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PJT Partners Inc. Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months 2021 Results

Business Wire - Tue Oct 26, 2021

PJT Partners Inc. (the “Company” or “PJT Partners”) (NYSE: PJT) today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Revenues

The following table sets forth revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

% Change

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

% Change

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Revenues

 

 

 

Advisory

 

$

179.9

 

 

$

262.4

 

 

(31

%)

 

 

 

$

530.1

 

 

$

611.5

 

 

(13

%)

 

Placement

 

 

46.9

 

 

 

31.8

 

 

48

%

 

 

 

 

137.6

 

 

 

106.0

 

 

30

%

 

Interest Income & Other

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

33

%

 

 

 

 

10.9

 

 

 

12.7

 

 

(14

%)

 

Total Revenues

 

$

231.3

 

 

$

297.6

 

 

(22

%)

 

 

 

$

678.7

 

 

$

730.3

 

 

(7

%)

 

Three Months Ended

Total Revenues decreased 22% to $231 million for third quarter 2021 from $298 million for the prior year quarter.

Advisory Revenues decreased 31% to $180 million for the current quarter from $262 million for the prior year quarter. An increase in strategic advisory revenues was more than offset by a decline in restructuring revenues, reflecting the significant decrease in restructuring activity from last year’s record levels.

Placement Revenues increased 48% to $47 million for the current quarter from $32 million for the prior year quarter. The increase in Placement Revenues was driven by an increase in fund placement activity.

Nine Months Ended

Total Revenues decreased 7% to $679 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 from $730 million for the same period a year ago.

Advisory Revenues decreased 13% to $530 million for the nine months from $612 million for the same period a year ago. An increase in strategic advisory revenues was more than offset by a decline in restructuring revenues, reflecting the significant decrease in restructuring activity from last year’s record levels.

Placement Revenues increased 30% to $138 million for the nine months from $106 million for the same period a year ago. The increase in Placement Revenues was driven by a significant increase in fund placement activity.

Expenses

The following tables set forth information relating to the Company’s expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

GAAP

 

As Adjusted

 

GAAP

 

As Adjusted

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and Benefits

 

$

148.1

 

 

$

144.5

 

 

$

196.9

 

 

$

193.4

 

% of Revenues

 

 

64.1

%

 

 

62.5

%

 

 

66.2

%

 

 

65.0

%

Non-Compensation

 

$

34.9

 

 

$

32.9

 

 

$

30.6

 

 

$

28.2

 

% of Revenues

 

 

15.1

%

 

 

14.2

%

 

 

10.3

%

 

 

9.5

%

Total Expenses

 

$

183.0

 

 

$

177.4

 

 

$

227.5

 

 

$

221.6

 

% of Revenues

 

 

79.1

%

 

 

76.7

%

 

 

76.4

%

 

 

74.5

%

Pretax Income

 

$

48.3

 

 

$

53.9

 

 

$

70.1

 

 

$

76.0

 

% of Revenues

 

 

20.9

%

 

 

23.3

%

 

 

23.6

%

 

 

25.5

%

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

GAAP

 

As Adjusted

 

GAAP

 

As Adjusted

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and Benefits

 

$

434.9

 

 

$

424.1

 

 

$

485.7

 

 

$

474.7

 

% of Revenues

 

 

64.1

%

 

 

62.5

%

 

 

66.5

%

 

 

65.0

%

Non-Compensation

 

$

99.2

 

 

$

93.2

 

 

$

91.3

 

 

$

85.0

 

% of Revenues

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

13.7

%

 

 

12.5

%

 

 

11.6

%

Total Expenses

 

$

534.1

 

 

$

517.4

 

 

$

577.0

 

 

$

559.7

 

% of Revenues

 

 

78.7

%

 

 

76.2

%

 

 

79.0

%

 

 

76.6

%

Pretax Income

 

$

144.6

 

 

$

161.3

 

 

$

153.3

 

 

$

170.6

 

% of Revenues

 

 

21.3

%

 

 

23.8

%

 

 

21.0

%

 

 

23.4

%

Compensation and Benefits Expense

Three Months Ended

GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense was $148 million for third quarter 2021 compared with $197 million for the prior year quarter. Adjusted Compensation and Benefits Expense was $145 million for the current quarter compared with $193 million for the prior year quarter. The decrease in Compensation and Benefits Expense was principally the result of lower revenues during the current quarter.

Nine Months Ended

GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense was $435 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared with $486 million for the same period a year ago. Adjusted Compensation and Benefits Expense was $424 million for the nine months compared with $475 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in Compensation and Benefits Expense was principally the result of lower revenues during the current nine month period.

Non-Compensation Expense

Three Months Ended

GAAP Non-Compensation Expense was $35 million for third quarter 2021 compared with $31 million for the prior year quarter. Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense was $33 million for the current quarter compared with $28 million for the prior year quarter.

Non-Compensation Expense increased during the current quarter compared with the prior year quarter, primarily driven by increases in Travel and Related and Professional Fees. Travel and Related activity increased during the current quarter compared with the same period a year ago, although it remains below historical pre-COVID levels. Professional Fees increased primarily due to higher senior advisor expenses.

Nine Months Ended

GAAP Non-Compensation Expense was $99 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared with $91 million for the same period a year ago. Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense was $93 million for the nine months compared with $85 million for the same period a year ago.

Non-Compensation Expense increased during the nine months compared with the same period a year ago, primarily driven by increases in Professional Fees as well as Communications and Information Services and partially offset by decreases in Other Expenses and Travel and Related. Professional Fees increased primarily due to higher senior advisor expenses. The increase in Communications and Information Services was primarily driven by investments in technology infrastructure. Other Expenses decreased driven principally by a reduction in COVID-related expenses. Travel and Related decreased during the nine months compared to year-ago levels due to reduced travel and entertainment activity.

Provision for Taxes

As of September 30, 2021, PJT Partners Inc. owned 61.3% 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 12. “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, 2020 for further information about the corporate ownership structure. The effective tax rate for GAAP Net Income for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was 18.8% and 17.1%, respectively. The effective tax rate for GAAP Net Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was 13.0% and 14.5%, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2021 was 23.0% compared with 24.8% for full year 2020. This tax rate excludes the tax benefits of the adjustments for transaction-related compensation expense, amortization expense, tax benefit recorded pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) as well as certain payments to The Blackstone Group Inc. (“Blackstone”) as a result of the Company’s spin-off on October 1, 2015 from Blackstone (the “spin-off”).

Capital Management and Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2021, the Company held cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $333.8 million, and had no funded debt.

On February 1, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a $150 million increase to the Company’s Class A common stock repurchase program. As of September 30, 2021, the Company’s remaining repurchase authorization was $91.9 million.

During the third quarter 2021, the Company repurchased 394 thousand Partnership Units for cash as a result of Partnership Unit exchanges, 188 thousand shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the share repurchase program and net share settled 2 thousand shares to satisfy employee tax obligations. During the third quarter 2021, the total share equivalent repurchases were 584 thousand shares at an average price of $77.27 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the total share equivalent repurchases were 2.9 million shares at an average price of $72.05 per share.

The Company intends to repurchase 168 thousand Partnership Units for cash on November 2, 2021 at the volume-weighted average price per share of the Company’s Class A common stock on October 28, 2021.

Dividend

On October 18, 2021, the Company paid a special dividend of $3 per share to Class A common stockholders of record as of October 4, 2021.

The Board of Directors of PJT Partners Inc. has declared a dividend of $0.05 per share of Class A common stock, which will be paid on December 22, 2021 to Class A common stockholders of record on December 8, 2021.

Quarterly Investor Call Details

PJT Partners will host a conference call on October 26, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its third quarter 2021 results. The conference call can be accessed via the internet on www.pjtpartners.com or by dialing +1 (800) 263-0877 (U.S. domestic) or +1 (720) 543-0197 (international), passcode 6819687. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available following the call at www.pjtpartners.com or by dialing +1 (888) 203-1112 (U.S. domestic) or +1 (719) 457-0820 (international), passcode 6819687.

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, through PJT Park Hill, private fund advisory and fundraising services for alternative investment managers, including private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds. 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) the possibility of cyberattacks, security vulnerabilities, and internet disruptions, including breaches of data security and privacy leaks, data loss, and business interruptions; (c) the possibility of 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 during the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus); (d) the impact of catastrophic events, such as COVID-19, on the U.S. and the global economy, including business disruptions, reductions in employment and an increase in business failures; (e) the impact of catastrophic events, such as COVID-19, 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.

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, 2020, 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 spin-off and acquisition of CamberView Partners Holdings, LLC (“CamberView”); (b) intangible asset amortization associated with Blackstone’s initial public offering (“IPO”), the acquisition of PJT Capital LP, and the acquisition of CamberView; and (c) 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 the tax benefits of the adjustments for transaction-related compensation expense, amortization expense, tax benefit recorded pursuant to the CARES Act as well as certain payments to Blackstone resulting from the spin-off.

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

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory

 

$

179,900

 

 

$

262,400

 

 

$

530,124

 

 

$

611,530

 

Placement

 

 

46,891

 

 

 

31,774

 

 

 

137,611

 

 

 

106,026

 

Interest Income and Other

 

 

4,507

 

 

 

3,389

 

 

 

10,944

 

 

 

12,741

 

Total Revenues

 

 

231,298

 

 

 

297,563

 

 

 

678,679

 

 

 

730,297

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and Benefits

 

 

148,149

 

 

 

196,896

 

 

 

434,866

 

 

 

485,650

 

Occupancy and Related

 

 

8,569

 

 

 

8,564

 

 

 

25,788

 

 

 

25,877

 

Travel and Related

 

 

2,765

 

 

 

546

 

 

 

4,979

 

 

 

6,379

 

Professional Fees

 

 

8,066

 

 

 

6,014

 

 

 

24,016

 

 

 

16,077

 

Communications and Information Services

 

 

4,341

 

 

 

3,435

 

 

 

13,548

 

 

 

10,575

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

3,892

 

 

 

3,700

 

 

 

11,535

 

 

 

11,229

 

Other Expenses

 

 

7,241

 

 

 

8,312

 

 

 

19,337

 

 

 

21,178

 

Total Expenses

 

 

183,023

 

 

 

227,467

 

 

 

534,069

 

 

 

576,965

 

Income Before Provision for Taxes

 

 

48,275

 

 

 

70,096

 

 

 

144,610

 

 

 

153,332

 

Provision for Taxes

 

 

9,090

 

 

 

11,989

 

 

 

18,773

 

 

 

22,299

 

Net Income

 

 

39,185

 

 

 

58,107

 

 

 

125,837

 

 

 

131,033

 

Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests

 

 

17,740

 

 

 

27,200

 

 

 

54,565

 

 

 

59,596

 

Net Income Attributable to PJT Partners Inc.

 

$

21,445

 

 

$

30,907

 

 

$

71,272

 

 

$

71,437

 

Net Income Per Share of Class A Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

1.25

 

 

$

2.85

 

 

$

2.92

 

Diluted

 

$

0.82

 

 

$

1.22

 

 

$

2.72

 

 

$

2.87

 

Weighted-Average Shares of Class A Common Stock Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

24,908,606

 

 

 

24,645,853

 

 

 

24,979,925

 

 

 

24,431,436

Diluted

 

 

42,010,543

 

 

 

26,242,631

 

 

 

42,414,461

 

 

 

25,452,816

 

PJT Partners Inc.

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

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

GAAP Net Income

 

$

39,185

 

 

$

58,107

 

 

$

125,837

 

 

$

131,033

 

Less: GAAP Provision for Taxes

 

 

9,090

 

 

 

11,989

 

 

 

18,773

 

 

 

22,299

 

GAAP Pretax Income

 

 

48,275

 

 

 

70,096

 

 

 

144,610

 

 

 

153,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to GAAP Pretax Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction-Related Compensation Expense(1)

 

 

3,622

 

 

 

3,480

 

 

 

10,726

 

 

 

10,957

 

Amortization of Intangible Assets(2)

 

 

1,928

 

 

 

1,928

 

 

 

5,850

 

 

 

5,783

 

Spin-Off-Related Payable Due to Blackstone(3)

 

 

79

 

 

 

464

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

517

 

Adjusted Pretax Income

 

 

53,904

 

 

 

75,968

 

 

 

161,321

 

 

 

170,589

 

Adjusted Taxes(4)

 

 

9,951

 

 

 

12,870

 

 

 

20,988

 

 

 

23,652

 

Adjusted Net Income

 

 

43,953

 

 

 

63,098

 

 

 

140,333

 

 

 

146,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If-Converted Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Adjusted Taxes(4)

 

 

(9,951

)

 

 

(12,870

)

 

 

(20,988

)

 

 

(23,652

)

Add: If-Converted Taxes(5)

 

 

12,627

 

 

 

19,296

 

 

 

37,066

 

 

 

43,717

 

Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted

 

$

41,277

 

 

$

56,672

 

 

$

124,255

 

 

$

126,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Net Income Per Share of Class A Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

1.25

 

 

$

2.85

 

 

$

2.92

 

Diluted

 

$

0.82

 

 

$

1.22

 

 

$

2.72

 

 

$

2.87

 

GAAP Weighted-Average Shares of Class A

Common Stock Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

24,908,606

 

 

 

24,645,853

 

 

 

24,979,925

 

 

 

24,431,436

 

Diluted

 

 

42,010,543

 

 

 

26,242,631

 

 

 

42,414,461

 

 

 

25,452,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted Per Share

 

$

0.98

 

 

$

1.36

 

 

$

2.93

 

 

$

3.10

 

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding, If-Converted

 

 

42,015,728

 

 

 

41,542,673

 

 

 

42,419,646

 

 

 

40,954,770

 

PJT Partners Inc.

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

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense

 

$

148,149

 

 

$

196,896

 

 

$

434,866

 

 

$

485,650

 

Transaction-Related Compensation Expense(1)

 

 

(3,622

)

 

 

(3,480

)

 

 

(10,726

)

 

 

(10,957

)

Adjusted Compensation and Benefits Expense

 

$

144,527

 

 

$

193,416

 

 

$

424,140

 

 

$

474,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Compensation Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupancy and Related

 

$

8,569

 

 

$

8,564

 

 

$

25,788

 

 

$

25,877

 

Travel and Related

 

 

2,765

 

 

 

546

 

 

 

4,979

 

 

 

6,379

 

Professional Fees

 

 

8,066

 

 

 

6,014

 

 

 

24,016

 

 

 

16,077

 

Communications and Information Services

 

 

4,341

 

 

 

3,435

 

 

 

13,548

 

 

 

10,575

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

3,892

 

 

 

3,700

 

 

 

11,535

 

 

 

11,229

 

Other Expenses

 

 

7,241

 

 

 

8,312

 

 

 

19,337

 

 

 

21,178

 

GAAP Non-Compensation Expense

 

 

34,874

 

 

 

30,571

 

 

 

99,203

 

 

 

91,315

 

Amortization of Intangible Assets(2)

 

 

(1,928

)

 

 

(1,928

)

 

 

(5,850

)

 

 

(5,783

)

Spin-Off-Related Payable Due to Blackstone(3)

 

 

(79

)

 

 

(464

)

 

 

(135

)

 

 

(517

)

Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense

 

$

32,867

 

 

$

28,179

 

 

$

93,218

 

 

$

85,015

 

PJT Partners Inc.

Summary of Shares Outstanding (unaudited)

The following table provides a summary of weighted-average shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 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

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - GAAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Shares Outstanding, GAAP

 

 

24,908,606

 

 

 

24,645,853

 

 

 

24,979,925

 

 

 

24,431,436

 

Dilutive Impact of Unvested RSUs(6)

 

 

1,575,341

 

 

 

1,596,778

 

 

 

1,567,341

 

 

 

1,021,380

 

Dilutive Impact of Partnership Units(7)

 

 

15,526,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,867,195

 

 

 

 

Diluted Shares Outstanding, GAAP

 

 

42,010,543

 

 

 

26,242,631

 

 

 

42,414,461

 

 

 

25,452,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - If-Converted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Shares Outstanding, GAAP

 

 

24,908,606

 

 

 

24,645,853

 

 

 

24,979,925

 

 

 

24,431,436

 

Unvested RSUs(8)

 

 

1,580,526

 

 

 

1,604,555

 

 

 

1,572,526

 

 

 

1,041,646

 

Partnership Units(7)

 

 

15,526,596

 

 

 

15,292,265

 

 

 

15,867,195

 

 

 

15,481,688

 

If-Converted Shares Outstanding

 

 

42,015,728

 

 

 

41,542,673

 

 

 

42,419,646

 

 

 

40,954,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fully-Diluted Shares Outstanding(9)

 

 

43,948,954

 

 

 

44,019,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 spin-off and 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 amount the Company has agreed to pay Blackstone related to the net realized cash benefit from certain compensation-related tax deductions. Such expense is 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 the tax benefits of the adjustments for transaction-related compensation expense, amortization expense, tax benefit recorded pursuant to the CARES Act as well as certain payments to Blackstone resulting from the spin-off.

(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 vested Partnership Units and Partnership Units that achieved certain market conditions.

(8)

Represents the dilutive impact of unvested RSUs that have a remaining service requirement.

(9)

Assumes all Partnership Units have been converted to shares of the Company’s Class A common stock.

Note: Amounts presented in tables above may not add or recalculate due to rounding.