JMP JMP Group LLC

JMP Group Inc. (NYSE: JMP), an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, reported financial results today for the quarter and full fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

• Operating net income was $6.0 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the quarter, compared to $3.2 million, or $0.15 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, operating net income was $16.5 million, or $0.72 per share, compared to $17.1 million, or $0.76 per share, for 2011.
• Excluding the financial impact of gains recognized by JMP Credit Corporation on the sale or payoff of loans initially acquired in April 2009, adjusted operating net income was $0.24 per share for the quarter, an increase of 71.4% from $0.14 per share for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, adjusted operating net income was a record $0.68 per share, an increase of 21.4% from $0.56 per share for 2011. For more information on operating net income and adjusted operating net income, including a reconciliation to net income, please see the section below titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
• Net income attributable to JMP Group under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, was $5.5 million, or $0.24 per share, for the quarter, compared to a net loss of $5.9 million, or $0.26 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, net income was $2.8 million, or $0.12 per share, compared to a net loss of $2.5 million, or $0.11 per share, for 2011.
• Adjusted net revenues, which exclude certain non-cash items and non-controlling interests, were $33.5 million for the quarter, compared to $25.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, adjusted net revenues were $125.2 million, compared to $135.5 million for 2011. Further excluding net gains on the sale or payoff of acquired loans, adjusted net revenues would have been $31.8 million and $122.6 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively, and $25.8 million and $122.4 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, respectively. For more information on adjusted net revenues, including a reconciliation to net revenues, please see the section below titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
• Total net revenues on a GAAP basis were $24.7 million and $101.9 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively, compared to $19.6 million and $111.4 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, respectively.
• In January 2013, the company completed a $46.0 million offering of 8.00% senior notes due 2023, successfully accessing the longer-term debt markets for the first time. The proceeds are intended to be used for general corporate purposes.

“JMP Group posted record adjusted operating EPS—which excludes profits on the sale of acquired loans—of $0.24 for the quarter, up more than 70% from the fourth quarter of 2011, thanks to increased public equity underwriting and private placement fee revenues, good overall performance in our hedge funds and credit strategies, and an adjustment to the compensation ratio applied to net investment income for the period,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joe Jolson. “Despite depressed institutional equity underwriting and trading volumes across Wall Street for much of 2012, JMP delivered its second consecutive year of record earnings, generating $0.68 of adjusted operating EPS, compared to $0.56 for 2011.”

Segment Results of Operations

At JMP Securities, adjusted net revenues excluding net investment income grew 56.8% for the fourth quarter and 2.1% for 2012 on a year-over-year basis, driven by a growing share of U.S. equity capital markets fee revenues and higher private placement fee revenues, which were partially offset by a decline in net brokerage commission revenues. JMP Securities’ operating margin on adjusted net revenues improved to 9.2% for the year, compared to 4.1% for 2011, as a result of revenue growth combined with continued strict control over operating expenses.

At Harvest Capital Strategies, adjusted net revenues excluding net investment income grew 13.0% for the fourth quarter and fell 3.7% for 2012 on a year-over-year basis, despite a decline in incentive fees generated by the Harvest Small Cap Partners strategy as well as a reduction in other revenues due to the liquidation of a sponsored hedge fund, Expo Health Sciences Master Fund, and the termination of a consulting agreement with New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. in June 2012. The decline in fee revenues was more than offset by a material increase in net investment income driven primarily by an improved return on the capital invested by JMP Group in its hedge funds of 11.9% for 2012, compared to 4.8% for 2011, and a reduced compensation accrual in connection with net investment income.

At the JMP Credit segment, which includes Harvest Capital Credit, adjusted net revenues excluding net gains on the sale or payoff of acquired loans improved by 2.2% for the fourth quarter but declined by 14.4% for 2012 on a year-over-year basis. A decline in CLO management fee revenues resulting from the final liquidation of Rosedale CLO II in July 2012 was partially offset by increasing revenues from Harvest Capital Credit as it deployed its committed capital throughout the year.

A statement of JMP Group’s operating net income and adjusted operating net income by segment for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012 and for comparable prior periods is set forth below.

    Quarter Ended Dec. 31,   Year Ended Dec. 31, ($ as shown) 2012   2011 2012   2011   JMP Securities $0.04 ($0.05 ) $0.17 $0.08 Harvest Capital Strategies 0.06 0.04 0.16 0.11 JMP Credit 0.19 0.17 0.60 0.59 Corporate (0.05 ) (0.02 ) (0.25 ) (0.22 ) Adjusted operating EPS 0.24 0.14 0.68 0.56 Acquired loan sale gains 0.02   -   0.04   0.20   Operating EPS $0.26   $0.14   $0.72   $0.76    

For more information on segment reporting; adjusted net revenues, including a reconciliation to net revenues; and operating net income and adjusted operating net income, including a reconciliation to net income, please see the section below titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Composition of Revenues

Investment Banking

Investment banking revenues were $13.0 million for the quarter, an increase of 124.4% from $5.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, investment banking revenues were $51.0 million, an increase of 10.6% from $46.1 million for 2011.

A statement of the company’s investment banking revenues and transaction counts for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012 and for comparable prior periods is set forth below.

    Quarter Ended   Year Ended Dec. 31, 2012   Sept. 30, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011 ($ in thousands) Count   Revenues Count   Revenues Count   Revenues Count   Revenues Count   Revenues   Public equity 15 $3,905 28 $9,297 3 $862 82 $28,955 56 $26,546

Debt and convertible securities

5 718 3 293 - 19 18 3,111 7 6,285

Private capital markets and other

4 5,789 2 989 - - 11 10,025 5 3,729 Strategic advisory 3 2,560 3 1,639 8 4,901 12 8,891 18 9,554   Total 27 $12,972 36 $12,218 11 $5,782 123 $50,982 86 $46,114  

Brokerage

Net brokerage revenues were $5.6 million for the quarter, a decrease of 7.6% from $6.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, yet ranking as the strongest quarter of 2012. For the year, net brokerage revenues totaled $21.9 million, a decrease of 14.0% from $25.5 million for 2011.

