Cowen inc. (COWN)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)

55,870

79,879

-37,091

-12,395

58,975

182,780

17,840

-23,957

-

-

-

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-78,537

-31,690

-39,039

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-23,646

0

0

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities:
Bargain purchase gain, net of tax

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Business Combination, Bargain Purchase, Gain Recognized, Amount

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

22,244

0

0

Depreciation and amortization

20,460

12,436

13,078

12,713

9,498

10,188

10,227

9,437

-

-

-

Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business

-

-

-

15,638

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of debt issuance costs

1,129

1,153

1,261

1,208

1,163

692

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of debt discount

4,598

5,473

7,435

6,885

6,302

4,685

0

0

-

-

-

Noncash lease expense

-2,148

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gain / (loss) on extinguishment of debt

0

-652

-10,551

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gain / (loss) on extinguishment of debt

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Operating Activities

-

-

-

822

-3,806

-1,324

0

0

-

-

-

Depreciation and amortization

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

26,864

11,543

5,761

Share-based compensation

33,918

37,018

28,443

26,039

21,740

18,297

17,915

24,784

28,308

20,608

3,637

Change in deferred taxes

-13,295

-15,486

-45,856

21,274

17,966

130,724

0

0

-

-

-

Deferred rent obligations

0

-3,036

-2,192

-880

-2,333

-2,348

-3,770

-1,938

-4,061

-

-

Deferred rent obligations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-8,574

-543

Net loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets

-233

-15,343

2,346

0

-54

-1,575

-410

-30

-103

-299

249

Payments for Hedge, Financing Activities

-

-

-

-

15,878

0

0

-

-

-

-

Net gain on disposal of capital lease

-

-

-

-

-

1,261

0

0

-

-

-

Goodwill Impairment

4,100

0

0

-

-

2,334

0

0

7,151

0

0

Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability

-

-

-

2,139

-200

-2,055

0

0

-

-

-

Purchases of securities owned, at fair value

2,107,956

3,830,757

4,943,394

4,483,975

5,856,112

4,722,554

6,765,271

6,129,663

8,953,879

-

-

Proceeds from sales of securities owned, at fair value

2,042,946

4,032,937

5,131,938

4,447,094

6,039,719

4,272,785

7,057,506

6,204,613

8,726,114

-

-

Proceeds from sales of securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

1,360,075

2,794,434

2,455,876

3,016,934

2,730,939

1,992,965

2,740,372

4,253,982

4,690,844

-

-

Purchases of securities owned, at fair value

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,415,775

84,350

Proceeds from sales of securities owned, at fair value

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,943,376

97,299

Proceeds from sales of securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,678,922

-

Payments to cover securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

1,408,043

2,927,916

2,444,010

3,054,869

2,674,153

1,898,102

2,774,696

4,388,039

4,553,832

2,556,056

-

Proceeds from other investments

23,886

10,157

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net (gains) losses on securities, derivatives and other investments

74,284

54,032

78,303

28,878

34,495

97,013

44,741

43,443

3,128

20,339

-

Consolidated Funds
Purchases of securities owned, at fair value

2,725,439

887,728

385,544

113,653

25,000

0

298,220

-

-

-

-

Purchases of securities owned, at fair value

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

366,388

480,251

445,913

0

Net (gains) losses on securities, derivatives and other investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,891

Purchases of securities owned, at fair value, Consolidated Funds

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Proceeds from sales of securities owned, at fair value

2,618,200

835,002

338,268

73,011

0

0

287,412

369,209

482,630

437,147

0

Purchases of other investments

3,408

2,835

26,206

221,897

92,305

19,736

4,497

9,785

18,356

30,583

2,181

Proceeds from other investments

23,954

231,559

64,867

17,116

31,417

34,225

56,873

42,071

127,664

285,915

75,743

Purchases of other investments, Consolidated Funds

3,408

2,835

26,206

221,897

92,305

-

-

-

-

-

2,181

Proceeds from sales of other investments, Consolidated Funds

23,954

231,559

64,867

17,116

31,417

-

-

-

-

-

75,743

Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments and other transactions

