liquidity, capital standards and the use of client funds
and securities, which may limit funds available for the payment of dividends to the parent company.
Under the SECs Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the Exchange Act)), our broker-dealer subsidiaries are required to maintain, at all times, at
least the minimum level of net capital required under Rule 15c3-1. For clearing broker-dealers,
this minimum net capital level is determined by a calculation described in Rule 15c3-1 that is
primarily based on each broker-dealers aggregate debits, which primarily are a function of
client margin balances at our clearing broker-dealer subsidiary. Since our aggregate debits may
fluctuate significantly, our minimum net capital requirements may also fluctuate significantly from
period to period. The parent company may make cash capital contributions to broker-dealer
subsidiaries, if necessary, to meet minimum net capital requirements.
Liquid Assets
We consider liquid assets an important measure of our liquidity and of our ability to fund
corporate investing and financing activities. Liquid assets is a non-GAAP financial measure. We
define liquid assets as the sum of (a) corporate cash and cash equivalents, (b) corporate
short-term investments, (c) regulatory net capital of (i) our clearing broker-dealer subsidiary in
excess of 5% of aggregate debit items and (ii) our introducing broker-dealer subsidiaries in excess
of 120% of the minimum dollar net capital requirement or in excess of 8 1/3% of aggregate
indebtedness and (d) Tier 1 capital of our trust company in excess of the minimum dollar
requirement. We include the excess capital of our broker-dealer and trust company subsidiaries in
liquid assets, rather than simply including broker-dealer and trust cash and cash equivalents,
because capital requirements may limit the amount of cash available for dividend from the
broker-dealer and trust subsidiaries to the parent company. Excess capital, as defined under
clauses (c) and (d) above, is generally available for dividend from the broker-dealer and trust
subsidiaries to the parent company. Liquid assets should be considered as a supplemental measure
of liquidity, rather than as a substitute for cash and cash equivalents. The following table sets
forth a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, which is the most directly comparable GAAP
measure, to liquid assets (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
Change |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
1,119,824 |
|
|
$ |
674,135 |
|
|
$ |
445,689 |
|
Less: |
|
Broker-dealer cash and cash
equivalents |
|
|
(858,350 |
) |
|
|
(418,626 |
) |
|
|
(439,724 |
) |
|
|
Trust company cash and cash
equivalents |
|
|
(65,805 |
) |
|
|
(61,430 |
) |
|
|
(4,375 |
) |
|
|
Investment advisory cash and
cash equivalents |
|
|
(15,989 |
) |
|
|
(9,447 |
) |
|
|
(6,542 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate cash and cash
equivalents |
|
|
179,680 |
|
|
|
184,632 |
|
|
|
(4,952 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plus: |
|
Corporate short-term investments |
|
|
49,496 |
|
|
|
14,491 |
|
|
|
35,005 |
|
|
|
Excess trust Tier 1 capital |
|
|
6,213 |
|
|
|
102,427 |
|
|
|
(96,214 |
) |
|
|
Excess broker-dealer regulatory
net capital |
|
|
818,695 |
|
|
|
486,625 |
|
|
|
332,070 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquid assets |
|
$ |
1,054,084 |
|
|
$ |
788,175 |
|
|
$ |
265,909 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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The increase in liquid assets is summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquid assets as of September 30, 2008 |
|
$ |
788,175 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plus: |
|
Pre-tax income |
|
|
804,568 |
|
|
|
Cash provided by stock option exercises |
|
|
27,074 |
|
|
|
Corporate cash and cash equivalents acquired in business combinations |
|
|
16,525 |
|
|
|
Proceeds from the sale of other investments available-for-sale |
|
|
2,868 |
|
|
|
Reduction in net capital requirements due to decrease in aggregate debits |
|
|
107,855 |
|
|
|
Excess broker-dealer net capital acquired in business combinations |
|
|
42,675 |
|
|
|
Other changes in working capital and regulatory net capital |
|
|
409,559 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: |
|
Income taxes paid |
|
|
(262,863 |
) |
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment |
|
|
(45,799 |
) |
|
|
Purchase of treasury stock |
|
|
(465,452 |
) |
|
|
Principal payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations |
|
|
(104,388 |
) |
|
|
Cash paid in business combinations |
|
|
(266,713 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquid assets as of June 30, 2009 |
|
$ |
1,054,084 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Repurchase Program
On August 2, 2006, our board of directors authorized a program to repurchase up to 12 million
shares of our common stock in the open market and in block trades. On November 15, 2006, the board
of directors added 20 million shares to the original authorization, increasing the total
authorization to 32 million shares.
