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Stifel Financial Corporation · Q4 2019 earnings

Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Stifel reported record fourth quarter and full-year results.

Stifel Financial Corp. reported record fourth-quarter results, with net revenues of $944.3 million and net income available to common shareholders of $125.8 million, or $1.62 per diluted common share. Non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders was $146.6 million, or $1.88 per diluted common share. The company's performance was driven by record net revenues in Global Wealth Management and Institutional Group segments, as well as a significant increase in investment banking revenues.

  • Stifel achieved record quarterly net revenues of $944.3 million, a 14.9% increase over the previous record quarter.
  • The company reported record quarterly net income available to common shareholders of $125.8 million, or $1.62 per diluted common share.
  • Stifel's non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders reached a record $146.6 million, or $1.88 per diluted common share.
  • Client assets reached a record $329.5 billion, a 22.1% increase compared to the year-ago quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$944M

Previous: $793M+19.0%
EPS (adj)

$1.25

Previous: $1.05+19.0%
Client Assets

$329B

Previous: $270B+22.1%
Fee-Based Assets

$117B

Previous: $90.2B+30.0%
Financial Advisors

2.2K

Previous: 2.2K+3.3%
Net Income

$131M

Previous: $112M+17.0%
Operating Income

$163M

No prior period
Gross Profit

-$1.61B

Previous: -$1.53B-5.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.14B

Previous: $1.94B-41.0%
Total Assets

$24.6B

Previous: $24.5B+0.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Stifel · Revenue · Quarterly

$944M

Q4 2019+19%vs Q4 2018
Beat estimate in 15 of 16 quarters(94%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Stifel · $945M total across 2 segments · Q4 2019

  • Global Wealth Mgmt
    $553M
  • Institutional Group
    $392M

Forward guidance

Stifel is optimistic about its success in 2020, citing a strong market environment, record client assets, robust recruiting and investment banking pipelines, and incremental revenue from recent acquisitions.

Tailwinds

  • The market environment remains strong.
  • Stifel enters the year with record client assets.
  • The company has robust recruiting.
  • There is a strong investment banking pipeline.
  • Incremental revenue is expected from the six acquisitions closed in 2019.

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 Q4 2019

Historical avgQ4 2019

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.8%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

37 / 68 earnings

Positive

+9.4%

Q1 2016

Best reaction

-11.8%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-6.0%-5.5%-11.8%
Q4 2025+0.0%-1.7%-12.1%
Q3 2025+3.8%+5.9%+4.1%
Q1 2025-3.9%-0.1%+8.2%
Q4 2024+2.1%-2.0%-7.8%
Q3 2024+3.7%+4.6%+15.6%
Q2 2024+5.2%+5.6%+6.3%
Q1 2024+0.8%+3.7%+4.1%
Q4 2023+4.8%+5.4%+8.3%
Q3 2023-4.5%-2.7%+6.3%
Q2 2023-3.6%-1.9%-1.6%
Q1 2023+1.9%+1.0%-2.2%
Q4 2022+5.3%+5.1%+6.0%
Q3 2022+7.4%+13.5%+18.8%
Q2 2022-0.8%-0.1%+3.7%
Q1 2022+4.3%+0.6%+2.0%
Q4 2021+8.3%+12.2%+11.6%
Q3 2021-4.6%-3.7%-5.7%
Q2 2021+3.6%+1.5%+8.9%
Q1 2021+0.2%-0.9%-1.0%
Q4 2020+1.5%+1.9%+17.2%
Q3 2020-4.2%-5.0%+17.9%
Q2 2020+4.2%+4.9%+10.7%
Q1 2020-11.8%-13.2%-0.3%
Q4 2019+3.2%+6.6%-13.2%
Q3 2019-4.0%+2.5%+7.2%
Q2 2019-1.0%-6.9%-11.1%
Q1 2019-1.0%+1.1%-6.9%
Q4 2018+6.8%+8.1%+15.8%
Q3 2018+6.1%+10.7%+12.2%
Q2 2018+4.2%+4.5%+6.4%
Q1 2018+0.4%-1.8%+1.9%
Q4 2017+3.2%-0.8%-3.4%
Q3 2017+2.0%+2.3%+6.8%
Q2 2017+1.4%-0.7%-6.0%
Q1 2017-1.0%-1.7%-12.8%
Q4 2016+4.8%+7.7%+9.1%
Q3 2016-4.7%-3.0%+25.8%
Q2 2016+4.2%+6.1%+10.2%
Q1 2016+9.4%
Q4 2015-7.8%
Q3 2015-6.0%
Q2 2015-2.4%
Q1 2015-1.5%
Q4 2014+6.9%
Q3 2014-2.0%
Q2 2014-1.0%
Q1 2014+0.4%
Q4 2013-1.1%
Q3 2013+2.6%
Q2 2013+3.2%
Q1 2013-3.4%
Q4 2012-7.4%
Q3 2012+1.8%
Q2 2012+1.0%
Q1 2012-6.4%
Q4 2011-2.5%
Q3 2011-6.5%
Q2 2011+1.6%
Q1 2010-3.2%
Q1 2011+0.1%
Q4 2008-2.1%
Q4 2010-2.1%
Q3 2009+1.6%
Q3 2010+1.6%
Q2 2010-3.3%
Q2 2009-3.3%
Q4 2009-3.3%

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