90,900

52,807

28,267

17,402

13,552

16,386

14,153

8,608

4,746

34,316

-39,506

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
Cash at Deconsolidation entity

-

-

-

-

-

784

0

0

-

-

-

Cash acquired upon transaction

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

97,903

Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments and other transactions, Consolidated Funds

90,900

52,807

28,267

17,402

13,552

-

-

-

-

-

-39,506

Cash collateral pledged

-

-

-

-

1,779

-2,601

-135

-625

25

8,132

203

Segregated Cash

-

-

-

-

1,253

-

-

-

-

-

-

Securities owned, at fair value, held at broker-dealer

990,356

57,732

102,137

17,005

-14,877

3,939

-20,080

-34,632

-152,080

-50,895

-34,133

Receivable on derivative contracts, at fair value

37,522

-44,053

46,277

-16,717

-10,259

4,092

-10,673

-35,828

-

-

-

Securities borrowed

346,646

-35,353

184,827

0

-676,100

-251,673

521,447

-121,528

0

0

-

Deposits with clearing organizations, brokers and banks

2,332

-4,573

32,460

1,874

6,965

-

-

-

-

-

-

Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

-104,418

277,935

366,297

-31,795

20,785

15,533

-5,218

1,365

-127,995

63,619

13,279

Receivable from customers, net of allowance

67,789

-12,033

6,422

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Receivable from customers, net of allowance

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fees receivable, net of allowance

7,143

6,401

29,669

12,632

-11,099

1,406

9,975

5,642

-9,041

9,035

1,686

Due from related parties

-7,120

-1,405

-4,815

176

13,344

109

5,888

3,570

-2,388

-

9,021

Due from related parties

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,510

-

Other assets

6,501

-6,017

33,454

10,048

-4,580

13,687

-2,818

-10,056

1,388

-5,040

-1,682

Consolidated Funds
Cash and cash equivalents

-7,299

19,501

4,227

3,827

13,433

-1,547

-1,511

2,326

-6,913

4,024

-92

Receivable on derivative contracts, at fair value

1,417

1,896

1,627

893

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Receivable from brokers

17,636

2,684

-334

5,978

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Other assets

159

538

-123

-152

-770

-4,187

5,528

-1,370

-469

-215

-645

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
Other assets, Consolidated Funds

159

538

-123

-152

-770

-

-

-

-

-

-645

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value, held at broker dealer

277,119

26,232

19,226

7,160

-11,747

-21,633

-10,994

8,322

-157,134

75,075

1,980

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase

23,244

0

0

-

-

-3,657

-162,288

-62,838

36,618

192,165

-1,425

Payable for derivative contracts, at fair value

44,679

2,305

-1,399

-421

-20,147

-2,055

-2,374

-34,356

-

-

-

Securities loaned

1,187,014

-41,979

170,472

0

-682,493

-236,084

509,605

-134,397

0

0

-

Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

42,287

-23,422

-32,440

78,520

-204,186

258,587

-113,023

-23,102

46,169

81,838

-1,304

Payable to customers

-94,929

172,686

340,666

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commission management payable

-23,650

24,819

-15,857

242

2,225

-

-

-

-

-

-

Compensation payable

-38,954

64,456

9,150

-60,279

5,540

78,264

-13,036

-29,047

-12,107

-4,248

4,425

Fees payable

-1,025

14,518

-639

-2,366

-693

-129

1,047

-985

-3,772

3,076

-2,394

Due to related parties

-5,320

1

-3

244

-145

92

-280

-1,252

-7,273

-

-2,446

Due to related parties

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,084

-

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

-3,148

17,723

13,046

-9,133

-5,337

7,375

-13,404

-12,954

6,652

-14,424

9,474

Consolidated Funds
Contributions received in advance

50

0

-2,000

1,150

850

0

0

-

-

-

-

Payable to brokers

-22,657

22,770

-2,949

3,699

0

0

1,030

0

0

-

-

Payable for derivative contracts, at fair value

3,106

-5,467

6,558

572

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Due To Related Parties, Consolidated Funds

