CBRE Group, Inc. Reports Full-Year And Fourth-Quarter 2011 Results

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today reported financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011.

Full-Year 2011 Results

• Revenue for the full-year 2011 increased 15% to $5.9 billion, compared with $5.1 billion for 2010.
• Excluding selected charges ¹, net income ² for 2011 totaled $334.5 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, an improvement of 39% and 37%, respectively, from $239.8 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, for 2010. Full-year 2011 results were lowered by selected charges of $95.3 million, net of income taxes, which primarily related to the acquisition of the ING REIM businesses and cost containment actions.
• On a U.S. GAAP basis, net income rose 19% to $239.2 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, for 2011, compared with $200.3 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, for 2010.
• Excluding selected charges, Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) ³ totaled $802.6 million in 2011 — up 18% from $681.3 million in 2010. EBITDA ³ (including selected charges) for 2011 rose 7% to $693.3 million, compared with $647.5 million for 2010. Full-year 2011 EBITDA was lowered by selected charges of $109.4 million, which primarily related to the acquisition of the ING REIM businesses and cost containment actions.

Fourth-Quarter 2011 Results

• Revenue for the quarter totaled $1.8 billion, an increase of 7% from $1.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010.
• Excluding selected charges, net income totaled $149.3 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, for the current-year quarter, up 29% and 28%, respectively, from $115.4 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2010. Fourth-quarter 2011 results were lowered by selected charges of $69.5 million, net of income taxes, which primarily related to the acquisition of the ING REIM businesses and cost containment actions.
• On a U.S. GAAP basis, net income totaled $79.8 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2011 compared with $95.1 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2010.
• Excluding selected charges, EBITDA increased 24% to $314.9 million in the current period from $253.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. EBITDA (including selected charges) totaled $235.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with $241.0 million a year earlier. Fourth-quarter 2011 EBITDA was lowered by selected charges of $79.8 million, which primarily related to the acquisition of the ING REIM businesses and cost containment actions.

Management Commentary

“2011 was a year of unexpectedly tough operating conditions in many parts of the world, particularly in the back-half of the year. Nevertheless, we recorded our second-best year ever for both revenues and normalized EBITDA, enhanced our platform with the ING REIM acquisitions and strategic recruiting, and made other investments that will further position CBRE for leadership across market cycles,” said Brett White, chief executive officer of CBRE.