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Intercontinental Exchange Reports Fourth Quarter 2018

Date 07/02/2019

  • Fourth quarter revenues of $1.3 billion, +14% y/y
  • GAAP diluted EPS of $1.07
  • Adj. diluted EPS of $0.94, +25% y/y
  • Operating margin of 52%; Adj. operating margin of 58%
  • Nearly $1.8 billion returned to stockholders in 2018, +23% y/y

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listing services, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2018. For the quarter ended December 31, 2018, consolidated net income attributable to ICE was $611 million on $1.3 billion of consolidated revenues less transaction-based expenses. Fourth quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $1.07. Adjusted net income attributable to ICE was $536 million in the fourth quarter and adjusted diluted EPS were $0.94, up 25% year-over-year.

For the full year of 2018 consolidated net income attributable to ICE was $2.0 billion on $5.0 billion of consolidated revenues less transaction-based expenses. Full year 2018 GAAP diluted EPS were $3.43. On an adjusted basis, net income attributable to ICE for the year was $2.1 billion and adjusted diluted EPS were $3.59, up 21% year-over-year.

Please refer to the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release for more information on our adjusted operating expenses, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted EPS, organic data revenue and free cash flow.

2018 marked our 13th consecutive year of record revenues - a track record directly attributable to customer demand for our risk management solutions and the investments we've made to enhance our technology, expand our content and broaden our distribution,” said ICE Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey C. Sprecher. “As we look to 2019, we remain focused on bringing mission-critical solutions to our customers and delivering value to our stockholders."

Scott A. Hill, ICE Chief Financial Officer, added: "In addition to record revenues, we generated record cash flows in 2018, enabling us to return nearly $1.8 billion in capital to stockholders, more than any year in our history. As we enter 2019, we remain committed to prudent capital management and a disciplined approach to investment to support continued growth and to enhance long-term stockholder value."

                         

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Business Highlights

                         
    Net   Op   Adj Op   Net   Op   Adj Op
$ (in millions)   Revenue   Margin   Margin   Revenue   Margin   Margin
    Full Year 2018   4Q18
Data and Listings   $ 2,559   42 %   51 %   $ 651   42 %   51 %
Trading and Clearing   $ 2,420   62 %   66 %   $ 657   61 %   65 %
Consolidated   $ 4,979   52 %   58 %   $ 1,308   52 %   58 %
                         

Fourth quarter consolidated net revenues were $1.3 billion, up 14% year-over-year. Data and listings revenues in the fourth quarter were $651 million and trading and clearing net revenues were $657 million, up 4% and 27% year-over-year, respectively. Consolidated operating expenses were $632 million for the fourth quarter of 2018. On an adjusted basis, consolidated operating expenses were $553 million. Consolidated operating income for the fourth quarter was $676 million and the operating margin was 52%. On an adjusted basis, consolidated operating income for the fourth quarter was $755 million and the adjusted operating margin was 58%.

Full year 2018 consolidated net revenues were $5.0 billion, up 7% year-over-year. Full year 2018 data and listings revenues were $2.6 billion and trading and clearing net revenues were $2.4 billion, up 2% and 14% year-over-year, respectively. Consolidated operating expenses were $2.4 billion for 2018. On an adjusted basis, consolidated operating expenses were $2.1 billion. Consolidated operating income for the year was $2.6 billion and the operating margin was 52%. On an adjusted basis, consolidated operating income for the year was $2.9 billion and the adjusted operating margin was 58%.

Data and Listings Segment Results

Fourth quarter data and listings revenues were $651 million, including data revenues of $539 million, up 3% year-over-year, negatively impacted by the divestiture of Trayport in the fourth quarter of 2017, and listings revenues of $112 million, up 8% year-over-year. On an organic, constant currency basis(1), segment revenues were up 6% with data revenues up 6% year-over-year and listings revenues up 8% year-over-year. Data and listings operating expenses were $376 million and on an adjusted basis, were $321 million in the fourth quarter. Segment operating income for the fourth quarter was $275 million and the operating margin was 42%. On an adjusted basis, operating income was $330 million and the adjusted operating margin was 51%.