581

0

-189

453

3

0

0

25

0

0

-136

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

-129

369

-330

528

-98

-327

146

149

-1,582

1,652

-20

Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities

-

-

-

-

-68,605

-63,781

150,582

-103,866

232,920

-

-

Due to related parties, Consolidated Funds

581

0

-189

453

3

-

-

-

-

-

-136

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, Consolidated Funds

-129

369

-330

528

-98

-

-

-

-

-

-20

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

-179,910

324,176

3,398

-351,517

-

-

-

-

-

-51,553

110,298

Cash flows from investing activities:
Securities purchased under agreement to resell

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

166,260

-68,505

-97,755

0

Purchases of other investments

19,812

28,092

10,419

33,786

14,149

81,597

20,031

14,848

61,364

321,914

233

Purchase of business

48,581

0

55,049

6,258

38,416

0

0

10,853

0

0

-

Payments for Derivative Instrument, Investing Activities

-

-

-

-

-

35,710

0

-

-

-

-

Cash convertible note economic hedge transaction

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

Proceeds from sales of other investments

35,648

18,782

71,749

54,068

58,166

82,072

29,890

13,298

53,317

316,063

9,477

Payments to Acquire Loans Receivable

0

0

13,745

-

46,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested

-

-

-

17,303

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from loans held for investment

0

14

3,203

42,800

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Cash paid to acquire net assets (contingent payable)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

Purchase of fixed assets

14,882

8,586

5,986

15,613

7,030

2,224

1,141

1,902

6,539

5,853

399

Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment

0

0

7,850

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

-47,627

-17,882

-2,397

58,514

-

-

-

-

-

-109,459

8,845

Proceeds from Convertible Debt

0

0

135,000

0

0

149,500

0

0

-

-

-

Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities

-

-

-

-

-47,429

-37,459

8,718

151,955

-83,091

-

-

Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments on convertible debt

20,860

13,500

115,140

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred debt issuance cost

2,077

3,985

7,176

0

0

6,650

0

0

-

-

-

Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants

-

-

-

-

-

15,218

0

0

-

-

-

Borrowings on notes and other debt

87,365

102,382

171,148

30,638

7,140

65,392

2,044

0

493

8,059

-

Repayments on notes and other debt

10,263

16,601

-

29,800

3,299

3,627

3,613

1,518

26,576

25,663

203

Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised

-

-

-

-

394

116

0

0

-

-

-

Purchase of treasury stock

15,217

31,762

19,662

7,654

48,678

26,038

12,732

10,838

11,365

0

-

Cash conversion liability

-

-

-

-

-

35,710

0

0

-

-

-

Notes payable increase through asset acquisition

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

Preferred stock dividends

6,792

6,792

6,792

-

4,075

0

0

-

-

-

-

Contingent liability payment

1,234

797

393

2,358

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash paid to acquire net assets (contingent liability payment)

-

-

-

-

-1,725

-800

-

-

-

-

-

Cash paid to acquire net assets (contingent liability payable)

-

-

-

-

-

-

779

0

-

-

-

Capital contributions by redeemable non-controlling interests in operating entities

11,110

941

0

10

5,644

705

501

0

0

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

80,607

Purchase of non-controlling interest (see Note 2)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,370

Capital withdrawals to members

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23,943

Capital withdrawals to redeemable non-controlling interests in operating entities

3,785

2,774

5,178

6,995

13,860

8,279

3,058

3,167

5,009

0

-486

Consolidated Funds
Capital contributions by redeemable non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds

267,049

114,064

117,812

276,914

104,533

9,736

14,680

0

4,038

10,062

1,613

Capital withdrawals to redeemable non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds

111,650

276,357

65,803

10,144

11,514

16,911

22,873

15,065

55,507

134,624

55,011

Repayments on line of credit, Consolidated Funds

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,207

Capital contributions by non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds

267,049

114,064

117,812

276,914

104,533

-

-

-

-

-

1,613

Capital withdrawals to non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds

111,650

276,357

65,803

10,144

11,514

-

-

-

-

-

55,011

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

200,438

-128,389

137,851

249,789

-

-

-

-

-

49,999

-18,453

Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities

-

-

-

-

143,757

176,029

-188,118

-93,426

-57,308

-

-

Change in cash and cash equivalents

-27,099

177,905

138,852

-43,214

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Change in cash and cash equivalents

-

-

-

-

27,723

74,789

-28,818

-45,337

92,521

-111,013

100,690

Supplemental information
Purchase of treasury stock, at cost, upon close of acquisition (see Note 2)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,906

0

-

Cash paid during the year for interest

145,877

90,843

26,632

17,540

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,277

Interest Paid

-

-

-

-

17,525

32,032

24,644

9,419

9,007

6,943

-

Cash paid during the year for taxes

4,310

3,881

2,172

5,085

4,161

547

72

611

871

1,310

-

Noncash Conversion Difference Between Discount and Derivative Liability

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchase of treasury stock, at cost, through net settlement

15,217

12,310

11,889

8,835

8,907

5,649

3,649

3,988

3,631

0

-

Purchase of treasury stock, at cost, upon close of acquisition (see Note 21)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Purchase of treasury stock, at cost, through net settlement (see Note 21)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Net assets (liabilities) acquired upon acquisition (net of cash)

90,727

0

77,790

0

22,468

0

0

9,995

58,486

0

11,167

Noncash transfer of net assets from Unconsolidated Master Fund to Consolidated Fund

97,655

8,820

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net settlement of cash collateral pledged with repayments on the line of credit

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,746

-

Net decrease in redeemable non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds due to deconsolidation of consolidated fund

0

32,559

-

73,042

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Separately recognized conversion option reclassification from a derivative liability to equity

-596

28,974

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non compete agreements and covenants with limiting conditions acquired

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

167

2,310

0

0

Common stock issuance upon close of acquisition

14,446

0

47,607

0

3,008

0

6,240

0

156,048

0

114,497

ProceedsFromSecuritiesSoldNotYetPurchasedAtFairValue,ConsolidatedFunds

0

0

217

2,226

0

0

42,701

0

0

-

-

Payments to Acquire Securities Sold Not Yet Purchased at Fair Value, Consolidated Funds

0

0

899

1,799

0

0

42,387

0

0

-

-

Cash Acquired from Acquisition

0

0

159,587

0

0

-

10,747

290

117,496

-

-

Assets acquired under capital lease

-

-

-

-

-

4,075

0

0

-

-

-

Re-issuance of treasury stock for services provided

-

-

-

-

-

-

65

0

-

-

-

Re-issuance of treasury stock for services provided

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

Transfer from Investments

-

-

-

7,164

0

-

22,152

0

0

-

-

Net assets of consolidated entities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

18,521

3,470

0

-

Net assets of deconsolidated entities

-

-

-

-

0

1,544

0

17,104

0

6,816

0

Conversion of redeemable non-controlling interest to loan receivable

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs

-

-

-

-

117,194

0

0

-

-

-

-

Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities

-

-

-72,757

-822

3,806

1,324

0

0

-

-

-

Net settlement of cash collateral pledged with repayments on the line of credit

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Fair Value of Assets Acquired

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,337

0

Common stock issuance to purchase noncontrolling interest (see Note 2)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20,490

Capital contributions made through REOP Program (See Note 15)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,906