Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Disaggregation of Revenue
In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by service line and segment:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Independent Advisory and Brokerage Services
 
Ladenburg
 
Insurance Brokerage
 
Corporate
 
Total
Commissions
 
$
129,745

 
$
3,213

 
$
30,328

 
$

 
$
163,286

Advisory fees
 
112,513

 
1,816

 

 
54

 
114,383

Investment banking
 
116

 
16,374

 

 

 
16,490

Principal transactions
 
11

 
156

 

 

 
167

Interest and dividends
 
534

 
75

 

 
178

 
787

Service fees
 
24,140

 
568

 

 
194

 
24,902

Other income
 
8,470

 
112

 
732

 
55

 
9,369

Total revenues
 
$
275,529

 
$
22,314

 
$
31,060

 
$
481

 
$
329,384

Contract Balances
The following table provides information about contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers. Estimated trailing commissions are included in other receivables, net while estimated expenses on trailing commissions are included in commissions and fees payable on the condensed consolidated statement of financial position:
 
 
As of March 31, 2018
 
As of January 1, 2018 (Adoption Date)
Contract assets - Insurance trailing commissions
 
$
62,178

 
$
58,786

Contract liabilities - Insurance trailing commissions
 
32,571

 
29,395

Impact on financial statements
The following tables compare the reported condensed consolidated statement of financial condition and statement of operations as of and for the three months ending March 31, 2018, to the pro-forma amounts had the previous accounting standards been in effect:

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
As Reported
 
Balances without the adoption of ASC 606
 
Effects of Change Higher/(Lower)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
145,417

 
$
145,417

 
$

Securities owned, at fair value
 
4,104

 
4,104

 

Receivables from clearing brokers
 
55,842

 
55,842

 

Receivables from other broker-dealers
 
2,263

 
2,263

 

Notes receivable from financial advisors, net
 
6,522

 
57,038

 
(50,516
)
Other receivables, net
 
122,154

 
60,231

 
61,923

Fixed assets, net
 
23,886

 
23,886

 

Restricted assets
 
760

 
760

 

Intangible assets, net
 
76,131

 
98,463

 
(22,332
)
Goodwill
 
124,210

 
124,210

 

Contract acquisition costs, net
 
73,234

 

 
73,234

Cash surrender value of life insurance
 
12,691

 
12,691

 

Other assets
 
36,941

 
36,586

 
355

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
684,155

 
$
621,491

 
$
62,664

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities sold, but not yet purchased, at market value
 
$
235

 
$
235

 
$

Accrued compensation
 
18,828

 
18,816

 
12

Commissions and fees payable
 
95,937

 
63,366

 
32,571

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
52,205

 
51,874

 
331

Deferred rent
 
2,571

 
2,571

 

Deferred income taxes
 
6,532

 
2,631

 
3,901

Deferred compensation liability
 
18,340

 
18,340

 

Accrued interest
 
261

 
261

 

Notes payable
 
98,997

 
98,997

 

Total liabilities
 
$
293,906

 
$
257,091

 
$
36,815

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sharedholders' equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
 
2

 
2

 

Common stock
 
20

 
20

 

Additional paid-in capital
 
510,409

 
510,409

 

Accumulated deficit
 
(120,206
)
 
(146,044
)
 
25,838

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total shareholders equity of the Company
 
390,225

 
364,387

 
25,838

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interest
 
24

 
13

 
11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders' equity
 
390,249

 
364,400

 
25,849

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
684,155

 
$
621,491

 
$
62,664




Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
As Reported
 
Amounts without the adoption of ASC 606
 
Effects of Change Higher/(Lower)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commissions
 
$
163,286

 
$
146,038

 
$
17,248

Advisory fees
 
114,383

 
163,927

 
(49,544
)
Investment banking
 
16,490

 
15,146

 
1,344

Principal transactions
 
167

 
193

 
(26
)
Interest and dividends
 
787

 
781

 
6

Service fees
 
24,902

 
24,902

 

Other income
 
9,369

 
9,463

 
(94
)
Total revenues
 
329,384

 
360,450

 
(31,066
)
Expenses:
 

 

 
 
Commissions and fees
 
231,311

 
263,822

 
(32,511
)
Compensation and benefits
 
47,249

 
47,486

 
(237
)
Non-cash compensation
 
1,494

 
1,494

 

Brokerage, communication and clearance fees
 
5,319

 
5,071

 
248

Rent and occupancy, net of sublease revenue
 
2,493

 
2,493

 

Professional services
 
5,018

 
4,636

 
382

Interest
 
1,866

 
1,866

 

Depreciation and amortization
 
5,809

 
7,123

 
(1,314
)
Acquisition-related expenses
 
913

 
913

 

Amortization of retention and forgivable loans
 
76

 
3,156

 
(3,080
)
Amortization of contract acquisition costs
 
2,210

 

 
2,210

Other
 
17,929

 
18,071

 
(142
)
Total expenses
 
321,687

 
356,131

 
(34,444
)
Income before item shown below
 
7,697

 
4,319

 
3,378

Change in fair value of contingent consideration
 
(61
)
 
(61
)
 

Income before income taxes
 
7,636

 
4,258

 
3,378

Income tax expense
 
2,172

 
521

 
1,651

Net income
 
5,464

 
3,737

 
1,727

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
1

 
1

 

Net income attributable to the Company
 
$
5,463

 
$
3,736

 
$
1,727

Dividends declared on preferred stock
 
(8,508
)

(8,508
)
 

Net loss available to common shareholders
 
$
(3,045
)

$
(4,772
)
 
$
1,727

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per common share available to common shareholders (basic)
 
$
(0.02
)

$
(0.02
)
 
$

Net loss per common share available to common shareholders (diluted)
 
$
(0.02
)

$
(0.02
)
 
$

Weighted average common shares used in computation of per share data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
195,898,794


195,898,794

 

Diluted
 
195,898,794


195,898,794

 

The following table summarizes the impacts of ASC 606 adoption on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of financial condition as of January 1, 2018.

The Company adjusted notes receivable from financial advisors, net by reclassifying all of its forgivable loans to contract acquisition costs, net in the condensed consolidated statements of financial position. Previously, forgivable loans were amortized based on their legal terms, typically forgiven over periods ranging from 3 to 7 years as long as the associated independent financial advisor remained in compliance with the terms of the forgivable loan. Under ASC 606, the acquisition costs, net are amortized over the expected useful lives of the independent financial advisors’ relationship period with the Company.

The Company adjusted intangible assets, net by eliminating a portion of net intangible asset that was created through the Company’s acquisition of Highland in 2014. ASC 606 requires that, at the time of the initial sale of a policy, the Company must estimate the variable consideration (future renewal commissions) and determine the transaction price as the unconstrained net present value of expected future renewal commissions. As such, the Company accelerated the revenues recognized under its insurance policies and recorded an increase to other receivables, net that was offset by the partial elimination of the net intangible asset and an increase to commissions and fees payable.









Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As Reported
 
Adjustments
 
Adjusted
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
Investment Banking
Insurance Renewals
Costs to obtain or fulfill a contract
 
January 1, 2018
ASSETS
 
(Audited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
172,103

 



 
$
172,103

Securities owned, at fair value
 
3,881

 



 
3,881

Receivables from clearing brokers
 
48,543

 



 
48,543

Receivables from other broker-dealers
 
2,822

 



 
2,822

Notes receivable from financial advisors, net
 
47,369

 


(40,566
)
 
6,803

Other receivables, net
 
60,707

 
(137
)
58,786


 
119,356

Fixed assets, net
 
23,621

 



 
23,621

Restricted assets
 
760

 



 
760

Intangible assets, net
 
103,611

 

(23,645
)

 
79,966

Goodwill
 
124,210

 



 
124,210

Contract acquisition costs, net
 

 


61,340

 
61,340

Cash surrender value of life insurance
 
12,711

 



 
12,711

Other assets
 
31,687

 
25

$


 
31,712

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
632,025

 
$
(112
)
$
35,141

$
20,774

 
$
687,828

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 

 



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value
 
$
231

 



 
$
231

Accrued compensation
 
33,343

 
(110
)


 
33,233

Commissions and fees payable
 
67,221

 

29,395


 
96,616

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
40,478

 
(104
)

(1,133
)
 
39,241

Deferred rent
 
2,151

 



 
2,151

Deferred income taxes
 
2,968

 
28

1,489

2,118

 
6,603

Deferred compensation liability
 
18,161

 



 
18,161

Accrued interest
 
232

 



 
232

Notes payable
 
96,849

 



 
96,849

Total liabilities
 
$
261,634

 
$
(186
)
$
30,884

$
985

 
$
293,317

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies
 

 



 

Shareholders' equity:
 

 



 

Preferred stock
 
$
2

 



 
$
2

Common stock
 
20

 



 
20

Additional paid-in capital
 
520,135

 



 
520,135

Accumulated deficit
 
(149,778
)
 
74

4,257

19,778

 
(125,669
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total shareholders equity of the Company
 
370,379

 
74

4,257

19,778

 
394,488

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interest
 
12

 


11

 
23

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders' equity
 
370,391

 
74

4,257

19,789

 
394,511

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
632,025

 
$
(112
)
$
35,141

$
20,774

 
$
687,828