OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC
Business
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc is a middle-market investment bank and full-service broker-dealer that provides a broad range of financial services to retail, institutional and corporate clients. It offers wealth management and advisory services, retail and institutional brokerage, investment banking and capital markets services, equity and fixed income research, market-making, trust services, asset management, margin lending, proprietary trading and SaaS-based fixed income analytics. Its key business segments include Wealth Management, Capital Markets (Investment Banking, Equities and Fixed Income), Asset Management and Proprietary/Trust operations. The Company distributes services through a domestic financial advisor network, institutional sales and trading desks, investment banking channels and international subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and Israel.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-27
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissions | 464 | 410 | 349 | 370 | 402 | |
| Advisory fees | 555 | 483 | 416 | 426 | 451 | |
| Investment banking | 266 | 176 | 118 | 128 | 436 | |
| Bank deposit sweep income | 115 | 139 | 173 | 105 | 16 | |
| Interest | 153 | 136 | 105 | 61 | 36 | |
| Principal transactions, net | 50 | 55 | 65 | 21 | 24 | |
| Other | 34 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 29 | |
| Total revenue | 1,638 | 1,432 | 1,249 | 1,111 | 1,394 | |
| Compensation and related expenses | 1,017 | 937 | 782 | 741 | 887 | |
| Communications and technology | 106 | 99 | 91 | 85 | 81 | |
| Occupancy and equipment costs | 64 | 64 | 66 | 60 | 60 | |
| Clearing and exchange fees | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 22 | |
| Interest | 87 | 88 | 69 | 24 | — | |
| Other | 127 | 111 | 169 | 130 | 110 | |
| Total expenses | 1,427 | 1,327 | 1,202 | 1,065 | 1,169 | |
| Pre-tax income | 211 | 106 | 47 | 46 | 225 | |
| Income tax provision | 63 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 66 | |
| Net income | 148 | 71 | 30 | 32 | 159 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax | −444,000 | −310,000 | 93,000 | −241,000 | 0 | |
| Net income attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. | 148 | 72 | 30 | 32 | 159 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 14.13 | 6.91 | 2.81 | 2.77 | 12.57 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 13.04 | 6.37 | 2.59 | 2.57 | 11.7 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 38 | 33 | 29 | 112 | 214 | |
| Deposits with clearing organizations | 108 | 99 | 79 | 78 | 67 | |
| Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations | 260 | 241 | 285 | 206 | 170 | |
| Receivables from customers, net of allowance for credit losses of $131 ($175 in 2024) | 1,415 | 1,269 | 1,060 | 1,203 | 1,221 | |
| Income tax receivable | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | |
| Securities owned, including amounts pledged of $1,179,503 ($1,015,604 in 2024), at fair value | 1,251 | 1,108 | 795 | 499 | 635 | |
| Notes receivable, net | 58 | 68 | 63 | 57 | — | |
| Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of accumulated depreciation of $101,962 ($92,390 in 2024) | 32 | 38 | 44 | 37 | 28 | |
| Right-of-use lease assets, net of accumulated amortization of $137,005 ($118,325 in 2024) | 119 | 134 | 141 | 143 | 150 | |
| Company-owned life insurance | 109 | 99 | 89 | — | — | |
| Intangible assets | 35 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | |
| Goodwill | 144 | 144 | 142 | 138 | 138 | |
| Other assets | 152 | 113 | 102 | 184 | 206 | |
| Total Assets | 3,722 | 3,383 | 2,875 | 2,714 | 3,043 | |
| Drafts payable | 18 | 22 | 9 | 0 | — | |
| Bank call loans | 77 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 70 | |
| Payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations | 398 | 254 | 362 | 550 | 422 | |
| Payables to customers | 394 | 358 | 369 | 456 | 457 | |
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, net | 997 | 932 | 640 | 161 | 277 | |
| Securities sold but not yet purchased, at fair value | 176 | 99 | 32 | 53 | 72 | |
| Accrued compensation | 374 | 331 | 256 | 239 | 342 | |
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | 74 | 66 | 83 | 102 | 77 | |
| Income tax payable | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | |
| Lease liabilities | 155 | 173 | 183 | 183 | 192 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities, net of deferred tax assets of $50,032 ($48,640 in 2024) | 47 | 42 | 38 | 32 | 44 | |
