Marcus & Millichap, Inc. Reports Results for Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2015
Company Completes Record Year Revenue and Earnings
CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (the “Company”, “Marcus & Millichap”) (NYSE:MMI), a leading national brokerage firm specializing in commercial real estate investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, today reported financial results for the fourth-quarter and year ended December 31, 2015. Highlights include:
Full-Year 2015 Highlights
- Total revenue grew by 20.4% to $689.1 million
- Net income increased by 34.0% to $66.4 million or $1.69 on a diluted per share basis
- Adjusted EBITDA grew by 33.7% to $124.1 million
- Brokerage commissions in the private client market segment ($1-$10 million) increased 25.1%
- The number of brokerage transactions grew by 13.3% with the private client market segment ($1-$10 million) increasing 20.5%
- Financing fees increased 25.6%
Fourth-Quarter 2015 Highlights
- Total revenues grew by 17.8% to $203.2 million
- Net income increased by 21.4% to $19.9 million or $0.51 on a diluted per share basis
- Adjusted EBITDA grew by 18.8% to $35.3 million
- Brokerage commissions in the private client market segment ($1-$10 million) increased 29.3%
- The number of brokerage transactions grew by 15.2% with the private client market segment ($1-$10 million) increasing 29.2%
“Marcus & Millichap completed a record year in revenue, earnings, sales, and dollar volume in 2015 thanks to the effectiveness of our brokerage platform and the hard work and client dedication of our team,” said John J. Kerin, President and CEO. “Our $1-$10 million private client market segment brokerage commissions grew 25.1% demonstrating the strength of our core business at a time of heightened macroeconomic concerns,” he added. Additionally, Hessam Nadji, Senior Executive Vice President commented, “Healthy real estate fundamentals in the U.S., low interest rates and competitive yields should continue to attract capital, resulting in an active investment sales market. While the pace of growth in market sales has slowed, Marcus & Millichap remains poised to continue to grow market share.”
Full-Year 2015 Results Compared to Full-Year 2014
Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $689.1 million, compared to $572.2 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $116.9 million, or 20.4%. Total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $574.4 million compared to $487.6 million for the same period in the prior year, representing an increase of $86.8 million, or 17.8%. Cost of services as a percent of total revenues rose slightly to 61.4% compared to 61.2% for the same period in the prior year. The Company reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2015 of $66.4 million ($1.71 (basic) and $1.69 (diluted) per common share) compared with net income of $49.5 million or $1.27 per common share (basic and diluted) for the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2015 rose by 33.7% to $124.1 million, from $92.8 million in the prior year. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had 1,607 investment sales and financing professionals.
Fourth-Quarter 2015 Results Compared to Fourth-Quarter 2014
Total revenues for the fourth-quarter of 2015 were $203.2 million, compared to $172.4 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $30.7 million, or 17.8%. The growth in total revenues was primarily a result of increases in revenues from real estate brokerage commissions which rose to $186.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 from $156.7 million for the same period in the prior year, for an increase of 18.8%. This improvement was driven by a combination of the growth in the number of investment sales transactions and average commission rates. The rise in average commission rates reflects a higher proportion of private client market segment transactions ($1-$10 million) as compared to the middle and institutional market segment transactions (≥$10 million). Private client market segment ($1-$10 million) transactions generally earn a higher commission rate. Growth in financing fees and other revenues, contributed the remaining increase in total revenues.
Total operating expenses for the fourth-quarter of 2015 were $169.2 million, compared to $145.3 million for the same period in the prior year, rising by $23.9 million, or 16.4%. The increase was primarily driven by a $19.8 million, or 18.1%, rise in cost of services, which are variable commissions paid to the Company’s investment sales professionals and compensation-related costs in connection with our financing activities. Cost of services as a percent of total revenues remained relatively consistent at 63.8% compared to 63.7% for the same period in the prior year.
Selling, general and administrative expense rose by $3.9 million, or 11.4% during the fourth-quarter of 2015 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to (i) salaries and related benefits as a result of increases in corporate and office support in connection with our growth; (ii) management performance-related compensation driven by our operating results; (iii) facilities expenses due to office expansion and (iv) other expense categories, net primarily driven by our expansion and growth. These costs were partially offset by lower stock-based compensation expense and legal costs and accruals.
Net income for the fourth-quarter of 2015 was $19.9 million or $0.51 per common share (basic and diluted) compared to net income of $16.4 million or $0.42 per common share (basic and diluted) for the same period in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth-quarter of 2015 was $35.3 million compared to adjusted EBITDA of $29.7 million for the same period in the prior year.
