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Cowen Announces Financial Results for Full Year 2022

  • Reports 4Q22 GAAP Net Income to common stockholders of $11.2 million, or $0.34 per diluted share
  • Economic Operating Income of $9.6 million, or $0.29 per diluted share (Non-GAAP)

NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cowen Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN) (“Cowen” or “the Company”) today announced its operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

Announced Transaction

On August 2, 2022, TD Bank Group (“TD”) and Cowen announced a definitive agreement for TD to acquire Cowen in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion, or $39 for each Class A common share of Cowen.  The transaction remains on track to close in the first calendar quarter of 2023 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of certain regulatory approvals.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Summary

  Operating Results
(GAAP)
  Economic Operating
Income (Non-GAAP)
  Three Months Ended
December 31,
  Three Months Ended
December 31,
($ in millions, except per share information)   2022     2021   Δ %     2022     2021   Δ %
                       
                       
Revenue/Economic Proceeds (Non-GAAP) $ 413.9   $ 494.3   (16)%   $ 371.7   $ 454.0   (18)%
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders for diluted earnings per share/Economic Operating Income (Non-GAAP) $ 11.2   $ 63.3   (82)%   $ 9.6   $ 86.7   (89)%
Earnings (loss) per common share (diluted) $ 0.34   $ 2.02   (83)%   $ 0.29   $ 2.77   (90)%
                       
Note: Throughout this press release the Company presents Non-GAAP financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). A reconciliation of these Non-GAAP measures appears under the section, “Reconciliation of US GAAP (Unaudited) to Non-GAAP Measures.”


Capital Optimization Update
During 2022, the Company repurchased $31.1 million of its common stock, or 1,069,002 shares, at an average price of $29.07 per share under the Company’s existing share repurchase program. Outside the share repurchase program, the Company acquired approximately $36.1 million of stock as a result of net share settlements relating to the vesting of equity awards, or 1,058,933 shares, at an average price of $34.07 per share.

Quarterly Cash Dividend
On February 14, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per common share. The dividend will be payable on March 15, 2023, to stockholders of record as of the close of trading on March 1, 2023. If the merger with TD is consummated prior to the close of trading on March 1, 2023, no dividend will be paid to stockholders of Cowen who hold common shares prior to the closing of the merger with TD.

Select Balance Sheet Data

(Amounts in millions, except per share information)      
  December 31, 2022   December 31, 2021
Common equity (CE) $ 1,064.2     $ 1,015.9  
       
Book value per share (CE/CSO) $ 37.69     $ 36.57  
       
Common shares outstanding (CSO)   28.2       27.8  
       
Note: Common Equity (CE) is equivalent to Cowen Inc. stockholders’ equity.
Cowen Inc.
US GAAP Preliminary Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data)
               
  Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
  December 31   December 31
    2022       2021       2022       2021  
Revenue              
Investment banking $ 138,651     $ 263,815     $ 494,842     $ 1,067,162  
Brokerage   133,382       140,994       592,292       585,162  
Investment income (loss)              
Securities principal transactions, net   31,205       10,282       112,829       122,110  
Portfolio fund principal transactions, net   11,365       (2,062 )     (4,442 )     338  
Carried interest allocations   8,152       4,291       (31,555 )     5,059  
Total investment income (loss)   50,722       12,511       76,832       127,507  
Management fees   16,529       16,216       66,670       72,287  
Incentive income   13       299       646       2,732  
Interest and dividends   69,370       51,753       312,134       219,292  
Insurance and reinsurance premiums   186       8,435       36,522       39,631  
Other revenues, net   14,208       2,599       7,010       5,211  
Consolidated Funds revenues   (9,134 )     (2,342 )     (49,225 )     (6,185 )
Total revenue          413,927              494,280           1,537,723           2,112,799  
Interest and dividends expense   82,407       47,638       259,126       211,387  
Total net revenue          331,520              446,642           1,278,597           1,901,412  
Expenses              
Employee compensation and benefits   229,008       237,303       771,386       1,046,371  
Insurance and reinsurance claims, commissions and amortization of deferred acquisition costs   (35,890 )     9,095       (12,260 )     33,938  
Operating, general, administrative and other expenses   126,243       121,540       424,470       430,250  
Depreciation and amortization expense   6,549       5,289       27,725       19,004  
Consolidated Funds expenses   19       111       248       630  
Total expenses          325,929              373,338           1,211,569           1,530,193  
Other income (loss)              
Net (losses) gains on other investments   2,143       11,853       9,613       35,494  
Bargain purchase gain, net of tax                     3,855  
Gain/(loss) on debt extinguishment                     (4,538 )
Total other income (loss)              2,143                11,853                  9,613                34,811  
Income (loss) before income taxes              7,734                85,157                76,641              406,030  
Income tax expense/(benefit)   (11,487 )     25,175       10,786       102,039  
Net income (loss)            19,221                59,982                65,855              303,991  
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries and funds   6,293       (4,999 )     (10,603 )     8,380  
Net income (loss) attributable to Cowen Inc.            12,928                64,981                76,458              295,611  
Less: Preferred stock dividends   1,698       1,698       6,792       6,792  
Net income (loss) attributable to Cowen Inc. common stockholders $        11,230     $        63,283     $        69,666     $      288,819  
               