Asset Management

Asset management fees and other related revenues were $6.4 million for the quarter, a decrease of 6.4% from $6.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, asset management fees and other related revenues were $21.9 million, a decrease of 12.1% from $24.9 million for 2011. For more information on asset management-related fee revenues, please see the section below titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Client assets under management at December 31, 2012 totaled $1.2 billion, including $742.2 million of funds managed by Harvest Capital Strategies and $471.9 million par value of loans and cash underlying the collateralized loan obligation managed by JMP Credit Advisors. Client assets under management were also $1.2 billion at both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Including sponsored funds, client assets under management totaled $1.9 billion at December 31, 2012, compared to $1.7 billion at September 30, 2012 and $2.2 billion at December 31, 2011.

At December 31, 2012, private capital, including corporate credit, small business lending, REIT advisory services and venture capital, represented 66.3% of client assets under management including sponsored funds.

Principal Transactions

Principal transactions generated a net realized and unrealized loss of $1.0 million for the quarter, compared to a net realized and unrealized gain of $1.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, principal transactions generated a net realized and unrealized gain of $11.3 million, compared to $1.6 million for 2011.

A statement of the company’s principal transaction revenues for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012 and for comparable prior periods is set forth below.

    Quarter Ended   Year Ended (in thousands) Dec. 31, 2012   Sept. 30, 2012  

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011   Hedge fund investments $821   $1,580   $1,244   $4,897   $1,765     Principal investments: Investment in New York Mortgage Trust - - 344 (209 ) 359 Other principal investments 17   38   (39 ) 846   (389 ) Total principal investments 17   38   305   637   (30 )   Venture investments: Investment in Harvest Growth Capital funds (164 ) (131 ) (53 ) 230 (102 ) Other venture investments and warrants 1,140   (421 ) (89 ) 1,501   (113 ) Total venture investments 976   (552 ) (142 ) 1,731   (215 )  

Principal transaction revenues net of non-controlling interests in Harvest Growth Capital funds

1,814   1,066   1,407   7,265   1,520    

Non-controlling interests in Harvest Growth Capital funds

(2,829 ) (3,021 ) 314   4,030   95     Total principal transaction revenues ($1,015 ) ($1,955 ) $1,721   $11,295   $1,615    

Included in the net loss of $1.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 was a loss of $2.8 million attributable to non-controlling interests in net realized and unrealized losses at Harvest Growth Capital and Harvest Growth Capital II, venture capital funds managed by Harvest Capital Strategies that are consolidated under GAAP. GAAP accounting requires that JMP Group consolidate both funds due to Harvest Capital Strategies’ role as the funds’ manager and managing member, despite the company’s ownership of just 4.5% of Harvest Growth Capital and 3.3% of Harvest Growth Capital II. The presentation of adjusted net revenues elsewhere in this press release excludes JMP Group’s non-controlling interests in these funds; and, accordingly, the aforementioned loss of $2.8 million is not included in adjusted net revenues. Net of its non-controlling interests, JMP Group had a net realized and unrealized loss of $0.2 million on its investments in Harvest Growth Capital and Harvest Growth Capital II for the quarter. For more information on adjusted net revenues, including a reconciliation to net revenues, please see the section below titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Gain on Sale, Payoff and Mark-to-Market of Loans and Loan Loss Provision

Together, JMP Credit Corporation and Harvest Capital Credit generated a net realized and unrealized gain of $4.4 million from the sale, payoff or mark-to-market of loans for the quarter, compared to $2.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, the net realized and unrealized gain from the sale, payoff or mark to market of loans was $7.2 million, compared to $17.0 million for 2011.

JMP Credit Corporation realized a net gain of $3.9 million for the quarter due to the sale or payoff of 60 of the loans in its portfolio, compared to a net gain of $2.0 million in connection with 21 loans for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, the net realized gain was $6.6 million as a result of the sale or payoff of 127 loans, compared to a net gain of $17.0 million in connection with 110 loans for 2011. For the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, net realized gains of $2.7 million and $4.7 million, respectively, were due to the sale or payoff of loans acquired with JMP Credit in April 2009, compared to net realized gains of $1.8 million and $14.8 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, respectively. At December 31, 2012, seven loans with an aggregate par value of $25.2 million and an associated liquidity discount of $4.3 million remained from the portfolio acquired in April 2009.

At December 31, 2012, discounts and reserves (including liquidity discounts, allowances for loan losses and deferred loan fees) equaled $12.7 million, or 3.1% of gross performing loans outstanding at JMP Credit. With regard to impaired loans, discounts and reserves (including credit discounts, liquidity discounts, and allowances for loan losses) equaled $1.7 million—equivalent to 49.6% of gross impaired loans outstanding or 0.4% of gross loans outstanding—compared to $9.5 million, or 2.2% of gross loans outstanding, at December 31, 2011.

A net loan loss provision of $1.1 million for the quarter was recorded at JMP Credit, which is currently consolidated under GAAP, as a specific reserve in connection with an impaired loan. At December 31, 2012, general loan loss reserves equaled 0.5% of gross performing loans at JMP Credit, in line with 0.5% at December 31, 2011.

Harvest Capital Credit realized a net realized and unrealized gain of $0.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 and $0.7 million for the full year. Of those amounts, $0.3 million resulted from the payoff of two loans in its portfolio during the fourth quarter. No loans were paid off in 2011. The remaining net unrealized gains of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively, were due to mark-to-market adjustments, as discussed below.

Due to its adoption of investment company accounting in preparation for its pending initial public offering as a business development company, Harvest Capital Credit, which is currently consolidated under GAAP, was required to change certain accounting principles which it had been permitted to employ historically. As of September 30, 2012, Harvest Capital Credit reports all investments, including debt investments, at market value or, in the absence of a readily available market value, at fair value. Consequently, its financial statements for the first three quarters of 2012 have been recast to reflect a retrospective application of investment company accounting, and all loan loss provisions taken for those periods have been reversed. At December 31, 2012, Harvest Capital Credit’s debt investments were marked to market, resulting in net unrealized gains of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the fourth quarter and the full year, respectively.

JMP Group’s consolidated financial statements for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012 indicate loan loss provisions of $1.1 million and $2.0 million, respectively. However, for the year, there is a reversal of $0.2 million in connection with the recasting of Harvest Capital Credit’s results described above. Net of the reversal, the loan loss provision associated only with JMP Credit would have been $2.2 million for the year.

Other Income

Other income was $0.3 million for the quarter, compared to $1.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, other income was $3.8 million, compared to $4.3 million for 2011.

Net Interest Income

Interest income was $8.8 million for the quarter, and interest expense was $10.4 million, resulting in net interest expense of $1.6 million, compared to net interest expense of $1.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. Excluding net amortization expense related to liquidity discounts, net interest income was $6.0 million, compared to $4.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to the launch of Harvest Capital Credit in September 2011 and the subsequent deployment of a portion of its committed capital. For the year, net interest expense was $7.1 million, compared to net interest expense of $2.4 million for 2011; excluding net interest expense due to net amortization of liquidity discounts, net interest income was $22.1 million for 2012 and $21.1 million for 2011.

Expenses

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation and benefits expense was $10.6 million for the quarter, compared to $22.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the fourth quarter of 2012, non-cash compensation expense attributable to performance-related and other restricted stock units, or RSUs, granted subsequent to JMP Group’s May 2007 initial public offering was $1.9 million, compared to $9.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. The aforementioned compensation and benefits expense of $10.6 million for the quarter excludes 77%, or $7.0 million, of the total cost of deferred compensation for 2012, which will be recognized for GAAP accounting purposes on a quarterly basis though paid at year-end 2013 and 2014.

For the year, compensation and benefits expense was $66.4 million, compared to $89.0 million for 2011. For 2012, non-cash compensation expense attributable to performance-related and other RSUs granted subsequent to the company’s IPO was $2.5 million, compared to $9.5 million for 2011. The aforementioned compensation and benefits expense of $66.4 million for the year excludes 77%, or $7.0 million, of the total cost of deferred compensation for 2012, which will be recognized for GAAP accounting purposes on a quarterly basis though paid at year-end 2013 and 2014.

Excluding the cost of RSU grants but accelerating and recognizing all deferred compensation expense at December 31, 2012, compensation and benefits expense was 46.8% of adjusted net revenues for the quarter, compared to 52.6% for the fourth quarter of 2011, and was 56.6% for the year, compared to 58.1% for 2011. The declines in the compensation ratios for both the fourth quarter of 2012 and the full year were related to better-than-expected net investment income, which affected the company’s revenue mix and led management to decide at year-end to adjust the compensation accrual on net investment income for 2012. The decision reduced the company’s ratio of compensation and benefits expense to adjusted net revenues by 8.9 percentage points for the quarter and 2.4 percentage points for the year.

Non-Compensation Expense

Non-compensation expense was $7.0 million for the quarter, compared to $6.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, non-compensation expense was $25.0 million, compared to $26.8 million for 2011. As a percentage of adjusted net revenues, non-compensation expense was 21.0% for the quarter, compared to 25.4% for the fourth quarter of 2011, and was 19.9% for the year, compared to 19.8% for 2011.

Personnel

At December 31, 2012, the company had 224 full-time employees, compared to 217 at the end of the prior quarter and 217 at December 31, 2011.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the GAAP financial results presented in this press release, JMP Group presents the non-GAAP financial measures discussed below. These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of the company’s current financial performance. Additionally, company management believes that this presentation enables meaningful comparison of JMP Group’s financial performance in various periods. However, the non-GAAP financial results presented should not be considered a substitute for results that are presented in a manner consistent with GAAP. A limitation of the non-GAAP financial measures presented is that the adjustments concern gains, losses or expenses that JMP Group generally expects to continue to recognize; the adjustment of these items should not be construed as an inference that these gains or expenses are unusual, infrequent or non-recurring. Therefore, company management believes that both JMP Group’s GAAP measures of its financial performance and the respective non-GAAP measures should be considered together. The non-GAAP measures presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

Adjusted Net Revenue

Adjusted net revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure that (i) includes asset management fees, net interest income or expense, and other revenues eliminated upon the consolidation of Harvest Growth Capital, Harvest Growth Capital II and Harvest Capital Credit, (ii) excludes the net amortization of liquidity discounts on loans held and asset-backed securities issued by JMP Credit Corporation, (iii) excludes amortization expense related to an intangible asset, (iv) reverses unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses recorded at Harvest Capital Credit, (v) reverses net unrealized gains and losses on strategic equity investments and warrants and (vi) excludes the non-controlling interest in net unrealized gains and losses on Harvest Growth Capital and Harvest Growth Capital II. In particular, adjusted net revenue adjusts for:

• base management and incentive fees earned by Harvest Capital Strategies as manager of Harvest Growth Capital and Harvest Growth Capital II, both venture capital funds, and Harvest Capital Credit, a small business lending strategy; Harvest Capital Strategies is managing member of Harvest Growth Capital and Harvest Growth Capital II and is the external manager of Harvest Capital Credit, and, as a result of its ownership of each, JMP Group consolidates the three entities in accordance with GAAP accounting standards and eliminates the fees in consolidation; presenting these fees as though Harvest Growth Capital, Harvest Growth Capital II and Harvest Capital Credit were deconsolidated presents the entities’ results in a manner similar to those of the other investment funds managed by Harvest Capital Strategies;
• the non-cash net amortization of liquidity discounts at JMP Credit, due to scheduled contractual principal repayments, of $7.6 million and $29.2 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively;
• non-cash amortization, in connection with an intangible asset, of $0.1 million per quarter in certain periods prior to the quarter ended September 30, 2011;
• unrealized mark-to-market gains or losses on the investment portfolio at Harvest Capital Credit as well as the reversal of previously recorded loan loss provisions;
• unrealized mark-to-market gains or losses on the company’s strategic equity investments as well as certain warrant positions; and
• non-controlling interests in net unrealized gains and losses generated by Harvest Growth Capital and Harvest Growth Capital II, of which Harvest Capital Strategies is manager and managing member; under GAAP, JMP Group consolidates the two funds; however, as presented, unrealized gains and losses that do not accrue to the company are reversed.

Additionally, management considers it instructive to further adjust the company’s adjusted net revenues to exclude the financial impact of gains or losses recognized by JMP Credit Corporation due to the sale or payoff of loans originally included in the portfolio acquired by JMP Group in April 2009.

A reconciliation of JMP Group’s net revenues to its adjusted net revenues for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012 and for comparable prior periods is set forth below.

    Quarter Ended   Year Ended (in thousands)

Dec. 31, 2012

  Sept. 30, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011   Revenues: Non-interest revenues $27,328 $19,998 $22,820 $110,957 $115,696 Net interest expense (1,573 ) (1,754 ) (1,730 ) (7,095 ) (2,391 ) Loan loss provision (1,071 ) 65   (1,467 ) (1,990 ) (1,944 ) Total net revenues 24,684 18,309 19,623 101,872 111,361

Asset management fees earned on Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit (1)

1,060 597 150 2,342 759

Dividend distribution from Harvest Capital Credit (1)

- 157 - 234 -

Less: Net interest income and other revenues from Harvest Capital Credit (1)

(1,202 ) (772 ) -   (2,789 ) -  

Total net revenues including fee revenues from consolidated entities

24,542   18,291   19,773   101,659   112,120     Add back/(subtract):

Net amortization of liquidity discounts on loans and asset-backed securities issued

7,577 7,456 6,619 29,208 23,522 Amortization of intangible asset - - - - 200

Unrealized mark-to-market (gain)/loss – Harvest Capital Credit

(1,770 ) (41 ) 184 (2,174 ) 216

Net unrealized loss/(gain) on strategic equity investments and warrants

294

 

107 (361 ) 527 (441 )

Non-controlling interests in net unrealized losses/(gains) on Harvest Growth Capital funds

2,830   3,021  

(314

) (4,029 ) (95 ) Adjusted net revenues 33,473   28,834   25,901   125,191   135,522     Subtract: Net gain on loan portfolio acquired 1,665   449   143   2,638   13,101  

Adjusted net revenues excluding net gain on loan portfolio acquired

$31,808   $28,385   $25,758   $122,553   $122,421     (1)   Adjustments to reflect economic contributions from two Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit as though deconsolidated for purposes of financial reporting; upon deconsolidation, fee revenues and dividend payments would be recognized, while net interest income and other revenues generated by these entities would not be recorded by JMP Group.  

Company management has utilized adjusted net revenue, adjusted in the manner described above, as an additional device to aid in understanding and analyzing JMP Group’s financial results for the periods presented. Management believes that adjusting net revenue in these ways is useful in that it allows for a better evaluation of the performance of JMP Group’s ongoing business and facilitates a meaningful comparison of the company’s results in a given period to those in prior and future periods.

Asset Management-Related Fee Revenues

Asset management-related fee revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure that sums asset management fees with certain fee revenues (in particular, asset management fundraising fees generated by JMP Securities, loan fees, and revenues from fee-sharing arrangements with other asset managers) that are reported in JMP Group’s financial statements as other income. In addition, asset management-related fee revenues incorporate base management and incentive fees earned by Harvest Capital Strategies as manager of Harvest Growth Capital, Harvest Growth Capital II and Harvest Capital Credit. JMP Group consolidates the two Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit in accordance with GAAP accounting standards; however, asset management fees generated by these entities are included in asset management-related fee revenues as though deconsolidated.

A statement of JMP Group’s asset management-related fee revenues for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012 and for comparable prior periods is set forth below.

    Quarter Ended   Year Ended (in thousands) Dec. 31, 2012   Sept. 30, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011   Base management fees: Fees reported as asset management fees $2,339 $2,195 $2,600 $9,433 $9,708 Fees reported as other income 263 339 924 1,916 2,848

Fees earned at Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit

435 275 150 1,154 759 Total base management fees 3,037 2,809 3,674 12,503 13,315   Incentive fees: Fees reported as asset management fees 2,715 1,560 2,292 6,342 10,077 Fees reported as other income - - - - 381

Fees earned at Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit

624 322 - 1,188 - Total incentive fees 3,339 1,882 2,292 7,530 10,458   Other fee income: Fundraising fees 30 26 876 109 1,107 New York Mortgage Trust termination fee - - - 1,735 - Total other fee income 30 26 876 1,844 1,107   Asset management-related fee revenues: All fees reported as asset management fees 5,054 3,755 4,892 15,775 19,785 All fees reported as other income 293 365 1,800 3,760 4,336

All fees earned at Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit

1,059 597 150 2,342 759

Total asset management-related fee revenues

$6,406 $4,717 $6,842 $21,877 $24,880  

Company management has utilized asset management-related fee revenue as a means of assessing the performance of JMP Group’s combined asset management activities, including its fundraising and other services for third parties. Management believes that asset management-related fee revenues, as presented above, provide useful information by indicating the relative contributions of base management fees and performance-related incentive fees, thus facilitating a comparison of those fees in a given period to those in prior and future periods. Management also believes that asset management-related fee revenue is a more meaningful measure than standalone asset management fees as reported, because asset management-related fee revenues represent the combined impact of JMP Group’s various asset management activities on the company’s total net revenues.

Operating Net Income

Operating net income is a non-GAAP financial measure that (i) reverses stock-based compensation expense related to equity awards granted both at the time of JMP Group’s May 2007 initial public offering and thereafter, (ii) excludes the net amortization of liquidity discounts on loans held and asset-backed securities issued by JMP Credit Corporation, (iii) excludes amortization expense related to an intangible asset, (iv) excludes one-time costs associated with Harvest Capital Credit’s pending initial public offering, (v) reverses unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses recorded at Harvest Capital Credit, (vi) reverses net unrealized gains and losses on strategic equity investments and warrants, and (vii) assumes an effective tax rate of 42%. In particular, operating net income adjusts for:

• the grant of 1,931,060 restricted stock units, or RSUs, at the time of the company’s IPO, resulting in non-cash compensation expense in periods prior to the quarter ended September 30, 2011;
• the grant of RSUs subsequent to the company’s IPO, which resulted in non-cash compensation expense of $1.9 million and $2.5 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively;
• deferred compensation that will be paid at year-end 2013 and 2014 but which company management opts to recognize in the period when such compensation is awarded, in order to state non-GAAP earnings as conservatively as possible;
• the non-cash net amortization of liquidity discounts at JMP Credit, due to scheduled contractual principal repayments, of $7.6 million and $29.2 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively;
• non-cash amortization, in connection with an intangible asset, of $0.1 million per quarter in certain periods prior to the quarter ended September 30, 2011;
• a non-recurring expense of $450,000 in connection with the IPO of Harvest Capital Credit, which has filed a registration statement on Form N-2 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
• unrealized mark-to-market gains or losses on the investment portfolio at Harvest Capital Credit as well as the reversal of previously recorded loan loss provisions;
• unrealized mark-to-market gains or losses on the company’s strategic equity investments as well as certain warrant positions; and
• a combined federal, state and local income tax rate of 42%.

Reconciliations of JMP Group’s net income to its operating net income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012 and for comparable prior periods are set forth below.

