Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2015


  • 2015 revenue was $29.5 million for the second quarter.    
        
      
  • 2015 GAAP operating income was $13.2 million for the second quarter.  For the same period, non-GAAP operating income was $14.7 million.  
           
  • 2015 GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.13 for the second quarter.   For the same period, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.14.  
       
  • Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share.


NEW YORK, July 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pzena Investment Management, Inc. (NYSE:PZN) reported the following U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and non-GAAP basic and diluted net income and earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except per-share amounts):

 GAAP Basis Non-GAAP Basis
 For the Three Months Ended For the Three Months Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 2015 2014 2015 2014
 (unaudited)
        
Basic Net Income$1,922  $2,124  $1,951  $1,767 
Basic Earnings Per Share$0.15  $0.17  $0.15  $0.15 
        
Diluted Net Income$8,531  $9,096  $9,312  $8,739 
Diluted Earnings Per Share    $0.13  $0.13  $0.14  $0.13 
        
 GAAP Basis Non-GAAP Basis
 For the Six Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 2015 2014 2015 2014
 (unaudited)
        
Basic Net Income$3,544  $3,572  $3,557  $3,153 
Basic Earnings Per Share$0.27  $0.29  $0.27  $0.26 
        
Diluted Net Income$16,458  $16,692  $17,397  $16,273 
Diluted Earnings Per Share$0.24  $0.25  $0.26  $0.24 
        

                       
The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 include adjustments related to the Company's deferred tax asset, valuation allowance and the associated liability to its selling and converting shareholders.  Results for 2015 also include adjustments related to certain non-recurring charges recognized in operating expenses related to our new corporate headquarters. Management believes that these accounting adjustments add a measure of non-operational complexity which obscures the underlying performance of the business.  In evaluating the financial condition and results of operations, management also reviews non-GAAP measures of earnings, which exclude these items.  Excluding these adjustments, non-GAAP diluted net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $9.3 million and $0.14, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2015, and $8.7 million and $0.13, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2014.  Non-GAAP diluted net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $17.4 million and $0.26, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and $16.3 million and $0.24, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  GAAP and non-GAAP net income for diluted earnings per share generally assume all operating company membership units are converted into Company stock at the beginning of the reporting period, and the resulting change to Company GAAP and non-GAAP net income associated with its increased interest in the operating company is taxed at the Company's effective tax rate, exclusive of the adjustments noted above and other adjustments.  When this conversion results in an increase in earnings per share or a decrease in loss per share, diluted net income and diluted earnings per share are assumed to be equal to basic net income and basic earnings per share for the reporting period.

Management uses the non-GAAP measures to assess the strength of the underlying operations of the business.  It believes the non-GAAP measures provide information to better analyze the Company's operations between periods and over time.  Investors should consider the non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Assets Under Management (unaudited)          
($ billions)          
  For the Three Months Ended For the Twelve Months Ended
  June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30, June 30,
  2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
           
Institutional Accounts          
   Assets          
  Beginning of Period $15.9  $15.6  $15.2  $15.1  $12.5 
  Inflows 0.3  1.1  0.4  3.3  2.5 
  Outflows (0.6) (0.9) (0.9) (2.6) (3.1)
  Net Flows (0.3) 0.2  (0.5) 0.7  (0.6)
  Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) 0.3  0.1  0.4  0.1  3.2 
  End of Period $15.9  $15.9  $15.1  $15.9  $15.1 
           
Retail Accounts          
   Assets          
  Beginning of Period Assets $12.0  $12.1  $10.2  $11.9  $7.8 
  Inflows 0.3  0.4  1.4  1.8  3.3 
  Outflows (0.6) (0.4) (0.2) (2.1) (1.1)
  Net Flows (0.3)   1.2  (0.3) 2.2 
  Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) 0.4  (0.1) 0.5  0.5  1.9 
  End of Period $12.1  $12.0  $11.9  $12.1  $11.9 
           
Total          
   Assets          
  Beginning of Period $27.9  $27.7  $25.4  $27.0  $20.3 
  Inflows 0.6  1.5  1.8  5.1  5.8 
  Outflows (1.2) (1.3) (1.1) (4.7) (4.2)
  Net Flows (0.6) 0.2  0.7  0.4  1.6 
  Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) 0.7    0.9  0.6  5.1 
  End of Period $28.0  $27.9  $27.0  $28.0  $27.0 
                     

Financial Discussion

Revenue (unaudited)     
($ thousands)     
 For the Three Months Ended
 June 30, March 31, June 30,
 2015 2015 2014
      
Institutional Accounts      $21,492  $20,969  $20,506 
Retail Accounts8,018  7,684  7,439 
  Total$29,510  $28,653  $27,945 
      
      
   For the Six Months Ended
   June 30, June 30,
   2015 2014
      
Institutional Accounts  $42,461  $40,802 
Retail Accounts  15,702  13,544 
  Total  $58,163  $54,346 
          

Revenue was $29.5 million for the second quarter of 2015, an increase of 3.0% from $28.7 million for the first quarter of 2015, and of 5.6% from $27.9 million for the second quarter of 2014. 

Included in these amounts were performance fees recognized of $0.3 million for the second quarter of 2015, compared to $0.4 million for the first quarter of 2015, and $0.2 million for the second quarter of 2014.  In general, performance fees are calculated on an annualized basis over the contract's measurement period, which, for the majority of our performance fee arrangements, extends to three years.

Average assets under management for the second quarter of 2015 were $28.3 billion, an increase of 2.5% from $27.6 billion for the first quarter of 2015 and an increase of 7.6% from $26.3 billion for the second quarter of 2014.  The increase from the first quarter of 2015 and from the second quarter of 2014 primarily reflects market appreciation.  The increase from the second quarter of 2014 was also driven by net inflows.

The weighted average fee rate was 0.418% for the second quarter of 2015, increasing from 0.415% for the first quarter of 2015, and decreasing from 0.425% for the second quarter of 2014. 

The weighted average fee rate for institutional accounts was 0.535% for the second quarter of 2015, decreasing from 0.536% for the first quarter of 2015, and from 0.542% for the second quarter of 2014.  The decrease from last quarter primarily reflects the decrease in performance fees recognized during the second quarter of 2015, partially offset by an increase in assets in certain of our non-U.S. strategies which generally carry higher fee rates.  The decrease from the second quarter of 2014 primarily reflects a shift in mix toward our expanded value strategies which generally carry lower fee rates, partially offset by the increase in non-U.S. strategies.

The weighted average fee rate for retail accounts was 0.263% for the second quarter of 2015, increasing from 0.256% for the first quarter of 2015, and decreasing from 0.267% for the second quarter of 2014.  The increase from the first quarter of 2015 reflects an increase in assets in certain of our non-U.S. strategies, which generally carry higher fee rates.  The decrease from the second quarter of 2014 primarily reflects an increase in retail performance fees recognized in the second quarter of 2015 offset by a shift in mix toward our expanded value strategies, which generally carry lower fee rates.

Total operating expenses were $16.3 million for the second quarter of 2015, increasing from $15.7 million for the first quarter of 2015 and from $12.4 million for the second quarter of 2014.  The increases in operating expenses from the first quarter of 2015 and year-over-year were primarily due to one-time and non-recurring charges associated with the move to our new headquarters during the second quarter of 2015.  During the first quarter of 2015, one-time charges reflected the lease expense associated with our former headquarters that we did not expect to recur.   The increase from the second quarter of 2014 is also driven by an increase in compensation and headcount, and expenses associated with our mutual funds.  Details of operating expenses and a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP operating expenses are shown below:

Operating Expenses (unaudited)      
($ thousands)      
  For the Three Months Ended
  June 30, March 31, June 30,
  2015 2015 2014
       
Compensation and Benefits Expense     $11,800  $12,070  $9,899 
General and Administrative Expense 4,490  3,603  2,505 
  GAAP Operating Expenses 16,290  15,673  12,404 
One-Time Adjustments (1,488) (346)  
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses $14,802  $15,327  $12,404 
       
    For the Six Months Ended
    June 30, June 30,
    2015 2014
       
Compensation and Benefits Expense   $23,870  $19,949 
General and Administrative Expense   8,093  4,825 
  GAAP Operating Expenses   31,963  24,774 
One-Time Adjustments   (1,834)  
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses   $30,129  $24,774 
           

As of June 30, 2015, employee headcount was 89, up from 85 at March 31, 2015 and 76 at June 30, 2014. 

The operating margin was 44.8% on a GAAP basis for the second quarter of 2015, compared to 45.3% for the first quarter of 2015, and 55.6% for the second quarter of 2014.  The operating margin was 49.8% and 46.5% on a non-GAAP basis for the second and first quarters of 2015, respectively.

Other income/ (expense) was income of approximately $0.2 million for the second quarter of 2015, and expenses of $0.3 million and $1.4 million for the first quarter of 2015 and second quarter of 2014, respectively.  Other income/ (expense)  includes the gains/ (losses) and other investment income recognized by the Company on its direct investments, as well as those recognized by the Company's external investors on their investments in investment partnerships that the Company consolidates.  A portion of gains/ (losses) and other investment income associated with the investments of the Company's outside interests are offset in net income attributable to non-controlling interests.  For the second quarter of 2015, other income/ (expense) also includes an expense of $0.7 million reflecting an increase in the Company's liability to its selling and converting shareholders resulting from an increase in expected future tax benefits described in income tax expense below.  Changes in the liability to selling and converting shareholders associated with changes in the realizability of the deferred tax asset generated expenses of $0.2 million and $2.0 million in the first quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, respectively.  Details of other income/ (expense) , as well as a reconciliation of the related GAAP and non-GAAP measures, are shown below:

Other Income/ (Expense) (unaudited)      
($ thousands)      
  Three Months Ended
  June 30, March 31, June 30,
  2015 2015 2014
       
Net Interest and Dividend Income $308  $120  $115 
Gains and Other Investment Income 460  15  410 
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders¹ (672) (245) (1,996)
Other Income/ (Expense) 65  (179) 63 
  GAAP Other Income/ (Expense) 161  (289) (1,408)
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders¹ 672  245  1,996 
Outside Interests of Investment Partnerships² (370) 60  (57)
  Non-GAAP Other Income, Net of Outside Interests $463  $16  $531 
       
    For the Six Months Ended
    June 30, June 30,
    2015 2014
       
Net Interest and Dividend Income   $428  $180 
Gains and Other Investment Income   475  514 
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders¹   (917) (2,123)
Other Expense   (114) (26)
  GAAP Other Expense   (128) (1,455)
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders¹   917  2,123 
Outside Interests of Investment Partnerships²   (310) (130)
  Non-GAAP Other Income, Net of Outside Interests   $479  $538 
       
       
  1  Reflects the change in the liability to the Company’s selling and converting shareholders associated with the deferred tax asset generated by the Company’s initial public offering and subsequent unit conversions.
         
  2  Represents the non-controlling interest allocation of the (income)/ loss of the Company's consolidated investment partnerships to its external investors.
 

The Company recognized income tax expense of $0.6 million for the second quarter of 2015 and $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2015, and an income tax benefit of $0.3 million for the second quarter of 2014.  Income taxes for the second quarter of 2015 included a $0.8 million income tax benefit associated with a decrease to the valuation allowance recorded against the Company's deferred tax asset related to the basis step ups created by operating company unit exchanges.  This adjustment generated $0.3 million and $2.4 million in income tax benefits in the first quarter of 2015 and second quarter of 2014, respectively.  Details of the income tax expense, as well as a reconciliation of the related GAAP and non-GAAP measures, are shown below: 

Income Tax Expense/ (Benefit) (unaudited)    
($ thousands)      
  For the Three Months Ended
  June 30, March 31, June 30,
  2015 2015 2014
       
Non-GAAP Corporate Income Tax Expense $925  $886  $1,244 
Non-GAAP Unincorporated Business Tax Expense 575  531  835 
   Non-GAAP Income Tax Expense 1,500  1,417  2,079 
  Change in Valuation Allowance1 (790) (297) (2,353)
  Less: Effects of One-Time Adjustments2 (144) (32)  
GAAP Income Tax Expense/ (Benefit) $566  $1,088  $(274)
       
    For the Six Months Ended
    June 30, June 30,
    2015 2014
       
Non-GAAP Corporate Income Tax Expense   $1,811  $2,334 
Non-GAAP Unincorporated Business Tax Expense   1,106  1,617 
   Non-GAAP Income Tax Expense   2,917  3,951 
  Change in Valuation Allowance1   (1,087) (3,144)
  Less: Effects of One-Time Adjustments2   (176)  
  Net Adjustment to Deferred Tax Asset3     602 
GAAP Income Tax Expense   $1,654  $1,409 
       
  1  Reflects the change in the valuation allowance assessed against the deferred tax asset established as part of the Company's initial public offering and subsequent unit conversions.
     
  2  Reflects the tax effect of non-recurring lease expenses on Corporate Income Tax Expense and Unincorporated Business Tax Expense for the second quarter of 2015 of $108 thousand and $36 thousand, respectively, and $25 thousand and $7 thousand for the first quarter of 2015, respectively, which are excluded from Non-GAAP results.
       
  3  Reflects the net impact of the changes in the Company's deferred tax asset and valuation allowance assessed against the deferred tax asset associated with the changes in expected future tax benefits.
 

Details of the net income attributable to non-controlling interests of the Company's operating company and consolidated subsidiaries, as well as a reconciliation of the related GAAP and non-GAAP measures, are shown below:

Non-Controlling Interests (unaudited)      
($ thousands)      
     
  For the Three Months Ended
  June 30, March 31, June 30,
  2015 2015 2014
       
 Operating Company Allocation $10,523  $10,041  $12,226 
Add Back: Effects of One-Time Adjustments1 1,197  278   
  Non-GAAP Operating Company Allocation 11,720  10,319  12,226 
 Outside Interests of Investment Partnerships2 370  (60) 57 
  Less: Effects of One-Time Adjustments1 (1,197) (278)  
 GAAP Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests $10,893  $9,981  $12,283 
       
    For the Six Months Ended
    June 30, June 30,
    2015 2014
       
 Operating Company Allocation   $20,564  $23,006 
Add Back: Effects of One-Time Adjustments1   1,475   
  Non-GAAP Operating Company Allocation   22,039  23,006 
 Outside Interests of Investment Partnerships2   310  130 
  Less: Effects of One-Time Adjustments1   (1,475)  
 GAAP Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests   $20,874  $23,136 
       
       
  1  Reflects the effects of non-recurring lease expenses on non-controlling interests.
 
  2  Represents the non-controlling interest allocation of the (loss)/ income of the Company's consolidated investment partnerships to its external investors.
         

On July 14, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share of its Class A common stock to be declared on July 21, 2015.  The following dates apply to the dividend:

Record Date:        August 13, 2015

Payment Date:     August 27, 2015

During the last twelve months, inclusive of the dividend noted above, the Company declared total dividends of $0.41 per share of its Class A common stock.

Second Quarter 2015 Earnings Call Information

Pzena Investment Management, Inc. (NYSE:PZN) will hold a conference call to discuss the Company's financial results and outlook at 10:00 a.m. ET, Wednesday, July 22, 2015.  The call will be open to the public.

Webcast Instructions: To gain access to the webcast, which will be "listen-only," go to the Events page in the Investor Relations area of the Company's website, www.pzena.com.

Teleconference Instructions: To gain access to the conference call via telephone, U.S./Canada callers should dial 866-515-2912; international callers should dial 617-399-5126.  The conference ID number is 65182946.

Replay: The conference call will be available for replay through August 6, 2015, on the web using the information given above.

About Pzena Investment Management

Pzena Investment Management, LLC, the firm's operating company, is a value-oriented investment management firm.  Founded in 1995, Pzena Investment Management has built a diverse, global client base.  More firm and stock information is posted at www.pzena.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. Words like “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of the Company's management and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by a forward-looking statement are those described in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015 and in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and factors, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this release.

The Company is not under any obligation and does not intend to make publicly available any update or other revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances existing after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of future events even if experience or future events make it clear that any expected results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements will not be realized.


 PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
      
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 (in thousands)
      
    As of
   June 30, December 31,
   2015 2014
    (unaudited)  
 ASSETS    
  Cash and Cash Equivalents $24,441  $39,109 
  Restricted Cash 3,769  2,810 
  Due from Broker 529  94 
  Advisory Fees Receivable 23,790  22,939 
  Investments 33,143  27,945 
  Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets 1,717  1,599 
  Deferred Tax Asset, Net of Valuation Allowance of $42,900 and $44,239, respectively 13,967  14,618 
  Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation of $664 and $3,072, respectively       7,639  2,772 
   TOTAL ASSETS $108,995  $111,886 
      
 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY    
  Liabilities:    
  Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $14,061  $5,974 
  Due to Broker 1,248  698 
  Securities Sold Short, at Fair Value 2,406  1,572 
  Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders 16,275  15,358 
  Deferred Compensation Liability 1,550  2,211 
  Lease Liability 743  354 
  Other Liabilities 819  686 
   TOTAL LIABILITIES 37,102  26,853 
      
  Equity:    
  Total Pzena Investment Management, Inc.'s Equity 15,119  18,401 
  Non-Controlling Interests 56,774  66,632 
   TOTAL EQUITY 71,893  85,033 
   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $108,995  $111,886 
          


 PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 
          
 UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
 (in thousands, except share and per-share amounts) 
          
          
  For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30, June 30, 
  2015 2014 2015 2014 
          
REVENUE $29,510  $27,945  $58,163  $54,346  
          
EXPENSES         
Compensation and Benefits Expense 11,800  9,899  23,870  19,949  
General and Administrative Expense 4,490  2,505  8,093  4,825  
 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 16,290  12,404  31,963  24,774  
Operating Income 13,220  15,541  26,200  29,572  
          
Other Income/ (Expense) 161  (1,408) (128) (1,455) 
          
Income Before Taxes 13,381  14,133  26,072  28,117  
          
Income Tax Expense/ (Benefit) 566  (274) 1,654  1,409  
Consolidated Net Income 12,815  14,407  24,418  26,708  
          
Less: Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests 10,893  12,283  20,874  23,136  
          
Net Income Attributable to Pzena Investment Management, Inc. $1,922  $2,124  $3,544  $3,572  
          
Earnings per Share - Basic and Diluted Attributable to Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Common Stockholders:             
          
 Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share $1,922  $2,124  $3,544  $3,572  
 Basic Earnings per Share $0.15  $0.17  $0.27  $0.29  
 Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 12,946,168  12,180,192  13,001,633  12,178,402  
          
 Net Income for Diluted Earnings per Share $8,531  $9,096  $16,458  $16,692  
 Diluted Earnings per Share $0.13  $0.13  $0.24  $0.25  
 Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 68,223,560  67,998,237  68,109,058  68,021,135  
              


 PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 
          
 UNAUDITED NON-GAAP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
 (in thousands, except share and per-share amounts) 
          
          
  Non-GAAP Basis Non-GAAP Basis 
  For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended 
  June 30, June 30, 
  2015 2014 2015 2014 
          
REVENUE $29,510  $27,945  58,163  $54,346  
          
EXPENSES         
Compensation and Benefits Expense 11,800  9,899  23,870  19,949  
General and Administrative Expense 3,002  2,505  6,259  4,825  
 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 14,802  12,404  30,129  24,774  
Operating Income 14,708  15,541  28,034  29,572  
          
Other Income, Net of Outside Interests 463  531  479  538  
          
Income Before Taxes and Operating Company Allocation 15,171  16,072  28,513  30,110  
          
Unincorporated Business Tax Expense 575  835  1,106  1,617  
Allocable Income 14,596  15,237  27,407  28,493  
          
Operating Company Allocation 11,720  12,226  22,039  23,006  
Income Before Corporate Income Taxes 2,876  3,011  5,368  5,487  
          
Corporate Income Tax Expense 925  1,244  1,811  2,334  
Non-GAAP Net Income $1,951  $1,767  $3,557  $3,153  
Effect of One-Time Adjustments (147)   (183)   
Tax Receivable Agreement Income, Net of Taxes 118  357  170  419  
GAAP Net Income $1,922  $2,124  $3,544  $3,572  
          
Earnings Per Share - Basic and Diluted Attributable to Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Common Stockholders:             
          
Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share $1,951  $1,767  $3,557  $3,153  
Basic Earnings per Share $0.15  $0.15  $0.27  $0.26  
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 12,946,168  12,180,192  13,001,633  12,178,402  
          
Net Income for Diluted Earnings per Share $9,312  $8,739  $17,397  $16,273  
Diluted Earnings per Share $0.14  $0.13  $0.26  $0.24  
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 68,223,560  67,998,237  68,109,058  68,021,135  

 

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