                     
                    Organic
                    Const
$ (in millions)   4Q18   4Q17   % Chg   Organic  

Curr(1)

Revenue:                    
Pricing and Analytics   $ 264   $ 248   6 %   7 %   7 %
Exchange Data and Feeds     174     160   9 %   7 %   7 %
Desktops and Connectivity     101     117   (13 )%       1 %
Data Total     539     525   3 %   6 %   6 %
Listings     112     104   8 %   8 %   8 %
Segment Revenue   $ 651   $ 629   4 %   6 %   6 %
                     
(1)   Net revenues in constant currency are calculated holding both the pound sterling and euro at the average exchange rate from 4Q17, 1.3279 and 1.1779, respectively. References to organic growth excludes businesses that have been acquired, divested or discontinued that significantly impact the comparable periods. For 4Q18 and 4Q17, $6 million and $21 million of data revenues were excluded from organic growth, respectively.
     

Full year 2018 data and listings revenues were $2.6 billion, including data revenues of $2.1 billion, up 1% year-over-year, negatively impacted by the divestiture of Trayport in the fourth quarter of 2017, and listings revenues of $444 million, up 4% year-over-year, negatively impacted by the sale of NYSE Governance Services in the second quarter of 2017. On an organic, constant currency basis(1), segment revenues were up 5% with data revenues up 5% year-over-year and listings revenues up 6% year-over-year. Data and listings operating expenses were $1.5 billion and on an adjusted basis, were $1.2 billion for the year. Segment operating income for the full year was $1.1 billion and the operating margin was 42%. On an adjusted basis, operating income was $1.3 billion and the adjusted operating margin was 51%.

                     
                    Organic
                    Const
$ (in millions)   FY18   FY17   % Chg   Organic  

Curr(1)

Revenue:                    
Pricing and Analytics   $ 1,043   $ 970   7 %   7 %   7 %
Exchange Data and Feeds     670     632   6 %   5 %   5 %
Desktops and Connectivity     402     482   (17 )%   2 %   2 %
Data Total     2,115     2,084   1 %   5 %   5 %
Listings     444     426   4 %   6 %   6 %
Segment Revenue   $ 2,559   $ 2,510   2 %   6 %   5 %
                               
(1)   Net revenues in constant currency are calculated holding both the pound sterling and euro at the average exchange rate from 2017, $1.2890 and $1.1297, respectively. References to organic growth excludes businesses that have been acquired, divested or discontinued that significantly impact the comparable periods. For 2018, $39 million of data revenues were excluded from organic growth. For 2017, $116 million of data revenues and $8 million of listings revenues were excluded from organic growth.
     

Trading and Clearing Segment Results

Fourth quarter trading and clearing net revenues were $657 million, up 27% from one year ago. Trading and clearing operating expenses were $256 million and adjusted operating expenses were $232 million in the fourth quarter. Segment operating income for the fourth quarter was $401 million and the operating margin was 61%. On an adjusted basis, operating income was $425 million and the adjusted operating margin was 65%.

             
$ (in millions)   4Q18   4Q17   % Chg
Revenue, net:            
Energy   $ 257   $ 227   13 %
Ags and Metals     54     49   13 %
Financials(1)     92     72   28 %
Cash Equities and Equity Options     93     70   35 %
Fixed Income and Credit(2)     83     32   152 %
OTC and Other Transactions(3)     13     13    
Other Revenue(4)     65     54   21 %
Segment Revenue   $ 657   $ 517   27 %
                   
(1)   Financials include interest rates and other financial futures and options.
(2)   Fixed income and credit includes fixed income execution, CDS execution and clearing and ICE Mortgage Services.
(3)   OTC & other transactions include physical energy.
(4)   Other revenue includes interest income on certain clearing margin deposits, regulatory penalties and fines, fees for use of our facilities, regulatory fees charged to member organizations of our U.S. securities exchanges, designated market maker service fees, exchange member fees, and agriculture grading and certification fees.
     
