Full Year Overview
- Record Revenues, Pretax Income and EPS
- Revenues of $1.49 billion, an increase of 29% from a year
ago
- GAAP Pretax Income of $271 million and Adjusted Pretax Income
of $278 million, both increased 52% from a year ago
- GAAP Diluted EPS of $4.92 and Adjusted EPS of $5.02, increases
of 58% and 54%, respectively, from a year ago
Fourth Quarter Overview
- Record Quarter Revenues of $477 million, an increase of 45%
from a year ago
- GAAP Pretax Income of $103 million and Adjusted Pretax Income
of $107 million, increases of 99% and 102%, respectively, from a
year ago
- GAAP Diluted EPS of $1.83 and Adjusted EPS of $1.90, increases
of 110% and 98%, respectively, from a year ago
Headcount, Capital Management and Balance Sheet
- As of December 31, 2024, firm-wide headcount of 1,143, an
increase of 13% from a year ago
- Repurchased 3.1 million share and share equivalents through
December 31, 2024, with record open market repurchases of 2.2
million shares
- Record cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of
$547 million at year-end and no funded debt
Paul J. Taubman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said,
“Our firm delivered record setting full year 2024 results with
record performance in all our businesses. We remain focused on
further expanding our firmwide capabilities as we continue to
provide clients with differentiated advice and differentiated
outcomes. As before, we remain highly confident in our future
growth prospects.”
PJT Partners Inc. (the “Company” or “PJT Partners”) (NYSE: PJT)
today announced its financial results for the full year and quarter
ended December 31, 2024.
Revenues
The following table sets forth revenues for the three months and
year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
% Change
2024
2023
% Change
(Dollars in Millions)
Revenues
Advisory Fees
$
434.5
$
290.6
49%
$
1,314.0
$
1,026.6
28%
Placement Fees
32.4
28.3
14%
146.3
102.6
43%
Interest Income & Other
10.4
9.6
8%
32.9
23.9
38%
Total Revenues
$
477.3
$
328.6
45%
$
1,493.2
$
1,153.2
29%
Year Ended
The increase in Advisory Revenues was due to increases in
strategic advisory, restructuring and private capital solutions
revenues.
The increase in Placement Revenues was due to an increase in
fund placement revenues.
The increase in Interest Income & Other was principally due
to higher interest income as a result of higher average cash, cash
equivalents and short-term investments balances.
Three Months Ended
The increase in Advisory Revenues was principally due to an
increase in strategic advisory revenues.
The increase in Placement Revenues was principally due to an
increase in fund placement revenues.
Expenses
The following tables set forth information relating to the
Company’s expenses for the three months and year ended December 31,
2024 and 2023:
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
GAAP
As Adjusted
GAAP
As Adjusted
(Dollars in Millions)
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits
$
1,032.1
$
1,030.0
$
805.4
$
805.4
% of Revenues
69.1
%
69.0
%
69.8
%
69.8
%
Non-Compensation
$
190.5
$
184.9
$
170.2
$
165.1
% of Revenues
12.8
%
12.4
%
14.8
%
14.3
%
Total Expenses
$
1,222.6
$
1,214.8
$
975.6
$
970.5
% of Revenues
81.9
%
81.4
%
84.6
%
84.2
%
Pretax Income
$
270.6
$
278.3
$
177.6
$
182.7
% of Revenues
18.1
%
18.6
%
15.4
%
15.8
%
Three Months Ended December
31,
2024
2023
GAAP
As Adjusted
GAAP
As Adjusted
(Dollars in Millions)
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits
$
326.0
$
323.9
$
232.3
$
232.3
% of Revenues
68.3
%
67.9
%
70.7
%
70.7
%
Non-Compensation
$
48.4
$
46.6
$
44.6
$
43.3
% of Revenues
10.1
%
9.8
%
13.6
%
13.2
%
Total Expenses
$
374.4
$
370.5
$
276.9
$
275.6
% of Revenues
78.4
%
77.6
%
84.3
%
83.9
%
Pretax Income
$
102.9
$
106.8
$
51.7
$
53.0
% of Revenues
21.6
%
22.4
%
15.7
%
16.1
%
Compensation and Benefits
Expense
Year Ended
GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense was $1.03 billion
compared with $805 million in the prior year. Adjusted Compensation
and Benefits Expense was $1.03 billion compared with $805 million
in the prior year. The increase in Compensation and Benefits
Expense was driven by higher revenues compared with the prior year
period, partially offset by a lower accrual rate.
Three Months Ended
GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense was $326 million for the
current quarter compared with $232 million in the prior year.
Adjusted Compensation and Benefits Expense was $324 million
compared with $232 million in the prior year. The increase in
Compensation and Benefits Expense was driven by higher revenues
compared with the prior year period, partially offset by a lower
accrual rate.
Non-Compensation Expense
Year Ended
GAAP Non-Compensation Expense was $191 million compared with
$170 million in the prior year. Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense
was $185 million compared with $165 million in the prior year.
The increase in GAAP and Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense
compared with the prior year was principally due to increases in
Occupancy and Related, Travel and Related, and Communications and
Information Services. Occupancy and Related increased principally
due to the expansion and lease term extension for our New York
headquarters in the fourth quarter of 2023 and further expansion of
our London office in the third quarter of 2024. Travel and Related
increased due to increased levels of business travel.
Communications and Information Services increased principally due
to investments in technology infrastructure.
Three Months Ended
GAAP Non-Compensation Expense was $48 million for the current
quarter compared with $45 million in the prior year. Adjusted
Non-Compensation Expense was $47 million for the current quarter
compared with $43 million in the prior year.
The increase in GAAP and Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense
compared with the prior year was principally due to increases in
Occupancy and Related, Travel and Related, and Professional Fees,
partially offset by a decrease in Other Expenses. Occupancy and
Related increased principally due to the expansion and lease term
extension for our New York headquarters in the fourth quarter of
2023 and further expansion of our London office in the third
quarter of 2024. Travel and Related increased due to increased
levels of business travel. Professional Fees increased principally
due to higher senior advisor expenses. Other Expenses decreased
principally due to lower bad debt expense.
Provision for Taxes
As of December 31, 2024, the Company owned 60.3% of PJT Partners
Holdings LP. The Company is subject to U.S. federal and state
corporate income tax while PJT Partners Holdings LP and its
operating subsidiaries are subject to certain state, local and
foreign income taxes. Refer to Note 11. “Stockholders’ Equity” in
the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in “Part II. Item
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 for
further information about the corporate ownership structure. The
effective tax rate for GAAP Net Income for the three months ended
December 31, 2024 and 2023 was 11.6% and 12.0%, respectively. The
effective tax rate for GAAP Net Income for the years ended December
31, 2024 and 2023 was 11.9% and 18.0%, respectively.
In calculating Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted, the Company
has assumed that all outstanding partnership units in PJT Partners
Holdings LP (“Partnership Units”) (excluding 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 years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was 20.6% and 25.3%,
respectively.
Capital Management and Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2024, the Company held cash, cash equivalents
and short-term investments of $547 million and had no funded
debt.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company repurchased
2.2 million shares of Class A common stock in the open market,
exchanged 542 thousand Partnership Units for cash and net share
settled 339 thousand shares of Class A common stock to satisfy
employee tax obligations. During the fourth quarter 2024, the
Company repurchased 319 thousand shares of Class A common stock in
the open market, exchanged 125 thousand Partnership Units for cash
and net share settled 45 thousand shares of Class A common stock to
satisfy employee tax obligations.
In total during the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company
repurchased 3.1 million share and share equivalents at an average
price of $109.14 per share. During the fourth quarter 2024, the
Company repurchased 489 thousand share and share equivalents at an
average price of $149.28 per share.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company's remaining repurchase
authorization was $278 million.
The Company intends to repurchase 324 thousand Partnership Units
for cash on February 11, 2025 at a price to be determined by the
volume-weighted average price per share of the Company’s Class A
common stock on February 6, 2025.
Dividend
The Board of Directors of the Company has declared a quarterly
dividend of $0.25 per share of Class A common stock. The dividend
will be paid on March 19, 2025 to Class A common stockholders of
record as of March 5, 2025.
Quarterly Investor Call Details
PJT Partners will host a conference call on February 4, 2025 at
8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its full year and fourth quarter 2024
results. The conference call can be accessed via the internet at
www.pjtpartners.com or by dialing +1 (800) 245-3047 (U.S. domestic)
or +1 (203) 518-9765 (international), passcode PJTP4Q24. For those
unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available
following the call at www.pjtpartners.com.
About PJT Partners
PJT Partners is a premier, global, advisory-focused investment
bank that was built from the ground up to be different. Our highly
experienced, collaborative teams provide independent advice coupled
with old-world, high-touch client service. This ethos has allowed
us to attract some of the very best talent in the markets in which
we operate. We deliver leading advice to many of the world's most
consequential companies, effect some of the most transformative
transactions and restructurings and raise billions of dollars of
capital around the globe to support startups and more established
companies. 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) cyber attacks, security
vulnerabilities and internet disruptions, including breaches of
data security and privacy leaks, data loss and business
interruptions; (c) failures of our computer systems or
communication systems, including as a result of a catastrophic
event and the use of remote environments; (d) the impact of
catastrophic events, including business disruptions, pandemics,
reductions in employment and an increase in business failures on
(1) the U.S. and the global economy and (2) our employees and our
ability to provide services to our clients and respond to their
needs; (e) the failure of third-party service providers to perform
their functions; and (f) volatility in the political and economic
environment, including as a result of inflation, new or changes to
existing tariffs, elevated interest rates and geopolitical and
military conflicts.
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, 2023, 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 additional 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 impact
of: (a) acquisition-related compensation expense; (b)
acquisition-related intangible asset amortization; and (c) the net
change to the amount the Company has agreed to pay Blackstone Inc.
("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 Partnership Units that have yet to
satisfy certain market conditions) have been exchanged for shares
of the Company’s Class A common stock, resulting in all of the
Company’s income becoming subject to corporate-level tax,
considering both current and deferred income tax effects. This tax
rate excludes a number of adjustments, including the tax benefits
of the adjustments for acquisition-related compensation expense and
amortization expense.
Appendix
GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Data
(unaudited)
Summary of Shares Outstanding (unaudited)
Footnotes
PJT Partners Inc.
GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Operations (unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and
Per Share Data)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Revenues
Advisory Fees
$
434,453
$
290,633
$
1,314,003
$
1,026,646
Placement Fees
32,432
28,338
146,258
102,611
Interest Income and Other
10,396
9,583
32,916
23,925
Total Revenues
477,281
328,554
1,493,177
1,153,182
Expenses
Compensation and Benefits
326,022
232,271
1,032,070
805,385
Occupancy and Related
13,466
10,721
50,695
40,420
Travel and Related
10,533
8,727
37,003
31,190
Professional Fees
9,607
7,856
37,619
36,581
Communications and Information
Services
5,087
4,840
20,050
17,157
Depreciation and Amortization
3,205
3,460
12,799
14,047
Other Expenses
6,481
8,986
32,372
30,793
Total Expenses
374,401
276,861
1,222,608
975,573
Income Before Provision for Taxes
102,880
51,693
270,569
177,609
Provision for Taxes
11,883
6,202
32,096
31,927
Net Income
90,997
45,491
238,473
145,682
Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling
Interests
39,693
20,579
104,080
63,883
Net Income Attributable to PJT Partners
Inc.
$
51,304
$
24,912
$
134,393
$
81,799
Net Income Per Share of Class A Common
Stock
Basic
$
2.02
$
0.98
$
5.28
$
3.24
Diluted
$
1.83
$
0.87
$
4.92
$
3.12
Weighted-Average Shares of Class A Common
Stock Outstanding
Basic
25,401,719
25,362,576
25,454,445
25,255,327
Diluted
44,948,361
43,472,884
44,105,131
41,882,034
PJT Partners Inc.
Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP
Financial Data (unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and
Per Share Data)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP Net Income
$
90,997
$
45,491
$
238,473
$
145,682
Less: GAAP Provision for Taxes
11,883
6,202
32,096
31,927
GAAP Pretax Income
102,880
51,693
270,569
177,609
Adjustments to GAAP Pretax
Income
Acquisition-Related Compensation
Expense(1)
2,103
—
2,103
—
Amortization of Intangible Assets(2)
1,437
1,230
5,127
4,920
Spin-Off-Related Payable Due to
Blackstone(3)
346
36
543
136
Adjusted Pretax Income
106,766
52,959
278,342
182,665
Adjusted Taxes(4)
12,765
6,700
33,708
32,768
Adjusted Net Income
94,001
46,259
244,634
149,897
If-Converted Adjustments
Less: Adjusted Taxes(4)
(12,765
)
(6,700
)
(33,708
)
(32,768
)
Add: If-Converted Taxes(5)
21,208
11,666
57,239
46,297
Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted
$
85,558
$
41,293
$
221,103
$
136,368
GAAP Net Income Per Share of Class A
Common Stock
Basic
$
2.02
$
0.98
$
5.28
$
3.24
Diluted
$
1.83
$
0.87
$
4.92
$
3.12
GAAP Weighted-Average Shares of Class A
Common Stock Outstanding
Basic
25,401,719
25,362,576
25,454,445
25,255,327
Diluted
44,948,361
43,472,884
44,105,131
41,882,034
Adjusted Net Income, If-Converted Per
Share
$
1.90
$
0.96
$
5.02
$
3.27
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding,
If-Converted
44,948,160
42,943,082
44,051,384
41,749,633
PJT Partners Inc.
Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP
Financial Data – continued (unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP Compensation and Benefits Expense
$
326,022
$
232,271
$
1,032,070
$
805,385
Acquisition-Related Compensation
Expense(1)
(2,103
)
—
(2,103
)
—
Adjusted Compensation and Benefits
Expense
$
323,919
$
232,271
$
1,029,967
$
805,385
Non-Compensation Expenses
Occupancy and Related
$
13,466
$
10,721
$
50,695
$
40,420
Travel and Related
10,533
8,727
37,003
31,190
Professional Fees
9,607
7,856
37,619
36,581
Communications and Information
Services
5,087
4,840
20,050
17,157
Depreciation and Amortization
3,205
3,460
12,799
14,047
Other Expenses
6,481
8,986
32,372
30,793
GAAP Non-Compensation Expense
48,379
44,590
190,538
170,188
Amortization of Intangible Assets(2)
(1,437
)
(1,230
)
(5,127
)
(4,920
)
Spin-Off-Related Payable Due to
Blackstone(3)
(346
)
(36
)
(543
)
(136
)
Adjusted Non-Compensation Expense
$
46,596
$
43,324
$
184,868
$
165,132
PJT Partners Inc. Summary of Shares Outstanding
(unaudited)
The following table provides a summary of weighted-average
shares outstanding for the three months and year ended December 31,
2024 and 2023 for both basic and diluted shares. The table also
provides a reconciliation to If-Converted Shares Outstanding
assuming that all Partnership Units (excluding Partnership Units
that have yet to satisfy certain market conditions) and unvested
PJT Partners Inc. restricted stock units (“RSUs”) were converted to
shares of the Company’s Class A common stock:
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding -
GAAP
Basic Shares Outstanding, GAAP
25,401,719
25,362,576
25,454,445
25,255,327
Dilutive Impact of Unvested RSUs(6)
3,808,660
2,614,537
2,979,117
1,711,829
Dilutive Impact of Partnership
Units(7)
15,737,982
15,495,771
15,671,569
14,914,878
Diluted Shares Outstanding, GAAP
44,948,361
43,472,884
44,105,131
41,882,034
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding -
If-Converted
Basic Shares Outstanding, GAAP
25,401,719
25,362,576
25,454,445
25,255,327
Unvested RSUs(6)
3,808,660
2,614,537
2,979,117
1,711,829
Partnership Units(8)
15,737,781
14,965,969
15,617,822
14,782,477
If-Converted Shares Outstanding
44,948,160
42,943,082
44,051,384
41,749,633
As of December 31,
2024
2023
Fully-Diluted Shares Outstanding(9)
46,675,815
46,046,461
As of December 31, 2024, in relation to awards granted
containing both service and market conditions, the Company had
achieved a dividend adjusted 20-day volume-weighted average share
price of the Company's Class A common stock in excess of the final
$130 market condition. Cumulatively, 2.5 million share equivalents
were included in the Company's fully-diluted share count, of which
1.0 million had satisfied both service and market conditions, with
the remaining 1.5 million vesting pursuant to ongoing service
conditions.
Footnotes
(1)
This adjustment adds back to GAAP Pretax
Income acquisition-related compensation expense for equity-based
awards granted in connection with the acquisition of deNovo
Partners on October 1, 2024.
(2)
This adjustment adds back to GAAP Pretax
Income amounts for the amortization of intangible assets that are
associated with the acquisition of PJT Capital LP on October 1,
2015, the acquisition of CamberView on October 1, 2018, and the
acquisition of deNovo Partners on October 1, 2024.
(3)
This adjustment adds back to GAAP Pretax
Income the net change to the amount the Company has agreed to pay
Blackstone related to the net realized cash benefit from certain
compensation-related tax deductions. Such amounts are reflected in
Other Expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations.
(4)
Represents taxes on Adjusted Pretax
Income, considering both current and deferred income tax effects
for the current ownership structure.
(5)
Represents taxes on Adjusted Pretax
Income, assuming all Partnership Units (excluding Partnership Units
that have yet to satisfy market conditions) have been exchanged for
shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, resulting in all of
the Company’s income becoming subject to corporate-level tax,
considering both current and deferred income tax effects. This tax
rate excludes a number of adjustments, including the tax benefits
of the adjustments for acquisition-related compensation expense and
amortization expense.
(6)
Represents the dilutive impact under the
treasury method of unvested RSUs that have a remaining service
requirement.
(7)
Represents the number of shares assuming
the conversion of vested Partnership Units, the dilutive impact of
unvested Partnership Units with a remaining service requirement,
and the dilutive impact of Partnership Units that achieved certain
market conditions as if those conditions were achieved as of the
beginning of the reporting period.
(8)
Represents the number of shares assuming
the conversion of all Partnership Units, including Partnership
Units that achieved certain market conditions as of the date those
conditions were achieved.
(9)
Assumes all Partnership Units and unvested
RSUs 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.
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