Form: 10-K

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

February 22, 2017

Documents










LSV Asset Management
Financial Statements
As of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016




LSV Asset Management
Table of Contents
December 31, 2016


 
 
Page
Independent Auditors' Report
 
 
 
 
Financial Statements
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
Statements of Operations
 
 
 
 
Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital
 
 
 
 
Statements of Cash Flows
 
 
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 



Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Management Committee and Partners of
LSV Asset Management:

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of LSV Asset Management (“the Partnership"), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related statements of operations, changes in partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, and the related notes to the financial statements.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Partnership’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of LSV Asset Management as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2017


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LSV Asset Management
Balance Sheets
December 31, 2016 and 2015


(in thousands of dollars)
 
2016
 
2015
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
19,863

 
$
34,483

Management fee receivables, net of allowance for
 
 
 
doubtful accounts of $6 and $11
104,648

 
90,770

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,361

 
1,972

Total current assets
125,872

 
127,225

Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation and
 
 
 
amortization of $5,145 and $4,352
1,927

 
2,375

Total assets
$
127,799

 
$
129,600

Liabilities and Partners' Capital
 
 
 
Accrued compensation
$
36,104

 
$
37,721

Accrued other
1,608

 
1,864

Total accrued liabilities
37,712

 
39,585

Due to SEI Funds, Inc.
1,591

 
1,291

Total current liabilities
39,303

 
40,876

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Partners' capital
88,496

 
88,724

Total liabilities and partners' capital
$
127,799

 
$
129,600



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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LSV Asset Management
Statements of Operations
Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014


(in thousands of dollars)

 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
Management fees
$
399,462

 
$
427,653

 
$
422,064

Interest income
93

 
111

 
102

Total revenue
399,555

 
427,764

 
422,166

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation, benefits and other personnel
60,747

 
54,049

 
43,027

Stock based compensation
(1,181
)
 
3,646

 
7,063

Consulting and professional fees
2,500

 
3,051

 
3,235

Data processing and computer related
9,631

 
8,889

 
8,051

Facilities, supplies and other costs
3,684

 
4,655

 
3,171

Depreciation and amortization
793

 
629

 
795

Total expenses
76,174

 
74,919

 
65,342

Net income
$
323,381

 
$
352,845

 
$
356,824





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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LSV Asset Management
Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital
Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014


(in thousands of dollars)

 
Partnership
Capital
Balance, December 31, 2013
$
95,115

Net income
356,824

Partnership distributions
(351,221
)
Balance, December 31, 2014
100,718

Net income
352,845

Partnership distributions
(364,839
)
Balance, December 31, 2015
88,724

Net income
323,381

Partnership distributions
(323,609
)
Balance, December 31, 2016
$
88,496




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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LSV Asset Management
Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014




(in thousands of dollars)

 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
323,381

 
$
352,845

 
$
356,824

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided
 
 
 
 
 
by operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
793

 
629

 
795

Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts
(5
)
 
5

 
(21
)
Change in assets and liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Decrease (increase)
 
 
 
 
 
Management fee receivables
(13,873
)
 
11,346

 
(5,169
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
611

 
68

 
(1,110
)
Increase (decrease)
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued compensation
(1,617
)
 
4,941

 
9,361

Accrued other
(256
)
 
358

 
(95
)
Due to SEI Funds, Inc.
300

 
369

 
(161
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
309,334

 
370,561

 
360,424

Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of fixed assets
(345
)
 
(735
)
 
(476
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(345
)
 
(735
)
 
(476
)
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
Partnership distributions
(323,609
)
 
(364,839
)
 
(351,221
)
               Net cash used in financing activities
(323,609
)
 
(364,839
)
 
(351,221
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(14,620
)
 
4,987

 
8,727

Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of year
34,483

 
29,496

 
20,769

End of year
$
19,863

 
$
34,483

 
$
29,496





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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LSV Asset Management
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014



(in thousands of dollars)
1.
Background
LSV Asset Management (“LSV” or the “Partnership”), a Delaware general partnership, is a registered investment advisor that provides management services to institutions, including pension plans and investment companies. LSV uses the Quantitative Value Analysis Method and Software to market its investment advisory services. SEI Funds, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company (“SEI”)) owns approximately 39 percent of the Partnership and the remaining portion, approximately 61 percent is owned by LSV employees and former employees. The general Partnership Agreement has been amended from time to time to include new partners when they are admitted. The partnership interest of each existing partner is diluted on a pro rata basis when a new partner is admitted.
The business and affairs of LSV are managed under the direction of the Management Committee. The Management Committee consists of the remaining original partners and certain other partners of the Partnership. The voting interest by each partner on the Management Committee differs from their partnership ownership percentage.
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Cash and Cash Equivalents
LSV considers investment instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
LSV provides an allowance for doubtful accounts equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts. LSV's estimate is based on historical collection experience and a review of the current status of Management fee receivables.
Revenue Recognition and Related Receivables
Management fee receivables on the accompanying Balance Sheets represent receivables earned and billed, as well as earned but unbilled. Unbilled receivables represent services provided but not yet billed. Management fee receivables on the accompanying Balance Sheets consist of the following:
 
2016
 
2015
Management fee receivables
$
4,611

 
$
2,059

Unbilled management fee receivables
100,043

 
88,722

 
104,654

 
90,781

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
(6
)
 
(11
)
Total management fee receivables
$
104,648

 
$
90,770

Revenues from management fees are recognized in the period in which services are performed and are calculated based upon a contractual percentage of net assets under management.
Allocations of Net Income or Net Loss
In accordance with the Partnership Agreement, all partnership net profits or losses are allocated among the partners in accordance with their respective ownership interests at the time the profits are realized. Such allocations are included in the “Partnership Capital” balance on the accompanying Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital.

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LSV Asset Management
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014



Partnership Distributions
In accordance with the Partnership Agreement, Partners' distributions are based upon the net quarterly cash flows of the partnership. Such distributions represent reductions of partners' capital and are included in the Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital. Included in Partnership distributions are state taxes paid on certain partners' behalf and which represent a reduction in Partners' Capital.
Guarantees and Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of business, the Partnership from time to time enters into contracts containing indemnification obligations of the Partnership. These obligations may require the Partnership to make payments to another party upon the occurrence of certain events including the failure by the Partnership to meet its performance obligations under the contract. These contractual indemnification provisions are often standard contractual terms of the nature customarily found in the type of contracts entered into by the Partnership. In many cases, there are no stated or notional amounts included in the indemnification provisions. There are no amounts reflected on the accompanying Balance Sheets related to these indemnifications.

Guaranty Agreement with LSV Employee Group III

In October 2012, a group of existing employees of LSV agreed to purchase a portion of the partnership interest of three existing LSV employees for $77,700, of which $69,930 was financed through two syndicated term loan facilities contained in a Credit Agreement with The PrivateBank and Northern Trust Company. The group of existing LSV employees formed a new limited liability company called LSV Employee Group III which owns the purchased partnership interest. SEI provided an unsecured guaranty for $45,000 of the obligations of LSV Employee Group III to the lenders through a Guaranty Agreement. LSV agreed to provide an unsecured guaranty for $24,930 of the obligations of LSV Employee Group III to the lenders through a separate guaranty agreement. The loan facility has a six year term and will be repaid from the quarterly distributions of LSV.

LSV Employee Group III made principal payments of $15,812, $17,189, and $16,450 during 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, the remaining unpaid principal balance of the term loan was $5,657.

Fixed Assets
Fixed assets consist of the following at December 31:
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated Useful Lives
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equipment
$
2,779

 
$
2,424

 
3 to 5 years
Leasehold improvements
3,289

 
3,289

 
Lease Term
Furniture and fixtures
1,004

 
1,014

 
5 years
 
7,072

 
6,727

 
 
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(5,145
)
 
(4,352
)
 
 
 
$
1,927

 
$
2,375

 
 
Fixed assets are recorded at historical cost. Depreciation of fixed assets is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives. Amortization of leasehold improvements is computed using the straight-line method over the shorter of the remaining lease term or the estimated useful lives of the improvements.

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LSV Asset Management
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014



Management's Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments which potentially expose the Partnership to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of Cash and cash equivalents and Management fee revenue and receivables. Cash and cash equivalents deposits can be maintained with institutions in excess of federally insured limits.
Concentrations of credit risk with respect to our receivables are limited due to the large number of clients and their dispersion across geographic areas. No single group or customer represents greater than 10 percent of total revenue or Management fee receivables.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Partnership's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The book value
of Cash and cash equivalents, Management fee receivables and Accrued liabilities is considered to be representative of their fair value because of their short maturities. The recorded value of these financial instruments approximates their fair value at December 31, 2016 and 2015.

The accounting standard for fair value measurements defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The accounting standard also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

New Accounting Pronouncements
On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09), requiring an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The updated standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. ASU 2014-09 currently becomes effective for LSV during 2018.

The Partnership continues to assess the impact ASU 2014-09 will have on its revenue arrangements with completion, including selecting a transition method, expected by the third quarter of 2017. The Partnership's services are completed for the client on a monthly basis. Revenue for these services should continue to be recognized monthly because of the continuous transfer of control to the client. Therefore, the adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the recognition of revenue for the majority of the fees recognized for the services provided. The new standard provides companies with alternative methods of adoption and the Partnership is in the process of determining the method of adoption.




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LSV Asset Management
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014



3.
Commitments and Contingencies

The Partnership has entered into various operating leases for facilities. Some of these leases contain escalation clauses. The aggregate noncancellable minimum commitments at December 31, 2016 are as follows:
2017
$
1,083

2018
1,101

2019
1,121

2020
281

 
$
3,586

Rent expense which is included in Facilities, supplies and other costs on the accompanying Statements of Operations was $1,141, $1,120, and $1,059 in 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively.
4.
Income Taxes

No federal or state income taxes are provided for by LSV as each partner is liable for income taxes on their respective share of LSV's taxable income, if any.
LSV's tax return is subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities. If such examinations result in changes to LSV's taxable income, the tax liability of each partner would change accordingly.
5.
Related Party Transactions

Under LSV's Partnership Agreement, SEI Funds, Inc. is responsible for performing various services to support LSV's advisory business. In connection with such services, SEI Funds, Inc. allocates certain of its costs including employee benefits and other general and administrative expenses to LSV. The total allocated costs were $1,824, $1,368, and $1,368 in 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively. The amount payable to SEI Funds, Inc. is included in the Due to SEI Funds, Inc. balance on the accompanying Balance Sheets. The balance Due to SEI Funds, Inc. is paid on a monthly basis, is non-interest bearing, and includes compensation, benefits and other general and administrative expenses.
LSV is a party to a number of portfolio investment advisory agreements with SEI Investments Management Corporation, SEI Investments Global, Limited, and SEI Investments Canada Company (all wholly-owned subsidiaries of SEI). Under these agreements, LSV receives an annual fee based on the assets under LSV's management in various SEI-sponsored funds. Total fees earned under these agreements were $14,328, $8,862 and $9,726 in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Management fee receivables balance under these agreements on the accompanying Balance Sheets included $1,055 and $810 of such fees at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Some LSV partners have investment interest in LSV funds. LSV receives an annual fee based on the assets under LSV’s management attributable to the Partners’ interest. Total fees earned from LSV partners for their investments in LSV funds were $1,634, $1,576, and $1,387 in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Following completion of eligibility requirements, LSV employees are able to participate in the Capital Accumulation Plan (“CAP”), a SEI‑sponsored employee benefit plan. CAP is a tax-qualified defined contribution plan which provides retirement benefits, including provisions for early retirement and disability benefits, as well as a tax-deferred savings feature. Participants are vested in employer contributions at the time the contributions are made. All contributions are discretionary and are made from available profits. The employer contribution expense is included in Compensation, benefits and other personnel on the accompanying Statements of Operations. Costs incurred by the Partnership related to the CAP were immaterial in 2016, 2015, and 2014.

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LSV Asset Management
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014



Following completion of eligibility requirements, LSV employees are able to participate in a SEI-sponsored employee stock purchase plan. The plan provides for offering of common stock to eligible employees at a price equal to 85 percent of the fair value at the end of the stock purchase period, as defined. Costs incurred by the Partnership related to the employee stock purchase plan were immaterial in 2016, 2015, and 2014.
6.
Accrued stock-based compensation

In March 2009, certain partners (the Contributing Partners) of LSV authorized for designation a portion of their partnership interest for the purpose of providing an interest in LSV. This interest was authorized and to be awarded to a select group of key employees. The partnership granted portions of the authorized partnership interest to key employees from March 2009 through April 2013. The issuance in April 2013 reflected the remaining amount of the designated partnership interest of the Contributing Partners. At the time partnership interest is granted, rights to receive distributions equal to the full granted percentage transfers to the recipient of the grant. Partnership equity equal to the amount of interest granted is earned over a predetermined vesting period. All profits, losses, distributions and other rights and obligations relating to authorized but undesignated partnership interest remains with the Contributing Partners until such interest was granted. The granted partnership interest is treated as a liability and is calculated on projected net income. The granted partnership interest redemption liability amounted to $22,336 and $23,517 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively and is included in Accrued compensation on the accompanying Balance Sheets. In 2016, the liability decreased due to a decrease in LSV projected net income. The associated expense is recorded as Stock based compensation on the accompanying Statement of Operations. Each issuance must be authorized by unanimous vote of all Contributing Partners. The issuance of an interest in LSV to a key employee provides them an interest in the future profits of LSV. It does not provide them any rights in the management of the partnership or the ability to direct the operations or affairs of LSV.
7.    Variable Interest Entities - Investment Products

LSV has created investment products for its clients in various types of legal entity structures that may be considered variable interest entities (VIEs). LSV serves as the Manager for these investment products and its clients are the equity investors. LSV does not have an equity investment in any of the VIEs and does not have an obligation to enter into any guarantee agreements with the VIEs. Some of the investment products are limited partnerships which have substantive kick-out rights. LSV is not the primary beneficiary as they lack any equity investment and their fees are paid outside of the fund. Therefore, LSV is not required to consolidate any investment products that are VIEs into its financial statements.
8.    Subsequent Events

The Partnership performed an evaluation of subsequent events through February 22, 2017, which is the date the financial statements were made available to be issued.


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