2016 Annual Report
Shareholder information

Global Performance Highlights

Fiscal 2016 was a year during which activity levels in our core markets continued to be impacted by slowing global growth and depressed energy and commodity prices. A prolonged volatile market environment affected performance across our global capital markets operations and our Canadian wealth management operations. While we achieved healthy revenue against this backdrop, our performance was also impacted by our efforts to refocus our global operations. During the second half of the fiscal year, we took steps to rationalize our global infrastructure and exit underperforming business lines, so we could significantly reduce our fixed cost base and stabilize our business for future performance.

Introduction

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is the publicly traded parent company of a global group of financial services businesses that provide comprehensive investment banking and wealth management services to corporate, institutional and private clients from its global operations in North America, the UK & Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The two primary operating divisions of the Company are Canaccord Genuity, our global capital markets division, and Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, our global wealth management operation.

Revenue (C$ millions, fiscal years)
Year Data
2012 604.9
2013 797.1
2014 855.2
2015 880.8
2016 787.7
Net (loss) (C$ millions, excluding significant items, fiscal years)
Year Data
2012 25.2
2013 25.6
2014 68.8
2015 39.3
2016 (6.0)
Diluted (loss) Earnings per Share (C$, excluding significant items, fiscal years)
Year Data
2012 0.25
2013 0.14
2014 0.54
2015 0.25
2016 (0.21)
Geographic Distribution of Revenue (Percent of total fiscal year revenue)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
UK 8.8 31.3 38 32
US 13.7 19.5 25.3 23
Asia-Pacific 1.7 3.2 4.5 5.6
Canada 75.7 45.9 32.1 39.4
Fiscal 2016 Revenue by Division
Data
Canaccord Genuity 681
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management 31
Corporate and Other 1
  1. Includes Australia Wealth Management.
Revenue
Year Data
2012 $564.2
2013 $766.9
2014 $770.6
2015 $827.5
2016 $793.9

Financial Highlights

Throughout the fiscal year, numerous cyclical factors and persistent broad market volatility materially impacted our industry and continued to put pressure on activity levels in many areas of our business. We used this period productively, to restructure and refocus our global operations for long term success. During the fiscal year, we made steady progress in reducing general and administrative, communication and technology and trading costs across our operations, and we have taken steps to focus our business in the areas where we can enhance productivity and achieve dominance as an independent mid-market global investment bank and wealth management firm.

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION(1)(2)

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
For the years ended March 31
(C$ thousands, except per share and % amounts, and number of employees) 2016 2015 2014 2016/2015 change
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (CGGI)
Revenue
Commissions and fees $ 376,817 $ 374,058 $ 361,647 $ 2,759 0.7%
Investment banking   134,207   238,517   221,410   (104,310) (43.7)%
Advisory fees   158,002   151,336   139,142   6,666 4.4%
Principal trading   85,559   75,217   91,313   10,342 13.7%
Interest   16,830   22,212   24,549   (5,382) (24.2)%
Other   16,390   19,423   17,183   (3,033) (15.6)%
Total revenue   787,805   880,763   855,244   (92,958) (10.6)%
Expenses
Incentive compensation 417,876 455,480 413,289 (37,604) (8.3)%
Salaries and benefits   92,981   85,770   91,135   7,211 8.4%
Other overhead expenses(3)   302,530   305,822   280,746   (3,292) (1.1)%
Restructuring costs(4)   17,352   24,813   5,486   (7,461) (30.1)%
Impairment of goodwill and other assets(5)   321,037   14,535     306,502 n.m.
Total expenses   1,151,776   886,420   790,656   265,356 29.9%
(Loss) income before income taxes   (363,971)   (5,657)   64,588   (358,314) n.m.
Net (loss) income $ (358,567) $ (11,318) $ 52,057 $ (347,249) n.m.
Net (loss) income attributable to CGGI shareholders $ (358,471) $ (13,184) $ 51,413 $ (345,287) n.m.
Non-controlling interests $ (96) $ 1,866 $ 644 $ (1,962) (105.1)%
(Loss) earnings per common share (EPS) – basic $ (4.09) $ (0.27) $ 0.42 $ (3.82) n.m.
(Loss) earnings per common share – diluted $ (4.09) $ (0.27) $ 0.39 $ (3.82) n.m.
Return on common equity (ROE) (50.4)% (2.9)% 4.4% (47.5) p.p.
Dividends per common share $ 0.10 $ 0.25 $ 0.20 $ (0.15) (60.0)%
Book value per diluted common share(6) $ 4.99 $ 8.71 $ 9.05 $ (3.72) (42.7)%
Excluding significant items(7)                  
Total expenses $ 793,862 $ 827,458 $ 770,587 $ (33,596) (4.1)%
(Loss) income before income taxes $ (6,057) $ 53,305 $ 84,657 $ (59,362) (111.4)%
Net (loss) income $ (5,995) $ 39,330 $ 68,846 $ (45,325) (115.2)%
Net (loss) income attributable to CGGI shareholders $ (6,620) $ 36,448 $ 67,211 $ (43,068) (118.2)%
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests $ 625 $ 2,882 $ 1,635 $ (2,257) (78.3)%
(Loss) earnings per common share – diluted $ (0.21) $ 0.25 $ 0.54 $ (0.46) (184.0)%
Balance sheet data
Total assets $ 3,424,546 $ 4,369,905 $ 5,014,622 $ (945,359) (21.6)%
Total liabilities   2,665,895   3,242,088   3,831,030   (576,193) (17.8)%
Non-controlling interests   8,722   10,275   14,912   (1,553) (15.1)%
Total shareholders’ equity   749,929   1,117,542   1,168,680   (367,613) (32.9)%
Number of employees   1,795   1,928   2,004   (133) (6.9)%

