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Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Reports Results for the First Quarter of 2016

  • 2016 revenue was $25.8 million for the first quarter.
     
  • 2016 GAAP operating income was $10.3 million for the first quarter.
     
  • 2016 GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.10 for the first quarter.  For the same period, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.09.
     
  • Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share.

NEW YORK, April 19, 2016 -- 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 months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands, except per-share amounts):

 GAAP Basis Non-GAAP Basis
 For the Three Months Ended For the Three Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
 (unaudited)
        
Basic Net Income$1,622  $1,622  $1,439  $1,606 
Basic Earnings Per Share$0.11  $0.12  $0.09  $0.12 
        
Diluted Net Income$6,510  $7,927  $6,327  $8,085 
Diluted Earnings Per Share$0.10  $0.12  $0.09  $0.12 
        

The results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 include adjustments related to the Company's deferred tax asset, valuation allowance and the associated liability to its selling and converting shareholders.  Results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 also include adjustments related to certain non-recurring charges recognized in operating expenses in the first quarter of 2015 associated with our former 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 $6.3 million and $0.09, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and $8.1 million and $0.12, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  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
  March 31, December 31, March 31, March 31, March 31,
  2016 2015 2015 2016 2015
           
Institutional Accounts          
Assets          
Beginning of Period $14.9  $14.9  $15.6  $15.9  $15.2 
Inflows 0.4  0.3  1.1  2.5  3.4 
Outflows (0.7) (0.9) (0.9) (2.8) (3.0)
Net Flows (0.3) (0.6) 0.2  (0.3) 0.4 
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (0.1) 0.6  0.1  (1.1) 0.3 
End of Period $14.5  $14.9  $15.9  $14.5  $15.9 
           
Retail Accounts          
Assets          
Beginning of Period Assets $11.1  $10.6  $12.1  $12.0  $10.2 
Inflows 0.8  0.3  0.4  1.6  2.9 
Outflows (0.3) (0.4) (0.4) (1.5) (1.7)
Net Flows 0.5  (0.1)   0.1  1.2 
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation)   0.6  (0.1) (0.5) 0.6 
End of Period $11.6  $11.1  $12.0  $11.6  $12.0 
           
Total          
Assets          
Beginning of Period $26.0  $25.5  $27.7  $27.9  $25.4 
Inflows 1.2  0.6  1.5  4.1  6.3 
Outflows (1.0) (1.3) (1.3) (4.3) (4.7)
Net Flows 0.2  (0.7) 0.2  (0.2) 1.6 
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (0.1) 1.2    (1.6) 0.9 
End of Period $26.1  $26.0  $27.9  $26.1  $27.9 
                     

Financial Discussion

Revenue (unaudited)     
($ thousands)     
 For the Three Months Ended
 March 31, December 31, March 31,
 2016 2015 2015
      
Institutional Accounts$18,997  $20,270  $20,969 
Retail Accounts6,841  7,402  7,684 
Total$25,838  $27,672  $28,653 
      

Revenue was $25.8 million for the first quarter of 2016, a decrease of 6.6% from $27.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, and 9.8% from $28.7 million for the first quarter of 2015. 

Included in these amounts were performance fees recognized of $0.1 million for the first quarter of 2016, compared to $0.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, and $0.4 million for the first quarter of 2015.  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 first quarter of 2016 were $25.1 billion, a decrease of 4.9% from $26.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2015, and a decrease of 9.1% from $27.6 billion for the first quarter of 2015.  The decreases from the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2015 primarily reflect market depreciation.

The weighted average fee rate was 0.411% for the first quarter of 2016, decreasing from 0.420% for the fourth quarter of 2015, and from 0.415% for the first quarter of 2015. 

The weighted average fee rate for institutional accounts was 0.539% for the first quarter of 2016, increasing from 0.532% for the fourth quarter of 2015, and from 0.536% for the first quarter of 2015.  The increase from last quarter and the first quarter of last year primarily reflects the addition of assets in certain non-U.S. strategies that generally carry higher fee rates during the first quarter of 2016.

The weighted average fee rate for retail accounts was 0.247% for the first quarter of 2016, decreasing from 0.266% for the fourth quarter of 2015, and from 0.256% for the first quarter of 2015.  The decrease from last quarter and the first quarter of 2015 primarily reflects a decrease in retail performance fees. 

Total operating expenses were $15.5 million for the first quarter of 2016, increasing from $14.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 and decreasing from $15.7 million for the first quarter of 2015.  The increase in operating expenses from the fourth quarter of 2015 primarily reflects an increase in compensation and benefits expense partially offset by a decrease in general and administrative costs during the first quarter of 2016.  We recognized non-recurring lease expenses associated with our former corporate headquarters in the first quarter of 2015 of approximately $0.4 million.  These expenses are included in general and administrative expenses on a GAAP basis and excluded on a non-GAAP basis.  The increase from the first quarter of 2015 is primarily driven by the increase in compensation and headcount as well as the non-recurring lease expenses.  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
  March 31, December 31, March 31,
  2016 2015 2015
       
Compensation and Benefits Expense $12,498  $11,008  $12,070 
General and Administrative Expense 3,044  3,678  3,603 
GAAP Operating Expenses 15,542  14,686  15,673 
One-Time Adjustments     (346)
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses $15,542  $14,686  $15,327 
       

As of March 31, 2016, employee headcount was 90, up from 88 at December 31, 2015 and from 85 at March 31, 2015. 

The operating margin was 39.8% on a GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2016, compared to 46.9% for the fourth quarter of 2015, and 45.3% for the first quarter of 2015.  The operating margin was 46.5% on a non-GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2015.

Other (expense)/ income was an expense of approximately $0.7 million for the first quarter of 2016, income of $1.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, and an expense of $0.3 million for the first quarter of 2015.  Other (expense)/ income includes the gains/ (losses) and other investment income recognized by the Company on its direct investments, as well as those recognized by 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 outside interests are offset in net income attributable to non-controlling interests.  For the first quarter of 2016, other (expense)/ income also includes an expense of $0.9 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/ (benefit) below.  Changes in the liability to selling and converting shareholders associated with changes in the realizability of the deferred tax asset generated income of $1.2 million and an expense $0.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2015, respectively.  Details of other (expense)/ income, as well as a reconciliation of the related GAAP and non-GAAP measures, are shown below:

Other (Expense)/ Income (unaudited)      
($ thousands)      
   For the Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, March 31,
  2016 2015 2015
       
Net Interest and Dividend Income $86  $107  $120 
Gains/ (Losses) and Other Investment Income 104  579  15 
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders¹ (878) 1,191  (245)
Other (Expense) (30) (22) (179)
GAAP Other (Expense)/ Income (718) 1,855  (289)
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders¹ 878  (1,191) 245 
Outside Interests of Investment Partnerships² 5  (57) 60 
Non-GAAP Other Income, Net of Outside Interests $165  $607  $16 
       
  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 loss/ (income) of the Company's consolidated
  investment partnerships to its external investors.
 

The Company recognized income tax expenses of $0.2 million for the first quarter of 2016, $2.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, and $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2015.  Income taxes for the first quarter of 2016 included a $1.1 million income tax benefit associated with a decrease in 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 $1.1 million in income tax expense and $0.3 million in income tax benefit in the fourth quarter of 2015 and first quarter of 2015, 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 (unaudited)    
($ thousands)      
  For the Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, March 31,
  2016 2015 2015
       
Non-GAAP Corporate Income Tax Expense $816  $1,098  $886 
Non-GAAP Unincorporated and Other Business Tax Expenses 465  554  531 
Non-GAAP Income Tax Expense 1,281  1,652  1,417 
Change in Valuation Allowance1 (1,061) 1,060  (297)
Less: Effects of One-Time Adjustments2     (32)
GAAP Income Tax Expense $220  $2,712  $1,088 
       
  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 and Other
  Business Tax Expenses for the first quarter of 2015 of $25 thousand and $7 thousand, respectively, which are excluded
  from Non-GAAP results.
 

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
  March 31, December 31, March 31,
  2016 2015 2015
       
Operating Company Allocation $7,741  $9,859  $10,041 
Add Back: Effects of One-Time Adjustments1     278 
Non-GAAP Operating Company Allocation 7,741  9,859  10,319 
Outside Interests of Investment Partnerships2 (5) 57  (60)
Less: Effects of One-Time Adjustments1     (278)
GAAP Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests $7,736  $9,916  $9,981 
       
  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 April 14, 2016, 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 April 19, 2016.  The following dates apply to the dividend:

Record Date:        April 29, 2016

Payment Date:      May 19, 2016

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.

First Quarter 2016 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, April 20, 2016.  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 855-319-2215; international callers should dial 336-525-7134.  The conference ID number is 90298486.

Replay: The conference call will be available for replay through May 4, 2016, 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 Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements provide the Company’s current views, expectations, or forecasts of future events and performance, and include statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project” or similar words or phrases, or the negatives of those words or phrases, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

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 14, 2016 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
   March 31, December 31,
   2016 2015
    (unaudited)  
 ASSETS    
  Cash and Cash Equivalents $20,470  $35,417 
  Restricted Cash 3,418  3,552 
  Due from Broker 205  297 
  Advisory Fees Receivable 21,305  22,248 
  Investments 18,302  27,452 
  Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets 2,810  2,445 
  Deferred Tax Asset, Net of Valuation Allowance    
   of $52,908 and $53,968, respectively 15,217  14,995 
  Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated    
   Depreciation of $1,470 and $1,202, respectively 7,713  7,903 
   TOTAL ASSETS $89,440  $114,309 
      
 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY    
  Liabilities:    
  Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $9,856  $7,885 
  Due to Broker 181  30 
  Securities Sold Short, at Fair Value 2,555  2,231 
  Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders 15,953  15,075 
  Deferred Compensation Liability 900  2,896 
  Other Liabilities 823  730 
   TOTAL LIABILITIES 30,268  28,847 
      
  Equity:    
  Total Pzena Investment Management, Inc.'s Equity 14,596  18,422 
  Non-Controlling Interests 44,576  67,040 
   TOTAL EQUITY 59,172  85,462 
   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $89,440  $114,309 


 PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
       
 UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (in thousands, except share and per-share amounts)
       
   For the Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2016 2015 
       
 REVENUE $25,838  $28,653  
       
 EXPENSES     
 Compensation and Benefits Expense 12,498  12,070  
 General and Administrative Expense 3,044  3,603  
 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 15,542  15,673  
 Operating Income 10,296  12,980  
       
 Other (Expense) (718) (289) 
       
 Income Before Taxes 9,578  12,691  
       
 Income Tax Expense 220  1,088  
 Consolidated Net Income 9,358  11,603  
       
 Less: Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests 7,736  9,981  
       
 Net Income Attributable to Pzena Investment Management, Inc. $1,622  $1,622  
       
 Earnings per Share - Basic and Diluted Attributable to     
 Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Common Stockholders:     
       
 Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share $1,622  $1,622  
 Basic Earnings per Share $0.11  $0.12  
 Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 15,192,511  13,057,714  
       
 Net Income for Diluted Earnings per Share $6,510  $7,927  
 Diluted Earnings per Share $0.10  $0.12  
 Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 68,496,511  67,982,245  


 PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
       
 UNAUDITED NON-GAAP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (in thousands, except share and per-share amounts)
       
   Non-GAAP Basis 
   For the Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2016 2015 
       
 REVENUE $25,838  $28,653  
       
 EXPENSES     
 Compensation and Benefits Expense 12,498  12,070  
 General and Administrative Expense 3,044  3,257  
 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 15,542  15,327  
 Operating Income 10,296  13,326  
       
 Other Income, Net of Outside Interests 165  16  
       
 Income Before Taxes and Operating Company Allocation 10,461  13,342  
       
 Unincorporated and Other Business Tax Expenses 465  531  
 Allocable Income 9,996  12,811  
       
 Operating Company Allocation 7,741  10,319  
 Income Before Corporate Income Taxes 2,255  2,492  
       
Corporate Income Tax Expense 816  886  
Non-GAAP Net Income $1,439  $1,606  
Effect of One-Time Adjustments   (36) 
Tax Receivable Agreement Income, Net of Taxes 183  52  
GAAP Net Income $1,622  $1,622  
       
 Earnings Per Share - Basic and Diluted Attributable to     
 Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Common Stockholders:     
       
   Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share $1,439  $1,606  
   Basic Earnings per Share $0.09  $0.12  
   Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 15,192,511  13,057,714  
       
   Net Income for Diluted Earnings per Share $6,327  $8,085  
   Diluted Earnings per Share $0.09  $0.12  
   Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 68,496,511  67,982,245  

 

Contact: Gary Bachman, 212-355-1600 or [email protected]

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