Earnings (loss) per share:              
Basic $ 0.40     $ 2.28     $ 2.47     $ 10.42  
Diluted $ 0.34     $ 2.02     $ 2.21     $ 8.85  
               
Weighted average shares used in per share data:              
Basic   28,411       27,731       28,183       27,721  
Diluted   32,744       31,355       31,544       32,628  


U.S. GAAP Financial Measures

Fourth quarter 2022 revenue was $413.9 million versus $494.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Full-year 2022 revenue was $1.54 billion, down from $2.1 billion for full-year 2021. The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to reduced investment banking activity.

Fourth quarter 2022 investment banking revenues decreased $125.2 million to $138.7 million. Full-year 2022 investment banking revenues decreased $572.3 million to $494.8 million. During full-year 2022, the Company completed 49 underwriting transactions and 137 strategic advisory transactions.

Fourth quarter 2022 brokerage revenues decreased $7.6 million to $133.4 million. Full-year 2022 brokerage revenues increased $7.1 million to $592 million. The year-over-year increase was attributable to an increase in institutional services activity.

Fourth quarter 2022 investment income increased $38.2 million to $50.7 million. Full-year 2022 investment income decreased $50.6 million to $76.8 million. The year-over-year decrease is primarily due to negative carried interest allocations.

Fourth quarter 2022 interest and dividends increased $17.6 million to $69.4 million. Full-year 2022 interest and dividends income increased $92.8 million to $312.1 million. The increase in interest and dividends is primarily attributable to dividends receivable.

Fourth quarter 2022 employee compensation and benefits expenses were $229.0 million, a decrease of $8.3 million from the prior-year period. Full-year 2022 employee compensation and benefits expenses decreased $275 million to $771.4 million. The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to lower revenue.

Fourth quarter 2022 total expenses were $325.9 million, a decrease of $47.4 million from the prior-year period. Full-year 2022 total expenses decreased $318.6 million to $1.21 billion. The year-over-year decrease was primarily driven by lower compensation expenses associated with lower revenues.

Fourth quarter 2022 income tax benefit was $11.5 million compared to $25.2 million income tax expense in the prior-year quarter. Full-year 2022 income tax expense decreased $91.2 million to $10.8 million. The decrease was primarily due to the year-over-year decrease in the Company’s income before income taxes.

Fourth quarter 2022 net income attributable to common stockholders was $11.2 million, down from $63.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Full-year 2022 net income decreased $219.1 million to $69.7 million.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

Throughout this press release, the Company presents supplemental financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with US GAAP. These Non-GAAP financial measures include (i) Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss) (ii) Economic Income (Loss), (iii) Economic Operating Income (Loss), (iv) Economic Proceeds and related components, (v) Net Economic Proceeds and related components, (vi) Economic Expenses and related components and (vii) related per share measures. The Company believes that these Non-GAAP financial measures, viewed in addition to, and not in lieu of, the Company’s reported US GAAP results, provide useful information to investors and analysts regarding its performance and overall results of operations as it presents investors and analysts with a supplemental operating view of the Company’s financials to help better inform their analysis of the Company’s performance.

These Non-GAAP financial measures are an integral part of the Company’s internal reporting to measure the performance of its business segments, allocate capital and other strategic decisions as well as assess the overall effectiveness of senior management. The Company believes that presenting these Non-GAAP measures may provide expanded transparency into the Company’s business operations, growth opportunities and expense allocation decisions.

The Company’s primary Non-GAAP financial measures of profit or loss are Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss), Economic Income (Loss) and Economic Operating Income (Loss).  Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss) is a pre-tax measure which (i) includes management reclassifications which the Company believes provide additional insight on the performance of the Company’s core businesses and divisions; (ii) eliminates the impact of consolidation for Consolidated Funds; and excludes (iii) goodwill and intangible impairment, (iv) certain other transaction-related adjustments and/or reorganization expenses, as well as (v) certain costs associated with debt.  Economic Income (Loss) is a similar measure, but after tax, which includes the Company’s income tax expense or benefit calculated on Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss) once all currently available net operating losses have been utilized (this occurred during tax year 2020) and is presented after preferred stock dividends. Economic Operating Income (Loss) is a similar measure to Economic Income (Loss), but before depreciation and amortization expenses.  The Company believes that these Non-GAAP financial measures provide analysts and investors transparency into the measures of profit and loss management uses to evaluate the financial performance of and make operating decisions for the segments including determining appropriate compensation levels. Additionally, the measures provide investors and analysts with additional insight into the activities of the Company’s core businesses, taking into account, among other things, the impact of minority investment stakes, securities borrowing and lending activities and expenses from investment banking activities on US GAAP reported results.  The Company presents Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss) in addition to Economic Income (Loss) and Economic Operating Income (Loss) to provide insight to investors and analysts on how the Company manages its tax position over time.