  • Energy futures and options revenue in the fourth quarter increased 13% year-over-year driven by a 10% increase in average daily volume (ADV) and a 1% increase in rate per contract (RPC).
  • Ags and metals futures and options revenue in the fourth quarter increased 13% year-over-year driven by a 12% increase in ADV and partially offset by a 1% decrease in RPC.
  • Financials futures and options revenue in the fourth quarter increased 28% year-over-year driven by a 35% increase in ADV and partially offset by a 5% decrease in RPC.
  • U.S. cash equities and equity options revenue in the fourth quarter increased 35% year-over-year driven by a 45% increase in U.S. cash equities ADV and a 44% increase in equity options ADV.
  • Fixed income and credit revenue in the fourth quarter increased 152% year-over-year driven by a 25% increase in CDS clearing revenue and the addition of BondPoint, TMC Bonds and MERS.
         
    ADV    
    (lots in thousands)   RPC
    4Q18   % Chg   4Q18   % Chg
Energy   2,900   10 %   $ 1.38   1 %
Ags & Metals   379   12 %   $ 2.24   (1 )%
Financials   2,933   35 %   $ 0.48   (5 )%
Interest Rates   2,456   37 %   $ 0.37   (3 )%
Other Financials   477   23 %   $ 1.02   (4 )%
Total Futures and Options   6,212   21 %   $ 1.00   (6 )%
                 
Cash Equities   2,106   45 %   $ 0.048   (7 )%
Equity Options   3,866   44 %   $ 0.12   (6 )%
                 
The fourth quarter of 2018 included 64 trading days for commodities and other financials, 63 trading days for cash equities and equity options and 65 trading days for interest rates. The fourth quarter of 2017 included 63 trading days for commodities, other financials, cash equities and equity options and 64 trading days for interest rates.
 

Full year 2018 trading and clearing net revenues were $2.4 billion, up 14% from one year ago. Trading and clearing operating expenses were $911 million and adjusted operating expenses were $824 million in 2018. Segment operating income for the year was $1.5 billion and the operating margin was 62%. On an adjusted basis, operating income was $1.6 billion and the adjusted operating margin was 66%.

             
$ (in millions)   2018   2017   % Chg
Revenue, net:            
Energy   $ 965   $ 909   6 %
Ags and Metals     251     216   16 %
Financials(1)     354     326   9 %
Cash Equities and Equity Options     327     286   14 %
Fixed Income and Credit(2)     240     139   72 %
OTC and Other Transactions(3)     49     50   (2 )%
Other Revenue(4)     234     202   16 %
Segment Revenue   $ 2,420   $ 2,128   14 %
             
(1)   Financials include interest rates and other financial futures and options.
(2)   Fixed income and credit includes fixed income execution, CDS execution and clearing and ICE Mortgage Services.
(3)   OTC & other transactions include physical energy.
(4)   Other revenue includes interest income on certain clearing margin deposits, regulatory penalties and fines, fees for use of our facilities, regulatory fees charged to member organizations of our U.S. securities exchanges, designated market maker service fees, exchange member fees, and agriculture grading and certification fees.
     
  • Energy futures and options revenue for the full year 2018 increased 6% year-over-year driven by a 5% increase in RPC and a 1% increase in ADV.
  • Ags and metals futures and options revenue for the full year 2018 increased 16% year-over-year driven by a 14% increase in ADV and a 2% increase in RPC.
  • Financials futures and options revenue for the full year 2018 increased 9% year-over-year driven by a 9% increase in ADV.
  • U.S. cash equities and equity options revenue for the full year 2018 increased 14% year-over-year driven by a 43% increase in equity options ADV and a 14% increase in U.S. cash equities.
  • Fixed income and credit revenue for the full year 2018 increased 72% year-over-year driven by a 22% increase in CDS clearing revenue and the addition of BondPoint, TMC Bonds and MERS.
         