  Quarter Ended (in thousands, except per share amounts) Dec. 31, 2012   Sept. 30, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011   Net income/(loss) attributable to JMP Group Inc. $5,514 ($1,625 ) ($5,944 )  

Add back/(subtract):

Income tax expense/(benefit) 3,007   (884 ) (4,024 ) Income/(loss) before taxes 8,521 (2,509 ) (9,968 )   Add back/(subtract): Compensation expense – post-IPO RSUs 1,910 194 9,166 Accounting adjustment – deferred compensation (6,985 ) - -

Net amortization of liquidity discounts on loans and asset-backed securities issued

7,577 7,456 6,619 IPO-related expense – Harvest Capital Credit (450 ) - -

Unrealized mark-to-market (gain)/loss – Harvest Capital Credit

(543 ) (14 ) 88

Unrealized loss/(gain) on strategic equity investments and warrants

294   107   (361 ) Operating income before taxes 10,324 5,234 5,544   Income tax expense (assumed rate of 42%) 4,336   2,198   2,328   Operating net income $5,988   $3,036   $3,216     Operating net income per share: Basic $0.26 $0.13 $0.15 Diluted $0.26 $0.13 $0.15   Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 22,637 22,737 22,016 Diluted 22,722 22,830 22,174

(1)

  (1)   Weighted average diluted share count indicated is a non-GAAP measure. Due to the vesting in the first quarter of 2012 of performance-related RSUs resulting from the achievement of adjusted operating EPS objectives for 2011, GAAP requires that not only the related compensation expense but also the increase in diluted shares be reflected as fourth quarter 2011 events, irrespective of the fact that the vesting did not take place until the first quarter of 2012, at which time it increased the weighted average number of basic shares outstanding. On a GAAP basis, the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 was 22,796,939, and adjusted operating net income per diluted share using this denominator would have been $0.14. Alternately, management prefers to present a non-GAAP share count for the period, which is in keeping with the calculation of the weighted average number of diluted shares in quarters not impacted by the vesting of performance-related RSUs.     Year Ended (in thousands, except per share amounts) Dec. 31, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011   Net income/(loss) attributable to JMP Group Inc. $2,832 ($2,511 )  

Add back/(subtract):

Income tax expense/(benefit) 1,617   (1,670 ) Income/(loss) before taxes 4,449 (4,181 )  

Add back/(subtract):

Compensation expense – IPO-related RSUs - 778 Compensation expense – post-IPO RSUs 2,492 9,526 Accounting adjustment – deferred compensation (6,985 ) -

Net amortization of liquidity discounts on loans and asset-backed securities issued

29,208 23,522 Amortization of intangible asset - 200 IPO-related expense – Harvest Capital Credit (450 ) -

Unrealized mark-to-market (gain)/loss – Harvest Capital Credit

(709 ) 109

Unrealized loss/(gain) on strategic equity investments and warrants

527   (441 ) Operating income before taxes 28,532 29,513   Income tax expense (assumed rate of 42%) 11,984   12,395   Operating net income $16,548   $17,118     Operating net income per share: Basic $0.73 $0.77 Diluted $0.72 $0.76   Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 22,582 22,118 Diluted 22,906 22,504

(1)

  (1)   Weighted average diluted share count indicated is a non-GAAP measure. Due to the vesting in the first quarter of 2012 of performance-related RSUs resulting from the achievement of adjusted operating EPS objectives for 2011, GAAP requires that not only the related compensation expense but also the increase in diluted shares be reflected as fourth quarter 2011 events, irrespective of the fact that the vesting did not take place until the first quarter of 2012, at which time it increased the weighted average number of basic shares outstanding. On a GAAP basis, the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2011 was 23,069,186, and adjusted operating net income per diluted share using this denominator would have been $0.54. Alternately, management prefers to present a non-GAAP share count for the period, which is in keeping with the calculation of the weighted average number of diluted shares in quarters not impacted by the vesting of performance-related RSUs.  

Company management has utilized operating net income on a total and per share basis, adjusted in the manner described above, as an additional device to aid in understanding and analyzing JMP Group’s financial results for the periods presented. Management believes that operating net income provides useful information by excluding certain items that may not be representative of the company’s core operating results or core business activities. Management also believes that operating net income is a useful measure because it allows for a better evaluation of the performance of JMP Group’s ongoing business and facilitates a meaningful comparison of the company’s results in a given period to those in prior and future periods.

Adjusted Operating Net Income

Adjusted operating net income excludes from operating net income the financial contribution of gains or losses recognized by JMP Credit Corporation due to the sale or payoff of loans originally included in the portfolio acquired by JMP Group in April 2009. Management believes that this metric can be instructive to investors who wish to assess the company’s core earnings over time without regard to a relatively volatile revenue stream. By excluding profits from sales and payoffs of acquired loans, management intends to present the earnings power of the company’s core businesses and ongoing operations. Moreover, the company utilized adjusted operating net income as a threshold for the vesting of performance-related RSUs granted as a component of 2011 and 2012 employee bonus compensation.

Reconciliations of JMP Group’s operating net income to its adjusted operating net income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012 and for comparable prior periods are set forth below.

    Quarter Ended (in thousands, except per share amounts) Dec. 31, 2012   Sept. 30, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011   Operating net income $5,988 $3,036 $3,216   Add back: Income tax expense (assumed rate of 42%) 4,336 2,198 2,328 Operating income before taxes 10,324 5,234 5,544   Subtract: Earnings from gains on loan portfolio acquired 998 269 86 Adjusted operating income before taxes 9,326 4,965 5,458   Income tax expense (assumed rate of 42%) 3,917 2,085 2,292 Adjusted operating net income $5,409 $2,880 $3,166   Adjusted operating net income per share: Basic $0.24 $0.13 $0.14 Diluted $0.24 $0.13 $0.14   Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 22,637 22,737 22,016 Diluted 22,722 22,830 22,174

(1)

  (1)   Weighted average diluted share count indicated is a non-GAAP measure. Due to the vesting in the first quarter of 2012 of performance-related RSUs resulting from the achievement of adjusted operating EPS objectives for 2011, GAAP requires that not only the related compensation expense but also the increase in diluted shares be reflected as fourth quarter 2011 events, irrespective of the fact that the vesting did not take place until the first quarter of 2012, at which time it increased the weighted average number of basic shares outstanding. On a GAAP basis, the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 was 22,796,939, and adjusted operating net income per diluted share using this denominator would have been $0.14. Alternately, management prefers to present a non-GAAP share count for the period, which is in keeping with the calculation of the weighted average number of diluted shares in quarters not impacted by the vesting of performance-related RSUs.     Year Ended   (in thousands, except per share amounts) Dec. 31, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011   Operating net income $16,548 $17,118   Add back: Income tax expense (assumed rate of 42%) 11,984 12,395 Operating income before taxes 28,532 29,513   Subtract: Earnings from gains on loan portfolio acquired 1,581 7,861 Adjusted operating income before taxes 26,951 21,652   Income tax expense (assumed rate of 42%) 11,320 9,094 Adjusted operating net income $15,631 $12,558   Adjusted operating net income per share: Basic $0.69 $0.57 Diluted $0.68 $0.56   Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 22,582 22,118 Diluted 22,906 22,504 (1)   (1)   Weighted average diluted share count indicated is a non-GAAP measure. Due to the vesting in the first quarter of 2012 of performance-related RSUs resulting from the achievement of adjusted operating EPS objectives for 2011, GAAP requires that not only the related compensation expense but also the increase in diluted shares be reflected as fourth quarter 2011 events, irrespective of the fact that the vesting did not take place until the first quarter of 2012, at which time it increased the weighted average number of basic shares outstanding. On a GAAP basis, the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2011 was 23,069,186, and adjusted operating net income per diluted share using this denominator would have been $0.54. Alternately, management prefers to present a non-GAAP share count for the period, which is in keeping with the calculation of the weighted average number of diluted shares in quarters not impacted by the vesting of performance-related RSUs.  

Segment Reporting

In order to demonstrate the contribution to the company’s results of each of its primary businesses on a standalone basis, JMP Group presents the operating net income generated by each segment in the tables that follow. Management believes that these presentations enable investors to better understand the separate but interrelated financial operations of the company’s various business lines and to more accurately assess the contribution of each to JMP Group’s aggregate results.

Total net revenues have been adjusted, in part, as detailed above in the section titled “Adjusted Net Revenue,” and the resulting adjusted net revenues (i) include asset management fees, net interest income or expense, and other revenues eliminated upon the consolidation of Harvest Growth Capital, Harvest Growth Capital II and Harvest Capital Credit, (ii) exclude the net amortization of liquidity discounts on loans held and asset-backed securities issued by JMP Credit Corporation, (iii) exclude amortization expense related to an intangible asset, (iv) reverse unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses recorded at Harvest Capital Credit; (v) reverse net unrealized gains and losses on strategic equity investments and warrants and (vi) exclude non-controlling interests in net unrealized gains and losses on Harvest Growth Capital, Harvest Growth Capital II and Harvest Capital Credit. Total non-interest expenses have been adjusted, in part, as detailed above in the section titled “Operating Net Income,” and the resulting adjusted non-interest expense reverses stock-based compensation expense related to equity awards granted both at the time of JMP Group’s May 2007 initial public offering and thereafter. For the purposes of calculating operating net income, an effective tax rate of 42% is assumed.

Statements of JMP Group’s operating net income on a segment basis for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012 are set forth below.

    Quarter Ended December 31, 2012   Harvest   JMP       Operating   HGC   HCC   Consoli- JMP Capital Credit Elimin- JMP Consoli- Consoli- dated JMP (in thousands, except per share amounts) Securities Strategies Corp. Corporate ations Group dation dation Group   Revenues: Investment banking $13,023 - - - - $13,023 - ($51 ) $12,972 Brokerage 5,628 - - - - 5,628 - - 5,628 Asset management-related fees (1) - $6,412 $80 $36 ($122 ) 6,406 ($289 ) (769 ) 5,348 Principal transactions (2) 40 (35 ) (62 ) 642 - 585 (2,829 ) (108 ) (2,352 ) Gain on sale and payoff of loans (3) - - 3,935 - - 3,935 - 327 4,262 Net dividend income (5 ) - - - - (5 ) - - (5 ) Net interest income (4) 12 1 4,741 215 - 4,969 - 1,034 6,003 Provision for loan losses -   -   (1,068 ) -   -   (1,068 ) -   -   (1,068 ) Adjusted net revenues 18,698 6,378 7,626 893 (122 ) 33,473 (3,118 ) 433 30,788   Expenses: Non-interest expenses (5) 17,086 4,038 (1,036 ) 2,994 (122 ) 22,960 109 77 23,146   Less: Non-controlling interest (6) -   1   188   -   -   189   (3,227 ) 356   (2,682 ) Operating income/(loss) before taxes 1,612 2,339 8,474 (2,101 ) - 10,324 - - 10,324  

Income tax expense/(benefit) (assumed rate of 42%)

677   983   3,558   (882 ) -   4,336   -   -   4,336   Operating net income/(loss) $935   $1,356   $4,916   ($1,219 ) -   $5,988   -   -   $5,988     Operating net income/(loss) per share: Basic $0.04 $0.06 $0.21 ($0.05 ) - $0.26 - - $0.26 Diluted $0.04 $0.06 $0.21 ($0.05 ) - $0.26 - - $0.26   Reconciliation to Adjusted Operating Net Income   Operating income before taxes $8,474 $10,324 $10,324

Less: Earnings contribution from gain on loan portfolio acquired

998   998   998  

Adjusted operating income before taxes

7,476 9,326 9,326  

Income tax expense (assumed rate of 42%)

3,140   3,917   3,917   Adjusted operating net income $4,336   $5,409   $5,409    

Adjusted operating net income/(loss) per share:

Basic $0.04 $0.06 $0.19 ($0.05 ) - $0.24 - - $0.24 Diluted $0.04 $0.06 $0.19 ($0.05 ) - $0.24 - - $0.24   (1) Reflects revenues detailed in section above titled “Asset Management-Related Fee Revenues;” management fees totaling $1.1 million are eliminated upon consolidation of two Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit.   (2) Reverses net unrealized gains and losses on strategic equity investments and warrants and excludes non-controlling interests in net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to two Harvest Growth Capital funds as well as other principal transaction revenues related to Harvest Capital Credit; net realized and unrealized losses totaling $2.9 million are recognized upon consolidation of the entities.   (3) Excludes unrealized mark-to-market gains of $0.2 million on the loan portfolio at Harvest Capital Credit.   (4) Excludes expense related to the non-cash net amortization of liquidity discounts at JMP Credit Corporation.   (5) Reverses stock-based compensation expense and excludes fund-related expenses totaling $0.2 million that are recognized upon consolidation of two Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit.   (6) Excludes non-controlling interests totaling $2.9 million in the net realized and unrealized losses of two Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit that are recognized upon consolidation of the entities.     Year Ended December 31, 2012   Harvest   JMP       Operating   HGC   HCC   Consoli- JMP Capital Credit Elimin- JMP Consoli- Consoli- dated JMP (in thousands, except per share amounts) Securities Strategies Corp. Corporate ations Group dation dation Group   Revenues: Investment banking $51,174 - - - - $51,174 - ($192 ) $50,982 Brokerage 21,903 - - - - 21,903 - - 21,903

