U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington D.C. 20549
Form 10-KSB
ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006
Commission File Number 000-23554
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 59-2921318 | |
(State of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No) |
220 East Central Parkway, Suite 2060
Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701
(Address of principal executive offices)
(407) 741-5300
(Issuers telephone number)
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, $.01 par value
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
None
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x.
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨.
Check if no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B is contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
State issuers revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $102,761,000
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the last sale price of such stock as of December 15, 2006: $154,784,561.
The issuer had 7,938,433 outstanding shares of common stock as of December 15, 2006.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Information required by Part III is incorporated by reference to portions of the Registrants Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by January 19, 2007.
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
2006 FORM 10-KSB
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I | ||||
Item 1. | Description of Business | 1 | ||
Item 2. | Description of Property | 18 | ||
Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 19 | ||
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 19 | ||
PART II | ||||
Item 5. | Market for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Small Business Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 19 | ||
Item 6. | Managements Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation | 21 | ||
Item 7. | Financial Statements | 40 | ||
Item 8. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 40 | ||
Item 8A | Controls and Procedures | 40 | ||
Item 8B | Other Information | 40 | ||
PART III | ||||
Item 9. | Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant | 40 | ||
Item 10. | Executive Compensation | 41 | ||
Item 11. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management And Related Stockholder Matters | 41 | ||
Item 12. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions | 41 | ||
Item 13. | Exhibits | 41 | ||
Item 14. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 44 | ||
Signatures | 45 |
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-KSB contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Companys control, including adverse changes in economic, political and market conditions, losses from the Companys market-making and trading activities arising from counterparty failures and changes in market conditions, the possible loss of key personnel, the impact of increasing competition, the impact of changes in government regulation, the possibility of liabilities arising from violations of federal and state securities laws and the impact of changes in technology in the securities, foreign exchange and commodities dealing and trading industries. Although the Company believes that its forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions regarding its business and future market conditions, there can be no assurances that the Companys actual results will not differ materially from any results expressed or implied by the Companys forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Overview
International Assets Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries (the Company) form a financial services group focused on select international markets. We commit our capital and expertise to market-making and trading of financial instruments, currencies and commodities, and to asset management. The Companys activities are currently divided into five functional areas - international equities market-making, international debt capital markets, foreign exchange trading, commodities trading and asset management.
The Company was formed in October 1987 and during the 2006 fiscal year conducted operations through five wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: INTL Trading, Inc. (INTL Trading), a securities broker-dealer and member firm of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), INTL Global Currencies Limited (INTL Global Currencies), INTL Commodities, Inc. (INTL Commodities), INTL Holding (U.K.) Limited (INTL Holding (U.K.)) and INTL Assets, Inc. (INTL Assets). During the 2006 fiscal year the Company conducted its asset management business through INTL Consilium LLC (INTL Consilium), in which the Company holds a 50.1% interest. The Company accounted for its interest in INTL Consilium under the equity method until August 31, 2006. Since that date, the Company has consolidated its interest in INTL Consilium.
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The Company provides execution to customers from offices in New York, London, Florida and Dubai in the following products:
| unlisted American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and common shares of more than 8,000 companies organized in over 20 countries |
| more than 100 currencies |
| debt securities of more than 500 sovereign and corporate issuers organized in over 30 countries |
| physical commodities (base and precious metals) and related over-the-counter (OTC) derivative products |
The Company provides these services to a diverse group of wholesale customers including major investment banks, commercial banks, brokers, institutional investors, corporations, charities and governmental organizations throughout the world.
The Companys internet address is www.intlassets.com. The Companys annual reports on Form 10-KSB, quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB, current reports on Form 8-K, statements of changes in beneficial ownership and press releases are available in the Investor Relations section of this website. The Companys website also includes the Companys Code of Ethics, which governs the Companys directors, officers and employees, and other information regarding the Companys corporate governance.
Business Strategy
The Company seeks to deploy its capital and expertise in financial markets that exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:
| niche markets that are not adequately covered by major brokerage firms and financial institutions because they are too labor-intensive or because the opportunity is not large enough |
| markets that require specialized expertise |
| markets that are primarily trading-oriented |
| markets that primarily serve wholesale customers |
| markets that have a significant international component |
The Company currently operates in five business segments that fulfill the objectives of its business strategy international equities market-making, international debt capital markets, foreign exchange trading, commodities trading and asset management. The Company continues to evaluate other market niches for expansion opportunities.
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Each of the Companys businesses is highly volatile and can change due to a variety of factors which are both outside of managements control and not readily predictable. To address this volatility, the Company has sought to diversify into a number of uncorrelated businesses.
As a financial intermediary in these niche businesses, the Companys primary focus is to recruit experienced individuals who bring with them knowledge and relationships in these businesses and to ensure that costs are linked to revenues to limit the possibility of losses. Management evaluates the profitability of each area before and after direct trading and compensation costs and periodically reviews the net contribution made relative to committed capital resources.
Trading Revenues
In the Companys business, purchases of individual securities, currencies, commodities or derivative instruments may be from single or multiple customers or counterparties. They may be covered by a matching sale to a customer or counterparty or may be aggregated with other purchases to provide liquidity intraday, for a number of days or, in some cases, particularly the base metals business, even longer periods of time (during which periods market values may fluctuate). Sales of individual securities, currencies, commodities or derivative instruments may also be to single or multiple customers or counterparties. They may be made from inventory, they may be covered by a simultaneous and matching purchase in the market or they may represent a short sale and be covered by a later purchase in the market.
While the Company is able to track the number and dollar amount of individual transactions with each customer, this information is not a reliable indicator of revenues because it is not necessarily proportional to revenues or profitability. Depending on the nature of the instrument traded, market conditions and timing of a transaction, revenues and profitability may differ widely from trade to trade and from customer to customer.
International Equities Market-Making
The Company is a leading U.S. market-maker in select foreign securities, including unlisted ADRs, foreign common shares and OTC domestic bulletin board stocks. The Company conducts these activities through INTL Trading, which provides execution services and liquidity to national broker-dealers, regional broker-dealers and institutional investors. The Company focuses on those international equities in which the Company can use its expertise and experience to provide customers with competitive execution and superior service. The Company also utilizes its proprietary technology, including internet technology, to achieve these goals.
The Company makes markets in approximately 400 ADRs and foreign ordinary shares traded in the OTC market, and in approximately 120 domestic bulletin board and Nasdaq stocks. In addition, the Company will, on request, make prices in more than 8,000 other ADRs and foreign common shares. As a market-maker, the Company provides trade execution services by offering to buy shares from, or sell shares to, broker-dealers and institutions. The Company displays the prices at which it is willing to buy and sell these securities and adjusts its prices in response to market
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conditions. When acting as principal, the Company commits its own capital and derives revenue from the difference between the prices at which the Company buys and sells shares. The Company also earns commissions by executing trades on an agency basis.
While the Companys customers are other broker-dealers and institutions, the business tends to be driven by the needs of the private clients of those broker-dealers and institutions. The size of private client trades may be uneconomical for the in-house international equities trading desks of our customers to execute. The Company is able to provide execution of smaller trades at profitable margins.
International Debt Capital Markets
The Company trades actively in a wide variety of international debt instruments. The Company also invests in international debt instruments on a proprietary basis and structures and arranges international debt transactions.
The Company trades and invests in international bonds, including both investment grade and higher-yielding emerging market bonds. The Company generally focuses on smaller issues, such as emerging market sovereign, corporate and bank bonds that trade internationally on an OTC basis.
The Company provides competitive execution in these bonds to smaller institutions and private banks. The Companys staff has substantial experience in this market, which allows the Company to offer customers superior execution capability. When acting as a principal, the Company commits its own capital to buy and sell bonds. The Company derives revenue from the difference between the purchase and sale prices. The Company also earns commissions by executing trades on an agency basis. The Company invests its own capital in select international bonds. The Company derives revenue from interest received and the difference between the purchase and sale prices.
The Company periodically identifies opportunities to arrange, structure, purchase or sell debt transactions on behalf of issuers. These transactions generally involve negotiable emerging market debt instruments that typically are related to specific commercial transactions, have limited liquidity and price discovery, an absence of standard documentation and an absence of established settlement procedures. The transactions may be evidenced by promissory notes, bills of exchange, loan agreements, accounts receivable and other types of debt instruments.
The Company may use its capital to purchase these instruments from emerging market debtors or their creditors. Due to the limited liquidity of these instruments, the Company may hold them for an indeterminate period of time before selling them. These instruments are typically sold to international banks and financial institutions. The Company derives revenue from interest received and the difference between the purchase and sale prices.
In other transactions, the Company may earn a fee for introducing borrowers and lenders or advising borrowers on capital raising transactions. The Company focuses on private debt placements for corporations and financial institutions based in Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Foreign Exchange Trading
The Company primarily trades select, illiquid currencies of developing countries. Covering over 100 currencies, the Company has an extensive global correspondent network that provides access to these currencies at competitive rates. The Companys target customers are financial institutions, multi-national corporations, governmental and charitable organizations operating in and transferring funds to these developing countries. In addition, the Company executes trades based on the foreign currency flows inherent in the Companys other international activities.
The Company primarily acts as a principal in buying and selling foreign currencies on a spot basis. The Company derives revenue from the difference between the purchase and sale prices.
The Company periodically holds foreign currency positions for longer periods to create liquidity for customers or to generate proprietary earnings.
Commodities Trading
The Companys precious metals activities encompass gold, silver and platinum group metals. The Company has relationships with a number of small and medium-sized precious metals producers, refiners, recyclers and consumers, and provides them with a full range of precious metals trading and hedging capabilities.
The Company assists its precious metals customers in protecting the value of their future production by selling them put options on an OTC basis. The Company also provides customers with sophisticated option products, including combinations of buying and selling puts and calls. The Company mitigates its risk by effecting offsetting OTC options with market counterparties or through the purchase or sale of commodities futures traded through the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The Company expanded its commodities business significantly at the beginning of the 2006 fiscal year, when it commenced trading base metals for physical delivery. The principal base metal traded by the Company during 2006 was lead, which is sold to manufacturers, mainly of automotive and industrial batteries. The Company purchases lead for resale either in the form of finished lead or in the form of used automotive or industrial batteries which are then recycled to produce lead. The Company has established a new subsidiary in Mexico, which is expected to become operational in calendar 2007, to facilitate the purchase and sale of lead in that country.
The Company commits its own capital to buy and sell precious and base metals on a spot and forward basis. The Company derives revenue from the difference between the purchase and sale prices.
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The Company generally mitigates the price risk associated with base metals held in inventory through the use of derivatives. This price risk mitigation does not generally qualify for hedge accounting under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In such situations, unrealized gains in inventory are not recognized under GAAP, but unrealized gains and losses in related derivative positions are recognized under GAAP. As a result, the Companys reported commodities trading earnings are subject to volatility. Lead prices have been volatile during the 2006 fiscal year. In particular, there were significant price increases in the second and fourth quarters (the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2006 respectively). The value of lead inventory at September 30, 2006 was stated at cost of $15.3 million, compared with a market value of $21.3 million.
The Company also takes periodic proprietary positions by buying commodities or related options. The Company derives revenue from these proprietary activities through the difference between the purchase and sale prices or between premiums received and paid.
Asset Management
The Companys asset management business is operated through INTL Consilium, a joint venture organized by the Company and an unaffiliated third party. The Company has a 50.1% interest in INTL Consilium. Until July 31, 2006 the Company accounted for its interest in INTL Consilium on the equity method. From August 1, 2006, when the Company made a subordinated loan of $1 million to INTL Consilium, it concluded that INTL Consilium should be treated as a variable interest entity and that its interest should be consolidated in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) (FIN 46(R)).
INTL Consilium is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Companys strategy is to build the asset management business by applying an absolute return philosophy to niche markets in which the Company has significant expertise and experience.
In July 2004 INTL Consilium launched the Emerging Market Absolute Return Fund, which had over $138 million in assets under management on September 30, 2006. In January 2006 INTL Consilium purchased the management contract of a convertible arbitrage fund and employed its managers, who are based in London. The fund has been renamed the INTL Consilium Convertible Arbitrage Fund. Assets under management at September 30, 2006 were $6.8 million. In November 2005 INTL Consilium was appointed by American Express Bank Asset Management Company as investment sub-adviser for one of the portfolios of American Express World Express Funds. Assets under management for American Express Bank were over $359 million at September 30, 2006. Total assets under management at September 30, 2006 amounted to $505 million.
The Company announced on October 31, 2006 that a new subsidiary, INTL Capital Limited (INTL Capital), domiciled in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, had been granted a license by the Dubai Financial Service Authority to operate as an authorized firm from the Dubai International Financial Centre. INTL Capital will manage the INTL Trade Finance Fund Limited, a Cayman Island company established to invest primarily in global trade finance-related assets.
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Competition
The international financial markets are highly competitive and rapidly evolving. In addition, these markets are dominated by firms with significant capital and personnel resources that are not currently available to the Company. The Company expects these competitive conditions to continue in the future. The Companys strategy is to focus on smaller niche markets that may be less attractive to its larger competitors and that require specialized expertise. The Company believes that it can compete successfully with other financial intermediaries in these markets based on the Companys expertise and quality of service.
The Companys activities are impacted, and will continue to be impacted, by investor interest in the markets served by the Company. The instruments traded in these markets compete with a wide range of alternative investment instruments. The Company seeks to counterbalance changes in demand in specified markets by undertaking activities in multiple uncorrelated markets.
Technology has increased competitive pressures on intermediaries in financial markets by improving dissemination of information, making markets more transparent and facilitating the development of alternative execution mechanisms. In the debt trading markets, TRACE, the trade reporting system introduced by the National Association of Securities Dealers (the NASD), has had reduced spreads and profitability. In the equity markets, electronic communication networks (ECNs) compete with market-makers like the Company. ECNs provide a neutral forum in which third parties display and match their orders, but do not commit capital or provide liquidity to the marketplace. ECNs and similar alternative execution mechanisms provide the greatest benefit for markets in highly liquid securities. Similar execution mechanisms also exist in the foreign exchange market. The Company competes by focusing on niche markets for less liquid instruments and using its capital to enhance liquidity for customers.
Administration and Operations
The Company employs operations personnel to supervise and, for certain products, complete the clearing and settlement of transactions.
Prior to December 1, 2005, INTL Tradings securities transactions were cleared through Pershing LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York. On December 1, 2005, INTL Trading began clearing through Broadcort, a division of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. This change has had a significantly beneficial impact on costs in the Companys securities businesses. INTL Trading does not hold customer funds or directly clear or settle securities transactions.
In the foreign exchange and commodities trading businesses the Company records all transactions in a proprietary trading system and employs operations staff to settle all transactions.
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The Companys administrative staff manages the Companys internal financial controls, accounting functions, office services and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Governmental Regulation
The Companys activities, particularly in the securities markets, are subject to significant governmental regulation. The regulatory environment in which the Company operates is subject to frequent change and these changes directly impact the Companys business and operating results. The U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2001 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 have placed additional regulatory burdens and compliance costs on the Company.
The securities industry in the United States is subject to extensive regulation under federal and state securities laws. The Company is required to comply with a wide range of requirements imposed by the SEC, state securities commissions and the NASD. These regulatory bodies are charged with safeguarding the integrity of the financial markets and with protecting the interests of investors in these markets.
In November 2005, the Companys broker-dealer subsidiary, INTL Trading, received approval from the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom to open a branch office in London. INTL Tradings activities are thus also subject to regulation in the United Kingdom.
Broker-dealers such as INTL Trading are subject to regulation covering all aspects of their activities, including trade practices, capital structure, record retention and the conduct of their officers, supervisors and registered employees. Failure to comply with any of these requirements could result in administrative or court proceedings, censure, fines, issuance of cease-and-desist orders, the suspension or disqualification of a broker-dealer, its officers, supervisors or registered representatives.
Foreign Operations
The Company operates in a number of foreign jurisdictions. These include the Companys existing operations in the United Kingdom, together with the Companys new operations in Dubai (commenced in October 2006) and in Mexico (where a subsidiary has been established but operations have not yet commenced).
Net Capital Requirements
The Companys broker-dealer subsidiary, INTL Trading, is subject to the net capital requirements imposed by SEC Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These requirements are intended to ensure the financial integrity and liquidity of broker-dealers. They establish both minimum levels of capital and liquid assets. The net capital requirements prohibit the payments of dividends, redemption of stock, the prepayment of subordinated indebtedness and the making of any unsecured advances or loans to any stockholder, employee or affiliate, if such payment would reduce the broker-dealers net capital below required levels.
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The net capital requirements restrict the ability of INTL Trading to make distributions to the Company. They also restrict the ability of INTL Trading to expand its business beyond a certain point without the introduction of additional capital.
During the 2006 fiscal year, INTL Trading maintained net capital which substantially exceeded the minimum levels required by SEC Rule 15c3-1.
Risks Affecting the Company
The Company faces a variety of risks that could adversely impact its financial condition and results of operations.
The risks faced by the Company include the following:
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, the Company had net income of $3.5 million, compared with a net income of $2.6 million in 2005 and a net loss of $(118,000) in the 2004.
The improvement of the Companys operating results in the 2006 and 2005 fiscal years is due to a substantial increase in our revenues. This increase was in turn due to improved market conditions, better marketing of our services and the establishment of new areas of business. The Companys management intends to seek to grow our revenues in the future by utilizing its capital resources to support the expansion of our market-making and trading activities.
Although the Company believes that it will be able to increase revenues in the future, the Companys ability to achieve this goal as well as consistent profitability is subject to uncertainty due to the nature of its businesses and the markets in which it operates. In particular, the Companys revenues and operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future because of the following factors:
| Volatility in the securities and commodities markets in which the Company operates; |
| Changes in the volume of the Companys market making and trading activities; |
| Changes in the value of the Companys securities positions and the Companys ability to manage related risks; |
| The Companys ability to manage personnel, overhead and other expenses; |
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| Changes in execution and clearing fees; |
| The addition or loss of sales or trading professionals; |
| Changes in requirements; and |
| General economic and political conditions; |
Although the Company is continuing its efforts to diversify the sources of our revenues, it is likely that its revenues and operating results will continue to fluctuate substantially in the future and such fluctuations could result in losses. These losses could have a material adverse affect on the Companys business, financial condition and operating results.
The manner in which the Company accounts for its lead business may increase the volatility of the Companys reported earnings.
The Companys net income is subject to volatility due the manner in which the Company reports its base metals business. Inventory for the base metals business is valued at the lower of cost or market value. The Company generally mitigates the price risk associated with base metals held in inventory through the use of derivatives. This price risk mitigation does not generally qualify for hedge accounting under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In such situations, any unrealized gains in inventory are not recognized under GAAP, but unrealized gains and losses in related derivative positions are recognized under GAAP. As a result, the Companys reported earnings from this business are subject to greater volatility than the earnings from our other businesses.
The Company may be subject to substantial fluctuations in revenues due to changes in economic, political and market conditions.
The markets in financial instruments, currencies and commodities are, by their nature, generally volatile. They are directly affected by numerous national and international factors that are beyond the Companys control, including:
| economic, political and market conditions |
| the availability of short-term and long-term funding and capital |
| the level and volatility of interest rates |
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| legislative and regulatory changes |
| currency values and inflation |
Any one or more of these factors may contribute to reduced levels of activity in the markets generally, which could result in lower revenues from the Companys market-making and trading activities. Any reduction in revenues or any loss resulting from these factors could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and operating results.
Specifically, the Companys revenues may decrease due to a decline in market volumes, prices, the difference between purchase and selling prices or liquidity. Declines in the volume of securities, currencies or commodities transactions and in market liquidity generally result in lower revenues from market-making activities. Lower price levels of securities, currencies or commodities also may result in reduced trading activity and reduce the Companys revenues from market-making transactions. Lower price levels also can result in losses from declines in the market value of securities, currencies or commodities held in inventory. Sudden sharp declines in market values of securities, currencies or commodities can result in:
| illiquid markets |
| declines in inventory values |
| the failure of buyers and sellers of securities, currencies and commodities to fulfill their settlement obligations |
| increases in claims and litigation |
Any decline in market volumes, prices, the difference between purchase and selling prices or liquidity could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and operating results.
The Company may incur unexpected losses from market-making and trading activities.
The Company conducts its market-making and trading activities predominantly as a principal, which subjects its capital to significant risks. These activities involve the purchase, sale or short sale for the Companys own account of financial instruments, including equity and debt securities, commodities and foreign currencies. These activities are subject to a number of risks, including risks of price fluctuations and rapid changes in the liquidity of markets.
These risks may limit the Companys ability either to resell financial securities, currencies or commodities it purchased or to repurchase securities, currencies or commodities it sold in these transactions. In addition, the Company may experience difficulty borrowing these assets to make delivery to purchasers to whom it sold short, or lenders from whom it has borrowed. From time to time, the Company has large position concentrations in securities of a single issuer or issuers in
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specific countries and markets, or in a particular currency or commodity. Such a concentration could result in higher trading losses than would occur if the Companys positions and activities were less concentrated.
The success of the Companys market-making activities primarily depends on:
| price volatility |
| the Companys ability to attract order flow |
| the skill of the Companys personnel |
| the availability of capital |
| general market conditions |
To attract market-making and trading business, the Company must be competitive in:
| providing enhanced liquidity to the Companys customers |
| the efficiency of the Companys order execution |
| the sophistication of the Companys trading technology |
| the quality of the Companys customer service |
In the Companys role as a market-maker and trader, the Company attempts to derive a profit from the difference between the prices at which it buys and sells securities, currencies or commodities. However, competitive forces often require the Company to:
| match the quotes of other market-makers |
| hold varying amounts of securities in inventory |
By having to maintain inventory positions, the Company is subjected to a high degree of risk. Although inventory risk management controls are in place, the Company may not be able to manage its inventory risk successfully. Accordingly, the Company may experience significant losses, which could materially adversely affect its business, financial condition and operating results.
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The Companys substantial indebtedness could adversely affect its financial condition.
As of September 30, 2006, the Companys total consolidated indebtedness to lenders was approximately $33.5 million, including $27.0 million in senior subordinated convertible notes issued on September 20, 2006. The Companys indebtedness could have important consequences including:
| increasing the Companys vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; |
| requiring that a portion of the Companys cash flow from operations be used for the payment of interest on its debt, thereby reducing the ability to use the Companys cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate requirements; |
| limiting the Companys ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate requirements; |
| limiting the Companys flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in its businesses and the securities industry; |
| restricting the Companys ability to pay dividends or make other payments; and |
| placing the Company at a competitive disadvantage to its competitors that have less indebtedness. |
The Company may be able to incur additional indebtedness in the future, including secured indebtedness. If new indebtedness is added to current indebtedness levels, the related risks that the Company now faces could intensify.
The Company may have difficulty managing its growth.
During the 2005 and 2006 fiscal years the Company experienced significant growth in its business. Operating revenues grew from $22.0 million in the 2004 fiscal year to $35 million in 2006. To support this growth, we added 27 new employees during the 2005 fiscal year and a net 12 employees in 2006. In addition, INTL Consilium, which has been consolidated with effect from August 1, 2006, employed ten people at September 30, 2006.
This growth has required and will continue to require the Company to increase its investment in management personnel, financial and management systems and controls, and facilities. In the absence of continued revenue growth, the costs associated with expected growth would cause operating margins to decline from current levels. In addition, the Company is and will continue to be highly dependent on the effective and reliable operation of communications and information systems.
The scope of procedures for assuring compliance with applicable rules and regulations has changed as the size and complexity of the Companys business has increased. In response, the Company has implemented and continues to revise formal compliance procedures.
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The Company cannot ensure that it will be able to manage its growth successfully. An inability to do so could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and operating results.
The Company may incur unexpected losses due to counterparty failures and credit concentration risks associated with the Companys clearing broker and custodians.
As a market-maker of OTC and listed securities, the majority of the Companys securities transactions are conducted as principal with broker-dealer counterparties located in the United States. The Company clears its securities transactions through an unaffiliated clearing broker. Substantially all of the Companys equity and debt securities are held by this clearing broker. The Companys clearing broker has the right to charge the Company for losses that result from a counterpartys failure to fulfill its contractual obligations.
The Company is responsible for self-clearing its foreign exchange and most of its commodities activities and in addition takes principal risk to counterparties in these activities. All of the Companys receipts or deliveries of metals or other commodities and the settlement of exchange traded options are effected through clearing institutions or independent third parties. Any metals or other physical commodities positions are held by third party custodians.
The Companys policy is to monitor the credit standing of the counterparties with which it conducts business. Nevertheless, one or more of these counterparties may default on their obligations. If any do, the Companys business, financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected.
In the Companys equity, debt and commodities trading businesses the Company relies on the ability of its clearing broker to adequately discharge its obligations on a timely basis. The Company also depends on the solvency of its clearing broker and custodians. Any failure by the clearing broker to adequately discharge its obligations on a timely basis, or insolvency of the clearing broker or custodian, or any event adversely affecting the Companys clearing broker or custodians, could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and operating results.
The Company depends on its ability to attract and retain key personnel.
From time to time, other companies in the financial services industry have experienced losses of sales and trading professionals. The level of competition to attract these professionals is intense. As a result, the Company may lose professionals due to increased competition or other factors in the future. The loss of a sales and trading professional, particularly a senior professional with broad industry expertise, could have a material adverse affect on the Companys business, financial condition and operating results.
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The Company is subject to intense competition.
The Company derives substantially all of its revenues from market-making and trading activities. The market for these services, particularly market-making services through electronic communications networks, is rapidly evolving and intensely competitive. The Company expects competition to continue and intensify in the future. The Company competes primarily with wholesale, national and regional broker-dealers and banks, as well as electronic communications networks. The Company competes primarily on the basis of its expertise and quality of service.
A number of the Companys competitors may have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than the Company has. Some of them may:
| offer alternative forms of financial intermediation as a result of technological changes and greater availability of information |
| offer a wider range of services and products than the Company offers |
| have greater name recognition |
| have more extensive customer bases |
These competitors may be able to respond more quickly to new or evolving opportunities and customer requirements. They may also be able to undertake more extensive promotional activities and offer more attractive terms to customers. Recent advances in computing and communications technology are substantially changing the means by which market-making services are delivered, including more direct access on-line to a wide variety of services and information. This has created demand for more sophisticated levels of customer service. Providing these services may entail considerable cost without an offsetting increase in revenues. In addition, current and potential competitors have established or may establish cooperative relationships or may consolidate to enhance their services and products. New competitors or alliances among competitors may emerge and they may acquire significant market share.
As a result of the foregoing, the Companys ability to compete effectively with current or future competitors is subject to significant uncertainty.
The Company is subject to extensive government regulation.
The securities industry is subject to extensive regulation under both federal and state laws. In addition, the SEC, the NASD, other self-regulatory organizations, commonly referred to as SROs, and state securities commissions require strict compliance with their respective rules and regulations. INTL Trading has established a branch in the United Kingdom that is subject to regulation by the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority. These regulatory bodies are responsible for safeguarding the integrity of the securities markets and protecting the interests of participants in those markets. As a securities broker/dealer, the Company is subject to regulation concerning certain aspects of its business, including:
| trade practices |
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| capital structure |
| record retention |
| the conduct of the Companys directors, officers and employees |
Failure to comply with any of these laws, rules or regulations could result in adverse consequences. The Company and certain of its officers and employees have, in the past, been subject to claims arising from acts in contravention of these laws, rules and regulations. These claims have resulted in the payment of fines and settlements. The Company and its officers and other employees may, in the future, be subject to similar claims. An adverse ruling against the Company or its officers and other employees could result in the Companys or its officers and other employees being required to pay a substantial fine or settlement and could result in suspension or expulsion. This could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and operating results.
The regulatory environment in which the Company operates is subject to change. New or revised legislation or regulations imposed by the SEC, other United States or foreign governmental regulatory authorities, SROs or the NASD could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and operating results. Changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules by these governmental authorities, SROs and the NASD could also have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and operating results.
Additional regulation, changes in existing laws and rules, or changes in interpretations or enforcement of existing laws and rules often directly affect securities firms. The Company cannot predict what effect any such changes might have. The Companys business, financial condition and operating results may be materially affected by both regulations that are directly applicable to the Company and regulations of general application. The Companys level of trading and market-making activities can be affected not only by such legislation or regulations of general applicability, but also by industry-specific legislation or regulations.
The Company is subject to risks relating to potential liability for violations of securities laws.
Many aspects of the Companys business involve substantial risks of liability. A market-maker is exposed to substantial liability under federal and state securities laws, other federal and state laws and court decisions, as well as rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the NASD. The Company is also subject to the risks of litigation and claims that may be without merit. Since the Company would defend actively any such litigation, significant legal expenses could be incurred. An adverse resolution of any future lawsuits or claims against the Company could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and operating results.
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The Company is potentially subject to claims under environmental laws.
The Companys base metals trading business, active since October 2005, is potentially subject to claims under certain federal, state and foreign environmental laws. To date no such claims have been made against the Company. This is not an indicator of what might happen in the future. The business involves the purchase and sale of base metals such as lead and other potentially hazardous materials. As part of this business, the Company engages third parties located both in the United States and other countries to acquire, store, transport or recycle used automotive and industrial batteries (batteries) on behalf of the Company. In the event that these third parties fail to comply with federal, state or foreign environmental laws in handling or disposing of these batteries and other hazardous substances used in or arising from the recycling of these batteries, the Company may be exposed to claims for the cost of remediation of any sites impacted by such improper handling and disposal, as well as other related costs. The Company seeks to mitigate this risk by dealing with third parties whom the Company believes to be in compliance with applicable laws and which have established reputations in the industry.
The Company is highly dependent upon its technology and communications systems.
The Companys market-making and trading activities depend on the integrity and performance of the computer and communications systems supporting them. Extraordinary trading volumes or other events could cause the Companys computer systems to operate at an unacceptably low speed or even fail. Any significant degradation or failure of the Companys computer systems or any other systems in the trading process could cause customers to suffer delays in trading. These delays could cause substantial losses for customers and could subject the Company to claims from customers for losses. It is possible that the Companys network protections may not work properly. The Companys systems may also fail as a result of:
| a tornado, hurricane, fire or other natural disasters |
| power or telecommunications failure |
| acts of God |
| computer hacking activities |
| terrorism |
| war |
Any computer or communications system failure or decrease in computer systems performance that causes interruptions in the Companys operations could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and operating results.
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The Company depends significantly on a limited group of customers.
Based on managements assessment of the Companys business, the Company believes that a small number of its customers account for a significant portion of the Companys revenues in each of its businesses. The Company is unable to measure the level of this concentration because the Companys dealing activities do not permit the Company to quantify revenues generated by each customer. The Company expects a significant portion of the future demand for each of its market-making and trading services to remain concentrated within a limited number of customers. None of these customers are obligated contractually to use the Companys market-making or trading services. Accordingly, these customers may direct their trading activities to other market-makers or traders at any time. The loss of or a significant reduction in demand for the Companys services from any of these customers could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and operating results.
Risk Management
The Company seeks to mitigate the market and credit risks arising from its financial trading activities through an active risk management program. The principal objective of this program is to limit trading risk to an acceptable level while maximizing the return generated on the risk assumed.
The Company has a defined risk policy which is administered by the Companys risk committee, which reports to the Companys audit committee. The Company has established specific exposure limits for inventory positions in every business, as well as specific issuer limits and counterparty limits. These limits are designed to ensure that in a situation of systemic financial distress and/or the failure of a counterparty and/or default of an issuer, the potential estimated loss will remain within acceptable levels. The audit committee reviews the performance of the risk committee on a quarterly basis to monitor compliance with the established risk policy.
Employees
At September 30, 2006, the Company had 89 employees, of which ten are employed by INTL Consilium, a variable interest entity consolidated for the first time during fiscal 2006. Nine of these employees had managerial responsibilities, 49 were traders and 31 had administrative and operational duties, in such areas as accounting, operations, compliance and technology.
ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
The Company leases approximately 5,100 square feet of office space in Altamonte Springs, Florida. This lease commenced on February 1, 2002 and expires on July 31, 2009. The Company leases approximately 5,300 square feet of office space in New York, New York. This lease commenced on December 13, 2002, and expires on September 30, 2009. The Company leases approximately 3,900 square feet of office space in London. This lease commenced on November 24, 2005 and expires on December 20, 2012. The London office space is shared with the previous owners of the foreign exchange business under a shared cost apportionment arrangement. In October 2006 the Company leased approximately 1,600 square feet of office space in Miami, Florida. This lease commenced on October 12, 2006, and expires on June 19, 2008.
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In January 2005 INTL Consilium, the Companys asset management joint venture that has been consolidated since August 1, 2006 and that previously had been accounted for on the equity method, leased approximately 1,269 square feet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The lease commenced on January 5, 2005 and expires on December 7, 2007.
The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings. In light of the nature of the Companys activities, it is possible that the Company may be involved in material litigation in the future, and such litigation could have a material adverse impact on the Company and its financial condition and results of operations.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
Not Applicable
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Principal Trading Market
The Companys common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ), under the symbol IAAC. The Companys stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
Sales Prices
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the range of high and low sales prices for the common stock as reported by NASDAQ. These prices do not include retail mark-ups, mark-downs, or commissions and represent prices between dealers and not necessarily actual transactions.
High | Low | |||||
Fiscal Year 2005 |
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First Quarter (Oct. 2004 Dec. 2004) |
$ | 8.20 | $ | 7.11 | ||
Second Quarter (Jan. 2005 Mar. 2005) |
9.99 | 7.35 | ||||
Third Quarter (Apr. 2005 Jun. 2005) |
8.10 | 6.10 | ||||
Fourth Quarter (Jul. 2005 Sept. 2005) |
8.50 | 6.06 | ||||
Fiscal Year 2006 |
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First Quarter (Oct. 2005 Dec. 2005) |
$ | 9.34 | $ | 8.01 | ||
Second Quarter (Jan. 2006 Mar. 2006) |
11.68 | 8.69 | ||||
Third Quarter (Apr. 2006 Jun. 2006) |
16.70 | 9.85 | ||||
Fourth Quarter (Jul. 2006 Sept. 2006) |
28.50 | 12.09 |
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Dividends
The Company has never declared any cash dividends on its common stock, and does not currently have any plans to pay dividends on its common stock. The payment of cash dividends in the future is subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on the Companys earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other relevant factors.
Holders
As of September 30, 2006, there were 117 shareholders of record of the Companys common stock, according to the records maintained by the Companys transfer agent. As of September 30, 2006, the Company estimates that there were approximately 3,985 beneficial owners of the Companys common stock.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table presents information regarding the Companys equity compensation plans at September 30, 2006:
Plan Category |
Number of shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights |
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights |
Number of shares of common stock remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in the first column) (1) | ||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |
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- Stock Option Plan |
985,931 shares | $ | 4.47 | 575,568 shares | |||
Total |
985,931 shares | $ | 4.47 | 575,568 shares |
(1) | At the Companys annual meeting of shareholders held on March 8, 2006, shareholders approved an amendment to the Companys 2003 Stock Option Plan that increased the aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2003 Stock Option Plan by 500,000 shares, from 1,000,000 shares to 1,500,000 shares. |
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ITEM 6. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
Results of Operations
The Companys principal activities include market-making and trading in international financial instruments, currencies and commodities, and asset management. The markets in which the Company operates are highly competitive and volatile. The Company has little or no control over many of the factors which affect its operations. As a result, the Companys earnings are subject to potentially wide fluctuations. The Company seeks to counteract many of these influences by focusing on niche, uncorrelated markets and, when possible, linking the Companys expenses to revenues.
The following developments took place during the past fiscal year:
In October 2005 the Companys commodities trading business was significantly expanded by the addition of a base metals trading team whose initial focus has been on physical lead trading.
In November 2005 the Companys asset management joint venture, conducted in INTL Consilium, was appointed by American Express Bank Asset Management Company as investment sub-adviser for one of the portfolios of American Express World Express Funds. Assets under management for American Express Bank were over $359 million at September 30, 2006.
In January 2006 INTL Consilium purchased the management contract of a convertible arbitrage fund and hired its managers, who are based in London. The fund has been renamed the INTL Consilium Convertible Arbitrage Fund.
In September 2006 the Company issued $27 million of 7.625% subordinated convertible notes (the Notes). The Notes mature in September 2011. They are convertible at any time at the option of the noteholder at an initial conversion price of $25.50 per share. The Notes contain customary anti-dilutive provisions. At the current conversion price, conversion would result in the issue of 1,058,824 shares of common stock. The Company may require conversion at any time after March 22, 2008 if the dollar volume-weighted average share price exceeds 150% (or $38.25 at the initial conversion price) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days. Noteholders may redeem their Notes at par if the interest coverage ratio set forth in the Notes is less than 2.75 for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2009. The Company may redeem the Notes at 110% of par on March 11, 2010.
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The following developments were announced subsequent to the end of the fiscal year:
The Company has expanded its debt capital markets team and established an office in Miami, primarily aimed at originating corporate debt structuring and placement transactions in Latin America.
The Company has established an asset management subsidiary, INTL Capital Limited, with offices in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. INTL Capital has been granted a license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to operate as an authorized firm in the Dubai International Financial Centre. INTL Capital will manage the INTL Trade Finance Fund Limited, which will primarily invest in global trade finance-related assets.
The Company has recruited a senior executive to establish an office in Singapore and spearhead its activities in Asia.
The Company has recruited a senior executive and established a joint venture in Dubai to pursue commodities trading in the Middle East.
The Company believes that it has made significant further progress in its efforts to build a diversified financial services firm focusing on niche markets. The Company has successfully acquired or established businesses in key product areas and geographic locations. The Companys activities are currently divided into international equities market-making, international debt capital markets, foreign exchange trading, commodities trading and asset management.
The Company reported the results of its commodities trading business as a separate segment for the first time in fiscal 2006. This followed the expansion of the commodities trading business through the recruitment of a base metals trading team in October 2005.
Inventory for the base metals business is valued at the lower of cost or market value. The Company generally mitigates the price risk associated with base metals held in inventory through the use of derivatives. This price risk mitigation does not generally qualify for hedge accounting under GAAP. In such situations, unrealized gains in inventory are not recognized under GAAP, but unrealized gains and losses in related derivative positions are recognized under GAAP. As a result, the Companys reported commodities trading earnings may be subject to volatility.
At September 30, 2006 the base metals inventory was valued at cost of $15.3 million, compared with market value of $21.3 million, meaning that there was an unrealized fair value gain of $6 million in base metals inventory that was not recognized under GAAP.
All of the Companys other businesses are accounted for on a fair value basis. A comparison of profit and loss by business segment is not a useful guide to the relative economic performance of each business because of the differing accounting treatments.
The total revenues as reported for fiscal 2006 are not comparable with the total revenues reported for fiscal 2005 because they combine gross revenues for the base metals business and net revenues for all other businesses. The Companys management views Operating revenues, shown on the face of the Consolidated Statements of Operations and calculated by deducting cost of sales from total revenues, as a more meaningful number for comparison with prior periods.
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The Company believes that the continuing diversification of its business has reduced its vulnerability to cycles in individual product areas and that its strategy of linking expenses to revenues also helps to lessen the negative impact of adverse market conditions which occur periodically in international securities and financial markets.
Fiscal Year 2006 Compared to Fiscal Year 2005
The following table reflects the sources of the Companys operating revenues as a percentage of the Companys total operating revenues for fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2005.
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |
Fiscal Revenues |
Percentage of Total Operating Revenues 2006 |
Fiscal Revenues |
Percentage Revenues |
Percentage Change in Revenues |
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Equity market making |
$ | 17,994 | 50 | % | $ | 12,052 | 46 | % | 49 | % | |||||
Debt capital markets |
2,363 | 6 | % | 2,414 | 9 | % | -2 | % | |||||||
Foreign exchange |
12,874 | 36 | % | 9,213 | 35 | % | 40 | % | |||||||
Commodities trading |
938 | 3 | % | 1,313 | 5 | % | -29 | % | |||||||
Other |
1,708 | 5 | % | 1,148 | 5 | % | 49 | % | |||||||
Total Operating Revenues |
$ | 35,877 | 100 | % | $ | 26,140 | 100 | % | 37 | % | |||||
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The following table reflects the net contribution of the Companys principal business activities for fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2005. Net contribution consist of revenues from each business activity, less direct clearing and clearing related charges and variable trader compensation.
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |
Fiscal Year Net |
Percentage of Total Net Contribution 2006 |
Fiscal Year Net |
Percentage of Total Net Contribution 2005 |
Percentage Change in Net Contributions 2005-2006 |
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Equity market making |
$ | 9,353 | 44 | % | $ | 5,450 | 36 | % | 72 | % | ||||||
Debt capital markets |
1,995 | 9 | % | 1,654 | 11 | % | 21 | % | ||||||||
Foreign exchange |
9,879 | 46 | % | 7,082 | 47 | % | 39 | % | ||||||||
Commodities |
(547 | ) | -3 | % | 953 | 6 | % | -157 | % | |||||||
Other |
781 | 4 | % | | | | ||||||||||
Total Net Contribution |
$ | 21,461 | 100 | % | $ | 15,139 | 100 | % | 42 | % | ||||||
The following table reflects the principal components of the Companys non-interest expenses as a percentage of the Companys total non-interest expenses in fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2005.
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |
Fiscal Year 2006 |
Percentage of Total Expense 2006 |
Fiscal Year 2005 |
Percentage of Total Expense 2005 |
Percentage Change in Expense 2005-2006 |
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Compensation and benefits |
$ | 16,652 | 58 | % | $ | 11,005 | 53 | % | 51 | % | |||||
Clearing and related expenses |
7,679 | 27 | % | 6,534 | 31 | % | 18 | % | |||||||
Occupancy and equipment rental |
632 | 2 | % | 437 | 2 | % | 45 | % | |||||||
Professional fees |
832 | 3 | % | 558 | 3 | % | 49 | % | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
420 | 1 | % | 320 | 2 | % | 31 | % | |||||||
Business development |
1,108 | 4 | % | 765 | 4 | % | 45 | % | |||||||
Insurance |
224 | 1 | % | 179 | 1 | % | 25 | % | |||||||
Other expenses |
974 | 4 | % | 887 | 4 | % | 10 | % | |||||||
Total Non-Interest Expenses |
$ | 28,521 | 100 | % | $ | 20,685 | 100 | % | 38 | % | |||||
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The following table shows the Companys earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and minority interest (EBITDA), together with a reconciliation of EBITDA to net income (loss), for the fiscal years 2006 and 2005.
EBITDA, a financial measure that is not recognized by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), should not be construed as earnings before income taxes, net earnings or cash from operating activities as determined by GAAP. The Company defines EBITDA as net income before (i) interest income; (ii) interest expense; (iii) income taxes; (iv) depreciation and amortization; and (v) minority shareholders interest. Other companies may calculate EBITDA differently than the Company does.
EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as an alternative to net income or as an indicator of the Companys operating performance or as an alternative to any other measures of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. The Company has included this non-GAAP financial measure because it believes that it permits investors to make a more meaningful comparison of performance between periods presented. In addition, the Companys covenants contained in the loan agreements with certain of its lenders require certain debt to EBITDA ratios be maintained, thus EBITDA is used by management and the Companys lenders in evaluating the Companys performance.
(In thousands) |
Fiscal Year 2006 |
Fiscal Year 2005 |
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EBITDA |
$ | 7,400 | $ | 5,139 | ||||
Interest income |
376 | 636 | ||||||
Interest expense |
(2,095 | ) | (1,335 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
(420 | ) | (320 | ) | ||||
Income tax |
(1,730 | ) | (1,484 | ) | ||||
Minority shareholders |
(71 | ) | (22 | ) | ||||
Net Income |
$ | 3,460 | $ | 2,614 | ||||
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Net Income
The Company earned net income of $3,460,000 in 2006, or earnings of $0.41 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $2,614,000 reported in 2005, which equates to earnings of $0.33 per diluted share.
Operating Revenues
The Companys operating revenues increased 37% to $35,877,000 in 2006 from $26,140,000 in 2005.
International Equity Marketing-Making Operating revenues increased 49% to $17,994,000 in 2006 from $12,052,000 in 2005. Volumes increased as a result of increasingly favorable market conditions. Activity from existing customers grew and the Company also won new customer business. The business performed strongly in the second, third and fourth quarters, with the second quarter being particularly strong. Equity market-making operating revenues include the trading profits earned by the Company before the related expense deduction for ADR conversion fees. These ADR fees are included in the statement of operations as clearing and related expenses. Equity market-making revenues increased from 46% of total operating revenues in 2005 to 50% of total operating revenues in 2006.
International Debt Capital Markets Operating revenues declined 2% from $2,414,000 in 2005 to $2,363,000 in 2006. Debt capital markets operating revenues fell from 9% of total operating revenues in 2005 to 7% in 2006. Decreasing spreads and volumes have had a negative impact on secondary market customer trading. TRACE, the NASDs bond trade tracking system, has introduced greater transparency into the markets and has contributed to the reduced spreads. Debt trading and related revenues fell from $1,947,000 in 2005 to $1,147,000 in 2006. The Company has positioned itself to originate and structure corporate debt transactions with the recruitment of experienced individuals in New York and Miami, where the Company has established a new office. Trade finance revenues increased from $467,000 in 2005 to $1,166,000 in 2006. Three of the four individuals leading this business have (in October 2006) established an office in Dubai where, through a newly-established company, INTL Capital Limited, they will manage the INTL Trade Finance Fund Limited, which will primarily invest in global trade finance-related assets.
Foreign Exchange Trading Operating revenues in this segment increased 40% from $9,213,000 in 2005 to $12,874,000 in 2006. This was an unexpectedly strong result. The Company further expanded its customer base during the fiscal year and certain of the Companys markets experienced unusually beneficial conditions, resulting in increased profitability. Foreign exchange operating revenues increased from 35% of total revenue in 2005 to 36% in 2006.
Commodities Trading This is the first fiscal year in which this segment has been separately reported. In prior years it was reported together with foreign exchange trading. Operating revenues in this segment decreased 29% from $1,313,000 in 2005 to $938,000 in 2006.
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Precious metals operating revenues increased 45% from $1,313,000 in 2005 to $1,908,000 in 2006. The first three quarters of fiscal 2006, in particular, provided stronger performance than in the prior year, with the platinum group metals business that had begun in the second half of fiscal 2005 expanding and big rallies in gold and silver prices driving customer business. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 most markets experienced a period of consolidation, with price ranges narrowing and volatility decreasing.
The new base metals trading business commenced in October 2005 and focused almost entirely on lead trading. This consists of the trading of instruments on the London Metal Exchange (the LME) for both speculative and hedging purposes, and the sale of lead to end-users, principally battery manufacturers. The business recorded an operating loss for the year, as reported under GAAP, of $970,000. However, the Companys management believes that the economic performance of this business exceeded expectations. At September 30, 2006 the base metals inventory was valued at cost of $15.3 million, compared with fair market value of $21.3 million, meaning that there was an unrealized fair value gain of $6 million in base metals inventory that was not recognized under GAAP. The base metals inventory is held for delivery against forward sales to customers, generally under twelve-month contracts. The Company calculates fair market value on the basis of pricing agreed in these contracts, which is generally the average daily cash settlement price of lead on the LME in the month of delivery plus an agreed premium.
As disclosed above, inventory for the base metals business is valued under GAAP at the lower of cost or market value, while positions in all of the Companys other businesses are accounted for on a fair value basis. A comparison of profit and loss by business, as reported under GAAP, is not a useful guide to the relative economic performance of each business because of the differing accounting treatments.
The Company generally mitigates the price risk associated with base metals held in inventory through the use of derivatives. This price risk mitigation does not generally qualify for hedge accounting under GAAP. In such situations, unrealized gains in inventory are not recognized under GAAP, but unrealized gains and losses in related derivative positions are recognized under GAAP. As a result, the Companys reported commodities trading earnings are subject to volatility.
Alternative GAAP treatment is under consideration by the FASBs Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF), which has recently deferred until March 2007 a consensus on Issue No. 06-12, Application of AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide, Brokers and Dealers in Securities, to Entities that Engage in Commodity Trading Activities. This issue deals with two questions: (a) how to determine whether an entity is included within the scope of the Brokers and Dealers in Securities Guide; and (b) whether entities within its scope should record physical commodities inventory at fair value.
Commodities operating revenues as reported under GAAP decreased from 5% of total operating revenues in 2005 to 3% in 2006.
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Net Contribution
The net contribution of all the Companys business segments increased 42% from $15,139,000 for 2005 to $21,461,000 for 2006. Net contribution consists of revenues, less direct clearing and clearing related charges and variable trader compensation, as more fully described below. Net contribution is one of the key measures used by management to assess the performance of each segment and for decisions regarding the allocation of the Companys resources.
International Equity Market-Making For this business activity, net contribution is calculated as total revenues less clearing and clearing related charges paid to the Companys clearing organization and to ADR conversion banks, and less variable trader compensation. Variable trader compensation represents compensation paid to the Companys traders on the basis of a fixed percentage of revenues less clearing and related charges, ADR conversion costs, base salaries and a fixed overhead allocation.
The net contribution of the equity trading business increased from $5,450,000 in 2005 to $9,353,000 in 2006, an increase of 72%.
International Debt Capital Markets For this business activity, net contribution is calculated as total revenues less clearing and clearing related charges paid to the Companys clearing organization; and less variable trader compensation. Variable trader compensation represents compensation paid to the Companys traders on the basis of a fixed percentage of revenues less clearing and related charges, base salaries and a fixed overhead allocation.
The net contribution of the debt trading business increased from $1,654,000 in 2005 to $1,995,000 in 2006, an increase of 21%.
Foreign exchange trading For this business activity, net contribution is calculated as total revenues less bank charges and variable trader compensation. Variable trader compensation represents compensation paid to the Companys traders on the basis of a fixed percentage of revenues, less bank charges, bank interest, base salaries and a fixed overhead allocation.
The net contribution of the foreign exchange trading segment increased from $7,082,000 in 2005 to $9,879,000 in 2006, an increase of 39%.
Commodities trading For this business activity, net contribution is calculated as total operating revenues less bank charges and variable trader compensation. Variable trader compensation represents compensation paid to the Companys traders on the basis of a fixed percentage of operating revenues, less bank charges, bank interest, base salaries and a fixed overhead allocation. For the purpose of calculating variable compensation to be paid to traders in the base metals business, operating revenues are determined on a mark-to-market basis and not on the basis of GAAP.
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The net contribution of the commodities trading segment decreased from a positive $953,000 in 2005 to a negative $547,000 in 2006, a decrease of 157%. As disclosed above, inventory for the base metals business is valued under GAAP at the lower of cost or market value, while positions in all of the Companys other businesses are accounted for on a fair value basis. Unrealized mark-to-market gains in inventory at September 30, 2006 of $6 million are not recognized under GAAP, but unrealized gains and losses in related derivative positions are recognized under GAAP.
Equity in Income or Loss from INTL Consilium
The Company recognized income in the asset management joint venture, INTL Consilium, of $331,000 in 2006, compared with income of $217,000 in 2005. Assets under management grew from over $117 million at the end of fiscal 2005 to $505 million at the end of fiscal 2006. The $331,000 of income reported in fiscal 2006 is for the ten-month period to July 31, 2006, during which the Company accounted for its investment in INTL Consilium on the equity method. With effect from August 1, 2006 the Company has consolidated the accounts of INTL Consilium. From that date the revenues of INTL Consilium are reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in Other revenues.
INTL Consilium is investment adviser to the INTL Consilium Emerging Market Absolute Return Fund ($138 million under management at September 30, 2006), the INTL Consilium Convertible Arbitrage Fund ($7 million) and two American Express Bank Asset Management Company portfolios, consisting of a Global Emerging Market Absolute Return portfolio ($333 million) and a Local Currency Emerging Markets portfolio ($27 million).
Other Revenues
The Other revenues of $2,013,000 and $1,072,000 shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for 2006 and 2005, respectively, include a variety of types of net revenue (or, in the case of dividends, net expense). The Company consolidated the accounts of INTL Consilium for the first time from August 1, 2006. Other revenues in 2006 include $578,000 of management fees and $187,000 of performance fees in INTL Consilium. There are also $959,000 of commissions received in the base metals business which commenced in fiscal 2006. In 2005 there was $513,000 of commissions received in the debt capital markets business, not repeated in 2006. The Company recorded interest received of $376,000 in 2006, compared with $636,000 in 2005. Net dividend expense, reducing the amount of Other revenues, was $88,000 in 2006 and $89,000 in 2005. Dividend income or expense is generated when the Company holds long or short equity positions over a dividend declaration date.
Interest Expense
The Companys interest expense was $2,095,000 for 2006, compared to $1,335,000 in 2004. The main components of interest expense in 2006 were $1,531,000 paid to banks and lenders (compared to $460,000 in 2005) and $555,000 paid to the Companys clearing
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organization for securities debit balances (compared to $796,000 in 2005). Of the $1,531,000 paid to banks and lenders in 2006, $57,000 was paid to holders of the Companys Subordinated Convertible Notes issued in September 2006. Amortization of debt issuance costs of $9,000 was recorded as interest expense.
Total Non-Interest Expenses
The Companys total non-interest expenses increased by approximately 38% to $28,521,000 in 2006, compared to $20,685,000 in 2005. In absolute terms this was an increase of approximately $7.8 million. Approximately $5.6 million of the increase, or 72%, related to compensation and benefit expenses, as a result of increased variable compensation and bonuses and increased employee numbers. Clearing and related expenses increased by $1.1 million as a result, mainly, of increased securities transaction volumes.
