TD Ameritrade Delivers Record Asset Gathering

Record Net New Client Assets over $11 billion, 12% annualized growth rate

Record Average Client Trades per Day of 439,000

March Quarter Earnings per Share of $0.30

OMAHA, Neb.--()--TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:AMTD) has released results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. The Company continues to execute on its organic growth strategy, again delivering double-digit annualized net new client asset growth and record results in other key business metrics.

The Company’s results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 include the following (year-over-year comparisons):(1)

  • Net income of $172 million, or $0.30 per diluted share
  • Record net new client assets of $11.5 billion, an increase of 13 percent, an annualized growth rate of 12 percent of beginning client assets
  • Record average client trades per day of approximately 439,000, an increase of 16 percent
  • Record net revenues of $718 million, 49 percent of which were asset-based
  • Operating income of $283 million, or 39 percent of net revenues
  • Pre-tax income of $275 million, or 38 percent of net revenues
  • EBITDA of $324 million, or 45 percent of net revenues(2)
  • Record interest rate sensitive assets of $70 billion, an increase of 11 percent(3)
  • Record client assets of approximately $412 billion, an increase of 21 percent

“We continued our organic growth momentum by delivering another strong quarter, highlighted by record results in net new assets, trades per day, net revenues and total client assets,” said Fred Tomczyk, president and chief executive officer. “We remain focused on enhancing our client value proposition, which was recently recognized by Barron’s for its appeal to both long-term investors and active traders. And, we will continue to strategically invest to enhance our value proposition and build our long-term earnings power.”

“TD Ameritrade has delivered double-digit organic net new asset growth in eight of the last 10 quarters,” said Bill Gerber, executive vice president and chief financial officer. “That bodes well for our future earnings power, as we have also reached a turning point with net yields from our insured deposit account increasing for the first time in over three years. Our strong cash position enabled us to continue our buy-back program, which together with our dividend payments, have resulted in our returning 48 percent of our net income to shareholders year-to-date.”

Stock Repurchases

During the second quarter of fiscal 2011, TD Ameritrade repurchased 2.0 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $21.03 per share, for approximately $43 million. The Company has 24.8 million shares remaining on its existing stock repurchase authorization.

Quarterly Dividend

The Company also announced that it has declared a $0.05 per share quarterly cash dividend, which is payable on May 17, 2011 to all holders of record of common stock as of May 3, 2011.

Credit Rating Upgrade

On Feb. 25, 2011, Standard & Poor’s upgraded TD Ameritrade’s credit rating for the second time since 2008 to A- from BBB+. The Company also received its second ratings upgrade from Fitch Ratings to A- from BBB+ on April 15, 2011. Both ratings carry a “Stable” outlook.

“Our strong free cash flow, solid balance sheet and prospects for future earnings growth have led to two credit ratings upgrades in the midst of this continuing difficult economic environment,” Tomczyk continued.

Industry Recognition

TD Ameritrade was awarded an overall 4 ½ out of 5 Stars and was named “Best for Options Traders” in Barron’s 2011 Online Broker Survey. TD Ameritrade also received the highest rating, 4 ½ out of 5 Stars, in the “Best for Long-term Investing” category, sharing that rating with only one other broker. TD Ameritrade was evaluated versus 23 other online brokers in eight total categories, including trade experience, trading technology, usability, range of offerings, research amenities, portfolio analysis and reporting, customer service and costs.

Company Hosts Conference Call

TD Ameritrade will host its March Quarter conference call this morning, April 18, 2011, at 7:30 a.m. CDT. Participants may listen to the call by dialing 877-881-2595. Interested parties may listen to a replay of the call by dialing 800-642-1687 and the passcode 41563791. The Company will Webcast the conference live at www.amtd.com and will make all accompanying materials available for participants to print prior to the call.