In addition to Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss), Economic Income (Loss) and Economic Operating Income (Loss), the Company also presents Economic Proceeds, Net Economic Proceeds, Economic Expenses, as well as their related components. These measures include management reclassifications and the elimination of the impact of the consolidation for Consolidated funds as described above. These adjustments are meant to provide comparability to our peers as well as to provide investors and analysts with transparency into how the Company manages its operating businesses and how analysts and investors review and analyze the Company’s and its peers’ similar lines of businesses. For example, among others, within the Company’s Op Co business segment, investors and analysts typically review and analyze the performance of investment banking revenues net of underwriting expenses and excluding the impact of reimbursable expenses.  Additionally, the performance of the Company’s Markets business is typically analyzed as a unit  incorporating commissions, interest from securities financing transactions and gains and losses from proprietary and facilitation trading. The Company’s investment management business performance is analyzed and reviewed by investors and analysts through investment income, incentive income and management fees. The presentation of Economic Proceeds, Net Economic Proceeds, Economic Expenses as well as their related components align with these and other examples of how the Company’s business activities and performance are reviewed by analysts and investors in addition to providing simplification related to legacy businesses and investments for which the Company maintains long-term monetization strategies. Additionally, the Company manages its operating businesses to an Economic Compensation-to-Proceeds ratio. Presentation of Economic Compensation Expense and Economic Proceeds provides transparency in addition to the Company’s US GAAP Compensation Expense.

Reconciliations to comparable US GAAP measures are presented along with the Company’s Non-GAAP financial measures. The Non-GAAP measures presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other public companies and are not identical to corresponding measures used in our various agreements or public filings.

These Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenue, expenses, income (loss) before income taxes, net income, operating cash flows, investing and financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with US GAAP.  As a result of the adjustments made to arrive at these Non-GAAP measures described below, these Non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not take into account certain items included or excluded under US GAAP, including its consolidated funds.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Non-GAAP Financial Review

Economic Proceeds

  Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
  December 31, 2022   December 31, 2021   December 31, 2022   December 31, 2021
(Dollar amounts in thousands) Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total   Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total   Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total   Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total
Economic Proceeds                                              
Investment banking $ 132,371   $     $ 132,371   $ 255,155     $     $ 255,155     $ 478,184     $     $   478,184     $ 1,025,688   $     $   1,025,688
Brokerage   167,320             167,320     170,347                170,347       719,208                 719,208       728,525                  728,525
Management fees   19,942     150           20,092     19,807       289            20,096       82,681       850             83,531       79,255     1,200                80,455
Incentive income   13,542     (1,511 )         12,031     13,508       (6 )          13,502       (12,678 )     (13,143 )          (25,821 )     34,579     (1,153 )              33,426
Investment income (loss)   9,925     (9,292 )              633     (8,553 )     2,650             (5,903 )     21,226       (20,837 )                389       8,542     6,014                14,556
Other economic proceeds   39,239     5           39,244     792       (1 )               791       57,299       7             57,306       7,942     (2 )                7,940
Total: Economic Proceeds        382,339        (10,648 )       371,691         451,056              2,932          453,988       1,345,920          (33,123 )     1,312,797         1,884,531            6,059           1,890,590
Economic Interest Expense / (Income)   10,563     1,274           11,837     4,879       698              5,577       5,233       283               5,516       23,914     3,779                27,693
Net Economic Proceeds $    371,776   $ (11,922 )   $ 359,854   $   446,177     $      2,234     $ 448,411     $   1,340,687     $ (33,406 )   $   1,307,281     $   1,860,617   $      2,280     $   1,862,897


Economic Proceeds
were $371.7 million, down 18% from the prior-year period. Full-year 2022 economic proceeds were $1,312.8 million, down 31% year-over-year.

Investment Banking Economic Proceeds were $132.4 million, down 48% from the prior-year period. Full-year 2022 banking proceeds were $478.2 million, down 53% year-over-year. The decrease was primarily due to reduced capital markets activity.

Brokerage Economic Proceeds were $167.3 million, down 2% from the prior-year period. Full-year 2022 brokerage proceeds were $719.2 million, down 1% year-over-year.

Management Fees Economic Proceeds were $20.1 million, flat from the prior-year period. Full-year 2022 management fees were $83.5 million, up 4% year-over-year.

Incentive Income Economic Proceeds were a gain of $12.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 versus a gain of $13.5 million in the prior-year period. Full-year 2022 incentive income proceeds were a loss of $25.8 million. The decline was primarily due to a decrease in performance fees.

Investment Income Economic Proceeds were a gain of $0.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 versus a loss of $5.9 million in the prior-year period. Full-year 2022 investment income proceeds were $0.4 million, a decrease of $14.2 million year-over-year.

Economic Interest Expense (Income) was an expense of $11.8 million, versus an expense of $5.6 million in the prior-year period. Full-year 2022 interest expense decreased $22.2 million year-over-year. The decrease in expense was primarily due to gains from mark-to-market adjustments on interest rate swaps.

Economic Expenses

  Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
  December 31, 2022   December 31, 2021   December 31, 2022   December 31, 2021
(Dollar amounts in thousands) Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total   Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total   Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total   Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total
Economic Expenses                                              
Compensation & Benefits $ 230,245   $ 326   $ 230,571   $ 246,170   $ (7,266 )   $ 238,904   $ 772,202   $ 2,330   $     774,532   $ 1,046,730   $ 3,871   $ 1,050,601
Non-Compensation Expenses   113,429     123       113,552     93,994     174            94,168     412,192     232           412,424     359,577     187           359,764
Depreciation & Amortization   6,544     5           6,549     5,282     7              5,289     27,702     23            27,725     18,982     22             19,004
Non-Controlling Interest   502                  502     1,142                  1,142     2,314                  2,314     5,314                   5,314
Total: Economic Expenses $    350,720   $        454   $ 351,174   $   346,588   $    (7,085 )   $ 339,503   $   1,214,410   $     2,585   $ 1,216,995   $   1,430,603   $     4,080   $ 1,434,683


Economic Compensation Expenses
were $230.6 million, down 3% from prior year period. Full-year 2022 economic compensation expenses were $774.5 million, down 26% year-over-year. Full-year 2022 economic compensation-to-proceeds ratio was 59%.

Economic Fixed Non-Compensation Expenses in the fourth quarter of 2022 were up $1.1 million from the prior-year period at $45.0 million. Full-year 2022 economic fixed non-compensation expenses were $172.0 million, up 7% year-over-year due in part to an increase in headcount as well as investments in infrastructure. The fixed non-compensation-to-economic-proceeds ratio rose from 8.5% in FY’21 to 13.1% in FY’22.

Economic Variable Non-Compensation Expenses were $68.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, up from $50.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Full-year 2022 economic variable non-compensation expenses were $240.5 million, an increase of 20% year-over-year due in part to increased client event and entertainment costs and a change in business mix. The variable non-compensation-to-proceeds ratio rose from 10.6% in FY’21 to 18.3% in FY’22.

Economic Depreciation and Amortization Expenses were $6.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to $5.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Full-year 2022 economic depreciation and amortization expenses were $27.7 million, an increase of 46% due primarily to expenses associated with the Portico acquisition in late 2021.

Economic Income and Economic Operating Income

  Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
  December 31, 2022   December 31, 2021   December 31, 2022   December 31, 2021
(Dollar amounts in thousands) Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total   Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total   Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total   Op Co   Asset
Co
  Total
Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss) $     21,056   $ (12,376 )   $     8,680   $     99,589   $      9,319   $ 108,908   $   126,277   $ (35,991 )   $   90,286   $ 430,014   $    (1,800 )   $ 428,214
Economic income tax expense   5,474     (3,218 )     2,256     22,090     2,489     24,579     32,832     (9,358 )     23,474     109,654     (460 )     109,194
Preferred stock dividends   1,511     187       1,698     1,477     221     1,698     5,943     849       6,792     5,841     951       6,792
Economic Income (Loss) $     14,071   $    (9,345 )   $     4,726   $     76,022   $      6,609   $    82,631           87,502        (27,482 )         60,020       314,519          (2,291 )       312,228
Add back: Depreciation and amortization expense, net of taxes   4,843     3             4,846     4,072     5            4,077     20,500     17           20,517     14,142     16           14,158
Economic Operating Income (Loss) $     18,914   $    (9,342 )   $     9,572   $     80,094   $      6,614   $    86,708   $   108,002   $ (27,465 )   $   80,537   $ 328,661   $    (2,275 )   $ 326,386
                                               
Economic Income per diluted share $ 0.43   $ (0.29 )   $       0.14   $ 2.42   $ 0.21   $        2.64   $ 2.77   $ (0.87 )   $       1.90   $ 9.64   $ (0.07 )   $       9.57
Economic Operating Income per diluted share $ 0.58   $ (0.29 )   $       0.29   $ 2.55   $ 0.21   $        2.77   $ 3.42   $ (0.87 )   $       2.55   $ 10.07   $ (0.07 )   $     10.00

The following tables reconciles total US GAAP Revenues and Other Income (Loss) to total Economic Proceeds for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