(1) Data is in accordance with IFRS except for ROE, book value per diluted common share, figures excluding significant items and number of employees. See Non-IFRS Measures on page 30 of our Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A).

(2) The operating results of the Australian operations have been fully consolidated and a 42% non-controlling interest has been recognized for fiscal 2016 [fiscal 2015 − 40% and fiscal 2014 − 50%].

(3) Consists of trading costs, premises and equipment, communication and technology, interest, general and administrative, amortization of tangible and intangible assets, and development costs.

(4) Restructuring costs for the year ended March 31, 2016 were related to the staff reductions in our US, Canada and UK capital markets operations and the closure of our Barbados office in Other Foreign Locations, as well as charges related to staff reductions and certain executive changes in our Corporate and Other segment. Fiscal 2015 restructuring costs were in connection with certain executive changes in our Corporate and Other segment, the closure of the Geneva office in our UK & European wealth management operations, certain real estate and office closure costs, as well as the reorganization of our Canadian, UK & Europe and US capital markets operations. Fiscal 2014 restructuring costs include expenses mainly in connection with restructuring of our sales and trading operations in Canada and the UK & Europe, and certain office closure costs.

(5) Impairment of goodwill and other assets for the year ended March 31, 2016 was in connection with our UK, US and Canada capital markets and our Other Foreign Locations − Singapore and Australia operations. Impairment of goodwill for the year ended March 31, 2015 is in connection with our Singapore- and China-based operations.

(6) Book value per diluted common share is calculated as total common shareholders’ equity divided by the number of diluted common shares outstanding including estimated amounts in respect of share issuance commitments and adjusted for shares purchased under the normal course issuer bid and not yet cancelled, and estimated forfeitures in respect of unvested share awards under share-based payment plans.

(7) Net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per common share excluding significant items reflect tax-effected adjustments related to such items. See the Selected Financial Information Excluding Significant Items table on page 38 of our MD&A.

n.m.: not meaningful

p.p.: percentage points

Employees by Geography (As at March 31, 2016)
Region Data
Canada 46%
UK & Europe 33%
US 16%
Asia-Pacific 5%
Employees by Division (As at March 31, 2016)
Divison Data
Canaccord Genuity 46%
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management 38%
Corporate and Other 16%
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. Revenue per Employee (C$ thousands, fiscal years)
Year Data
2013 $387.0
2014 $426.8
2015 $456.8
2016 $438.9
Canaccord Genuity Revenue per Employee (C$ thousands, fiscal years)
Year Data
2013 $556.0
2014 $632.2
2015 $680.5
2016 $633.2
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management Revenue per Employee (C$ thousands, fiscal years)
Year Data
2013 $305.7
2014 $315.2
2015 $359.3
2016 $373.8
Logo of Canaccord Genuity

Canaccord Genuity Group lnc.’s operations are divided into two business segments: Canaccord Genuity (investment banking and capital markets operations) and Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management. Together, these operations offer a wide range of complementary investment banking services, investment products and brokerage services to the Company’s institutional, corporate and private clients. Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSX.

Logo of Canaccord Genuity

Canaccord Genuity offers corporations and institutional investors around the world an integrated platform for equity research, sales and trading, and investment banking services that is built on extensive operations in Canada, the UK & Europe, the US, China, Hong Kong, Australia and Dubai.

Logo of Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management solutions and brokerage services to individual investors, private clients, charities and intermediaries through a full suite of services tailored to the needs of clients in each of its markets. The Company’s wealth management division now has Investment Advisors (IAs) and professionals in Canada, the UK, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Australia.

Logo of Pinnacle Correspondent Services

Pinnacle Correspondent Services provides trade execution, clearing, settlement, custody, and other middle- and back-office services to introducing brokerage firms, portfolio managers and other financial intermediaries. The business unit was developed as an extension and application of Canaccord Genuity Group’s substantial investment in its information technology and infrastructure.

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Halifax
Hong Kong
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Isle of Man
Jersey
Kelowna
Kitchener
London
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Minneapolis
Montreal
Nashville
New York
Paris

Penticton
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About Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the Company) is a leading independent, full-service financial services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and capital markets. Since its establishment in 1950, the Company has been driven by an unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships. We achieve this by generating value for our individual, institutional and corporate clients through comprehensive investment solutions, brokerage services and investment banking services. The Company has offices in 10 countries worldwide, including wealth management offices located in Canada, the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Australia. Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets division, operates in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, China, Australia and Dubai. To us there are no foreign markets.™

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSX.