PJT Partners Inc. Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2022 Results

PJT Partners Inc. (the “Company” or “PJT Partners”) (NYSE: PJT) today announced its financial results for the full year and quarter ended December 31, 2022.

Revenues

The following table sets forth revenues for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

		Three Months Ended December 31,													Year Ended December 31,
		2022				2021				% Change					2022				2021				% Change
		(Dollars in Millions)
Revenues
Advisory		$	230.8			$	232.6			(1%)					$	823.5			$	762.7			8%
Placement			43.4				79.1			(45%)						192.9				216.7			(11%)
Interest Income & Other			5.8				1.6			263%						9.1				12.5			(27%)
Total Revenues		$	280.0			$	313.3			(11%)					$	1,025.5			$	991.9			3%

Year Ended

Total Revenues increased to $1.03 billion for the year, up 3% from $992 million for the prior year.

Advisory Revenues increased to $823 million for the year, up 8% from $763 million for the prior year, principally due to an increase in restructuring revenues.

Placement Revenues decreased to $193 million for the year, down 11% from $217 million for the prior year, due to a decrease in corporate placement revenues.

Interest Income & Other decreased $3 million for the year compared with the prior year principally due to a reduction in the fair market value on certain equity securities received as part of transaction compensation.

Three Months Ended

Total Revenues decreased to $280 million for the current quarter, down 11% from $313 million for the prior year.

Advisory Revenues decreased to $231 million for the current quarter, down 1% from $233 million for the prior year. Decreases in strategic advisory and secondary advisory revenues were almost entirely offset by an increase in restructuring revenues.

Placement Revenues decreased to $43 million for the current quarter, down 45% from $79 million for the prior year, principally due to a decrease in corporate placement revenues.

Interest Income & Other increased $4 million for the current quarter compared with the prior year principally due to more favorable foreign currency rates.

Expenses

The following tables set forth information relating to the Company’s expenses for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2022								2021
		GAAP				As Adjusted				GAAP				As Adjusted
		(Dollars in Millions)
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits		$	669.1			$	657.4			$	640.0			$	625.2
% of Revenues			65.2	%			64.1	%			64.5	%			63.0	%
Non-Compensation		$	154.9			$	147.6			$	132.5			$	124.5
% of Revenues			15.1	%			14.4	%			13.4	%			12.5	%
Total Expenses		$	824.0			$	805.0			$	772.5			$	749.6
% of Revenues			80.4	%			78.5	%			77.9	%			75.6	%
Pretax Income		$	201.5			$	220.5			$	219.4			$	242.3
% of Revenues			19.6	%			21.5	%			22.1	%			24.4	%
		Three Months Ended December 31,
		2022								2021
		GAAP				As Adjusted				GAAP				As Adjusted
		(Dollars in Millions)
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits		$	180.2			$	180.2			$	205.2			$	201.0
% of Revenues			64.4	%			64.4	%			65.5	%			64.2	%
Non-Compensation		$	39.7			$	38.5			$	33.3			$	31.3
% of Revenues			14.2	%			13.7	%			10.6	%			10.0	%
Total Expenses		$	220.0			$	218.7			$	238.4			$	232.3
% of Revenues			78.6	%			78.1	%			76.1	%			74.1	%
Pretax Income		$	60.0			$	61.3			$	74.8			$	81.0
% of Revenues			21.4	%			21.9	%			23.9	%			25.9	%

Compensation and Benefits Expense

Year Ended

GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense was $669 million for the year compared with $640 million for the prior year. Adjusted Compensation and Benefits Expense was $657 million for the year compared with $625 million for the prior year. The adjusted compensation accrual rate was 64.1% compared with 63.0% for the prior year.

Three Months Ended

GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense was $180 million for the quarter compared with $205 million for the prior year. Adjusted Compensation and Benefits Expense was also $180 million for the current quarter compared with $201 million for the prior year.

Non-Compensation Expense

Year Ended

GAAP Non-Compensation Expense was $155 million for the year compared with $132 million for the prior year. Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense was $148 million for the year compared with $124 million for the prior year.

The increase in GAAP and Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense was principally due to an additional $16 million in Travel and Related resulting from increased levels of business travel. Excluding Travel and Related, GAAP and Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense increased 5% and 6%, respectively, compared with prior year results.

Three Months Ended

GAAP Non-Compensation Expense was $40 million for the current quarter compared with $33 million for the prior year. Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense was $38 million for the current quarter compared with $31 million for the prior year.

The increase in GAAP and Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense was principally due to an additional $3.6 million in Travel and Related resulting from increased levels of business travel and an additional $2.4 million in Professional Fees.

Provision for Taxes

As of December 31, 2022, PJT Partners Inc. owned 62.4% of PJT Partners Holdings LP. PJT Partners Inc. is subject to corporate U.S. federal and state income tax while PJT Partners Holdings LP is subject to New York City unincorporated business tax and other entity-level taxes imposed by certain state and foreign jurisdictions. Please refer to Note 11. “Stockholders’ Equity” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in “Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for further information about the corporate ownership structure. The effective tax rate for GAAP Net Income for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was 23.2% and 14.3%, respectively. The effective tax rate for GAAP Net Income for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was 18.2% and 13.4%, respectively.

In calculating Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted, the Company has assumed that all outstanding Class A partnership units in PJT Partners Holdings LP (“Partnership Units”) (excluding the unvested partnership units that have yet to satisfy certain market conditions) have been exchanged into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, subjecting all of the Company’s income to corporate-level tax.

The effective tax rate for Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted for the year ended December 31, 2022 was 26.0% compared with 22.3% for the prior year. The tax rate increase was primarily due to a lesser tax benefit received from the delivery of vested shares at values in excess of the original grant prices.

Capital Management and Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2022, the Company held cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $223 million and had no funded debt.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 1.7 million shares of Class A common stock in the open market, exchanged 250 thousand Partnership Units for shares of Class A common stock, exchanged 226 thousand Partnership Units for cash and net share settled 275 thousand shares of Class A common stock to satisfy employee tax obligations. During the fourth quarter 2022, the Company repurchased 124 thousand shares of Class A common stock in the open market, exchanged 38 thousand Partnership Units for cash and net share settled 15 thousand shares of Class A common stock to satisfy employee tax obligations.

In total during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 2.2 million share equivalents at an average price of $66.02 per share. During the fourth quarter 2022, the Company repurchased 177 thousand share equivalents at an average price of $73.84 per share.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company’s remaining repurchase authorization was $174 million.

The Company intends to repurchase 143 thousand Partnership Units for cash on February 14, 2023 at a price to be determined by the volume-weighted average price per share of the Company’s Class A common stock on February 9, 2023.

Dividend

The Board of Directors of PJT Partners Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share of Class A common stock. The dividend will be paid on March 22, 2023 to Class A common stockholders of record as of March 8, 2023.

Quarterly Investor Call Details

PJT Partners will host a conference call on February 7, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its full year and fourth quarter 2022 results. The conference call can be accessed via the internet at www.pjtpartners.com or by dialing [phone] (U.S. domestic) or [phone] (international), passcode 4189218. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available following the call at www.pjtpartners.com.

About PJT Partners

PJT Partners is a premier global advisory-focused investment bank. We offer a unique portfolio of advisory services designed to help our clients achieve their strategic objectives. Our team of senior professionals delivers a range of strategic advisory, capital markets advisory, restructuring and special situations and shareholder advisory services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments around the world. We also provide private fund advisory and fundraising services for alternative investment strategies, including private equity, real estate, hedge funds and private credit. To learn more about PJT Partners, please visit our website at www.pjtpartners.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain material presented herein contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include certain information concerning future results of operations, business strategies, acquisitions, financing plans, competitive position, potential growth opportunities, potential operating performance improvements, the effects of competition and the effects of future legislation or regulations. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “believe,” “expect,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “might,” “should,” “could” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict, many of which are outside our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance upon any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: (a) changes in governmental regulations and policies; (b) cyberattacks, security vulnerabilities, and internet disruptions, including breaches of data security and privacy leaks, data loss, and business interruptions; (c) failure of our computer systems or communication systems during a catastrophic event, including as a result of the increased use of remote work environments and virtual platforms; (d) the impact of catastrophic events on the U.S. and the global economy, including business disruptions, pandemics, reductions in employment and an increase in business failures; (e) the impact of catastrophic events on our employees and our ability to provide services to our clients and respond to their needs; (f) the failure of third-party service providers to perform their functions; and (g) volatility in the political and economic environment, including as a result of inflation and rising interest rates.

Any of these factors, as well as such other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as such factors may be updated from time to time in the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC, accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. There may be other risks and uncertainties that the Company is unable to predict at this time or that are not currently expected to have a material adverse effect on its business. Any such risks could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following represent key performance measures that management uses in making resource allocation and/or compensation decisions. These measures should not be considered substitutes for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Management believes the following non-GAAP measures, when presented together with comparable GAAP measures, are useful to investors in understanding the Company’s operating results: Adjusted Pretax Income; Adjusted Net Income; Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted, in total and on a per-share basis (referred to as “Adjusted EPS”); Adjusted Compensation and Benefits Expense and Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense. These non-GAAP measures, presented and discussed in this earnings release, remove the significant accounting impact of: (a) transaction-related compensation expense, including expense related to Partnership Units with both time-based vesting and market conditions as well as equity-based and cash awards granted in connection with the acquisition of CamberView Partners Holdings, LLC (“CamberView”); (b) intangible asset amortization associated with Blackstone Inc.’s (“Blackstone”) initial public offering (“IPO”), the acquisition of PJT Capital LP, and the acquisition of CamberView; and (c) the net change to the amount the Company has agreed to pay Blackstone related to the net realized cash benefit from certain compensation-related tax deductions. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures and further detail regarding the adjustments are provided in the Appendix.

To help investors understand the effect of the Company’s ownership structure on its Adjusted Net Income, the Company has presented Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted. This measure illustrates the impact of taxes on Adjusted Pretax Income, assuming all Partnership Units (excluding the unvested Partnership Units that have yet to satisfy certain market conditions) were exchanged for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, resulting in all of the Company’s income becoming subject to corporate-level tax, considering both current and deferred income tax effects. This tax rate excludes a number of adjustments, including the tax benefits of the adjustments for transaction-related compensation expense and amortization expense.

Appendix

GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Data (unaudited)

Summary of Shares Outstanding (unaudited)

Footnotes

PJT Partners Inc. GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) (Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
		Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenues
Advisory		$	230,784			$	232,599			$	823,496			$	762,723
Placement			43,405				79,081				192,890				216,692
Interest Income and Other			5,764				1,586				9,119				12,530
Total Revenues			279,953				313,266				1,025,505				991,945
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits			180,242				205,174				669,141				640,040
Occupancy and Related			9,422				8,898				35,253				34,686
Travel and Related			7,726				4,094				25,197				9,073
Professional Fees			5,548				3,193				27,200				27,209
Communications and Information Services			4,078				4,512				16,897				18,060
Depreciation and Amortization			3,319				4,215				15,475				15,750
Other Expenses			9,625				8,341				34,871				27,678
Total Expenses			219,960				238,427				824,034				772,496
Income Before Provision for Taxes			59,993				74,839				201,471				219,449
Provision for Taxes			13,923				10,721				36,699				29,494
Net Income			46,070				64,118				164,772				189,955
Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests			21,496				29,222				74,238				83,787
Net Income Attributable to PJT Partners Inc.		$	24,574			$	34,896			$	90,534			$	106,168
Net Income Per Share of Class A Common Stock
Basic		$	0.97			$	1.40			$	3.61			$	4.25
Diluted		$	0.95			$	1.32			$	3.51			$	3.99
Weighted-Average Shares of Class A Common Stock Outstanding
Basic			25,213,986				24,898,355				25,077,835				24,959,382
Diluted			26,974,129				42,117,482				26,616,640				42,358,705

PJT Partners Inc. Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Data (unaudited) (Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
		Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
GAAP Net Income		$	46,070			$	64,118			$	164,772			$	189,955
Less: GAAP Provision for Taxes			13,923				10,721				36,699				29,494
GAAP Pretax Income			59,993				74,839				201,471				219,449
Adjustments to GAAP Pretax Income
Transaction-Related Compensation Expense(1)			19				4,162				11,765				14,888
Amortization of Intangible Assets(2)			1,230				1,927				6,506				7,777
Spin-Off-Related Payable Due to Blackstone(3)			33				64				804				199
Adjusted Pretax Income			61,275				80,992				220,546				242,313
Adjusted Taxes(4)			13,814				14,099				40,020				35,087
Adjusted Net Income			47,461				66,893				180,526				207,226
If-Converted Adjustments
Less: Adjusted Taxes(4)			(13,814	)			(14,099	)			(40,020	)			(35,087	)
Add: If-Converted Taxes(5)			16,121				17,007				57,264				54,073
Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted		$	45,154			$	63,985			$	163,282			$	188,240
GAAP Net Income Per Share of Class A Common Stock
Basic		$	0.97			$	1.40			$	3.61			$	4.25
Diluted		$	0.95			$	1.32			$	3.51			$	3.99
GAAP Weighted-Average Shares of Class A Common Stock Outstanding
Basic			25,213,986				24,898,355				25,077,835				24,959,382
Diluted			26,974,129				42,117,482				26,616,640				42,358,705
Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted Per Share		$	1.08			$	1.52			$	3.92			$	4.44
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding, If-Converted			41,812,119				42,120,075				41,663,773				42,363,237

PJT Partners Inc. Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Data – continued (unaudited) (Dollars in Thousands)
		Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense		$	180,242			$	205,174			$	669,141			$	640,040
Transaction-Related Compensation Expense(1)			(19	)			(4,162	)			(11,765	)			(14,888	)
Adjusted Compensation and Benefits Expense		$	180,223			$	201,012			$	657,376			$	625,152
Non-Compensation Expenses
Occupancy and Related		$	9,422			$	8,898			$	35,253			$	34,686
Travel and Related			7,726				4,094				25,197				9,073
Professional Fees			5,548				3,193				27,200				27,209
Communications and Information Services			4,078				4,512				16,897				18,060
Depreciation and Amortization			3,319				4,215				15,475				15,750
Other Expenses			9,625				8,341				34,871				27,678
GAAP Non-Compensation Expense			39,718				33,253				154,893				132,456
Amortization of Intangible Assets(2)			(1,230	)			(1,927	)			(6,506	)			(7,777	)
Spin-Off-Related Payable Due to Blackstone(3)			(33	)			(64	)			(804	)			(199	)
Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense		$	38,455			$	31,262			$	147,583			$	124,480

PJT Partners Inc.
Summary of Shares Outstanding (unaudited)

The following table provides a summary of weighted-average shares outstanding for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 for both basic and diluted shares. The table also provides a reconciliation to If-Converted Shares Outstanding assuming that all Partnership Units and unvested PJT Partners Inc. restricted stock units (“RSUs”) were converted to shares of the Company’s Class A common stock:

		Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - GAAP
Basic Shares Outstanding, GAAP			25,213,986				24,898,355				25,077,835				24,959,382
Dilutive Impact of Unvested RSUs(6)			1,760,143				1,942,167				1,538,805				1,680,900
Dilutive Impact of Partnership Units(7)			—				15,276,960				—				15,718,423
Diluted Shares Outstanding, GAAP			26,974,129				42,117,482				26,616,640				42,358,705
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - If-Converted
Basic Shares Outstanding, GAAP			25,213,986				24,898,355				25,077,835				24,959,382
Unvested RSUs(8)			1,760,143				1,944,760				1,540,744				1,685,432
Partnership Units(7)			14,837,990				15,276,960				15,045,194				15,718,423
If-Converted Shares Outstanding			41,812,119				42,120,075				41,663,773				42,363,237
		As of December 31,
		2022				2021
Fully-Diluted Shares Outstanding(9)			43,599,438				43,798,482

As of December 31, 2022, 1.1 million Partnership Units and 1.5 million RSUs that have yet to satisfy certain market conditions were excluded from any share count calculations.

Of the total 2.6 million share equivalents subject to market conditions, 1.3 million require the Company to achieve a dividend adjusted volume-weighted average share price over any consecutive 20-day trading period (“20-day VWAP”) of $100 prior to February 26, 2027. The remaining 1.3 million vest ratably upon the Company achieving a 20-day VWAP between $100 and $130 prior to February 26, 2027. The awards are also subject to a five year service based vesting requirement, with 20% vesting per annum.

Footnotes

(1)		This adjustment adds back to GAAP Pretax Income transaction-related compensation expense for Partnership Units with both time-based vesting and market conditions as well as equity-based and cash awards granted in connection with the acquisition of CamberView.
(2)		This adjustment adds back to GAAP Pretax Income amounts for the amortization of intangible assets that are associated with Blackstone’s IPO, the acquisition of PJT Capital LP on October 1, 2015 and the acquisition of CamberView on October 1, 2018.
(3)		This adjustment adds back to GAAP Pretax Income the net change to the amount the Company has agreed to pay Blackstone related to the net realized cash benefit from certain compensation-related tax deductions. Such amounts are reflected in Other Expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(4)		Represents taxes on Adjusted Pretax Income, considering both current and deferred income tax effects for the current ownership structure.
(5)		Represents taxes on Adjusted Pretax Income, assuming all Partnership Units (excluding the unvested Partnership Units that have yet to satisfy market conditions) were exchanged for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, resulting in all of the Company’s income becoming subject to corporate-level tax, considering both current and deferred income tax effects. This tax rate excludes a number of adjustments, including the tax benefits of the adjustments for transaction-related compensation expense and amortization expense.
(6)		Represents the dilutive impact under the treasury method of unvested, non-participating RSUs that have a remaining service requirement.
(7)		Represents the number of shares assuming the conversion of all Partnership Units, excluding Partnership Units that have yet to satisfy certain market conditions.
(8)		Represents the dilutive impact of unvested RSUs that have a remaining service requirement.
(9)		Assumes all Partnership Units and unvested RSUs have been converted to shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. As of December 31, 2022, 1.1 million Partnership Units and 1.5 million RSUs that have yet to satisfy certain market conditions were excluded from any share count calculations.
Note:		Amounts presented in tables above may not add or recalculate due to rounding.

 

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The PJT Partners Registered (A) Stock at the time of publication of the news with a raise of 0,00 % to 73,75EUR on Lang & Schwarz stock exchange (07. Februar 2023, 12:53 Uhr).