For the three months ended December 31, 2022
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  Investment Banking   Brokerage   Investment Income   Management Fees   Incentive Income   Interest and Dividends   Reinsurance Premiums   Other Revenues, net   Consolidated Funds Revenues   Other Income (Loss)   Total
Total US GAAP Revenues and Other Income (Loss)   $ 138,651     $ 133,382     $ 50,722     $ 16,529     $ 13   $ 69,370     $ 186     $ 14,208     $ (9,134 )   $ 2,143     $ 416,070  
Management Presentation Reclassifications:                                            
Underwriting expenses a   (1,867 )                                                         (1,867 )
Reimbursable client expenses b   (4,413 )                                       (234 )                 (4,647 )
Securities financing interest expense c         (6,783 )                     (19,690 )                             (26,473 )
Fund start-up costs, distribution and other fees d                     (395 )                     (549 )                 (944 )
Certain equity method investments e                     3,928       3,866                             (5,763 )     2,031  
Carried interest f               (8,152 )           8,152                                    
Proprietary trading, interest and dividends g         4,981       (29,216 )               (44,480 )           (10,258 )           29,204       (49,769 )
Insurance related activities expenses h                                     (186 )     36,077                   35,891  
Facilitation trading gains and losses i         35,740       (6,705 )               (5,200 )                       (25,584 )     (1,749 )
Total Management Presentation Reclassifications:     (6,280 )     33,938       (44,073 )     3,533       12,018     (69,370 )     (186 )     25,036             (2,143 )     (47,527 )
Fund Consolidated Reclassifications l               (6,016 )     30                             9,134             3,148  
Total Economic Proceeds   $ 132,371     $ 167,320     $ 633     $ 20,092     $ 12,031   $     $     $ 39,244     $     $     $   371,691  

For the three months ended December 31, 2021
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  Investment Banking   Brokerage   Investment Income   Management Fees   Incentive Income   Interest and Dividends   Reinsurance Premiums   Other Revenues, net   Consolidated Funds Revenues   Other Income (Loss)   Total
Total US GAAP Revenues and Other Income (Loss)   $ 263,815     $ 140,994     $ 12,511     $ 16,216     $ 299     $ 51,753     $ 8,435     $ 2,599     $ (2,342 )   $ 11,853     $ 506,133  
Management Presentation Reclassifications:                                            
Underwriting expenses a   (4,703 )                                                           (4,703 )
Reimbursable client expenses b   (3,957 )                                         (234 )                 (4,191 )
Securities financing interest expense c         (1,126 )                       (32,855 )                             (33,981 )
Fund start-up costs, distribution and other fees d                     (341 )                       (719 )                 (1,060 )
Certain equity method investments e                     4,168       9,212                               (10,962 )     2,418  
Carried interest f               (4,291 )           4,396                                     105  
Proprietary trading, interest and dividends g         9,371       (13,028 )           (285 )     (7,217 )           (195 )           12,767       1,413  
Insurance related activities expenses h                                       (8,435 )     (660 )                 (9,095 )
Facilitation trading gains and losses i         21,108       20                   (11,681 )                       (13,658 )     (4,211 )
Total Management Presentation Reclassifications:     (8,660 )     29,353       (17,299 )     3,827       13,323       (51,753 )     (8,435 )     (1,808 )           (11,853 )     (53,305 )
Fund Consolidated Reclassifications l               (1,115 )     53       (120 )                       2,342             1,160  
Total Economic Proceeds   $ 255,155     $ 170,347     $ (5,903 )   $ 20,096     $ 13,502     $     $     $ 791     $     $     $ 453,988  

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  Investment Banking   Brokerage   Investment Income   Management Fees   Incentive Income   Interest and Dividends   Reinsurance Premiums   Other Revenues, net   Consolidated Funds Revenues   Other Income (Loss)   Total
Total US GAAP Revenues and Other Income (Loss)   $ 494,842     $ 592,292     $ 76,832     $ 66,670     $ 646     $ 312,134     $ 36,522     $ 7,010     $ (49,225 )   $ 9,613     $ 1,547,336  
Management Presentation Reclassifications:                                            
Underwriting expenses a   (4,914 )                                                           (4,914 )
Reimbursable client expenses b   (11,744 )                                         (1,101 )                 (12,845 )
Securities financing interest expense c         (10,363 )                       (103,924 )                             (114,287 )
Fund start-up costs, distribution and other fees d                     (1,513 )                       (2,445 )                 (3,958 )
Certain equity method investments e                     18,208       7,135                               (16,040 )     9,303  
Carried interest f               31,555             (28,781 )                                   2,774  
Proprietary trading gains and losses g         (55,407 )     (67,956 )           (4,821 )     (98,139 )           5,060             92,981       (128,282 )
Insurance related activities expenses h                                       (36,522 )     48,782                   12,260  
Facilitation trading gains and losses i         192,686       (7,547 )                 (110,071 )                       (86,554 )     (11,486 )
Total Management Presentation Reclassifications:     (16,658 )     126,916       (43,948 )     16,695       (26,467 )     (312,134 )     (36,522 )     50,296             (9,613 )     (251,435 )
Fund Consolidated Reclassifications l               (32,495 )     166                               49,225             16,896  
Total Economic Proceeds   $ 478,184     $ 719,208     $ 389     $ 83,531     $ (25,821 )   $     $     $ 57,306     $     $     $   1,312,797  

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
  Investment Banking   Brokerage   Investment Income   Management Fees   Incentive Income   Interest and Dividends   Reinsurance Premiums   Other Revenues, net   Consolidated Funds Revenues   Other Income (Loss)   Total
Total US GAAP Revenues and Other Income (Loss)   $ 1,067,162     $ 585,162     $ 127,507     $ 72,287     $ 2,732     $ 219,292     $ 39,631     $ 5,211     $ (6,185 )   $ 34,811     $ 2,147,610  
Management Presentation Reclassifications:                                            
Underwriting expenses a   (24,978 )                                                           (24,978 )
Reimbursable client expenses b   (16,496 )                                         (1,206 )                 (17,702 )
Securities financing interest expense c         8,006                         (153,928 )                             (145,922 )
Fund start-up costs, distribution and other fees d         (361 )           (9,190 )                       (2,633 )                 (12,184 )
Certain equity method investments e                     15,142       25,802                               (32,261 )     8,683  
Carried interest f               (5,059 )           5,486                                     427  
Proprietary trading gains and losses g         44,241       (92,900 )           (494 )     (19,233 )           875             46,918       (20,593 )
Insurance related activities expenses h                                       (39,631 )     5,693                   (33,938 )
Facilitation trading gains and losses i         91,477       (11,034 )                 (46,131 )                       (50,151 )     (15,839 )
Total Management Presentation Reclassifications:     (41,474 )     143,363       (108,993 )     5,952       30,794       (219,292 )     (39,631 )     2,729             (35,494 )     (262,046 )
Fund Consolidated Reclassifications l               (3,958 )     2,216       (100 )                       6,185             4,343  
Income Statement Adjustments                                            
Bargain purchase gain n                                                         (3,855 )     (3,855 )
Debt extinguishment p                                                         4,538       4,538  
Total Income Statement Adjustments:                                                           683       683  
Total Economic Proceeds   $ 1,025,688     $ 728,525     $ 14,556     $ 80,455     $ 33,426     $     $     $ 7,940     $     $     $   1,890,590  

The following table reconciles total US GAAP interest and dividends expense to total Economic Interest Expense for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

    Three Months Ended December 31,   Twelve Months Ended December 31,
(Dollar amounts in thousands)   2022       2021       2022       2021  
Total US GAAP Interest & Dividend Expense   $ 82,407     $ 47,638     $ 259,126     $ 211,387  
Management Presentation Reclassifications:                
Securities financing interest expense c   (26,473 )     (33,981 )     (114,287 )     (145,922 )
Fund start-up costs, distribution and other fees d   (867 )           (3,204 )     (2,257 )
Proprietary trading gains and losses g   (41,402 )     (3,837 )     (124,324 )     (12,515 )
Facilitation trading gains and losses i   (1,749 )     (4,211 )     (11,486 )     (15,839 )
Total Management Presentation Reclassifications:     (70,491 )     (42,029 )     (253,301 )     (176,533 )
Income Statement Adjustments:              
Accelerated debt costs p                     (5,557 )
Amortization of discount/(premium) on debt m   (79 )     (32 )     (309 )     (1,604 )
Total Income Statement Adjustments:     (79 )     (32 )     (309 )     (7,161 )
Total Economic Interest Expense / (Income) $                     11,837     $                      5,577     $                      5,516     $                     27,693  

The following tables reconcile total US GAAP Expenses and non-controlling interests to total Economic Expenses for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

    Three Months Ended December 31, 2022   Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Employee Compensation and Benefits   Non-compensation US GAAP Expenses (including Depreciation and Amortization)   Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries and investment funds   Total   Employee Compensation and Benefits   Non-compensation US GAAP Expenses (including Depreciation and Amortization)   Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries and investment funds   Total
Total US GAAP   $ 229,008     $ 96,921     $ 6,293     $ 332,222     $ 237,303     $ 136,035     $ (4,999 )   $ 368,339  
Management Presentation Reclassifications:                                
Underwriting expenses a         (1,867 )           (1,867 )           (4,703 )           (4,703 )
Reimbursable client expenses b         (4,647 )           (4,647 )           (4,191 )           (4,191 )
Fund start-up costs, distribution and other fees d         (77 )           (77 )           (1,060 )           (1,060 )
Certain equity method investments e         2,031             2,031             2,418             2,418  
Carried interest f                                 105             105  
Proprietary trading gains and losses g         1,093       (9,460 )     (8,367 )           1,522       3,728       5,250  
Insurance related activities expenses h         35,891             35,891             (9,095 )           (9,095 )
Associated partner/banker compensation j   1,884       (1,884 )                 1,949       (1,949 )            
Management company non-controlling interest k   (321 )     (181 )     502             (348 )     (794 )     1,142        
Total Management Presentation Reclassifications:     1,563       30,359       (8,958 )     22,964       1,601       (17,747 )     4,870       (11,276 )
Fund Consolidated Reclassifications l         (19 )     3,167       3,148             (111 )     1,271       1,160  
Income Statement Adjustments:                                
Acquisition related adjustments n         (8,442 )           (8,442 )           (5,271 )           (5,271 )
Contingent liability adjustments n         1,282             1,282             (12,440 )           (12,440 )
Goodwill and/or other impairment r                                 (1,009 )           (1,009 )
Total Income Statement Adjustments:           (7,160 )           (7,160 )           (18,720 )           (18,720 )
Total Economic Expenses   $ 230,571     $ 120,101     $ 502     $   351,174     $ 238,904     $ 99,457     $ 1,142     $      339,503  

    Twelve months Ended December 31, 2022   Twelve months Ended December 31, 2021
(Dollar amounts in thousands)   Employee Compensation and Benefits   Non-compensation US GAAP Expenses (including Depreciation and Amortization)   Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries and investment funds   Total   Employee Compensation and Benefits   Non-compensation US GAAP Expenses (including Depreciation and Amortization)   Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries and investment funds   Total
Total US GAAP   $ 771,386     $ 440,183     $ (10,603 )   $ 1,200,966     $ 1,046,371     $ 483,822     $ 8,380     $ 1,538,573  
Management Presentation Reclassifications:                                
Underwriting expenses a         (4,914 )           (4,914 )           (24,978 )           (24,978 )
Reimbursable client expenses b         (12,845 )           (12,845 )           (17,702 )           (17,702 )
Fund start-up costs, distribution and other fees d         (754 )           (754 )           (9,927 )           (9,927 )
Certain equity method investments e         9,303             9,303             8,683             8,683  
Carried interest f         2,774             2,774             427             427  
Proprietary trading gains and losses g         2,583       (6,541 )     (3,958 )           5,275       (13,353 )     (8,078 )
Insurance related activities expenses h         12,260             12,260             (33,938 )           (33,938 )
Associated partner/banker compensation j   4,509       (4,509 )                 5,621       (5,621 )            
Management company non-controlling interest k   (1,363 )     (951 )     2,314             (1,391 )     (3,923 )     5,314        
Total Management Presentation Reclassifications:     3,146       2,947       (4,227 )     1,866       4,230       (81,704 )     (8,039 )     (85,513 )
Fund Consolidated Reclassifications l         (248 )     17,144       16,896             (630 )     4,973       4,343  
Income Statement Adjustments:                                
Acquisition related amounts n         (16,293 )           (16,293 )           (6,593 )           (6,593 )
Contingent liability adjustments n         13,560             13,560             (15,118 )           (15,118 )
Goodwill and/or other impairment r                                 (1,009 )           (1,009 )
Total Income Statement Adjustments:           (2,733 )                   (2,733 )           (22,720 )                (22,720 )
Total Economic Expenses   $ 774,532     $ 440,149     $ 2,314     $    1,216,995     $ 1,050,601     $ 378,768     $ 5,314     $    1,434,683  

The following table reconciles US GAAP Net Income (loss) Attributable to Cowen Inc. Common Stockholders to Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss), Economic Income (loss) and Economic Operating Income (loss):

    Three Months Ended December 31,   Twelve Months Ended December 31,
(Dollar amounts in thousands)     2022       2021       2022       2021  
                 
US GAAP Net income (loss) attributable to Cowen Inc. common stockholders   $                 11,230     $                 63,283     $                       69,666     $                 288,819  
Income Statement Adjustments:                
US GAAP Income tax expense (benefit) o   (11,487 )     25,175       10,786       102,039  
Amortization of discount (premium) on  debt m   79       32       309       1,604  
Goodwill and/or other impairment r         1,009             1,009  
Debt extinguishment gain (loss) and/or accelerated debt costs p                     10,095  
Bargain purchase gain n                     (3,855 )
Contingent liability adjustments n   (1,282 )     12,440       (13,560 )     15,118  
Acquisition related amounts n   8,442       5,271       16,293       6,593  
Preferred stock dividends q   1,698       1,698       6,792       6,792  
Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss)                         8,680                        108,908                               90,286                         428,214  
Economic income tax expense     (2,256 )     (24,579 )     (23,474 )     (109,194 )
Preferred stock dividends     (1,698 )     (1,698 )     (6,792 )     (6,792 )
Economic Income (Loss)                         4,726                         82,631                               60,020                         312,228  
Add back: Depreciation and amortization expense, net of taxes     4,846       4,077       20,517       14,158  
Economic Operating Income (Loss)   $                   9,572     $                 86,708     $                       80,537     $                 326,386  

The following table reconciles US GAAP Net Income (loss) Attributable to Cowen Inc. Common Stockholders Earnings Per Common Share (Diluted) to Pre-tax Economic Income (loss) Per Common Share (Diluted), Economic Income (loss) Per Common Share (Diluted) and Economic Operating Income (loss) Per Common Share (Diluted):

    Three Months Ended December 31,   Twelve Months Ended December 31,
(Dollars per share)     2022       2021       2022       2021  
                 
