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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 March 31, 2022
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 | (I.R.S. Employer | |||||||
| incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |||||||
| 2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1250 | ||||||||
| Dallas, Texas | 75201 | |||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
| (214) 979-6100 | ||||||||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | “CBRE” | New York Stock Exchange |
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, a 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 May 3, 2022 was 326,860,554.
FORM 10-Q
March 31, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CBRE GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current Assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,657,336 | $ | 2,430,951 | |||||||
| Restricted cash | 135,293 | 108,830 | |||||||||
| Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $93,667 and $97,588 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively | 5,073,224 | 5,150,473 | |||||||||
| Warehouse receivables | 1,194,800 | 1,303,717 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 333,672 | 333,885 | |||||||||
| Contract assets | 352,064 | 338,749 | |||||||||
| Income taxes receivable | 43,758 | 44,104 | |||||||||
| Other current assets | 543,400 | 371,656 | |||||||||
| Total Current Assets | 9,333,547 | 10,082,365 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $1,330,999 and $1,288,509 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively | 792,735 | 816,092 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 4,977,082 | 4,995,175 | |||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,741,193 and $1,725,280 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively | 2,338,548 | 2,409,427 | |||||||||
| Operating lease assets | 1,030,391 | 1,046,377 | |||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries (with $713,871 and $813,031 at fair value at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively) | 1,124,339 | 1,196,088 | |||||||||
| Non-current contract assets | 134,324 | 135,626 | |||||||||
| Real estate under development | 361,852 | 326,416 | |||||||||
| Non-current income taxes receivable | 37,907 | 33,150 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | 142,748 | 157,032 | |||||||||
| Other assets, net | 869,679 | 875,743 | |||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 21,143,152 | $ | 22,073,491 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 2,881,910 | $ | 2,916,331 | |||||||
| Compensation and employee benefits payable | 1,579,118 | 1,539,291 | |||||||||
| Accrued bonus and profit sharing | 906,343 | 1,694,590 | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 220,730 | 232,423 | |||||||||
| Contract liabilities | 295,642 | 280,659 | |||||||||
| Income taxes payable | 268,823 | 246,035 | |||||||||
| Short-term borrowings: | |||||||||||
| Warehouse lines of credit (which fund loans that U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprises have committed to purchase) | 1,172,125 | 1,277,451 | |||||||||
| Revolving credit facility | 210,000 | — | |||||||||
| Other short-term borrowings | 30,826 | 32,668 | |||||||||
| Total short-term borrowings | 1,412,951 | 1,310,119 | |||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 224,327 | 199,421 | |||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 7,789,844 | 8,418,869 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current maturities | 1,526,212 | 1,538,123 | |||||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 1,104,812 | 1,116,562 | |||||||||
| Non-current tax liabilities | 124,348 | 144,884 | |||||||||
| Non-current income taxes payable | 54,761 | 54,761 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities, net | 310,104 | 405,258 | |||||||||
| Other liabilities | 950,246 | 1,035,917 | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 11,860,327 | 12,714,374 | |||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | |||||||||
| Equity: | |||||||||||
| CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity: | |||||||||||
| Class A common stock; $0.01 par value; 525,000,000 shares authorized; 329,555,402 and 332,875,959 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively | 3,296 | 3,329 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 409,187 | 798,892 | |||||||||
| Accumulated earnings | 8,758,928 | 8,366,631 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (701,440) | (640,659) | |||||||||
| Total CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity | 8,469,971 | 8,528,193 | |||||||||
| Non-controlling interests | 812,854 | 830,924 | |||||||||
| Total Equity | 9,282,825 | 9,359,117 | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | 21,143,152 | $ | 22,073,491 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CBRE GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 7,332,933 | $ | 5,938,879 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 5,752,194 | 4,719,546 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating, administrative and other | 1,065,996 | 828,327 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 149,032 | 122,078 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset impairments | 10,351 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 6,977,573 | 5,669,951 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on disposition of real estate | 21,592 | 156 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 376,952 | 269,084 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries | 42,871 | 83,594 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (loss) income | (14,464) | 2,732 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net of interest income | 12,826 | 10,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes | 392,533 | 345,304 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Benefit from) provision for income taxes | (3,738) | 76,327 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 396,271 | 268,977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 3,974 | 2,775 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. | $ | 392,297 | $ | 266,202 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic income per share: |
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is designed to provide the reader of our financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of management on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and certain other factors that may affect future results. The MD&A in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Quarterly Report) for CBRE Group, Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2022 should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 (2021 Annual Report) 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 “CBRE,” “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 2021 revenue, with leading global market positions in leasing, property sales, occupier outsourcing and valuation businesses. As of December 31, 2021, the company had more than 105,000 employees (excluding Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries.
We provide services to real estate investors and occupiers. For investors, our services include capital markets (property sales, mortgage origination, sales and servicing), property leasing, investment management, property management, valuation and development services, among others. For occupiers, our services include facilities management, project management, transaction (both property sales and leasing) and consulting services, among others. We provide services under the following brand names: “CBRE” (real estate advisory and outsourcing services); “CBRE Investment Management” (investment management); “Trammell Crow Company” (U.S. development); “Telford Homes” (U.K. development); and “Turner & Townsend Holdings Limited”.