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About TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation

For more than 36 years, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:AMTD) has been in the business of serving individual investors – either directly or through a network of independent registered investment advisors. Through its brokerage(4) and education(5) subsidiaries, TD Ameritrade combines innovative trading technology, easy-to-use trading tools, investment services and education, and superior client service to create a market-leading financial services experience. Home to Kiplinger's #1 online broker(6), Barron’s #1 online broker for “Options Traders”(7), TD Ameritrade provides millions of retail investors, traders and independent registered investment advisors with the tools, service and support they need to help build confidence in today's rapidly changing market environment. For more information and resources for journalists, please visit the TD Ameritrade newsroom at www.amtd.com.

Safe Harbor

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. In particular, any projections regarding our future revenues, expenses, earnings, capital expenditures, effective tax rates, client trading activity, benefits of the thinkorswim acquisition, accounts or stock price, as well as the assumptions on which such expectations are based, are forward-looking statements. These statements reflect only our current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance or results. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results or performance to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include general economic and political conditions, interest rates, market fluctuations and changes in client trading activity, increased competition, systems failures and capacity constraints, ability to service debt obligations, ability to realize the expected benefits from the thinkorswim acquisition, new laws and regulations effecting our business, regulatory and legal matters and uncertainties and other risk factors described in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on Nov. 19, 2010 and our latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed thereafter. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

1 Please see the Glossary of Terms, located in “Investor” section of www.amtd.com for more information on how these metrics are calculated.

2 See attached reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.

3Interest rate sensitive assets consist of spread-based assets and money market mutual funds. Ending balances as of March 31, 2011.

4 TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA (www.FINRA.org) /SIPC (www.SIPC.org) /NFA (www.nfa.futures.org), and TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC.

5 Investools, Inc. is an education subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation. Investools does not provide financial advice and is not in the business of transacting trades. Investools, Inc. and TD Ameritrade, Inc. are separate but affiliated companies that are not responsible for each other's services or policies.

6 TD Ameritrade was ranked #1 and received an overall score of 5 stars (tied for first place with one other broker), in the Kiplinger's Online Broker Ratings, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, 02/2011. Fourteen brokers were rated in the categories: Costs, Web site usability, Investment choices, Customer service, and Research and tools.

7 TD Ameritrade was awarded an overall 4 ½ out of 5 Stars and was named "Best for Option Traders" in Barron's 2011 Online Broker Survey, 03/2011. TD Ameritrade also received the highest rating, 4 ½ out of 5 stars, in the "Best for Long-term Investing" category, sharing that rating with only one other broker. TD Ameritrade was evaluated versus 23 other online brokers in eight total categories, including trade experience, trading technology, usability, range of offerings, research amenities, portfolio analysis and reporting, customer service and education and costs. Barron's is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company © 2006-2011.

TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
In thousands, except per share amounts
(Unaudited)
       
Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2010 Mar. 31, 2010 Mar. 31, 2011 Mar. 31, 2010
Revenues:
Transaction-based revenues:
Commissions and transaction fees $ 338,320 $ 292,696 $ 301,272 $ 631,016 $ 610,660
 
Asset-based revenues:
Interest revenue 122,804 116,820 101,412 239,624 202,652
Brokerage interest expense   (1,237 )   (1,292 )   (1,444 )   (2,528 )   (3,271 )
Net interest revenue 121,567 115,528 99,968 237,096 199,381
 
Insured deposit account fees 187,471 178,471 169,963 365,942 325,295
Investment product fees   40,440     40,697     30,349     81,137     59,769  
Total asset-based revenues 349,478 334,696 300,280 684,175 584,445
 
Other revenues   30,430     28,798     33,882     59,228     64,947  
 
Net revenues   718,228     656,190     635,434     1,374,419     1,260,052  
 
Operating expenses:
Employee compensation and benefits 169,662 162,406 164,876 332,069 311,515
Clearing and execution costs 25,119 23,799 24,131 48,918 46,035
Communications 27,811 26,914 24,641 54,725 49,300
Occupancy and equipment costs 33,153 35,191 33,843 68,344 68,733
Depreciation and amortization 16,579 16,136 13,463 32,715 27,073
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 24,073 24,591 25,024 48,664 50,603
Professional services 40,059 40,316 31,465 80,376 65,172
Advertising 81,400 74,583 71,570 155,983 136,763
Gains on money market funds and client guarantees - - (1,936 ) - (1,936 )
Other   17,456     18,167     20,892     35,623     38,926  
Total operating expenses   435,312     422,103     407,969     857,417     792,184  
 
Operating income 282,916 234,087 227,465 517,002 467,868
 
Other expense:
Interest on borrowings 7,486 10,825 10,937 18,310 22,567
Loss on debt refinancing   -     -     -     -     8,392  
Total other expense   7,486     10,825     10,937     18,310     30,959  
 
Pre-tax income 275,430 223,262 216,528 498,692 436,909
 
Provision for income taxes   103,762     78,223     53,976     181,985     138,119  
 
Net income $ 171,668   $ 145,039   $ 162,552   $ 316,707   $ 298,790  
 
Earnings per share - basic $ 0.30 $ 0.25 $ 0.28 $ 0.55 $ 0.51
Earnings per share - diluted $ 0.30 $ 0.25 $ 0.27 $ 0.55 $ 0.50
 
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic 573,305 575,485 589,618 574,407 588,721
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 579,459 581,243 596,390 580,360 596,008
 
Dividends declared per share $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ - $ 0.10 $ -
TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
In thousands
(Unaudited)
   
Mar. 31, 2011 Sept. 30, 2010
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,081,138 $ 741,492
Short-term investments 3,598 3,592
Segregated cash and investments - 994,026
Broker/dealer receivables 1,049,713 1,207,723
Client receivables 9,343,998 7,391,432
Goodwill and intangible assets 3,539,803 3,591,272
Other   738,946   797,381
Total assets $ 15,757,196 $ 14,726,918
 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
 
Liabilities:
Broker/dealer payables $ 2,116,335 $ 1,934,315
Client payables 7,210,407 6,810,391
Long-term debt 1,279,110 1,302,269
Other   1,020,031   908,064
Total liabilities 11,625,883 10,955,039
 
Stockholders' equity   4,131,313   3,771,879
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 15,757,196 $ 14,726,918
TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
SELECTED OPERATING DATA
(Unaudited)
         
Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2010 Mar. 31, 2010 Mar. 31, 2011 Mar. 31, 2010

Key Metrics:

Net new assets (in billions) $ 11.5 $ 9.7 $ 10.2 $ 21.2 $ 18.9
Net new asset growth rate (annualized) 12 % 11 % 13 % 12 % 13 %
Average client trades per day 439,158 371,916 378,714 405,135 378,636
 

Profitability Metrics:

Operating margin 39.4 % 35.7 % 35.8 % 37.6 % 37.1 %
Pre-tax margin 38.3 % 34.0 % 34.1 % 36.3 % 34.7 %
Return on client assets (annualized) 0.28 % 0.24 % 0.27 % 0.26 % 0.28 %
Return on average stockholders' equity (annualized) 16.8 % 15.0 % 17.2 % 16.0 % 16.1 %
EBITDA(1) as a percentage of net revenues 45.1 % 41.9 % 41.9 % 43.5 % 42.6 %
 

Debt and Liquidity Metrics:

Interest on borrowings (in millions) $ 7.5 $ 10.8 $ 10.9 $ 18.3 $ 22.6
Average debt outstanding (in billions) $ 1.3 $ 1.3 $ 1.3 $ 1.3 $ 1.3
Leverage ratio (average debt/annualized EBITDA(1)) 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2
Interest coverage ratio (EBITDA(1)/interest on borrowings) 43.2 25.4 24.3 32.7 23.8
Liquid assets - management target(1) (in billions) $ 0.8 $ 0.8 $ 0.7 $ 0.8 $ 0.7
Liquid assets - regulatory threshold(1) (in billions) $ 1.3 $ 1.3 $ 1.2 $ 1.3 $ 1.2
Cash and cash equivalents (in billions) $ 1.1 $ 0.9 $ 0.8 $ 1.1 $ 0.8
 