Asset management-related fees (1)

27 $22,219 $173 $1 ($543 ) 21,877 ($1,048 ) (1,252 ) 19,577 Principal transactions (2) 377 3,335 187 2,448 - 6,347 4,030 (185 ) 10,192 Gain on sale and payoff of loans (3) - - 6,578 - - 6,578 - 327 6,905 Net dividend income (30 ) 234 - - - 204 - (234 ) (30 ) Net interest income (4) 53 157 18,748 357 - 19,315 - 2,798 22,113 Provision for loan losses (5) -   - (2,207 ) -   -   (2,207 ) -   -   (2,207 ) Adjusted net revenues 73,504 25,945 23,479 2,806 (543 ) 125,191 2,982 1,262 129,435   Expenses: Non-interest expenses (6) 66,716 19,453 (2,358 ) 12,719 (543 ) 95,987 175 169 96,331   Less: Non-controlling interest (7) -   1 671   -   -   672   2,807   1,093   4,572   Operating income/(loss) before taxes 6,788 6,491 25,166 (9,913 ) - 28,532 - - 28,532

 

Income tax expense/(benefit) (assumed rate of 42%)

2,851   2,726 10,570   (4,163 ) -   11,984   -   -   11,984   Operating net income/(loss) $3,937   $3,765 $14,596   ($5,750 ) -   $16,548   -   -   $16,548     Operating net income/(loss) per share: Basic $0.17 $0.17 $0.64 ($0.25 ) - $0.73 - - $0.73 Diluted $0.17 $0.16 $0.64 ($0.25 ) - $0.72 - - $0.72   Reconciliation to Adjusted Operating Net Income   Operating income before taxes $25,166 $28,532 $28,532

Less: Earnings contribution from gain on loan portfolio acquired

1,581   1,581   1,581  

Adjusted operating income before taxes

23,585 26,951 26,951

 

Income tax expense (assumed rate of 42%)

9,905   11,320   11,320   Adjusted operating net income $13,680   $15,631   $15,631    

Adjusted operating net income/(loss) per share:

Basic $0.17 $0.17 $0.60 ($0.25 ) - $0.69 - - $0.69 Diluted $0.17 $0.16 $0.60 ($0.25 ) - $0.68 - - $0.68   (1) Reflects revenues detailed in section above titled “Asset Management-Related Fee Revenues”; management fees totaling $2.3 million are eliminated upon consolidation of two Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit.   (2) Reverses net unrealized gains and losses on strategic equity investments and warrants and excludes non-controlling interests in net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to two Harvest Growth Capital funds as well as other principal transaction revenues related to Harvest Capital Credit; net realized and unrealized gains totaling $3.8 million are recognized upon consolidation of the entities.   (3) Excludes unrealized mark-to-market gains of $0.3 million on the loan portfolio at Harvest Capital Credit.   (4) Excludes expense related to the non-cash net amortization of liquidity discounts at JMP Credit Corporation.   (5) Excludes reversal of previously recorded loan loss provisions at Harvest Capital Credit in the amount of $0.2 million.   (6) Reverses stock-based compensation expense and excludes fund-related expenses totaling $0.3 million that are recognized upon consolidation of two Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit.   (7) Excludes non-controlling interests totaling $3.9 million in the net realized and unrealized gains of two Harvest Growth Capital funds and Harvest Capital Credit that are recognized upon consolidation of the entities.  

Adjusted Tangible Book Value per Share

At December 31, 2012, JMP Group’s tangible book value per share was $5.62, compared to $5.33 at September 30, 2012 and $5.74 at December 31, 2011. Adjusting book value to reflect the net liquidity discount on JMP Credit Corporation’s loan portfolio and asset-backed securities issued and to accelerate the recognition of deferred compensation expense, JMP Group’s adjusted tangible book value per share at December 31, 2012 would have been $5.15, as indicated by the table below.

      (in thousands, except per share amounts) Dec. 31, 2012 Sept. 30, 2012 Dec. 31, 2011   Total JMP Group stockholders' equity $126,890 $121,057 $129,706 Less: Net benefit of vesting of performance-related RSUs (1) -   -   (3,642 ) JMP Group stockholders' equity, net of RSU benefit 126,890 121,057 126,064 Less: Goodwill and intangible assets -   -   -   Tangible stockholders' equity 126,890 121,057 126,064   Liquidity discount on loans 4,331 6,484 15,738 Liquidity discount on asset-backed securities issued (15,548 ) (24,543 ) (49,447 ) Net liquidity discount (11,217 ) (18,059 ) (33,709 ) Accounting adjustment – deferred compensation (6,985 ) -   -   Pre-tax adjustments to equity (18,202 ) (18,059 ) (33,709 ) Income tax benefit (assumed rate of 42%) 7,645   7,585   14,158   After-tax adjustments to equity (10,557 ) (10,474 ) (19,551 )   Adjusted tangible stockholders' equity $116,333   $110,583   $106,513     Adjusted tangible book value per share $5.15   $4.87   $4.85     Basic shares outstanding 22,592 22,706 21,947   Quarterly operating ROATE (2) 21.1 % 11.1 % 12.1 % LTM operating ROATE (2) 15.0 % 12.7 % 16.1 %

Quarterly operating ROATE (2) excluding the financial impact of gains on acquired loans

19.1 % 10.5 % 11.9 %

LTM operating ROATE (2) excluding the financial impact of gains on acquired loans

14.2 % 12.4 % 11.8 %   (1)   Due to the vesting in the first quarter of 2012 of performance-related RSUs resulting from the achievement of adjusted operating EPS objectives for 2011, GAAP required that the related compensation expense be reflected in the fourth quarter of 2011, the period in which the objectives were met and the vesting was triggered. The increased expense lowered pre-tax earnings and created a tax benefit, which added to net income and, consequently, to stockholders’ equity. JMP Group opted to reverse the net benefit of the vesting for the purposes of calculating tangible stockholders’ equity in order to exclude the financial impact of an event that was not core to the company’s operating activities.   (2) Return on adjusted tangible equity equals annualized operating net income divided by average adjusted tangible stockholders’ equity.  