Compensation and Benefits
The Companys compensation and benefit expense increased 51% from $11,005,000 in 2005 to $16,652,000 in 2006. Variable compensation to traders increased by $2.8 million, or by 74%, from $3.8 million to $6.6 million, as a result of increased revenues. As disclosed above, variable compensation to base metals traders is based on operating revenues that are calculated on a mark-to-market basis. These amounts were higher in 2006 than operating revenues reported under GAAP. Administrative and executive bonuses increased from $1 million to $2.4 million. Salaries and benefits increased from $6.2 million to $7.7 million, or by 23%. The number of employees in all the Companys businesses, excluding INTL Consilium, showed an 18% net increase, from 67 at the end of 2005 to 79 at the end of 2006. Salaries and benefits for INTL Consilium are included in the Companys 2006 Consolidated Statement of Operations from August 1, 2006, the date from which the accounts of INTL Consilium have been consolidated by the Company. INTL Consilium has ten employees.
Clearing and Related Expenses
Clearing and related expenses increased 18% from $6,534,000 for 2005 to $7,679,000 for 2006. These are mainly securities related. There was an 82% increase in the volume of securities transactions but a significantly lower average per-ticket charge in 2006 than in 2005, following the change of clearing organization in December 2005 to Broadcort, a division of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Total ADR fees increased from approximately $2 million in 2005 to $2.7 million in 2006.
Occupancy and Equipment Rental
Occupancy and equipment rental expense increased 45% from $437,000 in 2005 to $632,000 in 2006. This increase is primarily due to the lease of larger office space in London at a higher rate, associated moving expenses, and the addition of two months of INTL Consilium rent as a consequence of consolidating its accounts with effect from August 1, 2006. The Company also had additional expense for equipment rental, primarily information services, required for the Companys additional employees.
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Professional Fees
Professional fees principally consist of legal, taxation and accounting fees. These fees increased 49% from $558,000 in 2005 to $832,000 in 2006 due mainly to legal fees associated with the Companys bid for Baltimore plc in the United Kingdom, and increased taxation and audit fees as a result of the increased scope of the Companys business activities.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization increased 31% from $320,000 in 2005 to $420,000 in 2006. This is largely as a result of increased depreciation expense arising from new fixed assets in the Companys London office.
Business Development Expense
Business development expense increased 45% from $765,000 in 2005 to $1,108,000 in 2006. This increase relates to expanded marketing efforts to further develop the Companys new and existing activities and staff development costs.
Insurance Expense
Insurance expense increased 25% from $179,000 in 2005 to $224,000 in 2006. The increase was primarily due to increased fidelity bond coverage, increases in the cost of workers compensation insurance caused by higher staff levels and additional property insurance.
Other Operating Expenses
Other operating expenses increased 10% from $887,000 in 2005 to $974,000 in 2006. The increase was primarily related to expenses arising from the Companys growth during the year.
Tax Expense
The Company recognized income tax expense of $1,730,000 in 2006 compared with $1,484,000 in 2005. Expressed as a percentage of pretax income, the average rate of income tax expense for 2006 was 33%, compared with 36% in 2005. The Company has approximately $2,136,00 of Federal net operating loss carryforwards. The net deferred tax liability as of September 30, 2006 was $1,535,000, compared to a net deferred tax asset of $82,000 as of September 30, 2005.
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Net Income
As a result of the factors described above, the Company reported a net income of $3,460,000 in 2006, which equates to earnings of $0.41 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $2,614,000 in 2005, earnings of $0.33 per diluted share.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
A substantial portion of the Companys assets are liquid. The majority of the assets consist of inventories of financial instruments, which fluctuate depending on the level of customer business. At September 30, 2006, approximately 88% of the Companys assets consisted of cash, cash equivalents, receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organization, customer receivables, marketable financial instruments and physical commodities inventory, at cost. All assets are financed by the Companys equity capital, subordinated convertible notes, bank loans, short-term borrowings from financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, and other payables.
The Companys ability to receive distributions from INTL Trading, the Companys broker-dealer subsidiary, is restricted by regulations of the SEC and the NASD. The Companys right to receive distributions from its subsidiaries is also subject to the rights of the subsidiaries creditors, including customers of INTL Trading.
INTL Trading is subject to the net capital requirements of the SEC and the NASD relating to liquidity and net capital levels. At September 30, 2006, INTL Trading had regulatory net capital of $5,998,000, which was $4,998,000 in excess of its minimum net capital requirement on that date. INTL Tradings net capital at September 30, 2005 included two subordinated loans made by the Company to INTL Trading, in aggregate amount of $3,000,000, both of which were repaid during the fiscal year.
The Companys assets and liabilities may vary significantly from period to period because of changes relating to customer needs and economic and market conditions. The Companys total assets at September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005, were $199,913,000 and $147,019,000, respectively. The Companys operating activities generate or utilize cash resulting from net income or loss earned during each period and fluctuations in its assets and liabilities. The most significant fluctuations arise from changes in the level of customer activity and changes in the inventory of financial instruments and commodities.
In addition to normal operating requirements, capital is required to satisfy financing and regulatory requirements. The Companys overall capital needs are continually reviewed to ensure that its capital base can appropriately support the anticipated capital needs of its operating subsidiaries.
In September 2006 the Company completed a private placement of $27,000,000 of 7.625% subordinated convertible notes (the Notes). The Notes mature in September 2011. They are convertible at any time at the option of the noteholder at an initial conversion price of $25.50 per share. The Notes contain customary anti-dilutive provisions. At the current conversion price, conversion would result in the issue of 1,058,824 new shares of common
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stock. The Company may require conversion at any time after March 22, 2008 if the dollar volume-weighted average share price exceeds 150% (or $38.25 at the initial conversion price) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days. Noteholders may redeem their Notes at par if the interest coverage ratio set forth in the Notes is less than 2.75 for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2009. The Company may redeem the Notes at 110% of par on March 11, 2010. As of the date of this filing, $2,000,000 in principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued interest, have been converted into a total of 79,562 shares of common stock of the Company.
In July 2004 the Company completed the acquisition of the foreign exchange business of Global Currencies Limited. The acquisition agreement required the Company to make certain earn-out payments to the sellers. Total earn-out payments relating to the 2006 fiscal year amounted to $1,836,000. One further payment of a maximum of $400,000 will become due on March 1, 2007, for the quarter ending December 31, 2006, together with an amount equal to 10% of revenues earned by INTL Global Currencies exceeding $5,000,000 for the six month period ending December 31, 2006. The earn-out payments will then cease. The remaining earn-out payments will be funded from working capital.
The Company has established the INTL Trade Finance Fund Limited, to be managed by its Dubai subsidiary, INTL Capital Limited. The Company expects to invest up to $10 million of initial capital in the INTL Trade Finance Fund Limited during fiscal 2007.
The Company has announced a joint venture in Dubai to pursue commodities trading opportunities, and the hiring of a senior executive to establish an office in Singapore and to explore business opportunities in the Far East. In addition, the Company is continuously evaluating opportunities to expand its business. Expansion of the Companys activities will require funding and will have an effect on liquidity.
Apart from what has been disclosed above, there are no other known trends, events or uncertainties that have had or are likely to have a material impact on the liquidity of the Company.
Cash Flows
The Companys cash and cash equivalents increased from $20,242,000 at September 30, 2005 to $38,029,000 at September 30, 2006.
The major sources of cash were:
| $25,401,000 net, from buyers of subordinated convertible notes |
| $5,056,000 from net income of $3,460,000, adjusted upwards by $1,596,000 for non-cash items |
| $5,559,000 from net decrease in the Companys financial instruments position (financial instruments owned and financial instruments sold, not yet purchased) |
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| $2,021,000 from the exercise of stock options and warrants |
| $2,363,000 in net investment withdrawals from hedge funds managed by INTL Consilium |
| $1,033,000 from net broker, dealer and clearing organization payables and receivables |
| $296,000 distribution of earnings from INTL Consilium |
| $421,000 in cash arising upon the consolidation of INTL Consilium |
The major uses of cash were:
| $15,306,000 commodities inventory, at cost |
| $6,313,000 decrease in amounts payable to lenders under loans and overdrafts |
| $1,836,000 net payment related to the Global Currencies acquisition |
| $586,000 purchases of fixed assets and leasehold improvements |
| $237,000 net customer payables and receivables |
Certain Critical Accounting Policies
The Companys consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (see Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Consolidated Financial Statements). The Company believes that of its significant accounting policies, those described below may, in certain instances, involve a high degree of judgment and complexity. These critical accounting policies may require estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in the consolidated financial statements. Due to their nature, estimates involve judgment based upon available information. Actual results or amounts could differ from estimates and the difference could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. Therefore, understanding these policies is important in understanding the reported results of operations and the financial position of the Company.
Valuation of Financial Instruments and Foreign Currencies. Substantially all financial instruments are reflected in the consolidated financial statements at fair value or amounts that approximate fair value. These financial instruments include: cash, cash equivalents, and financial instruments purchased under agreements to resell; deposits with clearing organizations; financial instruments owned; and financial instruments sold but not yet purchased. Unrealized gains and losses related to these financial instruments are reflected in net earnings. Where available, the Company uses prices from independent sources such as listed market prices, or broker or dealer price quotations. Fair values for certain derivative
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contracts are derived from pricing models that consider current market and contractual prices for the underlying financial instruments or commodities, as well as time value and yield curve or volatility factors underlying the positions. In some cases, even though the value of a security is derived from an independent market price or broker or dealer quote, certain assumptions may be required to determine the fair value. However, these assumptions may be incorrect and the actual value realized upon disposition could be different from the current carrying value. The value of foreign currencies, including foreign currencies sold, not yet purchased, are converted into its U.S. dollar equivalents at the foreign exchange rates in effect at the close of business at the end of the accounting period. For foreign currency transactions completed during each reporting period, the foreign exchange rate in effect at the time of the transaction is used.
The application of the valuation process for financial instruments and foreign currencies is critical because these items represent a significant portion of the Companys total assets. The accuracy of the valuation process allows the Company to report accurate financial information. Valuations for substantially all of the financial instruments held by the Company are available from independent publishers of market information. The valuation process may involve estimates and judgments in the case of certain financial instruments with limited liquidity and over-the-counter derivatives. Given the wide availability of pricing information, the high degree of liquidity of the majority of the Companys assets, and the relatively short periods for which they are typically held in inventory, there is insignificant sensitivity to changes in estimates and insignificant risk of changes in estimates having a material effect on the Company. The basis for estimating the valuation of any financial instruments has not undergone any change.
Revenue Recognition. The revenues of the Company are derived principally from realized and unrealized trading income in securities, foreign currencies and commodities purchased or sold for the Companys account. Realized and unrealized trading income is recorded on a trade date basis. Securities owned and securities sold, not yet purchased and foreign currencies sold, not yet purchased, are stated at market value with related changes in unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflected in net dealer inventory and investment gains. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.
The critical aspect of revenue recognition for the Company is recording all known transactions as of the trade date of each transaction for the financial period. The Company has developed systems for each of its businesses to capture all known transactions. Recording all known transactions involves reviewing trades that occur after the financial period that relate to the financial period. The accuracy of capturing this information is dependent upon the completeness and accuracy of the operations systems including personnel and the Companys clearing firm.
Physical commodities inventory. Physical commodities inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined using the weighted average price method. The Company generally mitigates the price risk associated with physical commodities held in inventory through the use of derivatives. This price risk mitigation does not generally qualify for hedge
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accounting under GAAP. Any unrealized gains in physical commodities inventory are not recognized under GAAP, but unrealized gains and losses in related derivative positions are recognized under GAAP. As a result, the Companys reported commodities trading earnings are subject to volatility.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company is party to certain financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business as a registered securities broker-dealer and from its market making and proprietary trading in the foreign exchange and commodities trading business. As part of these activities, the Company carries short positions for example, it sells financial instruments that it does not own, borrows the financial instruments to make good delivery, and therefore is obliged to purchase such financial instruments at a future date in order to return the borrowed financial instruments. The Company has recorded these obligations in the consolidated financial statements at September 30, 2006 at fair value of the related financial instruments (totaling $110,147,000). These positions are held to offset the risk related to financial assets owned and reported on the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets under Financial instruments owned, at fair value, Physical commodities inventory, at cost and Trust certificates, at valuation. The Company will incur losses if the fair value of the financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, increases subsequent to September 30, 2006. The total of $110,147,000 includes a liability of $13,801,000 for options and futures contracts, based on their market value as of September 30, 2006.
Listed below is the market value of trading-related derivatives as of September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005. Assets represent net unrealized gains and liabilities represent net unrealized losses.
(In thousands) |
September 30, Assets |
September 30, 2006 Liabilities |
September 30, Assets |
September 30, 2005 Liabilities | ||||||||
Interest Rate Derivatives |
$ | | $ | 15 | $ | 29 | $ | | ||||
Foreign Exchange Derivates |
$ | 23 | $ | | $ | 17 | $ | | ||||
Commodity Price Derivatives |
$ | 14,369 | $ | 13,786 | $ | 3,292 | $ | 3,182 | ||||
Total |
$ | 14,392 | $ | 13,801 | $ | 3,338 | $ | 3,182 | ||||
Options and futures contracts held by the Company result from market-making and proprietary trading activities in the Companys foreign exchange/commodities trading business
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segment. The Company assists its customers in its commodities business to protect the value of their future production (precious or base metals) by selling them put options on an OTC basis. The Company also provides its commodities customers with sophisticated option products, including combinations of buying and selling puts and calls. The Company mitigates its risk by effecting offsetting OTC options with market counterparties or through the purchase or sale of commodities futures traded through the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The risk mitigation of offsetting options is not within the documented hedging designation requirements of FAS 133.
These derivative contracts are traded along with cash transactions because of the integrated nature of the markets for such products. The Company manages the risks associated with derivatives on an aggregate basis along with the risks associated with its proprietary trading and market-making activities in cash instruments as part of its firm-wide risk management policies.
Effects of Inflation
Because the Companys assets are, to a large extent, liquid in nature, they are not significantly affected by inflation. Increases in the Companys expenses, such as compensation and benefits, clearing and related expenses, occupancy and equipment rental, due to inflation, may not be readily recoverable from increasing the prices of services offered by the Company. In addition, to the extent that inflation results in rising interest rates or has other adverse effects on the securities markets and on the value of the securities held in inventory, it may adversely affect the Companys financial position and results of operations.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
The Company conducts its market-making and trading activities predominantly as a principal, which subjects its capital to significant risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, absolute and relative price movements, price volatility and changes in liquidity, over which the Company has virtually no control. The Companys exposure to market risk varies in accordance with the volume of customer-driven market-making transactions, the size of the proprietary positions and the volatility of the financial instruments traded.
We seek to mitigate exposure to market risk by utilizing a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques:
| diversification of business activities and instruments |
| limitations on positions |
| allocation of capital and limits based on estimated weighted risks |
| daily monitoring of positions and mark-to-market profitability |
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The Company utilizes derivative products in a trading capacity as a dealer, to satisfy customer needs and mitigate risk. The Company manages risks from both derivatives and non-derivative cash instruments on a consolidated basis. The risks of derivatives should not be viewed in isolation, but in aggregate with the Companys other trading activities.
Management believes that the volatility of revenues is a key indicator of the effectiveness of its risk management techniques. The graph below summarizes volatility of daily revenue during fiscal year 2006. Because of systems integration issues this excludes the revenue produced by the base metals trading business that commenced in Q1 2006.
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In the Companys securities market-making and trading activities, the Company maintains inventories of equity and debt securities. In the Companys commodities market-making and trading activities, the Companys positions include physical inventories, forwards, futures and options. The Companys commodity trading activities are managed as one consolidated book for each commodity encompassing both cash positions and derivative instruments. The Company monitors the aggregate position for each commodity in equivalent physical ounces. The table below illustrates, for fiscal 2006, the Companys average, greatest long, greatest short and minimum day-end positions by business segment. Because of integration issues this information excludes amounts for the Companys base metals trading activities.
Fiscal Year 2006 (amounts in $000s) |
Average | Greatest Long |
Greatest Short |
Minimum Exposure | ||||||||||
Equity aggregate of long and short |
$ | 5,920 | $ | 8,883 | n/a | $ | 2,489 | |||||||
Equity net of long and short |
$ | 149 | $ | 3,490 | $ | (3,378 | ) | $ | 2 | |||||
Debt aggregate of long and short |
$ | 5,324 | $ | 8,978 | n/a | $ | 1,274 | |||||||
Debt net of long and short |
$ | 4,035 | $ | 7,868 | n/a | $ | 706 | |||||||
Foreign currency aggregate of long and short |
$ | 4,915 | $ | 12,928 | n/a | $ | 2,418 | |||||||
Foreign currency net of long and short |
$ | 2,364 | $ | 5,297 | $ | (6,789 | ) | $ | 43 | |||||
Gold |
$ | (41 | ) | $ | 907 | $ | (1,540 | ) | $ | 1 | ||||
Silver |
$ | (7 | ) | $ | 447 | $ | (1,962 | ) | $ | 0 | ||||
Platinum group metals |
$ | 16 | $ | 915 | $ | (1,123 | ) | $ | 1 |
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The Companys consolidated financial statements are set forth on pages F-1 through F-39.
ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 8A CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
In connection with the filing of this Form 10-KSB, the Companys management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2006. The Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2006.
There were no changes in the Companys internal controls over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Companys internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.
It should be noted that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. As a result, there can be no assurance that a control system will succeed in preventing all possible instances of error and fraud. The Companys disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and the conclusions of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are made at the reasonable assurance level.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Information with respect to this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information with respect to this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Information with respect to this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Information with respect to this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.
