- Total average daily volume reached a record 16.9 million contracts in first-quarter 2016, achieving quarterly records in energy, total options and electronic options
- Record first-quarter 2016 revenue of $934 million increased 11 percent compared with first-quarter 2015
- Record first-quarter 2016 adjusted net income and record adjusted diluted earnings per share increased 18 percent and 17 percent, respectively
CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported record revenue of $934 million and record operating income of $574 million for the first quarter of 2016. Net income was $368 million and diluted earnings per share were $1.09. Adjusted for non-recurring items, net income would have been $390 million and diluted earnings per share would have been $1.151.
"Our record first-quarter financial performance was driven by our highest quarterly average daily volume to date, including record volumes in energy, overall options and electronic options," said CME Group Executive Chairman and President Terry Duffy. "We delivered record revenue and operating income, and 17 percent growth in adjusted diluted earnings per share. These strong results reflect our continued progress in executing on our long-term growth initiatives. At the same time, we are committed to returning cash to our shareholders, as evidenced by $1.2 billion in dividends being paid out during the quarter."
"Strong, balanced performance across our diverse product portfolio, coupled with a continued focus on expense discipline, allowed us to expand our operating margin in the first quarter," said CME Group Chief Executive Officer Phupinder Gill. "We saw a significant increase in global participation in our markets, with average daily volume of 3.7 million contracts traded from outside of the United States, up 24 percent from first-quarter 2015. The solid quarterly activity was underscored by continued momentum in open interest, as we reached a record daily level of 116 million contracts in the first quarter, and open interest remains elevated."
1. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial results mentioned to the respective GAAP figures can be found within the Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Measures chart at the end of the financial statements.
First-quarter 2016 average daily volume was a record 16.9 million contracts, up 13 percent from first-quarter 2015, and included quarterly records in energy, total options and electronic options. Clearing and transaction fee revenue was $796 million, up 12 percent compared with first-quarter 2015. First-quarter 2016 total average rate per contract was 75.6 cents, down from 78.9 cents in fourth-quarter 2015, driven primarily by a sequential product mix shift with an increased proportion of the volume from financial contracts which capture lower fees. Market data revenue was $102 million, up 5 percent compared with the first quarter last year.
As of March 31, 2016, the company had $1.2 billion of cash and marketable securities and $2.2 billion of long-term debt. The quarter-end cash balance includes $130 million from the company's sale/leaseback transaction with CyrusOne, Inc. related to the company's suburban Chicago data center. The company paid dividends during the first quarter of nearly $1.2 billion, consisting of the annual variable dividend for 2015 of $977 million and the regular first-quarter dividend of $203 million. The company has returned more than $5.8 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends since the implementation of the variable dividend policy in early 2012.
CME Group will hold a conference call to discuss first-quarter 2016 results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today. A live audio Webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations section of CME Group's Web site at www.cmegroup.com. An archived recording will be available for up to two months after the call.
CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions) |
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March 31, 2016 |
December 31, 2015 |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
1,146.0 |
$ |
1,692.6 |
||
Marketable securities |
79.2 |
72.5 |
||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance |
389.3 |
357.8 |
||||
Other current assets (includes $32.0 in restricted cash in both periods) |
141.5 |
228.6 |
||||
Performance bonds and guaranty fund contributions |
37,497.3 |
35,553.0 |
||||
Total current assets |
39,253.3 |
37,904.5 |
||||
Property, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization |
449.8 |
491.7 |
||||
Intangible assets—trading products |
17,175.3 |
17,175.3 |
||||
Intangible assets—other, net |
2,513.9 |
2,537.9 |
||||
Goodwill |
7,569.0 |
7,569.0 |
||||
Other assets (includes $69.1 and $70.5 in restricted cash) |
1,806.9 |
1,681.0 |
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Total Assets |
$ |
68,768.2 |
$ |
67,359.4 |
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ |
32.2 |
$ |
28.7 |
||
Other current liabilities |
321.6 |
1,242.8 |
||||
Performance bonds and guaranty fund contributions |
37,494.3 |
35,553.0 |
||||
Total current liabilities |
37,848.1 |
36,824.5 |
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Long-term debt |
2,229.8 |
2,229.3 |
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Deferred income tax liabilities, net |
7,330.8 |
7,358.3 |
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Other liabilities |
518.1 |
395.5 |
||||
Total Liabilities |
47,926.8 |
46,807.6 |
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Shareholders' equity |
20,841.4 |
20,551.8 |
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Total Liabilities and Equity |
$ |
68,768.2 |
$ |
67,359.4 |
CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Income (dollars in millions, except per share amounts; shares in thousands) |
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Quarter Ended |
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2016 |
2015 |
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Revenues |
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Clearing and transaction fees |
$ |
796.1 |
$ |
708.2 |
||
Market data and information services |
102.4 |
98.0 |
||||
Access and communication fees |
21.6 |
21.3 |
||||
Other |
14.1 |
15.2 |
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Total Revenues |
934.2 |
842.7 |
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Expenses |
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Compensation and benefits |
131.9 |
141.3 |
||||
Communications |
6.7 |
7.6 |
||||
Technology support services |
17.4 |
15.6 |
||||
Professional fees and outside services |
31.7 |
29.1 |
||||
Amortization of purchased intangibles |
24.0 |
24.9 |
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
33.9 |
31.8 |
||||
Occupancy and building operations |
21.3 |
22.8 |
||||
Licensing and other fee agreements |
39.0 |
30.6 |
||||
Other |
54.4 |
31.7 |
||||
Total Expenses |
360.3 |
335.4 |
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Operating Income |
573.9 |
507.3 |
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Non-Operating Income (Expense) |
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Investment income |
17.6 |
5.7 |
||||
Gains (losses) on derivative investments |
— |
(1.8) |
||||
Interest and other borrowing costs |
(29.8) |
(31.6) |
||||
Equity in net earnings (losses) of unconsolidated subsidiaries |
26.8 |
22.5 |
||||
Other non-operating income (expense) |
(10.0) |
21.7 |
||||
Total Non-Operating |
4.6 |
16.5 |
||||
Income before Income Taxes |
578.5 |
523.8 |
||||
Income tax provision |
210.7 |
193.4 |
||||
Net Income |
367.8 |
330.4 |
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Earnings per Common Share: |
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Basic |
$ |
1.09 |
$ |
0.98 |
||
Diluted |
1.09 |
0.98 |
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Weighted Average Number of Common Shares: |
||||||
Basic |
337,014 |
335,680 |
||||
Diluted |
338,549 |
337,416 |
CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries Quarterly Operating Statistics |
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1Q 2015 |
2Q 2015 |
3Q 2015 |
4Q 2015 |
1Q 2016 |
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Trading Days |
61 |
64 |
64 |
64 |
61 |
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Quarterly Average Daily Volume (ADV) CME Group ADV (in thousands) |
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Product Line |
1Q 2015 |
2Q 2015 |
3Q 2015 |
4Q 2015 |
1Q 2016 |
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Interest rate |
7,564 |
6,599 |
6,658 |
6,097 |
8,246 |
||||||||||
Equity |
2,772 |
2,364 |
3,287 |
2,743 |
3,557 |
||||||||||
Foreign exchange |
954 |
903 |
855 |
779 |
944 |
||||||||||
Energy |
2,142 |
1,749 |
1,965 |
2,032 |
2,536 |
||||||||||
Agricultural commodity |
1,189 |
1,400 |
1,267 |
1,200 |
1,206 |
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Metal |
369 |
331 |
353 |
326 |
454 |
||||||||||
Total |
14,990 |
13,347 |
14,384 |
13,178 |
16,944 |
||||||||||
Venue |
|||||||||||||||
Electronic |
13,034 |
11,705 |
12,620 |
11,420 |
14,713 |
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Open outcry |
1,291 |
1,108 |
1,110 |
1,055 |
1,423 |
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Privately negotiated |
665 |
534 |
653 |
704 |
807 |
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Total |
14,990 |
13,347 |
14,384 |
13,178 |
16,944 |
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Average Rate Per Contract (RPC) CME Group RPC |
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Product Line |
1Q 2015 |
2Q 2015 |
3Q 2015 |
4Q 2015 |
1Q 2016 |
||||||||||
Interest rate |
$ |
0.480 |
$ |
0.502 |
$ |
0.506 |
$ |
0.517 |
$ |
0.501 |
|||||
Equity |
0.721 |
0.725 |
0.708 |
0.718 |
0.726 |
||||||||||
Foreign exchange |
0.831 |
0.816 |
0.785 |
0.813 |
0.767 |
||||||||||
Energy |
1.250 |
1.277 |
1.197 |
1.232 |
1.203 |
||||||||||
Agricultural commodity |
1.324 |
1.311 |
1.290 |
1.339 |
1.321 |
||||||||||
Metal |
1.662 |
1.634 |
1.600 |
1.644 |
1.597 |
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Average RPC |
$ |
0.753 |
$ |
0.777 |
$ |
0.759 |
$ |
0.789 |
$ |
0.756 |
CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries |
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Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Measures |
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(dollars in millions, except per share amounts; shares in thousands) |
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Quarter Ended March 31, |
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2016 |
2015 |
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Net Income |
$ |
367.8 |
$ |
330.4 |
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Restructuring and severance |
— |
5.5 |
||||||
Loss on disposal of building assets |
1.3 |
— |
||||||
Loss and expenses related to sale-leaseback of data center |
28.6 |
— |
||||||
Acquisition-related costs |
— |
0.9 |
||||||
Foreign exchange transaction losses1 |
3.9 |
10.0 |
||||||
Loss on derivatives and debt costs for refinancing |
— |
2.3 |
||||||
GFI termination fee - net of the portion paid to outside advisers |
— |
(22.5) |
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Income tax effect related to above |
(11.7) |
2.9 |
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Adjusted Net Income |
$ |
389.9 |
$ |
329.5 |
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GAAP Earnings per Common Share: |
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Basic |
$ |
1.09 |
$ |
0.98 |
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Diluted |
1.09 |
0.98 |
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Adjusted Earnings per Common Share: |
||||||||
Basic |
$ |
1.16 |
$ |
0.98 |
||||
Diluted |
1.15 |
0.98 |
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Weighted Average Number of Common Shares: |
||||||||
Basic |
337,014 |
335,680 |
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Diluted |
338,549 |
337,416 |
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1. |
Results include foreign exchange transaction net losses principally related to cash held in British pounds within foreign entities whose functional currency is the U.S. dollar. |
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