US GAAP Net income (loss) attributable to Cowen Inc. common stockholders   $                    0.34     $                       2.02     $                        2.21     $                         8.85  
Income Statement Adjustments:                
US GAAP Income tax expense (benefit) o   (0.35 )     0.80       0.34       3.13  
Amortization of discount (premium) on  debt m               0.01       0.05  
Goodwill and/or other impairment r         0.03             0.03  
Debt extinguishment gain (loss) and accelerated debt costs p                     0.31  
Bargain purchase gain n                     (0.12 )
Contingent liability adjustments n   (0.04 )     0.40       (0.43 )     0.46  
Acquisition related amounts n   0.26       0.17       0.52       0.20  
Preferred stock dividends q   0.05       0.05       0.22       0.21  
Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss) per common share (diluted)                          0.27                               3.47                                2.86                               13.12  
Economic income tax expense     (0.07 )     (0.78 )     (0.74 )     (3.35 )
Preferred stock dividends     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.22 )     (0.21 )
Economic income (Loss) per common share (diluted)                          0.14                               2.64                                1.90                                 9.57  
Add back: Depreciation and amortization expense, net of taxes     0.15       0.13       0.65       0.44  
Economic Operating Income (Loss) per common share (diluted)   $                    0.29     $                       2.77     $                        2.55     $                       10.01  

        Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Adjustments made to US GAAP Net Income (Loss) to arrive at Economic Operating Income (Loss)

Management Reclassifications
  Management reclassification adjustments and fund consolidation reclassification adjustments have no effect on Economic Operating Income (Loss). These adjustments are reclassifications to change the location of certain line items.
a Underwriting expenses:  Economic Proceeds presents investment banking revenues net of underwriting expenses.
b Reimbursable client expenses: Economic Proceeds presents expenses reimbursed from clients and affiliates within their respective expense category but is included as a part of revenues under US GAAP.
c Securities financing interest expense: Brokerage within Economic Proceeds included net securities borrowed and securities loaned activities which are shown gross in interest income and interest expense for US GAAP.
d Fund start-up costs, distribution and other fees: Economic Proceeds and Economic Interest Expense are net of fund start-up costs and distribution fees paid to agents and other debt service costs.
e Certain equity method investments: Economic Proceeds and Economic Expenses recognize the Company’s proportionate share of management and incentive fees and associated share of expenses on a gross basis for equity method investments within the activist business, real estate operating entities and the healthcare royalty business. The Company applies the equity method of accounting to these entities and accordingly the results from these businesses are recorded within Other Income (Loss) for US GAAP.
f Carried interest: The Company applies an equity ownership model to carried interest which is recorded in Investment income – Carried interest allocation for US GAAP. The Company presents carried interest as Incentive Income Economic Proceeds.
g Proprietary trading, interest and dividends: Economic Proceeds presents interest and dividends from the Company’s proprietary trading in investment income.
h Insurance related activities expenses: Economic Proceeds presents underwriting income from the Company’s insurance and reinsurance related activities, net of expenses, within other revenue. The costs are recorded within expenses for US GAAP reporting.
i Facilitation trading gains and losses: Economic Brokerage Proceeds presents gains and losses on investments held as part of the Company’s facilitation and trading business within brokerage revenues as these investments are directly related to the markets business activities while these are presented in Investment income – Securities principal transactions, net for US GAAP reporting.
j Associated partner/banker compensation reclassification: Economic Compensation Expense presents certain payments to associated banking partners as compensation rather than non-compensation expenses.
k Management company non-controlling interest: Economic Expenses non-controlling interest represents only operating entities that are not wholly owned by the Company.  The Company also presents non-controlling interests within total expenses for Economic Income (Loss).
Fund Consolidation Reclassifications
l The impacts of consolidation and the related elimination entries of the Consolidated Funds are not included in Economic Income (Loss). Adjustments to reconcile to US GAAP Net Income (Loss) included elimination of incentive income and management fees earned from the Consolidated Funds and addition of investment fund expenses excluding management fees paid, investment fund revenues and investment income (loss).
Income Statement Adjustments
m Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss) excludes the amortization of discount (premium) on debt.
n Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss) excludes acquisition related adjustments (including bargain purchase gain and contingent liability adjustments).
o Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss) excludes US GAAP income taxes.
p Pre-tax Economic Income (Loss) excludes gain/(loss) on debt extinguishment and accelerated debt costs.
q Pre-tax Economic income (Loss) excludes preferred stock dividends.
r Economic Income (Loss) excludes goodwill and other impairments.


About Cowen Inc.
Cowen Inc. (“Cowen” or the “Company”) is a diversified financial services firm that provides investment banking, research, sales and trading, prime brokerage, outsourced trading and commission management services. Cowen also has an investment management division which offers actively managed alternative investment products. Founded in 1918, the Company is headquartered in New York and has offices worldwide. Learn more at Cowen.com       

Investor Relations Contact:
Steve Lasota, Chief Financial Officer
(646) 662-2778
stephen.lasota@cowen.com

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