3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference from Form 10-QSB, as filed with the SEC on May 17, 2004). | |
3.2 | By-laws (incorporated by reference from the Companys Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 33-70334-A), filed with the SEC on February 2, 1994). | |
10.1 | International Assets Holding Corporation Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Companys Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 33-70334-A), filed with the SEC on February 2, 1994). | |
10.2 | Amendment dated December 28, 1995, to International Assets Holding Corporation Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-10727), filed with the SEC on August 23, 1996). | |
10.3 | Amendment dated October 28, 1998, to International Assets Holding Corporation Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Companys Proxy Statement on Form 14A, filed with the SEC on January 15, 1999). | |
10.4 | Amendment dated June 9, 2000, to International Assets Holding Corporation Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Companys Proxy Statement on Form 14A, filed with the SEC on January 12, 2001). |
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10.5 | Employment Agreement, entered into as of October 1, 2002, between the Company and Diego J. Veitia (incorporated by reference from the Companys Form 10-KSB, as filed with the SEC on December 30, 2002). | |
10.6 | Consulting Agreement, entered into as of September 1, 2002, between the Company and Veitia and Associates, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Form 10-KSB, as filed with the SEC on December 30, 2002). | |
10.7 | Employment Agreement, dated October 22, 2002, by and between the Company, and Sean OConnor (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2002). | |
10.8 | Employment Agreement, dated October 22, 2002, by and between the Company, and Scott Branch (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2002). | |
10.9 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 22, 2002, by and between the Company, and Sean OConnor (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2002). | |
10.10 | First Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 6, 2002, by and between the Company, and Sean OConnor (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 10, 2002). | |
10.11 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 22, 2002, by and between the Company, and Scott Branch (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2002). | |
10.12 | First Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 6, 2002, by and between the Company, and Scott Branch (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 10, 2002). | |
10.13 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 22, 2002, by and between the Company, and John Radziwill (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2002). | |
10.14 | First Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 6, 2002, by and between the Company, and John Radziwill (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 10, 2002). | |
10.15 | Clearing Agreement, effective November 23, 2005, by and between the Company and Broadcort, a division of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 6, 2005). |
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10.16 | International Assets Holding Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Companys Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on January 14, 2003). | |
10.17 | Amendment to International Assets Holding Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Companys Proxy Statement on Form 14A, filed with the SEC on February 11, 2004). | |
10.18 | Amendment to International Assets Holding Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Companys Proxy Statement on Form 14A, filed with the SEC on January 23, 2006). | |
10.20 | Acquisition Agreement dated as of June 25, 2004, by and among International Assets Holding Corporation, Global Currencies Limited, and the shareholders of Global Currencies (Holdings) Limited (incorporated by reference from the Companys Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 1, 2004). | |
10.21 | Employment Agreement, dated October 11, 2004, by and between the Company and Jonathan C. Hinz (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 14, 2004). | |
10.22 | Employment Agreement, effective December 1, 2004, by and between the Company and Brian T. Sephton (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on November 24, 2004). | |
10.23 | Operating Agreement dated May 7, 2004, by and between the Company and Consilium Investment Capital, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on May 10, 2004). | |
10.24 | Lease agreement dated November 24, 2005, by and between the Company and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc for the lease of office premises in London (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 1, 2005). | |
10.26 | International Assets Holding Corporation form of Senior Subordinated Convertible Note (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on September 15, 2006). | |
10.27 | International Assets Holding Corporation form of Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on September 15, 2006). | |
10.28 | International Assets Holding Corporation form of Lock Up Agreement (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on September 15, 2006). | |
10.29 | International Assets Holding Corporation form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on September 15, 2006). |
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14.1 | International Assets Holding Corporation Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference from the Companys Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003). | |
21* | List of the Companys subsidiaries. | |
23.1* | Consent of Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C. to the incorporation by reference on Form S-8. | |
23.2* | Consent of Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C. to the incorporation by reference on Form S-3. | |
31.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a). | |
31.2* | Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a). | |
32.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2* | Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
* | Filed as part of this report. |
Schedules and Exhibits Excluded
All schedules and exhibits not included are not applicable, not required or would contain information which is included in Consolidated Financial Statements, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, or the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Information with respect to this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Sean M. OConnor | |
Sean M. OConnor, | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: December 20, 2006
In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Diego J. Veitia Diego J. Veitia |
Director and Chairman of the Board | December 20, 2006 | ||
/s/ Sean M. OConnor |
Director and Chief Executive Officer | December 20, 2006 | ||
Sean M. OConnor | ||||
/s/ Scott J. Branch |
Director and President | December 20, 2006 | ||
Scott J. Branch | ||||
/s/ Robert A. Miller |
Director | December 20, 2006 | ||
Robert A. Miller | ||||
/s/ John Radziwill |
Director | December 20, 2006 | ||
John Radziwill | ||||
/s/ Justin R. Wheeler |
Director | December 20, 2006 | ||
Justin R. Wheeler | ||||
/s/ John M. Fowler |
Director | December 20, 2006 | ||
John M. Fowler | ||||
/s/ Brian T. Sephton Brian T. Sephton |
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | December 20, 2006 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
International Assets Holding Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of International Assets Holding Corporation and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended September 30, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the each of the years in the two-year period ended September 30, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C.
Roseland, New Jersey
November 29, 2006
F-1
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except par value)
September 30, 2006 and 2005
2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Cash |
$ | 26,470 | $ | 6,615 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents deposited with brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
11,559 | 13,627 | |||||
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
8,124 | 3,610 | |||||
Receivable from customers |
26,884 | 15,648 | |||||
Financial instruments owned, at fair value |
84,620 | 71,376 | |||||
Physical commodities inventory, at cost |
15,306 | ||||||
Trust certificates, at fair value |
12,764 | 24,539 | |||||
Prepaid income taxes |
3,252 | ||||||
Investment in asset management joint venture |
677 | ||||||
Investment in INTL Consilium managed funds, at fair value |
1,246 | 3,270 | |||||
Deferred income tax asset, net |
82 | ||||||
Fixed assets and leasehold improvements at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization |
711 | 564 | |||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization |
279 | 233 | |||||
Goodwill |
6,328 | 6,054 | |||||
Debt issuance costs, net |
1,599 | ||||||
Other assets |
771 | 724 | |||||
Total assets |
$ | 199,913 | $ | 147,019 | |||
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity | |||||||
Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ | 1,464 | $ | 608 | |||
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value |
110,147 | 92,016 | |||||
Payable to lenders under loans and overdrafts |
6,534 | 12,847 | |||||
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
9,919 | 4,372 | |||||
Payable to customers |
2,812 | 3,206 | |||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
4,203 | 2,059 | |||||
Income taxes payable |
842 | 1,153 | |||||
Deferred income taxes, net |
1,535 | ||||||
Deferred acquisition consideration payable |
791 | 2,353 | |||||
Other liabilities |
433 | 333 | |||||
138,680 | 118,947 | ||||||
Convertible subordinated notes payable, due September 20, 2011, net of $141 debt discount |
26,859 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
165,539 | 118,947 | |||||
Minority owners interest in consolidated entity |
431 | | |||||
Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding |
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Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 12,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 7,839,721 shares at September 30, 2006 and 7,425,936 shares at September 30, 2005 |
78 | 74 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital |
30,457 | 28,050 | |||||
Retained earnings (deficit) |
3,408 | (52 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity |
33,943 | 28,072 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 199,913 | $ | 147,019 | |||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-2
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
2006 | 2005 | |||||
Revenues: |
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Sales of physical commodities |
$ | 66,141 | $ | | ||
Net dealer inventory and investment gains |
34,276 | 24,851 | ||||
Equity in income from asset management joint venture |
331 | 217 | ||||
Other |
2,013 | 1,072 | ||||
Total revenues |
102,761 | 26,140 | ||||
Cost of sales of physical commodities |
66,884 | |||||
Operating revenues |
35,877 | 26,140 | ||||
Interest expense |
2,095 | 1,335 | ||||
Net revenues |
33,782 | 24,805 | ||||
Non-interest expenses: |
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Compensation and benefits |
16,652 | 11,005 | ||||
Clearing and related expenses |
7,679 | 6,534 | ||||
Occupancy and equipment rental |
632 | 437 | ||||
Professional fees |
832 | 558 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
420 | 320 | ||||
Business development |
1,108 | 765 | ||||
Insurance |
224 | 179 | ||||
Other |
974 | 887 | ||||
Total non-interest expenses |
28,521 | 20,685 | ||||
Income before income tax expense and minority interest |
5,261 | 4,120 | ||||
Income tax expense |
1,730 | 1,484 | ||||
Income before minority interest |
3,531 | 2,636 | ||||
Minority interest in income of consolidated entity |
71 | 22 | ||||
Net income |
$ | 3,460 | $ | 2,614 | ||
Earnings per share: |
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Basic |
$ | 0.45 | $ | 0.36 | ||
Diluted |
$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.33 | ||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
7,637 | 7,303 | ||||
Diluted |
8,388 | 8,024 | ||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-3
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders Equity
Years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands)
Additional | Treasury | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred | Common | paid-in | Retained |
stock, | stockholders | |||||||||||||||||
stock | stock | capital | earnings |
at cost | equity | |||||||||||||||||
Balances at October 1, 2004 |
| 71 | 27,168 | (2,666 | ) | | 24,573 | |||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options |
3 | 727 | 730 | |||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of common shares as payment for stock option exercises |
(37 | ) | (37 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Retirement of common shares as payment for stock option exercises |
(37 | ) | 37 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit from stock option exercises and dispositions |
192 | 192 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
2,614 | 2,614 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 2005 |
$ | | $ | 74 | $ | 28,050 | $ | (52 | ) | $ | | $ | 28,072 | |||||||||
Exercise of stock options and warrants |
4 | 2,017 | 2,021 | |||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of stock option expense for consultants |
29 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit from stock option exercises and dispositions |
361 | 361 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
3,460 | 3,460 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 2006 |
$ | | $ | 78 | $ | 30,457 | $ | 3,408 | $ | | $ | 33,943 | ||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-4
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands)
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 3,460 | $ | 2,614 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation, amortization and loss on disposals |
420 | 321 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
1,617 | 281 | ||||||
Equity in income from asset management joint venture |
(331 | ) | (218 | ) | ||||
Minority interest |
71 | |||||||
Amortization of stock option expense for consultants |
29 | |||||||
Unrealized investment gain from INTL Consilium managed funds |
(210 | ) | (250 | ) | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
(4,514 | ) | 4,090 | |||||
Receivable from customers |
174 | (3,271 | ) | |||||
Financial instruments owned, at fair value |
(13,244 | ) | (52,571 | ) | ||||
Physical commodities inventory, at cost |
(15,306 | ) | ||||||
Prepaid income taxes |
(2,841 | ) | ||||||
Other assets |
229 | (62 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
772 | (298 | ) | |||||
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value |
18,803 | 55,147 | ||||||
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
5,547 | (7,730 | ) | |||||
Payable to customers |
(411 | ) | (1,459 | ) | ||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
2,107 | (43 | ) | |||||
Income taxes payable |
(311 | ) | 1,120 | |||||
Other liabilities |
(41 | ) | 259 | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(3,980 | ) | (2,070 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Distribution of earnings from asset management joint venture |
296 | |||||||
Cash on consolidation of INTL Consilium |
421 | |||||||
Payments related to acquisition of INTL Global Currencies |
(1,836 | ) | (1,562 | ) | ||||
Investment in INTL Consilium managed fund |
(1,005 | ) | ||||||
Investment withdrawals from INTL Consilium managed fund |
3,368 | |||||||
Purchase of fixed assets, leasehold improvements and intangible assets |
(586 | ) | (303 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
658 | (1,865 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Issuance of convertible subordinated notes payable, net |
25,401 | |||||||
Payable to lenders under loans and overdrafts |
(6,313 | ) | 2,400 | |||||
Exercise of stock options |
2,021 | 693 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
21,109 | 3,093 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
17,787 | (842 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
20,242 | 21,084 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 38,029 | $ | 20,242 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for interest |
$ | 2,020 | $ | 1,315 | ||||
Income taxes paid |
$ | 3,234 | $ | 139 | ||||
F-5
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands)
2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities: |
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Assumption of trust certificates, at cost, with related financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at market value and receivable from customers |
$ | | $ | 24,539 | |||
Partial release of trust certificates, at cost, with related financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at market value and receivable from customers |
$ | 1,441 | $ | | |||
Additional goodwill in connection with acquisition of INTL Global Currencies |
$ | 275 | $ | 3,628 | |||
Estimated beginning fair value of assets and (liabilities) in consolidation of INTL Consilium, LLC (unaudited): |
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Assets acquired |
$ | 1,160 | $ | | |||
Liabilities assumed |
(138 | ) | | ||||
Minority owners interest |
(310 | ) | | ||||
Total net assets acquired |
$ | 712 | $ | | |||
Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities: |
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Retirement of 4,992 common shares held in treasury |
$ | | $ | 37 | |||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-6
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(1) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
(a) | Principles of Consolidation |
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of International Assets Holding Corporation, its subsidiaries and a variable interest entity of which it is the primary beneficiary (the Company). The Companys subsidiaries are INTL Trading, Inc. (INTL Trading), INTL Assets, Inc. (INTL Assets), INTL Holding (U.K.) Limited (INTL Holding (U.K.)), INTL Global Currencies Limited (INTL Global Currencies), INTL Commodities, Inc. (INTL Commodities), INTL Capital Limited (INTL Capital) and IAHC (Bermuda) Ltd. The accounts of INTL Consilium, LLC (INTL Consilium), which has been treated as a variable interest entity and in which International Assets Holding Corporation has been the primary beneficiary since August 1, 2006, are also included in the consolidated financial statements.
All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
INTL Trading is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. INTL Trading clears its securities transactions through the Broadcort division of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Broadcort) on a fully disclosed basis.
INTL Assets holds most of the U.S. physical assets of the Company.
INTL Holding (U.K.) is a U.K. holding company that owns 100% of INTL Global Currencies. INTL Global Currencies operates a foreign exchange trading business. Both INTL Holding (U.K.) and INTL Global Currencies are designated as U.S. dollar denominated companies under the laws of the United Kingdom. Accordingly, the functional currency for these companies is the U.S. dollar.
International Assets Holding Corporation engages in foreign exchange trading, trade finance and structured financial transactions.
INTL Commodities was formed in September 2005 to own and operate the Companys commodities trading business. International Assets Holding Corporation transferred this business to INTL Commodities during the first half of fiscal 2006.
INTL Capital is a Dubai limited company formed in September 2006 as an asset management firm to invest in global trade finance-related assets.
The Company owns a 50.1% limited liability company interest in INTL Consilium, an investment advisory firm that focuses on the emerging market asset class. INTL Consilium was accounted for using the equity method of accounting until July 31, 2006 (see notes 1(n) and 4 for more information). The Company has consolidated INTL Consilium as of August 1, 2006 based on the consolidation requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 46(R) (FIN 46(R))(see note 3 for further information).
(b) | Use of Estimates |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
F-7
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(c) | Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and cash deposits with brokers, dealers and the Companys clearing organization. All cash and cash equivalents deposited with brokers, dealers and clearing organization support the Companys trading activities, and are subject to contractual restrictions. Cash deposits with clearing organization consist of cash, foreign currency and money market funds stated at cost, which approximates fair value. The money market funds earn interest at varying rates on a daily basis. For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company is subject to concentration of credit risk because a substantial portion of the Companys cash and cash equivalents (approximately $7,811,000 as of September 30, 2006) are maintained at the Companys clearing organization.
(d) | Foreign Currency |
The value of a foreign currency is converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of business as of September 30, 2006 and 2005. For foreign currency transactions completed during the fiscal year, the Company utilizes the foreign exchange rate in effect at the time of the transaction.
(e) | Financial Instruments and Investments |
Financial instruments owned, at fair value and Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value consist of financial instruments carried at fair value or amounts that approximate fair value, with related unrealized gains or losses recognized in the Companys results of operations. The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale.
Cash trading instruments Fair values of cash trading instruments are generally obtained from quoted market prices in active markets, broker or dealer price quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of transparency. The types of instruments valued in this manner include common stock, American Depositary Receipts, sovereign government, provincial and corporate debt obligations and physical commodities. The value of a foreign security is determined in the functional currency of the principal exchange on which the security is traded, which value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect following the close of such exchange. Certain cash trading instruments trade infrequently and, therefore, have little price transparency. Such instruments may include commercial paper and similar debt instruments. The Company values these instruments by reference to the interest rate spread sought on the same or equivalent instruments by other brokers or dealers active in those markets. Cash trading instruments owned are marked to bid prices and instruments sold but not yet purchased are marked to offer prices.
Derivative contracts Derivative contracts consist of exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. Fair values of exchange-traded derivatives are generally determined from quoted market prices. OTC derivatives are valued using valuation models. The valuation models used to derive the fair values of OTC derivatives require inputs including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves and measurements of volatility. The Company uses similar models to value similar instruments. Where possible, the Company verifies the values produced by pricing models by comparing them to market transactions. Inputs may involve judgment where market prices are not readily available.
F-8
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
Investments The Company has made an investment in a hedge fund sponsored by INTL Consilium. This investment is valued at fiscal year-end at the net asset value provided by the funds administrator as of the date of valuation.
(f) | Revenue Recognition |
The revenues of the Company are derived from realized and unrealized trading income in securities, derivative instruments, commodities and foreign currencies purchased or sold for the Companys account. Realized and unrealized trading income (net dealer inventory and investment gains) are recorded on a trade date basis. Commissions and related clearing expenses are recorded on a trade-date basis as securities transactions occur. Securities owned and securities sold, not yet purchased are stated at fair value with related changes in unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflected in net dealer inventory and investment gains. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.
(g) | Revenues Reported on Gross Basis |
In accordance with the guidelines provided in Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 99-19, the Company has determined that revenues of the Companys base metals trading business, which commenced in October 2005, should be reported on a gross basis, with the corresponding cost of sales shown separately. This matter is discussed further in note 24, under the sub-heading Commodities Trading.
(h) | Physical commodities inventory |
Physical commodities inventory is valued in accordance with ARB 43 at the lower of cost or fair market value, determined using the weighted average price method.
(i) | Depreciation and Amortization |
Depreciation of fixed assets is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the term of the lease or the estimated period of benefit to be received from the assets, which range from three to seven years.
(j) | Income Taxes |
The Company files consolidated Federal income tax returns. The Company files consolidated state income tax returns in those states in which the Company meets the consolidation requirements and files separately in those states in which consolidation is not applicable.
The Company complies with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires an asset and liability approach to financial reporting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that, in the opinion of management, is more likely than not to be realized.
F-9
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(k) | Stock-Based Employee Compensation |
In October 1995, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, which generally permits entities to recognize as expense over the vesting period the fair value of all stock-based awards calculated on the date of grant. Alternatively, SFAS No. 123 allows entities to continue to apply the provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, which provides that compensation expense is recorded on the date of grant only if the current market price of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price and provides for pro forma disclosures as if the fair-value-based method defined in SFAS No. 123 had been applied. The Company has elected to continue to apply the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 and provide the pro forma disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123.
If the Company had determined compensation cost based on the fair value at the grant date for its stock options under SFAS No. 123, the Companys net income and earnings per share would be as reflected in the pro forma amounts indicated below:
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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2006 | 2005 | ||||||||
Net income |
As reported | $ | 3,460 | $ | 2,614 | |||||
Pro forma option compensation expense |
Pro forma | $ | (537 | ) | $ | (462 | ) | |||
Net income |
Pro forma | $ | 2,923 | $ | 2,152 | |||||
Basic earnings per share |
As reported | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.36 | |||||
Pro forma | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.29 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
As reported | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.33 | |||||
Pro forma | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.27 |
(l) | Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share |
Basic earnings per share have been computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.
The Company has complied with SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share, which requires the use of the if-converted method when convertible securities are present (see note 2).
Options to purchase 10,000 shares and 101,250 shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, because the exercise prices of these options exceeded the average market price of the common stock for the period (anti-dilutive).
Convertible subordinated notes payable which are convertible into 1,058,824 common shares were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the weighted period September 21, 2006 through September 30, 2006 because their incremental inclusion was antidilutive.
F-10
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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2006 | 2005 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share |
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Numerator: |
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Net income |
$ | 3,460 | $ | 2,614 | ||
Denominator: |
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Weighted average number of: |
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Common shares outstanding |
7,637 | 7,303 | ||||
Dilutive potential common shares outstanding |
751 | 721 | ||||
8,388 | 8,024 | |||||
Diluted earnings per share |
$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.33 | ||
(m) | Effects of Recently Issued Accounting Standards |
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No. 123(R)). This statement requires the recognition of the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award in its financial statements. It also requires the cost to be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (usually the vesting period). SFAS No. 123(R) replaces SFAS No. 123 and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, and its related interpretations. Small-business issuers (such as the Company) must apply SFAS No. 123(R) for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2005. In the Companys case, this will be the fiscal year commencing on October 1, 2006.
The Company currently uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to measure the fair value of stock options granted to employees. While SFAS No. 123(R) permits entities to continue to use such a model, it also permits the use of a lattice model. The Company expects to use a lattice model upon adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) to measure the fair value of stock options.
The adoption of this statement will have the effect of reducing net income and income per share as compared to what would be reported under the current requirements. These future amounts cannot be precisely estimated because they depend on, among other things, the number of options issued in the future and, accordingly, the Company believes that the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) may have a material effect on the Companys consolidated financial statements, in the form of additional compensation expense. The pro forma numbers disclosed in paragraph 1(k) above provide an indication of the past effect on earnings per share of share-based payment, though based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprises financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes . This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.
F-11
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 simplifies and codifies related guidance within GAAP, but does not require any new fair value measurements. The guidance in SFAS No. 157 applies to derivatives and other financial instruments measured at estimated fair value under SFAS No. 133 and related pronouncements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 157 to have a significant effect on the Companys consolidated financial position or results of operations.
(n) | Investment in Joint Venture |
The investment in the Companys asset management joint venture, INTL Consilium, was accounted for under the equity method of accounting until July 31, 2006. Under this method, the Companys investment in INTL Consilium was recorded at cost and adjusted by the Companys share of the contributions, distributions and undistributed earnings or losses of the joint venture. On August 1, 2006 the Company received a repayment of the portion of capital that had entitled the Company to a three-year liquidation preference and advanced a $1,000,000 subordinated loan to INTL Consilium. Following the guidelines set out in FIN 46(R), INTL Consilium has been treated as a variable interest entity of which the Company is the primary beneficiary. INTL Consilium is accordingly required to be consolidated from August 1, 2006 onward.
(o) | Variable Interest Entities |
The Company consolidates variable interest entities in which it is the primary beneficiary, in accordance with the guidelines set out in FIN 46 (R). For further information see note 3 below.
(p) | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
Goodwill represents the excess of cost over fair value of assets of the business acquired. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, on July 9, 2004 with the acquisition of INTL Global Currencies. Pursuant to SFAS No. 142, goodwill acquired in a purchased business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life is not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142.
Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives of three years. Residual value is presumed to be zero, subject to certain exceptions. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets, whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
(q) | Reclassification |
Certain amounts in the 2005 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation.
F-12
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(2) | Issuance of Convertible Subordinated Notes and Related Debt Issuance Costs |
On September 20, 2006 the Company issued $27.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Companys senior subordinated convertible notes due 2011 (the Notes). The Company expects to use the proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay debt and for general corporate purposes. The Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company.
The Notes bear interest at the rate of 7.625% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears commencing on October 1, 2006.
The Notes are convertible by the holders at any time following their issuance into shares of common stock of the Company, at an initial conversion price of $25.50 per share. The conversion price is subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Notes.
The maturity date of the Notes is the fifth anniversary of the issuance of the Notes.
The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes for cash on March 11, 2010, at a redemption price equal to 110% of the Conversion Amount (the principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued interest and any late charges), subject to certain conditions set forth in the Notes.
If the ratio of the Companys consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as defined in the Notes, to the Companys consolidated cash interest expense (the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio) is less than 2.75 for the 12 month period ending on December 31, 2009, the holders of the Notes will have the option to require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the Conversion Amount to be redeemed.
If, at any time after March 22, 2008, the dollar-volume weighted average price of the common stock exceeds, for any twenty out of thirty consecutive trading days, 150% of the conversion price of the Notes, the Company will have the right to require the holders of the Notes to convert all or any portion of the Notes into shares of Common Stock at the then-applicable conversion price.
Commencing with the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2007, in the event that the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for the 12 months preceding the end of any fiscal quarter is less than 2.0, the interest rate on the Notes will be increased by 2.0% to 9.625% per annum, effective as of the first day of the following fiscal quarter.
Debt issuance costs of $1,608,000 were incurred in connection with the issuance of the Notes. The total debt issuance costs will be amortized over the life of the Notes (through September 20, 2011) and charged to interest expense. Total interest amortization expense for the debt issuance costs for 2006 is $9,000.
The Company has entered into a separate Registration Rights Agreement with the holders of the Notes, under which the Company was required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 within a specified period of time. The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on October 24, 2006. The Company is now required, under the Registration Rights Agreement, to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, failing which it could become liable to pay holders of the Notes liquidated damages of 1% of the value of the Notes upon a failure to maintain effectiveness of the Registration Statement, plus a further 1% for every 30 days that it remains ineffective thereafter, up to an aggregate maximum of 10% of the value of the Notes.
The Company has analyzed the Notes in accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, EITF Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Companys Own Stock and EITF Issue No. 05-2, The Meaning of Conventional Convertible Debt Instrument in Issue No. 00-19 to determine whether the
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
hybrid contract that is represented by the Notes has an embedded derivative that should be separately accounted for. The Companys conclusion is that the conversion feature embedded in the Notes may be classified as equity and is therefore excluded from the scope of SFAS No. 133 and does not need to be accounted for separately from its host contract.
The Company has further analyzed the Notes in accordance with EITF Issue No. 05-4, The Effect of a Liquidated Damages Clause on a Freestanding Financial Instrument subject to EITF Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Companys Own Stock. This addresses instances in which financial instruments, such as convertible notes, are issued with a related registration rights agreement that contains a liquidated damages clause. A registration rights agreement signed by the Company in September 2006 required the Company to use its best efforts to file a registration statement for the resale of the shares of stock underlying the Notes, to have the registration statement declared effective within a specified period, and to maintain its effectiveness by meeting all SEC filing and other requirements; failing which the Company would be liable to pay certain specified damages to the investors.
The Companys conclusion is that the liquidated damages clause in the registration rights agreement should be valued separately from the Notes, as a liability, in accordance with the View C expressed in EITF Issue No. 05-4. This has given rise to the recording of a liability of $141,000 and a corresponding discount to the value of the Notes, of which $1,000 was amortized and charged to interest expense for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.
(3) | Variable Interest Entities |
FIN 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities: an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, expands upon the consolidation guidance contained in ARB No. 51, which views a majority voting interest as the primary criterion in determining whether one entity has a controlling financial interest in another entity. FIN 46(R) provides for consolidation of certain entities in which the reporting entity does not have a controlling financial interest as defined in ARB No. 51. If an analysis in terms of FIN 46(R) determines that one entity is the primary beneficiary of the variable interests in another entity (the variable interest entity, or VIE), the primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the variable interest entity.
On May 11, 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with Consilium Investment Capital, Inc. (CIC) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida to form INTL Consilium. INTL Consilium is an investment management firm which primarily provides investment advice with respect to emerging market securities. In June 2004 the Company made a capital contribution of $500,000 and CIC contributed $100,000 to INTL Consilium. The Companys total capital contribution was allocated as $100,000 share capital and $400,000 excess capital. The excess capital contribution was made by the Company in recognition of the asset management skills and relationships contributed by CIC. The excess capital contribution had a liquidation preference of three years. The Company received 50.1% of the shares of INTL Consilium and was permitted to appoint two of the four directors, the remaining two directors being the principals of CIC. No individual director has a deciding vote in the event of a deadlock. The two principals of CIC actively manage the business. On August 1, 2006 the $400,000 excess capital contribution was repaid by INTL Consilium to the Company and the Company made a subordinated loan to INTL Consilium of $1,000,000, bearing interest at 5.36%.
An analysis in terms of FIN 46(R) in 2004 determined that INTL Consilium was not initially a variable interest entity. The Company accordingly accounted for its interest in INTL Consilium on the equity method until July 31, 2006. The Company determined that the repayment of excess capital, the termination of the related liquidation preference and the advance of a subordinated loan to INTL
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
Consilium combined to make INTL Consilium a variable interest entity and the Company its primary beneficiary. With effect from August 1, 2006 the Company has consolidated INTL Consilium as a variable interest entity.
The Company accounted for one VIE during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 (2005 VIE). The Company consolidated the 2005 VIE, which involved an investment in a hedge fund (through an offshore feeder fund) managed by INTL Consilium, for the quarters ended December 31, 2004, March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005. In the quarter ended September 30, 2005 the Company withdrew its investment from the offshore feeder fund and placed the investment in a second, larger, domestic (U.S.) feeder fund managed by INTL Consilium. At September 30, 2005 the Company had an interest of approximately 3% in, and was not the primary beneficiary of, this domestic feeder fund. Accordingly, there was no basis for consolidation of the domestic feeder fund and there was no minority owners interest recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2005. The amount of minority owners interest in the income of consolidated entity shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the 2005 fiscal year relates to the period during which the Company consolidated the results of the 2005 VIE.
(4) | Investment in INTL Consilium |
As discussed in note 3, the Company accounted for its investment in INTL Consilium under the equity method prior to August 1, 2006. For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 the Company has recorded income of $331,000 and $217,000, respectively, for its 50.1% share of INTL Consiliums income and loss for the two periods. The $331,000 of income for 2006 is based on the ten month period from October 1, 2005 through July 31, 2006. Below are the unaudited condensed statement of operations and condensed balance sheet of INTL Consilium for the year ending September 30, 2005.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
INTL Consilium, LLC
Condensed Statement of Operations
For the year ended September 30, 2005
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
|
2005 | ||
Revenues: |
|||
Management and investment advisory fees |
$ | 1,521 | |
Interest income |
4 | ||
Other |
27 | ||
Total revenues |
1,552 | ||
Non-interest expenses: |
|||
Compensation and benefits |
771 | ||
Occupancy and equipment rental |
46 | ||
Professional fees |
87 | ||
Depreciation |
11 | ||
Business development |
75 | ||
Insurance |
53 | ||
Other |
72 | ||
Total non-interest expenses |
1,115 | ||
Net income |
$ | 437 | |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
INTL Consilium, LLC
Condensed Balance Sheet
September 30, 2005
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
|
2005 | ||
Assets | |||
Cash |
$ | 214 | |
Management and investment advisory fees receivable |
574 | ||
Investment in INTL Consilium sponsored fund |
297 | ||
Property and equipment, net |
27 | ||
Other assets |
34 | ||
Total assets |
$ | 1,146 | |
Liabilities and Members Equity | |||
Liabilities |
|||
Accounts payable |
$ | 35 | |
Accrued compensation and benefits |
158 | ||
Total liabilities |
193 | ||
Members equity: |
953 | ||
Total liabilities and members equity |
$ | 1,146 | |
(5) | Investment in INTL Consilium Managed Fund |
As of September 30, 2006 and 2005 the Company had investments valued at $1,246,000 and $3,270,000 in two hedge funds managed by INTL Consilium. The Company owns a 50.1% interest in INTL Consilium.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(6) | Goodwill |
The Company acquired the foreign exchange business of INTL Global Currencies in 2004. The purchase price paid by the Company for the acquisition exceeded the net asset value received by $2,489,000. Of this amount, $350,000 was allocated to intangible assets and the balance of $2,138,000 was treated as goodwill. The Company has accrued additional goodwill of $4,190,000 under the earn-out provisions of the purchase agreement. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had paid $3,399,000 of the additional goodwill. The balance of the additional goodwill accrual of $791,000 is reported as deferred acquisition consideration payable in the Companys consolidated balance sheets.
The goodwill related to the INTL Global Currencies acquisition is as follows:
(In thousands)
|
September 30, 2006 |
September 30, 2005 |
||||||
Cash premium paid to sellers |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | ||||
Cash paid for net assets received |
3,577 | 3,577 | ||||||
Negotiation differences for fixed assets and stamp duty |
(50 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||
Legal and accounting fees |
66 | 66 | ||||||
Value of 150,000 common shares at $9.81 per share |
1,472 | 1,472 | ||||||
Total payments of cash and shares |
6,065 | 6,065 | ||||||
Less: Fair value of net assets received |
3,577 | 3,577 | ||||||
Less: Intangible assets identified by independent valuation |
350 | 350 | ||||||
Initial goodwill |
2,138 | 2,138 | ||||||
Additional goodwill under earnout based on foreign exchange revenues |
4,190 | 3,916 | ||||||
Total goodwill |
$ | 6,328 | $ | 6,054 | ||||
The additional goodwill is calculated for each period as each earn-out payment is earned and an adjustment is recorded to goodwill. The first five earn-out installments totaling $3,162,000 have been paid. The sixth earn-out installment of $400,000 was paid November 29, 2006. One additional minimum payment of $391,000 each is due on or by March 1, 2007, with the maximum amount due being $400,000. Furthermore, the Company was required to pay $237,000 on August 29, 2006, being 10% of revenues exceeding $10,000,000 for the twelve month period ended June 30, 2006. The Company will be required to make an additional payment equal to 10% of any revenues exceeding $5,000,000 for the six month period ending December 31, 2006.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(7) | Intangible assets |
Intangible assets at September 30, 2006 and 2005 were constituted as follows:
(In thousands)
|
September 30, 2006 |
September 30, 2005 | |||
Noncompete agreement |
$ | 150 | 150 | ||
Trade name |
100 | 100 | |||
Customer base |
100 | 100 | |||
Other costs |
17 | ||||
Asset management contract |
153 | ||||
Web site development costs |
20 | ||||
Total intangible assets |
540 | 350 | |||
Less: Amortization of intangible assets |
261 | 117 | |||
Intangible assets, net |
$ | 279 | 233 | ||
(8) | Related Party Transactions |
One of the Companys principal shareholders has made an investment, valued at approximately $100,000,000 as of September 30, 2006, in a hedge fund managed by INTL Consilium. An executive of this shareholder is a director of the Company.
Two executive officers of the Company have individually made investments, either directly or indirectly, collectively valued at approximately $595,000, in a hedge fund managed by INTL Consilium.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(9) | Financial Instruments Owned and Financial Instruments Sold, Not Yet Purchased, at Fair Value |
Financial instruments owned and financial instruments sold, not yet purchased at September 30, 2006 and 2005 consisted of trading and investment securities at fair values as follows:
(In thousands)
|
Owned | Sold, not yet purchased | ||||
September 30, 2006: |
||||||
Common stock and American Depository Receipts |
$ | 3,660 | $ | 5,523 | ||
Exchangeable foreign ordinary equities and American Depository Receipts |
46,597 | 46,747 | ||||
Corporate and municipal bonds |
6,133 | |||||
Foreign government obligations |
1,368 | |||||
Negotiable instruments (promissory notes) |
12,445 | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds under total return swap transactions |
23,886 | |||||
Options and futures |
14,392 | 13,801 | ||||
Commodities |
19,414 | |||||
U.S. Government obligations |
776 | |||||
Other investments |
25 | |||||
$ | 84,620 | $ | 110,147 | |||
(In thousands)
|
Owned | Sold, not yet purchased | ||||
September 30, 2005: |
||||||
Common stock and American Depository Receipts |
$ | 2,638 | $ | 4,155 | ||
Exchangeable foreign ordinary equities and American Depository Receipts |
28,707 | 28,919 | ||||
Corporate and municipal bonds |
3,873 | 255 | ||||
Foreign government obligations |
1,183 | 2,479 | ||||
Negotiable instruments (promissory notes) |
7,777 | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds under total return swap transactions |
24,558 | |||||
Options and futures |
3,338 | 3,182 | ||||
Commodities |
23,823 | 28,451 | ||||
U.S. Government obligations |
17 | |||||
Other investments |
37 | |||||
$ | 71,376 | $ | 92,016 | |||
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(10) | Physical Commodities Inventory |
Physical commodities inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined using the weighted average price method. The value of the Companys inventory at September 30, 2006 was $15,306,000 at cost, which was lower than fair market value.
(11) | Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk |
The Company is party to certain financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business as a registered securities broker-dealer and from its market making and proprietary trading in the foreign exchange and commodities trading business. The Company has sold financial instruments that it does not currently own and will therefore be obliged to purchase such financial instruments at a future date. The Company has recorded these obligations in the consolidated financial statements at September 30, 2006 at fair values of the related financial instruments (totaling $110,147,000). The Company will incur losses if the market value of the financial instruments increases subsequent to September 30, 2006. The total of $110,147,000 includes $13,801,000 for options and futures contracts, which represent a liability to the Company based on their fair values as of September 30, 2006.
Listed below is the fair value of trading-related derivatives as of September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005. Assets represent net unrealized gains and liabilities represent net unrealized losses.
(In thousands)
|
September 30, Assets |
September 30, 2006 Liabilities |
September 30, Assets |
September 30, 2005 Liabilities | ||||||||
Interest Rate Derivatives |
$ | | $ | 15 | $ | 29 | $ | | ||||
Foreign Exchange Derivates |
23 | 17 | ||||||||||
Commodity Price Derivatives |
14,369 | 13,786 | 3,292 | 3,182 | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 14,392 | $ | 13,801 | $ | 3,338 | $ | 3,182 | ||||
Options and futures contracts held by the Company result from its customers market-making and proprietary trading activities in the commodities trading and foreign exchange business segments. The Company assists its commodities customers in protecting the value of their future production (precious or base metals) by selling them put options on an OTC basis. The Company also provides its commodities customers with sophisticated option products, including combinations of buying and selling puts and calls. The Company mitigates its risk by effecting offsetting OTC options with market counterparties or through the purchase or sale of commodities futures traded through the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The risk mitigation of offsetting options is not within the documented hedging designation requirements of SFAS No. 133.
These derivative contracts are traded along with cash transactions because of the integrated nature of the markets for such products. The Company manages the risks associated with derivatives on an aggregate basis along with the risks associated with its proprietary trading and market-making activities in cash instruments as part of its firm-wide risk management policies.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
In the normal course of business, the Company purchases and sells financial instruments and foreign currencies as either principal or agent on behalf of its customers. If either the customer or counterparty fails to perform, the Company may be required to discharge the obligations of the nonperforming party. In such circumstances, the Company may sustain a loss if the market value of the financial instrument or foreign currency is different from the contract value of the transaction.
The majority of the Companys transactions and, consequently, the concentration of its credit exposure is with customers, broker-dealers and other financial institutions. These activities primarily involve collateralized and uncollateralized arrangements and may result in credit exposure in the event that the counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Companys exposure to credit risk can be directly impacted by volatile financial markets, which may impair the ability of counterparties to satisfy their contractual obligations. The Company seeks to control its credit risk through a variety of reporting and control procedures, including establishing credit limits based upon a review of the counterparties financial condition and credit ratings. The Company monitors collateral levels on a daily basis for compliance with regulatory and internal guidelines and requests changes in collateral levels as appropriate.
(12) | Trust Certificates and Total Return Swap |
During the quarter ended December 31, 2004, the Company entered into a series of financial transactions (the Transactions) with an unaffiliated financial institution in Latin America for a transaction fee. These Transactions involved three distinct and simultaneous steps:
a) | the acquisition by the Company of beneficial interests (Trust Interests) in certain trusts (the Trusts) in exchange for the assumption of a liability to deliver securities, at a transaction value of $29,740,000. This step did not require any prior purchase or delivery of securities by the Company. The Trusts were previously established by the financial institution to hold a variety of real estate assets; |
b) | the entry into a repurchase agreement under the terms of which the Company notionally repurchased these undelivered securities for cash, at a price of $29,740,000; |
c) | the entry into a total return swap (TRS) agreement. |
i) | Under the TRS agreement the Company received, on a notional basis, the cash amount of $29,740,000 as collateral for the potential liability of the financial institution to the Company. |
ii) | Receivables or payables arising from the TRS should leave the Company unaffected by any changes in the values of the Trust Interests or securities deliverable. |
iii) | When the Transactions terminate in November 2007, the Company intends to sell the Trust Interests at their then prevailing market values. As part of the Transactions, the gain or loss arising from the change in market value of the Trust Interests will be passed to the financial institution. |
iv) | The Company has obtained legal advice on the Transactions and believes that the TRS agreement has been structured in such a way as to fully offset any changes in the value of the Trust Interests against its liability to deliver certain securities to the financial institution. |
The initial transaction value was $29,740,000. The Company has since sold Trust Interests for $6,642,000, the price at which they were acquired, and released a proportionate share of the securities referred to in b) above from the repurchase arrangement. The Company has obtained a valuation of the real estate assets underlying the trust certificates. This valuation has resulted in a valuation adjustment of $10,334,000 with an equal and offsetting receivable from customer recorded for $10,334,000. Accordingly, the trust certificates are carried by the Company at $12,764,000 ($29,740,000 less $6,642,000 less $10,334,000).
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
Under FIN 39 the nominal payment and receipt of an equal amount of cash as described in b) and c) i) above have a net effect of zero on the Companys cash position, represent transactions with a single counterparty and may therefore be offset. Under FIN 39 the asset of securities receivable under the repurchase agreement in b) may be offset against the collateral liability of the Company in c) ii), since they involve an asset and liability position with a single counterparty.
The net result is that the Company initially reported the effects of a) above as an increase in assets represented by the Trust Interests, and the assumption of a liability to deliver securities. Over time, as the values of the Trust Interests and securities deliverable change, the Company records equal and offsetting changes in the values of the TRS receivables or payables. Although the Transactions will temporarily increase the Companys assets and liabilities until termination, the Company expects that the only impact of the transactions on the Companys net cash flow will be the Companys receipt of fee revenue.
The total fees received and to be received on the Transactions, as well as the associated variable compensation payable, are spread on a straight-line basis over the terms of the Transactions. Non-refundable fees received but not yet recognized as revenue, amounting to $84,000, appear as a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as at September 30, 2006 under Other liabilities. Non-recoverable costs incurred in connection with the Transactions but not yet recognized as expenses, amounting to $25,000, appear as an asset under Other assets at the same date.
(13) | Other revenues |
Other revenue is comprised of the following for the years ending September 30, 2006 and 2005:
(In thousands)
|
2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Wholesale commission revenue |
$ | 620 | $ | 732 | ||||
Amounts paid to wholesale third party |
| (219 | ) | |||||
Commission revenue, net |
620 | $ | 513 | |||||
Dividend income |
721 | $ | 383 | |||||
Dividend expense |
(809 | ) | (472 | ) | ||||
Dividend expense, net |
(88 | ) | $ | (89 | ) | |||
Asset management fees |
766 | | ||||||
Interest income |
376 | 636 | ||||||
Other |
339 | 12 | ||||||
Total other revenues |
$ | 2,013 | 1,072 | |||||
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(14) | Receivable From and Payable to Brokers, Dealers and Clearing Organization |
Amounts receivable from and payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organization at September 30, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following:
(In thousands)
|
Receivable | Payable | ||||
September 30, 2006: |
||||||
Open securities transactions with clearing organization, net |
$ | 4,790 | $ | | ||
Securities clearing fees and related charges payable with clearing organization, net |
165 | |||||
Open securities transactions with prime broker, net 762 |
2,026 | |||||
Open commodities transactions |
1,386 | 2,168 | ||||
Open foreign currency transactions |
1,186 | 5,560 | ||||
$ | 8,124 | $ | 9,919 | |||
September 30, 2005: |
||||||
Open securities transactions with clearing organization, net |
$ | 1,700 | $ | 865 | ||
Securities clearing fees and related charges payable with clearing organization, net |
124 | |||||
Open commodities transactions |
829 | 24 | ||||
Open foreign currency transactions |
1,081 | 3,359 | ||||
$ | 3,610 | $ | 4,372 | |||
Receivables and payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organization result from open trading activities between the Company and other financial institutions including banks, securities broker-dealers, market-makers and counter-parties. Receivables and payables to certain organizations are reported net, when a right of setoff exists with the broker, dealer or clearing organization.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(15) | Receivable From and Payable to Customers |
Amounts receivable from and payable to customers at September 30, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following:
(In thousands)
|
Receivable | Payable | ||||
September 30, 2006: |
||||||
Open transactions- foreign currency trading |
$ | 10,661 | $ | 543 | ||
Margin deposits held - commodities trading |
2,227 | |||||
Pledge and option premiums receivable - commodities trading |
4,525 | |||||
Money management fees |
524 | 42 | ||||
Open transactions - other debt structures |
11,174 | |||||
$ | 26,884 | $ | 2,812 | |||
September 30, 2005: |
||||||
Open transactions- foreign currency trading |
$ | 10,397 | $ | 1,998 | ||
Margin deposits held - commodities trading |
1,208 | |||||
Pledge and option premiums receivable - commodities trading |
5,168 | |||||
Open transactions - other debt structures |
83 | |||||
$ | 15,648 | $ | 3,206 | |||
Receivables and payables to customers result from open trading activities between the Company and its customers. Receivables and payables to certain customer organizations are reported net, when a right of setoff exists with the customer.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(16) | Payable to Banks under Loans and Overdrafts |
At September 30, 2006, the Company had six lines of credit with five commercial banks totaling $70,000,000. Four of the credit facilities are secured by certain assets. Total interest expense related to the Companys credit facilities was approximately $1,371,000 for the year ended September 30, 2006. The interest rate terms for the facilities range from 2.25% to 2.75% over the London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) (approximately 5.3% at September 30, 2006).
At September 30, 2006 the Company had the following credit facilities:
Maximum Amount |
Borrowing at September 30, 2006 |
Letters of Credit Issued under facility |
Security |
Maturity | |||||||
$ | 10,000 | $ | 2,534 | $ | Certain foreign exchange assets | March 31, 2007 | |||||
12,000 | Unsecured | March 31, 2008 | |||||||||
10,000 | Certain commodities assets | On demand | |||||||||
18,000 | 4,800 | Certain commodities assets | On demand | ||||||||
10,000 | 4,000 | Certain trade finance assets | On demand | ||||||||
10,000 | 8,347 | Certain commodities assets | March 27, 2007 | ||||||||
$ | 70,000 | $ | 6,534 | $ | 13,147 | ||||||
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
At September 30, 2006 and 2005, the U.S. dollar equivalent of the components of the net borrowings under the credit facilities were as follows:
(In thousands)
|
September 30, U.S. dollar |
September 30, U.S. dollar | ||||
Payable to Banks: banks: |
||||||
Lines of credit |
||||||
Australian Dollar |
$ | | $ | 10 | ||
Danish Krone |
135 | |||||
Euro |
2,373 | 1,175 | ||||
Japanese Yen |
5 | |||||
South African Rand |
35 | 314 | ||||
Swedish Krona |
63 | |||||
Swiss Franc |
42 | 442 | ||||
Thailand Baht |
16 | |||||
United States Dollar |
4,000 | 7,771 | ||||
Total payable under lines of credit |
6,534 | 9,847 | ||||
Overdrafts and borrowings |
||||||
United States Dollar |
3,000 | |||||
Total payable to banks under loans and overdrafts |
$ | 6,534 | $ | 12,847 | ||
(17) | Capital and Cash Reserve Requirements |
INTL Trading is a member of the NASD and is subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1. This rule requires the maintenance of minimum net capital in an amount equal to the greater of $100,000, 6-2/3% of aggregate indebtedness, or $2,500 for each security in which a market is made with a bid price over $5 and $1,000 for each security in which a market is made with a bid price of $5 or less with a ceiling of $1,000,000, and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital not exceed 15 to 1. Equity capital may not be withdrawn if the resulting net capital ratio would exceed 10 to 1. At September 30, 2006, INTL Tradings net capital was approximately $5,998,000, which was approximately $4,998,000 in excess of its minimum requirement of $1,000,000. Its ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital was .31 to 1.
INTL Trading is exempt from SEC Rule 15c3-3 pursuant to the exemptive provision under subparagraph (k)(2)(ii) and, therefore, is not required to maintain a Special Reserve Bank Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers.
(18) | Commitments and Contingent Liabilities |
The Company is obligated under various noncancelable operating leases for the rental of office facilities, service obligations and certain office equipment, and accounts for these lease obligations on a straight line basis. The expense associated with operating leases amounted to $1,130,000 and $891,000 for the years
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The expenses associated with the operating leases and service obligations are reported in the statements of operations in occupancy and equipment rental, clearing and related and other expenses.
Future aggregate minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases as of September 30, 2006 are approximately as follows:
Year ending September 30, (In thousands) |
|||
2007 |
$ | 1,337 | |
2008 |
983 | ||
2009 |
500 | ||
2010 |
190 | ||
2011 |
187 | ||
Thereafter |
221 | ||
$ | 3,418 | ||
In August 2005, the Company executed a clearing agreement with Broadcort. In December 2005, the Company began clearing its securities under this agreement. The agreement includes a $100,000 deposit and an initial term of three years. Thereafter there will be automatic one year renewal terms, unless the Company or Broadcort gives 90 days notice of its intention not to renew either at the end of the initial term or any succeeding one year renewal period. In the event the Company does not use this 90 day notice provision and terminates the agreement effective before the conclusion of the initial three year term or any automatic extension period, the Company will immediately owe the greater of 1) the sum of all continuing minimum payments ($25,000 per month) through the end of the initial term or extension period or 2) the total value of the clearing deposit at the time of termination.
The Company has entered into individual employment agreements with its Chief Executive Officer and President which currently expire on October 21, 2007. In the event of termination of the agreements by the Company other than for cause, or resignation by the executive as a result of a breach by the Company, each agreement provides for payments to the relevant officer in an amount equal to 100% of his total compensation for the longer of the remaining term of the agreement or six months.
The Company has entered into individual employment agreements with its Group Controller and Chief Financial Officer that each have an indefinite term. In the event of termination of either agreement by the Company other than for cause, or resignation by the officer as a result of a breach by the Company, each agreement provides for payments equal to 100% of total compensation for 120 days following date of termination.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(19) | Income Taxes |
Income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 consisted of:
(In thousands)
|
Current | Deferred | Total | |||||||
2006: |
||||||||||
United States |
$ | (1,060 | ) | $ | 1,191 | $ | 131 | |||
United Kingdom |
1,543 | 1,543 | ||||||||
State and local |
(370 | ) | 426 | 56 | ||||||
$ | 113 | $ | 1,617 | $ | 1,730 | |||||
2005: |
||||||||||
United States |
$ | 282 | $ | 207 | $ | 489 | ||||
United Kingdom |
806 | 806 | ||||||||
State and local |
115 | 74 | 189 | |||||||
$ | 1,203 | $ | 281 | $ | 1,484 | |||||
A reconciliation of the expected U.S. Federal tax expense, computed at the rate of 34% of income before taxes, to the actual tax expense for the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, is as follows:
2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
Amount | % of pretax income |
Amount | % of pretax income |
||||||||||
Computed expected tax expense |
$ | 1,789 | 34.0 | % | $ | 1,400 | 34.0 | % | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in income tax expense resulting from: |
||||||||||||||
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit |
30 | 0.6 | % | 121 | 2.9 | % | ||||||||
Meals and entertainment expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
35 | 0.7 | % | 25 | 0.6 | % | ||||||||
Memberships |
| 2 | 0.1 | % | ||||||||||
Foreign income |
(124 | ) | (2.4 | )% | (65 | ) | (1.6 | )% | ||||||
Other, net |
| 0.0 | % | 1 | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
$ | 1,730 | 32.9 | % | $ | 1,484 | 36.0 | % | |||||||
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
Deferred income taxes as of September 30, 2006 and 2005 reflect the impact of temporary differences between amounts of assets and liabilities for financial statement purposes and such amounts as measured by tax laws. The temporary differences give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are summarized below as of September 30, 2006 and 2005:
(In thousands)
|
2005 | 2005 | ||||||
Gross deferred tax liabilities: |
||||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
$ | (2 | ) | $ | (46 | ) | ||
Joint venture investment tax basis timing differences |
(303 | ) | ||||||
Unrealized gain on OTC derivatives |
(2,256 | ) | ||||||
Deferred expenses related to total return swap |
(10 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||
Total gross deferred tax liabilities |
(2,571 | ) | (66 | ) | ||||
Gross deferred tax assets: |
||||||||
Securities valuation allowance |
19 | 23 | ||||||
Nonqualified stock option expense |
12 | |||||||
Deferred revenue for total return swap |
35 | 69 | ||||||
Expense of warrant value |
15 | 15 | ||||||
Rent amortization |
36 | 28 | ||||||
Federal and State net operating loss carryforwards 918 |
13 | |||||||
Contributions carryover |
1 | |||||||
Total gross deferred tax asset |
1,036 | 148 | ||||||
Valuation allowance |
||||||||
Total net deferred tax assets |
1,036 | 148 | ||||||
Net deferred tax (liability)/asset |
$ | (1,535 | ) | $ | 82 | |||
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that a portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income or the reversal of deferred tax liabilities during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As of September 30, 2006, based upon the projections for future taxable income, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences and net operating loss carryforward, net of the recorded valuation allowance.
The total amount of undistributed earnings of INTL Global Currencies, the Companys foreign subsidiary, for income tax purposes, was approximately $5,376,000 at September 30, 2006. It is the Companys intention to reinvest undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiary in the foreign jurisdiction, resulting in the indefinite postponement of the remittance of those earnings. Accordingly, no provision has been made for foreign withholding taxes or United States income taxes which may become payable if undistributed earnings of the foreign subsidiary were paid as dividends to the Company. For the same reason, it is not practicable to calculate the unrecognized deferred tax liability on those earnings.
