EX-99.1

EX-99.1 2 d813105dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE				September 26, 2019

Jefferies Announces Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results

New York, New York, September 26, 2019—Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) today announced its financial results for the three and nine month periods ended August 31, 2019.

Highlights for the three months ended August 31, 2019:

•

Net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group common shareholders of $48 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, reflecting solid results at Jefferies Group and certain of our merchant banking investments, offset by a non-cash fair value reduction of $146 million to our investment in The We Company (we invested $9 million in We, have received $31 million in cash and continue to own approximately 0.8% of We’s fully diluted shares)

•

Jefferies Group (Investment Banking, Capital Markets and Asset Management) pre-tax income of $83 million and net earnings of $65 million

•

Total Net Revenues of $777 million

•

Investment Banking Net Revenues of $403 million

•

Total Equities and Fixed Income Net Revenues of $342 million

•

Asset Management Revenues (before Allocated net interest¹) of $29 million

•

Merchant Banking pre-tax loss of $43 million, reflecting strong performance by National Beef and a gain related to the purchase of the remaining interest in HomeFed, more than offset by the $146 million fair value adjustment to our investment in We

•

Return of capital through a special dividend of Spectrum Brands Common Stock, valued at approximately $450 million at announcement on September 16, 2019; approximately $330 million remaining to be purchased under previously authorized share buyback

•

Jefferies Financial Group had parent company liquidity of $1.4 billion at August 31, 2019

Highlights for the nine months ended August 31, 2019:

•

Net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group common shareholders of $764 million, or $2.41 per diluted share, including the impact of a nonrecurring tax benefit of $545 million; adjusted net income of $219 million², or $0.70 per diluted share²

•

Jefferies Group (Investment Banking, Capital Markets and Asset Management) pre-tax income of $301 million and net earnings of $221 million

•

Total Net Revenues of $2,365 million

•

Investment Banking Net Revenues of $1,129 million, below-normal due to the impact of market conditions in December and the shutdown of the U.S. Government in December and January

•

Total Equities and Fixed Income Net Revenues of $1,092 million

•

Asset Management Revenues (before Allocated net interest¹) of $121 million

•

Merchant Banking pre-tax income of $28 million, reflecting strong performance from National Beef and Vitesse, and the gain related to the HomeFed transaction, offset by fair value adjustments to both our investment in We and some of our mark-to-market investments in public companies

•

Return of excess capital, including announced special dividend of Spectrum Brands common stock, share repurchases and cash dividends, totaling approximately $900 million; share repurchases during the nine months totaled 17.7 million shares for $352 million, or an average price of $19.87 per share

Rich Handler, our CEO, and Brian Friedman, our President, said:

“2019 is proving to be a year of solid progress on our strategy of simplifying Jefferies Financial Group to focus on Investment Banking, Capital Markets and Asset Management, reducing our share count and returning capital to our shareholders. The recently announced distribution of our Spectrum Brands position aligns directly with our strategy.

“So far this fiscal year, we have repurchased 17.7 million Jefferies shares for $352 million, or an average of $19.87 per share. Since April 1, 2018, we have repurchased an aggregate of 67.7 million shares at an average price of $22.07 per share. Combining share buybacks and dividends paid from April 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019 with the announced special dividend of Spectrum Brands common stock, we are returning to our shareholders an aggregate of $2.2 billion, or 21% of our common shareholders’ equity (28% of our tangible equity³) as of the beginning of this period. Even after this return of value to our shareholders and continuing investment in our business, we ended the third quarter with parent company liquidity of $1.4 billion. We are currently authorized to repurchase up to an additional $330 million (based on September 25 closing stock price) worth of shares.

“Jefferies Group’s third quarter revenues of $777 million reflect solid performances in Investment Banking, with revenues of $403 million, and in Sales and Trading where revenues were $342 million, although market volatility in August impacted activity levels in both the primary and secondary markets.

“Investment Banking Advisory revenues for the quarter were $213 million, an increase of 19% versus the second quarter and 14% versus last year’s third quarter. Our Investment Banking results reflect lower new issue transaction levels during the period versus the second quarter of this year and the third quarter of last year. Our fourth quarter Investment Banking backlog is very solid.

“Our Equities Sales and Trading business enjoyed another strong quarter, with revenues of $193 million. Prime Brokerage, Electronic Trading and our High Touch Cash businesses performed well during the quarter. Fixed Income Sales and Trading volumes were quite strong during June and July, but downward moves in interest rates during August reduced volumes for much of the last month of our fiscal quarter. More normal secondary activity levels have prevailed in the first few weeks of September.

“Our third quarter merchant banking results reflect strong performance by National Beef. While grilling season typically makes third quarter results stronger, the third quarter of 2019 represents the best quarter for National Beef since our initial investment. Our previously announced closing of the purchase of the remaining interest in HomeFed generated a gain of $72 million related to the write-up of our existing ownership interest to its estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Our third quarter results also include an adjustment to reduce the estimated fair value of our investment in We by $146 million. This is based on an estimate of value as of August 31, 2019, using available market information at that time, including a significant discount due to uncertainty regarding the timing and pricing of We’s IPO. As the facts at We become clearer, further adjustments may be made in future periods.”

* * * *

Amounts herein pertaining to August 31, 2019 represent a preliminary estimate as of the date of this earnings release and may be revised upon filing our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). More information on our results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended August 31, 2019 will be provided upon filing our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the SEC. Jefferies expects to file its Form 10-Q on or about October 8, 2019.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements about our future and statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are usually preceded by the words “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements may contain expectations regarding revenues, earnings, operations, and other results, and may include statements of future performance, plans, and objectives. Forward-looking statements also include statements pertaining to our strategies for future development of our businesses and products. Forward-looking statements represent only our belief regarding future events, many of which by their nature are inherently uncertain. It is possible that the actual results may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results indicated in these forward-looking statements. Information regarding important factors, including Risk Factors that could cause actual results to differ, perhaps materially, from those in our forward-looking statements is contained in reports we file with the SEC. You should read and interpret any forward-looking statement together with reports we file with the SEC.

Past performance may not be indicative of future results. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk. Therefore, it should not be assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy will be profitable or equal the corresponding indicated performance level(s).

For further information, please contact:

Teresa S. Gendron

Chief Financial Officer

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Tel. (212) 460-1932

Peregrine C. Broadbent

Chief Financial Officer

Jefferies Group LLC

Tel. (212) 284-2338

Allocated net interest represents the allocation of Jefferies Group LLC’s long-term debt interest expense to Jefferies Group LLC’s Asset Management reportable segment, net of interest income on Jefferies Group LLC’s Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity, which allocation is consistent with Jefferies Group LLC’s policy of allocating such items to its business lines. Refer to Jefferies Group LLC’s summary of Net Revenues by Source on pages 9 and 10.

Jefferies Financial Group adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as Jefferies Financial Group’s net income less accumulated other comprehensive income nonrecurring tax benefit. Jefferies Financial Group adjusted diluted earnings per share, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as Jefferies Financial Group’s diluted earnings per share less accumulated other comprehensive income non-recurring tax benefit. Refer to schedule on page 13 for reconciliation to U.S. GAAP amounts.

³	Tangible equity of $7,808 million at March 31, 2018 is a non-GAAP measure and equals Jefferies Financial Group’s common shareholders’ equity of $10,259 million less Intangible assets, net and goodwill of $2,451 million.

Summary for Jefferies Financial Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
	August 31, 2019			September 30, 2018			August 31, 2019			September 30, 2018
Net revenues	$	856,778		$	1,150,846		$	2,786,878		$	2,957,440

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income related to associated companies	$	(59,020	)	$	253,825		$	124,293		$	263,650
Income related to associated companies		72,283			18,867			121,766			84,320

Income from continuing operations before income taxes		13,263			272,692			246,059			347,970
Income tax provision (benefit)		(36,131	)		90,391			(522,626	)		51,560

Income from continuing operations		49,394			182,301			768,685			296,410
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision of $0, $0, $0 and $47,045		—			—			—			130,063
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income tax provision of $0, $0, $0 and $229,553		—			—			—			643,921

Net income		49,394			182,301			768,685			1,070,394
Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests		116			12,000			(759	)		13,208
Net (income) loss attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests		242			(390	)		(47	)		(37,294	)
Preferred stock dividends		(1,275	)		(1,276	)		(3,827	)		(3,619	)

Net income attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders	$	48,477		$	192,635		$	764,052		$	1,042,689

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.16		$	0.56		$	2.44		$	0.86
Income from discontinued operations		—			—			—			0.26
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations		—			—			—			1.82

Net income	$	0.16		$	0.56		$	2.44		$	2.94

Number of shares in calculation		310,288			341,434			310,838			353,300

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.15		$	0.55		$	2.41		$	0.85
Income from discontinued operations		—			—			—			0.26
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations		—			—			—			1.80

Net income	$	0.15		$	0.55		$	2.41		$	2.91

Number of shares in calculation		311,897			350,307			317,181			357,169

A summary of results for the three months ended August 31, 2019 is as follows (in thousands):


	Jefferies Group		Merchant Banking			Corporate			Parent Company Interest			Consolidation Adjustments			Total
Net revenues	$	777,159	$	75,497		$	8,967		$	—		$	(4,845	)	$	856,778

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits		411,936		23,496			11,450			—			—			446,882
Cost of sales		—		85,773			—			—			—			85,773
Floor brokerage and clearing fees		54,247		—			—			—			(3,389	)		50,858
Interest expense		—		8,893			—			14,770			—			23,663
Depreciation and amortization		21,170		17,880			830			—			—			39,880
Selling, general and other expenses		206,731		54,683			8,466			—			(1,138	)		268,742

Total expenses		694,084		190,725			20,746			14,770			(4,527	)		915,798

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income related to associated companies		83,075		(115,228	)		(11,779	)		(14,770	)		(318	)		(59,020	)
Income related to associated companies		—		72,283			—			—			—			72,283

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	83,075	$	(42,945	)	$	(11,779	)	$	(14,770	)	$	(318	)		13,263

Income tax benefit from continuing operations																(36,131	)

Net income															$	49,394

A summary of results for the three months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows (in thousands):


	Jefferies Group		Merchant Banking		Corporate			Parent Company Interest			Consolidation Adjustments			Total
Net revenues	$	777,615	$	369,309	$	8,714		$	—		$	(4,792	)	$	1,150,846

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits		428,033		19,464		13,768			—			—			461,265
Cost of sales		—		84,876		—			—			—			84,876
Floor brokerage and clearing fees		45,745		—		—			—			(1,175	)		44,570
Interest expense		—		14,082		—			14,755			—			28,837
Depreciation and amortization		17,175		14,268		852			—			—			32,295
Selling, general and other expenses		199,561		36,954		9,461			—			(798	)		245,178

Total expenses		690,514		169,644		24,081			14,755			(1,973	)		897,021

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income related to associated companies		87,101		199,665		(15,367	)		(14,755	)		(2,819	)		253,825
Income related to associated companies		—		18,867		—			—			—			18,867

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	87,101	$	218,532	$	(15,367	)	$	(14,755	)	$	(2,819	)		272,692

Income tax provision from continuing operations															90,391

Net income														$	182,301

A summary of results for the nine months ended August 31, 2019 is as follows (in thousands):


	Jefferies Group		Merchant Banking			Corporate			Parent Company Interest			Consolidation Adjustments			Total
Net revenues	$	2,364,728	$	399,159		$	22,134		$	—		$	857		$	2,786,878

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits		1,261,506		63,796			41,732			—			—			1,367,034
Cost of sales		—		233,109			—			—			—			233,109
Floor brokerage and clearing fees		168,698		—			—			—			(5,585	)		163,113
Interest expense		—		25,521			—			44,298			—			69,819
Depreciation and amortization		57,800		50,248			2,552			—			—			110,600
Selling, general and other expenses		575,926		119,867			24,857			—			(1,740	)		718,910

Total expenses		2,063,930		492,541			69,141			44,298			(7,325	)		2,662,585

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income related to associated companies		300,798		(93,382	)		(47,007	)		(44,298	)		8,182			124,293
Income related to associated companies		—		121,766			—			—			—			121,766

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	300,798	$	28,384		$	(47,007	)	$	(44,298	)	$	8,182			246,059

Income tax benefit from continuing operations																(522,626	)

Net income															$	768,685

A summary of results for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows (in thousands):


	Jefferies Group		Merchant Banking		Corporate			Parent Company Interest			Consolidation Adjustments			Total
Net revenues	$	2,421,418	$	529,627	$	14,775		$	—		$	(8,380	)	$	2,957,440

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits		1,327,760		59,507		43,045			—			(873	)		1,429,439
Cost of sales		—		257,501		—			—			—			257,501
Floor brokerage and clearing fees		135,808		—		—			—			(4,016	)		131,792
Interest expense		—		30,363		—			44,251			—			74,614
Depreciation and amortization		50,829		38,932		2,599			—			—			92,360
Selling, general and other expenses		575,317		108,427		27,238			—			(2,898	)		708,084

Total expenses		2,089,714		494,730		72,882			44,251			(7,787	)		2,693,790

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income related to associated companies		331,704		34,897		(58,107	)		(44,251	)		(593	)		263,650
Income related to associated companies		—		84,320		—			—			—			84,320

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	331,704	$	119,217	$	(58,107	)	$	(44,251	)	$	(593	)		347,970

Income tax provision from continuing operations															51,560
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision															130,063
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income tax provision															643,921

Net income														$	1,070,394

The following financial tables provide information for the results of Jefferies Group LLC and should be read in conjunction with Jefferies Group LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2019 and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2018. Amounts herein pertaining to August 31, 2019 represent a preliminary estimate as of the date of this earnings release and may be revised in Jefferies Group LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2019.

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(Amounts in Thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Quarter Ended
	August 31, 2019			May 31, 2019			August 31, 2018
Revenues:
Commissions and other fees (1)	$	171,003		$	167,698		$	162,700
Principal transactions		148,873			248,831			143,308
Investment banking		412,533			430,087			465,326
Asset management fees		3,340			4,550			5,184
Interest		383,596			418,451			305,347
Other (1)		22,286			44,876			6,420

Total revenues		1,141,631			1,314,493			1,088,285
Interest expense		364,472			412,642			310,670

Net revenues		777,159			901,851			777,615

Non-interest expenses:
Compensation and benefits		411,936			477,885			428,033

Non-compensation expenses:
Floor brokerage and clearing fees		54,247			62,474			45,745
Technology and communications		86,649			81,645			76,877
Occupancy and equipment rental		29,300			29,748			25,559
Business development		36,526			36,349			39,733
Professional services		42,379			38,066			35,316
Underwriting costs		14,647			12,823			20,528
Other		18,400			7,723			18,723

Total non-compensation expenses		282,148			268,828			262,481

Total non-interest expenses		694,084			746,713			690,514

Earnings before income taxes		83,075			155,138			87,101
Income tax expense		18,250			45,319			26,923

Net earnings		64,825			109,819			60,178
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(143	)		(101	)		(4	)

Net earnings attributable to Jefferies Group LLC	$	64,968		$	109,920		$	60,182

Pre-tax operating margin		10.7	%		17.2	%		11.2	%
Effective tax rate		22.0	%		29.2	%		30.9	%

(1)

Certain reclassifications within revenue line items have been made for the three month periods ended May 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018. In the third quarter of 2019, Jefferies Group LLC reorganized the presentation of certain other fees, primarily related to prime brokerage services offered to clients. These fees were previously presented as Other revenues in Jefferies Group LLC’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings and are now presented within Commissions and other fees. There is no impact on Total revenues as a result of this change in presentation.

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(Amounts in Thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Nine Months Ended
	August 31, 2019			August 31, 2018
Revenues:
Commissions and other fees (1)	$	493,843		$	482,194
Principal transactions		632,002			498,583
Investment banking		1,128,216			1,405,614
Asset management fees		14,559			16,130
Interest		1,163,022			870,490
Other (1)		79,354			58,678

Total revenues		3,510,996			3,331,689
Interest expense		1,146,268			910,271

Net revenues		2,364,728			2,421,418

Non-interest expenses:
Compensation and benefits		1,261,506			1,327,760

Non-compensation expenses:
Floor brokerage and clearing fees		168,698			135,808
Technology and communications		247,464			222,335
Occupancy and equipment rental		87,587			75,143
Business development		103,430			124,233
Professional services		117,372			101,715
Underwriting costs		36,045			47,832
Other		41,828			54,888

Total non-compensation expenses		802,424			761,954

Total non-interest expenses		2,063,930			2,089,714

Earnings before income taxes		300,798			331,704
Income tax expense		79,789			234,337

Net earnings		221,009			97,367
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		140			(1	)

Net earnings attributable to Jefferies Group LLC	$	220,869		$	97,368

Pre-tax operating margin		12.7	%		13.7	%
Effective tax rate (2)		26.5	%		70.6	%

(1)

Certain reclassifications within revenue line items have been made for the nine month period ended August 31, 2018. In the third quarter of 2019, Jefferies Group LLC reorganized the presentation of certain other fees, primarily related to prime brokerage services offered to clients. These fees were previously presented as Other revenues in Jefferies Group LLC’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings and are now presented within Commissions and other fees. There is no impact on Total revenues as a result of this change in presentation.

(2)	The effective tax rate for the nine months ended August 31, 2018 includes an estimated provisional tax charge of approximately $160 million as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”).

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Selected Statistical Information

(Amounts in Thousands, Except Other Data)

(Unaudited)


	Quarter Ended
	August 31, 2019			May 31, 2019			August 31, 2018
Net Revenues by Source:
Equities	$	193,229		$	206,083		$	170,611
Fixed income		148,334			173,253			139,846

Total sales and trading		341,563			379,336			310,457

Equity		97,494			108,022			139,220
Debt		101,689			151,511			138,515

Capital markets		199,183			259,533			277,735
Advisory		213,350			178,554			187,591
Other investment banking		(9,108	)		9,634			(13,732	)

Total investment banking		403,425			447,721			451,594

Other		12,374			32,218			4,910

Total Capital Markets (1) (2)		757,362			859,275			766,961

Asset management fees		3,340			4,550			5,184
Investment return (3) (4)		25,746			48,075			14,483
Allocated net interest (3) (5)		(9,289	)		(10,049	)		(9,013	)

Total Asset Management		19,797			42,576			10,654

Net Revenues	$	777,159		$	901,851		$	777,615

Other Data:
Number of trading days		64			64			65
Number of trading loss days		10			4			11

Average firmwide VaR (in millions) (6) (7)	$	9.71		$	8.70		$	7.53

(1)	Includes net interest revenue of $30.4 million, $16.4 million and $6.9 million for the quarters ended August 31, 2019, May 31, 2019, and August 31, 2018, respectively.

(2)	Allocated net interest is not separately disaggregated in presenting our Capital Markets reportable segment within our Net Revenues by Source. This presentation is aligned to our Capital Markets internal performance measurement.

(3)

Beginning with the first quarter of 2019, Net revenues attributed to the Investment return in Jefferies Group LLC’s Asset Management reportable segment have been disaggregated to separately present Investment return and Allocated net interest (see footnote 4). This disaggregation is intended to increase transparency and to make clearer actual Investment return. We offer third-party investors the opportunity to co-invest in our asset management funds and separately managed accounts alongside Jefferies Group LLC. We believe that aggregating Investment return and Allocated net interest would obscure the Investment return by including an amount that is unique to Jefferies Group LLC’s credit spreads, debt maturity profile, capital structure, liquidity risks and allocation methods, none of which are pertinent to the Investment returns generated by the performance of the portfolio.

(4)	Includes net interest expense of $2.0 million, $0.6 million and $3.3 million for the quarters ended August 31, 2019, May 31, 2019, and August 31, 2018, respectively.

(5)	Allocated net interest represents the allocation of Jefferies Group LLC’s long-term debt interest expense to Jefferies Group LLC’s Asset Management reportable segment, net of interest income on Jefferies Group LLC’s Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity (refer to page 11).

(6)	The quarters ended August 31, 2019 and May 31, 2019 information includes higher investments in certain separately managed accounts and funds, primarily due to the transfer of certain investments to Jefferies Group LLC on October 1, 2018 from Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

(7)

VaR estimates the potential loss in value of Jefferies Group LLC’s trading positions due to adverse market movements over a one-day time horizon with a 95% confidence level. For a further discussion of the calculation of VaR, see “Value-at-Risk” in Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” in Jefferies Group LLC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2018.

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Selected Statistical Information

(Amounts in Thousands, Except Other Data)

(Unaudited)


	Nine Months Ended
	August 31, 2019			August 31, 2018
Net Revenues by Source:
Equities	$	573,851		$	501,471
Fixed income		518,346			472,886

Total sales and trading		1,092,197			974,357

Equity		256,853			326,613
Debt		306,977			483,271

Capital markets		563,830			809,884
Advisory		572,386			595,730
Other investment banking		(7,116	)		(13,885	)

Total investment banking		1,129,100			1,391,729

Other		53,587			22,868

Total Capital Markets (1) (2)		2,274,884			2,388,954

Asset management fees		14,559			16,130
Investment return (3) (4)		106,233			40,754
Allocated net interest (3) (5)		(30,948	)		(24,420	)

Total Asset Management		89,844			32,464

Net Revenues	$	2,364,728		$	2,421,418

Other Data:
Number of trading days		187			189
Number of trading loss days		23			27

Average firmwide VaR (in millions) (6) (7)	$	9.16		$	6.88

(1)	Includes net interest revenue (expense) of $51.4 million and ($11.2) million for the nine months ended August 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(2)	Allocated net interest is not separately disaggregated in presenting our Capital Markets reportable segment within our Net Revenues by Source. This presentation is aligned to our Capital Markets internal performance measurement.

(3)

(4)	Includes net interest expense of $3.7 million and $4.2 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(5)	Allocated net interest represents the allocation of Jefferies Group LLC’s long-term debt interest expense to Jefferies Group LLC’s Asset Management reportable segment, net of interest income on Jefferies Group LLC’s Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity (refer to page 11).

(6)	The nine months ended August 31, 2019 information includes higher investments in certain separately managed accounts and funds, primarily due to the transfer of certain investments to Jefferies Group LLC on October 1, 2018 from Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

(7)

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Financial Highlights

(Amounts in Millions, Except Where Noted)

(Unaudited)


	Quarter Ended
	August 31, 2019			May 31, 2019			August 31, 2018
Financial position:

Total assets (1)	$	43,094		$	42,818		$	40,572

Average total assets for the period (1)	$	53,097		$	53,675		$	48,022

Average total assets less goodwill and intangible assets for the period (1)	$	51,281		$	51,851		$	46,189

Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	4,665		$	4,213		$	4,813

Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity (1) (2)	$	6,074		$	5,701		$	6,098

Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity - % total assets (1) (2)		14.1	%		13.3	%		15.0	%

Cash and cash equivalents and other sources of liquidity - % total assets less goodwill and intangible assets (1) (2)		14.7	%		13.9	%		15.7	%

Financial instruments owned (1)	$	16,371		$	16,096		$	15,196

Goodwill and intangible assets (1)	$	1,811		$	1,818		$	1,829

Total equity (including noncontrolling interests) (1)	$	6,190		$	6,179		$	5,557

Total Jefferies Group LLC member’s equity (1)	$	6,183		$	6,173		$	5,548

Tangible Jefferies Group LLC member’s equity (1) (3)	$	4,372		$	4,355		$	3,719

Level 3 financial instruments:

Level 3 financial instruments owned (1) (4) (5)	$	363		$	367		$	311

Level 3 financial instruments owned - % total assets (1) (4)		0.8	%		0.9	%		0.8	%

Level 3 financial instruments owned - % total financial instruments (1) (4)		2.2	%		2.3	%		2.0	%

Level 3 financial instruments owned - % tangible Jefferies Group LLC member’s equity (1) (4)		8.3	%		8.4	%		8.4	%

Other data and financial ratios:

Total long-term capital (1) (6)	$	12,219		$	11,444		$	11,261

Leverage ratio (1) (7)		7.0			6.9			7.3

Tangible gross leverage ratio (1) (8)		9.4			9.4			10.4

Number of trading days		64			64			65

Number of trading loss days		10			4			11

Average firmwide VaR (5) (9)	$	9.71		$	8.70		$	7.53

Number of employees, at period end		3,776			3,656			3,526

Jefferies Group LLC and Subsidiaries

Financial Highlights - Footnotes

(1)	Amounts pertaining to August 31, 2019 represent a preliminary estimate as of the date of this earnings release and may be revised in Jefferies Group LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2019.

(2)

At August 31, 2019, other sources of liquidity include high quality sovereign government securities and reverse repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities and other high quality sovereign government securities of $1,063 million, in aggregate, and $345 million, being the estimated amount of additional secured financing that could be reasonably expected to be obtained from Jefferies Group LLC’s financial instruments that are currently not pledged after considering reasonable financing haircuts. The corresponding amounts included in other sources of liquidity at May 31, 2019 were $1,175 million and $313 million, respectively, and at August 31, 2018, were $948 million and $337 million, respectively.

(3)

Tangible Jefferies Group LLC member’s equity (a non-GAAP financial measure) represents total Jefferies Group LLC member’s equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. We believe that tangible Jefferies Group LLC member’s equity is meaningful for valuation purposes, as financial companies are often measured as a multiple of tangible equity, making these ratios meaningful for investors.

(4)	Level 3 financial instruments represent those financial instruments classified as such under Accounting Standards Codification 820, accounted for at fair value and included within Financial instruments owned.

(5)	The quarters ended August 31, 2019 and May 31, 2019 information includes higher investments in certain separately managed accounts and funds, primarily due to the transfer of certain investments to Jefferies Group LLC on October 1, 2018 from Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

(6)

At August 31, 2019, May 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018, total long-term capital includes Jefferies Group LLC’s long-term debt of $6,030 million, $5,265 million and $5,703 million, respectively, and total equity. Long-term debt included in total long-term capital is reduced by amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility and the amount of debt maturing in less than one year, as applicable.

(7)	Leverage ratio equals total assets divided by total equity.

(8)	Tangible gross leverage ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) equals total assets less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets divided by tangible Jefferies Group LLC member’s equity. The tangible gross leverage ratio is used by rating agencies in assessing Jefferies Group LLC’s leverage ratio.

(9)

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

The following tables reconcile Jefferies Financial Group non-GAAP measures to their respective U.S. GAAP measures. Management believes such non-GAAP measures are useful to investors as they allow them to view our results through the eyes of management, while facilitating a comparison across historical periods. These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Jefferies Financial Group Net Income and Earnings Per Share GAAP Reconciliation

Reconciliation of Jefferies Financial Group net income to adjusted net income (a non-GAAP measure) and diluted earnings per share to adjusted diluted earnings per share (a non-GAAP measure) (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Nine months ended August 31, 2019
Jefferies Financial Group net income (GAAP)	$	764,052
Accumulated other comprehensive income tax benefit (1)		(544,583	)

Jefferies Financial Group adjusted net income (non-GAAP)	$	219,469

Jefferies Financial Group diluted earnings per share (GAAP)	$	2.41
Accumulated other comprehensive income tax benefit (1)		(1.71	)

Jefferies Financial Group adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)	$	0.70

(1)

During the second quarter of 2019, in connection with the closing of our corporate available for sale portfolio, we realized a non-cash tax benefit of $545 million. This tax benefit was generated primarily through activity during 2008-2010 and since then has remained an unrealized balance within equity until the liquidation of the portfolio. This realization did not impact total equity, as the increase in retained earnings was offset by a corresponding decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income.