NYSE$PJT

PJT Partners Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

PJT Partners reported record revenues and increased profitability.

PJT Partners reported record first quarter revenues of $329 million, a 65% increase year-over-year. GAAP diluted EPS increased by 82% to $1.22, and adjusted EPS increased by 81% to $0.98. The company repurchased 1.5 million shares and share equivalents and held $236 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments with no funded debt.

  • Record first quarter revenues of $329 million, up 65% year-over-year.
  • GAAP diluted EPS of $1.22, an increase of 82% year-over-year.
  • Adjusted EPS of $0.98, an increase of 81% year-over-year.
  • Ended the quarter with $236 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments and no funded debt.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$329M

Previous: $200M+64.7%
EPS

$1.22

Previous: $0.54+125.9%
Compensation & Benefits % of Rev

69.5%

No prior period
Non-Compensation % of Rev

14.1%

No prior period
Total Expenses % of Rev

83.6%

No prior period
Pretax Income % of Rev

16.4%

No prior period
Adjusted Comp & Benefits % of Rev

69.5%

No prior period
Adjusted Non-Comp % of Rev

13.7%

No prior period
Adjusted Total Expenses % of Rev

83.2%

No prior period
Adjusted Pretax Income % of Rev

16.8%

No prior period
GAAP Effective Tax Rate

1.0%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$439K

Previous: -$2.15M+79.5%
Free Cash Flow

$32.2M

Previous: $15.2M+111.9%
Net Income

$32.6M

Previous: $17.3M+88.2%
Operating Income

$208M

Previous: $113M+84.1%
Gross Profit

$329M

Previous: $200M+64.7%

Revenue & EPS history

PJT · Revenue · Quarterly

$329M

Q1 2024+64.7%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

PJT · $278M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Advisory Fees
    $244M+8.8%
  • Placement Fees
    $26.7M-32.8%
  • Interest Income & Other
    $7.57M+272.2%

Forward guidance

PJT Partners did not provide specific forward guidance in this earnings report.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+1.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.8%

Avg return

30 days after

62%

26 / 42 earnings

Positive

+14.0%

Q4 2016

Best reaction

-11.6%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.1%-0.6%-0.2%
Q4 2025-7.5%-6.6%-16.1%
Q3 2025+0.6%+2.6%+5.1%
Q1 2025+4.5%+6.0%+11.5%
Q4 2024+5.1%+5.0%-10.4%
Q3 2024-2.3%-1.0%+17.1%
Q2 2024+5.7%-2.5%-2.2%
Q1 2024+6.4%+6.3%+14.0%
Q4 2023-4.9%-1.2%+1.1%
Q3 2023+10.0%+13.4%+22.9%
Q2 2023+5.7%-0.1%-3.1%
Q1 2023-11.6%-10.9%-4.2%
Q4 2022-5.0%-3.1%-5.1%
Q3 2022-5.3%-3.0%+3.8%
Q2 2022+3.0%+4.9%+7.0%
Q1 2022+4.0%+1.0%+13.9%
Q4 2021-8.4%-9.1%-13.9%
Q3 2021-10.3%-8.1%-9.3%
Q2 2021+3.0%+0.3%+6.4%
Q1 2021+5.1%-0.3%-0.5%
Q4 2020-1.5%-3.6%-10.3%
Q3 2020+1.2%-1.0%+4.6%
Q2 2020+2.8%+0.6%+11.1%
Q1 2020+11.2%-0.9%+15.5%
Q4 2019+5.2%+8.2%-10.9%
Q3 2019+6.8%+4.9%+8.7%
Q2 2019+12.2%+7.3%+10.3%
Q1 2019+1.3%+4.2%-14.4%
Q4 2018-0.4%-0.3%-7.6%
Q3 2018+6.2%+7.0%+11.2%
Q2 2018+7.0%+3.8%+5.9%
Q1 2018-2.3%-5.2%-0.4%
Q4 2017+3.7%+6.3%+10.4%
Q3 2017-3.2%-2.2%+8.9%
Q2 2017-7.4%-6.9%-10.8%
Q1 2017+5.4%+4.4%+14.6%
Q4 2016+14.0%+18.4%+21.3%
Q3 2016-3.4%-2.0%+6.8%
Q2 2016-4.2%-7.8%-5.3%
Q1 2016+9.1%
Q4 2015+1.6%
Q3 2015+0.2%
Q2 2015
Q1 2015
Q4 2014
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014

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