We generate revenue from both stable, recurring (large multi-year portfolio and per project contracts) and more cyclical, non-recurring sources, including commissions on transactions. Our revenue mix has become heavily weighted towards stable revenue sources, particularly occupier outsourcing, with our dependence on highly cyclical property sales and lease transaction revenue declining markedly. As a result of our four-dimension diversification strategy (asset types, lines of business, clients and geographies) and strong balance sheet, we believe we are well-positioned to capture a substantial and growing share of market opportunities at a time when investors and occupiers increasingly prefer to purchase integrated, account-based services on a national and global basis. We also believe we are increasingly well suited to weather challenging periods due to our increased diversification and resiliency.
In 2021, we generated revenue from a highly diversified base of clients, including 93 of the Fortune 100 companies. We have been an S&P 500 company since 2006 and in 2022 we were ranked #122 on the Fortune 500. We have been voted the most recognized commercial real estate brand in the Lipsey Company survey for 21 years in a row (including 2022). We have also been rated a World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute for nine consecutive years (including 2022), and have been included in both the Dow Jones World Sustainability Index for three years in a row and the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for three years in a row.
The Covid-19 pandemic has primarily impacted the property sales and leasing lines of business in the Advisory Services segment. Many property owners and occupiers initially put transactions on hold and withdrew existing mandates, sharply reducing sales and leasing volumes. The effects of Covid-19 eased significantly in 2021 and early 2022 as global economic conditions have improved and sales and leasing volumes have risen markedly. Further, trends which have hindered office occupancy have catalyzed strong industrial and multifamily transaction volumes, which has offset subdued office activity. Nevertheless, Covid-19 continues to pose public health challenges that impact our operations, and the majority of workers remain out of their offices and occupier confidence in making long-term office leasing decisions has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. In addition, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 and the ongoing military conflict poses heightened risk, particularly for our operations in central and eastern Europe, and could exacerbate macro-economic challenges, including supply chain disruptions and persistently high inflation, as well as adversely affect business and/or consumer sentiment as well as overall economic growth. While the economies directly impacted by the invasion, Russia and Ukraine, are not material to our business, the direct and indirect impacts of this evolving situation and its effect on global economies in future periods are difficult to predict.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
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. We believe that the following 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 2021 Annual Report. There have been no material changes to these policies and estimates as of March 31, 2022.
New Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.
Seasonality
In a typical year, 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 have tended 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. The ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic may cause seasonality to deviate from historical patterns.
Inflation
Our commissions and other variable costs related
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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 2021 Annual Report.
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.
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 the U.S. dollar. 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. Historically, we have entered into interest rate swap agreements to attempt to hedge the variability of future interest payments due to changes in interest rates. As of March 31, 2022, we did not have any outstanding interest rate swap agreements.
The estimated fair value of our senior term loans was approximately $440.4 million at March 31, 2022. Based on dealers’ quotes, the estimated fair value of our 4.875% senior notes and 2.500% senior notes was $628.1 million and $445.5 million, respectively, at March 31, 2022.
We utilize sensitivity analyses to assess the potential effect on our variable rate debt. If interest rates were to increase 100 basis points on our outstanding variable rate debt at March 31, 2022, the net impact of the additional interest cost would be a decrease of $1.1 million on pre-tax income and a decrease of $1.1 million in cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) 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 members of our Disclosure Committee. Our Disclosure Committee consists of our General Counsel, our Deputy CFO and Chief Accounting Officer, our Chief Transformation Officer, our Chief Communication Officer, 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 not effective as of March 31, 2022 due to the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting that were disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report.
Notwithstanding such material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, our management concluded that our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present fairly, in all material respects, the company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates, and for the periods presented, in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
Remediation
As previously described in Part II, Item 9A of our 2021 Annual Report, we developed remediation plans to address the material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. Such weaknesses will not be considered fully remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through formal testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
There have been no material changes to our legal proceedings as previously disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to our risk factors as previously disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Open market share repurchase activity during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) | |||||||||||||
| January 1, 2022 - January 31, 2022 | 514,303 | $ | 101.84 | 514,303 | |||||||||||||
| February 1, 2022 - February 28, 2022 | 549,953 | 98.37 | 549,953 | ||||||||||||||
| March 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022 | 3,114,130 | 91.31 | 3,114,130 | ||||||||||||||
| 4,178,386 | $ | 93.54 | 4,178,386 | $ | 1,586,260 |
(1)During 2019, our board of directors authorized a program for the company to repurchase up to $500.0 million of our Class A common stock over three years. In November 2021, our board of directors authorized a new program for the company to repurchase up to $2.0 billion of our Class A common stock over five years, effective November 19, 2021, bringing the total authorized amount under both programs to a total of $2.5 billion. During the first quarter of 2022, we repurchased $390.8 million of our common stock under these programs. The remaining $1.59 billion in the table represents the amount available to repurchase shares under the authorized repurchase programs as of March 31, 2022.
Our stock repurchase programs do not obligate us to acquire any specific number of shares. Under these programs, shares may be repurchased in privately negotiated and/or open market transactions, including under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. The timing of any future repurchases and the actual amounts repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including the market price of our common stock, general market and economic conditions and other factors.
Item 6. Exhibits
+ Denotes a management contract or compensatory arrangement
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: May 9, 2022 | /s/ EMMA E. GIAMARTINO | ||||
| Emma E. Giamartino Global Group President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||
| Date: May 9, 2022 | /s/ MADELEINE BARBER | ||||
| Madeleine Barber Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |