UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from _______________ to _______________

Commission File Number 001 – 32205

 

CBRE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

94-3391143

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

 

 

400 South Hope Street, 25th Floor
Los Angeles, California

 

90071

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

(213) 613-3333

 

Not applicable

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name, former address and
former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  .

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      No  .

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  .

The number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding at October 31, 2018 was 340,880,302.

 

 

 


 

FORM 10-Q

September 30, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

64

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

65

 

 

 

 


 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

550,468

 

 

$

751,774

 

Restricted cash

 

 

77,470

 

 

 

73,045

 

Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $62,011 and $46,789 at

   September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively

 

 

3,410,744

 

 

 

3,112,289

 

Warehouse receivables

 

 

1,598,021

 

 

 

928,038

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

258,341

 

 

 

215,336

 

Contract assets

 

 

159,928

 

 

 

273,053

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

54,694

 

 

 

49,628

 

Other current assets

 

 

268,648

 

 

 

227,421

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

6,378,314

 

 

 

5,630,584

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

702,428

 

 

 

617,739

 

Goodwill

 

 

3,643,143

 

 

 

3,254,740

 

Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,147,504 and $1,000,738 at

   September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively

 

 

1,403,424

 

 

 

1,399,112

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

195,322

 

 

 

238,001

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

79,494

 

 

 

98,746

 

Other assets, net

 

 

574,991

 

 

 

479,474

 

Total Assets

 

$

12,977,116

 

 

$

11,718,396

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

1,674,183

 

 

$

1,573,672

 

Compensation and employee benefits payable

 

 

1,054,578

 

 

 

904,434

 

Accrued bonus and profit sharing

 

 

843,184

 

 

 

1,078,345

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

86,771

 

 

 

100,615

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

15,371

 

 

 

70,634

 

Short-term borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warehouse lines of credit (which fund loans that U.S. Government Sponsored

   Enterprises have committed to purchase)

 

 

1,579,740

 

 

 

910,766

 

Revolving credit facility

 

 

141,000

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

16

 

 

 

16

 

Total short-term borrowings

 

 

1,720,756

 

 

 

910,782

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

3,988

 

 

 

8

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

86,950

 

 

 

74,454

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

5,485,781

 

 

 

4,712,944

 

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

 

1,760,003

 

 

 

1,999,603

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

 

187,613

 

 

 

147,218

 

Non-current tax liabilities

 

 

139,115

 

 

 

140,792

 

Other liabilities

 

 

632,213

 

 

 

543,225

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

8,204,725

 

 

 

7,543,782

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock; $0.01 par value; 525,000,000 shares authorized;

   340,880,302 and 339,459,138 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018

   and December 31, 2017, respectively

 

 

3,409

 

 

 

3,395

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,277,630

 

 

 

1,220,508

 

Accumulated earnings

 

 

4,110,889

 

 

 

3,443,007

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(678,972

)

 

 

(552,414

)

Total CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

4,712,956

 

 

 

4,114,496

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

59,435

 

 

 

60,118

 

Total Equity

 

 

4,772,391

 

 

 

4,174,614

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$

12,977,116

 

 

$

11,718,396

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

1


 

CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted)

 

Revenue

 

$

5,260,954

 

 

$

4,638,596

 

 

$

15,046,340

 

 

$

13,129,133

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

 

4,098,904

 

 

 

3,598,279

 

 

 

11,677,613

 

 

 

10,154,296

 

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

859,085

 

 

 

704,950

 

 

 

2,417,602

 

 

 

2,024,191

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

113,484

 

 

 

102,591

 

 

 

335,048

 

 

 

297,014

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

5,071,473

 

 

 

4,405,820

 

 

 

14,430,263

 

 

 

12,475,501

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

 

236

 

 

 

6,180

 

 

 

12,565

 

 

 

18,863

 

Operating income

 

 

189,717

 

 

 

238,956

 

 

 

628,642

 

 

 

672,495

 

Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

126,840

 

 

 

67,834

 

 

 

263,040

 

 

 

158,236

 

Other income

 

 

95,515

 

 

 

1,768

 

 

 

95,244

 

 

 

9,069

 

Interest income

 

 

1,231

 

 

 

3,129

 

 

 

6,341

 

 

 

6,967

 

Interest expense

 

 

26,651

 

 

 

34,483

 

 

 

82,394

 

 

 

103,923

 

Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,982

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

 

386,652

 

 

 

277,204

 

 

 

882,891

 

 

 

742,844

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

94,963

 

 

 

77,072

 

 

 

211,446

 

 

 

200,778

 

Net income

 

 

291,689

 

 

 

200,132

 

 

 

671,445

 

 

 

542,066

 

Less:  Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

1,220

 

 

 

1,044

 

 

 

2,021

 

 

 

4,181

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

290,469

 

 

$

199,088

 

 

$

669,424

 

 

$

537,885

 

Basic income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

0.59

 

 

$

1.97

 

 

$

1.59

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic income per share

 

 

339,477,316

 

 

 

337,948,324

 

 

 

339,151,807

 

 

 

337,280,914

 

Diluted income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

0.85

 

 

$

0.58

 

 

$

1.95

 

 

$

1.58

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted income per share

 

 

343,733,947

 

 

 

341,186,431

 

 

 

343,267,240

 

 

 

340,502,432

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 


2


 

CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted)

 

Net income

 

$

291,689

 

 

$

200,132

 

 

$

671,445

 

 

$

542,066

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation (loss) gain

 

 

(30,985

)

 

 

65,035

 

 

 

(130,879

)

 

 

204,872

 

Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-01,

   net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,964

)

 

 

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive

   loss to interest expense, net of tax

 

 

570

 

 

 

1,260

 

 

 

1,953

 

 

 

4,148

 

Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net of tax

 

 

65

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

882

 

 

 

102

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available for sale debt

   securities, net of tax

 

 

22

 

 

 

339

 

 

 

(605

)

 

 

2,239

 

Other, net

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

5,513

 

 

 

(20

)

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

(30,343

)

 

 

66,655

 

 

 

(127,100

)

 

 

211,341

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

261,346

 

 

 

266,787

 

 

 

544,345

 

 

 

753,407

 

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling

   interests

 

 

1,357

 

 

 

1,227

 

 

 

1,479

 

 

 

4,544

 

Comprehensive income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

259,989

 

 

$

265,560

 

 

$

542,866

 

 

$

748,863

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 


3


 

CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted)

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

671,445

 

 

$

542,066

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

335,048

 

 

 

297,014

 

Amortization and write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt

 

 

33,405

 

 

 

7,371

 

Gains related to mortgage servicing rights, premiums on loan sales and sales of other assets

 

 

(156,973

)

 

 

(131,062

)

Gain associated with remeasuring our investment in a previously unconsolidated subsidiary to fair value

   as of the date we acquired the remaining interest

 

 

(92,624

)

 

 

 

Gains on disposition of real estate held for investment

 

 

(3,197

)

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains from investments

 

 

(2,620

)

 

 

(9,069

)

Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

(263,040

)

 

 

(158,236

)

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

17,606

 

 

 

7,442

 

Compensation expense for equity awards

 

 

97,035

 

 

 

68,975

 

Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans

 

 

13,351,590

 

 

 

11,316,041

 

Origination of mortgage loans

 

 

(13,979,299

)

 

 

(11,441,884

)

Increase in warehouse lines of credit

 

 

668,974

 

 

 

161,600

 

Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

262,670

 

 

 

155,937

 

Tenant concessions received

 

 

22,846

 

 

 

14,739

 

Purchase of equity securities

 

 

(66,380

)

 

 

(61,813

)

Proceeds from sale of equity securities

 

 

56,605

 

 

 

53,251

 

Increase in receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets (including contract assets)

 

 

(366,647

)

 

 

(111,635

)

(Increase) decrease in real estate held for sale and under development

 

 

(2,177

)

 

 

10,784

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities (including contract

   liabilities)

 

 

85,648

 

 

 

(78,695

)

Decrease in compensation and employee benefits payable and accrued bonus and profit sharing

 

 

(136,257

)

 

 

(231,364

)

Increase in net income taxes receivable/payable

 

 

(21,642

)

 

 

(10,631

)

Other operating activities, net

 

 

(9,705

)

 

 

(15,238

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

502,311

 

 

 

385,593

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(151,893

)

 

 

(101,606

)

Acquisition of businesses, including net assets acquired, intangibles and goodwill, net of cash acquired

 

 

(313,560

)

 

 

(36,063

)

Contributions to unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

(31,026

)

 

 

(36,659

)

Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

53,720

 

 

 

39,181

 

Net proceeds from disposition of real estate held for investment

 

 

14,174

 

 

 

 

Purchase of equity securities

 

 

(15,931

)

 

 

(12,167

)

Proceeds from sale of equity securities

 

 

11,402

 

 

 

11,959

 

Purchase of available for sale debt securities

 

 

(20,860

)

 

 

(17,241

)

Proceeds from the sale of available for sale debt securities

 

 

5,432

 

 

 

13,659

 

Other investing activities, net

 

 

(5,557

)

 

 

1,156

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(454,099

)

 

 

(137,781

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from senior term loans

 

 

550,000

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

 

 

2,913,000

 

 

 

911,000

 

Repayment of revolving credit facility

 

 

(2,772,000

)

 

 

(911,000

)

Repayment of 5.00% senior notes (including premium)

 

 

(820,000

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for investment

 

 

83

 

 

 

79

 

Repayment of notes payable on real estate held for investment

 

 

(13,028

)

 

 

(1,324

)

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for sale and under development

 

 

3,156

 

 

 

3,341

 

Repayment of notes payable on real estate held for sale and under development

 

 

(2,991

)

 

 

(10,777

)

Acquisition of businesses (cash paid for acquisitions more than three months after purchase date)

 

 

(14,970

)

 

 

(23,331

)

Repayment of debt assumed in acquisition of FacilitySource

 

 

(26,295

)

 

 

 

Units repurchased for payment of taxes on equity awards

 

 

(27,696

)

 

 

(29,549

)

Non-controlling interest contributions

 

 

9,558

 

 

 

3,410

 

Non-controlling interest distributions

 

 

(11,382

)

 

 

(6,643

)

Other financing activities, net

 

 

(915

)

 

 

(2,694

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(213,480

)

 

 

(67,488

)

Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(31,613

)

 

 

28,663

 

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH

 

 

(196,881

)

 

 

208,987

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

824,819

 

 

 

831,412

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, AT END OF PERIOD

 

$

627,938

 

 

$

1,040,399

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

95,822

 

 

$

111,826

 

Income taxes, net

 

$

235,305

 

 

$

204,228

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

4


 

CBRE GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

CBRE Group, Inc. Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

common

stock

 

 

Additional

paid-in

capital

 

 

Accumulated

earnings

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

Non-

controlling

interests

 

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017 (As Adjusted)

 

$

3,395

 

 

$

1,220,508

 

 

$

3,443,007

 

 

$

(552,414

)

 

$

60,118

 

 

$

4,174,614

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

669,424

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,021

 

 

 

671,445

 

Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-01,

   net of tax (see Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,964

 

 

 

(3,964

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation expense for equity awards

 

 

 

 

 

97,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

97,035

 

Reclassification of stock incentive plan award from

   an equity award to a liability award

 

 

 

 

 

(9,074

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,074

)

Units repurchased for payment of taxes on equity awards

 

 

 

 

 

(27,696

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27,696

)

Foreign currency translation loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(130,337

)

 

 

(542

)

 

 

(130,879

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other

   comprehensive loss to interest expense, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,953

 

Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

882

 

 

 

 

 

 

882

 

Unrealized holding losses on available for sale debt

   securities, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(605

)

 

 

 

 

 

(605

)

Contributions from non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,558

 

 

 

9,558

 

Distributions to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,382

)

 

 

(11,382

)

Other

 

 

14

 

 

 

(3,143

)

 

 

(5,506

)

 

 

5,513

 

 

 

(338

)

 

 

(3,460

)

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

$

3,409

 

 

$

1,277,630

 

 

$

4,110,889

 

 

$

(678,972

)

 

$

59,435

 

 

$

4,772,391

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.

Basis of Presentation

Readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Quarterly Report) should refer to the audited financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements of CBRE Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which may be referred to in these financial statements as “the company,” “we,” “us” and “our”), for the year ended December 31, 2017, which are included in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K (2017 Annual Report), filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and also available on our website (www.cbre.com), since we have omitted from this Quarterly Report certain footnote disclosures which would substantially duplicate those contained in such audited financial statements. You should also refer to Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, in the notes to consolidated financial statements in our 2017 Annual Report for further discussion of our significant accounting policies and estimates.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules applicable to quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and include all information and footnotes required for interim financial statement presentation, but do not include all disclosures required under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S.), or GAAP, for annual financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments, except as otherwise noted) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses. Such estimates include the value of goodwill, intangibles and other long-lived assets, real estate assets, accounts receivable, contract assets, investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and assumptions used in the calculation of income taxes, retirement and other post-employment benefits, among others. These estimates and assumptions are based on our best judgment. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including consideration of the current economic environment, and adjust such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in these estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the financial statements in future periods.

Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation in connection with our adoption of new revenue recognition guidance (as further described in notes 2, 3 and 12). In addition, certain reclassifications have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. Such reclassifications primarily relate to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016‑01, ASU 2016-15 and ASU 2016-18 as further described in Note 3.

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018.

 

2.

Significant Accounting Policies Update

Revenue Recognition

We account for revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” Topic 606 also includes Subtopic 340-40, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs – Contracts with Customers,” which requires deferral of incremental costs to obtain and fulfill a contract with a customer. We adopted new revenue recognition guidance on January 1, 2018, using the full retrospective method (see Note 3). Revenue is recognized when or as control of the promised services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those services.

The following is a description of principal activities – separated by reportable segments – from which we generate revenue. For more detailed information about our reportable segments, see Notes 12 and 13.

 

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

The Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific

The Americas segment is our largest segment of operations and provides a comprehensive range of services throughout the United States (U.S.), in the largest regions of Canada and in key markets in Latin America. The primary services offered consist of the following: property leasing, property sales, mortgage services, appraisal and valuation, occupier outsourcing and property management services.

Our EMEA and Asia Pacific segments generally provide services similar to the Americas business segment. The EMEA segment has operations primarily in Europe, while the Asia Pacific segment has operations in Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Property Leasing and Property Sales

Through our Advisory & Transaction Services business line, we provide strategic advice and execution to owners, investors, and occupiers of real estate in connection with the leasing of office, industrial and retail space. We also offer clients fully integrated property sales services under the CBRE Capital Markets brand. We are compensated for our services in the form of a commission and, in some instances may earn various forms of variable incentive consideration. Our commission is paid upon the occurrence of certain contractual event(s) which may be contingent. For example, a portion of our leasing commission may be paid upon signing of the lease by the tenant, with the remaining paid upon occurrence of another future contingent event (e.g. payment of first month’s rent or tenant move-in). For sales, our commission is typically paid at the closing of the sale. We typically satisfy our performance obligation at a point in time when control is transferred; generally, at the time of the first contractual event where there is a present right to payment. We look to history, experience with a customer, and deal specific considerations to support our judgement that the second contingency (if applicable) will be met. Therefore, we typically accelerate the recognition of the revenue associated with the second contingent event.

In addition to our commission, we may recognize other forms of variable consideration which can include, but are not limited to, commissions subject to concession or claw back and volume based discounts or rebates. We assess variable consideration on a contract by contract basis, and when appropriate, recognize revenue based on our assessment of the outcome (using the most likely outcome approach or weighted probability) and historical results, if comparable and representative. We recognize variable consideration if it is deemed probable that there will not be significant reversal in the future.

Mortgage Originations and Loan Sales

Under the CBRE Capital Markets brand, we offer clients fully integrated commercial mortgage and structured financing services. Fees from services within our mortgage brokerage business that are in the scope of Topic 606 include fees earned for the brokering of commercial mortgage loans primarily through relationships established with investment banking firms, national and regional banks, credit companies, insurance companies and pension funds. We are compensated for our brokerage services via a fee paid upon successful placement of a commercial mortgage borrower with a lender who will provide financing. The fee earned is contingent upon the funding of the loan. We typically satisfy our performance obligation when control is transferred at the point in time of the funding of the loan.

We also earn fees from the origination and sale of commercial mortgage loans for which the company retains the servicing rights. These fees are governed by the “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” topic (Topic 820) and “Transfers and Servicing” topic (Topic 860) of the FASB ASC. Upon origination of a mortgage loan held for sale, the fair value of the mortgage servicing rights (MSR) to be retained is included in the forecasted proceeds from the anticipated loan sale and results in a net gain (which is reflected in revenue). Upon sale, we record a servicing asset or liability based on the fair value of the retained MSR associated with the transferred loan. Subsequent to the initial recording, MSRs are amortized and carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value in other intangible assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. They are amortized in proportion to and over the estimated period that the servicing income is expected to be received.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Appraisal and Valuation

We provide valuation services that include market-value appraisals, litigation support, discounted cash flow analyses, feasibility studies as well as consulting services such as property condition reports, hotel advisory and environmental consulting. We are compensated for valuation services in the form of a fee, which is payable on the occurrence of certain events (e.g., a portion on the delivery of a draft report with the remaining on the delivery of the final report). For consulting services, we may be paid based on the occurrence of time or event-based milestones (such as the delivery of draft reports). We typically satisfy our performance obligation as services are rendered over time.

Occupier Outsourcing Services

We provide a broad suite of services to occupiers of real estate, including facilities management, project management, transaction management and strategic consulting. We report facilities and project management as well as strategic consulting activities in our occupier outsourcing revenue line and transaction management in our lease and sales revenue lines.

Facilities management involves the day-to-day management of client-occupied space and includes headquarter buildings, regional offices, administrative offices, data centers and other critical facilities, manufacturing and laboratory facilities, distribution facilities and retail space. Contracts for facilities management services are often structured so we are reimbursed for client-dedicated personnel costs and subcontracted vendor costs as well as associated overhead expenses plus a monthly fee, and, in some cases, annual incentives tied to agreed-upon performance targets, with any penalties typically capped. Facilities management services represent a series of distinct daily services rendered over time.

Project management services are often provided on a portfolio wide or programmatic basis. Revenues from project management services generally includes fixed management fees, variable fees, and incentive fees if certain agreed-upon performance targets are met. Revenues from project management may also include reimbursement of payroll and related costs for personnel providing the services and subcontracted vendor costs. Project management services represent a series of distinct daily services rendered over time.

The amount of revenue recognized is presented gross for any services provided by our employees, as we control them. This is evidenced by our obligation for their performance and our ability to direct and redirect their work, as well as negotiate the value of such services. The amount of revenue recognized related to the majority of facilities management contracts and certain project management arrangements is presented gross (with offsetting expense recorded in cost of services) for reimbursements of costs of third-party services because we control those services that are delivered to the client. In the instances when we do not control third-party services delivered to the client, we report revenues net of the third-party reimbursements.

In addition to our management fee, we receive various types of variable consideration which can include, but is not limited to; key performance indicator bonuses or penalties which may be linked to subcontractor performance, gross maximum price, glidepaths, savings guarantees, shared savings, or fixed fee structures. We assess variable consideration on a contract by contract basis, and when appropriate, recognize revenue based on our assessment of the outcome (using the most likely outcome approach or weighted probability) and historical results, if comparable and representative. Using management assessment and historical results and statistics, we accelerate revenue if it is deemed probable there will not be significant reversal in the future.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Property Management

We provide property management services on a contractual basis for owners of and investors in office, industrial and retail properties. These services include construction management, marketing, building engineering, accounting and financial services. We are compensated for our services through a monthly management fee earned based on either a specified percentage of the monthly rental income, rental receipts generated from the property under management or a fixed fee. We are also often reimbursed for our administrative and payroll costs directly attributable to the properties under management. Property management services represent a series of distinct daily services rendered over time. The amount of revenue recognized is presented gross for any services provided by our employees, as we control them. We generally do not control third-party services delivered to property management clients. As such, we report revenues net of third-party reimbursements.

Global Investment Management

Our Global Investment Management business segment provides investment management services to pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, foundations, endowments and other institutional investors seeking to generate returns and diversification through investment in real estate. We sponsor investment programs that span the risk/return spectrum in: North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. We are typically compensated in the form of a base management fee, disposition fees, acquisition fees and incentive fees in the form of performance fees or carried interest based on fund type (open or closed ended, respectively). For the base management fee, we typically satisfy the performance obligation as service is rendered over time pursuant to the series guidance. For acquisition and disposition services, we typically satisfy the performance obligation at a point in time (at acquisition or upon disposition). For contracts with contingent fees, including performance fees, incentive fees and carried interest, we assess variable consideration on a contract by contract basis, and when appropriate, recognize revenue based on our assessment of the outcome (using the most likely outcome approach or weighted probability) and historical results, if comparable and representative. Revenue associated with performance fees and carried interest are typically constrained due to volatility in the real estate market, a broad range of possible outcomes, and other factors in the market that are outside of our control.

Development Services

Our Development Services business segment consists of real estate development and investment activities primarily in the United States to users of and investors in commercial real estate, as well as for our own account. We pursue opportunistic, risk-mitigated development and investment in commercial real estate across a wide spectrum of property types, including: industrial, office and retail properties; healthcare facilities of all types (medical office buildings, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers); and residential/mixed-use projects. We pursue development and investment activity on behalf of our clients on a fee basis with no, or limited, ownership interest in a property, in partnership with our clients through co-investment – either on an individual project basis or through programs with certain strategic capital partners or for our own account with 100% ownership. Development services represent a series of distinct daily services rendered over time. Fees are typically payable monthly over the service term or upon contractual defined events, like project milestones. In addition to development fee revenue, we receive various types of variable consideration which can include, but is not limited to, contingent lease-up bonuses, cost saving incentives, profit sharing on sales and at-risk fees. We assess variable consideration on a contract by contract basis, and when appropriate, recognize revenue based on our assessment of the outcome (using the most likely outcome approach or weighted probability) and historical results, if comparable and representative. We accelerate revenue if it is deemed probable there will not be significant reversal in the future.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We record accounts receivable for our unconditional rights to consideration arising from our performance under contracts with customers. The carrying value of such receivables, net of the allowance for doubtful accounts, represents their estimated net realizable value. We estimate our allowance for doubtful accounts for specific accounts receivable balances based on historical collection trends, the age of outstanding accounts receivables and existing economic conditions associated with the receivables. Past-due accounts receivable balances are written off when our internal collection efforts have been unsuccessful. As a practical expedient, we do not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component when we expect, at contract inception, that the period between our transfer of a promised service to a customer and when the customer pays for that service will be one year or less. We do not typically include extended payment terms in our contracts with customers.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining performance obligations represent the aggregate transaction prices for contracts where our performance obligations have not yet been satisfied. As of September 30, 2018, the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations in our property leasing business was not significant. We apply the practical expedient related to remaining performance obligations that are part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less and the practical expedient related to variable consideration from remaining performance obligations pursuant to the series guidance. All of our remaining performance obligations apply to one of these practical expedients.

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

Contract assets represent assets for revenue that has been recognized in advance of billing the customer and for which the right to bill is contingent upon something other than the passage of time. This is common for contingent portions of commissions in brokerage and incentive fees present in various businesses. Billing requirements vary by contract but are generally structured around fixed monthly fees, reimbursement of employee and other third-party costs, and the achievement or completion of certain contingent events.

When we receive consideration, or such consideration is unconditionally due, from a customer prior to transferring services to the customer under the terms of the services contract, we record deferred revenue, which represents a contract liability. Such deferred revenue typically results from milestone payments pertaining to future services not yet rendered. We recognize the contract liability as revenue once we have transferred control of service to the customer and all revenue recognition criteria are met.

Contract assets and contract liabilities are determined for each contract on a net basis. For contract assets, we classify the short-term portion as a separate line item within current assets and the long-term portion within other assets, long-term in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. For contract liabilities, we classify the short-term portion as a separate line item within current liabilities and the long-term portion within other liabilities, long-term in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Contract Costs

Contract costs primarily consist of upfront costs incurred to obtain or to fulfill a contract. These costs are typically found within our Occupier Outsourcing business line. Such costs relate to transition costs to fulfill contracts prior to services being rendered and are included within other intangible assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Capitalized transition costs are amortized based on the transfer of services to which the assets relate which can vary on a contract by contract basis, and are included in cost of services in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. For contract costs that are recognized as assets, we periodically review for impairment.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Applying the contract cost practical expedient, we recognize the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the assets that we otherwise would have recognized is one year or less.

Income Taxes

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act) was signed into law making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to: (i) a U.S. corporate tax rate decrease from 35% to 21%, effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017; (ii) the transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system; and (iii) a one-time transition tax (i.e. toll charge) on the mandatory deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings as of December 31, 2017. In December 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118), “Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” which allows us to record provisional amounts during a measurement period not to extend beyond one year of the enactment date. In March 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2018-05, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118,” which added SEC guidance related to SAB 118.

Our provision for income taxes for 2017 included a provisional amount related to our estimate of the U.S. federal and state tax impact of the transition tax and other components of the Tax Act. In the first quarter of 2018, we obtained additional information affecting the provisional amount initially recorded for the transition tax. As a result, we recorded an immaterial adjustment to the transition tax in the tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Provisional amounts that have been recorded are based upon our best estimate of the impact of the Tax Act in accordance with our understanding of the Tax Act and the related guidance available. Our analysis of the available information, including the proposed regulations from the U.S. Treasury issued on August 1, 2018, has guided our assessment of the impact of certain positions. Given the complexity of the Tax Act, anticipated future guidance from the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service and the potential for additional guidance from the SEC or the FASB, we are continuing to analyze the impact of the Tax Act. Additional work is necessary on the provisional amount related to the transition tax, which includes performing a more detailed analysis of historic foreign earnings and tax pools, foreign cash positions, and potential corresponding adjustments. We anticipate finalizing and recording any resulting adjustments from our analysis during the quarter ending December 31, 2018.

See Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 8 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 for a summary of our other significant accounting policies.

 

3.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

The FASB previously issued five ASUs related to revenue recognition (“new revenue recognition guidance”). The ASUs issued were: (1) in May 2014, ASU 2014‑09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606);” (2) in March 2016, ASU 2016‑08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net);” (3) in April 2016, ASU 2016‑10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing;” (4) in May 2016, ASU 2016‑12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-scope Improvements and Practical Expedients;” and (5) in December 2016, ASU 2016‑20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers.” As mentioned in Note 2, we adopted the new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018 using the full retrospective transition method. This resulted in a cumulative adjustment of $94.6 million to the accumulated earnings balance reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2017, including an $87.9 million impact of adoption effective January 1, 2016 as well as the impact from restatements of full year statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 resulting in adjustments of $5.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The impact of the application of the new revenue recognition guidance resulted in an acceleration of revenues that were based, in part, on future contingent events. For example, some leasing commission revenues in various countries where we operate were recognized earlier. Under former GAAP, a portion of these lease commission revenues was deferred until a future contingency was

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

resolved (e.g., tenant move-in or payment of first month’s rent). Under the new revenue guidance, our performance obligation will be typically satisfied at lease signing and therefore the portion of the commission that is contingent on a future event has been recognized earlier if deemed probable that there will not be significant reversal in the future. The acceleration of the timing of revenue recognition also resulted in the acceleration of expense recognition relating to direct commissions payable to brokers. In addition, the acceleration of these revenues and expenses resulted in an increase in total assets and liabilities to reflect contract assets and accrued commissions payable.

We evaluated the impact of the updated principal versus agent guidance on our consolidated financial statements. Under former GAAP, certain third-party costs associated with our facilities and project management contracts were accounted for on a net basis because the contracts include provisions such as “pay when paid” that mitigate payment risk with respect to services provided by third parties to our clients. Under the new revenue recognition guidance, control of the services before transfer to the client is the primary factor in determining principal versus agent assessments. Payment risk is no longer a determining factor under Topic 606. We have determined that we control the services provided by third parties on behalf of certain of our facilities and project management clients. Accordingly, under the new guidance, we are accounting for the cost of services provided by third parties and the related reimbursement revenue on a gross basis.

The following table presents the effects of the adoption of the new revenue recognition guidance on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

As Reported

 

 

Adoption of

New Revenue

Recognition

Guidance

 

 

As Adjusted

 

Receivables

 

$

3,207,285

 

 

$

(94,996

)

 

$

3,112,289

 

Contract assets

 

 

 

 

 

273,053

 

 

 

273,053

 

Total current assets

 

 

5,452,527

 

 

 

178,057

 

 

 

5,630,584

 

Other assets, net

 

 

422,965

 

 

 

56,509

 

 

 

479,474

 

Total assets

 

 

11,483,830

 

 

 

234,566

 

 

 

11,718,396

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

1,674,287

 

 

 

(100,615

)

 

 

1,573,672

 

Compensation and employee benefits payable

 

 

803,504

 

 

 

100,930

 

 

 

904,434

 

Accrued bonus and profit sharing

 

 

1,072,976

 

 

 

5,369

 

 

 

1,078,345

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

100,615

 

 

 

100,615

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

4,606,645

 

 

 

106,299

 

 

 

4,712,944

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

 

114,017

 

 

 

33,201

 

 

 

147,218

 

Total liabilities

 

 

7,404,282

 

 

 

139,500

 

 

 

7,543,782

 

Accumulated earnings

 

 

3,348,385

 

 

 

94,622

 

 

 

3,443,007

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(552,858

)

 

 

444

 

 

 

(552,414

)

Total CBRE Group, Inc. stockholders' equity

 

 

4,019,430

 

 

 

95,066

 

 

 

4,114,496

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

 

11,483,830

 

 

 

234,566

 

 

 

11,718,396

 

 

The following tables present the effects of the adoption of the new revenue recognition guidance on our consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 (dollars in thousands, except share amounts):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

 

 

As Reported

 

 

Adoption of

New Revenue

Recognition

Guidance

 

 

As Adjusted

 

Revenue

 

$

3,549,977

 

 

$

1,088,619

 

 

$

4,638,596

 

Cost of services

 

 

2,513,377

 

 

 

1,084,902

 

 

 

3,598,279

 

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

704,898

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

704,950

 

Operating income

 

 

235,291

 

 

 

3,665

 

 

 

238,956

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

 

273,539

 

 

 

3,665

 

 

 

277,204

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

76,178

 

 

 

894

 

 

 

77,072

 

Net income

 

 

197,361

 

 

 

2,771

 

 

 

200,132

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

 

196,317

 

 

 

2,771

 

 

 

199,088

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income per share

 

$

0.58

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

0.59

 

Diluted income per share

 

 

0.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.58

 

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

 

 

As Reported

 

 

Adoption of

New Revenue

Recognition

Guidance

 

 

As Adjusted

 

Revenue

 

$

9,873,396

 

 

$

3,255,737

 

 

$

13,129,133

 

Cost of services

 

 

6,919,018

 

 

 

3,235,278

 

 

 

10,154,296

 

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

2,023,503

 

 

 

688

 

 

 

2,024,191

 

Operating income

 

 

652,724

 

 

 

19,771

 

 

 

672,495

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

 

723,073

 

 

 

19,771

 

 

 

742,844

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

195,813

 

 

 

4,965

 

 

 

200,778

 

Net income

 

 

527,260

 

 

 

14,806

 

 

 

542,066

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

 

523,079

 

 

 

14,806

 

 

 

537,885

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income per share

 

$

1.55

 

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

1.59

 

Diluted income per share

 

 

1.54

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

1.58

 

 

See Note 2 for further discussion of the effects of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our significant accounting policies.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.”  This ASU 2016-01 states that entities will have to measure equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method, those that result in consolidation of the investee and certain other investments) at fair value and recognize any changes in fair value in net income. Under the new guidance, entities will measure equity investments in the scope of the guidance at the end of each reporting period. We will no longer be able to classify equity investments as trading or available for sale, and will no longer recognize unrealized holding gains and losses on equity securities previously classified as available for sale in other comprehensive income (loss). However, the guidance for classifying and measuring investments in debt securities and loans is unchanged.  We adopted ASU 2016‑01 in the first quarter of 2018, which resulted in a cumulative adjustment to accumulated earnings of $4.0 million on January 1, 2018, representing the accumulated unrealized gains (net of tax) reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss for available for sale equity securities on December 31, 2017.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.”  This ASU addressed eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. We adopted ASU 2016‑15 in the first quarter of 2018.  This resulted in changes to our consolidated statement of cash flows included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, including:

 

An accounting policy election was made in the first quarter of 2018 to classify distributions from all of our equity method investments based on the “nature of distribution method”. Under this approach, we classify the distributions based on the nature of the activities of the investee that generated the distribution.  This resulted in $138.3 million of distributions from equity method investments being reclassified from cash flows from investing activities to cash flows from operating activities for the first nine months of 2017;

 

 

Purchase price payments made related to acquisitions more than three months after the acquisition closed are to be reflected as cash flows from financing activities (assuming they do not exceed the amount recorded in the initial measurement period). If we record an increase to the estimated purchase price liability post-measurement period, then such increase (i.e. amounts we pay out above and beyond initial estimate of liability) would get recorded as an operating cash flow.  This resulted in $23.3 million of cash paid for acquisitions being reclassified from cash used in investing activities to cash used in financing activities for the first nine months of 2017;

 

 

Payments for debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, including third-party costs, premiums paid, and other fees paid to lenders that are directly related to the debt prepayment or debt extinguishment are to be reflected as cash used in financing activities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we paid a $20.0 million premium in connection with the early redemption of our 5.00% senior notes (see Note 9). Such premium has been reflected in cash used in financing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

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(Unaudited)

 

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash.”  This ASU requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash. We adopted ASU 2016-18 in the first quarter of 2018 and, as a result, restricted cash has been included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption

The FASB previously issued three ASUs related to leases. The ASUs issued were: (1) in February 2016, ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, (2) in July 2018, ASU 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” and (3) in July 2018, ASU 2018-11 “Target Improvements.” ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize most leases on the balance sheet as liabilities, with corresponding right-of-use assets. For income statement recognition purposes, leases will be classified as either a finance or operating lease in a manner similar to the requirements under the current lease accounting literature, but without relying upon the bright-line tests. The amendments in ASU 2018-10 affect narrow aspects of the guidance issued in the amendments in ASU 2016-02. The amendments in ASU 2018-11 provide an optional method for adopting the new leasing guidance and provide lessors with a practical expedient to combine lease and associated non-lease components by class of underlying asset in contracts that meet certain criteria. These ASUs are effective for annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018.  We plan to adopt these ASUs in the first quarter of 2019 by using the optional transitional method with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.  We have identified our lease populations and believe the adoption of the ASUs will have a material impact on our financial statements. Furthermore, we have decided to elect certain practical expedients afforded by the ASUs, including the expedient to forego separating lease and non-lease components in our lessee contracts, which will increase the magnitude of our balance sheet gross-up. While we continue to validate our lease data, we are progressing with the implementation and testing of our lease accounting system. 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326):  Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.”  This ASU is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring timelier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held by financial institutions and other organizations. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2016‑13 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017‑04, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.”  This ASU eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. This ASU also eliminates the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2017‑04 will have on our goodwill assessment process, but do not believe the adoption of ASU 2017‑04 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017‑08, “Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.”  This ASU requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. This ASU does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2017‑08 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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(Unaudited)

 

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017‑12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.”  This ASU refines and expands hedge accounting for both financial and commodity risks. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2017‑12 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑02, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” This ASU provides an option to reclassify stranded tax effects within accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings in each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Act (or portion thereof) is recorded. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2018‑02 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but do not expect it to have a material impact.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑09, “Codification Improvements.” The amendments in ASU 2018-09 represent changes to clarify, correct errors in, or make minor improvements to the Codification, eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications in current guidance. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2018‑09 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but do not expect it to have a material impact.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” This ASU eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. As ASU 2018-13 only revises disclosure requirements, it will not have any impact on our consolidated financial statements. We are evaluating the effect, if any, that ASU 2018‑13 will have on our disclosures.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑14, “Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” This ASU makes minor changes to the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. This ASU is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. As ASU 2018-14 only revises disclosure requirements, it will not have any impact on our consolidated financial statements. We are evaluating the effect, if any, that ASU 2018‑14 will have on our disclosures.

4.

FacilitySource Acquisition

On June 12, 2018, CBRE Jason Acquisition LLC (Merger Sub), our wholly-owned subsidiary, and FacilitySource Holdings, LLC (FacilitySource), WP X Finance, LP and Warburg Pincus X Partners, LP (collectively, the Stockholders) entered into a stock purchase agreement and plan of merger (the Merger Agreement).  As part of the Merger Agreement, (i) we purchased from the Stockholders all the outstanding shares of capital stock of FS WP Holdco, Inc (Blocker Corp), which owned 1,686,013 Class A units (the Blocker Units) and (ii) immediately following the acquisition of Blocker Corp, Merger Sub merged with FacilitySource, with FacilitySource continuing as the surviving company and our wholly-owned subsidiary within our Americas segment (the FacilitySource Acquisition), with the remaining Blocker Units not held by Blocker Corp. cancelled and converted into the right to receive cash consideration as set forth in the Merger Agreement. The estimated net initial purchase price was approximately $265.5 million, with $262.0 million paid in cash, plus adjustments for working capital and other items. We financed the transaction with cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. We completed the FacilitySource Acquisition to help us (i) build a tech-enabled supply chain capability that is unique for the occupier outsourcing industry and (ii) drive meaningfully differentiated outcomes for leading occupiers of real estate.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The following represents a summary of the excess purchase price over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired (dollars in thousands):

 

Estimated purchase price

 

$

265,465

 

Less: Estimated fair value of net assets acquired (see table below)

 

 

(47,118

)

Excess purchase price over estimated fair value of net assets

   acquired

 

$

218,347

 

 

The preliminary purchase accounting related to the FacilitySource Acquisition has been recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The excess purchase price over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired has been recorded to goodwill. The goodwill arising from the FacilitySource Acquisition consists largely of the synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the operations acquired from FacilitySource with ours. We are currently assessing if any portion of the goodwill recorded in connection with the FacilitySource Acquisition will be deductible for tax purposes. Given the complexity of the transaction, the calculation of the fair value of certain assets and liabilities acquired, primarily intangible assets, computer software and income tax items, is still preliminary. The purchase price allocation is expected to be completed as soon as practicable, but no later than one year from the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the aggregate estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the FacilitySource Acquisition (dollars in thousands):

 

Assets Acquired:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,627

 

Receivables, net

 

 

37,902

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

477

 

Property and equipment

 

 

54,730

 

Other intangible assets

 

 

64,400

 

Other assets

 

 

114

 

Total assets acquired

 

 

160,250

 

Liabilities Assumed:

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

48,278

 

Compensation and employee benefits payable

 

 

1,472

 

Accrued bonus and profit sharing

 

 

5,036

 

Line of credit and term loan

 

 

26,295

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

30,923

 

Other liabilities

 

 

1,128

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

 

113,132

 

Estimated Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired

 

$

47,118

 

The following is a summary of the preliminary estimate of the amortizable intangible assets and depreciable computer software acquired in connection with the FacilitySource Acquisition (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2018

 

Asset Class

 

Weighted

Average

Amortization/

Depreciation

Period

 

Amount

Assigned at

Acquisition

Date

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

and

Depreciation

 

 

Net Carrying

Value

 

Intangibles:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade name

 

20 years

 

$

38,950

 

 

$

568

 

 

$

38,382

 

Customer relationships

 

6.67 years

 

 

25,450

 

 

 

780

 

 

 

24,670

 

Total amortizable intangible assets acquired

 

14.7 years

 

$

64,400

 

 

$

1,348

 

 

$

63,052

 

Property and Equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer software

 

10 years

 

$

51,850

 

 

$

1,512

 

 

$

50,338

 

Upon close of the FacilitySource Acquisition, we immediately repaid the line of credit and term loan assumed from FacilitySource.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018 include revenue, an operating loss and a net loss of $54.9 million, ($2.2) million and ($1.6) million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 include revenue, an operating loss and a net loss of $67.5 million, ($2.4) million and ($1.8) million, respectively, attributable to the FacilitySource Acquisition. This does not include direct transaction and integration costs of $4.4 million and $4.6 million and depreciation and amortization expense of $2.3 million and $2.9 million, respectively, related to computer software and intangible assets acquired, all of which were incurred during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 in connection with the FacilitySource Acquisition.

Unaudited pro forma results, assuming the FacilitySource Acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2017 for purposes of the pro forma disclosures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, are presented below. They include certain adjustments for increased depreciation and amortization expense related to acquired computer software and intangible assets as well as increased interest expense associated with borrowings under our revolving credit facility used to fund the acquisition, as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Depreciation expense

 

$

 

 

$

1,090

 

 

$

2,377

 

 

$

3,269

 

Amortization expense

 

 

 

 

 

1,441

 

 

 

2,976

 

 

 

4,324

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

1,525

 

 

 

2,769

 

 

 

4,574

 

Pro forma adjustments also include the removal of $4.4 million and $4.6 million of direct costs incurred by us during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, as well as the tax impact of all pro forma adjustments for all periods presented. These unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of what operating results would have been had the FacilitySource Acquisition occurred on January 1, 2017 and may not be indicative of future operating results (dollars in thousands, except share data):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Revenue

 

$

5,260,954

 

 

$

4,675,977

 

 

$

15,143,266

 

 

$

13,421,277

 

Operating income

 

 

194,155

 

 

 

231,975

 

 

 

623,771

 

 

 

651,553

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

 

293,726

 

 

 

193,666

 

 

 

663,247

 

 

 

521,621

 

Basic income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share attributable to CBRE Group,

   Inc.

 

$

0.87

 

 

$

0.57

 

 

$

1.96

 

 

$

1.55

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic

   income per share

 

 

339,477,316

 

 

 

337,948,324

 

 

 

339,151,807

 

 

 

337,280,914

 

Diluted income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share attributable to CBRE Group,

   Inc.

 

$

0.85

 

 

$

0.57

 

 

$

1.93

 

 

$

1.53

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted

   income per share

 

 

343,733,947

 

 

 

341,186,431

 

 

 

343,267,240

 

 

 

340,502,432

 

 

5.

Warehouse Receivables & Warehouse Lines of Credit

Our wholly-owned subsidiary CBRE Capital Markets, Inc. (CBRE Capital Markets) is a Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) approved Multifamily Program Plus Seller/Servicer and an approved Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) Aggregation and Negotiated Transaction Seller/Servicer. In addition, CBRE Capital Markets’ wholly-owned subsidiary CBRE Multifamily Capital, Inc. (CBRE MCI) is an approved Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) Seller/Servicer and CBRE Capital Markets’ wholly-owned subsidiary CBRE HMF, Inc. (CBRE HMF) is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved Non-Supervised Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Title II Mortgagee, an approved Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) lender and an approved Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) issuer of mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Under these arrangements, before loans are originated through proceeds from warehouse lines of credit, we obtain either a contractual loan purchase commitment from either

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(Unaudited)

 

Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae or a confirmed forward trade commitment for the issuance and purchase of a Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae MBS that will be secured by the loans. The warehouse lines of credit are generally repaid within a one-month period when Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae buys the loans or upon settlement of the Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae MBS, while we retain the servicing rights. Loans are funded at the prevailing market rates. We elect the fair value option for all warehouse receivables. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, all of the warehouse receivables included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets were either under commitment to be purchased by Freddie Mac or had confirmed forward trade commitments for the issuance and purchase of Fannie Mae or Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities that will be secured by the underlying loans.

A rollforward of our warehouse receivables is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Beginning balance at December 31, 2017

 

$

928,038

 

Origination of mortgage loans

 

 

13,979,299

 

Gains (premiums on loan sales)

 

 

38,963

 

Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans:

 

 

 

 

Sale of mortgage loans

 

 

(13,312,627

)

Cash collections of premiums on loan sales

 

 

(38,963

)

Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans

 

 

(13,351,590

)

Net increase in mortgage servicing rights included in warehouse receivables

 

 

3,311

 

Ending balance at September 30, 2018

 

$

1,598,021

 

 

The following table is a summary of our warehouse lines of credit in place as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

 

 

 

 

 

Lender

 

Current

Maturity

 

Pricing

 

Facility

Size

 

 

Carrying

Value

 

 

Facility

Size

 

 

Carrying

Value

 

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan) (1)

 

10/23/2018

 

daily one-month LIBOR plus 1.45%

 

$

1,000,000

 

 

$

870,446

 

 

$

1,000,000

 

 

$

192,180

 

JP Morgan (2)

 

10/23/2018

 

daily one-month LIBOR plus 2.75%

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

5,800

 

Fannie Mae Multifamily As Soon As

   Pooled Plus Agreement and Multifamily

   As Soon As Pooled Sale Agreement

   (ASAP) Program

 

Cancelable

anytime

 

daily one-month LIBOR plus 1.35%, with a LIBOR floor of 0.35%

 

 

450,000

 

 

 

34,655

 

 

 

450,000

 

 

 

205,827

 

TD Bank, N.A. (TD Bank) (3)

 

6/30/2019

 

daily one-month LIBOR plus 1.20%

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

296,487

 

 

 

800,000

 

 

 

225,416

 

Bank of America, N.A. (BofA) (4)

 

6/4/2019

 

daily one-month LIBOR plus 1.30%

 

 

225,000

 

 

 

220,348

 

 

 

337,500

 

 

 

130,443

 

Capital One, N.A. (Capital One) (5)

 

7/27/2019

 

daily one-month LIBOR plus 1.35%

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

157,804

 

 

 

387,500

 

 

 

151,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,300,000

 

 

$

1,579,740

 

 

$

3,000,000

 

 

$

910,766

 

 

(1)

In October 2018, the maximum facility size was increased to $1,010.0 million, the interest rate was changed to daily one-month LIBOR plus 1.30% and the maturity date was extended to October 21, 2019.

(2)

In October 2018, the maximum facility size was reduced to $15.0 million and the maturity date was extended to October 21, 2019.

(3)

Line was temporarily increased from $400.0 million to $800.0 million to accommodate 2017 year-end volume. Maximum facility reverted to $400.0 million on February 1, 2018. During July 2018, to accommodate increased volume, line was again temporarily increased to $800.0 million, reduced to $625.0 million on September 21, 2018, and reverted to $400.0 million on September 30, 2018. Our arrangement with TD Bank allows us to increase or decrease the line with a two-week notice.

(4)

Line was temporarily increased from $225.0 million to $337.5 million to accommodate 2017 year-end volume. Maximum facility reverted back to $225.0 million on January 27, 2018. Effective July 2, 2018, line was temporarily increased from $225.0 million to $337.5 million to accommodate projected volume in July. Maximum facility reverted to $225.0 million on August 18, 2018.

(5)

Line was temporarily increased from $200.0 million to $387.5 million to accommodate 2017 year-end volume. Maximum facility reverted back to $200.0 million on January 9, 2018. During July 2018, to accommodate increased volume, the line was temporarily increased from $200.0 million to $375.0 million, and reverted to $200.0 million on September 21, 2018. 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we had a maximum of $2.3 billion of warehouse lines of credit principal outstanding.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

6.

Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)

We hold variable interests in certain VIEs in our Global Investment Management and Development Services segments which are not consolidated as it was determined that we are not the primary beneficiary. Our involvement with these entities is in the form of equity co-investments and fee arrangements.

As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, our maximum exposure to loss related to VIEs which are not consolidated was as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

$

23,996

 

 

$

26,273

 

Co-investment commitments

 

 

22,262

 

 

 

2,364

 

Other current assets

 

 

3,715

 

 

 

3,401

 

Maximum exposure to loss

 

$

49,973

 

 

$

32,038

 

 

 

7.

Fair Value Measurements

Topic 820 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Topic 820 also establishes a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

There were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 and Level 2 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. There have been no significant changes to the valuation techniques and inputs used to develop the recurring fair value measurements from those disclosed in our 2017 Annual Report.

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(Unaudited)

 

The following tables present the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Fair Value Measured and Recorded Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

$

3,650

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,650

 

Debt securities issued by U.S. federal agencies

 

 

 

 

 

10,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,459

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

26,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,846

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

4,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,694

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 

 

 

2,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,256

 

Total available for sale debt securities

 

 

3,650

 

 

 

44,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,905

 

Equity securities

 

 

148,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

148,778

 

Warehouse receivables

 

 

 

 

 

1,598,021

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,598,021

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

152,428

 

 

$

1,642,276

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,794,704

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

 

 

$

1,370

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,370

 

Securities sold, not yet purchased

 

 

3,529

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,529

 

Total liabilities at fair value

 

$

3,529

 

 

$

1,370

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,899

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2017

 

 

 

Fair Value Measured and Recorded Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

$

3,820

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,820

 

Debt securities issued by U.S. federal agencies

 

 

 

 

 

4,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,901

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

20,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,023

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

3,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,577

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 

 

 

2,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,366

 

Total available for sale debt securities

 

 

3,820

 

 

 

30,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,687

 

Equity securities

 

 

133,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

133,595

 

Warehouse receivables

 

 

 

 

 

928,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

928,038

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

137,415

 

 

$

958,905

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,096,320

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

 

 

$

4,766

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,766

 

Securities sold, not yet purchased

 

 

3,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,431

 

Foreign currency exchange forward contracts

 

 

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

55

 

Total liabilities at fair value

 

$

3,431

 

 

$

4,821

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,252

 

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded a gain of $92.6 million associated with remeasuring our 50% investment in a previously unconsolidated subsidiary in New England to fair value as of the date we acquired the remaining 50% controlling interest. Fair value of this investment in unconsolidated subsidiary at acquisition date was $110.1 million, based upon the purchase price paid for the remaining 50% interest acquired, excluding the estimated control premium paid, which falls under Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Such gain was reflected in other income in our Americas segment in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.  

 

There were no significant non-recurring fair value measurements recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments” requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Our financial instruments are as follows:

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash – These balances include cash and cash equivalents as well as restricted cash with maturities of less than three months. The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

 

Receivables, less Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – Due to their short-term nature, fair value approximates carrying value.

 

Warehouse Receivables – These balances are carried at fair value based on market prices at the balance sheet date.

 

Debt & Equity Securities – These investments are carried at their fair value.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Forward Contracts – These assets and liabilities are carried at their fair value as calculated by using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative.

 

Securities Sold, not yet Purchased – These liabilities are carried at their fair value.

 

Short-Term Borrowings – The majority of this balance represents outstanding amounts under our warehouse lines of credit of our wholly-owned subsidiary, CBRE Capital Markets, and our revolving credit facility. Due to the short-term nature and variable interest rates of these instruments, fair value approximates carrying value (see Notes 5 and 9).

 

Senior Term Loans – Based upon information from third-party banks (which falls within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy), the estimated fair value of our senior term loans was approximately $747.7 million at September 30, 2018 and $199.9 million at December 31, 2017. Their actual carrying value, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, totaled $744.1 million and $193.5 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively (see Note 9).

 

Interest Rate Swaps – These liabilities are carried at their fair value as calculated by using widely-accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative.

 

Senior Notes – Based on dealers’ quotes (which falls within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy), the estimated fair values of our 4.875% senior notes and 5.25% senior notes were $612.9 million and $443.1 million, respectively, at September 30, 2018 and $645.7 million and $468.0 million, respectively, at December 31, 2017. The actual carrying value of our 4.875% senior notes and 5.25% senior notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs as well as unamortized discount or premium, if applicable, totaled $592.6 million and $422.6 million, respectively, at September 30, 2018 and $592.0 million and $422.4 million, respectively, at December 31, 2017. In March 2018, we redeemed our 5.00% senior notes in full (see Note 9). At December 31, 2017, the estimated fair value (based on dealers’ quotes) and actual carrying value (net of unamortized debt issuance costs) of our 5.00% senior notes was $823.8 million and $791.7 million, respectively.

 

8.

Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Our investment ownership percentages in equity method investments vary, generally ranging up to 5.0% in our Global Investment Management segment, up to 10.0% in our Development Services segment, and up to 50.0% in our other business segments.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Combined condensed financial information for the entities accounted for using the equity method is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Global Investment Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

305,829

 

 

$

308,221

 

 

$

931,116

 

 

$

813,279

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

329,982

 

 

 

(59,677

)

 

 

607,344

 

 

 

32,211

 

Net income

 

 

281,580

 

 

 

36,937

 

 

 

454,871

 

 

 

101,334

 

Development Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

34,582

 

 

$

29,273

 

 

$

88,587

 

 

$

78,276

 

Operating income

 

 

188,470

 

 

 

152,102

 

 

 

271,607

 

 

 

329,959

 

Net income

 

 

170,387

 

 

 

141,489

 

 

 

240,700

 

 

 

307,641

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

52,534

 

 

$

46,648

 

 

$

161,471

 

 

$

116,651

 

Operating income

 

 

4,537

 

 

 

6,504

 

 

 

16,427

 

 

 

17,483

 

Net income

 

 

3,920

 

 

 

7,868

 

 

 

16,140

 

 

 

21,526

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

392,945

 

 

$

384,142

 

 

$

1,181,174

 

 

$

1,008,206

 

Operating income

 

 

522,989

 

 

 

98,929

 

 

 

895,378

 

 

 

379,653

 

Net income

 

 

455,887

 

 

 

186,294

 

 

 

711,711

 

 

 

430,501

 

 

9.

Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Borrowings

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Senior term loans, with interest ranging from 2.51% to 3.15%, due quarterly through 2022

 

$

750,000

 

 

$

200,000

 

4.875% senior notes due in 2026, net of unamortized discount

 

 

596,556

 

 

 

596,273

 

5.25% senior notes due in 2025, net of unamortized premium

 

 

426,180

 

 

 

426,317

 

5.00% senior notes, redeemed in full in March 2018

 

 

 

 

 

800,000

 

Other

 

 

4,737

 

 

 

8

 

Total long-term debt

 

 

1,777,473

 

 

 

2,022,598

 

Less: current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

(3,988

)

 

 

(8

)

Less: unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(13,482

)

 

 

(22,987

)

Total long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

$

1,760,003

 

 

$

1,999,603

 

 

We maintain credit facilities with third-party lenders, which we use for a variety of purposes. On October 31, 2017, CBRE Services, Inc. (CBRE Services), our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a Credit Agreement (the 2017 Credit Agreement), which refinanced and replaced our prior credit agreement (the 2015 Credit Agreement). We used $200.0 million of borrowings from the tranche A term loan facility and $83.0 million of revolving credit facility borrowings under the 2017 Credit Agreement, in addition to cash on hand, to repay all amounts outstanding under the 2015 Credit Agreement.

The 2017 Credit Agreement is a senior unsecured credit facility that is jointly and severally guaranteed by us and certain of our subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2018, the 2017 Credit Agreement provided for the following: (1) a $2.8 billion revolving credit facility, which includes the capacity to obtain letters of credit and swingline loans and matures on October 31, 2022 and (2) a $750.0 million delayed draw tranche A term loan facility, requiring  quarterly principal payments, which began on March 5, 2018 and continue through maturity on October 31, 2022, provided that in the event that our leverage ratio (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement) is less than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding any such payment date, no such quarterly principal payment shall be required on such date.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

On March 14, 2013, CBRE Services issued $800.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.00% senior notes due March 15, 2023. The 5.00% senior notes were unsecured obligations of CBRE Services, senior to all of its current and future subordinated indebtedness, but effectively subordinated to all of its current and future secured indebtedness. The 5.00% senior notes were jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior basis by us and each domestic subsidiary of CBRE Services that guaranteed our 2017 Credit Agreement. Interest accrued at a rate of 5.00% per year and was payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15. The 5.00% senior notes were redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, on March 15, 2018 at a redemption price of 102.5% of the principal amount on that date. We redeemed these notes in full on March 15, 2018 and incurred charges of $28.0 million, including a premium of $20.0 million and the write-off of $8.0 million of unamortized deferred financing costs. We funded this redemption with $550.0 million of borrowings from our tranche A term loan facility and borrowings from our revolving credit facility under our 2017 Credit Agreement. The amount of the 5.00% senior notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets was $791.7 million at December 31, 2017.

The indentures governing our 4.875% senior notes and 5.25% senior notes contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to create or permit liens on assets securing indebtedness, enter into sale/leaseback transactions and enter into consolidations or mergers. In addition, our 2017 Credit Agreement also requires us to maintain a minimum coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement) to consolidated interest expense of 2.00x and a maximum leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement) of 4.25x (and in the case of the first four full fiscal quarters following consummation of a qualified acquisition (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement), 4.75x) as of the end of each fiscal quarter. On this basis, our coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense was 18.62x for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2018, and our leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to consolidated EBITDA was 0.79x as of September 30, 2018.

Short-Term Borrowings

Revolving Credit Facility

As of September 30, 2018, $141.0 million was outstanding under the revolving credit facility. In addition, as of September 30, 2018, letters of credit totaling $2.0 million were outstanding under our revolving credit facility under our 2017 Credit Agreement. These letters of credit, which reduce the amount we may borrow under the revolving credit facility, were primarily issued in the ordinary course of business. As of December 31, 2017, no amounts were outstanding under the revolving credit facility other than letters of credit totaling $2.0 million.

Warehouse Lines of Credit

CBRE Capital Markets has warehouse lines of credit with third-party lenders for the purpose of funding mortgage loans that will be resold, and a funding arrangement with Fannie Mae for the purpose of selling a percentage of certain closed multifamily loans to Fannie Mae. These warehouse lines are recourse only to CBRE Capital Markets and are secured by our related warehouse receivables. See Note 5 for additional information.

 

10.

Commitments and Contingencies

We are a party to a number of pending or threatened lawsuits arising out of, or incident to, our ordinary course of business. We believe that any losses in excess of the amounts accrued therefor as liabilities on our financial statements are unlikely to be significant, but litigation is inherently uncertain and there is the potential for a material adverse effect on our financial statements if one or more matters are resolved in a particular period in an amount materially in excess of what we anticipated.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

In January 2008, CBRE MCI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBRE Capital Markets, entered into an agreement with Fannie Mae under Fannie Mae’s Delegated Underwriting and Servicing Lender Program (DUS Program), to provide financing for multifamily housing with five or more units. Under the DUS Program, CBRE MCI originates, underwrites, closes and services loans without prior approval by Fannie Mae, and typically, is subject to sharing up to one-third of any losses on loans originated under the DUS Program. CBRE MCI has funded loans subject to such loss sharing arrangements with unpaid principal balances of $22.4 billion at September 30, 2018. CBRE MCI, under its agreement with Fannie Mae, must post cash reserves or other acceptable collateral under formulas established by Fannie Mae to provide for sufficient capital in the event losses occur. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, CBRE MCI had a $64.0 million and a $58.0 million, respectively, letter of credit under this reserve arrangement, and had recorded a liability of approximately $35.5 million and $32.9 million, respectively, for its loan loss guarantee obligation under such arrangement. Fannie Mae’s recourse under the DUS Program is limited to the assets of CBRE MCI, which assets totaled approximately $717.6 million (including $471.9 million of warehouse receivables, a substantial majority of which are pledged against warehouse lines of credit and are therefore not available to Fannie Mae) at September 30, 2018.

CBRE Capital Markets participates in Freddie Mac’s Multifamily Small Balance Loan (SBL) Program. Under the SBL program, CBRE Capital Markets has certain repurchase and loss reimbursement obligations. These obligations are for the period from origination of the loan to the securitization date. CBRE Capital Markets must post a cash reserve or other acceptable collateral to provide for sufficient capital in the event the obligations are triggered. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, CBRE Capital Markets had posted a $5.0 million letter of credit under this reserve arrangement.

We had outstanding letters of credit totaling $75.2 million as of September 30, 2018, excluding letters of credit for which we have outstanding liabilities already accrued on our consolidated balance sheet related to our subsidiaries’ outstanding reserves for claims under certain insurance programs as well as letters of credit related to operating leases. The CBRE Capital Markets letters of credit totaling $69.0 million as of September 30, 2018 referred to in the preceding paragraphs represented the majority of the $75.2 million outstanding letters of credit as of such date. The remaining letters of credit are primarily executed by us in the ordinary course of business and expire at varying dates through September 2019.

We had guarantees totaling $55.7 million as of September 30, 2018, excluding guarantees related to pension liabilities, consolidated indebtedness and other obligations for which we have outstanding liabilities already accrued on our consolidated balance sheet, and excluding guarantees related to operating leases. The $55.7 million primarily represents guarantees executed by us in the ordinary course of business, including various guarantees of management and vendor contracts in our operations overseas, which expire at the end of each of the respective agreements.

In addition, as of September 30, 2018, we had issued numerous non-recourse carveout, completion and budget guarantees relating to development projects for the benefit of third parties. These guarantees are commonplace in our industry and are made by us in the ordinary course of our Development Services business. Non-recourse carveout guarantees generally require that our project-entity borrower not commit specified improper acts, with us potentially liable for all or a portion of such entity’s indebtedness or other damages suffered by the lender if those acts occur. Completion and budget guarantees generally require us to complete construction of the relevant project within a specified timeframe and/or within a specified budget, with us potentially being liable for costs to complete in excess of such timeframe or budget. However, we generally use “guaranteed maximum price” contracts with reputable, bondable general contractors with respect to projects for which we provide these guarantees. These contracts are intended to pass the risk to such contractors. While there can be no assurance, we do not expect to incur any material losses under these guarantees.

An important part of the strategy for our Global Investment Management business involves investing our capital in certain real estate investments with our clients. These co-investments generally total up to 2.0% of the equity in a particular fund. As of September 30, 2018, we had aggregate commitments of $51.7 million to fund future co-investments.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Additionally, an important part of our Development Services business strategy is to invest in unconsolidated real estate subsidiaries as a principal (in most cases co-investing with our clients). As of September 30, 2018, we had committed to fund $23.6 million of additional capital to these unconsolidated subsidiaries.

 

11.

Income Per Share Information

The calculations of basic and diluted income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. shareholders are as follows (dollars in thousands, except share data): 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Basic Income Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. shareholders

 

$

290,469

 

 

$

199,088

 

 

$

669,424

 

 

$

537,885

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic income per share

 

 

339,477,316

 

 

 

337,948,324

 

 

 

339,151,807

 

 

 

337,280,914

 

Basic income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

   shareholders

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

0.59

 

 

$

1.97

 

 

$

1.59

 

Diluted Income Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. shareholders

 

$

290,469

 

 

$

199,088

 

 

$

669,424

 

 

$

537,885

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted income

   per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic income

   per share

 

 

339,477,316

 

 

 

337,948,324

 

 

 

339,151,807

 

 

 

337,280,914

 

Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares

 

 

4,256,631

 

 

 

3,236,525

 

 

 

4,114,910

 

 

 

3,217,594

 

Dilutive effect of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

1,582

 

 

 

523

 

 

 

3,924

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted income

   per share

 

 

343,733,947

 

 

 

341,186,431

 

 

 

343,267,240

 

 

 

340,502,432

 

Diluted income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

   shareholders

 

$

0.85

 

 

$

0.58

 

 

$

1.95

 

 

$

1.58

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, 34,470 and 28,922, respectively, of contingently issuable shares were excluded from the computation of diluted income per share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, 384,775 and 1,141,522, respectively, of contingently issuable shares were excluded from the computation of diluted income per share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.

 

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

12.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Disaggregated Revenue

The following tables represent a disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 by type of service and/or region (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Americas

 

 

EMEA

 

 

APAC

 

 

Global

Investment

Management

 

 

Development

Services

 

 

Consolidated

 

Topic 606 Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupier outsourcing

 

$

1,964,677

 

 

$

993,268

 

 

$

256,835

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,214,780

 

Leasing

 

 

598,384

 

 

 

123,339

 

 

 

99,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,902

 

 

 

823,041

 

Sales

 

 

294,884

 

 

 

103,664

 

 

 

73,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

472,640

 

Property management

 

 

171,824

 

 

 

59,459

 

 

 

69,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,718

 

 

 

303,470

 

Valuation

 

 

64,585

 

 

 

43,210

 

 

 

26,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

134,539

 

Commercial mortgage origination (1)

 

 

28,294

 

 

 

516

 

 

 

829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,639

 

Investment management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,061

 

Development services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,038

 

 

 

21,038

 

Topic 606 Revenue

 

 

3,122,648

 

 

 

1,323,456

 

 

 

527,290

 

 

 

93,061

 

 

 

25,753

 

 

 

5,092,208

 

Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage origination

 

 

102,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102,148

 

Loan servicing

 

 

43,893

 

 

 

2,387

 

 

 

186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,466

 

Other revenue

 

 

12,033

 

 

 

5,593

 

 

 

2,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,132

 

Total Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue

 

 

158,074

 

 

 

7,980

 

 

 

2,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

168,746

 

Total revenue

 

$

3,280,722

 

 

$

1,331,436

 

 

$

529,982

 

 

$

93,061

 

 

$

25,753

 

 

$

5,260,954

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 (As Adjusted) (2)

 

 

 

Americas

 

 

EMEA

 

 

APAC

 

 

Global

Investment

Management

 

 

Development

Services

 

 

Consolidated

 

Topic 606 Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupier outsourcing

 

$

1,764,103

 

 

$

787,466

 

 

$

240,667

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,792,236

 

Leasing

 

 

506,366

 

 

 

105,368

 

 

 

88,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

559

 

 

 

700,799

 

Sales

 

 

290,168

 

 

 

83,937

 

 

 

80,966

 

 

 

 

 

 

270

 

 

 

455,341

 

Property management

 

 

162,670

 

 

 

62,606

 

 

 

60,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,337

 

 

 

288,520

 

Valuation

 

 

59,009

 

 

 

39,462

 

 

 

28,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,986

 

Commercial mortgage origination (1)

 

 

23,498

 

 

 

778

 

 

 

535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,811

 

Investment management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,122

 

Development services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,945

 

 

 

12,945

 

Topic 606 Revenue

 

 

2,805,814

 

 

 

1,079,617

 

 

 

500,096

 

 

 

92,122

 

 

 

16,111

 

 

 

4,493,760

 

Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage origination

 

 

83,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,607

 

Loan servicing

 

 

36,021

 

 

 

2,315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,336

 

Other revenue

 

 

14,190

 

 

 

6,767

 

 

 

1,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,893

 

Total Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue

 

 

133,818

 

 

 

9,082

 

 

 

1,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

144,836

 

Total revenue

 

$

2,939,632

 

 

$

1,088,699

 

 

$

502,032

 

 

$

92,122

 

 

$

16,111

 

 

$

4,638,596

 

 

 

(1)

We earn fees for arranging financing for borrowers with third-party lender contacts. Such fees are in scope of Topic 606.

(2)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Americas

 

 

EMEA

 

 

APAC

 

 

Global

Investment

Management

 

 

Development

Services

 

 

Consolidated

 

Topic 606 Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupier outsourcing

 

$

5,682,409

 

 

$

2,882,350

 

 

$

787,667

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

9,352,426

 

Leasing

 

 

1,535,242

 

 

 

330,223

 

 

 

271,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,861

 

 

 

2,139,507

 

Sales

 

 

832,195

 

 

 

279,985

 

 

 

202,115

 

 

 

 

 

 

513

 

 

 

1,314,808

 

Property management

 

 

517,995

 

 

 

178,376

 

 

 

208,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,379

 

 

 

911,715

 

Valuation

 

 

187,997

 

 

 

127,529

 

 

 

83,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

399,124

 

Commercial mortgage origination (1)

 

 

77,211

 

 

 

2,953

 

 

 

1,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81,387

 

Investment management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

315,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

315,698

 

Development services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,733

 

 

 

57,733

 

Topic 606 Revenue

 

 

8,833,049

 

 

 

3,801,416

 

 

 

1,554,749

 

 

 

315,698

 

 

 

67,486

 

 

 

14,572,398

 

Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage origination

 

 

277,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

277,508

 

Loan servicing

 

 

124,746

 

 

 

7,035

 

 

 

407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

132,188

 

Other revenue

 

 

36,070

 

 

 

19,691

 

 

 

8,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,246

 

Total Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue

 

 

438,324

 

 

 

26,726

 

 

 

8,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

473,942

 

Total revenue

 

$

9,271,373

 

 

$

3,828,142

 

 

$

1,563,641

 

 

$

315,698

 

 

$

67,486

 

 

$

15,046,340

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 (As Adjusted) (2)

 

 

 

Americas

 

 

EMEA

 

 

APAC

 

 

Global

Investment

Management

 

 

Development

Services

 

 

Consolidated

 

Topic 606 Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupier outsourcing

 

$

5,170,579

 

 

$

2,181,050

 

 

$

683,366

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,034,995

 

Leasing

 

 

1,350,439

 

 

 

268,375

 

 

 

230,640

 

 

 

 

 

 

739

 

 

 

1,850,193

 

Sales

 

 

785,674

 

 

 

245,292

 

 

 

211,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

965

 

 

 

1,243,368

 

Property management

 

 

485,183

 

 

 

176,595

 

 

 

172,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,345

 

 

 

841,269

 

Valuation

 

 

177,789

 

 

 

109,200

 

 

 

86,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

373,209

 

Commercial mortgage origination (1)

 

 

73,199

 

 

 

4,583

 

 

 

1,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,771

 

Investment management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

274,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

274,451

 

Development services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,245

 

 

 

38,245

 

Topic 606 Revenue

 

 

8,042,863

 

 

 

2,985,095

 

 

 

1,385,798

 

 

 

274,451

 

 

 

47,294

 

 

 

12,735,501

 

Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage origination

 

 

217,881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

217,881

 

Loan servicing

 

 

106,745

 

 

 

7,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,618

 

Other revenue

 

 

38,272

 

 

 

16,382

 

 

 

6,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,133

 

Total Out of Scope of Topic 606 Revenue

 

 

362,898

 

 

 

24,255

 

 

 

6,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

393,632

 

Total revenue

 

$

8,405,761

 

 

$

3,009,350

 

 

$

1,392,277

 

 

$

274,451

 

 

$

47,294

 

 

$

13,129,133

 

 

(1)

We earn fees for arranging financing for borrowers with third-party lender contacts. Such fees are in scope of Topic 606.

(2)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

Contract Assets and Liabilities

We had contract assets totaling $220.8 million ($159.9 million of which was current) and $330.9 million ($273.1 million of which was current) as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, our contract assets decreased by $110.1 million, primarily due to contract assets moving to accounts receivable in our occupier outsourcing business (due to at-risk and incentive fees becoming billable per the contract terms) and in our leasing business (billing of commissions).

We had contract liabilities totaling $97.3 million ($86.8 million of which was current) and $100.6 million (all of which was current) as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recognized revenue of $78.1 million that was included in the contract liability balance at December 31, 2017.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Contract Costs

Within our Occupier Outsourcing business line, we incur transition costs to fulfil contracts prior to services being rendered. We capitalized $10.5 million and $33.5 million, respectively, of transition costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, and $6.9 million and $21.6 million, respectively, of transition costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. We recorded amortization of transition costs of $5.4 million and $17.6 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $5.2 million and $12.4 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. No impairment loss in relation to the costs capitalized was recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 or 2017.

 

13.

Segments

We report our operations through the following segments: (1) Americas; (2) Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); (3) Asia Pacific; (4) Global Investment Management; and (5) Development Services.

Summarized financial information by segment is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

3,280,722

 

 

$

2,939,632

 

 

$

9,271,373

 

 

$

8,405,761

 

EMEA

 

 

1,331,436

 

 

 

1,088,699

 

 

 

3,828,142

 

 

 

3,009,350

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

529,982

 

 

 

502,032

 

 

 

1,563,641

 

 

 

1,392,277

 

Global Investment Management

 

 

93,061

 

 

 

92,122

 

 

 

315,698

 

 

 

274,451

 

Development Services

 

 

25,753

 

 

 

16,111

 

 

 

67,486

 

 

 

47,294

 

Total revenue

 

$

5,260,954

 

 

$

4,638,596

 

 

$

15,046,340

 

 

$

13,129,133

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

255,813

 

 

$

239,061

 

 

$

740,009

 

 

$

697,997

 

EMEA

 

 

78,671

 

 

 

72,145

 

 

 

182,136

 

 

 

177,893

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

41,393

 

 

 

43,307

 

 

 

118,134

 

 

 

111,139

 

Global Investment Management

 

 

10,555

 

 

 

23,202

 

 

 

56,148

 

 

 

72,971

 

Development Services

 

 

76,976

 

 

 

37,524

 

 

 

154,095

 

 

 

87,102

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

463,408

 

 

$

415,239

 

 

$

1,250,522

 

 

$

1,147,102

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

Adjusted EBITDA is the measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to each segment and assessing performance of each segment. EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Amounts shown for adjusted EBITDA further remove (from EBITDA) the impact of certain cash and non-cash items related to acquisitions, costs associated with our planned reorganization, certain carried interest incentive compensation reversal to align with the timing of associated revenue and other non-recurring costs.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

290,469

 

 

$

199,088

 

 

$

669,424

 

 

$

537,885

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

113,484

 

 

 

102,591

 

 

 

335,048

 

 

 

297,014

 

Interest expense

 

 

26,651

 

 

 

34,483

 

 

 

82,394

 

 

 

103,923

 

Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,982

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

94,963

 

 

 

77,072

 

 

 

211,446

 

 

 

200,778

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

1,231

 

 

 

3,129

 

 

 

6,341

 

 

 

6,967

 

EBITDA

 

 

524,336

 

 

 

410,105

 

 

 

1,319,953

 

 

 

1,132,633

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One-time gain associated with remeasuring an investment in an

   unconsolidated subsidiary to fair value as of the date the

   remaining controlling interest was acquired

 

 

(92,624

)

 

 

 

 

 

(92,624

)

 

 

 

Reorganization costs (2)

 

 

12,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,768

 

 

 

 

Costs incurred in connection with litigation settlement

 

 

8,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,868

 

 

 

 

Integration and other costs related to acquisitions

 

 

6,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,100

 

 

 

27,351

 

Carried interest incentive compensation expense (reversal) to align

   with the timing of associated revenue

 

 

3,960

 

 

 

5,134

 

 

 

(4,543

)

 

 

(12,882

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

463,408

 

 

$

415,239

 

 

$

1,250,522

 

 

$

1,147,102

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

(2)

Represents severance costs related to headcount reductions in connection with our planned reorganization announced in the third quarter of 2018 that will become effective January 1, 2019.

 

Geographic Information

Revenue in the table below is allocated based upon the country in which services are performed (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

3,063,616

 

 

$

2,699,197

 

 

$

8,646,018

 

 

$

7,816,048

 

United Kingdom

 

 

638,018

 

 

 

561,356

 

 

 

1,852,799

 

 

 

1,552,499

 

All other countries

 

 

1,559,320

 

 

 

1,378,043

 

 

 

4,547,523

 

 

 

3,760,586

 

Total revenue

 

$

5,260,954

 

 

$

4,638,596

 

 

$

15,046,340

 

 

$

13,129,133

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

 

On August 17, 2018, we announced a new organization structure that will become effective on January 1, 2019. Under the new structure, we will organize our operations around, and publicly report our financial results on, three global business segments: Advisory Services, Global Workplace Solutions and Real Estate Investments. For the remainder of 2018, we will continue to report our financial results under our existing business segments.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

14.

Guarantor and Nonguarantor Financial Statements

The following condensed consolidating financial information (dollars in thousands) includes condensed consolidating balance sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and condensed consolidating statements of operations and condensed consolidating statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 of:

 

CBRE Group, Inc., as the parent; CBRE Services, as the subsidiary issuer; the guarantor subsidiaries; the nonguarantor subsidiaries;

 

Elimination entries necessary to consolidate CBRE Group, Inc., as the parent, with CBRE Services and its guarantor and nonguarantor subsidiaries; and

 

CBRE Group, Inc., on a consolidated basis.

Investments in consolidated subsidiaries are presented using the equity method of accounting. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in consolidated subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

7

 

 

$

6,242

 

 

$

86,436

 

 

$

457,783

 

 

$

 

 

$

550,468

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,052

 

 

 

75,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

77,470

 

Receivables, net

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

1,419,698

 

 

 

1,991,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,410,744

 

Warehouse receivables (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,005,583

 

 

 

592,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,598,021

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111,816

 

 

 

146,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

258,341

 

Contract assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

108,823

 

 

 

51,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

159,928

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

5,291

 

 

 

1,856

 

 

 

14,812

 

 

 

39,883

 

 

 

(7,148

)

 

 

54,694

 

Other current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,315

 

 

 

203,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

268,648

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

5,298

 

 

 

8,105

 

 

 

2,814,535

 

 

 

3,557,524

 

 

 

(7,148

)

 

 

6,378,314

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

507,082

 

 

 

195,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

702,428

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,185,643

 

 

 

1,457,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,643,143

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

791,678

 

 

 

611,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,403,424

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,254

 

 

 

40,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

195,322

 

Investments in consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

6,290,974

 

 

 

5,552,972

 

 

 

3,192,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,036,932

)

 

 

 

Intercompany loan receivable

 

 

 

 

 

2,618,536

 

 

 

700,000

 

 

 

98,973

 

 

 

(3,417,509

)

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,300

 

 

 

79,494

 

 

 

(5,300

)

 

 

79,494

 

Other assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

19,448

 

 

 

453,493

 

 

 

102,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

574,991

 

Total Assets

 

$

6,296,272

 

 

$

8,199,061

 

 

$

10,805,971

 

 

$

6,142,701

 

 

$

(18,466,889

)

 

$

12,977,116

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

 

 

$

5,837

 

 

$

552,126

 

 

$

1,116,220

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,674,183

 

Compensation and employee benefits payable

 

 

 

 

 

626

 

 

 

641,866

 

 

 

412,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,054,578

 

Accrued bonus and profit sharing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

522,473

 

 

 

320,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

843,184

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,995

 

 

 

49,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,771

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,148

 

 

 

15,371

 

 

 

(7,148

)

 

 

15,371

 

Short-term borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warehouse lines of credit (which fund

   loans that U.S. Government Sponsored

   Enterprises have committed to purchase) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

997,580

 

 

 

582,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,579,740

 

Revolving credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

141,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141,000

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

Total short-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

141,000

 

 

 

997,596

 

 

 

582,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,720,756

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

3,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,988

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,640

 

 

 

23,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,950

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

147,463

 

 

 

2,822,040

 

 

 

2,523,426

 

 

 

(7,148

)

 

 

5,485,781

 

Long-Term Debt, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net

 

 

 

 

 

1,759,254

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,760,003

 

Intercompany loan payable

 

 

1,583,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,834,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,417,509

)

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Debt, net

 

 

1,583,316

 

 

 

1,759,254

 

 

 

1,834,216

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

(3,417,509

)

 

 

1,760,003

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,127

 

 

 

124,786

 

 

 

(5,300

)

 

 

187,613

 

Non-current tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

136,979

 

 

 

2,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

139,115

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

1,370

 

 

 

391,637

 

 

 

239,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

632,213

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

1,583,316

 

 

 

1,908,087

 

 

 

5,252,999

 

 

 

2,890,280

 

 

 

(3,429,957

)

 

 

8,204,725

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

4,712,956

 

 

 

6,290,974

 

 

 

5,552,972

 

 

 

3,192,986

 

 

 

(15,036,932

)

 

 

4,712,956

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,435

 

Total Equity

 

 

4,712,956

 

 

 

6,290,974

 

 

 

5,552,972

 

 

 

3,252,421

 

 

 

(15,036,932

)

 

 

4,772,391

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$

6,296,272

 

 

$

8,199,061

 

 

$

10,805,971

 

 

$

6,142,701

 

 

$

(18,466,889

)

 

$

12,977,116

 

 

(1)

Although CBRE Capital Markets is included among our domestic subsidiaries that jointly and severally guarantee our 4.875% senior notes, 5.25% senior notes and our 2017 Credit Agreement, a substantial majority of warehouse receivables funded under JP Morgan, TD Bank, BofA, Capital One and Fannie Mae ASAP lines of credit are pledged to JP Morgan, TD Bank, BofA, Capital One and Fannie Mae.

31


CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2017 (As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

7

 

 

$

15,604

 

 

$

112,048

 

 

$

624,115

 

 

$

 

 

$

751,774

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,095

 

 

 

70,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

73,045

 

Receivables, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

990,923

 

 

 

2,121,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,112,289

 

Warehouse receivables (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

479,628

 

 

 

448,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

928,038

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81,106

 

 

 

134,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

215,336

 

Contract assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

263,756

 

 

 

9,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

273,053

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

2,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,628

 

 

 

(2,162

)

 

 

49,628

 

Other current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,556

 

 

 

176,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

227,421

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

2,169

 

 

 

15,604

 

 

 

1,980,112

 

 

 

3,634,861

 

 

 

(2,162

)

 

 

5,630,584

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

431,755

 

 

 

185,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

617,739

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,774,529

 

 

 

1,480,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,254,740

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

751,930

 

 

 

647,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,399,112

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

197,395

 

 

 

40,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

238,001

 

Investments in consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

5,551,781

 

 

 

4,930,109

 

 

 

3,066,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13,548,193

)

 

 

 

Intercompany loan receivable

 

 

 

 

 

2,621,330

 

 

 

700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,321,330

)

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,300

 

 

 

98,746

 

 

 

(5,300

)

 

 

98,746

 

Other assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

22,810

 

 

 

348,191

 

 

 

108,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

479,474

 

Total Assets

 

$

5,553,950

 

 

$

7,589,853

 

 

$

9,255,515

 

 

$

6,196,063

 

 

$

(16,876,985

)

 

$

11,718,396

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

 

 

$

29,708

 

 

$

404,367

 

 

$

1,139,597

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,573,672

 

Compensation and employee benefits payable

 

 

 

 

 

626

 

 

 

479,306

 

 

 

424,502

 

 

 

 

 

 

904,434

 

Accrued bonus and profit sharing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

590,534

 

 

 

487,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,078,345

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,994

 

 

 

57,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,615

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

 

 

 

3,314

 

 

 

13,704

 

 

 

55,778

 

 

 

(2,162

)

 

 

70,634

 

Short-term borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warehouse lines of credit (which fund

   loans that U.S. Government Sponsored

   Enterprises have committed to purchase) (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

474,195

 

 

 

436,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

910,766

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

Total short-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

474,211

 

 

 

436,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

910,782

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

56,260

 

 

 

18,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,454

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

33,703

 

 

 

2,061,376

 

 

 

2,620,027

 

 

 

(2,162

)

 

 

4,712,944

 

Long-Term Debt, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net

 

 

 

 

 

1,999,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,999,603

 

Intercompany loan payable

 

 

1,439,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,798,550

 

 

 

83,326

 

 

 

(3,321,330

)

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Debt, net

 

 

1,439,454

 

 

 

1,999,603

 

 

 

1,798,550

 

 

 

83,326

 

 

 

(3,321,330

)

 

 

1,999,603

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,785

 

 

 

122,733

 

 

 

(5,300

)

 

 

147,218

 

Non-current tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

135,396

 

 

 

5,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

140,792

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

4,766

 

 

 

300,299

 

 

 

238,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

543,225

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

1,439,454

 

 

 

2,038,072

 

 

 

4,325,406

 

 

 

3,069,642

 

 

 

(3,328,792

)

 

 

7,543,782

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

4,114,496

 

 

 

5,551,781

 

 

 

4,930,109

 

 

 

3,066,303

 

 

 

(13,548,193

)

 

 

4,114,496

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,118

 

Total Equity

 

 

4,114,496

 

 

 

5,551,781

 

 

 

4,930,109

 

 

 

3,126,421

 

 

 

(13,548,193

)

 

 

4,174,614

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$

5,553,950

 

 

$

7,589,853

 

 

$

9,255,515

 

 

$

6,196,063

 

 

$

(16,876,985

)

 

$

11,718,396

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

(2)

Although CBRE Capital Markets is included among our domestic subsidiaries that jointly and severally guarantee our 5.00% senior notes, 4.875% senior notes, 5.25% senior notes and our 2017 Credit Agreement, a substantial majority of warehouse receivables funded under TD Bank, Fannie Mae ASAP, JP Morgan, Capital One and BofA lines of credit are pledged to TD Bank, Fannie Mae, JP Morgan, Capital One and BofA, and accordingly, are not included as collateral for these notes or our other outstanding debt.