On January 8, 2009, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire thinkorswim for approximately
28 million shares of Company common stock and approximately $225 million in cash. In connection
with the acquisition and in addition to the existing program, our board of directors authorized the
Company to repurchase up to 28.3 million shares of its common stock, which was intended to be
approximately equal to the number of shares to be issued in the acquisition.
On February 17, 2009, we entered into a stock purchase agreement with Marlene M. Ricketts and the
Joe and Marlene Ricketts Grandchildrens Trust to purchase approximately 34 million shares of
common stock of the Company for approximately $403 million in cash ($11.85 per share). The
purchase and sale of the stock occurred on February 20, 2009. The number of shares of common stock
under the stock purchase agreement consisted of approximately 4.4 million shares remaining under
the 2006 stock repurchase program, 28.3 million shares that were authorized to be repurchased in
connection with the thinkorswim acquisition and approximately 1.3 million of incremental shares
authorized by our board of directors at the time of the stock purchase agreement.
From the inception of the 2006 stock repurchase program through the completion of our stock
repurchase programs in February 2009, we repurchased a total of approximately 61.6 million shares
at a weighted-average purchase price of $13.94 per share under the stock repurchase programs and
stock purchase agreement described above. We currently have no plans for further stock repurchase
programs.
Contractual Obligations
The following items constitute material changes in our contractual obligations outside the ordinary
course of business since September 30, 2008:
On July 20, 2009, TDA Inc. finalized settlements with the SEC and other regulatory authorities,
concluding investigations by the regulators into TDA Inc.s offer and sale of auction rate
securities (ARS). Under these settlement agreements, TDA Inc. will extend a tender offer to
purchase, from certain current and former account holders, eligible ARS that were purchased through
TDA Inc. on or before February 13, 2008, provided the ARS were not transferred away from the firm
prior to January 24, 2006. This offer will not extend to clients who purchased ARS through
independent registered investment advisors or through another firm and transferred such securities
to TDA Inc. TDA Inc. will complete the program in two phases, based on the amount of assets a
client holds at TDA Inc. and will use best efforts to complete all repurchases by March 31, 2010,
but no
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later than June 30, 2010. In addition, TDA Inc. will make whole any losses sustained by
eligible clients who purchased ARS through TDA Inc. on or before February 13, 2008 and sold such
securities at a loss prior to July 20, 2009. TDA Inc. will reimburse clients whose borrowing costs
exceeded the amount they earned in interest or dividends from their
eligible ARS at the time they borrowed money from TDA Inc. to satisfy liquidity needs. TDA Inc.
will participate in a special arbitration process for the purpose of arbitrating eligible
investors consequential damages claims arising from their inability to sell their eligible
ARS. TDA Inc. estimates that ARS with a total par value of approximately $400 million to
$500 may be outstanding and eligible for the tender offer. The potential amount of future payments
that may be required to be made for loss reimbursements, excess borrowing costs and consequential
damage claims is currently unknown.
On February 4, 2008, we completed the acquisition of Fiserv Trust Company, an investment support
services business and wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiserv, Inc. (Fiserv). Pursuant to the stock
purchase agreement, an earn-out payment of up to $100 million in cash was payable following the
first anniversary of the acquisition based on the achievement of revenue targets. In May 2009,
based on revenues through the February 4, 2009 anniversary date, we paid approximately $41.3
million for the earn-out obligation.
Our income taxes payable increased from approximately $243.0 million as of September 30, 2008 to
approximately $368.7 million as of June 30, 2009. Income taxes payable as of June 30, 2009
primarily consists of liabilities for uncertain tax positions and related interest and penalties.
The timing of payments, if any, on liabilities for uncertain tax positions cannot be predicted with
reasonable accuracy.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We enter into guarantees and other off-balance sheet arrangements in the ordinary course of
business, primarily to meet the needs of our clients and manage our asset-based revenues. For
information on these arrangements, see the following sections under Item 1, Financial Statements
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements: Auction Rate Securities Matters and
Guarantees under Note 9 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES and Money Market Deposit Account
Agreement under Note 13 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. The MMDA agreement accounts for a
significant percentage of our revenues (24% of our net revenues for the nine months ended June 30,
2009) and enables our clients to invest in an FDIC-insured deposit product without the need for the
Company to maintain a bank charter.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
SFAS No. 157 On October 1, 2008, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 157, Fair Value Measurements for financial assets and liabilities and nonfinancial assets and
liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a
recurring basis. We will not adopt this statement until October 1, 2009 for nonfinancial assets
and liabilities that are not recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a
recurring basis. SFAS No. 157 clarifies the definition of fair value and the methods used to
measure fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The adoption of SFAS No.
157 did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
See Note 10 FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES for additional information.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued the following standards, which are
effective for interim and/or annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 and shall be applied
prospectively. We adopted these standards effective April 1, 2009. The adoption of these
standards did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
FSP No. 157-4 FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and
Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying
Transactions That Are Not Orderly, provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in
accordance with SFAS No. 157 when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability
have significantly decreased. FSP No. 157-4 also includes guidance on identifying circumstances
that indicate a transaction is not orderly.
FSP No. 107-1 and Accounting Principles Board Opinions (APB) 28-1 FSP No. 107-1 and APB 28-1,
Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, expands the fair value disclosures
required for all financial instruments within the scope of SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair
Value of Financial Instruments, to interim periods ending after initial adoption.
SFAS No. 165 SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events, establishes general standards of accounting for
and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements
are issued or are available to be issued.
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
SFAS No. 141R In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business
Combinations. SFAS No. 141R generally requires an acquirer to recognize the identifiable assets
acquired, liabilities assumed, contingent purchase consideration and any noncontrolling interest in
the acquiree at fair value on the date of acquisition. It also requires an acquirer to recognize
as expense most transaction and restructuring costs as incurred, rather than include such items in
the cost of the acquired entity. For the Company, SFAS No. 141R will apply prospectively to
business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after October 1, 2009. We will
evaluate the impact of SFAS No. 141R on any potential future business combinations that may occur
on or after the effective date.
SFAS No. 168 In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards
Codification TM
and The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles A
Replacement of FASB Statement No. 162. The FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification)
will become the source of authoritative GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by
nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal
securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. On the effective date
of this statement, the Codification will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and
reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the
Codification will become nonauthoritative. The issuance of this statement and the Codification will
not change GAAP. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for interim and
annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. Therefore, SFAS No. 168 will be effective for our
fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. Adoption of SFAS No. 168 is not expected to have a material
impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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Item 3. |
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
Market risk generally represents the risk of loss that may result from the potential change in the
value of a financial instrument as a result of fluctuations in interest rates and market prices. We
have established policies, procedures and internal processes governing our management of market
risks in the normal course of our business operations. We do not hold any material market
risk-sensitive instruments for trading purposes.
Credit Risk
Two primary sources of credit risk inherent in our business are client margin lending and
securities lending and borrowing. We manage risk on client margin lending by requiring clients to
maintain margin collateral in compliance with regulatory and internal guidelines. We monitor
required margin levels daily and, pursuant to such guidelines, require our clients to deposit
additional collateral, or to reduce positions, when necessary. We continuously monitor client
accounts to detect excessive concentration, large orders or positions, patterns of day trading and
other activities that indicate increased risk to us. We manage risks associated with our
securities lending and borrowing activities by requiring credit approvals for counterparties, by
monitoring the market value of securities loaned and collateral values for securities borrowed on a
daily basis and requiring additional cash as collateral for securities loaned or return of
collateral for securities borrowed when necessary and by participating in a risk-sharing program
offered through the Options Clearing Corporation.
Interest Rate Risk
As a fundamental part of our brokerage business, we invest in interest-earning assets and are
obligated on interest-bearing liabilities. In addition, we earn fees on our MMDA sweep arrangement
with TD Bank USA and on money market mutual funds, which are subject to interest rate risk. Changes
in interest rates could affect the interest earned on assets differently than interest paid on
liabilities. A rising interest rate environment generally results in our earning a larger net
interest spread. Conversely, a falling interest rate environment generally results in our earning a
smaller net interest spread.
Our most prevalent form of interest rate risk is referred to as gap risk. This risk occurs when
the interest rates we earn on our assets change at a different frequency or amount than the
interest rates we pay on our liabilities. We have an Asset/Liability Committee as the governance
body with the responsibility of managing interest rate risk, including gap risk.
We use net interest simulation modeling techniques to evaluate the effect that changes in interest
rates might have on pre-tax income. Our model includes all interest-sensitive assets and
liabilities of the Company and interest-sensitive assets and liabilities associated with the MMDA
agreement. The simulations involve assumptions that are inherently uncertain and, as a result,
cannot precisely predict the impact that changes in interest rates will have on pre-tax income.
Actual results may differ from simulated results due to differences in timing and frequency of rate
changes, changes in market conditions and changes in management strategy that lead to changes in
the mix of interest-sensitive assets and liabilities.
The weighted average federal funds rate for fiscal 2008 was 2.96%. Since September 30, 2008, the
Federal Open Market Committee has lowered the federal funds rate to between 0% and 0.25%. We
estimate that this lower interest rate
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environment, along with changes in the mix of our average
spread-based balances and market-driven reductions in our average fee-based investment balances,
could reduce our asset-based revenues by $215 million to $450 million and our pre-tax income by
$175 million to $410 million for the full fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal 2008.
In addition to the analysis above related to the actual decreases in short-term interest rates, we
have performed a simulation of a hypothetical increase in interest rates. This simulation assumes
that the asset and liability structure of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and the MMDA
arrangement would not be changed as a result of a simulated change in interest rates. The result
of the simulation based on our financial position as of June 30, 2009 indicates that a gradual 1%
(100 basis points) increase in interest rates over a 12-month period would result in approximately
$110 million higher pre-tax income.
Other Market Risks
Our revenues and financial instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars. We generally do not invest
in derivative instruments, except for economic hedging purposes.
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Item 4. |
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Controls and Procedures |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, performed an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30,
2009. Management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2009.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As a result of the acquisition of thinkorswim on June 11, 2009, the Company has implemented
internal controls over financial reporting to include consolidation of thinkorswim, as well as
acquisition-related accounting and disclosures. The acquisition of thinkorswim represents a
material change in internal control over financial reporting since managements last assessment of
the Companys internal control over financial reporting, which was completed as of September 30,
2008. thinkorswim utilizes separate information and accounting systems and processes.
The Company intends to extend its Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance program to include thinkorswim. The
Companys management is reviewing and evaluating its internal control procedures and the design of
those control procedures relating to the thinkorswim acquisition and anticipates that it will
complete an evaluation and review of the thinkorswim internal control over financial reporting as
of September 30, 2009, the date of managements next assessment of the Companys internal control
over financial reporting.
There have been no other changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting during
the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
Part II OTHER INFORMATION
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|
|
Item 1. |
|
Legal Proceedings |
Spam Litigation A purported class action, captioned Elvey v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., was filed on
May 31, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The
complaint alleges that there was a breach in TDA Inc.s systems, which allowed access to e-mail
addresses and other personal information of account holders, and that as a result account holders
received unsolicited e-mail from spammers promoting certain stocks and have been subjected to an
increased risk of identity theft. The complaint requests unspecified damages and injunctive and
other equitable relief. A second lawsuit, captioned Zigler v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., was filed on
September 26, 2007, in the same jurisdiction on behalf of a purported nationwide class of account
holders. The factual allegations of the complaint and the relief sought are substantially the same
as those in the first lawsuit. The cases were consolidated under the caption In re TD Ameritrade
Accountholders Litigation. The Company hired an independent consultant to investigate whether
identity theft occurred as a result of the breach. The consultant has conducted four investigations
since August 2007 and reported that it found no evidence of identity theft. The parties entered
into an agreement to settle the lawsuits on a class basis subject to court approval. On May 1,
2009, the Court granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement, which had been revised,
and set a hearing on final approval for September 10, 2009. Some class members have filed
objections and opt-outs. The settlement is not expected to have a material effect on the Companys
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Auction Rate Securities Matters Beginning in March 2008, lawsuits were filed against various
financial services firms by customers related to their investments in auction rate securities
(ARS). The plaintiffs in these lawsuits allege that the defendants made material
misrepresentations and omissions in statements to customers about investments in ARS and the
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manner
in which the ARS market functioned in violation of provisions of the federal securities laws. Two
purported class action complaints have been filed alleging such conduct with respect to TDA Inc.
and TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation. The cases, which are pending in the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New York, have been consolidated under the caption In re Humphrys v. TD
Ameritrade Holding Corp. An amended complaint was filed in February 2009. The amended complaint
seeks an unspecified amount of compensatory damages, equitable relief, interest and attorneys
fees. In April 2009, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. The Court has
not yet ruled on the motion.
The SEC and other regulatory authorities conducted investigations regarding the sale of ARS. On
July 20, 2009, TDA Inc. finalized settlements with the SEC and other regulatory authorities,
concluding investigations by the regulators into TDA Inc.s offer and sale of ARS. Under these
settlement agreements, TDA Inc. will extend a tender offer to purchase, from certain current and
former account holders, eligible ARS that were purchased through TDA Inc. on or before February 13,
2008, provided the ARS were not transferred away from the firm prior to January 24, 2006. This
offer will not extend to clients who purchased ARS through independent registered investment
advisors or through another firm and transferred such securities to TDA Inc. TDA Inc. will
complete the program in two phases, based on the amount of assets a client holds at TDA Inc. and
will use best efforts to complete all repurchases by March 31, 2010, but no later than June 30,
2010. In addition, TDA Inc. will make whole any losses sustained by eligible clients who purchased
ARS through TDA Inc. on or before February 13, 2008 and sold such securities at a loss prior to
July 20, 2009. TDA Inc. will reimburse clients whose borrowing costs exceeded the amount they
earned in interest or dividends from their eligible ARS at the time they borrowed money from TDA
Inc. to satisfy liquidity needs. TDA Inc. will participate in a special arbitration process for
the purpose of arbitrating eligible investors consequential damages claims arising from their
inability to sell their eligible ARS. No fines were imposed by the regulators under the
settlement agreements.
TDA Inc. estimates that ARS with a total par value of approximately $400 million to $500 million
may be outstanding and eligible for the tender offer. The Company is accounting for the ARS
settlement as a market value guarantee under FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantors Accounting and
Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.
The Company expects to record a charge to earnings of approximately $0.05 to $0.10 per share for
the estimated fair value of this guarantee during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009.
Reserve Fund Matters During September 2008, The Reserve, an independent mutual fund company,
announced that the net asset value of two of its money market mutual funds (the Primary Fund and
the International Liquidity Fund) declined below $1.00 per share. In addition, The Reserve
announced that the net asset value of the Reserve Yield Plus Fund, which is not a money market
mutual fund but sought to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, declined below
$1.00 per share. TDA Inc.s clients hold shares in these funds, which The Reserve announced are
being liquidated. From October 31, 2008 through August 7, 2009, Primary Fund, International
Liquidity Fund and Yield Plus Fund shareholders have received distributions totaling approximately
$0.90 per share, $0.79 per share and $0.85 per share, respectively. The SEC and other regulatory
authorities are conducting investigations regarding TDA Inc.s offering of The Reserve funds to
clients. TDA Inc. has received subpoenas and other requests for documents and information from the
regulatory authorities. TDA Inc. is cooperating with the investigations and requests.
In November 2008 a purported class action lawsuit was filed with respect to the Yield Plus Fund.
The lawsuit is captioned Ross v. Reserve Management Company, Inc. et al. in the U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of New York. The Ross lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased
shares of Reserve Yield Plus Fund. The complaint names as defendants a number of entities and
individuals related to The Reserve. The Company is also named as a defendant. The complaint
alleges claims of violations of the federal securities laws and other claims based on allegations
that false and misleading statements and omissions were made in the Reserve Yield Plus Fund
prospectus and in other statements regarding the fund. The complaint seeks an unspecified amount of
compensatory damages, interest and attorneys fees.
