EX-99.1: RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES
Published on February 26, 2007
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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Exhibit 99.1 |
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
Merrill Lynch adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (as revised in 2004) for
stock-based employee compensation during the first quarter of 2006. Additionally, as a result of a
comprehensive review of the retirement provisions in its stock-based compensation plans, Merrill
Lynch also modified the retirement eligibility requirements of existing stock awards in order to
facilitate transition to more stringent retirement eligibility requirements for future stock
awards. These modifications and the adoption of the new accounting standard required Merrill Lynch
to accelerate the recognition of compensation expenses for affected stock awards, resulting in the
one-time compensation expenses. These changes represent timing differences and are not economic
in substance.
During the third quarter of 2006, Merrill Lynch completed the merger of its Merrill Lynch
Investment Managers business with BlackRock, Inc. Merrill Lynch recognized a gain associated with
this merger along with other non-recurring expenses, collectively Impact of BlackRock Merger.
Management believes that while the results excluding these one-time compensation expenses and the
impact of the BlackRock merger are considered non-GAAP measures, they depict the operating
performance of the company more clearly and enable more appropriate period-to-period comparisons.
Earnings Summary
For the Year Ended December 29, 2006(1) | ||||||||||||||||
Excluding One-time | ||||||||||||||||
Compensation | Impact of One-time | |||||||||||||||
Expenses & Impact of | Compensation | Impact of | ||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | BlackRock Merger | Expenses | BlackRock Merger | GAAP Basis | ||||||||||||
Net Revenues (a) |
$ | 32,690 | $ | | $ | 1,969 | $ | 34,659 | ||||||||
Non-Interest Expenses |
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Compensation and benefits (b) |
15,100 | 1,759 | 144 | 17,003 | ||||||||||||
Non-compensation expenses (c) |
7,172 | | 58 | 7,230 | ||||||||||||
Total Non-Interest Expenses |
22,272 | 1,759 | 202 | 24,233 | ||||||||||||
Earnings Before Income Taxes (d) |
10,418 | (1,759 | ) | 1,767 | 10,426 | |||||||||||
Income Tax Expense (e) |
2,847 | (582 | ) | 662 | 2,927 | |||||||||||
Net Earnings |
$ | 7,571 | $ | (1,177 | ) | $ | 1,105 | $ | 7,499 | |||||||
Preferred Stock Dividends |
$ | 188 | $ | | $ | | $ | 188 | ||||||||
Net Earnings Applicable to Common Stockholders |
$ | 7,383 | $ | (1,177 | ) | $ | 1,105 | $ | 7,311 | |||||||
Earnings Per Common Share |
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Basic |
$ | 8.52 | $ | (1.37 | )(2) | $ | 1.27 | (2) | $ | 8.42 | ||||||
Diluted |
$ | 7.68 | $ | (1.23 | )(2) | $ | 1.14 | (2) | $ | 7.59 | ||||||
Average Shares Used in Computing Earnings Per
Common Share |
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Basic |
866.7 | 1.4 | | 868.1 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
961.5 | 1.5 | | 963.0 |
Financial Ratios
For the Year Ended(1) | ||||||||
December 29, 2006 | ||||||||
Excluding One-time | ||||||||
Compensation | ||||||||
Expenses & Impact of | ||||||||
BlackRock Merger | GAAP Basis | |||||||
Ratio of compensation and benefits to net revenues (b)/(a) |
46.2 | % | 49.1 | % | ||||
Ratio of non-compensation expenses to net revenues (c)/(a) |
21.9 | % | 20.9 | % | ||||
Effective Tax Rate (e)/(d) |
27.3 | % | 28.1 | % | ||||
Pre-tax Profit Margin (d)/(a) |
31.9 | % | 30.1 | % | ||||
Average Common Equity |
$ | 34,354 | $ | 34,354 | ||||
Impact of one-time compensation expenses and the
BlackRock merger |
(130 | ) | | |||||
Average Common Equity |
34,224 | 34,354 | ||||||
Return on Average Common Equity |
21.6 | % | 21.3 | % |
(1) | For purposes of comparison with previously published results, data excluding the impact of the one-time compensation expenses and the BlackRock merger assumes the impact is limited to the first and third quarter of 2006, respectively. | |
(2) | EPS calculated using weighted average shares for the year. |
Segment
Data |
For the Year Ended | ||||||||||||
Dec. 29, | Dec. 30, | Percent | ||||||||||
(dollars in millions) | 2006 | 2005 | Inc / (Dec) | |||||||||
Global Markets & Investment Banking |
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Global Markets |
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FICC |
$ | 8,133 | $ | 6,210 | 31 | % | ||||||
Equity Markets |
6,730 | 4,356 | 54 | |||||||||
Total Global Markets net revenues |
14,863 | 10,566 | 41 | |||||||||
Investment Banking (1)
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Origination: |
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Debt |
1,735 | 1,444 | 20 | |||||||||
Equity |
1,220 | 952 | 28 | |||||||||
Strategic Advisory Services |
1,099 | 882 | 25 | |||||||||
Total Investment Banking net revenues |
4,054 | 3,278 | 24 | |||||||||
Total net revenues (a) |
18,917 | 13,844 | 37 | |||||||||
Pre-tax earnings |
5,751 | 4,990 | 15 | |||||||||
Impact of one-time compensation expenses |
1,369 | | N/M | |||||||||
Pre-tax earnings excluding one-time compensation expenses (b) |
7,120 | 4,990 | 43 | |||||||||
Pre-tax profit margin |
30.4 | % | 36.0 | % | ||||||||
Pre-tax profit margin excluding one-time compensation expenses (b)/(a) |
37.6 | % | 36.0 | % | ||||||||
Global Wealth Management |
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Global Private Client |
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Fee-based revenues |
$ | 5,813 | $ | 5,062 | 15 | % | ||||||
Transactional and origination revenues |
3,301 | 3,207 | 3 | |||||||||
Net interest profit and related hedges(2)
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2,148 | 1,808 | 19 | |||||||||
Other revenues |
304 | 316 | (4 | ) | ||||||||
Total Global Private Client net revenues |
11,566 | 10,393 | 11 | |||||||||
Global Investment Management net revenues |
541 | 409 | 32 | |||||||||
Total net revenues (a) |
12,107 | 10,802 | 12 | |||||||||
Pre-tax earnings |
2,447 | 2,215 | 10 | |||||||||
Impact of one-time compensation expenses |
281 | | N/M | |||||||||
Pre-tax earnings excluding one-time compensation expenses (b) |
2,728 | 2,215 | 23 | |||||||||
Pre-tax profit margin |
20.2 | % | 20.5 | % | ||||||||
Pre-tax profit margin excluding one-time compensation expenses (b)/(a) |
22.5 | % | 20.5 | % | ||||||||
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers |
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Total net revenues (a) |
$ | 1,900 | $ | 1,807 | 5 | % | ||||||
Pre-tax earnings |
637 | 586 | 9 | |||||||||
Impact of one-time compensation expenses |
109 | | N/M | |||||||||
Pre-tax earnings excluding one-time compensation expenses (b) |
746 | 586 | 27 | |||||||||
Pre-tax profit margin |
33.5 | % | 32.4 | % | ||||||||
Pre-tax profit margin excluding one-time compensation expenses (b)/(a) |
39.3 | % | 32.4 | % | ||||||||
Corporate |
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Total net revenues |
$ | 1,735 | $ | (431 | ) | N/M | % | |||||
Impact of BlackRock merger |
(1,969 | ) | | N/M | ||||||||
Total net revenues excluding the BlackRock merger |
(234 | ) | (431 | ) | (46 | ) | ||||||
Pre-tax earnings |
1,591 | (560 | ) | N/M | ||||||||
Impact of BlackRock merger |
(1,767 | ) | | N/M | ||||||||
Pre-tax earnings excluding the BlackRock merger |
(176 | ) | (560 | ) | (69 | ) | ||||||
Total |
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Total net revenues |
$ | 34,659 | $ | 26,022 | 33 | % | ||||||
Impact of BlackRock merger |
(1,969 | ) | | N/M | ||||||||
Total net revenues excluding the BlackRock merger (a) |
32,690 | 26,022 | 26 | |||||||||
Pre-tax earnings |
10,426 | 7,231 | 44 | |||||||||
Impact of BlackRock merger |
(1,767 | ) | | N/M | ||||||||
Impact of one-time compensation expenses |
1,759 | | N/M | |||||||||
Pre-tax earnings excluding BlackRock merger and one-time compensation expenses (b) |
10,418 | 7,231 | 44 | |||||||||
Pre-tax profit margin |
30.1 | % | 27.8 | % | ||||||||
Pre-tax profit margin excluding BlackRock merger and one-time compensation expenses (b)/(a) |
31.9 | % | 27.8 | % | ||||||||
N/M = Not Meaningful
Note: Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
(1) | A portion of Origination revenue is recorded in the Global Wealth Management segment. | |
(2) | Includes interest component of non-qualifying derivatives which are included in Other Revenues. |