    ADV    
    (lots in thousands)   RPC
    2018   % Chg   2018   % Chg
Energy   2,747   1 %   $ 1.39   5 %
Ags and Metals   427   14 %   $ 2.34   2 %
Financials   2,770   9 %   $ 0.49   %
Interest Rates   2,330   14 %   $ 0.38   4 %
Other Financials   440   (10 )%   $ 1.05   6 %
Total Futures and Options   5,944   5 %   $ 1.03   2 %
                 
Cash Equities   1,734   14 %   $ 0.050   (2 )%
Equity Options   3,386   43 %   $ 0.12   (17 )%
                 
2018 included 252 trading days for commodities and other financials, 251 trading days for cash equities and equity options and 257 trading days for interest rates. 2017 included 251 trading days for commodities, other financials, cash equities and equity options and 256 trading days for interest rates.
 

Other Matters

  • ICE repurchased $1.2 billion of its common stock and paid $555 million in dividends in 2018.
  • Unrestricted cash was $724 million and outstanding debt was $7.4 billion as of December 31, 2018.
  • Operating cash flow for 2018 was $2.5 billion, up 21% from $2.1 billion one year ago. 2018 free cash flow was $2.3 billion, up 32% from $1.7 billion one year ago.
  • The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter was 16%.
         

Financial Guidance

       
         
    GAAP   Non-GAAP
2019 Data Revenue   $2.19 - $2.24 billion
1Q19 Data Revenue   $540 - $545 million
2019 Operating Expenses   $2.45 - $2.50 billion   $2.15 - $2.20 billion(1)
1Q19 Operating Expenses   $610 - $620 million   $535 - $545 million(1)
1Q19 Interest Expense   $71 million
2019 Expense Synergies   $30 million
2019 Capital Expenditures   $290 - $320 million for operational, non-operational capital expenditures and capitalized development
2019 Effective Tax Rate   22.5% - 24.5%(2)
1Q19 Weighted Average Shares Outstanding   568 - 574 million shares reflecting January 2019 share repurchases
     
(1)   2019 and 1Q19 non-GAAP operating expenses exclude amortization of acquisition-related intangibles.
(2)   This represents 2019 full year guidance for both the GAAP and non-GAAP effective tax rates but note that the GAAP effective tax rate is more susceptible to diverging from this guidance based on items outside the normal course of business that are adjusted for to derive our non-GAAP results. Such items can be unknown, unpredictable or uncertain, requiring unreasonable efforts to determine with any precision and which could potentially be confusing or misleading.
     

Earnings Conference Call Information

ICE will hold a conference call today, February 7, at 8:30 a.m. ET to review its fourth quarter 2018 financial results. A live audio webcast of the earnings call will be available on the company's website at www.theice.com in the investor relations section. Participants may also listen via telephone by dialing 888-317-6003 from the United States, 866-284-3684 from Canada or 412-317-6061 from outside of the United States and Canada. Telephone participants are required to provide the participant entry number 8241674 and are recommended to call 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The call will be archived on the company's website for replay.

The conference call for the first quarter 2019 earnings has been scheduled for May 2, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Please refer to the Investor Relations website at www.ir.theice.com for additional information.

Historical futures, options and cash ADV, rate per contract, open interest data and CDS cleared information can be found at: http://ir.theice.com/investors-and-media/supplemental-volume-info/default.aspx

         
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In millions, except per share amounts)
         