Share Repurchase Activity

During the quarter ended December 31, 2012, JMP Group repurchased 155,558 shares of its common stock at an average price of $5.21 per share, or $0.8 million in total. At year-end, approximately 750,000 shares remained eligible for repurchase under the company’s existing repurchase authorization.

Cautionary Note Regarding Quarterly Financial Results

Due to the nature of its business, JMP Group’s quarterly revenues and net income may fluctuate materially depending on: the size and number of investment banking transactions on which it advises; the timing of the completion of those transactions; the size and number of securities trades which it executes for brokerage customers; the performance of its asset management funds and inflows and outflows of assets under management; gains or losses stemming from sales of or prepayments on, or losses stemming from defaults on, loans underlying the company’s collateralized loan obligation or in its small business lending portfolio; and the effect of the overall condition of the securities markets and economy as a whole. Accordingly, revenues and net income in any particular quarter may not be indicative of future results. Furthermore, JMP Group’s compensation expense is generally based upon revenues and can fluctuate materially in any quarter, depending upon the amount and sorts of revenue recognized as well as other factors. The amount of compensation and benefits expense recognized in a particular quarter may not be indicative of such expense in any future period. As a result, the company suggests that its annual results may be the most meaningful gauge for investors in evaluating the performance of its business.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain 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. Forward-looking statements provide JMP Group’s current expectations or forecasts about future events, including beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts, such as the use of proceeds from a January 2013 bond offering. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. The company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the factors described in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2012 as well as in the similarly captioned sections of other periodic reports filed by the company under the Exchange Act. The Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and all other periodic reports are available on JMP Group’s website at www.jmpg.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Unless required by law, JMP Group undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this press release.

Conference Call

JMP Group will hold a conference call to discuss the results detailed herein at 10:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. To participate in the call, dial (888) 566-6060. The conference identification number is 98680768.

The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and will be accessible via a link in the investor relations section of the company’s website, at investor.jmpg.com/events.cfm. The Internet broadcast will be archived and will remain available on the website for future replay.

About JMP Group

JMP Group Inc. is a full-service investment banking and asset management firm that provides investment banking, sales and trading, and equity research services to corporate and institutional clients and alternative asset management products to institutional and high-net-worth investors. JMP Group operates through three subsidiaries: JMP Securities, Harvest Capital Strategies and JMP Credit Advisors. For more information, visit www.jmpg.com.

  JMP GROUP INC. Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(Unaudited)

 

($ in thousands)

  Dec. 31, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011   Assets   Cash and cash equivalents $67,075 $70,363 Restricted cash and deposits 69,813 48,440 Marketable securities owned, at fair value 14,347 24,309 Other investments 81,918 51,706 Loans held for sale 3,134 2,957

Loans collateralizing asset-backed securities issued, net of allowance for loan losses

401,003 410,770 Small business loans, net of allowance for loan losses 38,924 7,477 Deferred tax assets 13,089 26,221 Other assets 21,319 18,378

Total assets

$710,622 $660,621   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   Liabilities: Marketable securities sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value $11,567 $10,921 Accrued compensation 20,256 38,143 Asset-backed securities issued 415,456 381,556 Note payable 38,713 19,222 Deferred tax liability 9,743 23,214 Other liabilities 26,824 31,081 Total liabilities 522,559 504,137   Redeemable non-controlling interest 161 50   Stockholders' Equity: Total JMP Group Inc. stockholders' equity 126,890 129,705 Non-redeemable non-controlling interest 61,012 26,729 Total equity 187,902 156,434 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $710,622 $660,621   JMP GROUP INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

    Quarter Ended   Year Ended (in thousands, except per share amounts) Dec. 31, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2012   Dec. 31, 2011   Revenues: Investment banking $12,972 $5,782 $50,982 $46,114 Brokerage 5,628 6,091 21,903 25,461 Asset management fees 5,054 4,892 15,775 19,785 Principal transactions (1,015 ) 1,721 11,294 1,615 Gain on sale, payoff and mark-to-market of loans 4,400 2,039 7,232 17,020 Net dividend (expense)/income (4 ) 495 (29 ) 1,365 Other income 293   1,800   3,800   4,336   Non-interest revenues 27,328   22,820   110,957   115,696     Interest income 8,847 7,557 32,898 33,356 Interest expense (10,420 ) (9,287 ) (39,993 ) (35,747 )

Net interest (expense)

(1,573 ) (1,730 ) (7,095 ) (2,391 )   Provision for loan losses (1,071 ) (1,467 ) (1,990 ) (1,944 ) Total net revenues 24,684   19,623   101,872   111,361     Non-interest expenses: Compensation and benefits 10,582 22,799 66,415 89,017 Administration 1,582 1,589 6,186 6,649 Brokerage, clearing and exchange fees 1,150 1,183 3,806 4,735 Travel and business development 952 1,113 3,387 3,681 Communications and technology 861 1,059 3,503 3,988 Occupancy 805 711 3,157 2,927 Professional fees 1,306 644 3,630 2,955 Depreciation 242 192 884 721 Impairment loss on intangible asset - - - 700 Other 138   83   420   426   Total non-interest expense 17,618   29,373   91,388   115,799     Income/(loss) before income tax expense 7,066 (9,750 ) 10,484 (4,438 )

Income tax expense/(benefit)

3,007   (4,024 ) 1,617   (1,670 ) Net income/(loss) 4,059 (5,726 ) 8,867 (2,768 )

Less: Net (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest

(1,455 ) 218   6,035   (257 ) Net income/(loss) attributable to JMP Group Inc. $5,514   ($5,944 ) $2,832   ($2,511 )  

Net income/(loss) attributable to JMP Group Inc. per share:

Basic $0.24 ($0.27 ) $0.13 ($0.11 ) Diluted $0.24 ($0.26 ) $0.12 ($0.11 )   Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic 22,637 22,016 22,582 22,118 Diluted 22,722 22,797 22,906 23,069