| Total Liabilities | 2,725 | 2,532 | 2,086 | 1,894 | 2,090 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 17) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 13,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 33 | 30 | 32 | 29 | — | |
| Retained earnings | 947 | 820 | 756 | 764 | 741 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 4 | 691,000 | 914,000 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. stockholders' equity | 984 | 850 | 789 | 794 | 823 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 13 | 0 | 73,000 | 722,000 | 2 | |
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 997 | 850 | 789 | 795 | 825 | |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | 3,722 | 3,383 | 2,875 | 2,714 | 3,043 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 5 | 4 | 6 | −15 | −792,000 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 667,000 | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Amortization of notes receivable | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 0 | 170,000 | 219,000 | 248,000 | 250,000 | |
| Write-off of debt issuance costs | 0 | 222,000 | 5,000 | 61,000 | 0 | |
| Reversal of credit losses | −44,000 | −137,000 | −5,000 | −3 | 3 | |
| Share-based compensation | 32 | 46 | 17 | 16 | 31 | |
| Amortization of right-of-use lease assets | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | |
| Gain on repurchase of senior secured notes | 0 | 0 | −51,000 | −235,000 | 0 | |
| Paid in kind interest | −234,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Deposits with clearing organizations | −9 | −20 | −1 | −11 | 16 | |
| Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations | −19 | 43 | −79 | −36 | 34 | |
| Receivables from customers | −146 | −209 | 143 | 22 | −114 | |
| Income tax receivable | 93,000 | 6 | −7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Securities purchased under agreements to resell | 0 | 6 | −6 | 935,000 | −935,000 | |
| Securities owned | −142 | −313 | −297 | 136 | −24 | |
| Notes receivable | −7 | −23 | −21 | −17 | −21 | |
| Company-owned life insurance | −10 | −10 | −12 | — | — | |
| Other assets | −40 | −15 | 289,000 | −3 | 66 | |
| Drafts payable | −3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations | 144 | −108 | −188 | 128 | 162 | |
| Payables to customers | 36 | −11 | −87 | −483,000 | −46 | |
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 65 | 291 | 479 | −116 | −65 | |
| Securities sold but not yet purchased | 77 | 67 | −21 | −19 | −54 | |
| Accrued compensation | 24 | 42 | 13 | −107 | 23 | |
| Income tax payable | 12 | 4 | −4 | −9 | 4 | |
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | −32 | −47 | −48 | −139,000 | 8 | |
| Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities | 189 | −108 | −19 | 64 | 228 | |
| Purchase of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements | −5 | −5 | −17 | −16 | −8 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash consideration | 0 | −2 | −3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from the settlement of company-owned life insurance | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cash used in investing activities | −1 | −4 | −16 | −14 | −6 | |
| Cash dividends paid on Class A non-voting and Class B voting common stock | −8 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −19 | |
| Issuance of Class A non-voting common stock | 0 | 64,000 | 75,000 | 127,000 | 58,000 | |
| Repurchase of Class A non-voting common stock for cancellation | −3 | −10 | −35 | −61 | −8 | |
| Payments for employee taxes withheld related to vested share-based awards | −10 | −7 | −6 | −2 | −5 | |
| Contribution from non-controlling interests | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Distribution to non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | −198,000 | −90,000 | 0 | |
| Redemption on redeemable non-controlling interests | 0 | 500,000 | — | — | — | |
| Redemption on redeemable non-controlling interests | — | — | −26 | −104 | 0 | |
| Repurchase of senior secured notes | 0 | 0 | −1 | −11 | 0 | |
| Redemption of senior secured notes | 0 | −113 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Increase (decrease) in bank call loans, net | −175 | 252 | 0 | −70 | −13 | |
| Cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | −182 | 116 | −75 | −254 | 85 | |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 5 | 4 | −109 | −204 | 306 | |
| Employee share plan issuance | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 7 | |
| Fair value of non-cash assets acquired | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Contingent consideration for BondWave LLC | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash paid during the year for interest | 87 | 89 | 68 | 23 | 10 | |
| Cash paid during the year for income taxes, net | 46 | 21 | 21 | — | — |