    Twelve Months Ended   Three Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
Revenues:   2018   2017   2018   2017
Transaction and clearing, net   $ 3,483     $ 3,131     $ 961     $ 758  
Data services   2,115     2,084     539     525  
Listings   444     426     112     104  
Other revenues   234     202     65     54  
Total revenues   6,276     5,843     1,677     1,441  
Transaction-based expenses:                
Section 31 fees   357     372     85     97  
Cash liquidity payments, routing and clearing   940     833     284     198  
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses   4,979     4,638     1,308     1,146  
Operating expenses:                
Compensation and benefits   994     946     262     229  
Professional services   131     121     40     27  
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs   34     36     1     9  
Technology and communication   432     397     112     103  
Rent and occupancy   68     69     18     17  
Selling, general and administrative   151     155     42     38  
Depreciation and amortization   586     535     157     131  
Total operating expenses   2,396     2,259     632     554  
Operating income   2,583     2,379     676     592  
Other income (expense):                
Interest income   22     8     7     3  
Interest expense   (244 )   (187 )   (71 )   (50 )
Other income, net   159     326     126     126  
Other income (expense), net   (63 )   147     62     79  
Income before income tax expense   2,520     2,526     738     671  
Income tax expense (benefit)   500     (28 )   119     (568 )
Net income   $ 2,020     $ 2,554     $ 619     $ 1,239  
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest   (32 )   (28 )   (8 )   (6 )
Net income attributable to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   $ 1,988     $ 2,526     $ 611     $ 1,233  
                 
Earnings per share attributable to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. common stockholders:                
Basic   $ 3.46     $ 4.29     $ 1.07     $ 2.11  
Diluted   $ 3.43     $ 4.25     $ 1.07     $ 2.09  
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                
Basic   575     589     569     584  
Diluted   579     594     573     589  
Dividend per share   $ 0.96     $ 0.80     $ 0.24     $ 0.20  
                                 
         
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions)
         
    As of   As of
    December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017
Assets:        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 724     $ 535  
Short-term restricted cash and cash equivalents   818     769  
Customer accounts receivable, net   953     903  
Margin deposits, guaranty funds and delivery contracts receivable   63,955     51,222  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   242     133  
Total current assets   66,692     53,562  
Property and equipment, net   1,241     1,246  
Other non-current assets:        
Goodwill   13,085     12,216  
Other intangible assets, net   10,462     10,269  
Long-term restricted cash and cash equivalents   330     264  
Other non-current assets   981     707  
Total other non-current assets   24,858     23,456  
Total assets   $ 92,791     $ 78,264  
         
Liabilities and Equity:        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 521     $ 462  
Section 31 fees payable   105     128  
Accrued salaries and benefits   280     227  
Deferred revenue   135     125  
Short-term debt   951     1,833  
Margin deposits, guaranty funds and delivery contracts payable   63,955     51,222  
Other current liabilities   161     178  
Total current liabilities   66,108     54,175  
Non-current liabilities:        
Non-current deferred tax liability, net   2,337     2,298  
Long-term debt   6,490     4,267  
Accrued employee benefits   204     243  
Other non-current liabilities   350     296  
Total non-current liabilities   9,381     7,104  
Total liabilities   75,489     61,279  
Commitments and contingencies        
Redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries   71      
Equity:        
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. stockholders’ equity:        
Common stock   6     6  
Treasury stock, at cost   (2,354 )   (1,076 )
Additional paid-in capital   11,547     11,392  
Retained earnings   8,317     6,858  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (315 )   (223 )
Total Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. stockholders’ equity   17,201     16,957  
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries   30     28  
Total equity   17,231     16,985  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 92,791     $ 78,264  
                 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliation

We use non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate our performance and in making financial and operational decisions. When viewed in conjunction with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliation, we believe that our presentation of these measures provides investors with greater transparency and a greater understanding of factors affecting our financial condition and results of operations than GAAP measures alone. In addition, we believe the presentation of these measures is useful to investors for period-to-period comparison of results because the items described below as adjustments to GAAP are not reflective of our core business performance. These financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP financial measures and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. We use these adjusted results because we believe they more clearly highlight trends in our business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP financial measures, since these measures eliminate from our results specific financial items that have less bearing on our core operating performance. We strongly recommend that investors review the GAAP financial measures and additional non-GAAP information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.