32


CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

Revenue

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,995,019

 

 

$

2,265,935

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,260,954

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,400,812

 

 

 

1,698,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,098,904

 

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

8,507

 

 

 

215

 

 

 

479,982

 

 

 

370,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

859,085

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,652

 

 

 

43,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

113,484

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

8,507

 

 

 

215

 

 

 

2,950,446

 

 

 

2,112,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,071,473

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

187

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

236

 

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(8,507

)

 

 

(215

)

 

 

44,760

 

 

 

153,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

189,717

 

Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,423

 

 

 

417

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,840

 

Other income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95,631

 

 

 

(116

)

 

 

 

 

 

95,515

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

33,563

 

 

 

1,086

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

(33,563

)

 

 

1,231

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

25,769

 

 

 

28,651

 

 

 

5,794

 

 

 

(33,563

)

 

 

26,651

 

Royalty and management service expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,082

 

 

 

(3,082

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

296,858

 

 

 

291,167

 

 

 

110,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

(698,442

)

 

 

 

Income before (benefit of) provision for income taxes

 

 

288,351

 

 

 

298,746

 

 

 

346,584

 

 

 

151,413

 

 

 

(698,442

)

 

 

386,652

 

(Benefit of) provision for income taxes

 

 

(2,118

)

 

 

1,888

 

 

 

55,417

 

 

 

39,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

94,963

 

Net income

 

 

290,469

 

 

 

296,858

 

 

 

291,167

 

 

 

111,637

 

 

 

(698,442

)

 

 

291,689

 

Less:  Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,220

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

290,469

 

 

$

296,858

 

 

$

291,167

 

 

$

110,417

 

 

$

(698,442

)

 

$

290,469

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 (As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

Revenue

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,641,711

 

 

$

1,996,885

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,638,596

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,122,082

 

 

 

1,476,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,598,279

 

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

770

 

 

 

756

 

 

 

374,994

 

 

 

328,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

704,950

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,610

 

 

 

41,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

102,591

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

770

 

 

 

756

 

 

 

2,557,686

 

 

 

1,846,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,405,820

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,315

 

 

 

865

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,180

 

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(770

)

 

 

(756

)

 

 

89,340

 

 

 

151,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

238,956

 

Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,439

 

 

 

2,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,834

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

455

 

 

 

1,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,768

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

30,651

 

 

 

1,352

 

 

 

1,777

 

 

 

(30,651

)

 

 

3,129

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

33,577

 

 

 

22,660

 

 

 

8,897

 

 

 

(30,651

)

 

 

34,483

 

Royalty and management service (income) expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,389

)

 

 

4,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

199,563

 

 

 

201,834

 

 

 

100,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

(501,778

)

 

 

 

Income before (benefit of) provision for income taxes

 

 

198,793

 

 

 

198,152

 

 

 

238,696

 

 

 

143,341

 

 

 

(501,778

)

 

 

277,204

 

(Benefit of) provision for income taxes

 

 

(295

)

 

 

(1,411

)

 

 

36,862

 

 

 

41,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

77,072

 

Net income

 

 

199,088

 

 

 

199,563

 

 

 

201,834

 

 

 

101,425

 

 

 

(501,778

)

 

 

200,132

 

Less:  Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,044

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

199,088

 

 

$

199,563

 

 

$

201,834

 

 

$

100,381

 

 

$

(501,778

)

 

$

199,088

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

33


CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

Revenue

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,461,567

 

 

$

6,584,773

 

 

$

 

 

$

15,046,340

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,723,631

 

 

 

4,953,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,677,613

 

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

21,250

 

 

 

946

 

 

 

1,282,449

 

 

 

1,112,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,417,602

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

202,295

 

 

 

132,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

335,048

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

21,250

 

 

 

946

 

 

 

8,208,375

 

 

 

6,199,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,430,263

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,637

 

 

 

5,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,565

 

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(21,250

)

 

 

(946

)

 

 

259,829

 

 

 

391,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

628,642

 

Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

260,470

 

 

 

2,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

263,040

 

Other income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,530

 

 

 

(3,286

)

 

 

 

 

 

95,244

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

101,195

 

 

 

4,874

 

 

 

1,467

 

 

 

(101,195

)

 

 

6,341

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

79,722

 

 

 

87,942

 

 

 

15,925

 

 

 

(101,195

)

 

 

82,394

 

Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt

 

 

 

 

 

27,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,982

 

Royalty and management service expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,410

 

 

 

(1,410

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

685,383

 

 

 

690,982

 

 

 

273,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,649,426

)

 

 

 

Income before (benefit of) provision for income taxes

 

 

664,133

 

 

 

683,527

 

 

 

807,412

 

 

 

377,245

 

 

 

(1,649,426

)

 

 

882,891

 

(Benefit of) provision for income taxes

 

 

(5,291

)

 

 

(1,856

)

 

 

116,430

 

 

 

102,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

211,446

 

Net income

 

 

669,424

 

 

 

685,383

 

 

 

690,982

 

 

 

275,082

 

 

 

(1,649,426

)

 

 

671,445

 

Less:  Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,021

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,021

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

669,424

 

 

$

685,383

 

 

$

690,982

 

 

$

273,061

 

 

$

(1,649,426

)

 

$

669,424

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 (As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

Revenue

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

7,650,497

 

 

$

5,478,636

 

 

$

 

 

$

13,129,133

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,097,599

 

 

 

4,056,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,154,296

 

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

1,532

 

 

 

1,643

 

 

 

1,078,754

 

 

 

942,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,024,191

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

176,035

 

 

 

120,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

297,014

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

1,532

 

 

 

1,643

 

 

 

7,352,388

 

 

 

5,119,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,475,501

 

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,543

 

 

 

13,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,863

 

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(1,532

)

 

 

(1,643

)

 

 

303,652

 

 

 

372,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

672,495

 

Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

154,769

 

 

 

3,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

158,236

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,481

 

 

 

7,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,069

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

91,250

 

 

 

3,891

 

 

 

3,076

 

 

 

(91,250

)

 

 

6,967

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

101,087

 

 

 

67,276

 

 

 

26,810

 

 

 

(91,250

)

 

 

103,923

 

Royalty and management service (income) expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,088

)

 

 

11,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

538,830

 

 

 

545,910

 

 

 

234,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,318,838

)

 

 

 

Income before (benefit of) provision for income taxes

 

 

537,298

 

 

 

534,431

 

 

 

641,703

 

 

 

348,250

 

 

 

(1,318,838

)

 

 

742,844

 

(Benefit of) provision for income taxes

 

 

(587

)

 

 

(4,399

)

 

 

95,793

 

 

 

109,971

 

 

 

 

 

 

200,778

 

Net income

 

 

537,885

 

 

 

538,830

 

 

 

545,910

 

 

 

238,279

 

 

 

(1,318,838

)

 

 

542,066

 

Less:  Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,181

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

537,885

 

 

$

538,830

 

 

$

545,910

 

 

$

234,098

 

 

$

(1,318,838

)

 

$

537,885

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

34


CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

Net income

 

$

290,469

 

 

$

296,858

 

 

$

291,167

 

 

$

111,637

 

 

$

(698,442

)

 

$

291,689

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(30,985

)

 

 

 

 

 

(30,985

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other

   comprehensive loss to interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

570

 

Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net

 

 

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65

 

Unrealized holding gains on available for sale debt

   securities, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Other, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

635

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(30,985

)

 

 

 

 

 

(30,343

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

290,469

 

 

 

297,493

 

 

 

291,174

 

 

 

80,652

 

 

 

(698,442

)

 

 

261,346

 

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to

   non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,357

 

Comprehensive income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

290,469

 

 

$

297,493

 

 

$

291,174

 

 

$

79,295

 

 

$

(698,442

)

 

$

259,989

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 (As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

Net income

 

$

199,088

 

 

$

199,563

 

 

$

201,834

 

 

$

101,425

 

 

$

(501,778

)

 

$

200,132

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,035

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other

   comprehensive loss to interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

1,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,260

 

Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

Unrealized holding gains on available for sale debt

   securities, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

331

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

339

 

Other, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)

Total other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

1,285

 

 

 

327

 

 

 

65,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,655

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

199,088

 

 

 

200,848

 

 

 

202,161

 

 

 

166,468

 

 

 

(501,778

)

 

 

266,787

 

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to

   non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,227

 

Comprehensive income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

199,088

 

 

$

200,848

 

 

$

202,161

 

 

$

165,241

 

 

$

(501,778

)

 

$

265,560

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

 

35


CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

Net income

 

$

669,424

 

 

$

685,383

 

 

$

690,982

 

 

$

275,082

 

 

$

(1,649,426

)

 

$

671,445

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(130,879

)

 

 

 

 

 

(130,879

)

Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-01,

   net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,964

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,964

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other

   comprehensive loss to interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

1,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,953

 

Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net

 

 

 

 

 

882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

882

 

Unrealized holding losses on available for sale debt

   securities, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(605

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(605

)

Other, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,513

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

2,835

 

 

 

(4,564

)

 

 

(125,371

)

 

 

 

 

 

(127,100

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

669,424

 

 

 

688,218

 

 

 

686,418

 

 

 

149,711

 

 

 

(1,649,426

)

 

 

544,345

 

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to

   non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,479

 

Comprehensive income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

669,424

 

 

$

688,218

 

 

$

686,418

 

 

$

148,232

 

 

$

(1,649,426

)

 

$

542,866

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 (As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

Net income

 

$

537,885

 

 

$

538,830

 

 

$

545,910

 

 

$

238,279

 

 

$

(1,318,838

)

 

$

542,066

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

204,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

204,872

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other

   comprehensive loss to interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

4,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,148

 

Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net

 

 

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102

 

Unrealized holding gains on available for sale debt

   securities, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,056

 

 

 

183

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,239

 

Other, net

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

(18

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20

)

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

(2

)

 

 

4,250

 

 

 

2,038

 

 

 

205,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

211,341

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

537,883

 

 

 

543,080

 

 

 

547,948

 

 

 

443,334

 

 

 

(1,318,838

)

 

 

753,407

 

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to

   non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,544

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,544

 

Comprehensive income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

537,883

 

 

$

543,080

 

 

$

547,948

 

 

$

438,790

 

 

$

(1,318,838

)

 

$

748,863

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

36


CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING

   ACTIVITIES:

 

$

77,947

 

 

$

(1,315

)

 

$

300,163

 

 

$

125,516

 

 

$

502,311

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(96,412

)

 

 

(55,481

)

 

 

(151,893

)

Acquisition of businesses, including net assets acquired,

   intangibles and goodwill, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(297,370

)

 

 

(16,190

)

 

 

(313,560

)

Contributions to unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26,866

)

 

 

(4,160

)

 

 

(31,026

)

Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,767

 

 

 

3,953

 

 

 

53,720

 

Net proceeds from disposition of real estate held for investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,174

 

 

 

14,174

 

Purchase of equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,931

)

 

 

 

 

 

(15,931

)

Proceeds from sale of equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,402

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,402

 

Purchase of available for sale debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20,860

)

 

 

 

 

 

(20,860

)

Proceeds from the sale of available for sale debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,432

 

Other investing activities, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,631

)

 

 

74

 

 

 

(5,557

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(396,469

)

 

 

(57,630

)

 

 

(454,099

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from senior term loans

 

 

 

 

 

550,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

550,000

 

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

2,913,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,913,000

 

Repayment of revolving credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

(2,772,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,772,000

)

Repayment of 5.00% senior notes (including premium)

 

 

 

 

 

(820,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(820,000

)

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

83

 

Repayment of notes payable on real estate held for investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13,028

)

 

 

(13,028

)

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for sale and

   under development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,156

 

 

 

3,156

 

Repayment of notes payable on real estate held for sale and

   under development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,991

)

 

 

(2,991

)

Acquisition of businesses (cash (paid) received for acquisitions

   more than three months after purchase date)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16,774

)

 

 

1,804

 

 

 

(14,970

)

Repayment of debt assumed in acquisition of FacilitySource

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26,295

)

 

 

 

 

 

(26,295

)

Units repurchased for payment of taxes on equity awards

 

 

(27,696

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27,696

)

Non-controlling interest contributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,558

 

 

 

9,558

 

Non-controlling interest distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,382

)

 

 

(11,382

)

(Increase) decrease in intercompany receivables, net

 

 

(50,622

)

 

 

121,152

 

 

 

113,720

 

 

 

(184,250

)

 

 

 

Other financing activities, net

 

 

371

 

 

 

(199

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,087

)

 

 

(915

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(77,947

)

 

 

(8,047

)

 

 

70,651

 

 

 

(198,137

)

 

 

(213,480

)

Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash

   equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31,613

)

 

 

(31,613

)

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

   AND RESTRICTED CASH

 

 

 

 

 

(9,362

)

 

 

(25,655

)

 

 

(161,864

)

 

 

(196,881

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED

   CASH, AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

7

 

 

 

15,604

 

 

 

114,143

 

 

 

695,065

 

 

 

824,819

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED

   CASH, AT END OF PERIOD

 

$

7

 

 

$

6,242

 

 

$

88,488

 

 

$

533,201

 

 

$

627,938

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW

   INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

 

 

$

94,751

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,071

 

 

$

95,822

 

Income taxes, net

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

118,070

 

 

$

117,235

 

 

$

235,305

 

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CBRE GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 (As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

CBRE

Services

 

 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Nonguarantor

Subsidiaries

 

 

Consolidated

Total

 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING

   ACTIVITIES:

 

$

69,358

 

 

$

(7,513

)

 

$

268,352

 

 

$

55,396

 

 

$

385,593

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(68,566

)

 

 

(33,040

)

 

 

(101,606

)

Acquisition of businesses, including net assets acquired,

   intangibles and goodwill, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20,579

)

 

 

(15,484

)

 

 

(36,063

)

Contributions to unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(33,582

)

 

 

(3,077

)

 

 

(36,659

)

Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,544

 

 

 

4,637

 

 

 

39,181

 

Purchase of equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,167

)

 

 

 

 

 

(12,167

)

Proceeds from sale of equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,959

 

Purchase of available for sale debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,241

)

 

 

 

 

 

(17,241

)

Proceeds from the sale of available for sale debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,659

 

Other investing activities, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

892

 

 

 

264

 

 

 

1,156

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(91,081

)

 

 

(46,700

)

 

 

(137,781

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

911,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

911,000

 

Repayment of revolving credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

(911,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(911,000

)

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

79

 

Repayment of notes payable on real estate held for investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,324

)

 

 

(1,324

)

Proceeds from notes payable on real estate held for sale and

   under development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,341

 

 

 

3,341

 

Repayment of notes payable on real estate held for sale and

   under development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10,777

)

 

 

(10,777

)

Acquisition of businesses (cash paid for acquisitions more than

   three months after purchase date)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19,358

)

 

 

(3,973

)

 

 

(23,331

)

Units repurchased for payment of taxes on equity awards

 

 

(29,549

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,549

)

Non-controlling interest contributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,410

 

 

 

3,410

 

Non-controlling interest distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,643

)

 

 

(6,643

)

(Increase) decrease in intercompany receivables, net

 

 

(40,288

)

 

 

(1,655

)

 

 

22,315

 

 

 

19,628

 

 

 

 

Other financing activities, net

 

 

479

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,145

)

 

 

(28

)

 

 

(2,694

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(69,358

)

 

 

(1,655

)

 

 

(188

)

 

 

3,713

 

 

 

(67,488

)

Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash

   equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,663

 

 

 

28,663

 

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH

   EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH

 

 

 

 

 

(9,168

)

 

 

177,083

 

 

 

41,072

 

 

 

208,987

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED

   CASH, AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

7

 

 

 

16,889

 

 

 

271,088

 

 

 

543,428

 

 

 

831,412

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED

   CASH, AT END OF PERIOD

 

$

7

 

 

$

7,721

 

 

$

448,171

 

 

$

584,500

 

 

$

1,040,399

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW

   INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

 

 

$

111,795

 

 

$

 

 

$

31

 

 

$

111,826

 

Income taxes, net

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

80,156

 

 

$

124,072

 

 

$

204,228

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 for more information.

 

 

 

 

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Quarterly Report) for CBRE Group, Inc. for the three months ended September 30, 2018 represents an update to the more detailed and comprehensive disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Accordingly, you should read the following discussion in conjunction with the information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 as well as the unaudited financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

In addition, the statements and assumptions in this Quarterly Report that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, including, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects as well as estimates of industry growth for the next quarter and beyond. For important information regarding these forward-looking statements, please see the discussion below under the caption “Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements.”

Overview

CBRE Group, Inc. is a Delaware corporation. References to “the company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to CBRE Group, Inc. and include all of its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise.

We are the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, based on 2017 revenue, with leading global market positions in our leasing, property sales, occupier outsourcing and valuation businesses. As of December 31, 2017, we operated in more than 450 offices worldwide with over 80,000 employees, excluding independent affiliates.

Our business is focused on providing services to both occupiers of and investors in real estate. For occupiers, we provide facilities management, project management, transaction (both property sales and leasing) and consulting services, among others. For investors, we provide capital markets (property sales, commercial mortgage brokerage, loan origination and servicing), leasing, investment management, property management, valuation and development services, among others. We provide commercial real estate services under the “CBRE” brand name, investment management services under the “CBRE Global Investors” brand name and development services under the “Trammell Crow Company” brand name.

Our revenue mix has shifted in recent years toward more contractual revenue as occupiers and investors increasingly prefer to purchase integrated, account-based services from firms that meet the full spectrum of their needs nationally and globally. We believe we are well-positioned to capture a growing share of this business. We generate revenue from both management fees (large multi-year portfolio and per-project contracts) and commissions on transactions. Our contractual, fee-for-services businesses generally involve occupier outsourcing (including facilities and project management), property management, investment management, appraisal/valuation and loan servicing). In addition, our leasing services business line is largely recurring in nature over time.

In 2017, we generated revenue from a highly diversified base of clients, including more than 90 of the Fortune 100 companies. We have been an S&P 500 company since 2006 and in 2018 we were ranked #207 on the Fortune 500. We have been voted the most recognized commercial real estate brand in a Lipsey Company survey for 17 years in a row (including 2018). We have also been rated a World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute for five consecutive years.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. The estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience and on other factors that we believe to be reasonable. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Critical accounting policies represent the areas where more significant judgments and estimates are used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. A discussion of such critical accounting policies, which include revenue recognition, goodwill and other intangible assets, and income taxes can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. There have been no material changes to these policies as of September 30, 2018, except for the adoption of new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018 and an update to our estimate of the U.S. federal and state tax impact of the transition tax related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act). For a detailed discussion of our new revenue recognition policies and updates to income taxes, see Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Seasonality

A significant portion of our revenue is seasonal, which an investor should keep in mind when comparing our financial condition and results of operations on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Historically, our revenue, operating income, net income and cash flow from operating activities tend to be lowest in the first quarter, and highest in the fourth quarter of each year. Revenue, earnings and cash flow have generally been concentrated in the fourth calendar quarter due to the focus on completing sales, financing and leasing transactions prior to year-end.

Inflation

Our commissions and other variable costs related to revenue are primarily affected by commercial real estate market supply and demand, which may be affected by inflation. However, to date, we do not believe that general inflation has had a material impact upon our operations.

Items Affecting Comparability

When you read our financial statements and the information included in this Quarterly Report, you should consider that we have experienced, and continue to experience, several material trends and uncertainties that have affected our financial condition and results of operations that make it challenging to predict our future performance based on our historical results. We believe that the following material trends and uncertainties are crucial to an understanding of the variability in our historical earnings and cash flows and the potential for continued variability in the future.

Macroeconomic Conditions

Economic trends and government policies affect global and regional commercial real estate markets as well as our operations directly. These include: overall economic activity and employment growth; interest rate levels and changes in interest rates; the cost and availability of credit; and the impact of tax and regulatory policies. Periods of economic weakness or recession, significantly rising interest rates, fiscal uncertainty, declining employment levels, decreasing demand for commercial real estate, falling real estate values, disruption to the global capital or credit markets, or the public perception that any of these events may occur, will negatively affect the performance of our business.

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Compensation is our largest expense and our sales and leasing professionals generally are paid on a commission and/or bonus basis that correlates with their revenue production. As a result, the negative effect of difficult market conditions on our operating margins is partially mitigated by the inherent variability of our compensation cost structure. In addition, when negative economic conditions have been particularly severe, we have moved decisively to lower operating expenses to improve financial performance, and then have restored certain expenses as economic conditions improved. Nevertheless, adverse global and regional economic trends could pose significant risks to the performance of our operations and our financial condition.

Commercial real estate markets in the United States have generally been marked by increased demand for space, falling vacancies and higher rents since 2010. During this time, healthy U.S. property sales activity has been sustained by gradually improving market fundamentals, including higher occupancy rates and rents, broad, low-cost credit availability and increased institutional capital allocations to commercial real estate. Following years of strong growth, U.S. property sales volumes slowed in 2016 and 2017, but have improved modestly thus far in 2018 as significant capital continues to target commercial real estate, and the availability of relatively low-cost financing remains plentiful. The market for commercial real estate leasing has also remained strong, reflecting healthy economic growth.

European countries began to emerge from recession in 2013, with economic growth improving in 2017 and 2018. Sales and leasing activity have also improved steadily across most of continental Europe for more than three years. Leasing demand has remained strong, though sales market volumes have been relatively flat thus far in 2018. Since the United Kingdom’s June 2016 referendum to leave the European Union (EU), sentiment in that country has improved. While steady progress continues to be made regarding the United Kingdom’s long-term relationship with the EU, the absence of an agreement as the March 2019 deadline draws closer has contributed to uncertainty more recently.

In Asia Pacific, real estate leasing and investment markets have been active since late 2016. Leasing activity has continued to grow solidly in 2018, while investment levels have cooled as investors became more cautious. However, Asia Pacific investors remain a significant source of real estate investment both in the region and across other parts of the world.

Real estate investment management and property development markets have been generally favorable with abundant debt and equity capital flows into commercial real estate. Actively managed real estate equity strategies have been pressured by a shift in investor preferences from active to passive portfolio strategies and concerns about higher interest rates.

The performance of our global real estate services and real estate investment businesses depends on sustained economic growth and job creation; stable, healthy global credit markets; and continued positive business and investor sentiment.

Effects of Acquisitions

We historically have made significant use of strategic acquisitions to add and enhance service competencies around the world. On June 12, 2018, CBRE Jason Acquisition LLC (Merger Sub), our wholly-owned subsidiary, and FacilitySource Holdings, LLC (FacilitySource), WP X Finance, LP and Warburg Pincus X Partners, LP (collectively, the Stockholders) entered into a stock purchase agreement and plan of merger (the Merger Agreement).  As part of the Merger Agreement, (i) we purchased from the Stockholders all the outstanding shares of capital stock of FS WP Holdco, Inc (Blocker Corp), which owned 1,686,013 Class A units (the Blocker Units) and (ii) immediately following the acquisition of Blocker Corp, Merger Sub merged with FacilitySource, with FacilitySource continuing as the surviving company and our wholly-owned subsidiary within our Americas segment (the FacilitySource Acquisition), with the remaining Blocker Units not held by Blocker Corp. cancelled and converted into the right to receive cash consideration as set forth in the Merger Agreement. The estimated net initial purchase price was approximately $265.5 million, with $262.0 million paid in cash, plus adjustments for working capital and other items. We financed the transaction with cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. We completed the FacilitySource Acquisition to help us (i) build a tech-enabled supply chain capability that is unique for the occupier outsourcing industry and (ii) drive meaningfully differentiated outcomes for leading occupiers of real estate.

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Strategic in-fill acquisitions have also played a key role in strengthening our service offerings. The companies we acquired have generally been regional or specialty firms that complement our existing platform, or independent affiliates in which, in some cases, we held a small equity interest. During 2017, we completed 11 in-fill acquisitions, including two leading Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms – one that produces scalable interactive visualization technologies for commercial real estate and one that provides technology solutions for facilities management operations, a healthcare-focused project manager in Australia, a full-service brokerage and management boutique in South Florida, a technology-enabled national boutique commercial real estate finance and consulting firm in the United States, a retail consultancy in France, a majority interest in a Toronto-based investment management business specializing in private infrastructure and private equity investments, a San Francisco-based technology-focused boutique real estate brokerage firm, a project management and design engineering firm operating across the United States, a Washington, D.C.-based retail brokerage operation and a leading technical engineering services provider in Italy. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we acquired a retail leasing and property management firm in Australia, two firms in Israel (our former affiliate and a majority interest in a local facilities management provider), a commercial real estate services provider in San Antonio, a provider of real estate and facilities consulting services to healthcare companies across the United States and the remaining 50% equity interest in our longstanding New England joint venture.

We believe that strategic acquisitions can significantly decrease the cost, time and commitment of management resources necessary to attain a meaningful competitive position within targeted markets or to expand our presence within our current markets. In general, however, most acquisitions will initially have an adverse impact on our operating and net income as a result of transaction-related expenditures. These include severance, lease termination, transaction and deferred financing costs, among others, and the charges and costs of integrating the acquired business and its financial and accounting systems into our own.

Our acquisition structures often include deferred and/or contingent purchase price payments in future periods that are subject to the passage of time or achievement of certain performance metrics and other conditions. As of September 30, 2018, we have accrued deferred consideration totaling $148.2 million, which is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

International Operations

We are monitoring the economic and political developments related to the United Kingdom’s referendum to leave the European Union and the potential impact on our businesses in the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe, including, in particular, sales and leasing activity in the United Kingdom, as well as any associated currency volatility impact on our results of operations.

As we continue to increase our international operations through either acquisitions or organic growth, fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the other currencies in which we may generate earnings could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. Our Global Investment Management business has a significant amount of euro-denominated assets under management, or AUM, as well as associated revenue and earnings in Europe. In addition, our Global Workplace Solutions business also has a significant amount of its revenue and earnings denominated in foreign currencies, such as the euro and the British pound sterling. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have resulted and may continue to result in corresponding fluctuations in our AUM, revenue and earnings.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, approximately 43% of our business was transacted in non-U.S. dollar currencies, the majority of which included the Australian dollar, Brazilian real, British pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Chinese yuan, Danish krone, euro, Hong Kong dollar, Indian rupee, Japanese yen, Korean won, Mexican peso, New Zealand dollar, Polish zloty, Singapore dollar, Swedish krona, Swiss franc and Thai baht. The following table sets forth our revenue derived from our most significant currencies (U.S. dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

United States dollar

 

$

3,063,616

 

 

 

58.3

%

 

$

2,699,197

 

 

 

58.2

%

 

$

8,646,018

 

 

 

57.4

%

 

$

7,816,048

 

 

 

59.6

%

British pound sterling

 

 

638,018

 

 

 

12.1

%

 

 

561,356

 

 

 

12.1

%

 

 

1,852,799

 

 

 

12.3

%

 

 

1,552,499

 

 

 

11.8

%

Euro

 

 

548,688

 

 

 

10.4

%

 

 

430,581

 

 

 

9.3

%

 

 

1,604,986

 

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

1,185,416

 

 

 

9.0

%

Canadian dollar

 

 

175,629

 

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

160,790

 

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

517,586

 

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

431,044

 

 

 

3.3

%

Australian dollar

 

 

117,557

 

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

118,549

 

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

347,490

 

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

330,426

 

 

 

2.6

%

Indian rupee

 

 

99,135

 

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

90,893

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

306,380

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

263,059

 

 

 

2.0

%

Chinese yuan

 

 

77,740

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

64,722

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

209,399

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

172,848

 

 

 

1.3

%

Singapore dollar

 

 

67,311

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

60,510

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

195,817

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

182,480

 

 

 

1.4

%

Japanese yen

 

 

55,904

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

69,039

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

183,563

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

182,884

 

 

 

1.4

%

Hong Kong dollar

 

 

43,100

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

39,283

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

117,455

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

104,780

 

 

 

0.8

%

Brazilian real

 

 

42,835

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

66,089

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

127,986

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

135,305

 

 

 

1.0

%

Swiss franc

 

 

42,235

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

37,750

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

129,549

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

109,334

 

 

 

0.8

%

Mexican peso

 

 

32,835

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

31,199

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

99,833

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

80,654

 

 

 

0.6

%

Polish zloty

 

 

20,886

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

20,277

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

59,833

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

47,396

 

 

 

0.4

%

Danish krone

 

 

18,842

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

19,199

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

60,773

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

56,364

 

 

 

0.4

%

Thai baht

 

 

18,081

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

17,652

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

56,444

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

45,718

 

 

 

0.3

%

Swedish krona

 

 

15,955

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

14,508

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

52,049

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

45,616

 

 

 

0.3

%

New Zealand dollar

 

 

15,784

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

11,729

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

43,912

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

32,805

 

 

 

0.3

%

Korean won

 

 

14,059

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

11,992

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

40,144

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

34,620

 

 

 

0.3

%

Other currencies

 

 

152,744

 

 

 

2.9

%

 

 

113,281

 

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

394,324

 

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

319,837

 

 

 

2.4

%

Total revenue

 

$

5,260,954

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

4,638,596

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

15,046,340

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

13,129,133

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for more information.

Although we operate globally, we report our results in U.S. dollars. As a result, the strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar may positively or negatively impact our reported results. For example, we estimate that had the British pound sterling-to-U.S. dollar exchange rates been 10% higher during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the net impact would have been an increase in pre-tax income of $4.3 million. Had the euro-to-U.S. dollar exchange rates been 10% higher during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the net impact would have been an increase in pre-tax income of $8.7 million. These hypothetical calculations estimate the impact of translating results into U.S. dollars and do not include an estimate of the impact that a 10% change in the U.S. dollar against other currencies would have had on our foreign operations.

Due to the constantly changing currency exposures to which we are subject and the volatility of currency exchange rates, we cannot predict the effect of exchange rate fluctuations upon future operating results. In addition, fluctuations in currencies relative to the U.S. dollar may make it more difficult to perform period-to-period comparisons of our reported results of operations. Our international operations also are subject to, among other things, political instability and changing regulatory environments, which affects the currency markets and which as a result may adversely affect our future financial condition and results of operations. We routinely monitor these risks and related costs and evaluate the appropriate amount of oversight to allocate towards business activities in foreign countries where such risks and costs are particularly significant.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth items derived from our consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupier outsourcing

 

$

730,061

 

 

 

13.9

%

 

$

632,256

 

 

 

13.6

%

 

$

2,204,755

 

 

 

14.7

%

 

$

1,812,968

 

 

 

13.8

%

Property management

 

 

148,246

 

 

 

2.8

%

 

 

138,265

 

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

446,556

 

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

397,327

 

 

 

3.0

%

Valuation

 

 

134,539

 

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

126,986

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

399,124

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

373,209

 

 

 

2.8

%

Loan servicing

 

 

46,466

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

38,336

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

132,188

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

114,618

 

 

 

0.9

%

Investment management

 

 

93,061

 

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

92,122

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

315,698

 

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

274,451

 

 

 

2.1

%

Leasing

 

 

823,041

 

 

 

15.6

%

 

 

700,799

 

 

 

15.1

%

 

 

2,139,507

 

 

 

14.2

%

 

 

1,850,193

 

 

 

14.1

%

Capital Markets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

472,640

 

 

 

9.0

%

 

 

455,341

 

 

 

9.8

%

 

 

1,314,808

 

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

1,243,368

 

 

 

9.5

%

Commercial mortgage origination

 

 

131,787

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

108,418

 

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

358,895

 

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

297,652

 

 

 

2.3

%

Other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development services

 

 

21,038

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

12,945

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

57,733

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

38,245

 

 

 

0.3

%

Other

 

 

20,132

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

22,893

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

64,246

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

61,133

 

 

 

0.4

%

Total fee revenue

 

 

2,621,011

 

 

 

49.8

%

 

 

2,328,361

 

 

 

50.2

%

 

 

7,433,510

 

 

 

49.4

%

 

 

6,463,164

 

 

 

49.2

%

Pass through costs also recognized as revenue

 

 

2,639,943

 

 

 

50.2

%

 

 

2,310,235

 

 

 

49.8

%

 

 

7,612,830

 

 

 

50.6

%

 

 

6,665,969

 

 

 

50.8

%

Total revenue

 

 

5,260,954

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

4,638,596

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

15,046,340

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

13,129,133

 

 

 

100.0

%

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

 

4,098,904

 

 

 

77.9

%

 

 

3,598,279

 

 

 

77.6

%

 

 

11,677,613

 

 

 

77.6

%

 

 

10,154,296

 

 

 

77.3

%

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

859,085

 

 

 

16.3

%

 

 

704,950

 

 

 

15.2

%

 

 

2,417,602

 

 

 

16.1

%

 

 

2,024,191

 

 

 

15.4

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

113,484

 

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

102,591

 

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

335,048

 

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

297,014

 

 

 

2.3

%

Total costs and expenses

 

 

5,071,473

 

 

 

96.4

%

 

 

4,405,820

 

 

 

95.0

%

 

 

14,430,263

 

 

 

95.9

%

 

 

12,475,501

 

 

 

95.0

%

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

 

236

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

6,180

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

12,565

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

18,863

 

 

 

0.1

%

Operating income

 

 

189,717

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

238,956

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

628,642

 

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

672,495

 

 

 

5.1

%

Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

126,840

 

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

67,834

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

263,040

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

158,236

 

 

 

1.2

%

Other income

 

 

95,515

 

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

1,768

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

95,244

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

9,069

 

 

 

0.1

%

Interest income

 

 

1,231

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

3,129

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

6,341

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

6,967

 

 

 

0.1

%

Interest expense

 

 

26,651

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

34,483

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

82,394

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

103,923

 

 

 

0.8

%

Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

27,982

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

Income before provision for income taxes

 

 

386,652

 

 

 

7.3

%

 

 

277,204

 

 

 

6.1

%

 

 

882,891

 

 

 

5.9

%

 

 

742,844

 

 

 

5.7

%

Provision for income taxes

 

 

94,963

 

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

77,072

 

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

211,446

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

200,778

 

 

 

1.6

%

Net income

 

 

291,689

 

 

 

5.5

%

 

 

200,132

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

671,445

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

542,066

 

 

 

4.1

%

Less:  Net income attributable to non-controlling

   interests

 

 

1,220

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

1,044

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

2,021

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

4,181

 

 

 

0.0

%

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

290,469

 

 

 

5.5

%

 

$

199,088

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

$

669,424

 

 

 

4.4

%

 

$

537,885

 

 

 

4.1

%

EBITDA

 

$

524,336

 

 

 

10.0

%

 

$

410,105

 

 

 

8.8

%

 

$

1,319,953

 

 

 

8.8

%

 

$

1,132,633

 

 

 

8.6

%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

463,408

 

 

 

8.8

%

 

$

415,239

 

 

 

9.0

%

 

$

1,250,522

 

 

 

8.3

%

 

$

1,147,102

 

 

 

8.7

%

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for more information.

Fee revenue, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not recognized measurements under GAAP. When analyzing our operating performance, investors should use these measures in addition to, and not as an alternative for, their most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. We generally use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate operating performance and for other discretionary purposes. We believe these measures provide a more complete understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of current results to prior periods and may be useful for investors to analyze our financial performance because they eliminate the impact of selected charges that may obscure trends in the underlying performance of our business. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of fee revenue, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

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Fee revenue is gross revenue less both client reimbursed costs largely associated with employees that are dedicated to client facilities and subcontracted vendor work performed for clients. We believe that investors may find this measure useful to analyze the company’s overall financial performance because it excludes costs reimbursable by clients, and as such provides greater visibility into the underlying performance of our business.

EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Amounts shown for adjusted EBITDA further remove (from EBITDA) the impact of certain cash and non-cash items related to acquisitions, costs associated with our planned reorganization, certain carried interest incentive compensation reversal to align with the timing of associated revenue and other non-recurring costs. We believe that investors may find these measures useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because their calculations generally eliminate the effects of acquisitions, which would include impairment charges of goodwill and intangibles created from acquisitions, the effects of financings and income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending.

EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not intended to be measures of free cash flow for our discretionary use because they do not consider certain cash requirements such as tax and debt service payments. These measures may also differ from the amounts calculated under similarly titled definitions in our debt instruments, which amounts are further adjusted to reflect certain other cash and non-cash charges and are used by us to determine compliance with financial covenants therein and our ability to engage in certain activities, such as incurring additional debt and making certain restricted payments. We also use adjusted EBITDA as a significant component when measuring our operating performance under our employee incentive compensation programs.

EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are calculated as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc.

 

$

290,469

 

 

$

199,088

 

 

$

669,424

 

 

$

537,885

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

113,484

 

 

 

102,591

 

 

 

335,048

 

 

 

297,014

 

Interest expense

 

 

26,651

 

 

 

34,483

 

 

 

82,394

 

 

 

103,923

 

Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,982

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

94,963

 

 

 

77,072

 

 

 

211,446

 

 

 

200,778

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

1,231

 

 

 

3,129

 

 

 

6,341

 

 

 

6,967

 

EBITDA

 

 

524,336

 

 

 

410,105

 

 

 

1,319,953

 

 

 

1,132,633

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One-time gain associated with remeasuring an investment in an

   unconsolidated subsidiary to fair value as of the date the

   remaining controlling interest was acquired

 

 

(92,624

)

 

 

 

 

 

(92,624

)

 

 

 

Reorganization costs (2)

 

 

12,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,768

 

 

 

 

Costs incurred in connection with litigation settlement

 

 

8,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,868

 

 

 

 

Integration and other costs related to acquisitions

 

 

6,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,100

 

 

 

27,351

 

Carried interest incentive compensation expense (reversal) to align

   with the timing of associated revenue

 

 

3,960

 

 

 

5,134

 

 

 

(4,543

)

 

 

(12,882

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

463,408

 

 

$

415,239

 

 

$

1,250,522

 

 

$

1,147,102

 

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for more information.

(2)

Represents severance costs related to headcount reductions in connection with our planned reorganization announced in the third quarter of 2018 that will become effective January 1, 2019.

 

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

We reported consolidated net income of $290.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 on revenue of $5.3 billion as compared to consolidated net income of $199.1 million on revenue of $4.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2017.

Our revenue on a consolidated basis for the three months ended September 30, 2018 increased by $622.4 million, or 13.4%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017. The revenue increase reflects strong organic growth fueled by higher occupier outsourcing revenue (up 16.3%) and property management revenue (up 6.6%) as well as increased leasing (up 18.4%), sales (up 5.0%) and commercial mortgage origination activity (up 21.6%). Foreign currency translation had a $51.4 million negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by weakness in the Argentine peso, Australian dollar, Brazilian real, Canadian dollar and Indian rupee.

Our cost of services on a consolidated basis increased by $500.6 million, or 13.9%, during the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. This increase was primarily due to higher costs associated with our occupier outsourcing business. In addition, our sales professionals generally are paid on a commission basis, which substantially correlates with our transaction revenue performance. Accordingly, the increase in sales and lease transaction revenue led to a corresponding increase in commission expense. These items were partially offset by the impact of foreign currency translation, which had a $41.1 million positive impact on total cost of services during the three months ended September 30, 2018. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue was relatively consistent at 77.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 versus 77.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2017.

Our operating, administrative and other expenses on a consolidated basis increased by $154.1 million, or 21.9%, during the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. The increase was mostly driven by higher payroll-related costs (including increases in bonus and stock compensation expense) as well as increases in consulting, marketing and occupancy costs. During the third quarter of 2018, we also incurred $12.8 million of severance costs in connection with our planned reorganization and $8.9 million of costs as a result of a litigation settlement, which partially contributed to operating expenses as a percentage of revenue increasing to 16.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 versus 15.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Higher bonus expense in our Development Services segment with no corresponding increase in revenue (as bonus expense was attributable to an increase in equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries) also led to operating expenses as a percentage of revenue being higher in the current year. Foreign currency translation had a $7.2 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2018.

Our depreciation and amortization expense on a consolidated basis increased by $10.9 million, or 10.6%, during the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. This increase was primarily attributable to a rise in depreciation expense of $7.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 driven by technology-related capital expenditures. Higher amortization expense associated with mortgage servicing rights also contributed to the increase.

Our equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis increased by $59.0 million, or 87.0%, during the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily driven by higher equity earnings associated with gains on property sales reported in our Development Services segment.

Our other income on a consolidated basis was $95.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2017. Included in other income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was a one-time gain of $92.6 million associated with remeasuring our investment in a previously unconsolidated subsidiary in New England to fair value as of the date we acquired the remaining controlling interest.

Our consolidated interest expense decreased by $7.8 million, or 22.7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017. This decrease was primarily driven by the early redemption, in full, of the $800.0 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of our 5.00% senior notes in the first quarter of 2018.

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Our provision for income taxes on a consolidated basis was $95.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to $77.1 million for the same period in 2017. Our effective tax rate, after adjusting pre-tax income to remove the portion attributable to non-controlling interests, decreased to 24.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to 27.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2017. We benefited from a lower U.S. corporate tax rate, with such rate being 35% in 2017 versus 21% in 2018. The effect of the decrease in the U.S. corporate tax rate was partially offset by discrete tax benefits for the three months ended September 30, 2017 from the re-measurement of income tax exposures relating to prior periods with no similar items for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

We reported consolidated net income of $669.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 on revenue of $15.0 billion as compared to consolidated net income of $537.9 million on revenue of $13.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Our revenue on a consolidated basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 increased by $1.9 billion, or 14.6%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The revenue increase reflects strong organic growth fueled by higher occupier outsourcing revenue (up 14.4%) and property management revenue (up 6.7%), increased leasing (up 14.6%), sales (up 4.4%) and commercial mortgage origination activity (up 20.5%) and higher revenue from our Global Investment Management segment (up 10.7%). In addition, foreign currency translation had a $229.8 million positive impact on total revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by strength in the British pound sterling and euro.

Our cost of services on a consolidated basis increased by $1.5 billion, or 15.0%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. This increase was primarily due to higher costs associated with our occupier outsourcing business. In addition, as previously mentioned, our sales professionals generally are paid on a commission basis, which substantially correlates with our transaction revenue performance. Accordingly, the increase in sales and lease transaction revenue led to a corresponding increase in commission expense. Lastly, foreign currency translation had a $174.2 million negative impact on total cost of services during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue was relatively consistent at 77.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 versus 77.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Our operating, administrative and other expenses on a consolidated basis increased by $393.4 million, or 19.4%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. The increase was mostly driven by higher payroll-related costs (including increases in bonus and stock compensation expense), higher carried interest expense and increases in consulting, marketing and occupancy costs. During the first nine months of 2018, we also incurred $12.8 million of severance costs in connection with our planned reorganization and $8.9 million of costs as a result of a litigation settlement, the impact of which was mostly offset by lower integration and other costs associated with acquisitions. Foreign currency translation also had a $43.6 million negative impact on total operating expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue increased from 15.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to 16.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, partially driven by higher bonus expense in our Development Services segment with no corresponding increase in revenue (as bonus expense was attributable to an increase in equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries).

Our depreciation and amortization expense on a consolidated basis increased by $38.0 million, or 12.8%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. This increase was primarily attributable to a rise in depreciation expense of $20.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 driven by technology-related capital expenditures. Higher amortization expense associated with mortgage servicing rights and intangibles acquired in acquisitions also contributed to the increase.

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Our equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis increased by $104.8 million, or 66.2%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily driven by higher equity earnings associated with gains on property sales reported in our Development Services segment.

Our other income on a consolidated basis was $95.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to $9.1 million for the same period in 2017. Included in other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was a one-time gain of $92.6 million associated with remeasuring our investment in a previously unconsolidated subsidiary in New England to fair value as of the date we acquired the remaining controlling interest.

Our consolidated interest expense decreased by $21.5 million, or 20.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017. This decrease was primarily driven by the early redemption, in full, of the $800.0 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of our 5.00% senior notes in the first quarter of 2018.

Our write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt on a consolidated basis was $28.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. These costs included a $20.0 million premium paid and the write-off of $8.0 million of unamortized deferred financing costs in connection with the early redemption, in full, of the $800.0 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of our 5.00% senior notes.

Our provision for income taxes on a consolidated basis was $211.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to $200.8 million for the same period in 2017. Our effective tax rate, after adjusting pre-tax income to remove the portion attributable to non-controlling interests, decreased to 24.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to 27.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. We benefited from a lower U.S. corporate tax rate, with such rate being 35% in 2017 versus 21% in 2018. The effect of the decrease in the U.S. corporate tax rate was partially offset by discrete tax benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from the re-measurement of income tax exposures relating to prior periods with no similar items for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Segment Operations

On August 17, 2018, we announced a new organization structure that will become effective on January 1, 2019. Under the new structure, we will organize our operations around, and publicly report our financial results on, three global business segments: Advisory Services, Global Workplace Solutions and Real Estate Investments. For the remainder of 2018, we will continue to report our financial results under our existing business segments.

As of September 30, 2018, we report our operations through the following segments: (1) Americas; (2) Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); (3) Asia Pacific; (4) Global Investment Management; and (5) Development Services. The Americas consists of operations located in the United States, Canada and key markets in Latin America. EMEA mainly consists of operations in Europe, while Asia Pacific includes operations in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The Global Investment Management business consists of investment management operations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The Development Services business consists of real estate development and investment activities primarily in the United States.

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Americas

The following table summarizes our results of operations for our Americas operating segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupier outsourcing

 

$

320,580

 

 

 

9.8

%

 

$

274,098

 

 

 

9.3

%

 

$

939,866

 

 

 

10.1

%

 

$

798,758

 

 

 

9.5

%

Property management

 

 

78,684

 

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

70,381

 

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

234,217

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

207,831

 

 

 

2.5

%

Valuation

 

 

64,585

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

59,009

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

187,997

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

177,789

 

 

 

2.1

%

Loan servicing

 

 

43,893

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

36,021

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

124,746

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

106,745

 

 

 

1.3

%

Leasing

 

 

598,384

 

 

 

18.2

%

 

 

506,366

 

 

 

17.2

%

 

 

1,535,242

 

 

 

16.6

%

 

 

1,350,439

 

 

 

16.1

%

Capital Markets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

294,884

 

 

 

9.0

%

 

 

290,168

 

 

 

9.9

%

 

 

832,195

 

 

 

9.0

%

 

 

785,674

 

 

 

9.3

%

Commercial mortgage origination

 

 

130,442

 

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

107,105

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

354,719

 

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

291,080

 

 

 

3.5

%

Other

 

 

12,033

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

14,190

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

36,070

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

38,272

 

 

 

0.4

%

Total fee revenue

 

 

1,543,485

 

 

 

47.0

%

 

 

1,357,338

 

 

 

46.2

%

 

 

4,245,052

 

 

 

45.8

%

 

 

3,756,588

 

 

 

44.7

%

Pass through costs also recognized as

   revenue

 

 

1,737,237

 

 

 

53.0

%

 

 

1,582,294

 

 

 

53.8

%

 

 

5,026,321

 

 

 

54.2

%

 

 

4,649,173

 

 

 

55.3

%

Total revenue

 

 

3,280,722

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

2,939,632

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

9,271,373

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

8,405,761

 

 

 

100.0

%

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

 

2,628,119

 

 

 

80.1

%

 

 

2,364,102

 

 

 

80.4

%

 

 

7,409,141

 

 

 

79.9

%

 

 

6,726,030

 

 

 

80.0

%

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

427,959

 

 

 

13.0

%

 

 

340,219

 

 

 

11.6

%

 

 

1,167,856

 

 

 

12.6

%

 

 

1,013,524

 

 

 

12.1

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

84,825

 

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

73,768

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

243,499

 

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

214,061

 

 

 

2.5

%

Operating income

 

 

139,819

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

161,543

 

 

 

5.5

%

 

 

450,877

 

 

 

4.9

%

 

 

452,146

 

 

 

5.4

%

Equity income from unconsolidated

   subsidiaries

 

 

2,621

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

3,295

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

14,154

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

13,157

 

 

 

0.2

%

Other income

 

 

95,630

 

 

 

2.9

%

 

 

455

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

98,561

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

1,494

 

 

 

0.0

%

Add-back: Depreciation and amortization

 

 

84,825

 

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

73,768

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

243,499

 

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

214,061

 

 

 

2.5

%

EBITDA

 

$

322,895

 

 

 

9.8

%

 

$

239,061

 

 

 

8.1

%

 

$

807,091

 

 

 

8.7

%

 

$

680,858

 

 

 

8.1

%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

255,813

 

 

 

7.8

%

 

$

239,061

 

 

 

8.1

%

 

$

740,009

 

 

 

8.0

%

 

$

697,997

 

 

 

8.3

%

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for more information.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue increased by $341.1 million, or 11.6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017. The revenue increase reflects strong organic growth fueled by higher occupier outsourcing and property management revenue as well as improved sales, leasing and commercial mortgage origination activity. Foreign currency translation had a $23.6 million negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by weakness in the Argentine peso, Brazilian real and Canadian dollar.

Cost of services increased by $264.0 million, or 11.2%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to higher costs associated with our occupier outsourcing business. Also contributing to the variance was higher commission expense resulting from improved sales and lease transaction revenue. Foreign currency translation had a $19.2 million positive impact on total cost of services during the three months ended September 30, 2018. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue was relatively consistent at 80.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 versus 80.4% for the same period in 2017.

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Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $87.7 million, or 25.8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017. The increase was partly driven by higher payroll-related costs (including increases in bonus and stock compensation expense) as well as increases in consulting, marketing and occupancy costs. During the third quarter of 2018, we also incurred $10.6 million of severance costs in connection with our planned reorganization and $8.9 million of costs as a result of a litigation settlement. Foreign currency translation had a $3.3 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2018.

We earn fees from the origination and sale of commercial mortgage loans for which the company retains the servicing rights. Upon origination of a mortgage loan held for sale, the fair value of the mortgage servicing rights (MSR) to be retained is included in the forecasted proceeds from the anticipated loan sale and results in a net gain (which is reflected in revenue). Upon sale, we record a servicing asset or liability based on the fair value of the retained MSR associated with the transferred loan. Subsequent to the initial recording, MSRs are amortized (within amortization expense) and carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value in other intangible assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. They are amortized in proportion to and over the estimated period that the servicing income is expected to be received. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, MSRs contributed to operating income $45.6 million of gains recognized in conjunction with the origination and sale of mortgage loans, offset by $30.3 million of amortization of related intangible assets. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, MSRs contributed to operating income $35.4 million of gains recognized in conjunction with the origination and sale of mortgage loans, offset by $25.8 million of amortization of related intangible assets.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue increased by $865.6 million, or 10.3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The revenue increase reflects strong organic growth fueled by higher occupier outsourcing and property management revenue as well as improved sales, leasing and commercial mortgage origination activity. Foreign currency translation had a $15.4 million negative impact on total revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by weakness in the Argentine peso and Brazilian real, partially offset by strength in the Canadian dollar.

Cost of services increased by $683.1 million, or 10.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to higher costs associated with our occupier outsourcing business. Also contributing to the variance was higher commission expense resulting from improved sales and lease transaction revenue. Foreign currency translation had a $13.2 million positive impact on total cost of services during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue was consistent at 79.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 versus 80.0% for the same period in 2017.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $154.3 million, or 15.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase was partly driven by higher payroll-related costs (including increases in bonus and stock compensation expense) as well as increases in consulting, marketing and occupancy costs. During the first nine months of 2018, we also incurred $10.6 million of severance costs in connection with our planned reorganization and $8.9 million of costs as a result of a litigation settlement, the impact of which was partly offset by lower integration and other costs associated with acquisitions. Foreign currency translation had a $2.6 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, MSRs contributed to operating income $117.0 million of gains recognized in conjunction with the origination and sale of mortgage loans, offset by $83.8 million of amortization of related intangible assets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, MSRs contributed to operating income $96.0 million of gains recognized in conjunction with the origination and sale of mortgage loans, offset by $72.5 million of amortization of related intangible assets.

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EMEA

The following table summarizes our results of operations for our EMEA operating segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupier outsourcing

 

$

337,627

 

 

 

25.4

%

 

$

294,772

 

 

 

27.1

%

 

$

1,050,092

 

 

 

27.4

%

 

$

834,769

 

 

 

27.7

%

Property management

 

 

44,181

 

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

43,428

 

 

 

4.0

%

 

 

136,996

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

120,251

 

 

 

4.0

%

Valuation

 

 

43,210

 

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

39,462

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

127,529

 

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

109,200

 

 

 

3.6

%

Loan servicing

 

 

2,387

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

2,315

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

7,035

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

7,873

 

 

 

0.3

%

Leasing

 

 

123,339

 

 

 

9.3

%

 

 

105,368

 

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

330,223

 

 

 

8.6

%

 

 

268,375

 

 

 

8.9

%

Capital Markets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

103,664

 

 

 

7.8

%

 

 

83,937

 

 

 

7.7

%

 

 

279,985

 

 

 

7.3

%

 

 

245,292

 

 

 

8.2

%

Commercial mortgage origination

 

 

516

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

778

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

2,953

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

4,583

 

 

 

0.2

%

Other

 

 

5,593

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

6,767

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

19,691

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

16,382

 

 

 

0.5

%

Total fee revenue

 

 

660,517

 

 

 

49.6

%

 

 

576,827

 

 

 

53.0

%

 

 

1,954,504

 

 

 

51.1

%

 

 

1,606,725

 

 

 

53.4

%

Pass through costs also recognized as revenue

 

 

670,919

 

 

 

50.4

%

 

 

511,872

 

 

 

47.0

%

 

 

1,873,638

 

 

 

48.9

%

 

 

1,402,625

 

 

 

46.6

%

Total revenue

 

 

1,331,436

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

1,088,699

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

3,828,142

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

3,009,350

 

 

 

100.0

%

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

 

1,070,288

 

 

 

80.4

%

 

 

858,047

 

 

 

78.8

%

 

 

3,079,906

 

 

 

80.5

%

 

 

2,376,264

 

 

 

79.0

%

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

183,509

 

 

 

13.8

%

 

 

158,756

 

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

568,484

 

 

 

14.9

%

 

 

466,238

 

 

 

15.5

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

19,718

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

17,539

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

58,841

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

51,954

 

 

 

1.7

%

Operating income

 

 

57,921

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

54,357

 

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

120,911

 

 

 

3.1

%

 

 

114,894

 

 

 

3.8

%

Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

774

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

399

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1,218

 

 

 

0.1

%

Other (loss) income

 

 

(15

)

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

(95

)

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

47

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

(72

)

 

 

0.0

%

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling

   interests

 

 

25

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

55

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

(789

)

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

(105

)

 

 

0.0

%

Add-back: Depreciation and amortization

 

 

19,718

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

17,539

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

58,841

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

51,954

 

 

 

1.7

%

EBITDA

 

$

78,373

 

 

 

5.9

%

 

$

72,145

 

 

 

6.6

%

 

$

181,838

 

 

 

4.7

%

 

$

168,099

 

 

 

5.6

%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

78,671

 

 

 

5.9

%

 

$

72,145

 

 

 

6.6

%

 

$

182,136

 

 

 

4.7

%

 

$

177,893

 

 

 

5.9

%

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for more information.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue increased by $242.7 million, or 22.3%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. We achieved strong organic growth fueled by higher occupier outsourcing revenue as well as higher sales and leasing activity. Foreign currency translation had a $9.0 million negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by weakness in the euro, the Swedish krona and the Turkish lira.

Cost of services increased by $212.2 million, or 24.7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to higher costs associated with our occupier outsourcing business. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 78.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 to 80.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by our revenue mix, with outsourcing revenue, which has a lower margin than sales and lease revenue, comprising a higher percentage of revenue than in the prior year. Foreign currency translation had a $7.6 million positive impact on total cost of services during the three months ended September 30, 2018.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $24.8 million, or 15.6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. This increase was primarily driven by higher payroll-related costs (including increased bonus expense) as well as increases in marketing and occupancy costs. Foreign currency translation also had a $0.8 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2018.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue increased by $818.8 million, or 27.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. We achieved strong organic growth fueled by higher occupier outsourcing revenue as well as higher sales and leasing activity. Foreign currency translation also had a $215.4 million positive impact on total revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by strength in the British pound sterling and euro.

Cost of services increased by $703.6 million, or 29.6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to higher costs associated with our occupier outsourcing business. In addition, foreign currency translation had a $173.0 million negative impact on total cost of services during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 79.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to 80.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by our revenue mix, with outsourcing revenue, which has a lower margin than sales and lease revenue, comprising a higher percentage of revenue than in the prior year.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $102.2 million, or 21.9%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. This increase was primarily driven by higher payroll-related costs (including increased bonus expense) and increases in marketing and occupancy costs. Foreign currency translation also had a $34.1 million negative impact on total operating expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Asia Pacific

The following table summarizes our results of operations for our Asia Pacific operating segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupier outsourcing

 

$

71,854

 

 

 

13.6

%

 

$

63,386

 

 

 

12.6

%

 

$

214,797

 

 

 

13.7

%

 

$

179,441

 

 

 

12.9

%

Property management

 

 

22,663

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

22,119

 

 

 

4.4

%

 

 

68,964

 

 

 

4.4

%

 

 

61,900

 

 

 

4.4

%

Valuation

 

 

26,744

 

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

28,515

 

 

 

5.7

%

 

 

83,598

 

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

86,220

 

 

 

6.2

%

Loan servicing

 

 

186

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

407

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

Leasing

 

 

99,416

 

 

 

18.8

%

 

 

88,506

 

 

 

17.6

%

 

 

271,181

 

 

 

17.3

%

 

 

230,640

 

 

 

16.6

%

Capital Markets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

73,997

 

 

 

14.0

%

 

 

80,966

 

 

 

16.1

%

 

 

202,115

 

 

 

12.9

%

 

 

211,437

 

 

 

15.2

%

Commercial mortgage origination

 

 

829

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

535

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1,223

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1,989

 

 

 

0.1

%

Other

 

 

2,506

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

1,936

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

8,485

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

6,479

 

 

 

0.5

%

Total fee revenue

 

 

298,195

 

 

 

56.3

%

 

 

285,963

 

 

 

57.0

%

 

 

850,770

 

 

 

54.4

%

 

 

778,106

 

 

 

55.9

%

Pass through costs also recognized as revenue

 

 

231,787

 

 

 

43.7

%

 

 

216,069

 

 

 

43.0

%

 

 

712,871

 

 

 

45.6

%

 

 

614,171

 

 

 

44.1

%

Total revenue

 

 

529,982

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

502,032

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

1,563,641

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

1,392,277

 

 

 

100.0

%

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services

 

 

400,497

 

 

 

75.6

%

 

 

376,130

 

 

 

74.9

%

 

 

1,188,566

 

 

 

76.0

%

 

 

1,052,002

 

 

 

75.6

%

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

88,287

 

 

 

16.7

%

 

 

82,706

 

 

 

16.5

%

 

 

257,365

 

 

 

16.5

%

 

 

229,715

 

 

 

16.5

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,202

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

4,657

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

14,872

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

13,360

 

 

 

1.0

%

Operating income

 

 

35,996

 

 

 

6.7

%

 

 

38,539

 

 

 

7.7

%

 

 

102,838

 

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

97,200

 

 

 

6.9

%

Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

195

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

111

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

424

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

161

 

 

 

0.1

%

Add-back: Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,202

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

4,657

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

14,872

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

13,360

 

 

 

1.0

%

EBITDA

 

$

41,393

 

 

 

7.8

%

 

$

43,307

 

 

 

8.6

%

 

$

118,134

 

 

 

7.6

%

 

$

110,721

 

 

 

8.0

%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

41,393

 

 

 

7.8

%

 

$

43,307

 

 

 

8.6

%

 

$

118,134

 

 

 

7.6

%

 

$

111,139

 

 

 

8.0

%

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for more information.

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue increased by $28.0 million, or 5.6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017. The revenue increase reflects strong organic growth, fueled by higher occupier outsourcing and property management revenue as well as improved leasing activity. These increases were partially offset by lower sales activity as well as foreign currency translation, which had an $18.5 million negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by weakness in the Australian dollar and Indian rupee.

Cost of services increased by $24.4 million, or 6.5%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, driven by higher costs associated with our occupier outsourcing and property management businesses. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 74.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2017 to 75.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by our revenue mix. Outsourcing revenue, which has a lower margin than sales revenue, comprised a higher percentage of revenue than in the prior year, while sales revenue comprised a lower percentage of revenue than in the prior year. Foreign currency translation had a $14.3 million positive impact on total cost of services during the three months ended September 30, 2018.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $5.6 million, or 6.7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. We incurred higher payroll-related costs as well as increases in marketing, occupancy and travel costs during the three months ended September 30, 2018. Unfavorable foreign currency transaction activity of $3.5 million was largely offset by foreign currency translation, which had a $2.7 million positive impact on total operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue increased by $171.4 million, or 12.3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The revenue increase reflects strong organic growth, fueled by higher occupier outsourcing and property management revenue as well as improved leasing activity. In addition, foreign currency translation had an $18.0 million positive impact on total revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by strength in the Chinese yuan, Japanese yen and Singapore dollar, partially offset by weakness in the Indian rupee. These increases were slightly offset by lower sales activity.

Cost of services increased by $136.6 million, or 13.0%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily driven by higher costs associated with our occupier outsourcing and property management businesses. In addition, foreign currency translation had a $14.4 million negative impact on total cost of services during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Cost of services as a percentage of revenue increased from 75.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to 76.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by our revenue mix. Outsourcing revenue, which has a lower margin than sales revenue, comprised a higher percentage of revenue than in the prior year, while sales revenue comprised a lower percentage of revenue than in the prior year.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $27.7 million, or 12.0%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. We incurred higher payroll-related costs (including increased bonus expense) as well as increases in marketing, occupancy and travel costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Foreign currency activity also had an overall negative impact of $10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, due to unfavorable foreign currency transaction activity of $7.2 million and a $3.1 million negative impact from foreign currency translation.

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Global Investment Management

The following table summarizes our results of operations for our Global Investment Management operating segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Revenue

 

$

93,061

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

92,122

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

315,698

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

274,451

 

 

 

100.0

%

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

90,946

 

 

 

97.7

%

 

 

76,347

 

 

 

82.9

%

 

 

258,152

 

 

 

81.8

%

 

 

199,178

 

 

 

72.6

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

3,617

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

6,082

 

 

 

6.6

%

 

 

17,101

 

 

 

5.4

%

 

 

16,006

 

 

 

5.8

%

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(1,502

)

 

 

(1.6

%)

 

 

9,693

 

 

 

10.5

%

 

 

40,445

 

 

 

12.8

%

 

 

59,267

 

 

 

21.6

%

Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

3,892

 

 

 

4.1

%

 

 

1,895

 

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

7,228

 

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

7,187

 

 

 

2.7

%

Other (loss) income

 

 

(100

)

 

 

(0.1

%)

 

 

1,408

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

(3,364

)

 

 

(1.1

%)

 

 

7,647

 

 

 

2.8

%

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

1,208

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

1,010

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

2,615

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

4,254

 

 

 

1.6

%

Add-back: Depreciation and amortization

 

 

3,617

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

6,082

 

 

 

6.6

%

 

 

17,101

 

 

 

5.4

%

 

 

16,006

 

 

 

5.8

%

EBITDA

 

$

4,699

 

 

 

5.0

%

 

$

18,068

 

 

 

19.6

%

 

$

58,795

 

 

 

18.6

%

 

$

85,853

 

 

 

31.3

%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

10,555

 

 

 

11.3

%

 

$

23,202

 

 

 

25.2

%

 

$

56,148

 

 

 

17.8

%

 

$

72,971

 

 

 

26.6

%

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for more information.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue was relatively consistent at $93.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 versus $92.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Foreign currency translation had a $0.3 million negative impact on total revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by weakness in the euro.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $14.6 million, or 19.1%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily driven by higher payroll-related costs (including bonuses). During the third quarter of 2018, we also incurred $1.9 million of severance costs in connection with our planned reorganization. Foreign currency translation had a $0.4 million positive impact on total operating expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2018.

A roll forward of our AUM by product type for the three months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows (dollars in billions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds

 

 

Accounts

 

 

Securities

 

 

Total

 

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

$

33.2

 

 

$

55.6

 

 

$

12.9

 

 

$

101.7

 

Inflows

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

5.2

 

Outflows

 

 

(1.9

)

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

(3.1

)

Market appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

0.7

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

$

33.1

 

 

$

59.3

 

 

$

12.1

 

 

$

104.5

 

 

AUM generally refers to the properties and other assets with respect to which we provide (or participate in) oversight, investment management services and other advice, and which generally consist of real estate properties or loans, securities portfolios and investments in operating companies and joint ventures. Our AUM is intended principally to reflect the extent of our presence in the real estate market, not the basis for determining our management fees. Our assets under management consist of:

 

the total fair market value of the real estate properties and other assets either wholly-owned or held by joint ventures and other entities in which our sponsored funds or investment vehicles and client accounts have invested or to which they have provided financing. Committed (but unfunded) capital from investors in our sponsored funds is not included in this component of our AUM. The value of development properties is included at estimated completion cost. In the case of real estate operating companies, the total value of real properties controlled by the companies, generally through joint ventures, is included in AUM; and

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the net asset value of our managed securities portfolios, including investments (which may be comprised of committed but uncalled capital) in private real estate funds under our fund of funds investments.

Our calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers, and as a result, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other asset managers.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue increased by $41.2 million, or 15.0%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017, primarily driven by higher asset management and incentive fees as well higher carried interest revenue. Foreign currency translation also had an $11.8 million positive impact on total revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by strength in the British pound sterling and euro. These items were partially offset by lower acquisition fees in the current year.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $59.0 million, or 29.6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily driven by higher carried interest expense as well as higher payroll-related costs (including bonuses). Additionally, foreign currency translation had a $9.0 million negative impact on total operating expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. During the first nine months of 2018, we also incurred $1.9 million of severance costs in connection with our planned reorganization.

A roll forward of our AUM by product type for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows (dollars in billions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds

 

 

Accounts

 

 

Securities

 

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

$

31.7

 

 

$

56.7

 

 

$

14.8

 

 

$

103.2

 

Inflows

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

10.9

 

Outflows

 

 

(3.9

)

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

(3.2

)

 

 

(10.2

)

Market appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

0.6

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

$

33.1

 

 

$

59.3

 

 

$

12.1

 

 

$

104.5

 

 

We describe above how we calculate AUM. Also, as noted above, our calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers, and as a result, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other asset managers.

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Development Services

The following table summarizes our results of operations for our Development Services operating segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As Adjusted) (1)

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property management

 

$

2,718

 

 

 

10.6

%

 

$

2,337

 

 

 

14.5

%

 

$

6,379

 

 

 

9.5

%

 

$

7,345

 

 

 

15.5

%

Leasing

 

 

1,902

 

 

 

7.4

%

 

 

559

 

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

2,861

 

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

739

 

 

 

1.6

%

Capital Markets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

95

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

270

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

513

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

965

 

 

 

2.0

%

Other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development services

 

 

21,038

 

 

 

81.7

%

 

 

12,945

 

 

 

80.3

%

 

 

57,733

 

 

 

85.5

%

 

 

38,245

 

 

 

80.9

%

Total revenue

 

 

25,753

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

16,111

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

67,486

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

47,294

 

 

 

100.0

%

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating, administrative and other

 

 

68,384

 

 

 

265.5

%

 

 

46,922

 

 

 

291.2

%

 

 

165,745

 

 

 

245.6

%

 

 

115,536

 

 

 

244.3

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

122

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

545

 

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

735

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

1,633

 

 

 

3.5

%

Gain on disposition of real estate

 

 

236

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

6,180

 

 

 

38.3

%

 

 

12,565

 

 

 

18.6

%

 

 

18,863

 

 

 

39.9

%

Operating loss

 

 

(42,517

)

 

 

(165.1

%)

 

 

(25,176

)

 

 

(156.3

%)

 

 

(86,429

)

 

 

(128.1

%)

 

 

(51,012

)

 

 

(107.9

%)

Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

119,358

 

 

 

463.4

%

 

 

62,134

 

 

 

385.7

%

 

 

239,984

 

 

 

355.6

%

 

 

136,513

 

 

 

288.7

%

Less: Net (loss) income attributable to

   non-controlling interests

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(0.1

%)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(0.1

%)

 

 

195

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

32

 

 

 

0.1

%

Add-back: Depreciation and amortization

 

 

122

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

545

 

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

735

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

1,633

 

 

 

3.5

%

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

76,976

 

 

 

298.9

%

 

$

37,524

 

 

 

232.9

%

 

$

154,095

 

 

 

228.3

%

 

$

87,102

 

 

 

184.2

%

 

(1)

We adopted new revenue recognition guidance in the first quarter of 2018. Certain restatements have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform with the 2018 presentation. See Notes 2 and 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for more information.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue increased by $9.6 million, or 59.8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017, primarily driven by higher development and incentive fees during the three months ended September 30, 2018.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $21.5 million, or 45.7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. This increase was primarily driven by higher payroll-related costs, particularly increased bonus expense during the three months ended September 30, 2018 due to improved performance (property sales reflected in equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries were significantly higher during the three months ended September 30, 2018).

As of September 30, 2018, development projects in process totaled $8.8 billion, up $0.8 billion from second-quarter 2018. The pipeline decreased by $0.3 billion during the third quarter to $3.6 billion.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue increased by $20.2 million, or 42.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017, primarily driven by higher development and incentive fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Operating, administrative and other expenses increased by $50.2 million, or 43.5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. This increase was primarily driven by higher payroll-related costs, particularly increased bonus expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 due to improved performance (property sales reflected in equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries were significantly higher during the nine months ended September 30, 2018).

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe that we can satisfy our working capital and funding requirements with internally generated cash flow and, as necessary, borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Our expected capital requirements for 2018 include up to approximately $180 million of anticipated capital expenditures, net of tenant concessions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we incurred $129.0 million of capital expenditures, net of tenant concessions received. As of September 30, 2018, we had aggregate commitments of $51.7 million to fund future co-investments in our Global Investment Management business, $20.2 million of which is expected to be funded in 2018. Additionally, as of September 30, 2018, we are committed to fund $23.6 million of additional capital to unconsolidated subsidiaries within our Development Services business, which we may be required to fund at any time. As of September 30, 2018, we had $2.7 billion of borrowings available under our $2.8 billion revolving credit facility.

We have historically relied on our internally generated cash flow and our revolving credit facility to fund our working capital, capital expenditure and general investment requirements (including strategic in-fill acquisitions) and have not sought other external sources of financing to help fund these requirements. In the absence of extraordinary events or a large strategic acquisition, we anticipate that our cash flow from operations and our revolving credit facility would be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for the foreseeable future, and at a minimum for the next 12 months. We may seek to take advantage of market opportunities to refinance existing debt instruments, as we have done in the past, with new debt instruments at interest rates, maturities and terms we deem attractive. We may also, from time to time in our sole discretion, purchase, redeem, or retire our existing senior notes, through tender offers, in privately negotiated or open market transactions, or otherwise.

In March 2018, we redeemed the $800.0 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of our 5.00% senior notes in full. We funded this redemption with $550.0 million of borrowings from our tranche A term loan facility and borrowings from our revolving credit facility under our credit agreement.

As noted above, we believe that any future significant acquisitions that we may make could require us to obtain additional debt or equity financing. In the past, we have been able to obtain such financing for material transactions on terms that we believed to be reasonable. However, it is possible that we may not be able to obtain acquisition financing on favorable terms, or at all, in the future if we decide to make any further significant acquisitions.

Our long-term liquidity needs, other than those related to ordinary course obligations and commitments such as operating leases, are generally comprised of two elements. The first is the repayment of the outstanding and anticipated principal amounts of our long-term indebtedness. We are unable to project with certainty whether our long-term cash flow from operations will be sufficient to repay our long-term debt when it comes due. If our cash flow is insufficient, then we expect that we would need to refinance such indebtedness or otherwise amend its terms to extend the maturity dates. We cannot make any assurances that such refinancing or amendments would be available on attractive terms, if at all.

The second long-term liquidity need is the payment of obligations related to acquisitions. Our acquisition structures often include deferred and/or contingent purchase price payments in future periods that are subject to the passage of time or achievement of certain performance metrics and other conditions. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had accrued $148.2 million ($46.4 million of which was a current liability) and $83.6 million ($23.2 million of which was a current liability), respectively, of deferred purchase consideration, which was included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

In addition, on October 27, 2016, we announced that our board of directors had authorized the company to repurchase up to an aggregate of $250.0 million of our Class A common stock over three years. The timing of the repurchase and the actual amount repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including the market price of our common stock, general market and economic conditions and other factors. We intend to fund the repurchases, if any, with cash on hand or borrowings under our revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2018, the authorization remained unused.

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Historical Cash Flows

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $502.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, an increase of $116.7 million as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to improved operating performance as well as a higher distribution of earnings from unconsolidated subsidiaries in the current year.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $454.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, an increase of $316.3 million as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in cash used in investing activities was primarily driven by higher amounts paid for acquisitions driven by the FacilitySource Acquisition in the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities totaled $213.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, an increase of $146.0 million as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017. This increase was primarily due to the full redemption of the $800.0 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of our 5.00% senior notes (including $20.0 million premium) in the current year. This increase was partially offset by the impact of $550.0 million of borrowings from our tranche A term loan facility as well as higher net borrowings under our revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Indebtedness

Our level of indebtedness increases the possibility that we may be unable to pay the principal amount of our indebtedness and other obligations when due. In addition, we may incur additional debt from time to time to finance strategic acquisitions, investments, joint ventures or for other purposes, subject to the restrictions contained in the documents governing our indebtedness. If we incur additional debt, the risks associated with our leverage, including our ability to service our debt, would increase.

Long-Term Debt

We maintain credit facilities with third-party lenders, which we use for a variety of purposes. On October 31, 2017, CBRE Services, Inc. entered into a Credit Agreement (the 2017 Credit Agreement), which refinanced and replaced our prior credit agreement (the 2015 Credit Agreement). We used $200.0 million of borrowings from the tranche A term loan facility and $83.0 million of revolving credit facility borrowings under the 2017 Credit Agreement, in addition to cash on hand, to repay all amounts outstanding under the 2015 Credit Agreement.

The 2017 Credit Agreement is a senior unsecured credit facility that is jointly and severally guaranteed by us and certain of our subsidiaries. The 2017 Credit Agreement currently provides for the following: (1) a $2.8 billion revolving credit facility, which includes the capacity to obtain letters of credit and swingline loans and matures on October 31, 2022 and (2) a $750.0 million delayed draw tranche A term loan facility, requiring quarterly principal payments, which began on March 5, 2018 and continue through maturity on October 31, 2022, provided that in the event that our leverage ratio (as defined in the 2017 Credit Agreement) is less than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding any such payment date, no such quarterly principal payment shall be required on such date.

As previously mentioned, in March 2018, we redeemed the $800.0 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of our 5.00% senior notes in full. In connection with this early redemption, we incurred charges of $28.0 million, including a premium of $20.0 million and the write-off of $8.0 million of unamortized deferred financing costs.

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In prior years, we also issued 4.875% and 5.25% senior notes that are due in 2026 and 2025, respectively. For additional information on all of our long-term debt, see Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 8 included in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Short-Term Borrowings

We maintain a $2.8 billion revolving credit facility under the 2017 Credit Agreement and warehouse lines of credit with certain third-party lenders. For additional information on all of our short-term borrowings, see Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 8 included in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and Notes 5 and 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

In March 2011, we entered into five interest rate swap agreements, all with effective dates in October 2011, and immediately designated them as cash flow hedges in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.”  The purpose of these interest rate swap agreements is to attempt to hedge potential changes to our cash flows due to the variable interest nature of our senior term loan facilities. A notional amount of $200.0 million of these interest rate swap agreements expired in October 2017. The remaining total notional amount of these interest rate swap agreements at September 30, 2018 was $200.0 million, which expire in September 2019. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the fair values of such interest rate swap agreements were reflected as a $1.4 million liability and a $4.8 million liability, respectively, and were included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Off –Balance Sheet Arrangements

Our off-balance sheet arrangements are described in Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and are incorporated by reference herein.

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “propose,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will” and similar terms and phrases are used in this Quarterly Report to identify forward-looking statements. Except for historical information contained herein, the matters addressed in this Quarterly Report are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to analyses and other information based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies.

These forward-looking statements are made based on our management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These uncertainties and factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements.

The following factors are among those, but are not only those, that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:

 

disruptions in general economic and business conditions, particularly in geographies where our business may be concentrated;

 

volatility and disruption of the securities, capital and credit markets, interest rate increases, the cost and availability of capital for investment in real estate, clients’ willingness to make real estate or long-term contractual commitments and other factors affecting the value of real estate assets, inside and outside the United States;

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increases in unemployment and general slowdowns in commercial activity;

 

trends in pricing and risk assumption for commercial real estate services;

 

the effect of significant movements in average cap rates across different property types;

 

a reduction by companies in their reliance on outsourcing for their commercial real estate needs, which would affect our revenues and operating performance;

 

client actions to restrain project spending and reduce outsourced staffing levels;

 

declines in lending activity of U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprises, regulatory oversight of such activity and our mortgage servicing revenue from the commercial real estate mortgage market;

 

our ability to diversify our revenue model to offset cyclical economic trends in the commercial real estate industry;

 

our ability to attract new user and investor clients;

 

our ability to retain major clients and renew related contracts;

 

our ability to leverage our global services platform to maximize and sustain long-term cash flow;

 

our ability to maintain EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margins that enable us to continue investing in our platform and client service offerings;

 

our ability to control costs relative to revenue growth;

 

economic volatility and market uncertainty globally related to uncertainty surrounding the implementation and effect of the United Kingdom’s referendum to leave the European Union, including uncertainty in relation to the legal and regulatory framework that would apply to the United Kingdom and its relationship with the remaining members of the European Union;

 

foreign currency fluctuations;

 

our ability to retain and incentivize key personnel;

 

our ability to compete globally, or in specific geographic markets or business segments that are material to us;

 

our ability to identify, acquire and integrate synergistic and accretive businesses;

 

costs and potential future capital requirements relating to businesses we may acquire;

 

integration challenges arising out of companies we may acquire;

 

the ability of our Global Investment Management business to maintain and grow assets under management and achieve desired investment returns for our investors, and any potential related litigation, liabilities or reputational harm possible if we fail to do so;

 

our ability to manage fluctuations in net earnings and cash flow, which could result from poor performance in our investment programs, including our participation as a principal in real estate investments;

 

our leverage under our debt instruments as well as the limited restrictions therein on our ability to incur additional debt, and the potential increased borrowing costs to us from a credit-ratings downgrade;

 

the ability of CBRE Capital Markets to periodically amend, or replace, on satisfactory terms, the agreements for its warehouse lines of credit;

 

variations in historically customary seasonal patterns that cause our business not to perform as expected;

 

litigation and its financial and reputational risks to us;

 

our exposure to liabilities in connection with real estate advisory and property management activities and our ability to procure sufficient insurance coverage on acceptable terms;

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liabilities under guarantees, or for construction defects, that we incur in our Development Services business;

 

our and our employees’ ability to execute on, and adapt to, information technology strategies and trends;

 

cybersecurity threats, including the potential misappropriation of assets or sensitive information, corruption of data or operational disruption;

 

changes in domestic and international law and regulatory environments (including relating to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, trade sanctions, tariffs, currency controls and other trade control laws), particularly in Russia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, due to the level of political instability in those regions;

 

our ability to comply with laws and regulations related to our global operations, including real estate licensure, tax, labor and employment laws and regulations, as well as the anti-corruption laws and trade sanctions of the U.S. and other countries;

 

our ability to maintain our effective tax rate, including during 2018 as we continue to assess the provisional amount recorded based upon our best estimate of the tax impact of the Tax Act (which was enacted into law on December 22, 2017) in accordance with our understanding of the Tax Act and the related guidance available;

 

changes in applicable tax or accounting requirements, including the impact of any subsequent additional regulation or guidance associated with the Tax Act;

 

the effect of implementation of new accounting rules and standards (including new lease accounting guidance which will be effective in the first quarter of 2019); and

 

the other factors described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, included under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” or as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, in particular in Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors”, or as described in the other documents and reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in our other periodic filings with the SEC.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The information in this section should be read in connection with the information on market risk related to changes in interest rates and non-U.S. currency exchange rates in Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Our exposure to market risk primarily consists of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations related to our international operations and changes in interest rates on debt obligations. We manage such risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of our debt funding and by using derivative financial instruments. We apply Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” when accounting for derivative financial instruments. In all cases, we view derivative financial instruments as a risk management tool and, accordingly, do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.

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Exchange Rates

Our foreign operations expose us to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. These fluctuations may impact the value of our cash receipts and payments in terms of our functional (reporting) currency, which is U.S. dollars. See the discussion of international operations, which is included in Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the caption “Items Affecting Comparability—International Operations” and is incorporated by reference herein.

Interest Rates

We manage our interest expense by using a combination of fixed and variable rate debt. We enter into interest rate swap agreements to attempt to hedge the variability of future interest payments due to changes in interest rates. See discussion of our interest rate swap agreements, which is included in Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the caption “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Indebtedness—Interest Rate Swap Agreements” and is incorporated by reference herein.

The estimated fair value of our senior term loans was approximately $747.7 million at September 30, 2018. Based on dealers’ quotes, the estimated fair values of our 4.875% senior notes and 5.25% senior notes were $612.9 million and $443.1 million, respectively, at September 30, 2018.

We utilize sensitivity analyses to assess the potential effect of our variable rate debt. If interest rates were to increase 100 basis points on our outstanding variable rate debt at September 30, 2018, excluding notes payable on real estate, the net impact of the additional interest cost would be a decrease of $5.2 million on pre-tax income and a decrease of $5.2 million in cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Rule 13a-15 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires that we conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, and we have a disclosure policy in furtherance of the same. This evaluation is designed to ensure that all corporate disclosure is complete and accurate in all material respects. The evaluation is further designed to ensure that all information required to be disclosed in our SEC reports is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures and recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods and in the manner specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer supervise and participate in this evaluation, and they are assisted by our Chief Accounting Officer and other members of our Disclosure Committee. In addition to our Chief Accounting Officer, our Disclosure Committee consists of our General Counsel, our Chief Digital and Technology Officer, our chief communication officer, our corporate controller, our senior director of Global SOX Assurance, our senior officers of significant business lines and other select employees.

We conducted the required evaluation, and our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) were effective as of September 30, 2018 to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

No changes in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

There have been no material changes to our legal proceedings as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to our risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

As permitted by our director compensation policy, two of our non-employee directors elected to receive shares of our Class A common stock as consideration for their service as directors in lieu of cash payments during the three months ended September 30, 2018. Director fees are allocated in quarterly installments, and the non-employee directors participating in the “stock in lieu of cash” program were issued 4,072 shares on August 7, 2018 in lieu of $202,000 in accrued director fees. The number of shares issued was based on the closing price on the NYSE of our Class A common stock on the date of issuance. The issuance of these securities qualified for an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act because the issuance did not involve a public offering.

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Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit
No.

 

Exhibit Description

 

Form

 

SEC File No.

 

Exhibit

 

Filing Date

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CBRE Group, Inc.

 

8-K

 

001-32205

 

3.1

 

05/23/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    3.2

 

Amended and Restated By-Laws of CBRE Group, Inc.

 

8-K

 

001-32205

 

3.2

 

05/23/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  10.1

 

Employment and Transition Agreement dated as of August 17, 2018 by and between CBRE, Inc. and Calvin W. Frese, Jr. +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  32

 

Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

+

Denotes a management contract or compensatory arrangement

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

CBRE GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

Date:  November 9, 2018

 

/s/ James R. Groch

 

 

James R. Groch

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

Date:  November 9, 2018

 

/s/ Dara A. Bazzano

 

 

Dara A. Bazzano

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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