Form: 8-K

Current report filing

July 20, 2022

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Investor Contact:                         Media Contact:
Lindsey Opsahl                        Leslie Wojcik
SEI                                SEI
+1 610-676-4052                        +1 610-676-4191
lopsahl@seic.com                        lwojcik@seic.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SEI Reports Second-Quarter 2022 Financial Results

OAKS, Pa., July 20, 2022 – SEI Investments Company (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced financial results for the second-quarter 2022. Diluted earnings per share were $0.81 in second-quarter 2022 compared to $0.93 in second-quarter 2021.
Consolidated Overview
(In thousands, except earnings per share) For the Three Months Ended June 30, For the Six Months Ended June 30,
2022 2021 % 2022 2021 %
Revenues $481,670  $475,651  1% $1,063,113  $931,337  14%
Net income 111,276  133,778  (17)% 301,584  263,248  15%
Diluted earnings per share $0.81  $0.93  (13)% $2.17  $1.82  19%

“Our second-quarter financial results reflect our business' resilience as we navigate the state of the capital markets, inflation's continued impact, and change. While we expect these challenges to continue, we remain steadfast in our conviction that our company is moving in the right direction,” said CEO Ryan Hicke.
“We’ve made progress as a business in three strategic areas of focus: growth, talent, and culture. Our expertise in asset management, technology, and operations is the foundation for driving short- and long-term revenue growth. We are seizing opportunities globally to provide existing and new solutions to our markets, enhance our talent, and reignite our culture. We will continue to diligently assess and allocate our investments in order to push our company forward in these areas, further position us for growth, and deliver value to our employees, clients, and shareholders.”

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Summary of Second-Quarter Results by Business Segment

(In thousands) For the Three Months Ended June 30, For the Six Months Ended June 30,
2022 2021 % 2022 2021 %
Private Banks:
Revenues $124,184  $123,676  —% $337,732  $241,284  40%
Expenses 121,060  117,654  3% 243,015  228,378  6%
Operating Profit 3,124  6,022  (48)% 94,717  12,906  NM
Operating Margin % % 28  % %
Investment Advisors:
Revenues 113,194  119,396  (5)% 232,424  232,690  —%
Expenses 63,375  59,133  7% 127,895  114,160  12%
Operating Profit 49,819  60,263  (17)% 104,529  118,530  (12)%
Operating Margin 44  % 50  % 45  % 51  %
Institutional Investors:
Revenues 83,483  85,699  (3)% 170,322  170,198  —%
Expenses 43,925  41,895  5% 89,283  81,053  10%
Operating Profit 39,558  43,804  (10)% 81,039  89,145  (9)%
Operating Margin 47  % 51  % 48  % 52  %
Investment Managers:
Revenues 155,926  142,808  9% 312,827  279,227  12%
Expenses 100,807  84,995  19% 199,644  168,015  19%
Operating Profit 55,119  57,813  (5)% 113,183  111,212  2%
Operating Margin 35  % 40  % 36  % 40  %
Investments in New Businesses:
Revenues 4,883  4,072  20% 9,808  7,938  24%
Expenses 12,844  13,631  (6)% 24,794  27,035  (8)%
Operating Loss (7,961) (9,559) NM (14,986) (19,097) NM
Totals:
Revenues $481,670  $475,651  1% $1,063,113  $931,337  14%
Expenses 342,011  317,308  8% 684,631  618,641  11%
Corporate Overhead Expenses 23,799  22,322  7% 47,823  43,838  9%
Income from Operations $115,860  $136,021  (15)% $330,659  $268,858  23%
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Second-Quarter Business Highlights:
Revenues from Information processing and software servicing fees increased from new client conversions and growth from existing SEI Wealth PlatformSM (SWP) clients. Additional revenues from our acquisition of SEI Novus during the fourth-quarter 2021 also contributed to the increase.
Revenues from Assets under management, administration, and distribution fees were flat. Revenues from Assets under management decreased due to the significant decline in market conditions during the second quarter and client shifts into lower fee investment products. This decline was offset by increased revenues from assets under administration.
Our average assets under management in equity and fixed income programs, excluding LSV, decreased $21.1 billion, or 11%, to $177.1 billion in the second-quarter 2022, as compared to $198.2 billion during the second-quarter 2021 (see attached Average Asset Balances schedules for further details).
Our average assets under administration increased $39.3 billion, or 5%, to $897.5 billion in the second-quarter 2022, as compared to $858.2 billion during the second-quarter 2021 (see attached Average Asset Balances schedules for further details).
Net sales events in the Private Banks and Investment Managers segments during second-quarter 2022 were $7.9 million and are expected to generate net annualized recurring revenues of approximately $5.6 million when contract values are completely realized.
Net sales events in asset management-related businesses of the Investment Advisors and Institutional Investors segments and the Asset Management Distribution (AMD) business in the Private Banks segment during second-quarter 2022 were $934.0 thousand.
The increase in operational expenses was primarily due to increased personnel costs due to business growth, competitive labor markets, and the impact of inflation on wages and services. The increase was partially offset by lower direct costs related to asset management revenues.
In June, we initiated an enhanced voluntary separation program to long-tenured employees as part of our commitment to professional development and expanded responsibilities for current and new talent by increasing advancement opportunities. We expect this program to be finalized in July 2022. The program's total cost is currently estimated to be between $54.0 million and $58.0 million, which will be recorded as part of third-quarter 2022 results.
Earnings from LSV decreased to $29.8 million in the second-quarter 2022 as compared to $35.1 million in the second-quarter 2021 due to negative cash flows from existing clients, market depreciation and client losses.
We capitalized $6.1 million of software development costs in second-quarter 2022 for continued enhancements to SWP. Amortization expense related to SWP was $11.8 million in second-quarter 2022.
Our effective tax rates were 23.1% in second-quarter 2022 and 22.3% in second-quarter 2021. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to decreased tax benefits associated with a lower volume of stock option exercises.
We repurchased 2.0 million shares of our common stock for $109.3 million during the second-quarter 2022 at an average price of $55.48 per share.
Cash flow from operations was $70.2 million, or $0.51 per share, and free cash flow was $52.4 million during the second-quarter 2022.