Adjusted operating expenses, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income attributable to ICE common stockholders, adjusted diluted earnings per share, organic data revenue and free cash flow for the periods presented below are calculated by adding or subtracting the adjustments described below, which are not reflective of our cash operations and core business performance, and their related income tax effect and other tax adjustments (in millions, except for per share amounts):

                         
Adjusted Operating Income, Operating Margin and Operating Expense Reconciliation
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
                         
    Trading and Clearing  

Data and Listings

       
    Segment  

Segment

  Consolidated
    Twelve Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
    2018   2017   2018   2017   2018   2017
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses   $ 2,420     $ 2,128     $ 2,559     $ 2,510     $ 4,979     $ 4,638  
Total operating expenses   $ 911     $ 781     $ 1,485     $ 1,478     $ 2,396     $ 2,259  
Less: Interactive Data transaction and integration costs and acquisition-related success fees     6             24       31       30       31  
Less: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles     73       53       214       208       287       261  
Less: Accruals relating to investigations and inquiries           14                         14  
Less: Impairment on divestiture of NYSE Governance Services                       6             6  
Less: Impairment of exchange registration intangible assets on closure of ICE Futures Canada and ICE Clear Canada     4                         4        
Less: Employee severance costs related to ICE Futures Canada and ICE Clear Canada operations     4                         4        
Adjusted total operating expenses   $ 824     $ 714     $ 1,247     $ 1,233     $ 2,071     $ 1,947  
Operating income   $ 1,509     $ 1,347     $ 1,074     $ 1,032     $ 2,583     $ 2,379  
Adjusted operating income   $ 1,596     $ 1,414     $ 1,312     $ 1,277     $ 2,908     $ 2,691  
Operating margin     62 %     63 %     42 %     41 %     52 %     51 %
Adjusted operating margin     66 %     66 %     51 %     51 %     58 %     58 %
                                     
                         
Adjusted Operating Income, Operating Margin and Operating Expense Reconciliation
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
                         
    Trading and Clearing   Data and Listings        
    Segment   Segment   Consolidated
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
    2018   2017   2018   2017   2018   2017
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses   $ 657     $ 517     $ 651     $ 629     $ 1,308     $ 1,146  
Total operating expenses   $ 256     $ 186     $ 376     $ 368     $ 632     $ 554  
Less: Interactive Data transaction and integration costs and acquisition-related success fees     1                   8       1       8  
Less: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles     23       12       55       53       78       65  
Adjusted total operating expenses   $ 232     $ 174     $ 321     $ 307     $ 553     $ 481  
Operating income   $ 401     $ 331     $ 275     $ 261     $ 676     $ 592  
Adjusted operating income   $ 425     $ 343     $ 330     $ 322     $ 755     $ 665  
Operating margin     61 %     64 %     42 %     41 %     52 %     52 %
Adjusted operating margin     65 %     67 %     51 %     51 %     58 %     58 %
                                     
         
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to ICE and EPS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
         
    Twelve Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
    December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017
Net income attributable to ICE   $ 1,988     $ 2,526  
Add: Interactive Data transaction and integration costs and acquisition-related success fees   30     31  
Add: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles   287     261  
Less: Gain on acquisition of MERS   (110 )    
Add: Accruals relating to investigation and inquiries       14  
Add: Impairment on divestiture of NYSE Governance Services       6  
Add: Impairment of exchange registration intangible assets on closure of ICE Futures Canada and ICE Clear Canada   4      
Add: Employee severance costs related to ICE Futures Canada and ICE Clear Canada operations   4      
Add/ (Less): Gain on divestiture of Trayport, net   1     (110 )
Less: Cetip investment gain, net       (167 )
Less: Income tax effect for the above items   (98 )   (43 )
Less: Deferred tax adjustments from U.S. tax rate reduction   (11 )   (764 )
Add/ (Less): Deferred tax adjustments on acquisition-related intangibles   (5 )   10  
Less: Other tax adjustments   (13 )    
Adjusted net income attributable to ICE   $ 2,077     $ 1,764  
         
Diluted earnings per share attributable to ICE   $ 3.43     $ 4.25  
         
Adjusted diluted earnings per share attributable to ICE   $ 3.59     $ 2.97  
                 
         
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to ICE and EPS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
         
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
    December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017
Net income attributable to ICE   $ 611     $ 1,233  
Add: Interactive Data transaction and integration costs and acquisition-related success fees   1     8  
Add: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles   78     65  
Less: Gain on acquisition of MERS   (110 )    
Less: Gain on divestiture of Trayport, net       (110 )
Add/ (Less): Income tax effect for the above items   (35 )   11  
Add/ (Less): Tax adjustments from U.S. tax rate reduction   1     (764 )
Less: Deferred tax adjustment on acquisition-related intangibles   (10 )   (2 )
Adjusted net income attributable to ICE   $ 536     $ 441  
         
Diluted earnings per share attributable to ICE   $ 1.07     $ 2.09  
         
Adjusted diluted earnings per share attributable to ICE   $ 0.94     $ 0.75  
                 
                 
GAAP to Organic Data Revenue
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
                 
    2018   2017
Data Revenue (as reported)   $ 2,115     $ 2,084  
Adjusted for:        
2017 Divestitures & wind down of acq. businesses(1)           (116 )
Acquisitions(2)     (39 )      
Organic Data Revenue   $ 2,076     $ 1,968  
         
FX Impact(3)     (8 )      
Organic, constant currency revenue   $ 2,068     $ 1,968  
                 
(1)   Includes $74 million of revenue related to the divestiture of Trayport, $16 million for the sale of IDMS and $26 million of revenue related to the wind down of acquired businesses. Wind down of acquired businesses includes the discontinuation of certain businesses acquired as part of larger acquisitions that are no longer strategic for the company. These include the anticipated 2018 erosion of legacy SPSE customers who can no longer use IDC & SPSE as their primary and secondary source of data and the impact of exiting certain non-strategic components of the legacy IDC 7-Ticks business.
(2)   Includes revenues from TMX, ICE BofAML, NGX, BondPoint, TMC and CHX.
(3)   Net revenues in constant currency are calculated holding both the pound sterling and euro at the average exchange rate from 2017, 1.2890 and 1.1297, respectively. For the year ending December 31, 2018, 6% of our data revenues were billed in pounds sterling and 3% in euros. For the year ending December 31, 2017, 9% of our data revenues were billed in pounds sterling and 3% in euros.
     
         
GAAP to Organic Data Revenue
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
         
    4Q18   4Q17
Data Revenue (as reported)   $ 539     $ 525  
Adjusted for:        
2017 Divestitures & wind down of acq. businesses(1)           (21 )
Acquisitions(2)     (6 )      
Organic Data Revenue   $ 533     $ 504  
         
FX Impact(3)     1        
Organic, constant currency revenue   $ 534     $ 504  
         
(1)   Includes $16 million of revenue related to the divestiture of Trayport in the fourth quarter of 2017 and $5 million of revenue related to the wind down of acquired businesses. Wind down of acquired businesses includes the discontinuation of certain businesses acquired as part of larger acquisitions that are no longer strategic for the company. These include the anticipated 2018 erosion of legacy SPSE customers who can no longer use IDC & SPSE as their primary and secondary source of data and the impact of exiting certain non-strategic components of the legacy IDC 7-Ticks business.
(2)   Includes revenues from ICE BofAML, NGX, BondPoint, TMC and CHX.
(3)   Net revenues in constant currency are calculated holding both the pound sterling and euro at the average exchange rate from 4Q17, 1.3279 and 1.1779, respectively. For the three months ending December 31, 2018, 6% of our data revenues were billed in pounds sterling and 3% in euros. For the three months ending December 31, 2017, 9% of our data revenues were billed in pounds sterling and 3% in euros.
     
             
Free Cash Flow Calculation
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
             
    Twelve months ending   Twelve months ending
    December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017
Cash flow from operations   $ 2,533     $ 2,085  
Less: Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs     (280 )     (357 )
Add: Section 31 fees, net     33       2  
Free cash flow   $ 2,286     $ 1,730