CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Revenues: | |||||||||||
| Commissions | $ 696,331 | $ 536,028 | $ 510,023 | ||||||||
| Advisory fees | 474,423 | 560,930 | 464,136 | ||||||||
| Investment banking | 56,256 | 46,453 | 25,453 | ||||||||
| Principal transactions | (328) | 857 | 751 | ||||||||
| Interest and dividends | 4,971 | 2,550 | 2,879 | ||||||||
| Service fees | 119,430 | 85,330 | 71,515 | ||||||||
| Other income | 40,053 | 36,004 | 32,196 | ||||||||
| Total revenues | $ 355,121 | $ 348,875 | $ 357,756 | $ 329,384 | $ 344,016 | $ 322,309 | $ 311,536 | $ 290,291 | 1,391,136 | 1,268,152 | 1,106,953 |
| Expenses: | |||||||||||
| Commissions and fees | 976,596 | 928,430 | 818,000 | ||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | 194,045 | 171,344 | 152,592 | ||||||||
| Non-cash compensation | 5,882 | 5,539 | 5,311 | ||||||||
| Brokerage, communication and clearance fees | 16,088 | 18,124 | 15,719 | ||||||||
| Rent and occupancy, net of sublease revenue | 9,977 | 9,356 | 9,673 | ||||||||
| Professional services | 21,927 | 19,588 | 14,126 | ||||||||
| Interest | 10,796 | 2,710 | 4,262 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 24,039 | 28,835 | 28,334 | ||||||||
| Acquisition-related expenses | 1,010 | 3,469 | 1,357 | ||||||||
| Amortization of retention and forgivable loans | 417 | 7,396 | 5,472 | ||||||||
| Amortization of contract acquisition costs | 9,671 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Other | 73,285 | 72,200 | 64,177 | ||||||||
| Total expenses | 342,060 | 336,164 | 343,822 | 321,687 | 344,095 | 317,649 | 310,286 | 294,961 | 1,343,733 | 1,266,991 | 1,119,023 |
| Income (loss) before item shown below | 13,061 | 12,711 | 13,934 | 7,697 | (79) | 4,660 | 1,250 | (4,670) | 47,403 | 1,161 | (12,070) |
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | (73) | (54) | (50) | (61) | (67) | (3) | (63) | 152 | (238) | 19 | (216) |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 12,988 | 12,657 | 13,884 | 7,636 | (146) | 4,657 | 1,187 | (4,518) | 47,165 | 1,180 | (12,286) |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 13,379 | (6,502) | 10,025 | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 9,562 | 9,450 | 9,310 | 5,464 | 6,634 | 3,402 | 1,325 | (3,679) | 33,786 | 7,682 | (22,311) |
| Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | (10) | 3 | (3) | (5) | 28 | (15) | (42) |
| Net income (loss) attributable to the Company | 9,556 | 9,437 | 9,302 | 5,463 | 6,644 | 3,399 | 1,328 | (3,674) | 33,758 | 7,697 | (22,269) |
| Dividends declared on preferred stock | (8,508) | (8,507) | (8,508) | (8,508) | (8,456) | (8,149) | (7,953) | (7,924) | (34,031) | (32,482) | (30,438) |
| Net loss available to common shareholders | $ 1,048 | $ 930 | $ 794 | $ (3,045) | $ (1,812) | $ (4,750) | $ (6,625) | $ (11,598) | $ (273) | $ (24,785) | $ (52,707) |
| Net loss per share available to common shareholders (basic) (in USD per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ (0.02) | $ (0.01) | $ (0.02) | $ (0.03) | $ (0.06) | $ 0.00 | $ (0.13) | $ (0.29) |
| Net loss per share available to common shareholders (diluted) (in USD per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ (0.02) | $ (0.01) | $ (0.02) | $ (0.03) | $ (0.06) | $ 0.00 | $ (0.13) | $ (0.29) |
| Weighted average common shares used in computation of per share data: | |||||||||||
| Basic (in shares) | 189,463,849 | 196,381,910 | 196,557,837 | 195,898,794 | 194,749,001 | 192,912,643 | 192,304,828 | 192,270,615 | 194,562,916 | 193,064,550 | 182,987,850 |
| Diluted (in shares) | 198,743,096 | 208,387,236 | 209,855,936 | 195,898,794 | 194,749,001 | 192,912,643 | 192,304,828 | 192,270,615 | 194,562,916 | 193,064,550 | 182,987,850 |
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