At September 30, 2006, the Company had a net operating loss carryforward for Federal income tax purposes of $2,136,000.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(20) | Employee Benefit Plan |
Effective January 1, 2003, the Company implemented a Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees IRA (SIMPLE IRA). All employees are eligible to participate in the SIMPLE IRA upon the later of (a) the plans effective date (January 1, 2003) or (b) the employees date of hire. Eligible employees may elect to contribute up to a maximum of $10,000 ($12,500 if over age 50) for 2006. The Company is required to provide an employer match of the employees elective deferral on a dollar-for-dollar basis not to exceed the lesser of 3% of the employees compensation or $10,000 for 2006 ($12,500 if over age 50). Each employee is 100% vested in both the employee and employer contributions at all times. For the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the employer match was $171,000 and $180,000, respectively.
Effective February 1, 2005, the Company offered its U.S.-based employees the opportunity to participate in a Flexible Spending Account (an FSA). An FSA is a pre-tax benefit allowable under IRS Code section 125. It allows eligible employees to set aside a specific pretax dollar amount for unreimbursed medical, dental, and dependent care expenses. While the Company makes no contributions into these accounts, it does bear the cost of administration.
(21) | Stock Options and Warrants |
The International Assets Holding Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan (the 2003 Plan) was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on December 19, 2002 and approved by the Companys stockholders on February 28, 2003. The 2003 Plan expires on December 19, 2012. The International Assets Holding Corporation Stock Option Plan (the 1993 Plan) was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company and approved by the Companys stockholders on January 23, 1993 and expired on January 23, 2003. However, there are still outstanding options that were granted under the 1993 Plan. The 2003 Plan permits the granting of stock options to employees, directors and consultants of the Company. Stock options granted under either Plan may be incentive stock options meeting the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or nonqualified stock options, which do not meet the requirements of Section 422. As of September 30, 2006, a total of 1,500,000 shares of the Companys common stock had been authorized for issuance pursuant to options granted under the 2003 Plan. The Company was authorized to issue up to 1,339,300 shares of the Companys common stock at the time that the 1993 Plan expired on January 23, 2003. At September 30, 2006 the total number of options outstanding was 985,930. The total options outstanding include 407,180 options outstanding under the 1993 Plan and 578,750 options outstanding under the 2003 Plan.
The Plans (meaning the 2003 and 1993 Plans) are administered by the Companys Board of Directors or a committee thereof. The Plans give broad powers to the Board of Directors to administer and interpret the Plans, including the authority to select the individuals to be granted options and to prescribe the particular form and conditions of each option. All options are granted at an exercise price equal to the fair market value or, in certain cases, not less than 110% of the fair market value of the Companys common stock on the date of the grant. Awards may be granted pursuant to the 2003 Plan through December 19, 2012, unless the Board of Directors at its sole discretion elects to terminate the 2003 Plan earlier. The Company is not authorized to grant additional options under the 1993 Plan because it expired on January 23, 2003.
At September 30, 2006, there were 575,568 additional shares available for grant under the 2003 Plan.
Using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, the per share weighted average fair values of stock options granted during 2006 and 2005, where the exercise price equals the market price of the stock on the grant date, were $4.13 and $4.13, respectively. The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted during 2006 and 2005, where the exercise price was greater than the market price on the grant date, was $5.04 and $4.37, respectively.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
The following weighted average assumptions were used:
2006 | 2005 | |||||
Exercise price equal to the market price on grant date: |
||||||
Expected risk-free interest rate |
4.35 | % | 3.29 | % | ||
Expected life |
2.0 Years | 3.26 Years | ||||
Expected volatility |
83.9 | % | 87.7 | % | ||
Exercise price greater than the market price on grant date: |
||||||
Expected risk free interest rate |
4.37 | % | 3.27 | % | ||
Expected life |
3.5 Years | 3.5 Years | ||||
Expected volatility |
84.4 | % | 88.4 | % |
Stock option activity during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was as follows:
Number of shares |
Weighted average exercise price | |||||
Outstanding at September 30, 2004 |
1,282,006 | $ | 2.37 | |||
Granted |
149,550 | 7.64 | ||||
Exercised |
(361,852 | ) | 2.02 | |||
Forfeited |
(61,188 | ) | 3.51 | |||
Outstanding at September 30, 2005 |
1,008,516 | $ | 3.21 | |||
Granted |
198,800 | 10.36 | ||||
Exercised |
(213,786 | ) | 3.84 | |||
Forfeited |
| | ||||
Expired |
(7,600 | ) | 9.43 | |||
Outstanding at September 30, 2006 |
985,930 | $ | 4.47 | |||
At September 30, 2006 the range of exercise prices was between $0.90 and $23.58 and the weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding options was 4.9 years.
At September 30, 2006 and 2005, the numbers of options exercisable were 738,126 and 620,232, respectively, and the weighted average exercise prices of those options were $2.88 and $2.42, respectively.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
As of September 30, 2006, options outstanding, including their grant date, exercise price and expiration date, were as follows:
Options outstanding |
Grant date |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercisable | |||||
11,990 | July 20, 1998 | $ | 2.40 | July 20, 2008 | A | ||||
11,990 | January 6, 1999 | $ | 1.25 | January 6, 2009 | A | ||||
5,450 | December 9, 1999 | $ | 7.17 | December 9, 2009 | B | ||||
3,750 | March 10, 2000 | $ | 11.63 | March 10, 2010 | A | ||||
40,000 | March 9, 2001 | $ | 3.13 | March 9, 2011 | D | ||||
15,000 | October 5, 2001 | $ | 0.90 | October 5, 2011 | C | ||||
13,000 | April 11, 2002 | $ | 1.40 | April 11, 2012 | D | ||||
285,000 | December 6, 2002 | $ | 2.50 | December 6, 2012 | C | ||||
21,000 | December 6, 2002 | $ | 1.30 | December 6, 2012 | D | ||||
265,000 | March 7, 2003 | $ | 2.50 | March 7, 2013 | C | ||||
31,200 | November 14, 2003 | $ | 4.75 | November 14, 2007 | D | ||||
10,000 | May 11, 2004 | $ | 6.51 | May 11, 2008 | D | ||||
42,550 | November 18, 2004 | $ | 7.45 | November 18, 2008 | E | ||||
43,800 | November 18, 2004 | $ | 8.57 | November 18, 2008 | F | ||||
6,200 | November 18, 2004 | $ | 8.57 | November 18, 2008 | G | ||||
20,000 | December 1, 2004 | $ | 7.35 | December 1, 2008 | E | ||||
20,000 | June 8, 2005 | $ | 6.23 | June 8, 2009 | E | ||||
58,000 | December 2, 2005 | $ | 8.80 | December 2, 2009 | E | ||||
65,000 | December 2, 2005 | $ | 10.12 | December 2, 2009 | E | ||||
7,000 | May 8, 2006 | $ | 11.81 | May 8, 2010 | E | ||||
10,000 | September 1, 2006 | $ | 23.58 | September 1, 2010 | E | ||||
985,930 | |||||||||
(A) | Exercisable at 20% per year beginning one year from the date of grant. |
(B) | Exercisable at 20% per year beginning three years from the date of grant. |
(C) | Exercisable at 33.3% after year one, 33.3% after year two and 33.4% after year three. These options are 100% exercisable upon a change in control of the Company. |
(D) | Exercisable at 33.3% after year one, 33.3% after year two and 33.4% after year three. |
(E) | Exercisable at 33% after year one, 33% after year two and 34% after year three. |
(F) | Exercisable as to 16,500 options after November 18, 2005, 16,500 options after November 18, 2006 and 10,800 options after November 18, 2007. |
(G) | Exercisable as to 6,200 options after November 18, 2007. |
As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, options covering 738,126 and 620,232 shares respectively, were exercisable. During the year ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, options covering 213,786 and 361,852 shares were exercised with a weighted average exercise price of $3.84 and $2.02, respectively.
The Company did not recognize any compensation expense in connection with the grant of stock options covering 198,800 shares during the year ended September 30, 2006 (this number includes stock options that were exercised during the year and that remain outstanding at the end of the year), because the exercise price on the date of grant for each option was equal to or greater than the fair market value of the
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
common stock on the date of grant. During the year ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized an additional $29,000 of non-cash expense related to the grant of 20,000 nonqualified stock options made on December 2, 2005 to two consultants of the Company in accordance with EITF Issue No. 96-18 and EITF Issue No. 00-18. The total expense of $29,000 was determined by utilizing an amortization period equal to the vesting period for the options and calculating the options value based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
Warrants
In 2004, the Company issued warrants covering 200,000 shares of common stock to the placement agent for the Companys offering of $12,000,000 in convertible subordinated notes. The warrants were exercisable by the holder at any time prior to June 30, 2007. The Company, at its option, had the right to require the warrant-holder to exercise all or any of the warrants in the event that all of the following conditions had been fulfilled: (i) the closing price of the Companys common stock had exceeded $9.00 per share for a period of twenty (20) consecutive trading days; (ii) the Company had filed a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants; and (iii) such registration statement had been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The warrants were exercisable at an exercise price equal to $6.00, subject to customary adjustment provisions. The conversion rights of the warrants were approved by the shareholders on March 26, 2004.
In the event, the warrants were exercised at the request of the Company in May 2006 at a price of $6.00. As of September 30, 2006, there were no warrants outstanding.
(22) | Preferred Stock |
The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of its preferred stock at a par value of $.01 per share. As of September 30, 2006 and 2005, no preferred shares were outstanding and the Board of Directors had not yet determined the specific rights and privileges of these shares.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(23) | Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) |
The Company has set forth below certain unaudited financial data for the eight quarters in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005 and 2006:
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Quarter Ended Dec. 31, 2004 |
Quarter Ended Mar. 31, 2005 |
Quarter Ended Jun. 30, 2005 |
Quarter Ended Sep. 30, 2005 |
|||||
Operating revenues |
6,086 | 6,157 | 6,282 | 7,615 | |||||
Interest expense |
177 | 296 | 314 | 548 | |||||
Net revenues |
5,909 | 5,861 | 5,968 | 7,067 | |||||
Total non-interest expenses |
4,915 | 5,279 | 5,070 | 5,421 | |||||
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest |
994 | 582 | 898 | 1,646 | |||||
Income tax expense |
375 | 197 | 298 | 614 | |||||
Income before minority interest |
619 | 385 | 600 | 1,032 | |||||
Net income |
612 | 379 | 576 | 1,047 | |||||
Net income per share - basic |
0.09 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.14 | |||||
Net income per share - diluted |
0.08 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.13 | |||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Quarter Ended Dec. 31, 2005 |
Quarter Ended Mar. 31, 2006 |
Quarter Ended Jun. 30, 2006 |
Quarter Ended Sep. 30, 2006 |
|||||
Operating revenues |
8,331 | 9,021 | 14,111 | 4,414 | |||||
Interest expense |
529 | 477 | 621 | 468 | |||||
Net revenues |
7,802 | 8,544 | 13,490 | 3,946 | |||||
Total non-interest expenses |
6,120 | 6,858 | 8,247 | 7,296 | |||||
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest |
1,682 | 1,686 | 5,243 | (3,350 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense |
637 | 596 | 1,956 | (1,459 | ) | ||||
Income before minority interest |
1,045 | 1,090 | 3,287 | (1,891 | ) | ||||
Net income (loss) |
1,045 | 1,090 | 3,287 | (1,962 | ) | ||||
Net income (loss) per share - basic |
0.14 | 0.14 | 0.43 | (0.25 | ) | ||||
Net income (loss) per share - diluted |
0.13 | 0.13 | 0.39 | (0.25 | ) |
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
(24) | Segment Analysis |
International Assets Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries form a financial services group focused on select international securities, foreign currency and commodities markets. The Companys activities are currently divided into five functional areas: international equities market-making, international debt capital markets, foreign exchange trading, commodities trading and asset management. The Companys asset management activities will not be separately reported until certain asset and revenue levels are achieved.
The majority of the trading and market-making activities are undertaken as principal in order to provide institutional customers with efficient execution and liquidity in these markets. Periodically the Company takes proprietary positions in these markets.
International Equities Market-Making
Through INTL Trading, the Company acts as a wholesale market maker in select foreign securities including unlisted ADRs and foreign ordinary shares. INTL Trading provides execution and liquidity to national broker-dealers, regional broker-dealers and institutional investors.
International Debt Capital Markets
The Company actively trades a wide variety of international debt instruments including both investment grade and higher yielding emerging market bonds with particular focus on smaller emerging market sovereign, corporate and bank bonds that trade worldwide on an over-the-counter basis. The Company also arranges international debt transactions for issuers located primarily in emerging markets. These transactions include bond issues, syndicated loans, asset securitizations as well as forms of other negotiable debt instruments. The revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities relating to the Trust Certificate and Total Return Swap discussed in note 12 are included in this segment.
Foreign Exchange Trading
The Company trades select illiquid currencies of developing countries. The Companys target customers are financial institutions, multi-national corporations, governmental and charitable organizations operating in these developing countries. In addition, the Company executes trades based on the foreign currency flows inherent in the Companys existing international securities activities. The Company primarily acts as a principal in buying and selling foreign currencies on a spot basis. The Company derives revenue from the difference between the purchase and sale prices.
Commodities Trading
The Company provides a full range of trading and hedging capabilities to select producers, consumers, recyclers and investors in precious metals and certain base metals. Acting as a principal, the Company commits its own capital to buy and sell the metals on a spot and forward basis.
In accordance with the guidelines provided in EITF Issue No. 99-19, the Company has determined that revenues from the Companys base metals trading business should be reported on a gross basis because these commodities are physically delivered and not readily convertible to cash. All the Companys other businesses, including the precious metals trading business, also falling within the Commodities Trading segment, report their revenues on a net basis. Inventory for the base metals business is valued at the lower of cost or market value. The Company generally mitigates the price risk associated with base metals held in inventory through the use of derivatives. This price risk mitigation does not generally qualify for hedge accounting under GAAP. In such situations, unrealized gains in inventory are not recognized under GAAP, but unrealized gains and losses in related derivative positions are recognized under GAAP. As a result, the Companys reported commodities trading earnings are subject to volatility.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
Other:
All other transactions that do not relate to the operating segments above are classified as Other. Certain cash accounts and balances were maintained to support the administration of all of the operating segments. These multi-segment assets were allocated to Other. Revenue reported for Other includes interest income but not interest expense; the gain or loss on the Companys asset management joint venture, which is accounted for by the equity method; and asset management fees in INTL Consilium, which has been accounted for as a variable interest entity and consolidated effective August 1, 2006.
The total revenues as reported for the year ended September 30, 2006, are not comparable with the total revenues reported for 2005 because they combine gross revenues for the physical base metals business and net revenues for all other businesses. In order to achieve comparability, and to reflect the way that the Companys management views the results, the tables below also reflect the segmental contribution to Operating revenues, which is shown on the face of the Consolidated Statements of Operations and which is calculated by deducting physical commodities cost of sales from total revenues.
Segment data includes the profitability measure of net contribution by segment. Net contribution is one of the key measures used by management to assess the performance of each segment and for decisions regarding the allocation of the Companys resources. Net contribution is calculated as revenue less direct cost of sales, clearing and clearing related charges and variable trader compensation. Variable trader compensation represents a fixed percentage of an amount equal to revenues produced less clearing and related charges, base salaries and an overhead allocation.
Inter-segment revenues, charges, receivables and payables are eliminated between segments, excepting revenues and costs related to foreign currency transactions done at arms length by the foreign exchange trading business for the equity and debt trading business. The foreign exchange trading business competes for this business as it does for any other business. If its rates are not competitive the equity and debt trading businesses buy or sell their foreign currency through other market counter-parties. The profit or loss made by the foreign exchange trading business on these transactions is not quantifiable.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
Information concerning operations in these segments of business is approximately shown in accordance with SFAS No. 131 as follows:
2006 | 2005 | ||||||
(In thousands) | |||||||
Revenues: |
|||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 17,994 | $ | 12,052 | |||
International debt capital markets |
2,363 | 2,414 | |||||
Foreign exchange trading |
12,874 | 9,213 | |||||
Commodities trading |
67,821 | 1,313 | |||||
Other |
1,709 | 1,148 | |||||
Total |
$ | 102,761 | $ | 26,140 | |||
Operating revenues: |
|||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 17,994 | $ | 12,052 | |||
International debt capital markets |
2,363 | 2,414 | |||||
Foreign exchange trading |
12,874 | 9,213 | |||||
Commodities trading |
938 | 1,313 | |||||
Other |
1,708 | 1,148 | |||||
Total |
$ | 35,877 | $ | 26,140 | |||
Net contribution: |
|||||||
(Revenues less costs of sales, clearing and related expenses and variable trader bonus compensation): |
|||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 9,353 | $ | 5,450 | |||
International debt capital markets |
1,995 | 1,654 | |||||
Foreign exchange trading |
9,879 | 7,082 | |||||
Commodities trading |
(547 | ) | 953 | ||||
Other |
781 | | |||||
Total |
$ | 21,461 | $ | 15,139 | |||
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2006 and 2005
2006 | 2005 | |||||
(In thousands) | ||||||
Total assets: |
||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 61,558 | $ | 40,116 | ||
International debt capital markets |
46,100 | 41,905 | ||||
Foreign exchange trading |
29,219 | 22,170 | ||||
Commodities trading |
41,792 | 34,881 | ||||
Other |
21,244 | 7,947 | ||||
Total |
$ | 199,913 | $ | 147,019 | ||
Reconciliation of net contribution to income before income taxes and minority interest: |
||||||
Net contribution allocated to segments |
$ | 21,461 | $ | 15,139 | ||
Fixed costs not allocated to operating segments |
16,200 | 11,019 | ||||
Income before income tax expense and minority interest |
$ | 5,261 | $ | 4,120 | ||
(25) | Subsequent Events |
$2 million of the Companys senior subordinated convertible notes (the Notes), plus accrued interest to the date of conversion, were converted in December 2006 into an aggregate of 79,562 shares of the Companys common stock. For further information on the Notes, see note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
21 | List of the Companys subsidiaries. | |
23.1 | Consent of Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C. to the incorporation by reference on Form S-8. | |
23.2 | Consent of Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C. to the incorporation by reference on Form S-3. | |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a). | |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a). | |
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |