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2015 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312515371318 Filed on November 09, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q3	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
Revenue	$685.3M	$493.5M	$436.2M
YoY Change	57.1%	15.68%	7.92%
Cost Of Revenue	$4.900M	$6.000M	$2.700M
YoY Change	81.48%	160.87%	35.0%
Gross Profit	$680.4M	$487.5M	$433.5M
YoY Change	56.96%	14.28%	7.78%
Gross Profit Margin	99.29%	98.78%	99.38%
Selling, General & Admin	$601.2M	$453.1M	$410.5M
YoY Change	46.46%	13.3%	12.13%
% of Gross Profit	88.36%	92.94%	94.69%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$22.10M	$13.30M	$7.000M
YoY Change	215.71%	13.68%	-6.67%
% of Gross Profit	3.25%	2.73%	1.61%
Operating Expenses	$665.5M	$547.3M	$449.5M
YoY Change	48.03%	32.36%	15.06%
Operating Profit	$14.94M	-$59.80M	-$16.03M
YoY Change	-193.19%	-556.49%	-239.18%
Interest Expense	$16.94M	-$12.80M	$9.197M
YoY Change	84.23%	8.47%	0.36%
% of Operating Profit	113.41%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$63.49M	$2.900M	$43.25M
YoY Change	46.78%		48.35%
Pretax Income	$83.32M	-$69.90M	$29.94M
YoY Change	178.32%	-5476.92%	-29.83%
Income Tax	$28.74M	-$22.50M	$18.81M
% Of Pretax Income	34.49%		62.83%
Net Earnings	$38.37M	-$25.90M	$7.211M
YoY Change	432.12%	-731.71%	-71.53%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.6%	-5.25%	1.65%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.15		$0.03
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.15	-$117.2K	$0.03
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	252.4M shares		220.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	394.0M shares		331.2M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q3	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$534.1M	$855.5M	$587.7M
YoY Change	-9.12%	12.27%	-26.06%
Cash & Equivalents	$424.4M	$710.8M	$411.1M
Short-Term Investments	$109.7M	$144.7M	$176.7M
Other Short-Term Assets		$28.20M
YoY Change		29.95%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.567B	$941.7M	$1.309B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.991B	$1.618B	$1.720B
YoY Change	15.77%	18.15%	-22.54%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$150.7M	$112.0M	$114.4M
YoY Change	31.75%	-12.22%	-12.87%
Goodwill	$953.9M	$392.6M	$244.8M
YoY Change	289.67%	140.34%	49.54%
Intangibles	$320.4M	$27.98M	$24.75M
YoY Change	1194.7%	53.91%	27.7%
Long-Term Investments	$32.90M	$17.39M	$18.55M
YoY Change	77.31%	-1.76%	-4.54%
Other Assets		$142.9M
YoY Change		34.81%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.127B	$1.133B	$963.7M
YoY Change	120.67%	59.62%	32.46%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.991B	$1.618B	$1.720B
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.127B	$1.133B	$963.7M
Total Assets	$4.118B	$2.751B	$2.684B
YoY Change	53.43%	32.31%	-8.96%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.107B	$669.5M	$951.2M
YoY Change	16.38%	109.94%	-22.13%
Accrued Expenses	$307.5M	$231.7M	$231.6M
YoY Change	32.77%	23.31%	26.9%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$75.00M	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.133B	$733.5M	$1.183B
YoY Change	-4.18%	44.73%	-15.75%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$841.0M	$706.7M	$410.3M
YoY Change	104.97%	73.04%	-3.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$0.00	$0.00	$5.000M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$841.0M	$706.7M	$415.3M
YoY Change	102.5%	72.2%	-1.82%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.133B	$733.5M	$1.183B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$841.0M	$706.7M	$415.3M
Total Liabilities	$3.081B	$2.110B	$1.982B
YoY Change	55.47%	61.08%	-7.37%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$303.2M	-$268.9M	-$223.9M
YoY Change	35.43%	60.14%	53.13%
Common Stock	$1.006B	$817.2M	$801.5M
YoY Change	25.56%	9.59%	9.92%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$207.8M	$201.0M	$179.5M
YoY Change	15.76%	65.05%	56.91%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$527.8M	$401.5M	$430.3M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.118B	$2.751B	$2.684B
YoY Change	53.43%	32.31%	-8.96%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q3	2014 Q4	2014 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$38.37M	-$25.90M	$7.211M
YoY Change	432.12%	-731.71%	-71.53%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$22.10M	$13.30M	$7.000M
YoY Change	215.71%	13.68%	-6.67%
Cash From Operating Activities	$133.3M	$86.00M	$51.60M
YoY Change	158.33%	34.8%	21.13%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$18.10M	-$7.400M	-$7.300M
YoY Change	147.95%	-43.94%	-14.12%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$13.70M	-$45.70M	-$87.40M
YoY Change	-84.32%	1328.13%	-50.84%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$31.80M	-$53.10M	-$94.70M
YoY Change	-66.42%	225.77%	-49.17%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-35.20M	207.9M	-101.3M
YoY Change	-65.25%	-335.18%	-40.2%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	133.3M	86.00M	51.60M
Cash From Investing Activities	-31.80M	-53.10M	-94.70M
Cash From Financing Activities	-35.20M	207.9M	-101.3M
Net Change In Cash	66.30M	240.8M	-144.4M
YoY Change	-145.91%	-688.75%	-53.88%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$133.3M	$86.00M	$51.60M
Capital Expenditures	-$18.10M	-$7.400M	-$7.300M
Free Cash Flow	$151.4M	$93.40M	$58.90M
YoY Change	157.05%	21.3%	15.26%

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	us-gaap	Due To And From Broker Dealers And Clearing Organizations Disclosure DueToAndFromBrokerDealersAndClearingOrganizationsDisclosure	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"> <b>10. Receivables from and Payables to Broker-Dealers, Clearing Organizations, Customers and Related Broker-Dealers.</b></p> <!-- xbrl,body --> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 8%"> Receivables from and payables to broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers primarily represent amounts due for undelivered securities, cash held at clearing organizations and exchanges to facilitate settlement and clearance of matched principal transactions, spreads on matched principal transactions that have not yet been remitted from/to clearing organizations and exchanges and amounts related to open derivative contracts, including derivative contracts into which the Company may enter into to minimize the effect of price changes of the Company’s Nasdaq shares (see Note 11—“Derivatives”). As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, receivables from and payables to broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers consisted of the following (in thousands):</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="76%" align="center" border="0"><!-- Begin Table Head --> <tr> <td width="72%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>September 30,<br /> 2015</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>December 31,<br /> 2014</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <!-- End Table Head --><!-- Begin Table Body --> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Receivables from broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers:</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Contract values of fails to deliver</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,040,250</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">559,142</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Receivables from clearing organizations</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">127,125</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">60,300</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Other receivables from broker-dealers and customers</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">22,927</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">16,927</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Net pending trades</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> —  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">884</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Open derivative contracts</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">2,422</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">3,508</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 5em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Total</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,192,724</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">640,761</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Payables to broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers:</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Contract values of fails to receive</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">968,470</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">552,790</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Payables to clearing organizations</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">66,004</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">79,848</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Other payables to broker-dealers and customers</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">22,871</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">13,378</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Net pending trades</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">15,110</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> —  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Open derivative contracts</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,777</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">153</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <td valign="top"> <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 5em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Total</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,074,232</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">646,169</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 3px double"> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <!-- End Table Body --></table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 8%"> A portion of these receivables and payables are with Cantor. See Note 13—“Related Party Transactions,” for additional information related to these receivables and payables.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 8%"> Substantially all open fails to deliver, open fails to receive and pending trade transactions as of September 30, 2015 have subsequently settled at the contracted amounts.</p> </div>
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