Subsequent Events
On March 1, 2016, the Company announced that its Chief Executive Officer, John J. Kerin, would be retiring effective March 31, 2016 and will be succeeded by Hessam Nadji, currently its Senior Executive Vice President. On March 31, 2016, Mr. Nadji will also be appointed to the Company’s board of directors.
Business Outlook
The Company is well-positioned to leverage its private client dominant brand, experienced management team, investments in infrastructure, tools and technology to build on its recent success. The private client market segment ($1-$10 million) continues to be a pillar of the Company’s business with opportunities for continued market share gains. Commercial real estate yields and relative stability should continue to result in transactional activity albeit at lower levels of growth. This is driven by the maturing of the cycle, recent capital markets volatility and extended marketing and closing timelines. The Company’s strong 2015 performance makes year-over-year comparisons challenging, even with solid underlying property fundamentals, and historically low interest rates.
Conference Call Details
Marcus & Millichap will host a conference call today to discuss its results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time/5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate in the conference call, callers from the United States and Canada should dial (877) 407-4018 ten minutes prior to the scheduled call time. International callers should dial +1 (201) 689-8471. For those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a telephonic replay of the call will also be available from 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time/8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 10, 2016 through 8:59 p.m. Pacific Time/11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 24, 2016 by dialing (877) 870-5176 in the United States and Canada or +1 (858) 384-5517 internationally and entering passcode 13629520.
About Marcus & Millichap, Inc.
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. is a leading national brokerage firm specializing in commercial real estate investment sales, financing, research and advisory services. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had more than 1,600 investment sales and financial professionals in 79 offices who provide investment brokerage and financing services to sellers and buyers of commercial real estate. The Company also offers market research, consulting and advisory services to our clients. Marcus & Millichap closed 8,715 transactions in 2015, with a sales volume of approximately $37.8 billion. For additional information, please visit www.MarcusMillichap.com.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release includes forward-looking statements, including the Company’s business outlook for 2016. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the financial condition of our business. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:
- market trends in the commercial real estate market or the general economy;
- our ability to attract and retain qualified managers, investment sales and financing professionals;
- the effects of increased competition on our business;
- our ability to successfully enter new markets or increase our market share;
- our ability to successfully expand our services and businesses and to manage any such expansions;
- our ability to retain existing clients and develop new clients;
- our ability to keep pace with changes in technology;
- any business interruption or technology failure and any related impact on our reputation;
- changes in tax laws, employment laws or other government regulation affecting our business; and
- other risk factors included under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
In addition, in this release, the words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,” “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to our company, our business and our management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable laws. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
MARCUS & MILLICHAP, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||
Real estate brokerage commissions | $ | 186,218 | $ | 156,705 | $ | 632,574 | $ | 524,951 | |||||||||||
Financing fees | 12,512 | 11,533 | 42,558 | 33,881 | |||||||||||||||
Other revenues | 4,426 | 4,206 | 13,923 | 13,356 | |||||||||||||||
Total revenues | 203,156 | 172,444 | 689,055 | 572,188 | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of services | 129,664 | 109,836 | 423,389 | 350,102 | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expense | 38,646 | 34,704 | 147,710 | 134,274 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 916 | 807 | 3,305 | 3,206 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 169,226 | 145,347 | 574,404 | 487,582 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income | 33,930 | 27,097 | 114,651 | 84,606 | |||||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | 420 | 67 | 443 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (377 | ) | (449 | ) | (1,726 | ) | (1,651 | ) | |||||||||||
Income before provision for income taxes | 33,973 | 26,715 | 113,368 | 82,983 | |||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 14,024 | 10,285 | 47,018 | 33,452 | |||||||||||||||
Net income | 19,949 | 16,430 | 66,350 | 49,531 | |||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities, net of tax |
(343 | ) | 24 | (592 | ) | 24 | |||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain, net of tax of |
529 | 75 | 890 | 135 | |||||||||||||||
Total other comprehensive income | 186 | 99 | 298 | 159 | |||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 20,135 | $ | 16,529 | $ | 66,648 | $ | 49,690 | |||||||||||
Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 1.71 | $ | 1.27 | |||||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 1.69 | $ | 1.27 | |||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 38,788 | 38,865 | 38,848 | 38,851 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted | 39,132 | 39,080 | 39,162 | 38,978 |
MARCUS & MILLICHAP, INC. KEY OPERATING METRICS SUMMARY (Unaudited) |
Total sales volume was $11.0 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2015, encompassing 2,460 transactions consisting of $8.6 billion for real estate brokerage (1,810 transactions), $1.5 billion for financing (466 transactions) and $0.9 billion in other transactions, including consulting and advisory services (184 transactions). Total sales volume was $37.8 billion for the year ended December 31, 2015, encompassing 8,715 transactions consisting of $28.4 billion for real estate brokerage (6,332 transactions), $4.9 billion for financing (1,601 transactions) and $4.5 billion in other transactions, including consulting and advisory services (782 transactions). As of December 31, 2015, the Company had 1,509 investment sales professionals and 98 financing professionals. Key metrics for real estate brokerage and financing are as follows: |
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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Real Estate Brokerage | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Average Number of Sales Professionals | 1,461 | 1,377 | 1,428 | 1,297 | |||||||||||||||
Average Number of Transactions per Investment Sales Professional | 1.24 | 1.14 | 4.43 | 4.31 | |||||||||||||||
Average Commission per Transaction | $ | 102,883 | $ | 99,749 | $ | 99,901 | $ | 93,943 | |||||||||||
Average Commission Rate | 2.17 | % | 2.11 | % | 2.22 | % | 2.07 | % | |||||||||||
Average Transaction Size (in thousands) | $ | 4,734 | $ | 4,723 | $ | 4,492 | $ | 4,537 | |||||||||||
Total Number of Transactions | 1,810 | 1,571 | 6,332 | 5,588 | |||||||||||||||
Total Sales Volume (in millions) | $ | 8,569 | $ | 7,420 | $ | 28,444 | $ | 25,351 | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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Financing | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Average Number of Financing Professionals | 89 | 83 | 85 | 79 | |||||||||||||||
Average Number of Transactions per Financing Professional | 5.24 | 4.46 | 18.84 | 16.86 | |||||||||||||||
Average Fee per Transaction | $ | 26,850 | $ | 31,170 | $ | 26,582 | $ | 25,436 | |||||||||||
Average Fee Rate | 0.82 | % | 0.89 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.90 | % | |||||||||||
Average Transaction Size (in thousands) | $ | 3,265 | $ | 3,514 | $ | 3,053 | $ | 2,837 | |||||||||||
Total Number of Transactions | 466 | 370 | 1,601 | 1,332 | |||||||||||||||
Total Dollar Volume (in millions) | $ | 1,522 | $ | 1,300 | $ | 4,888 | $ | 3,779 | |||||||||||
The following table sets forth the number of transactions,
transaction volume and revenues by commercial real |
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Estate Brokerage | Number | Volume | Revenues | Number | Volume | Revenues | Number | Volume | Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
(in thousands) |
(in millions) |
(in thousands) |
(in millions) |
(in thousands) |
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<$1 million | 298 | $ | 186 | $ | 7,629 | 385 | $ | 243 | $ | 10,155 | (87 | ) | $ | (57 | ) | $ | (2,526 | ) | ||||||||||||
Private Client Market ($1 - $10 million) | 1,348 | 4,335 | 129,298 | 1,043 | 3,269 | 100,033 | 305 | 1,066 | 29,265 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Market (≥$10 - $20 million) | 107 | 1,452 | 27,313 | 87 | 1,134 | 22,033 | 20 | 318 | 5,280 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional Market (≥$20 million) | 57 | 2,596 | 21,978 | 56 | 2,774 | 24,484 | 1 | (178 | ) | (2,506 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
1,810 | $ | 8,569 | $ | 186,218 | 1,571 | $ | 7,420 | $ | 156,705 | 239 | $ | 1,149 | $ | 29,513 | ||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Estate Brokerage | Number | Volume | Revenues | Number | Volume | Revenues | Number | Volume | Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) |
(in thousands) |
(in millions) |
(in thousands) |
(in millions) |
(in thousands) |
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<$1 million | 1,174 | $ | 718 | $ | 29,971 | 1,300 | $ | 792 | $ | 33,931 | (126 | ) | $ | (74 | ) | $ | (3,960 | ) | ||||||||||||
Private Client Market ($1 - $10 million) | 4,611 | 14,898 | 439,164 | 3,825 | 11,748 | 351,135 | 786 | 3,150 | 88,029 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Market (≥$10 - $20 million) | 352 | 4,776 | 89,886 | 306 | 4,184 | 78,067 | 46 | 592 | 11,819 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional Market (≥$20 million) | 195 | 8,052 | 73,553 | 157 | 8,627 | 61,818 | 38 | (575 | ) | 11,735 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6,332 | $ | 28,444 | $ | 632,574 | 5,588 | $ | 25,351 | $ | 524,951 | 744 | $ | 3,093 | $ | 107,623 |
MARCUS & MILLICHAP, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) |
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December 31, | ||||||||||||
2015 |
2014 |
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Assets | ||||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 96,185 | $ | 149,159 | ||||||||
Commissions receivable | 3,342 | 3,412 | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 7,542 | 7,536 | ||||||||||
Income tax receivable | 4,049 | 1,711 | ||||||||||
Marketable securities, available-for-sale | 79,860 | — | ||||||||||
Other assets, net | 5,136 | 3,055 | ||||||||||
Total current assets | 196,114 | 164,873 | ||||||||||
Prepaid rent | 9,075 | 3,645 | ||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 11,579 | 7,693 | ||||||||||
Marketable securities, available–for-sale | 54,395 | 14,752 | ||||||||||
Assets held in rabbi trust | 5,661 | 4,332 | ||||||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 35,285 | 34,865 | ||||||||||
Other assets | 9,116 | 3,444 | ||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 321,225 | $ | 233,604 | ||||||||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 9,135 | $ | 9,585 | ||||||||
Notes payable to former stockholders | 939 | 894 | ||||||||||
Commissions payable | 34,091 | 28,932 | ||||||||||
Accrued bonuses and other employee related expenses | 30,846 | 27,793 | ||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 75,011 | 67,204 | ||||||||||
Deferred compensation and commissions | 43,678 | 36,581 | ||||||||||
Notes payable to former stockholders | 9,671 | 10,610 | ||||||||||
Deferred rent and other liabilities | 3,875 | 2,400 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities | 132,235 | 116,795 | ||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: | ||||||||||||
Authorized shares – 25,000,000; issued and outstanding shares –
none at December 31, 2015 and |
— | — | ||||||||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value: |
4 | 4 | ||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 80,591 | 75,058 | ||||||||||
Stock notes receivable from employees | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||
Retained earnings | 107,942 | 41,592 | ||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 457 | 159 | ||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 188,990 | 116,809 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 321,225 | $ | 233,604 |
MARCUS & MILLICHAP, INC. OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) |
Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation |
Adjusted EBITDA, which the Company defines as net income before interest income/expense, taxes, net realized gains on marketable securities, available-for-sale, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA in its business operations to, among other things, evaluate the performance of its business, develop budgets and measure its performance against those budgets. The Company also believes that analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate its overall operating performance. However, Adjusted EBITDA has material limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company finds Adjusted EBITDA as a useful tool to assist in evaluating performance because it eliminates items related to capital structure and taxes and non-cash stock-based compensation charges. In light of the foregoing limitations, the Company does not rely solely on Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure and also considers its U.S. GAAP results. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of the Company’s financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Because Adjusted EBITDA is not calculated in the same manner by all companies, it may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. |
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, net income, to Adjusted EBITDA is as follows (in thousands): |
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 19,949 | $ | 16,430 | $ | 66,350 | $ | 49,531 | ||||||||||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income and other (1) | (376 | ) | (44 | ) | (1,373 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 377 | 449 | 1,726 | 1,651 | ||||||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 14,024 | 10,285 | 47,018 | 33,452 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 916 | 807 | 3,305 | 3,206 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 364 | 1,759 | 7,114 | 5,034 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 35,254 | $ | 29,686 | $ | 124,140 | $ | 92,824 | ||||||||||||||
(1) Other for the three months and year ended December 31,
2015 includes $2 and $132 of net realized gains on marketable |
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Glossary of Terms
- Private Client Market Segment: transactions with values from $1 million to up to but less than $10 million
- Middle Market Segment: transactions with values from $10 million to up to but less than $20 million
- Institutional Market Segment: transactions with values $20 million and above
Certain Adjusted Metrics
Real Estate Brokerage
During the second and third quarter of 2014, we closed certain large transactions in our real estate brokerage business in excess of $300 million with sales volume aggregating $2.1 billion. Following are actual and as adjusted metrics excluding these transactions:
Year Ended
December 31, 2015 |
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Total Sales Volume Growth | 12.2 | % | 22.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Average Commission Rate Growth | 7.4 | % | (0.5 | )% | |||||||||||||||
Average Transaction Size Growth | (1.0 | )% | 7.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
Financing
During the fourth quarter 2014, we had one large financing fee of $0.6 million. Following are actual and as adjusted metrics excluding this financing fee:
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 |
Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
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(actual) | (as adjusted) | (actual) | (as adjusted) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Financing Fees Growth | 8.5 | % | 14.5 | % | 25.6 | % | 27.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Average Fee per Transaction Growth | (13.9 | )% | (9.1 | )% | 4.5 | % | 6.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Average Fee Rate Growth | (7.3 | )% | (2.2 | )% | (2.9 | )% | (1.1 | )% |
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Released March 10, 2016