Transaction-Based Revenue Metrics:

Total trades (in millions) 27.2 23.6 23.1 50.8 47.0
Average commissions and transaction fees per trade(2) $ 12.42 $ 12.39 $ 13.04 $ 12.41 $ 13.01
Average client trades per total account (annualized) 13.7 11.8 12.3 12.7 12.4
Average client trades per funded account (annualized) 20.1 17.2 17.8 18.6 17.8
Activity rate - total accounts 5.4 % 4.7 % 4.9 % 5.0 % 4.9 %
Activity rate - funded accounts 8.0 % 6.8 % 7.1 % 7.4 % 7.1 %
Trading days 62.0 63.5 61.0 125.5 124.0
 

Spread-Based Asset Metrics:

Average interest-earning assets (excluding conduit business) (in billions) $ 13.6 $ 13.0 $ 13.0 $ 13.3 $ 14.3
Average insured deposit account balances (in billions)   46.8     44.7     39.3     45.8     35.9  
Average spread-based balance (in billions) $ 60.4   $ 57.7   $ 52.3   $ 59.1   $ 50.2  
 
Net interest revenue (excluding conduit business) (in millions) $ 121.5 $ 115.4 $ 99.7 $ 236.9 $ 199.0
Insured deposit account fee revenue (in millions)   187.5     178.5     170.0     365.9     325.3  
Spread-based revenue (in millions) $ 309.0   $ 293.9   $ 269.7   $ 602.8   $ 524.3  
 
Avg. annualized yield - interest-earning assets (excluding conduit business) 3.56 % 3.48 % 3.08 % 3.52 % 2.76 %
Avg. annualized yield - insured deposit account fees 1.60 % 1.56 % 1.73 % 1.58 % 1.79 %
Net interest margin (NIM) 2.04 % 1.99 % 2.06 % 2.02 % 2.07 %
 
Interest days 90 92 90 182 182
 

Fee-Based Investment Metrics:

Money market mutual fund fees:

Average balance (in billions) $ 8.8 $ 8.8 $ 9.5 $ 8.8 $ 10.7
Average annualized yield   0.10 %   0.16 %   0.05 %   0.13 %   0.07 %
Fee revenue (in millions) $ 2.3   $ 3.6   $ 1.2   $ 5.9   $ 4.0  
 

Other fee-based investment balances:

Average balance (in billions) $ 69.5 $ 63.9 $ 50.0 $ 66.7 $ 48.3
Average annualized yield   0.22 %   0.23 %   0.23 %   0.22 %   0.23 %
Fee revenue (in millions) $ 38.1   $ 37.1   $ 29.1   $ 75.2   $ 55.8  
 
Average fee-based investment balances (in billions) $ 78.3 $ 72.7 $ 59.5 $ 75.5 $ 59.0
Average annualized yield   0.21 %   0.22 %   0.20 %   0.21 %   0.20 %
Investment product fee revenue (in millions) $ 40.4   $ 40.7   $ 30.3   $ 81.1   $ 59.8  
 

Client Account and Client Asset Metrics:

Total accounts (beginning of period) 8,037,000 7,946,000 7,675,000 7,946,000 7,563,000
New accounts opened 176,000 164,000 187,000 340,000 367,000
Accounts closed   (75,000 )   (73,000 )   (74,000 )   (148,000 )   (142,000 )
Total accounts (end of period)   8,138,000     8,037,000     7,788,000     8,138,000     7,788,000  
Percentage change during period 1 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 3 %
 
Funded accounts (beginning of period) 5,491,000 5,455,000 5,327,000 5,455,000 5,279,000
Funded accounts (end of period) 5,547,000 5,491,000 5,379,000 5,547,000 5,379,000
Percentage change during period 1 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 2 %
 
Client assets (beginning of period, in billions) $ 386.4 $ 354.8 $ 318.6 $ 354.8 $ 302.0
Client assets (end of period, in billions) $ 412.3 $ 386.4 $ 341.5 $ 412.3 $ 341.5
Percentage change during period 7 % 9 % 7 % 16 % 13 %
 
(1) See attached reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.
(2) Average commissions and transaction fees per trade excludes thinkorswim active trader and TD Waterhouse UK businesses.
 

NOTE: See Glossary of Terms on the Company's web site at www.amtd.com for definitions of the above metrics.

TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
SELECTED OPERATING DATA
(Unaudited)
         
Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2010 Mar. 31, 2010 Mar. 31, 2011 Mar. 31, 2010

Net Interest Revenue (excluding Conduit Business):

Segregated cash:

Average balance (in billions) $ 3.0 $ 3.3 $ 4.5 $ 3.1 $ 6.2
Average annualized yield   0.10 %   0.13 %   0.12 %   0.11 %   0.13 %
Interest revenue (in millions) $ 0.7   $ 1.1   $ 1.4   $ 1.8   $ 4.1  
 

Client margin balances:

Average balance (in billions) $ 8.9 $ 8.1 $ 6.8 $ 8.6 $ 6.4
Average annualized yield   4.42 %   4.47 %   4.64 %   4.44 %   4.72 %
Interest revenue (in millions) $ 99.1   $ 92.8   $ 78.3   $ 191.8   $ 153.0  
 

Securities borrowing/lending (excluding conduit business):

Average securities borrowing balance (in billions) $ 0.5 $ 0.5 $ 0.5 $ 0.5 $ 0.7
Average securities lending balance (in billions) $ 1.6 $ 1.6 $ 1.7 $ 1.6 $ 1.7
 
Interest revenue (in millions) $ 22.6 $ 22.3 $ 20.9 $ 44.9 $ 43.9
Interest expense (in millions)   (0.3 )   (0.5 )   (0.4 )   (0.8 )   (0.7 )
Net interest revenue (expense) - securities borrowing/lending
(excluding conduit business) (in millions) $ 22.3   $ 21.8   $ 20.5   $ 44.1   $ 43.2  
 

Other cash and interest-earning investments:

Average balance (in billions) $ 1.2 $ 1.1 $ 1.2 $ 1.1 $ 1.0
Average annualized yield (cost)   (0.06 %)   0.09 %   0.06 %   0.01 %   0.09 %
Interest revenue (expense) - net (in millions)   ($0.2 ) $ 0.2   $ 0.2   $ 0.1   $ 0.5  
 

Client credit balances:

Average balance (in billions) $ 8.5 $ 8.0 $ 8.1 $ 8.2 $ 9.5
Average annualized cost   0.02 %   0.03 %   0.03 %   0.02 %   0.04 %
Interest expense (in millions)   ($0.4 )   ($0.5 )   ($0.7 )   ($0.9 )   ($1.8 )
 
Average interest-earning assets (excluding conduit business) (in billions) $ 13.6 $ 13.0 $ 13.0 $ 13.3 $ 14.3
Average annualized yield (excluding conduit business)   3.56 %   3.48 %   3.08 %   3.52 %   2.76 %
Net interest revenue (excluding conduit business) (in millions) $ 121.5   $ 115.4   $ 99.7   $ 236.9   $ 199.0  
 

Conduit Business:

Average balance (in billions) $ 0.3 $ 0.3 $ 0.5 $ 0.3 $ 0.5
 

Securities borrowing - conduit business:

Average annualized yield   0.24 %   0.28 %   0.32 %   0.26 %   0.33 %
Interest revenue (in millions) $ 0.2   $ 0.2   $ 0.5   $ 0.4   $ 0.9  
 

Securities lending - conduit business:

Average annualized cost   0.16 %   0.13 %   0.17 %   0.14 %   0.20 %
Interest expense (in millions)   ($0.1 )   ($0.1 )   ($0.2 )   ($0.2 )   ($0.5 )
 
Average interest-earning assets - conduit business (in billions) $ 0.3 $ 0.3 $ 0.5 $ 0.3 $ 0.5
Average annualized yield - conduit business   0.08 %   0.15 %   0.15 %   0.12 %   0.14 %
Net interest revenue - conduit business (in millions) $ 0.1   $ 0.1   $ 0.3   $ 0.2   $ 0.4  
 

Net Interest Revenue (total):

Average interest-earning assets (excluding conduit business) (in billions) $ 13.6 $ 13.0 $ 13.0 $ 13.3 $ 14.3
Average interest-earning assets - conduit business (in billions)   0.3     0.3     0.5     0.3     0.5  
Average interest-earning assets - total (in billions) $ 13.9   $ 13.3   $ 13.5   $ 13.6   $ 14.8  
 
Average annualized yield - total 3.49 % 3.39 % 2.96 % 3.44 % 2.66 %
 
Net interest revenue (excluding conduit business) (in millions) $ 121.5 $ 115.4 $ 99.7 $ 236.9 $ 199.0
Net interest revenue - conduit business (in millions)   0.1     0.1     0.3     0.2     0.4  
Net interest revenue - total (in millions) $ 121.6   $ 115.5   $ 100.0   $ 237.1   $ 199.4  
 
 

NOTE: See Glossary of Terms on the Company's web site at www.amtd.com for definitions of the above metrics.

TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL MEASURES
In thousands, except percentages
(Unaudited)
                     
Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2010 Mar. 31, 2010 Mar. 31, 2011 Mar. 31, 2010
$ % of Net Rev. $ % of Net Rev. $ % of Net Rev. $ % of Net Rev. $ % of Net Rev.

EBITDA (1)

EBITDA $ 323,568 45.1 % $ 274,814 41.9 % $ 265,952 41.9 % $ 598,381 43.5 % $ 537,152 42.6 %
Less:
Depreciation and amortization (16,579 ) (2.3 %) (16,136 ) (2.5 %) (13,463 ) (2.1 %) (32,715 ) (2.4 %) (27,073 ) (2.1 %)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (24,073 ) (3.4 %) (24,591 ) (3.7 %) (25,024 ) (3.9 %) (48,664 ) (3.5 %) (50,603 ) (4.0 %)
Interest on borrowings (7,486 ) (1.0 %) (10,825 ) (1.6 %) (10,937 ) (1.7 %) (18,310 ) (1.3 %) (22,567 ) (1.8 %)
Provision for income taxes   (103,762 ) (14.4 %)   (78,223 ) (11.9 %)   (53,976 ) (8.5 %)   (181,985 ) (13.2 %)   (138,119 ) (11.0 %)
Net income $ 171,668   23.9 % $ 145,039   22.1 % $ 162,552   25.6 % $ 316,707   23.0 % $ 298,790   23.7 %
 
As of
Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sept. 30, June 30, Mar. 31,
2011 2010 2010 2010 2010

Liquid Assets - Management Target (2)

Liquid assets - management target $ 750,554 $ 759,970 $ 561,361 $ 660,775 $ 727,245
Plus: Broker-dealer cash and cash equivalents 626,725 459,728 426,618 510,593 443,329
Trust company cash and cash equivalents 70,701 60,632 50,937 51,488 82,331
Investment advisory cash and cash equivalents 36,964 32,178 28,944 26,946 23,401
 
Less: Corporate short-term investments - - - (739 ) -
Excess broker-dealer regulatory net capital   (403,806 )   (419,125 )   (326,368 )   (532,600 )   (442,726 )
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,081,138   $ 893,383   $ 741,492   $ 716,463   $ 833,580  
 
As of
Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sept. 30, June 30, Mar. 31,
2011 2010 2010 2010 2010

Liquid Assets - Regulatory Threshold (2)

Liquid assets - regulatory threshold $ 1,336,535 $ 1,293,100 $ 1,076,256 $ 1,157,356 $ 1,197,979
Plus: Broker-dealer cash and cash equivalents 626,725 459,728 426,618 510,593 443,329
Trust company cash and cash equivalents 70,701 60,632 50,937 51,488 82,331
Investment advisory cash and cash equivalents 36,964 32,178 28,944 26,946 23,401
 
Less: Corporate short-term investments - - - (739 ) -
Excess trust company Tier 1 capital (9,379 ) (12,039 ) (12,284 ) (12,637 ) (3,120 )
Excess broker-dealer regulatory net capital   (980,408 )   (940,216 )   (828,979 )   (1,016,544 )   (910,340 )
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,081,138   $ 893,383   $ 741,492   $ 716,463   $ 833,580  
 
Note: The term "GAAP" in the following explanation refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
 
(1) EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is considered a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by SEC Regulation G. We consider EBITDA an important measure of our financial performance and of our ability to generate cash flows to service debt, fund capital expenditures and fund other corporate investing and financing activities. EBITDA is used as the denominator in the consolidated leverage ratio calculation for covenant purposes under our senior revolving credit facility. EBITDA eliminates the non-cash effect of tangible asset depreciation and amortization and intangible asset amortization. EBITDA should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, pre-tax income, net income and cash flows from operating activities.
 
(2) Our liquid assets metrics are considered non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. We include the excess capital of our broker-dealer and trust company subsidiaries in the calculation of our liquid assets metrics, rather than simply including broker-dealer and trust company cash and cash equivalents, because capital requirements may limit the amount of cash available for dividend from the broker-dealer and trust company subsidiaries to the parent company. Excess capital, as defined below, is generally available for dividend from the broker-dealer and trust company subsidiaries to the parent company. We consider our liquid assets metrics to be important measures of our liquidity and of our ability to fund corporate investing and financing activities. The liquid assets metrics should be considered as supplemental measures of liquidity, rather than as substitutes for cash and cash equivalents.
 
We define liquid assets - management target as the sum of (a) corporate cash and cash equivalents, (b) corporate short-term investments and (c) regulatory net capital of (i) our clearing broker-dealer subsidiary in excess of 10% of aggregate debit items and (ii) our introducing broker-dealer subsidiaries in excess of a minimum operational target established by management ($50 million in the case of our primary introducing broker-dealer, TD Ameritrade, Inc.). We consider liquid assets - management target to be a measure that reflects our liquidity that would be readily available for corporate investing or financing activities under normal operating circumstances.
 
We define liquid assets - regulatory threshold as the sum of (a) corporate cash and cash equivalents, (b) corporate short-term investments, (c) regulatory net capital of (i) our clearing broker-dealer subsidiary in excess of 5% of aggregate debit items and (ii) our introducing broker-dealer subsidiaries in excess of 120% of the minimum dollar net capital requirement or in excess of 8 1/3% of aggregate indebtedness and (d) Tier 1 capital of our trust company in excess of the minimum dollar requirement. We consider liquid assets - regulatory threshold to be a measure that reflects our liquidity that would be available for corporate investing or financing activities under unusual operating circumstances.

Contacts

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
Kim Hillyer, Director, Communications, 402-574-6523
kim.hillyer@tdameritrade.com
or
Jeff Goeser, Director, Investor Relations and Finance, 402-597-8464
jeffrey.goeser@tdameritrade.com

Release Summary

TD Ameritrade announces its financial results, and other related business updates, for its second quarter of fiscal 2011.

Contacts

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
Kim Hillyer, Director, Communications, 402-574-6523
kim.hillyer@tdameritrade.com
or
Jeff Goeser, Director, Investor Relations and Finance, 402-597-8464
jeffrey.goeser@tdameritrade.com