United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007
Commission File Number: 000-23554
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 59-2921318 | |
(State of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
220 East Central Parkway, Suite 2060
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
(Address of principal executive offices)
(407) 741-5300
(Registrants telephone number)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x.
The issuer had 8,241,918 outstanding shares of common stock as of August 10, 2007.
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Part I. |
FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||
Item 1. | Financial Statements (Unaudited) | |||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 | 3 | |||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 | 4 | |||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 | 5 | |||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 | 6 | |||
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 7 | |||
Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 29 | ||
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 46 | ||
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 48 | ||
Part II. |
OTHER INFORMATION | |||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 48 | ||
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 48 | ||
Item 6. | Exhibits | 48 | ||
Signatures | 50 | |||
Certifications |
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except par value)
June 30, 2007 |
September 30, 2006 | ||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||||||
Assets |
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Cash |
$ | 27,554 | $ | 26,470 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents deposited with brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
12,259 | 11,559 | |||||
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
42,139 | 8,124 | |||||
Receivable from customers |
46,296 | 26,884 | |||||
Financial instruments owned, at fair value |
185,372 | 84,620 | |||||
Physical commodities inventory, at cost |
28,130 | 15,306 | |||||
Trust certificates, at fair value |
11,217 | 12,764 | |||||
Prepaid income taxes |
3,167 | 3,252 | |||||
Investment in managed funds, at fair value |
15,614 | 1,246 | |||||
Deferred income tax asset, net |
3,828 | ||||||
Fixed assets and leasehold improvements at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization |
2,183 | 711 | |||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization |
1,046 | 279 | |||||
Goodwill |
7,339 | 6,328 | |||||
Debt issuance costs, net |
1,257 | 1,599 | |||||
Other assets |
2,910 | 771 | |||||
Total assets |
$ | 390,311 | $ | 199,913 | |||
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
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Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ | 2,996 | $ | 1,464 | |||
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value |
171,381 | 110,147 | |||||
Payable to lenders under loans and overdrafts |
83,126 | 6,534 | |||||
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
16,514 | 9,919 | |||||
Payable to customers |
46,317 | 2,812 | |||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
4,721 | 4,203 | |||||
Income taxes payable |
1,781 | 842 | |||||
Deferred income taxes, net |
1,535 | ||||||
Deferred acquisition consideration payable |
791 | ||||||
Other liabilities |
550 | 433 | |||||
327,386 | 138,680 | ||||||
Convertible subordinated notes payable, due September 20, 2011, net of $108 debt discount at June 30, 2007 and $141 at September 30, 2006 |
24,893 | 26,859 | |||||
Total liabilities |
352,279 | 165,539 | |||||
Minority owners interest in consolidated entities |
2,686 | 431 | |||||
Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 1,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding |
| | |||||
Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 17,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 8,240,568 shares at June 30, 2007 and 7,839,721 shares at September 30, 2006 |
82 | 78 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital |
36,412 | 30,457 | |||||
Retained (deficit) earnings |
(1,150 | ) | 3,408 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income: |
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Currency translation adjustments |
2 | ||||||
Total stockholders equity |
35,346 | 33,943 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 390,311 | $ | 199,913 | |||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unuadited)
2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Revenues: |
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Sales of physical commodities |
$ | 2,363,340 | $ | 305,644 | |||
Net dealer inventory and investment gains |
5,981 | 30,406 | |||||
Asset management fees |
5,484 | ||||||
Equity in income from asset management joint venture |
275 | ||||||
Other |
2,427 | 943 | |||||
Total revenues |
2,377,232 | 337,268 | |||||
Cost of sales of physical commodities |
2,343,782 | 305,805 | |||||
Operating revenues |
33,450 | 31,463 | |||||
Interest expense |
5,700 | 1,627 | |||||
Net revenues |
27,750 | 29,836 | |||||
Non-interest expenses: |
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Compensation and benefits |
20,863 | 12,336 | |||||
Clearing and related expenses |
7,815 | 5,868 | |||||
Occupancy and equipment rental |
793 | 455 | |||||
Professional fees |
1,538 | 542 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization |
442 | 305 | |||||
Business development |
1,231 | 773 | |||||
Insurance |
221 | 152 | |||||
Other |
1,314 | 795 | |||||
Total non-interest expenses |
34,217 | 21,226 | |||||
Income (loss) before income tax and minority interest |
(6,467 | ) | 8,610 | ||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
(2,326 | ) | 3,188 | ||||
Income (loss) before minority interest |
(4,141 | ) | 5,422 | ||||
Minority interest in income of consolidated entities |
417 | ||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (4,558 | ) | $ | 5,422 | ||
Earnings (loss) per share: |
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Basic |
$ | (0.57 | ) | $ | 0.72 | ||
Diluted |
$ | (0.57 | ) | $ | 0.66 | ||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |
|||||||
Basic |
8,033 | 7,570 | |||||
Diluted |
8,033 | 8,263 | |||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (4,558 | ) | $ | 5,422 | ||
Other comprehensive income: |
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Currency translation adjustments |
2 | ||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) |
$ | (4,556 | ) | $ | 5,422 | ||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unuadited)
2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Revenues: |
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Sales of physical commodities |
$ | 1,408,433 | $ | 173,317 | |||
Net dealer inventory and investment gains (losses) |
(869 | ) | 12,787 | ||||
Asset management fees |
2,723 | ||||||
Equity in income from asset management joint venture |
59 | ||||||
Other |
1,048 | 331 | |||||
Total revenues |
1,411,335 | 186,494 | |||||
Cost of sales of physical commodities |
1,401,847 | 172,383 | |||||
Operating revenues |
9,488 | 14,111 | |||||
Interest expense |
2,459 | 621 | |||||
Net revenues |
7,029 | 13,490 | |||||
Non-interest expenses: |
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Compensation and benefits |
7,139 | 4,958 | |||||
Clearing and related expenses |
3,194 | 2,062 | |||||
Occupancy and equipment rental |
289 | 147 | |||||
Professional fees |
665 | 244 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization |
202 | 109 | |||||
Business development |
627 | 363 | |||||
Insurance |
87 | 56 | |||||
Other |
516 | 309 | |||||
Total non-interest expenses |
12,719 | 8,248 | |||||
Income (loss) before income tax and minority interest |
(5,690 | ) | 5,242 | ||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
(2,043 | ) | 1,956 | ||||
Income (loss) before minority interest |
(3,647 | ) | 3,286 | ||||
Minority interest in income of consolidated entities |
95 | ||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (3,742 | ) | $ | 3,286 | ||
Earnings (loss) per share: |
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Basic |
$ | (0.46 | ) | $ | 0.43 | ||
Diluted |
$ | (0.46 | ) | $ | 0.39 | ||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |
|||||||
Basic |
8,197 | 7,710 | |||||
Diluted |
8,197 | 8,398 | |||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (3,742 | ) | $ | 3,286 | ||
Other comprehensive income: |
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Currency translation adjustments |
2 | ||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) |
$ | (3,740 | ) | $ | 3,286 | ||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
(In thousands)
(Unuadited)
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | (4,558 | ) | $ | 5,422 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
442 | 306 | ||||||
Income tax benefit on stock awards exercised |
360 | |||||||
Deferred income taxes |
(4,778 | ) | 228 | |||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount |
263 | |||||||
Convertible debt interest settled in company stock upon partial conversion |
29 | |||||||
Equity in income from asset management joint venture |
(275 | ) | ||||||
Minority interest |
417 | |||||||
Amortization of stock-based compensation expense |
543 | 21 | ||||||
Unrealized investment gain from INTL Consilium managed funds |
(868 | ) | (175 | ) | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
(33,729 | ) | (1,596 | ) | ||||
Receivable from customers |
(19,860 | ) | (5,453 | ) | ||||
Financial instruments owned, at fair value |
(96,505 | ) | 2,203 | |||||
Physical commodities inventory, at cost |
(12,824 | ) | (9,594 | ) | ||||
Prepaid income taxes |
85 | |||||||
Other assets |
(1,442 | ) | 118 | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
1,160 | 444 | ||||||
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value |
63,558 | (3,960 | ) | |||||
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
6,595 | (1,255 | ) | |||||
Payable to customers |
38,740 | 6,415 | ||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
434 | 1,762 | ||||||
Income taxes payable |
313 | 1,042 | ||||||
Other liabilities |
(151 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(62,136 | ) | (3,996 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Distribution of earnings from equity accounted joint venture |
296 | |||||||
Capital contribution of consolidated joint venture partner |
2,000 | |||||||
Capital distribution of consolidated joint venture partner |
(757 | ) | ||||||
Cash acquired with acqusition of Gainvest |
2,223 | |||||||
Payments related to acquisition of Gainvest |
(2,778 | ) | ||||||
Payments related to acquisition of INTL Global Currencies |
(801 | ) | (1,199 | ) | ||||
Investment in managed funds |
(13,500 | ) | (1,005 | ) | ||||
Investment withdrawals from managed funds |
2,000 | |||||||
Purchase of fixed assets, leasehold improvements |
(817 | ) | (344 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(14,430 | ) | (252 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Payable to lenders under loans and overdrafts |
76,592 | 6,664 | ||||||
Exercise of stock options |
972 | 1,980 | ||||||
Income tax benefit on stock awards exercised |
784 | |||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
78,348 | 8,644 | ||||||
Effect of foreign exchange translation rates |
2 | |||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
1,784 | 4,396 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
38,029 | 20,242 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 39,813 | $ | 24,638 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities: |
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Cash paid for interest |
$ | 4,806 | $ | 1,576 | ||||
Income taxes paid |
$ | 1,293 | $ | 1,569 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities: |
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Partial release of trust certificates |
$ | 2,939 | $ | 1,441 | ||||
Additional goodwill in connection with acquisition of INTL Global Currencies |
$ | 10 | $ | | ||||
Estimated beginning fair value of assets and (liabilities) received in acqusition of Gainvest (unaudited): |
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Assets acquired |
$ | 8,746 | $ | | ||||
Liabilities assumed |
(5,959 | ) | | |||||
Minority owners interest |
(9 | ) | | |||||
Total net assets acquired |
$ | 2,778 | $ | | ||||
Identified intangible assets in connection with acquisition of Gainvest |
$ | 850 | $ | | ||||
Additional goodwill in connection with acquisition of Gainvest |
$ | 1,001 | $ | | ||||
Issuance of common stock related to Gainvest acqusition |
$ | 1,745 | $ | | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities: |
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Conversion of subordinated notes to common stock, net of debt issuance costs of $112 |
$ | 1,888 | $ | | ||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
(1) | Basis of Presentation and Description of Business |
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions and requirements of Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). In the opinion of management, such financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, cash flows and financial position for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Companys audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, contained in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Current Subsidiaries and Operations
As used in this Form 10-Q, the term Company refers, unless the context requires otherwise, to International Assets Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of International Assets Holding Corporation, its subsidiaries and variable interest entities of which it is the primary beneficiary. The Companys subsidiaries are INTL Trading, Inc. (INTL Trading), INTL Assets, Inc. (INTL Assets), INTL Holding (U.K.) Limited (INTL Holding (U.K.)), INTL Global Currencies Limited (INTL Global Currencies), INTL Commodities, Inc. (INTL Commodities), INTL Commodities Mexico S de RL de CV (INTL Mexico), INTL Capital Limited (INTL Capital), INTL Asia Pte. Ltd, IAHC (Bermuda) Ltd., Gainvest Argentina Asset Management S.A., Gainvest S.A. Sociedad Gerente de Fondos Comunes de Inversion, Gainvest do Brasil Ltda., Gainvest Asset Management Limited, Gainvest Uruguay Asset Management S.A., INTL Capital and Treasury Global Ltd. (Nigeria), INTL Global Currencies (Asia) Ltd. and INTL Netherlands B.V. The accounts of INTL Consilium, LLC (INTL Consilium), which has been treated as a variable interest entity and in which International Assets Holding Corporation has been the primary beneficiary since August 1, 2006, are also included in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The accounts of INTL Commodities DMCC (see note 5), which has been treated as a variable interest entity and in which International Assets Holding Corporation is the primary beneficiary, are also included in the condensed consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company operates as a wholesale international financial firm in five business segments international equities market making, international debt capital markets, foreign exchange trading, commodities trading and asset management. The majority of the trading and market-making activities are undertaken as principal in order to provide institutional customers with efficient execution and liquidity in these markets. To a lesser extent the Company also takes proprietary positions in these markets. The Company:
| is a leading U.S. market-maker in select foreign securities, including unlisted American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and foreign common shares; |
| trades actively in a wide variety of international debt instruments and arranges international debt transactions and local market securitizations; |
| trades currencies, focusing on illiquid currencies of developing countries; |
| provides a full range of trading and hedging capabilities in select precious metals and base metals to producers, refiners, recyclers and consumers, including trading of physical metals; and |
| provides investment advisory services. |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(2) | Stock-Based Employee Compensation |
On October 1, 2006 the Company adopted Statement of Financial Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, using the modified prospective method. Under SFAS No. 123(R), the grant-date fair values of stock-based awards that require future service are amortized over the relevant service periods. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company applied Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25), and related interpretations in accounting for its stock option plans. Since options that were granted prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) were granted with exercise prices at, or higher than, the then market value, no compensation expense had been recognized for the fair values of such grants under APB 25.
Prior to adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company determined fair value on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the Company continues to use this model after its adoption of SFAS No. 123 (R).
For option awards granted subsequent to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), compensation cost will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period for the entire award. This is consistent with the method used prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) in the calculation of pro-forma compensation expense. The expense of unvested option awards granted prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) will continue to be recognized on a straight-line basis, over the balance of the vesting period.
SFAS No. 123(R) requires expected forfeitures to be considered in determining stock-based compensation expense. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), forfeiture benefits were recorded as a reduction to the pro-forma compensation expense only when actual forfeitures occurred.
The effect of adopting SFAS No. 123(R) was an expense of $533,000 and $184,000 for the nine months and the three months ended June 30, 2007, respectively. This expense is included in Compensation and Benefits in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Prior to adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company presented all tax benefits resulting from stock-based compensation as cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. SFAS No. 123(R) requires cash flows resulting from tax deductions in excess of grant-date fair values of stock-based awards to be included in cash flows from financing activities. The income tax benefit on stock awards exercised of $784,000 related to stock-based compensation included in cash flows from financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 would previously have been included in cash flows from operating activities.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
If the Company had determined compensation expense for the Companys options based on the grant-date fair values in accordance with SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, in the nine months and the three months ended June 30, 2006, the Companys net income and earnings per share amounts for that period would have been as follows:
In thousands, except earnings per share | Nine months ended |
Three months ended 2006 |
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Net income |
As reported | $ | 5,422 | $ | 3,286 | |||||
Compensation expense determined under fair value based method, net of tax |
Pro forma | $ | (429 | ) | $ | (132 | ) | |||
Net income |
Pro forma | $ | 4,993 | $ | 3,154 | |||||
Basic earnings per share |
As reported | $ | 0.72 | $ | 0.43 | |||||
Pro forma | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.41 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
As reported | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.39 | |||||
Pro forma | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.38 |
For further information on the Companys stock options, see note 20 below.
(3) | Effects of Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Interpretations |
There have been no accounting pronouncements or interpretations since the date of preparation of the Companys consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 that have had a material effect on the Company.
(4) | Change in Accounting Policy |
There have been significant changes to the nature of the Companys precious metals operations in fiscal 2007. These changes include the hiring of a platinum group metals trader in London in September 2006 and the establishment in February 2007 of a joint venture in Dubai to sell precious metals for physical delivery through a company named INTL Commodities DMCC. As a result of these changes the physical delivery component of the Companys precious metals business has begun to outweigh the financial trading component. The Company previously applied the guidelines contained in American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Audit and Accounting Guide, Brokers and Dealers in Securities, to its precious metals business, because the Company considered it to be primarily a financial business. Accordingly, the Company recorded precious metals revenues on a net basis and its precious metals inventories on a marked-to-market basis, as it does in its securities and currency businesses. As a consequence of the significant development of its commodities business into a physical delivery business as discussed above, with effect from Q2 2007 the Company changed its accounting policy to record all precious metals revenues on a gross basis in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 99-19 and to record all physical precious metals inventories at the lower of cost or market value in accordance with Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) No. 43. As a result, all the Companys commodities revenues, for both base and precious metals, are recorded gross, and all the Companys commodities inventories, both base and precious metals, are recorded at the lower of cost or market value.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Below are the adjustments related to the change in accounting policy discussed above:
(in thousands) | Nine Months 2006 |
Nine Months 2006 |
Nine Months 2006 | |||||
previously reported |
adjustments | as adjusted | ||||||
Sales of physical commodities |
$ | 54,289 | 251,355 | 305,644 | ||||
Net dealer inventory and investment gains |
30,607 | (201 | ) | 30,406 | ||||
Total revenues |
86,114 | 251,154 | 337,268 | |||||
Cost of sales of physical commodities |
54,651 | 251,154 | 305,805 | |||||
Operating revenues |
31,463 | | 31,463 | |||||
Three Months 2006 |
Three Months 2006 |
Three Months 2006 | ||||||
previously reported |
adjustments | as adjusted | ||||||
Sales of physical commodities |
$ | 26,592 | 146,725 | 173,317 | ||||
Net dealer inventory and investment gains |
15,415 | (2,628 | ) | 12,787 | ||||
Total revenues |
42,397 | 144,097 | 186,494 | |||||
Cost of sales of physical commodities |
28,286 | 144,097 | 172,383 | |||||
Operating revenues |
14,111 | | 14,111 |
(5) | New Variable Interest Entity |
FIN 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities: an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, expands upon the consolidation guidance contained in ARB No. 51, which views a majority voting interest as the primary criterion in determining whether one entity has a controlling financial interest in another entity. FIN 46(R) provides for consolidation of certain entities in which the reporting entity does not have a controlling financial interest as defined in ARB No. 51. If an analysis in terms of FIN 46(R) determines that one entity is the primary beneficiary of the variable interests in another entity (the variable interest entity, or VIE), the primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the variable interest entity.
On February 4, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Nilesh Kumar Naval Ved (Ved) of Dubai, United Arab Emirates to form INTL Commodities DMCC (DMCC). DMCC is a physical precious metals trading business in the Middle East. During February 2007 the Company and Ved each made a capital contribution of $2,000,000 to DMCC for a 50/50 ownership.
An analysis in terms of FIN 46(R) determined that DMCC is a variable interest entity and the Company its primary beneficiary. The primary factors that contributed to this conclusion are that the Company is required to provide mezzanine financing up to $11 million to DMCC; and that the Company is responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the business. With effect from its establishment on February 4, 2007 the Company has consolidated DMCC as a variable interest entity.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(6) | Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share |
Basic earnings per share have been computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Options to purchase 101,250 shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 because the exercise prices of these options exceeded the average market price of the common stock for the period (i.e. they were anti-dilutive). No options to purchase shares of common stock or convertible subordinated notes payable which are convertible into common shares were considered in the calculation of diluted loss per share for the nine months and three months ended June 30, 2007 because of the anti-dilutive impact of the potential common shares, due to the net losses in 2007. Options to purchase 68,750 shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2006 because the exercise prices of these options exceeded the average market price of the common stock for the period (i.e. they were anti-dilutive).
For the nine months ended June 30, | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
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Numerator: |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | (4,558 | ) | $ | 5,422 | ||
Denominator: |
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Weighted average number of: |
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Common shares outstanding |
8,033 | 7,570 | |||||
Dilutive potential common shares outstanding |
0 | 693 | |||||
8,033 | 8,263 | ||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
$ | (0.57 | ) | $ | 0.66 | ||
For the three months ended June 30, | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Diluted earnings per share |
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Numerator: |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | (3,742 | ) | $ | 3,286 | ||
Denominator: |
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Weighted average number of: |
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Common shares outstanding |
8,197 | 7,710 | |||||
Dilutive potential common shares outstanding |
0 | 688 | |||||
8,197 | 8,398 | ||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
$ | (0.46 | ) | $ | 0.39 |
(7) | Reclassifications |
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
(8) | Acquisition of Gainvest Group of Companies |
On May 14, 2007 the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the common stock of Gainvest Argentina Asset Management S.A. and Gainvest S.A. Sociedad Gerente de Fondos Comunes de Inversion, in Argentina; Gainvest do Brasil Ltda., in Brazil; and Gainvest Asset Management Ltd., in the British Virgin
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Islands; and an effective 90% of the common stock of Gainvest Uruguay Asset Management S.A., in Uruguay (together the Gainvest group of companies). The Gainvest group of companies conducts a specialist local markets securitization and asset management business. The Company has made cash payments of $2,778,000 and issued 78,125 common shares of the Company valued at $22.34 each, being the closing price on the day before their issue, or $1,745,000 in total. The payments consisted of $2,778,000 for the value of the net assets received. A difference of $50,000 related to unrecorded bonus accruals will be netted against payment of the first earn-out installment. In addition, the Company has accrued $156,000 for legal and accounting related fees and capitalized as part of the transaction. The Company will make a further payment to the Sellers on June 1, 2008 equal to 25% of the aggregate revenues of the Gainvest group of companies earned in the year to April 30, 2008; and a further payment on June 1, 2009 equal to 25% of the aggregate revenues of the Gainvest group of companies earned in the year to April 30, 2009. The revenues on which the 25% is calculated will be subject to a minimum threshold and a maximum ceiling of $3.7 million and $10 million in the first year and $5.5 million and $11 million in the second year, respectively.
The Company has consolidated the results, assets and liabilities of the Gainvest group of companies with effect from May 1, 2007. The Company funded the acquisition from its existing working capital.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. The Company has obtained a third-party valuation of certain intangible assets included in the purchase acquisition.
In thousands | |||
Cash |
$ | 247 | |
Cash and cash equivalents deposited with brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
1,976 | ||
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organization |
286 | ||
Receivable from customers |
329 | ||
Financial instruments owned, at fair value |
4,247 | ||
Fixed assets and leasehold improvements at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization |
978 | ||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization |
36 | ||
Other assets |
647 | ||
Total assets |
8,746 | ||
Payable to customers |
4,765 | ||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
84 | ||
Accrued expenses |
216 | ||
Income taxes payable |
626 | ||
Other liabilities |
268 | ||
Total liabilities |
5,959 | ||
Minority owners interest |
9 | ||
Sub-total net assets acquired |
$ | 2,778 | |
Intangible assets identified from third party valuation |
850 | ||
Goodwill |
1,001 | ||
Net purchase price |
$ | 4,629 | |
The identifiable intangible assets listed above will be amortized for book purposes over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The amortization of identified intangible assets is not deductible for tax purposes. Additional consideration or adjustments will be recorded in the consolidated financial statements as goodwill.
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The following table shows pro forma unaudited amounts for operating revenue, net income or loss and earnings or loss per share, assuming the acquisition of Gainvest had been made on October 1, 2005:
For the nine months ended June 30, | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||
Operating revenues |
$ | 36,425 | $ | 34,216 | |||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (3,777 | ) | $ | 6,013 | ||
Earnings (loss) per share: |
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Basic |
$ | (0.47 | ) | $ | 0.79 | ||
Diluted |
$ | (0.47 | ) | $ | 0.72 | ||
For the three months ended June 30, | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Operating revenues |
$ | 10,056 | $ | 15,038 | |||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (3,428 | ) | $ | 3,397 | ||
Earnings (loss) per share: |
|||||||
Basic |
$ | (0.42 | ) | $ | 0.44 | ||
Diluted |
$ | (0.42 | ) | $ | 0.40 |
(9) | Goodwill |
The Company acquired the specialist local markets securitization and asset management business of the Gainvest group of companies in May 2007. The purchase price paid by the Company for the acquisition exceeded the net asset value received by $1,851,000. Of this amount, $850,000 was allocated to intangible assets and the balance of $1,001,000 was treated as goodwill. The Company will make a further payment to the Sellers on June 1, 2008 equal to 25% of the aggregate revenues of the Gainvest group of companies earned in the year to April 30, 2008; and a further payment on June 1, 2009 equal to the aggregate revenues of the Gainvest group of companies earned in the year to April 30, 2009. The revenues on which the 25% is calculated will be subject to a minimum threshold and a maximum ceiling of $3.7 million and $10 million in the first year and $5.5 million and $11 million in the second year, respectively. These subsequent payments will be accrued as additional goodwill if and when the future minimum revenue thresholds are achieved.
The Company acquired the foreign exchange business of INTL Global Currencies in 2004. The purchase price paid by the Company for the acquisition exceeded the net asset value received by $2,488,000. Of this amount, $350,000 was allocated to intangible assets and the balance of $2,138,000 was treated as goodwill. The Company has paid in full the additional goodwill of $4,200,000 under the earn-out provisions of the purchase agreement. The additional goodwill was calculated for each period as each earn-out payment was earned and an adjustment was recorded to goodwill. The Company has made eight earn-out installments totaling $4,200,000 pursuant to the earn-out provisions of the purchase agreement, which fully satisfies the Companys obligations under the 2004 Purchase Agreement.
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The goodwill related to acquisitions is as follows:
(in thousands) | INTL Global Currencies |
Gainvest Group |
Total Goodwill | ||||||||
Cash premium paid to sellers |
$ | 1,000 | $ | | |||||||
Cash paid for net assets received |
3,577 | 2,778 | |||||||||
Other |
(50 | ) | (50 | ) | |||||||
Legal and accounting fees |
66 | 156 | |||||||||
Value of 150,000 common shares at $9.81 per share |
1,472 | ||||||||||
Value of 78,125 common shares at $22.34 per share |
1,745 | ||||||||||
Total payments of cash and shares |
6,065 | 4,629 | |||||||||
Less: Fair value of net assets received |
3,577 | 2,778 | |||||||||
Less: Intangible assets identified by independent valuation |
350 | 850 | |||||||||
Initial goodwill |
2,138 | 1,001 | |||||||||
Additional goodwill under earnout based on revenues |
4,200 | | |||||||||
Total goodwill |
$ | 6,338 | $ | 1,001 | $ | 7,339 | |||||
(10) | Convertible Subordinated Notes and Related Debt Issuance Costs |
On September 20, 2006, the Company issued $27.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Companys senior subordinated convertible notes due 2011 (the Notes). The Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company. The Notes bear interest at the rate of 7.625% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears commencing on October 1, 2006.
The Notes are convertible by the holders at any time following their issuance into shares of common stock of the Company, at an initial conversion price of $25.50 per share. During May 2007 the conversion price was reduced to $25.47 per share due to the issuance of shares for the Gainvest acquisition, in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of the Notes. The maturity date of the Notes is the fifth anniversary of their issuance. During December 2006, Notes with a principal balance of $2.0 million were converted into 78,432 common shares at the election of a Noteholder. In addition, accrued interest payable under the converted notes of approximately $29,000 was paid via the issuance of 1,130 common shares.
Debt issuance costs of $1,606,000 were incurred in connection with the issuance of the Notes. The total debt issuance costs are amortized over the life of the Notes (through September 20, 2011) and charged to interest expense. Total interest amortization expense for the debt issuance costs for the nine months and three months ended June 30, 2007 were $228,000 and $74,000, respectively. In connection with the December 2006 conversion of $2.0 million in principal of the Notes to 78,432 common shares, a proportion of debt issuance costs of $112,000 was charged to additional paid in capital as part of the capitalization of the newly issued common shares.
The Company has further analyzed the Notes in accordance with EITF Issue No. 05-4, The Effect of a Liquidated Damages Clause on a Freestanding Financial Instrument subject to EITF Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Companys Own Stock. EITF Issue No. 05-4 addresses instances in which financial instruments, such as convertible notes, are issued with a related registration rights agreement that contains a liquidated damages clause.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Accordingly, the Company recorded a liability of $141,000 and a corresponding discount to the value of the Notes, of which $33,000 and $11,000 was amortized and charged to interest expense for the nine months and three months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.
(11) | Investment in INTL Consilium |
The Company accounted for its investment in INTL Consilium under the equity method prior to August 1, 2006. For the nine months and three months ended June 30, 2006 the Company recorded income of $275,000 and $59,000, respectively, for its 50.1% share of INTL Consiliums income for these periods. Below are the unaudited condensed statements of operations for the nine months and three months ended June 30, 2006 and the condensed balance sheet of INTL Consilium as of June 30, 2006.
INTL Consilium, LLC
Condensed Statements of Operations
(In thousands)
For the nine months ended June 30, | (unaudited) 2006 | ||
Total revenues |
$ | 1,660 | |
Expenses |
1,111 | ||
Net income |
$ | 549 | |
For the three months ended June 30, | 2006 | ||
Total revenues |
$ | 516 | |
Expenses |
398 | ||
Net income |
$ | 118 | |
INTL Consilium, LLC
Condensed Balance Sheet
(In thousands)
(unaudited) 2006 | |||
Assets |
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Cash |
$ | 333 | |
Management and investment advisory fees receivable |
278 | ||
Investment in INTL Consilium managed funds |
301 | ||
Property and equipment, net |
34 | ||
Other assets |
61 | ||
Total assets |
$ | 1,007 | |
Liabilities and Members Equity |
|||
Liabilities: |
|||
Accounts payable |
$ | 30 | |
Accrued compensation and benefits |
35 | ||
Accrued expenses |
30 | ||
Total liabilities |
95 | ||
Members equity |
912 | ||
Total liabilities and members equity |
$ | 1,007 | |
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(12) | Investment in managed funds |
As of June 30, 2007, the Company has investments valued at $5,328,000 in two hedge funds managed by INTL Consilium. The Company owns a 50.1% interest in INTL Consilium. The Company also has an investment valued at $10,286,000 in the INTL Trade Finance Fund Limited, a fund managed by INTL Capital and established to invest primarily in global trade finance-related assets. Included in Receivable from customers is a short-term loan to that fund of $5,000,000. This loan was outstanding for one week and bore interest at the rate of one week LIBOR plus 1.75%.
(13) | Related Party Transactions |
One of the Companys principal shareholders has made an investment, valued at approximately $58,000,000 as of June 30, 2007, in a hedge fund managed by INTL Consilium. An executive of this shareholder is a director of the Company. This shareholder has given notice of its intention to redeem its investment over a period of five months during fiscal 2008.
(14) | Financial Instruments Owned and Financial Instruments Sold, Not Yet Purchased, at Market Value |
Financial instruments owned and financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 consisted of trading and investment financial instruments at market values as follows:
Owned | Sold, not yet purchased | |||||
(In thousands) | ||||||
June 30, 2007: |
||||||
Common stock and American Depository Receipts |
$ | 16,496 | $ | 6,291 | ||
Exchangeable foreign ordinary equities and American Depository Receipts |
47,563 | 47,614 | ||||
Corporate and municipal bonds |
14,219 | |||||
Foreign government obligations |
899 | 655 | ||||
Negotiable instruments (promissory notes) |
396 | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds under total return swap transactions |
21,562 | |||||
Options and futures |
103,560 | 82,514 | ||||
Commodities |
12,745 | |||||
U.S. Government obligations |
59 | |||||
Mutual funds, proprietary securitized trusts and other |
2,180 | |||||
$ | 185,372 | $ | 171,381 | |||
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Owned | Sold, not yet purchased | |||||
(In thousands) | ||||||
September 30, 2006: |
||||||
Common stock and American Depository Receipts |
$ | 3,660 | $ | 5,523 | ||
Exchangeable foreign ordinary equities and American Depository Receipts |
46,597 | 46,747 | ||||
Corporate and municipal bonds |
6,133 | |||||
Foreign government obligations |
1,368 | |||||
Negotiable instruments (promissory notes) |
12,445 | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds under total return swap transactions |
23,886 | |||||
Options and futures |
14,392 | 13,801 | ||||
Commodities |
19,414 | |||||
U.S. Government obligations |
776 | |||||
Other investments |
25 | |||||
$ | 84,620 | $ | 110,147 | |||
(15) | Physical Commodities Inventory |
Physical commodities inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined using the specific identification weighted average price method. The values of the Companys inventory at June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 are shown below. Commodities in process include commodities in the process of being recycled.
(in thousands) | June 30, 2007 |
September 30 2006 | ||||
Commodities in process |
$ | 8,758 | $ | 3,295 | ||
Finished commodities |
19,372 | 12,011 | ||||
Total |
$ | 28,130 | $ | 15,306 | ||
(16) | Trust Certificates and Total Return Swap |
During the quarter ended December 31, 2004, the Company entered into a series of financial transactions (the Transactions) with an unaffiliated financial institution in Latin America for a transaction fee. These Transactions involved three distinct and simultaneous steps:
a) | the acquisition by the Company of beneficial interests (Trust Interests) in certain trusts (the Trusts) in exchange for the assumption of a liability to deliver securities, at a transaction value of $29,740,000. This step did not require any prior purchase or delivery of securities by the Company. The Trusts were previously established by the financial institution to hold a variety of real estate assets; |
b) | the entry into a repurchase agreement under the terms of which the Company notionally repurchased these undelivered securities for cash, at a price of $29,740,000; |
c) | the entry into a total return swap (TRS) agreement. |
i) | Under the TRS agreement the Company received, on a notional basis, the cash amount of $29,740,000 as collateral for the potential liability of the financial institution to the Company. |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
ii) | Receivables or payables arising from the TRS should leave the Company unaffected by any changes in the values of the Trust Interests or securities deliverable. |
iii) | When the Transactions terminate in November 2007, the Company intends to sell the Trust Interests at their then prevailing market values. As part of the Transactions, the gain or loss arising from the change in market value of the Trust Interests will be passed to the financial institution. |
iv) | The Company has obtained legal advice on the Transactions and believes that the TRS agreement has been structured in such a way as to fully offset any changes in the value of the Trust Interests against its liability to deliver certain securities to the financial institution. |
The initial transaction value was $29,740,000. The Company has since sold Trust Interests for $9,580,000, the price at which they were acquired, and released a proportionate share of the securities referred to in b) above from the repurchase arrangement. In October 2006, the Company obtained a valuation of the real estate assets underlying the trust certificates. This valuation resulted in a valuation adjustment of $8,943,000 with an equal and offsetting receivable from customer recorded for $8,943,000. Accordingly, the trust certificates are carried by the Company at $11,217,000 ($29,740,000 less $9,580,000 less $8,943,000).
Under FIN 39 the nominal payment and receipt of an equal amount of cash as described in b) and c) i) above have a net effect of zero on the Companys cash position, represent transactions with a single counterparty and may therefore be offset. Under FIN 39 the asset of securities receivable under the repurchase agreement in b) may be offset against the collateral liability of the Company in c) ii), since they involve an asset and liability position with a single counterparty.
The net result is that the Company initially reported the effects of a) above as an increase in assets represented by the Trust Interests, and the assumption of a liability to deliver securities. Over time, as the values of the Trust Interests and securities deliverable change, the Company records equal and offsetting changes in the values of the TRS receivables or payables. Although the Transactions will temporarily increase the Companys assets and liabilities until termination, the Company expects that the only impact of the transactions on the Companys net cash flow will be the Companys receipt of fee revenue.
The total fees received and to be received on the Transactions, as well as the associated variable compensation payable, are spread on a straight-line basis over the terms of the Transactions. Non-refundable fees received but not yet recognized as revenue, amounting to $25,000, appear as a liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as at June 30, 2007 under Other liabilities. Non-recoverable costs incurred in connection with the Transactions but not yet recognized as expenses, amounting to $8,000, appear as an asset under Other assets at the same date.
(17) | Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk |
The Company is party to certain financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business as a registered securities broker-dealer and from its market making and proprietary trading in the foreign exchange and commodities trading business. The Company has sold financial instruments that it does not currently own and will therefore be obliged to purchase such financial instruments at a future date. The Company has recorded these obligations in the consolidated financial statements at June 30, 2007 at fair values of the related financial instruments (totaling $171,381,000). The Company will incur losses if the market value of the financial instruments increases subsequent to June 30, 2007. The total of $171,381,000 includes $82,514,000 for options and futures contracts, which represent a liability to the Company based on their fair values as of June 30, 2007.
Listed below is the fair value of trading-related derivatives as of June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006. Assets represent net unrealized gains and liabilities represent net unrealized losses.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands) | June 30, 2007 |
June 30, 2007 |
September 30, 2006 Assets |
September 30, 2006 | ||||||||
Interest Rate Derivatives |
$ | 33 | $ | | $ | | $ | 15 | ||||
Foreign Exchange Derivates |
63 | 1 | 23 | |||||||||
Commodity Price Derivatives |
103,464 | 82,513 | 14,369 | 13,786 | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 103,560 | $ | 82,514 | $ | 14,392 | $ | 13,801 | ||||
The derivatives as of June 30, 2007 mature over fiscal years 2007 and 2008 as follows: | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | Total | Maturing in Fiscal 2007 |
Maturing in Fiscal 2008 |
Maturing in Fiscal 2009 | ||||||||
Assets at June 30, 2007 |
||||||||||||
Interest Rate Derivatives |
$ | 33 | $ | 33 | $ | | $ | | ||||
Foreign Exchange Derivatives |
63 | 63 | | | ||||||||
Commodity Price Derivatives |
103,464 | 82,942 | 20,522 | | ||||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 103,560 | $ | 83,038 | $ | 20,522 | $ | | ||||
Commodity Price Derivatives |
||||||||||||
Base metals |
$ | 60,764 | $ | 40,609 | $ | 20,155 | $ | | ||||
Precious metals |
42,700 | 42,333 | 367 | | ||||||||
Liabilities at June 30, 2007 |
||||||||||||
Interest Rate Derivatives |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Foreign Exchange Derivatives |
1 | 1 | | | ||||||||
Commodity Price Derivatives |
82,513 | 55,381 | 27,109 | 23 | ||||||||
Total Liabilities |
$ | 82,514 | $ | 55,382 | $ | 27,109 | $ | 23 | ||||
Commodity Price Derivatives |
||||||||||||
Base metals |
$ | 76,224 | $ | 49,223 | $ | 27,001 | $ | | ||||
Precious metals |
6,289 | 6,158 | 108 | 23 |
Options and futures contracts held by the Company result from its customers market-making and proprietary trading activities in the commodities trading and foreign exchange business segments. The Company assists its commodities customers in protecting the value of their future production (precious or base metals) by selling them put options on an OTC basis. The Company also provides its commodities customers with sophisticated option products, including combinations of buying and selling puts and calls. The Company mitigates its risk by effecting offsetting OTC options with market counterparties or through the purchase or sale of commodities futures traded through the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The risk mitigation of offsetting options is not within the documented hedging designation requirements of SFAS No. 133.
These derivative contracts are traded along with cash transactions because of the integrated nature of the markets for such products. The Company manages the risks associated with derivatives on an aggregate basis along with the risks associated with its proprietary trading and market-making activities in cash instruments as part of its firm-wide risk management policies. In particular, the risks related to derivative positions may be partially offset by inventory, unrealized gains in inventory and cash collateral paid or received.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
In the normal course of business, the Company purchases and sells financial instruments and foreign currencies as either principal or agent on behalf of its customers. If either the customer or counterparty fails to perform, the Company may be required to discharge the obligations of the nonperforming party. In such circumstances, the Company may sustain a loss if the market value of the financial instrument or foreign currency is different from the contract value of the transaction.
The majority of the Companys transactions and, consequently, the concentration of its credit exposure is with customers, broker-dealers and other financial institutions. These activities primarily involve collateralized and uncollateralized arrangements and may result in credit exposure in the event that the counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Companys exposure to credit risk can be directly impacted by volatile financial markets, which may impair the ability of counterparties to satisfy their contractual obligations. The Company seeks to control its credit risk through a variety of reporting and control procedures, including establishing credit limits based upon a review of the counterparties financial condition and credit ratings. The Company monitors collateral levels on a daily basis for compliance with regulatory and internal guidelines and requests changes in collateral levels as appropriate.
(18) | Payable to Lenders under Loans and Overdrafts |
As of June 30, 2007 the Company has four lines of credit totaling $188,000,000. Total interest expense related to the Companys credit facilities was approximately $3,411,000 and $1,693,000 for the nine months and three months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.
On May 2, 2007 INTL Commodities completed a $140,000,000 one-year, renewable, revolving syndicated loan facility. There are seven commercial banks that are the underlying lenders within the syndicate group. The loan proceeds are used to finance the continued expansion of the activities of INTL Commodities and are secured by its inventory and receivables. The interest rate on the facility will depend on the ratio of borrowings to equity and will range between 1.625% and 1.875% over the federal funds rate (5.25% at June 30, 2007).
At June 30, 2007, the Company had an additional three lines of credit with two commercial banks totaling $48,000,000. Two of the credit facilities are secured by certain of the Companys assets. The interest rate terms for these facilities range from 2.25% to 2.75% over the London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) (approximately 5.32% at June 30, 2007).
At June 30, 2007, the Company had the following credit facilities:
(In thousands) | |||||||
Maximum Amount |
Borrowing at June 30, 2007 |
Security | Maturity | ||||
$ 20,000 | $ | 18,005 | Certain foreign exchange assets | March 31, 2008 | |||
18,000 | 17,922 | Unsecured | March 31, 2008 | ||||
10,000 | 0 | Certain trade finance assets | On demand | ||||
$ 48,000 | $ | 35,927 | |||||
140,000 | 43,199 | Certain commodities assets | On demand | ||||
$ 188,000 | $ | 79,126 | |||||
In addition, the Company has a $4,000,000 unsecured borrowing facility from a non-bank lender. Borrowings under this facility at June 30, 2007 were $4,000,000. This borrowing facility has a demand repayment requirement with a scheduled final payment date of October 3, 2007 and an interest rate of 6.36% per annum.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
At June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, the U.S. dollar equivalents of the components of the net borrowings under the credit facilities were as follows:
(In thousands) | June 30, 2007 U.S. dollar |
September 30, U.S. dollar | ||||
Payable to lenders: |
||||||
Lines of credit |
||||||
Australian Dollar |
$ | 191 | $ | | ||
Euro |
3,260 | 2,373 | ||||
Hong Kong Dollar |
931 | |||||
Japanese Yen |
1,276 | 5 | ||||
Norwegian Krona |
90 | |||||
South African Rand |
4 | 35 | ||||
Swedish Krona |
35 | 63 | ||||
Swiss Franc |
10 | 42 | ||||
Thailand Baht |
94 | 16 | ||||
United Kingdom Pound Sterling |
1,928 | |||||
United States Dollar |
71,307 | 4,000 | ||||
Total payable under lines of credit |
79,126 | 6,534 | ||||
Overdrafts and borrowings |
||||||
United States Dollar |
4,000 | | ||||
Total payable to lenders under loans and overdrafts |
$ | 83,126 | $ | 6,534 | ||
(19) | Capital and Cash Reserve Requirements |
INTL Trading is a member of the NASD and is subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1. This rule requires the maintenance of minimum net capital in an amount equal to the greater of $100,000, 6-2/3% of aggregate indebtedness, or $2,500 for each security in which a market is made with a bid price over $5 and $1,000 for each security in which a market is made with a bid price of $5 or less with a ceiling of $1,000,000, and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital not exceed 15 to 1. Equity capital may not be withdrawn if the resulting net capital ratio would exceed 10 to 1. At June 30, 2007, INTL Tradings net capital was $4,731,000 which was $3,304,000 in excess of its minimum requirement of $1,427,000. Its ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital was 4.53 to 1 and the percentage of debt to debt-equity total computed in accordance with Rule 15c3-1(d) was 0%.
INTL Trading is exempt from SEC Rule 15c3-3 pursuant to the exemptive provision under subparagraph (k)(2)(ii) and, therefore, is not required to maintain a Special Reserve Bank Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers.
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(20) | Stock Options |
On October 1, 2006 the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment. For further discussion of this see note 2, Stock-Based Employee Compensation.
The Company has two stock option plans, the 1993 Plan and the 2003 Plan (the Plans). The Plans are administered by the Companys Board of Directors or a committee of the Board. The Plans give broad powers to the Board of Directors to administer and interpret the Plans, including the authority to select the individuals to be granted options and to prescribe the particular form and conditions of each option. Awards may be granted pursuant to the 2003 Plan through December 19, 2012, unless the Board of Directors at its sole discretion elects to terminate the 2003 Plan prior to that date. The Company is not authorized to grant additional options under the 1993 Plan because it expired on January 23, 2003. At June 30, 2007, there were 497,214 additional shares available for grant under the 2003 Plan.
All options are granted at an exercise price equal to the fair market value or, in certain cases, not less than 110% of the fair market value of the Companys common stock on the date of the grant.
The fair value of each option granted is estimated as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted average assumptions used during the nine months ended June 30, 2007 were as follows:
Expected volatility |
66.20 | % | |
Expected dividend yield |
0.0 | % | |
Expected life |
3.5 years | ||
Risk-free interest rate |
4.54 | % |
The per share weighted average fair values of stock options granted during the nine months ended June 30, 2007 was $13.84.
The following table summarizes stock option activity during the nine month period ended June 30, 2007:
Number of options |
Weighted average exercise price | |||||
Outstanding at September 30, 2006 |
985,930 | $ | 4.47 | |||
Granted |
109,804 | $ | 24.64 | |||
Exercised |
(243,160 | ) | $ | 4.00 | ||
Expired |
(31,450 | ) | $ | 22.13 | ||
Outstanding at June 30, 2007 |
821,124 | $ | 6.62 | |||
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The table below provides additional information related to stock options outstanding at June 30, 2007:
Vested at June 30, |
Non-vested at 2007 |
Outstanding at 2007 | |||||||
Number of options |
615,320 | 205,804 | 821,124 | ||||||
Weighted average: |
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- Exercise price |
$ | 3.69 | $ | 15.39 | $ | 6.62 | |||
- Grant-date fair value |
$ | 2.14 | $ | 8.16 | |||||
- Remaining contractual term, in years |
3.74 | ||||||||
In thousands of dollars: |
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- Aggregate intrinsic value |
$ | 12,033 | $ | 1,888 | $ | 13,921 | |||
- Total compensation cost not yet recognized |
$ | 1,182 |
The total compensation cost not yet recognized of $1,182,000 (for non-vested awards) has a weighted average period of 1.6 years over which the compensation expense is expected to be recognized.
(21) | Restricted Stock |
On February 22, 2007 the shareholders of the Company approved the International Assets Holding Corporation 2007 Restricted Stock Plan (RSP). The RSP allows for the issuance of up to 750,000 shares of restricted stock. The RSP will terminate on December 18, 2011. All of the employees of the Company and its affiliates, as well as the Companys non-employee directors will be eligible to participate in the RSP. As of June 30, 2007, 6,797 shares had been issued under the plan.
The following table summarizes restricted stock activity during the nine month period ended June 30, 2007:
Number of shares |
Weighted average grant date fair value | ||||
Balance beginning of year |
| $ | | ||
Grants |
6,797 | $ | 22.62 | ||
Vested |
| $ | | ||
Forfeited |
| $ | | ||
Balance at June 30, 2007 |
6,797 | $ | 22.62 | ||
The compensation cost associated with restricted stock includes the amortization of the current years grants and amounted to $9,000 for the nine months and three months ended June 30, 2007. The total compensation cost not yet recognized of $145,000 has a weighted average period of 2.8 years over which the compensation expense is expected to be recognized.
(22) | Segment Analysis |
International Assets Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries form a financial services group focused on select international securities, foreign currency and commodities markets. The Companys activities are currently divided into five functional areas: international equities market-making, international debt capital markets, foreign exchange trading, commodities trading and asset management.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The majority of the trading and market-making activities are undertaken as principal in order to provide institutional customers with efficient execution and liquidity in these markets. Periodically the Company takes proprietary positions in these markets.
International Equities Market-Making
Through INTL Trading, the Company acts as a wholesale market maker in select foreign securities including unlisted ADRs and foreign ordinary shares. INTL Trading provides execution and liquidity to national broker-dealers, regional broker-dealers and institutional investors.
International Debt Capital Markets
The Company actively trades a wide variety of international debt instruments including both investment grade and higher yielding emerging market bonds with particular focus on smaller emerging market sovereign, corporate and bank bonds that trade worldwide on an over-the-counter basis. The Company also arranges international debt transactions and asset backed securitizations for issuers located primarily in emerging markets. These transactions include bond issues, syndicated loans, asset backed securitizations as well as forms of other negotiable debt instruments. The revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities relating to the Trust Certificate and Total Return Swap discussed in note 16 are included in this segment.
Foreign Exchange Trading
The Company trades currencies, with a focus on illiquid currencies of developing countries. The Companys target customers are financial institutions, multi-national corporations, governmental and charitable organizations operating in these developing countries. In addition, the Company executes trades based on the foreign currency flows inherent in the Companys existing business activities. The Company primarily acts as a principal in buying and selling foreign currencies on a spot basis. The Company derives revenue from the difference between the purchase and sale prices.
Commodities Trading
The Company provides a full range of trading and hedging capabilities to select producers, consumers, recyclers and investors in precious metals and certain base metals. Acting as a principal, the Company commits its own capital to buy and sell the metals on a spot and forward basis.
As discussed in note 4, the Company records all of its physical commodities revenues on a gross basis. Operating revenues and losses from the Companys commodities derivatives activities are recorded in Net dealer inventory and investment gains. All of the Companys other businesses report their revenues on a net basis. Inventory for the commodities business is valued at the lower of cost or market value, under the provision of ARB No. 43. The Company generally mitigates the price risk associated with commodities held in inventory through the use of derivatives. This price risk mitigation does not generally qualify for hedge accounting under GAAP. In such situations, unrealized gains in inventory are not recognized under GAAP, but unrealized gains and losses in related derivative positions are recognized under GAAP. As a result, the Companys reported commodities trading earnings are subject to significant volatility.
Asset Management
The asset management segment revenues include fees, commissions and other revenues received by the Company for management of third party assets and investment gains or losses on the Companys investments in registered funds or proprietary accounts managed either by the Companys investment managers or by independent investment managers.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Other
All other transactions that do not relate to the operating segments above are classified as Other. Certain cash accounts and balances were maintained to support the administration of all of the operating segments. These multi-segment assets were allocated to Other. Revenue reported for Other includes interest income but not interest expense.
The total revenues reported combine gross revenues for the commodities business and net revenues for all other businesses. In order to reflect the way that the Companys management views the results, the tables below also reflect the segmental contribution to Operating revenues, which is shown on the face of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and which is calculated by deducting physical commodities cost of sales from total revenues.
Segment data includes the profitability measure of net contribution by segment. Net contribution is one of the key measures used by management to assess the performance of each segment and for decisions regarding the allocation of the Companys resources. Net contribution is calculated as revenue less direct cost of sales, clearing and clearing related charges and variable trader bonus compensation. Variable trader bonus compensation represents a fixed percentage of an amount equal to revenues produced less clearing and related charges, base salaries and an overhead allocation.
Inter-segment revenues, charges, receivables and payables are eliminated between segments, excepting revenues and costs related to foreign currency transactions done at arms length by the foreign exchange trading business for the equity and debt trading business. The foreign exchange trading business competes for this business as it does for any other business. If its rates are not competitive the equity and debt trading businesses buy or sell their foreign currency through other market counter-parties. The profit or loss made by the foreign exchange trading business on these transactions is not quantifiable.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Information concerning operations in these segments of business is shown in accordance with SFAS No. 131 approximately as follows:
For the nine months ended June 30, | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
(In thousands) | |||||||
Total revenues: |
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International equities market-making |
$ | 20,181 | $ | 13,230 | |||
International debt capital markets |
4,005 | 1,890 | |||||
Foreign exchange trading |
9,002 | 10,243 | |||||
Commodities trading |
2,334,535 | 311,216 | |||||
Asset management |
8,958 | 444 | |||||
Other |
551 | 245 | |||||
Total |
$ | 2,377,232 | $ | 337,268 | |||
Operating revenues |
|||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 20,181 | $ | 13,230 | |||
International debt capital markets |
4,005 | 1,890 | |||||
Foreign exchange trading |
9,002 | 10,243 | |||||
Commodities trading |
(9,247 | ) | 5,411 | ||||
Asset management |
8,958 | 444 | |||||
Other |
551 | 245 | |||||
Total |
$ | 33,450 | $ | 31,463 | |||
Net contribution (loss): |
|||||||
(Revenues less cost of sales, clearing and related expenses and variable trader bonus compensation): |
|||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 10,434 | $ | 6,685 | |||
International debt capital markets |
2,993 | 1,571 | |||||
Foreign exchange trading |
7,039 | 7,868 | |||||
Commodities trading |
(11,712 | ) | 4,313 | ||||
Asset management |
7,674 | 437 | |||||
Total |
$ | 16,428 | $ | 20,874 | |||
Reconciliation of net contribution (loss) to income (loss) before income tax and minority interest: |
|||||||
Net contribution allocated to segments |
$ | 16,428 | $ | 20,874 | |||
Fixed costs not allocated to operating segments |
22,895 | 12,264 | |||||
Income (loss) before income tax and minority interest |
$ | (6,467 | ) | $ | 8,610 | ||
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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended June 30, | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
(In thousands) | |||||||
Total revenues: |
|||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 7,020 | $ | 4,878 | |||
International debt capital markets |
1,859 | 572 | |||||
Foreign exchange trading |
3,520 | 4,730 | |||||
Commodities trading |
1,395,010 | 176,151 | |||||
Asset management |
3,733 | 125 | |||||
Other |
193 | 38 | |||||
Total |
$ | 1,411,335 | $ | 186,494 | |||
Operating revenues |
|||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 7,020 | $ | 4,878 | |||
International debt capital markets |
1,859 | 572 | |||||
Foreign exchange trading |
3,520 | 4,730 | |||||
Commodities trading |
(6,837 | ) | 3,768 | ||||
Asset management |
3,733 | 125 | |||||
Other |
193 | 38 | |||||
Total |
$ | 9,488 | $ | 14,111 | |||
Net contribution (loss): |
|||||||
(Revenues less cost of sales, clearing and related expenses and variable trader bonus compensation): |
|||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 3,499 | $ | 2,485 | |||
International debt capital markets |
1,302 | 490 | |||||
Foreign exchange trading |
2,772 | 3,654 | |||||
Commodities trading |
(7,447 | ) | 3,439 | ||||
Asset management |
3,103 | 125 | |||||
Total |
$ | 3,229 | $ | 10,193 | |||
Reconciliation of net contribution (loss) to income (loss) before income tax and minority interest: |
|||||||
Net contribution allocated to segments |
$ | 3,229 | $ | 10,193 | |||
Fixed costs not allocated to operating segments |
8,919 | 4,951 | |||||
Income (loss) before income tax and minority interest |
$ | (5,690 | ) | $ | 5,242 | ||
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
(In thousands) | ||||||
Total assets: |
||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 62,009 | $ | 33,839 | ||
International debt capital markets |
34,830 | 41,068 | ||||
Foreign exchange trading |
65,618 | 28,723 | ||||
Commodities trading |
174,877 | 55,980 | ||||
Asset management |
44,430 | 3,124 | ||||
Other |
8,547 | 1,287 | ||||
Total |
$ | 390,311 | $ | 164,021 | ||
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Companys control, including adverse changes in economic, political and market conditions, losses from the Companys market-making and trading activities arising from counter-party failures and changes in market conditions, the possible loss of key personnel, the impact of increasing competition, the impact of changes in government regulation, the possibility of liabilities arising from violations of federal and state securities laws and the impact of changes in technology in the securities and commodities trading industries. Although the Company believes that its forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions regarding its business and future market conditions, there can be no assurances that the Companys actual results will not differ materially from any results expressed or implied by the Companys forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.
Principal Activities
The Companys principal activities include market-making and trading in international financial instruments, foreign currencies and commodities, and asset management. The markets in which the Company operates are highly competitive and volatile. The Company has little or no control over many of the factors which affect its operations. As a result, the Companys earnings are subject to potentially wide fluctuations. The Company seeks to counteract many of these influences by focusing on niche, uncorrelated markets and, when possible, linking the Companys expenses to revenues.
The Company believes that it continues to make significant progress in its effort to build a diversified financial services firm focusing on niche markets. During the last four years, the Company has successfully acquired or established businesses in key product areas and geographic locations. During the current quarter, the Company acquired the Gainvest group of companies, a specialist local markets securitization and asset management business operating in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. For details of the transaction, see note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements above. The previously-reported asset management and commodities initiatives in Dubai have now become operational. Commodities, foreign exchange and fixed income initiatives are under way in Singapore and Hong Kong.
The Companys activities are currently divided into international equities market-making, international debt capital markets, foreign exchange trading, commodities trading and asset management. The continued growth in the Companys various businesses decreases vulnerability to cycles in individual product areas. The Company believes that its strategy of linking expenses to revenues will also help to lessen the negative impact of adverse market conditions which occur periodically in international securities, commodities and financial markets.
Results of Operations
Set forth below is the Companys discussion of the results of its operations for the first nine months of the fiscal years ending September 30, 2007 and 2006 (respectively YTD 2007 and YTD 2006), and the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (respectively Q3 2007 and Q3 2006).
The Companys operating revenues for Q3 2007, discussed below, decreased 33% to $9,488,000 from $14,111,000 for Q3 2006. Operating revenues for Q3 2007 exclude non-GAAP unrealized fair market value inventory gains of $10,682,000. Total non-interest expenses for Q3 2007 were $12,719,000, 54% higher than
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the $8,248,000 in Q3 2006, while interest expense increased by 296%, to $2,459,000 in Q3 2007 from $621,000 in Q3 2006. The Companys net income decreased from $3,286,000 during Q3 2006 to a net loss of $3,742,000 during Q3 2007. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and minority interest, adjusted for unrealized fair market value inventory gains (Adjusted EBITDA), reconciled to net income, increased by 60% from $4,669,000 for Q3 2006 to $7,455,000 for Q3 2007. These changes are discussed in more detail below.
As mentioned above, physical commodities inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market value. The Company generally mitigates the price risk associated with commodities held in inventory through the use of derivatives. This price risk mitigation does not generally qualify for hedge accounting under GAAP. In such situations, unrealized gains in inventory are not recognized under GAAP, but unrealized gains and losses in related derivative positions are recognized under GAAP. As a result, the Companys reported commodities trading earnings are subject to volatility.
At June 30, 2007 the physical commodities inventory was valued at cost of $28,130,000, compared with market value of $51,362,000, meaning that there was an unrealized fair value gain of $23,232,000 in physical commodities inventory that was not recognized under GAAP. $157,000 of this unrealized gain relates to precious metals and $23,074,000 relates to base metals. The value of the unrealized gain at the beginning of Q3 2007 was $12,550,000. The incremental unrealized gain during Q3 2007 was thus $10,682,000. The cumulative change in unrealized gain in inventory for YTD 2007 is $17,205,000.
All of the Companys other businesses are accounted for on a fair value basis. A comparison of profit and loss by business segment is not a useful guide to the relative economic performance of each business because of the differing accounting treatments.
The total revenues combine gross revenues for the commodities business and net revenues for all other businesses. The Companys management views Operating revenues, shown on the face of the Consolidated Statements of Operations and calculated by deducting cost of sales from total revenues, as a more meaningful number than total revenues because it reflects net revenues for all the Companys businesses.
Overview
Taking into account the unrealized gains discussed above, management believes the Companys established business units performed well during YTD 2007. This good performance has allowed the Company to undertake a significant expansion in both activities and physical presence including:
| Recruiting of additional debt capital markets staff and the establishment of a Miami office |
| Establishment of INTL Capital in Dubai and the subsequent launching of a trade finance fund |
| Hiring of additional commodities staff and the establishment of INTL Commodities DMCC in Dubai |
| Acquisition of Gainvest companies in Latin America |
| Expansion in Asia including staff and offices in Singapore and Hong Kong |
While the costs related to this expansion have been increasing during the year, the benefits will largely not be realized until future quarters.
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Nine Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006
Operating revenues: The following table reflects the sources of the Companys operating revenues as a percentage of the Companys total operating revenues for YTD 2007 and YTD 2006.
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | Operating Revenues |
Percentage of Total Operating Revenues |
Operating Revenues |
Percentage Revenues |
Percentage Change in Operating Revenues |
|||||||||||
YTD 2007 | YTD 2007 | YTD 2006 | YTD 2006 | 2006-2007 | ||||||||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 20,181 | 60 | % | $ | 13,230 | 42 | % | 53 | % | ||||||
International debt capital markets |
4,005 | 12 | % | 1,890 | 6 | % | 112 | % | ||||||||
Foreign exchange |
9,002 | 27 | % | 10,243 | 33 | % | (12 | )% | ||||||||
Commodities |
(9,247 | ) | (28 | )% | 5,411 | 17 | % | (271 | )% | |||||||
Asset management |
8,958 | 27 | % | 444 | 1 | % | Not meaningful | |||||||||
Other |
551 | 2 | % | 245 | 1 | % | 125 | % | ||||||||
Total Operating Revenues |
$ | 33,450 | 100 | % | $ | 31,463 | 100 | % | 6 | % | ||||||
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Net contribution: The Company utilizes net contribution to assess performance of the Companys business segments. Net contribution consists of net operating revenues from each business activity, less direct clearing and clearing related changes and variable trader compensation but before the effects of any minority interests. The following table reflects the sources of the Companys net contribution as a percentage of the Companys total net contribution for YTD 2007 and YTD 2006.
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | Net Contribution (Loss) |
Percentage of Total Net Contribution |
Net Contribution |
Percentage of Total Net Contribution |
Percentage Change in Net Contributions |
|||||||||||
YTD 2007 | YTD 2007 | YTD 2006 | YTD 2006 | 2006-2007 | ||||||||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 10,434 | 63 | % | $ | 6,685 | 32 | % | 56 | % | ||||||
International debt capital markets |
2,993 | 18 | % | 1,571 | 7 | % | 91 | % | ||||||||
Foreign exchange |
7,039 | 43 | % | 7,868 | 38 | % | (11 | )% | ||||||||
Commodities |
(11,712 | ) | (71 | )% | 4,313 | 21 | % | (372 | )% | |||||||
Asset management |
7,674 | 47 | % | 437 | 2 | % | Not meaningful | |||||||||
Total Net Contribution |
$ | 16,428 | 100 | % | $ | 20,874 | 100 | % | (21 | )% | ||||||
Non-interest expense: The following table reflects the principal components of the Companys non-interest expenses as a percentage of the Companys total non-interest expenses in YTD 2007 and YTD 2006.
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | Period | Percentage of Total Expense |
Period | Percentage of Total Expense |
Percentage Change in Expense |
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YTD 2007 | YTD 2007 | YTD 2006 | YTD 2006 | 2006-2007 | |||||||||||
Compensation and benefits |
$ | 20,863 | 61 | % | $ | 12,336 | 58 | % | 69 | % | |||||
Clearing and related expenses |
7,815 | 23 | % | 5,868 | 27 | % | 33 | % | |||||||
Occupancy and equipment rental |
793 | 2 | % | 455 | 2 | % | 74 | % | |||||||
Professional fees |
|
1,538 |
4 | % | 542 | 3 | % | 184 | % | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
442 | 1 | % | 305 | 1 | % | 45 | % | |||||||
Business development |
1,231 | 4 | % | 773 | 4 | % | 59 | % | |||||||
Insurance |
221 | 1 | % | 152 | 1 | % | 45 | % | |||||||
Other expenses |
1,314 | 4 | % | 795 | 4 | % | 65 | % | |||||||
Total non-interest expenses |
$ | 34,217 | 100 | % | $ | 21,226 | 100 | % | 61 | % | |||||
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Adjusted EBITDA: The following table shows the Companys Adjusted EBITDA, together with a reconciliation to net income (loss). Adjusted EBITDA rather than EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that is defined in certain of the Companys loan covenants and is EBITDA adjusted for the change over the period in the unrealized fair market gain in commodities inventory. There was a 58% increase in Adjusted EBITDA from YTD 2006 to YTD 2007.
(In thousands) | YTD 2007 | YTD 2006 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 16,335 | $ | 10,324 | ||||
Change in unrealized fair market value gain in commodities inventory |
(17,205 | ) | | |||||
Interest income |
545 | 218 | ||||||
Interest expense |
(5,700 | ) | (1,627 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
(442 | ) | (305 | ) | ||||
Income tax |
2,326 | (3,188 | ) | |||||
Minority interests |
(417 | ) | | |||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (4,558 | ) | $ | 5,422 | |||
Net Income (Loss). The Company reported a net loss of $4,558,000 for YTD 2007, which equates to a loss of $0.57 per basic and diluted share. This compares to net income of $5,422,000, or $0.72 per basic share and $0.66 per diluted share, for YTD 2006.
Total Revenues. The Companys total revenues were $2,377,232,000 for YTD 2007 compared to $337,268,000 for YTD 2006. Revenues for YTD 2007 include physical commodities sales of $2,363,340,000. Revenues for YTD 2006 include physical commodities sales of $305,644,000.
The Company believes that operating revenues, which are revenues after deduction of cost of goods sold and are discussed below, provide a more meaningful basis for assessing the Companys performance.
Cost of Sales of Physical Commodities. The commodities business is reported on a gross basis, showing sales and cost of sales separately. The cost of sales is the cost of commodities sold and delivered to customers or counterparties, including the cost of shipping, handling and storage. For YTD 2007 the cost of sales amounted to $2,343,782,000. The gross profit on sales of physical commodities for YTD 2007 was $19,558,000.
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Operating Revenues. Total operating revenues increased by 6% from $31,463,000 in YTD 2006 to $33,450,000 in YTD 2007. Operating revenues for YTD 2007 exclude net non-GAAP unrealized fair market value gains of $17,205,000 in physical commodities inventory, while there were no net unrealized gains to exclude in YTD 2006. The segmental results were as follows:
International equities market-making
Revenues in this segment consist principally of net trading revenue from market-making activities in over-the-counter (OTC) American Depository Receipts (ADRs). Revenues increased by 53% from $13,230,000 in YTD 2006 to $20,181,000 in YTD 2007, as a result of very active market conditions, producing progressively higher trade volumes.
International debt capital markets
Revenues in this segment consist of trading revenue and investment gains from market-making and trading in fixed income securities and short term debt instruments, and fee income. International debt capital markets revenue increased by 112% from $1,890,000 in YTD 2006 to $4,005,000 in YTD 2007. The increase was aided by the acquisition during Q3 2007 of the Gainvest group of companies, a specialist asset securitization and asset management business. Trading income in YTD 2007 was $2,109,000, compared with $1,698,000 in YTD 2006. Fee income in YTD 2007 was $1,521,000, compared with $193,000 in YTD 2006.
Foreign exchange trading
Revenues in this segment consist principally of net trading revenue derived from buying and selling foreign currencies on a spot basis, as principal, providing the Companys customers access to and delivery of illiquid currencies of developing countries. Revenues decreased by 12%, from $10,243,000 in YTD 2006 to $9,002,000 in YTD 2007. An increase in the number of customer relationships has been offset by decreasing spreads caused by relative stability in the emerging markets served by the Company.
Commodities trading
Operating revenues in this segment consist principally of net trading revenues in base and precious metals and related derivative instruments. Operating revenues from commodities trading decreased from net revenue of $5,411,000 in YTD 2006 to a net operating loss of $9,247,000 in YTD 2007. Operating losses for YTD 2007 exclude non-GAAP unrealized fair market value inventory gains of $17,205,000, while no unrealized gains are excluded from YTD 2006 operating revenues.
The decrease in the Companys earnings for this segment is primarily a result of GAAP accounting for physical commodities, particularly lead. The fair market value of lead inventory at June 30, 2007 exceeded the cost by $23,046,000. The unrealized gain in lead inventory at September 30, 2006 was $6,027,000. The net increase in the unrealized gain in lead inventory over the nine months to June 30, 2007 was thus $17,019,000.
Realized and unrealized gains or losses in lead derivative positions are included in Net dealer inventory and investment gains in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Realized losses during YTD 2007 (i.e. net settlements on derivative positions closed during the quarter) were $14,010,000 and unrealized losses during YTD 2007 (i.e. the net movement on open derivative positions) were $8,729,000. The net open lead derivative positions at June 30, 2007 showed an unrealized loss of $12,077,000.
The fair market value of precious metals inventory at June 30, 2007 exceeded the cost by $158,000. The fair market value of other base metals inventory at June 30, 2007 exceeded the cost by $28,000.
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Asset management
Operating revenues in this segment include fees, commissions and other revenues received for management by the Company of third party assets, and investment gains or losses on the Companys investments in registered funds or proprietary accounts managed either by the Companys investment managers or by independent investment managers.
Commencing on August 1, 2006 the Company consolidated the accounts of INTL Consilium, the Companys asset management joint venture. INTL Consiliums results had been accounted for on the equity method prior to that date. The Company owns a 50.1% interest in INTL Consilium.
The INTL Trade Finance Fund became operational during Q2 2007. It invests primarily in global trade finance-related assets and is managed by the Companys Dubai subsidiary, INTL Capital. It currently has over $30 million in funds under management, of which $10.3 million is an investment by the Company.
Operating revenues from asset management in YTD 2007 were $8,958,000, compared with $444,000 in YTD 2006. Total management fees received in YTD 2007 were $5,492,000 while investment gains were $3,466,000. Assets invested in managed funds at June 30, 2007 were approximately $1.23 billion, of which $58 million belonged to a principal shareholder of the Company. Assets invested in managed funds at June 30, 2006 were approximately $382 million, of which $100 million belonged to a principal shareholder of the Company.
Net Contribution. Net contribution consists of revenues, less cost of sales, direct clearing and clearing related charges and variable trader compensation. Variable trader compensation is based on revenues determined on a marked-to-market basis. This coincides with the way revenues are determined under GAAP in all businesses except the commodities business, as outlined in the Operating Revenues discussion above, under the sub-heading Commodities trading. The effect of this is that the Company pays variable compensation in the commodities business on marked-to-market operating revenues even when, under GAAP, the Company might report operating losses, as is the case in the current quarter.
Net contribution is one of the key measures used by management to assess the performance of each segment and for decisions regarding the allocation of the Companys resources. The net contribution allocated to the Companys business segments is $16,428,000 for YTD 2007 compared to $20,874,000 for YTD 2006. Equity market-making revenues are stated before deduction of ADR conversion fees, while net contribution is stated after these fees.
Interest Expense. The Companys interest expense was $5,700,000 for YTD 2007, compared to $1,627,000 for YTD 2006. The expense in YTD 2007 consisted of $1,449,000 of interest payable to holders of the Companys senior subordinated convertible notes, $262,000 of convertible note issuance expense amortized and charged as interest, $732,000 of interest incurred in the Companys equity and debt capital markets businesses, including interest to prime brokers for managed accounts, $615,000 of interest paid to banks in the foreign exchange trading business, $2,099,000 of interest paid in the commodities business and $543,000 of interest paid to banks for general borrowing purposes.
Total Non-interest Expenses. The Companys total non-interest expenses increased by 61% to $34,217,000 for YTD 2007 from $21,226,000 for YTD 2006. This increase was attributable to the expansion of the business the Company had an average of 71 employees in YTD 2006, compared with an average of 110 employees in YTD 2007. During YTD 2007 the Company established or acquired offices in Miami, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The increase was also attributable to the consolidation, with effect from August 1, 2006, of INTL Consilium, with the resulting incorporation of its expenses which, for YTD 2007, amounted to $2,987,000. In addition, the improved performance of the Companys business on a fully marked-to-market basis led to higher variable compensation.
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Compensation and Benefits. The Companys compensation and benefit expense increased 69% from $12,336,000 for YTD 2006 to $20,863,000 for YTD 2007. The increase was primarily a consequence of higher staff levels and improved performance, leading to increased variable compensation; and the incorporation of INTL Consiliums compensation and benefits expense due to the consolidation of its accounts effective August 1, 2006. The Company employed an average of 71 people in YTD 2006 and an average of 110 people in YTD 2007, an increase of 55%.
The Company has adopted SFAS 123(R) with effect from October 1, 2006, using the modified prospective method. Notes 2 and 20 to the Companys Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements disclose further details of the adoption of SFAS No. 123 (R). The effect of this adoption was to report an expense of $533,000 for YTD 2007, under Compensation and benefits in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The pro forma compensation expense of options in YTD 2006, based on the grant-date fair value, was $429,000.
Clearing and Related Expenses. Clearing and related expenses increased by 33% from $5,868,000 for YTD 2006 to $7,815,000 for YTD 2007. The total ADR conversion fees were $1,642,000 and $2,306,000 for YTD 2007 and YTD 2006, respectively. Approximately $6.1 million, or 78%, of the clearing and related expenses in YTD 2007 were incurred in the equity market-making business, compared with approximately $5.0 million, or 86%, in YTD 2006. The reduced share attributable to the equity market-making business is a result of the establishment and growth of other businesses. Bank charges are included in clearing and related costs. These amounted to $524,000 in YTD 2007 and $444,000 in YTD, with the increase due to the increased volume in the foreign exchange trading business and greater activity in the commodities trading business. The increase in clearing and related expenses was primarily due to the increase in activity in the equity market-making business, as well as the growth of other businesses.
Occupancy and Equipment Rental. Occupancy and equipment rental expense increased by 74% from $455,000 for YTD 2006 to $793,000 for YTD 2007. Additional expenses relate primarily to INTL Consilium, the establishment or acquisition of new offices in Miami, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
Professional Fees. Professional fees principally consist of legal, taxation and accounting fees. These fees increased 184% from $542,000 for YTD 2006 to $1,538,000 for YTD 2007. The increase is primarily due to the addition of accounting fees for funds managed in the asset management business and to legal fees.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased 45% from $305,000 for YTD 2006 to $442,000 for YTD 2007. The increase is largely due to depreciation of additional fixed assets in the additional offices.
Business Development Expense. Business development expense increased 59% from $773,000 for YTD 2006 to $1,231,000 for YTD 2007. There were significant travel and entertainment increases in most business segments, relating both to the generation of business transactions, the establishment of new regional offices and acquisition negotiations.
Insurance Expense. Insurance expense increased 45% from $152,000 in YTD 2006 to $221,000 in YTD 2007 because of increased levels of insurance as the Companys business has grown.
Other Non-interest Expenses. Other operating expenses increased 65% from $795,000 in YTD 2006 to $1,314,000 for YTD 2007. The increase was primarily related to general expansion of the Companys business, in both activity and geographically.
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Tax Expense. The Company recognized an income tax benefit of $2,326,000 for YTD 2007 compared with income tax expense of $3,188,000 for YTD 2006. The Companys effective income tax rates applied were approximately 36% for YTD 2007 and 37% for YTD 2006.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2006
Operating revenues: The following table reflects the sources of the Companys operating revenues as a percentage of the Companys total operating revenues for Q3 2007 and Q3 2006.
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | Operating Revenues |
Percentage of Total Operating Revenues |
Operating Revenues |
Percentage Revenues |
Percentage Change in Operating Revenues |
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Q3 2007 | Q3 2007 | Q3 2006 | Q3 2006 | 2006-2007 | ||||||||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 7,020 | 74 | % | $ | 4,878 | 35 | % | 44 | % | ||||||
International debt capital markets |
1,859 | 20 | % | 572 | 4 | % | 225 | % | ||||||||
Foreign exchange |
3,520 | 37 | % | 4,730 | 33 | % | (26 | )% | ||||||||
Commodities |
(6,837 | ) | (72 | )% | 3,768 | 27 | % | (281 | )% | |||||||
Asset management |
3,733 | 39 | % | 125 | 1 | % | Not meaningful | |||||||||
Other |
193 | 2 | % | 38 | 0 | % | Not meaningful | |||||||||
Total Operating Revenues |
$ | 9,488 | 100 | % | $ | 14,111 | 100 | % | (33 | )% | ||||||
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Net contribution: The Company utilizes net contribution to assess performance of the Companys business segments. Net contribution consists of net operating revenues from each business activity, less direct clearing and clearing related charges and variable trader compensation but before the effects of any minority interests. The following table reflects the sources of the Companys net contribution as a percentage of the Companys total net contribution for Q3 2007 and Q3 2006.
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | Net Contribution (Loss) |
Percentage of Total Net Contribution |
Net Contribution |
Percentage of Total Net Contribution |
Percentage Change in Net Contributions |
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Q3 2007 | Q3 2007 | Q3 2006 | Q3 2006 | 2006-2007 | ||||||||||||
International equities market-making |
$ | 3,499 | 108 | % | $ | 2,485 | 24 | % | 41 | % | ||||||
International debt capital markets |
1,302 | 40 | % | 490 | 5 | % | 166 | % | ||||||||
Foreign exchange |
2,772 | 86 | % | 3,654 | 36 | % | (24 | )% | ||||||||
Commodities |
(7,447 | ) | (230 | )% | 3,439 | 34 | % | Not meaningful | ||||||||
Asset management |
3,103 | 96 | % | 125 | 1 | % | Not meaningful | |||||||||
Total Net Contribution |
$ | 3,229 | 100 | % | $ | 10,193 | 100 | % | (68 | )% | ||||||
Non-interest expenses: The following table reflects the principal components of the Companys non-interest expenses as a percentage of the Companys total non-interest expenses in Q3 2007 and Q3 2006.
(Dollar amounts in thousands) | Period | Percentage of Total Expense |
Period | Percentage of Total Expense |
Percentage Change in Expense |
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Q3 2007 | Q3 2007 | Q3 2006 | Q3 2006 | 2006-2007 | |||||||||||
Compensation and benefits |
$ | 7,139 | 56 | % | $ | 4,958 | 60 | % | 44 | % | |||||
Clearing and related expenses |
3,194 | 25 | % | 2,062 | 25 | % | 55 | % | |||||||
Occupancy and equipment rental |
289 | 2 | % | 147 | 2 | % | 97 | % | |||||||
Professional fees |
665 | 5 | % | 244 | 3 | % | 173 | % | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
202 | 2 | % | 109 | 1 | % | 85 | % | |||||||
Business development |
627 | 5 | % | 363 | 4 | % | 73 | % | |||||||
Insurance |
87 | 1 | % | 56 | 1 | % | 55 | % | |||||||
Other expenses |
516 | 4 | % | 309 | 4 | % | 67 | % | |||||||
Total non-interest expenses |
$ | 12,719 | 100 | % | $ | 8,248 | 100 | % | 54 | % | |||||
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Adjusted EBITDA: The following table shows the Companys Adjusted EBITDA, together with a reconciliation to net income (loss). Adjusted EBITDA rather than EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that is defined in certain of the Companys loan covenants and is EBITDA adjusted for the change over the period in the unrealized fair market gain in commodities inventory. There was a 60% increase in Adjusted EBITDA from Q3 2006 to Q3 2007.
(In thousands) | Q3 2007 | Q3 2006 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 7,455 | $ | 4,669 | ||||
Change in unrealized fair market value gain in physical commodities inventory |
(10,682 | ) | 1,283 | |||||
Interest income |
198 | 20 | ||||||
Interest expense |
(2,459 | ) | (621 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
(202 | ) | (109 | ) | ||||
Income tax |
2,043 | (1,956 | ) | |||||
Minority interests |
(95 | ) | | |||||
Net income (loss) |
($ | 3,742 | ) | $ | 3,286 | |||
Net Income (Loss). The Company reported a net loss of $3,742,000 for Q3 2007, which equates to a loss of $0.46 per basic and diluted share. This compares to net income of $3,286,000, or $0.43 per basic share and $0.39 per diluted share, for Q3 2006. The loss is due largely to the sharp increase in lead prices, the effects of which are discussed under Operating Revenues below.
Total Revenues. See the discussion under Results of Operations above on the Companys change in accounting policy as it relates to commodities, and the effect on recording of the Companys commodities revenues.
The Companys total revenues were $1,411,335,000 for Q3 2007 compared to $186,494,000 for Q3 2006. Revenues for Q3 2007 include physical commodities sales of $1,408,433,000. Revenues for Q3 2006 include physical commodities sales of $173,317,000.
The Company believes that operating revenues, which are revenues after deduction of cost of goods sold and are discussed below, provide a more meaningful basis for assessing the Companys performance.
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Cost of Sales of Physical Commodities. The physical metals trading business is reported on a gross basis, showing sales and cost of sales separately. The cost of sales is the cost of commodities sold and delivered to customers and counterparties, including the cost of shipping, handling and storage. For Q3 2007 the cost of sales amounted to $1,401,847,000. The gross profit on sales of physical commodities for Q3 2007 was $6,586,000.
Operating Revenues. Total operating revenues decreased by 33% from $14,111,000 in Q3 2006 to $9,488,000 in Q3 2007. Operating revenues for Q3 2007 exclude non-GAAP unrealized fair market value gains of $10,682,000 in physical commodities inventory, while Q3 2006 operating revenues were reduced by a reversal of unrealized gains of $1,283,000. The segmental results were as follows:
International equities market-making
Revenues in this segment consist principally of net trading revenue from market-making activities in over-the-counter (OTC) American Depository Receipts (ADRs). Revenues increased by 44% from $4,878,000 in Q3 2006 to $7,020,000 in Q3 2007, as a result of increasingly active market conditions, producing higher trade volumes.
International debt capital markets
Revenues in this segment consist of trading revenue and investment gains from market-making and trading in fixed income securities and short term debt instruments; and fee income. International debt capital markets revenue increased by 225% from $572,000 in Q3 2006 to $1,859,000 in Q3 2007. The increase was largely due to improved trading revenues and fees generated by the new Miami office and the Gainvest group of companies.
Foreign exchange trading
Revenues in this segment consist principally of net trading revenue derived from buying and selling foreign currencies on a spot basis, as principal, providing the Companys customers access to and delivery of illiquid currencies of developing countries. Revenues decreased by 26%, from $4,730,000 in Q3 2006 to $3,520,000 in Q3 2007. An increased customer base was offset by decreasing spreads caused by relative stability in the emerging markets served by the Company.
Commodities trading
Operating revenues in this segment consist principally of net trading revenues in base and precious metals and related derivative instruments. Operating revenues from commodities trading decreased from net revenue of $3,768,000 in Q3 2006 to a net loss of $6,837,000 in Q3 2007. Operating revenues for Q3 2007 exclude non-GAAP unrealized fair market value inventory gains of $10,682,000, while Q3 2006 operating revenues were reduced by a reversal of unrealized gains of $1,283,000.
The decrease in the Companys earnings in this segment is mainly as a result of GAAP accounting for physical commodities, particularly lead. The fair market value of lead inventory at June 30, 2007 exceeded the cost by $23,046,000. The fair market value of lead inventory at March 31, 2007 exceeded the cost by $12,410,000. The net increase in the unrealized gain in lead inventory over the three months to June 30, 2007 was thus $10,636,000.
Realized and unrealized gains or losses in lead derivative positions are included in Net dealer inventory and investment gains in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Realized losses during Q3 2007 (i.e. net settlements on derivative positions closed during the quarter) were $5,476,000 and unrealized losses during Q3 2007 (i.e. the net movement on open derivative positions) were $7,272,000. The net open lead derivative positions at June 30, 2007 showed an unrealized loss of $12,077,000.
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The fair market value of precious metals inventory at June 30, 2007 exceeded the cost by $158,000. The fair market value of other base metals inventory at June 30, 2007 exceeded the cost by $28,000.
Asset management
Operating revenues in this segment include fees, commissions and other revenues received for management by the Company of third party assets, and investment gains or losses on the Companys investments in registered funds or proprietary accounts managed either by the Companys investment managers or by independent investment managers.
Commencing on August 1, 2006 the Company consolidated the accounts of INTL Consilium, the Companys asset management joint venture. INTL Consiliums results had been accounted for on the equity method prior to that date. The Company owns a 50.1% interest in INTL Consilium.
The INTL Trade Finance Fund became operational during Q2 2007. It invests primarily in global trade finance-related assets and is managed by the Companys Dubai subsidiary, INTL Capital. It currently has over $30 million in funds under management, of which $10.3 million has been invested by the Company.
Operating revenues from asset management in Q3 2007 were $3,733,000, compared with $125,000 in Q3 2006. Total management and performance fees received in Q3 2007 were $2,718,000 while investment gains were $1,015,000. Assets invested in managed funds at June 30, 2007 were approximately $1,230,000,000, of which $58 million belonged to a principal shareholder of the Company. Assets invested in managed funds at June 30, 2006 were approximately $382,000,000, of which $100 million belonged to a principal shareholder of the Company.
Net Contribution. Net contribution consists of revenues, less cost of sales, direct clearing and clearing related charges and variable trader compensation. Variable trader compensation is based on revenues determined on a marked-to-market basis. This coincides with the way revenues are determined under GAAP in all businesses except the commodities business, as outlined in the Operating Revenues discussion above, under the sub-heading Commodities trading. The effect of this is that the Company pays variable compensation in the commodities business on marked-to-market operating revenues even when, under GAAP, the Company might report operating losses, as is the case in the current quarter.
Net contribution is one of the key measures used by management to assess the performance of each segment and for decisions regarding the allocation of the Companys resources. The net contribution allocated to the Companys business segments is $3,229,000 for Q3 2007 compared to $10,193,000 for Q3 2006. Equity market-making revenues are stated before deduction of ADR conversion fees, while net contribution is stated after these fees.
Interest Expense. The Companys interest expense was $2,459,000 for Q3 2007, compared to $621,000 for Q3 2006. The expense in Q3 2007 consisted of $470,000 of interest payable to holders of the Companys senior subordinated convertible notes; $85,000 of convertible note issuance expense amortized and charged as interest; $346,000 of interest incurred in the Companys equity and debt capital markets businesses, including interest paid to prime brokers for managed accounts; $290,000 of interest paid to banks in the foreign exchange trading business; $1,016,000 of interest paid in the commodities business, including arrangement fees paid to banks for the $140 million syndicated loan to INTL Commodities; and $252,000 of interest paid to banks for general borrowing purposes.
Total Non-interest Expenses. The Companys total non-interest expenses increased by 54% to $12,719,000 for Q3 2007 from $8,248,000 for Q3 2006. This increase was attributable to the expansion of the business the Company had an average of 76 employees in Q3 2006, compared with an average of 140 employees in Q3 2007. During 2007 the Company established or acquired offices in Miami, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong,
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Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The increase was also attributable to the consolidation, with effect from August 1, 2006, of INTL Consilium, with the resulting incorporation of its expenses which, for Q3 2007, amounted to $1,106,000. In addition, the improved performance of the Companys business on a fully marked-to-market basis led to higher variable compensation.
Compensation and Benefits. The Companys compensation and benefit expense increased 44% from $4,958,000 for Q3 2006 to $7,139,000 for Q3 2007. The increase was primarily a consequence of higher staff levels and improved performance, leading to increased variable compensation. The Company employed an average of 76 people in Q3 2006 and an average of 140 people in Q3 2007, an increase of 84%.
The Company has adopted SFAS 123(R) with effect from October 1, 2006, using the modified prospective method. Notes 2 and 20 to the Companys Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements disclose further details of the adoption of SFAS No. 123 (R). The effect of this adoption was to report an expense of $184,000 for Q3 2007, under Compensation and benefits in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The pro forma compensation expense of options in Q3 2006, based on the grant-date fair value, was $132,000.
Clearing and Related Expenses. Clearing and related expenses increased by 55% from $2,062,000 for Q3 2006 to $3,194,000 for Q3 2007. The total ADR conversion fees were $555,000 and $607,000 for Q3 2007 and Q3 2006, respectively. The increase in clearing and related expenses was primarily due to the increase in activity in the equity market-making business.
Occupancy and Equipment Rental. Occupancy and equipment rental expense increased by 97% from $147,000 for Q3 2006 to $289,000 for Q3 2007. Additional expenses relate primarily to the establishment or acquisition of new offices in Miami, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
Professional Fees. Professional fees principally consist of legal, taxation and accounting fees. These fees increased 173% from $244,000 for Q3 2006 to $665,000 for Q3 2007. The increase is primarily the addition of accounting fees for funds managed by INTL Consilium and to legal fees.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased 85% from $109,000 for Q3 2006 to $202,000 for Q3 2007. The increase is largely due to depreciation of additional fixed assets in the additional offices.
Business Development Expense. Business development expense increased 73% from $363,000 for Q3 2006 to $627,000 for Q3 2007. The increase was primarily due to increases in most business segments, relating both to the generation of business transactions as well as the acquisition of the Gainvest group of companies and management of newly-established offices.
Insurance Expense. Insurance expense increased 55% from $56,000 in Q3 2006 to $87,000 in Q3 2007 because of increased levels of insurance as the Companys business has grown.
Other Non-interest Expenses. Other operating expenses increased 67% from $309,000 in Q3 2006 to $516,000 for Q3 2007. The increase was primarily related to general expansion of the Companys business, in both activity and geographically.
Tax Expense. The Company recognized an income tax benefit of $2,043,000 for Q3 2007 compared with income tax expense of $1,956,000 for Q3 2006. The Companys effective income tax rates applied were approximately 36% for Q3 2007 and 37% for Q3 2006.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
A substantial portion of the Companys assets are liquid. The majority of the assets consist of financial instrument inventories, which fluctuate depending on the level of customer business. At June 30, 2007, approximately 84% of the Companys assets consisted of cash, cash equivalents, receivables from brokers, dealers, clearing organization and customers, marketable financial instruments, and investments in managed funds. All assets are financed by the Companys equity capital, subordinated convertible notes, bank loans, short-term borrowings from financial instruments sold, not yet purchased and other payables.
The Companys assets and liabilities may vary significantly from period to period because of changes relating to customer needs and economic and market conditions. The Companys operating activities generate or utilize cash resulting from net income or loss earned during each period and fluctuations in its assets and liabilities. The most significant fluctuations arise from changes in the levels of customer activity and financial instruments resulting from trading strategies dictated by prevailing market conditions. Requirements for physical commodities by new customers introduced by the Companys joint venture in Dubai, in addition to asset increases arising in the ordinary course of business, have contributed to an increase of approximately $130,000,000 in the Companys assets between March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007. The Companys total assets at June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 were $390,311,000 and $199,913,000, respectively.
In addition to normal operating requirements, capital is required to satisfy financing and regulatory requirements. The Companys overall capital needs are continually reviewed to ensure that its capital base can appropriately support the anticipated capital needs of its operating subsidiaries. The excess regulatory net capital of the Companys broker-dealer subsidiary, INTL Trading, may fluctuate throughout the year reflecting changes in inventory levels and/or composition and balance sheet components.
The Companys ability to receive distributions from INTL Trading is restricted by regulations of the SEC and the NASD. The Companys right to receive distributions from its subsidiaries is also subject to the rights of the subsidiaries creditors, including customers of INTL Trading. During YTD 2007 INTL Trading paid dividends of $3,493,000 to the Company.
INTL Trading is subject to the net capital requirements of the SEC and the NASD relating to liquidity and net capital levels. At June 30, 2007, INTL Trading had regulatory net capital of approximately $4,731,000, which was $3,304,000 in excess of its minimum net capital requirement on that date.
The Companys borrowing facilities with banks have grown substantially since March 31, 2006. At that time, the Company had bank facilities under which the Company could borrow up to an aggregate of $90,500,000. On May 2, 2007 the Companys subsidiary, INTL Commodities, completed a $140 million one-year, renewable, revolving syndicated loan facility. The loan proceeds have been used to finance the continued expansion of the activities of INTL Commodities and are secured by its inventory and receivables. The Company had additional bank facilities at June 30, 2007 of $48 million.
In September 2006 the Company completed a private placement of $27,000,000 of 7.625% subordinated convertible notes (the Notes). The Notes mature in September 2011. They are convertible at any time at the option of the Noteholder at an adjusted conversion price of $25.47 per share. One Noteholder converted $2,000,000 in principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued interest, in December 2006 into a total of 79,562 shares of common stock of the Company. The Notes contain customary anti-dilutive provisions. At the current conversion price, conversion of the remaining $25,000,000 of Notes would result in the issue of 981,547 new shares of common stock. The Company may require conversion at any time after March 22, 2008 if the dollar volume-weighted average share price exceeds 150% of the conversion price (or $38.21) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days. Noteholders may redeem their Notes at par if the interest
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coverage ratio set forth in the Notes is less than 2.75 for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2009. The Company may redeem the Notes at 110% of par on March 11, 2010.
The Company has established new subsidiaries in Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong. The Company has made capital investments of approximately $12 million in the Dubai companies and has committed significant funding to the increased commodities business coming out of Dubai. The Singapore and Hong Kong companies are not yet fully operational and to date there has been no significant capital demand from either of them.
The Company entered into an agreement on April 30, 2007 to purchase an effective 100% of the common stock of Gainvest Argentina Asset Management S.A., Gainvest S.A. Sociedad Gerente de Fondos Comunes de Inversion, in Argentina; Gainvest do Brasil Ltda., in Brazil; and Gainvest Asset Management Ltd., in British Virgin Islands; and an effective 90% of the common stock of Gainvest Uruguay Asset Management S.A., in Uruguay (together the Gainvest group of companies). The Gainvest group of companies conducts a specialist local markets securitization and asset management business. The transaction was subject to a number of conditions and closed successfully on May 14, 2007. On this day the Company paid $2,765,000 in cash and issued 78,125 shares to the sellers of the Gainvest group of companies (the Sellers). The Companys stock closed at $22.34 on Friday, May 11, 2007. At this price the 78,125 shares issued by the Company were worth $1,745,312. Following a post-closing review of the net asset value of the Gainvest group of companies at April 30, 2007, the Company paid an additional $13,000 to the Sellers. The Company has consolidated the results, assets and liabilities of the Gainvest group of companies with effect from May 1, 2007. The Company will make a further payment to the Sellers on June 1, 2008 equal to 25% of the aggregate revenues of the Gainvest group of companies earned in the year to April 30, 2008; and a further payment on June 1, 2009 equal to 25% of the aggregate revenues of the Gainvest group of companies earned in the year to April 30, 2009. The revenues on which the 25% is calculated will be subject to a minimum threshold and a maximum ceiling of $3.7 million and $10 million in the first year and $5.5 million and $11 million in the second year, respectively.
The Companys cash and cash equivalents increased from approximately $38 million at September 30, 2006 to approximately $40 million at June 30, 2007, a net increase of approximately $2 million. Net cash of $62 million was used in operating activities, $14 million in investing activities and net cash of $78 million was provided by financing activities, of which approximately $77 million was from banks and approximately $1 million from the exercise of stock options and tax benefits on stock options exercised. The aggregate amounts payable to lenders under loans and overdrafts at June 30, 2007 was $83 million.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Companys Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Companys significant accounting policies are described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in the Companys 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 2006. The Company believes that of its significant accounting policies, those described below may, in certain instances, involve a high degree of judgment and complexity. These critical accounting policies may require estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Due to their nature, estimates involve judgment based upon available information. Actual results or amounts could differ from estimates and the difference could have a material impact on the financial statements. Therefore, understanding these policies is important in understanding the reported results of operations and the financial position of the Company.
Valuation of Financial Instruments and Foreign Currencies. Substantially all financial instruments are reflected in the financial statements at fair value or amounts that approximate fair value. These financial instruments include: cash, cash equivalents, and financial instruments purchased under agreements to resell; deposits with clearing organizations; financial instruments owned; and financial instruments sold but not yet
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purchased. Unrealized gains and losses related to these financial instruments are reflected in net earnings. Where available, the Company uses prices from independent sources such as listed market prices, or broker or dealer price quotations. Fair values for certain derivative contracts are derived from pricing models that consider current market and contractual prices for the underlying financial instruments or commodities, as well as time value and yield curve or volatility factors underlying the positions. In some cases, even where the value of a financial instrument is derived from an independent market price or broker or dealer quote, certain assumptions may be required to determine the fair value. However, these assumptions may be incorrect and the actual value realized upon disposition could be different from the current carrying value. The value of foreign currencies, including foreign currencies sold, not yet purchased, are converted into their U.S. dollar equivalents at the foreign exchange rates in effect at the close of business at the end of the accounting period. For foreign currency transactions completed during each reporting period, the foreign exchange rate in effect at the time of the transaction is used.
The application of the valuation process for financial instruments and foreign currencies is critical because these items represent a significant portion of the Companys total assets. The accuracy of the valuation process allows the Company to report accurate financial information. Valuations for substantially all of the financial instruments held by the Company are available from independent publishers of market information. The valuation process may involve estimates and judgments in the case of certain financial instruments with limited liquidity and over-the-counter derivatives. Given the wide availability of pricing information, the high degree of liquidity of the majority of the Companys assets, and the relatively short periods for which they are typically held in inventory, there is insignificant sensitivity to changes in estimates and insignificant risk of changes in estimates having a material effect on the Company. The basis for estimating the valuation of any financial instruments has not undergone any change.
Revenue Recognition. The revenues of the Company are derived principally from realized and unrealized trading income in securities, derivative instruments, commodities and foreign currencies purchased or sold for the Companys account. Realized and unrealized trading income is recorded on a trade date basis. Securities owned and securities sold, not yet purchased and foreign currencies sold, not yet purchased, are stated at market value with related changes in unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflected in net dealer inventory and investment gains. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.
Revenue on commodities that are purchased for physical delivery to customers and that are not readily convertible into cash is recognized at the point in time when the commodity has been shipped, title and risk of loss has been transferred to the customer, and the following conditions have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed and determinable, and collectibility of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.
The critical aspect of revenue recognition for the Company is recording all known transactions as of the trade date of each transaction for the financial period. The Company has developed systems for each of its businesses to capture all known transactions. Recording all known transactions involves reviewing trades that occur after the financial period that relate to the financial period. The accuracy of capturing this information is dependent upon the completeness and accuracy of data capture of the operations systems and the Companys clearing firm.
Physical Commodities Inventory. Physical commodities inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined using the specific identification weighted average price method. The Company separately discloses the value of commodities in process, which include commodities in the process of being recycled, and finished commodities. The Company generally seeks to mitigate the price risk associated with physical commodities held in inventory through the use of derivatives. This price risk mitigation does not generally qualify for hedge accounting under GAAP. Any unrealized gains in physical commodities inventory are not recognized under GAAP, but unrealized gains and losses in related derivative positions are recognized under GAAP. As a result, the Companys reported commodities trading earnings are subject to volatility.
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Effects of Inflation
Because the Companys assets are, to a large extent, liquid in nature, they are not significantly affected by inflation. Increases in the Companys expenses, such as compensation and benefits, clearing and related expenses, occupancy and equipment rental, due to inflation, may not be readily recoverable from increasing the prices of services offered by the Company. In addition, to the extent that inflation results in rising interest rates or has other adverse effects on the financial markets and on the value of the financial instruments held in inventory, it may adversely affect the Companys financial position and results of operations.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
See also note 17 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk.
The Company conducts its market-making and trading activities predominantly as a principal, which subjects its capital to significant risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, absolute and relative price movements, price volatility and changes in liquidity, over which the Company has virtually no control. The Companys exposure to market risk varies in accordance with the volume of client-driven market-making transactions, the size of the proprietary positions and the volatility of the financial instruments traded.
The Company seeks to mitigate exposure to market risk by utilizing a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques:
| Diversification of business activities and instruments |
| Limitations on positions |
| Allocation of capital and limits based on estimated weighted risks |
| Daily monitoring of positions and mark-to-market profitability |
The Company utilizes derivative products in a trading capacity as a dealer, to satisfy client needs and mitigate risk. The Company manages risks from both derivatives and non-derivative cash instruments on a consolidated basis. The risks of derivatives should not be viewed in isolation, but in aggregate with the Companys other trading activities.
Management believes that the volatility of earnings is a key indicator of the effectiveness of its risk management techniques. The graph below summarizes volatility of the Companys daily revenue, determined on a marked-to-market basis, during the nine months to June 30, 2007.
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In the Companys securities market-making and trading activities, the Company maintains inventories of equity and debt securities. In the Companys commodities market-making and trading activities, the Companys positions include physical inventories, forwards, futures and options. The Companys commodity trading activities are managed as one consolidated book for each commodity encompassing both cash positions and derivative instruments. The Company monitors the aggregate position for each commodity in equivalent physical ounces or metric tons. The table below illustrates, for the nine months to June 30, 2007, the Companys average, greatest long, greatest short and minimum day-end positions by business segment.
Nine months to June 30, 2007 (In thousands) | Average | Greatest Long |
Greatest Short |
Minimum Exposure | |||||||||
Equity Aggregate of Long and Short |
$ | 9,477 | $ | 17,631 | n/a | $ | 6,462 | ||||||
Equity Net of Long and Short |
$ | 101 | $ | 6,548 | $ | (4,045 | ) | $ | 10 | ||||
Debt Aggregate of Long and Short |
$ | 437 | $ | 1,107 | n/a | $ | 164 | ||||||
Debt Net of Long and Short |
$ | 364 | $ | 752 | $ | 86 | $ | 86 | |||||
Foreign Currency Aggregate of Long and Short |
$ | 5,500 | $ | 12,158 | n/a | $ | 2,434 | ||||||
Foreign Currency Net of Long and Short |
$ | 2,112 | $ | 5,301 | $ | (6,101 | ) | $ | 251 | ||||
Gold |
$ | 66 | $ | 1,126 | $ | (1,162 | ) | $ | 1 | ||||
Silver |
$ | 55 | $ | 871 | $ | (585 | ) | $ | 0 | ||||
Platinum group metals |
$ | 1,141 | $ | 3,120 | $ | (1,437 | ) | $ | 2 | ||||
Lead |
$ | 473 | $ | 3,932 | $ | (1,933 | ) | $ | 1 | ||||
Other base metals |
$ | 189 | $ | 3,255 | $ | (2,990 | ) | $ | 2 |
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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
In connection with the filing of this Form 10-Q, the Companys management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2007. The Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2007.
There were no changes in the Companys internal controls over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Companys internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2007.
It should be noted that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. As a result, there can be no assurance that a control system will succeed in preventing all possible instances of error and fraud. The Companys disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and the conclusions of the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are made at the reasonable assurance level.
The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings. In light of the nature of the Companys activities, it is possible that the Company may be involved in material litigation in the future, and such litigation could have a material adverse impact on the Company and its financial condition and results of operations.
Information regarding risks affecting the Company appears in Part I, Item 1 of the Companys Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, filed with the SEC on December 20, 2006. These are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that management currently considers to be non-material may in the future adversely affect the Companys business, financial condition and operating results.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
a) Exhibits
(3(ii)) |
Amended Bylaws of International Assets Holding Corporation. | |
(31.1) | Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a). | |
(31.2) | Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a). | |
(32.1) | Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
(32.2) | Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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b) Reports on Form 8-K
On May 15, 2007 the Company filed a current report on Form 8-K disclosing the furnishing of Results of Operations and Financial Condition for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007, Regulation FD Disclosure and Financial Statements and Exhibits.
On July 13, 2007 the Company filed a current report on Form 8-K/A as an amendment to the current report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2007 disclosing the entry into a material definitive agreement to purchase shares in the Gainvest group of companies. The amendment made further disclosures related to the financial statements and pro forma information of the Gainvest group of companies.
On August 7, 2007 the Company filed a current report on Form 8-K disclosing certain amendments to the Companys bylaws.
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In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION | ||
Date 08/14/2007 | /s/ Sean M. OConnor | |
Sean M. OConnor | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date 08/14/2007 | /s/ Brian T. Sephton | |
Brian T. Sephton | ||
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
3(ii) |
Amended Bylaws of International Assets Holding Corporation. | |
31.1 |
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a). | |
31.2 |
Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a). | |
32.1 |
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2 |
Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
Exhibit 3(ii)
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION
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BYLAWS
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ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. The registered office shall be located in the City of Wilmington, State of Delaware.
Section 2. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the board of directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEET1NGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. All meetings of the stockholders shall be held at such place within or without the State as may be from time to time fixed or determined by the board of directors.
Section 2. An annual meeting of the stockholders, commencing with the year l988 shall be held on a date and at a time and place to be determined by the board of directors when they shall elect by a plurality vote a board of directors and transact such other business as may properly he brought before the Meeting.
Section 3. Special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the certificate incorporation may be called at any time by the president or a majority of the board o£ directors or the holders of not less than one-fifth of all the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the particular meeting, upon written request delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Upon receipt of any such request, it shall be the duty of the secretary to call a special meeting of the stockholders to be held at such time, not more than sixty days thereafter, as the secretary may fix. If the secretary shall neglect to issue such call, the person or persons making the request may issue the call.
Section 4. Written notice of every meeting of the stockholders, specifying the place, date, and hour of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall he served upon, electronically sent or mailed, postage prepaid, not less than ten nor more than fifty days before the date of the meeting, unless a different period of notice is required by statute, to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat.
Section 5. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in. the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in, the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.
Section 6. Business transacted at all special meetings of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 7. The holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy shall be requisite and shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the Articles of Incorporation or by these Bylaws. The stockholders present in person or by proxy at a duly convened meeting can continue to do business until adjournment, not withstanding withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
Section 8. When a quorum is present or represented at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares having voting powers, present in person or represented by proxy, shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of the statutes or of the certificate of incorporation, a different vote is required In which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.
Section 9. Each stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share having voting power held by such stockholder, but no proxy shall be voted on after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period; and, except where the board of directors has fixed, in advance, a record date, nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting , the record date for determining which shall not be more than sixty stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the next day preceding the day on which the meeting is held.
Section 10. Any action which may be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the stockholders who would be entitled to vote at a meeting for such purpose.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. The number of directors which shall constitute the board shall not be less than 3 or more than 5 directors, which board shall be elected by the stockholders at their annual meeting. The board of directors may, by a vote of not less than a majority of the authorized number of directors increase or decrease the number of directors from time to time without a vote of the stockholders provided, however, that any such decrease shall not eliminate any director then in office.
Section 2. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled by a majority of the remaining number of the board, though less than a quorum. If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten percent of the total number of shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by directors then in office as aforesaid, which election shall be governed by the provision of Article II Section 2, as far as applicable.
Section 3. The business of the Corporation shall be managed by its board of directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the certificate of incorporation or by these bylaws directed or required to be exercised and done by the stockholders.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 4. The board of directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware.
Section 5. The first meeting of each newly elected board of directors shall be held at the same place as, and immediately following, the annual meeting of the stockholders unless the stockholders shall otherwise fix the time and place of such meeting at the annual meeting of stockholders at which such directors were elected, in which case such meeting shall be held at the time and place so fixed. No notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly elected directors in order to legally constitute such meeting, provided a majority of the whole board shall be present. In the event such meeting is not held at such time and place as provided for above, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for such meetings of the board of directors, or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the directors.
Section 6. Regular meetings of the board of directors may he held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by resolution or at least a majority of the board at a duly convened meeting, or by unanimous written consent.
Section 7. Special meetings of the board may be called by the president on 10 days notice to each director. Notice of the time and place of meetings of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, if required, shall be:
(a) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone;
(b) sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid; or
(c) sent by facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic transmission,
directed to each director at that directors address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporations records.
Section 8. At all meetings of the board a majority of the directors in office shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the acts of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the acts of the board of directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
Section 9. If all the directors shall severally or collectively consent in writing or by electronic transmission to any action to be taken by the Corporation, and if the writing or writings or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board, such action shall be as valid a corporate action as though it had been authorized at a meeting of the board of directors.
Section 10. The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two or more of the directors of the Corporation. The board may designate alternate members of any committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting o£ the committee. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution, shall have and may exercise the powers of the board of directors in the management of the business affairs of the corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. The committee or committees designated shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the board when required.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Section 11. Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services but, by resolution of the board, a fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, may be allowed for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the board or at meetings of the executive committee; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefore.
REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
Section 12. The entire board of directors or any individual director may be removed from office without: assigning any cause by the vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes which all stockholders would be entitled to cast at any annual election of directors. In case the board or any one or more directors be so removed, new directors may be elected at the same meeting.
ARTICLE IV
NOTICES
Section 1. Notices to directors and stockholders shall be in writing and delivered personally or mailed to the directors or stockholders at their addresses appearing on the books of the Corporation. Notice by mail shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall he mailed. Notice to directors may also be given by telegram.
Section 2. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the statutes or of the Articles of Incorporation or of these By-Laws a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the board of directors (or by the chief executive officer to the extent provided below) and shall be a chairman of the board, a chief executive officer, a president, any number of vice presidents, a secretary and a treasurer. Any of the aforesaid offices may be held by the same person. Except for the office of chief executive officer, secretary and treasurer, the board of directors, in its discretion, may leave vacant for such period of time as it may deem appropriate any office provided for in these By-laws.
Section 2. From time to time, in its discretion, the board of directors may choose such additional officers of the Corporation as it deems appropriate.
Section 3. The board of directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the board.
Section 4. The salaries of all officers and agents of the Corporation shall be fixed by the board of directors.
Section 5. The officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify. Any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the board of directors.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Section 6. The chairman of the board shall preside at all meetings of the board of directors and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Section 7. The chief executive officer of the Corporation shall have general supervision over the business of the Corporation subject, however, to the control of the board of directors and of any duly authorized committee of directors. The chief executive officer shall, if present and in the absence or non-election of the chairman of the board of directors, preside at all meetings of the stockholders and at all meetings of the board of directors. The chief executive officer may sign and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, and other instruments, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board of directors or by these By-laws exclusively to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be signed or executed. The chief executive officer may delegate his or her powers of signature and execution described above to an employee elected to the position of Chief Operating Officer, subject to his or her supervision. In general, the chief executive officer shall perform all duties incident to the office of chief executive officer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the board.
THE PRESIDENT
Section 8. The president shall have general supervision over the operations of the Corporation subject; however, to the control of the board, any duly authorized committee of directors and the chief executive officer. The president shall, if present and in the absence of the chairman of the board and the chief executive officer, preside at all meetings of the stockholders and at all meetings of the board. The president may sign and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, and other instruments, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board of directors or by these By-laws exclusively to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law otherwise to be signed or executed. The president may delegate his or her powers of signature and execution described above to an employee elected as Chief Operating Officer, subject to his or her supervision. In general, the president shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the board of directors or the chief executive officer.
THE VICE PRESIDENTS
Section 9. The vice president or, if there shall be more than one, the vice presidents, in the order determined by the board of directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the president, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the president, and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.
THE SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
Section 10. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the board of directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Corporation and of the board of directors in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the executive committee when required. He shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the board of directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or president, under whose Supervision he shall be. He shall keep in safe custody the seal or the Corporation and, when authorized by the board of directors, affix the same to any instrument requiring it and, when so affixed, it shall be attested by his signature or by the signature of an assistant secretary.
Section 11. The assistant secretary, or if there shall he more than one, the assistant secretaries, in the order determined by the board of directors shall, in the absence or disability of the secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.
THE TREASURER AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS
Section 12. The treasurer shall have custody of the corporate funds and securities, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the board of directors.
Section 13. He shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the president and the board of directors at its regular meetings or when the board of directors so requires, an account of all his transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.
Section 14. If required by the board of directors, he shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the board of directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.
Section 15. The assistant treasurer or, if there shall be more than one, the assistant treasurers, in the order determined by the board of directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES OF SHARES
Section 1. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates or shall be uncertificated shares, as provided by the DGCL. If certificates, the certificates of shares of the Corporation shall be numbered and registered in a share register as they are issued. Whether represented by certificates or uncertificated shares, the records of the corporation shall exhibit the name of the registered holder and the number and class of shares and the series, if any, represented thereby and the par value of each share or a statement that such shares are without par value as the case may be.
Section 2. Every share certificate shall be signed by the president and the secretary and shall be sealed with the corporate seal which may be facsimile, engraved or printed.
Section 3. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any share certificate shall have ceased to be such officer because of death, resignation or otherwise before the certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if the officer had not ceased to be such at the date of its issue.
LOST CERTIFICATES
Section 4. The board of directors shall direct a new certificate or uncertificated shares to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the share certificate to be lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or uncertificated shares, the board of directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been 1ost, destroyed or wrongfully taken.
TRANSFER OF SHARES
Section 5. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation (a) upon presentation of the certificate by the registered holder or by a duly authorized attorney, or upon presentation of proper evidence of authority to transfer the stock, and upon surrender of the appropriate certificate or (b) in the case of uncertificated shares, upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of such uncertificated shares, or from a duly authorized attorney or a person presenting proper evidence of authority to transfer the stock. The person in whose name shares of stock stand on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed the owner thereof for all purposes as regards the Corporation.
CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS
Section 6. The board of directors may fix a time, not more than sixty nor less than ten days prior to the date of any meeting of stockholders or the date fixed for the payment of any dividend or distribution or the date for the allotment of rights or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of shares will be made or go into effect, as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any such dividend or distribution or to receive any such allotment of rights or to exercise the rights in respect to any such change, conversion or exchange of shares. In such case only such stockholders as shall be stockholders of record, on the date so fixed shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to receive payment of such dividend or to receive such allotment of rights or to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the Corporation after any record date so fixed. The board of directors may close the bocks of the Corporation against transfers of shares during the whole or any part of such period and in such case written or printed notice thereof shall be mailed at least ten days before the closing thereof to each stockholder of record at the address appearing on the records of the Corporation or supplied by him to the Corporation for the purpose of notice.
REG ISTERED STOCKHOLDERS
Section 7. The Corporation shall he entitled to treat the holder of record or any share or shares as the holder in fact thereof and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part of any other person, and shall not be liable for any registration or transfer of shares which are registered or to he registered in the name of a fiduciary or the nominee of a fiduciary unless made with actual knowledge that a fiduciary or nominee of a fiduciary is committing a breach of trust in requesting such registration or transfer, or with knowledge of such facts that its participation therein amounts to bad faith.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND OTHER PERSONS
Section 1. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to he made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses,
including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expense, including attorneys fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation. No such indemnification against expenses shall be made, however, in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 3. Indemnification under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article shall be made by the Corporation when ordered by a court or upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in those Sections. Such determination shall be made (a) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit, or proceeding, or (b} if such quorum is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (c) by the stockholders.
Section 4. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding of the kind described in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the person who may be entitled to indemnification under those Sections, to repay such amount: unless it shall ultimately he determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.
Section 5. The indemnification provided in this Article shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
Section 6. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as limiting the power or obligation of the Corporation to indemnify any person, in accordance with the Delaware Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, or in accordance with any similar law adopted in lieu thereof.
Section 7. The corporation shall also indemnify any person against expenses including attorneys fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in enforcing any right to indemnification under this Article, under the Delaware Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, or under any similar law adopted in lieu thereof.
Section 8. Any person who shall serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or who shall serve, at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be deemed to do so with knowledge of and in reliance upon the rights of indemnification provided in this Article, in the Delaware Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, and in any similar law adopted in Lieu thereof.
Section 9. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as protecting any director, officer, employee or agent against liability to the Corporation or to its shareholders contrary to the provisions of Section 17|(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
INSURANCE
Section 10. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
EMERGENCY BYLAWS
Section l. The board of directors of the Corporation may adopt emergency Bylaws, subject to repeal, or change by action of the stockholders, which shall be operative during any emergency resulting from warlike damages or attack on the United States or any nuclear or atomic disaster. The emergency Bylaws may make any provision that may he practical and necessary for the circumstances of the emergency.
INTERESTED DIRECTORS
Section 2. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are also directors or officers or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for such reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the board which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purposes, if:
(a) The material facts as to his interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or known to the board of directors and the board in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by a vote sufficient for such purpose without counting the vote of the interested director or directors; or
(h) The material facts as to his interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by a vote of the shareholders or
(c) The contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the board of directors or the stockholders.
Section 3. Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the board of directors which authorizes a contract or transaction in the preceding section.
DIVIDENDS
Section 4. Dividends upon the shares of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in its shares, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 5. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors, from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other purposes as the directors shall think conducive to the interest of the Corporation and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
CHECKS
Section 6. All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the board of directors may from time to time designate.
FISCAL YEARS
Section 7. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors.
SEAL
Section 8. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words Corporate Seal, Delaware. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed by a resolution of a majority of the board of directors.
As Amended August, 2007
Exhibit 31.1
SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION
I, Sean M. OConnor, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of International Assets Holding Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and have: |
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 14, 2007
/s/ Sean M. OConnor |
Sean M. OConnor |
Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION
I, Brian T. Sephton certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of International Assets Holding Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and have: |
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 14, 2007
/s/ Brian T. Sephton |
Brian T. Sephton |
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of International Assets Holding Corporation (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Sean M. OConnor, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
Dated: August 14, 2007
/s/ Sean M. OConnor |
Sean M. OConnor |
Chief Executive Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to International Assets Holding Corporation and will be returned by International Assets Holding Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of International Assets Holding Corporation (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Brian T. Sephton, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
Dated: August 14, 2007
/s/ Brian T. Sephton |
Brian T. Sephton |
Chief Financial Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to International Assets Holding Corporation and will be retained by International Assets Holding Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.