Other Legal and Regulatory Matters The Company is subject to lawsuits, arbitrations, claims and
other legal proceedings in connection with its business. Some of the legal actions include claims
for substantial or unspecified compensatory and/or punitive damages. A substantial adverse
judgment or other unfavorable resolution of these matters could have a material adverse effect on
the Companys financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Management believes the
Company has adequate legal defenses with respect to the legal proceedings to which it is a
defendant or respondent and the outcome of
these pending proceedings is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company. However, the Company is unable to
predict the outcome of these matters.
In the normal course of business, the Company discusses matters with its regulators raised during
regulatory examinations or otherwise subject to their inquiry. These matters could result in
censures, fines or other sanctions. Management believes the
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outcome of any resulting actions will
not be material to the Companys financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
However, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these matters.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider
the factors discussed under Item 1A Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K, as
amended, for the year ended September 30, 2008, which could materially affect our business,
financial condition or future results of operations. The risks described in our Form 10-K, as
amended, are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known
to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business,
financial condition or results of operations.
There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the Companys Form
10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.
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Item 2. |
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities |
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|
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|
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|
|
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Number of |
|
|
Maximum Number |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Purchased as |
|
|
of Shares that May |
|
|
|
Total Number of |
|
|
Average Price |
|
|
Part of Publicly |
|
|
Yet Be Purchased |
|
Period |
|
Shares Purchased |
|
|
Paid per Share |
|
|
Announced Program |
|
|
Under the Program |
|
April 1, 2009 April 30, 2009 |
|
|
1,124 |
|
|
$ |
14.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 1, 2009 May 31, 2009 |
|
|
1,897 |
|
|
$ |
16.53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 1, 2009 June 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Three months ended June 30, 2009 |
|
|
3,021 |
|
|
$ |
15.86 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All of the shares purchased during the quarter ended June 30, 2009, were repurchased from employees
for income tax withholding in connection with restricted stock unit distributions. There were no
stock repurchase programs in effect and no programs expired during the third quarter of fiscal
2009.
J. Joe Ricketts, Director and Founder of the Company, purchased shares of Company common stock
upon the exercise of stock options during the third quarter of fiscal 2009. The following table
summarizes the shares purchased by Mr. Ricketts upon exercise of stock options:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFFILIATE PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Number of |
|
|
Maximum Number |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Purchased as |
|
|
of Shares that May |
|
|
|
Total Number of |
|
|
Average Price |
|
|
Part of Publicly |
|
|
Yet Be Purchased |
|
Period |
|
Shares Purchased |
|
|
Paid per Share |
|
|
Announced Program |
|
|
Under the Program |
|
April 1, 2009 April 30, 2009 |
|
|
925,000 |
|
|
$ |
10.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 1, 2009 May 31, 2009 |
|
|
1,517,385 |
|
|
$ |
5.39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 1, 2009 June 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Three months ended
June 30, 2009 |
|
|
2,442,385 |
|
|
$ |
7.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.1 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TD AMERITRADE Holding
Corporation, dated January 24, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the
Companys Form 8-K filed on January 27, 2006) |
|
|
3.2 |
|
Amended and Restated By-Laws of TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation, effective
March 9, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Companys Form 8-K filed
on March 15, 2006) |
|
|
10.1 |
|
TD AMERITRADE, Inc. Offer of Settlement before the Securities and Exchange
Commission, effective July 20, 2009 |
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|
10.2 |
|
Assurance of Discontinuance Pursuant to Executive Law Section 63(15) between TD
AMERITRADE, Inc. and the Attorney General of the State of New York Investor Protection
Bureau, effective July 20, 2009 |
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10.3 |
|
TD AMERITRADE, Inc. Offer of Settlement before the Pennsylvania Securities
Commission, effective July 20, 2009 |
|
|
15.1 |
|
Awareness Letter of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
|
|
31.1 |
|
Certification of Fredric J. Tomczyk, Principal Executive Officer, as required
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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|
31.2 |
|
Certification of William J. Gerber, Principal Financial Officer, as required
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 7, 2009
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TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation
(Registrant)
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/s/ FREDRIC J. TOMCZYK
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Fredric J. Tomczyk |
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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By: |
/s/ WILLIAM J. GERBER
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William J. Gerber |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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