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Earnings Conference Call
A conference call to review earnings is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Eastern time on July 20, 2022. Investors may listen to the call at seic.com/ir-events. Investors may also listen to a replay by telephone at (USA) 866-207-1041; (International) 402-970-0847; Access Code: 4384485.

About SEI®
SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) delivers technology and investment solutions that connect the financial services industry. With capabilities across investment processing, operations, and asset management, SEI works with corporations, financial institutions and professionals, and ultra-high-net-worth families to solve problems, manage change, and help protect assets—for growth today and in the future. As of June 30, 2022, SEI manages, advises, or administers approximately $1.3 trillion in assets. For more information, visit seic.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe" and "continue" or "appear." Our forward-looking statements include our current expectations as to:
the extent to which current market conditions will persist,
revenue that we believe will be generated by sales events that occurred during the quarter and the timing of the realization of such revenue, if any,
whether we will diligently assess and allocate our investments,
whether we positioned for growth, and to deliver value to our employees, clients, and shareholders, and
when our enhanced voluntary separation program will close and the amount of the cost of such program.
We anticipate that we may deliver forward-looking statements during today’s earnings call that include our current expectations as to the matters in this release and set forth above as well as:
the timing and success of client migrations, implementations and conversions,
our ability to expand our relationships and revenue opportunities with new and existing clients,
whether our investments will create growth opportunities,
whether we are positioned for sustainable growth and to take advantage of opportunities,
the margins that out businesses may generate,
the degree to which one-time and transaction-based revenues during the quarter will be repeated,
the competition for and cost of talent and the effect of these factors on our business,
the headwinds we will face and our strategies for how we may respond to these headwinds,
how we will manage our expenses,
the degree to which our reported margins will decline, increase or normalize,
the strategic initiatives and business segments that we will pursue and those in which we will invest,
whether we have laid the groundwork for our future growth plans,
the degree to which we will align our talent and spending to capitalize on market opportunities for both the short and medium term,
whether our voluntary separation program will create space for internal mobility, fresh perspectives, diversity and external experience, and the degree to which this will position us for or accelerate our growth,
the degree to which we will reset our capital investments to sustain the growth we create,
the success, if any, of the sales and strategic initiatives we pursue,
whether our culture will enable us to be more nimble, while maintaining focus and attention on our clients and opportunities,
the timing of when new clients will be on-boarded directly to new technology platforms and when our entire existing client base will be live on such platforms,
the value of our backlog and the strength of our pipelines,
whether we will be able to drive cross-selling opportunities,
whether we will focus on maintaining and accelerating growth in existing businesses, expanding our focus on new growth engines, or reinvigorating our culture and talent strategies across the company,
our growth prospects,
the timing of and our ability to integrate any acquisition targets that we may pursue, if any,
the potential benefits we may derive from any of our acquisitions,
the organic and inorganic opportunities that will drive our growth,
the investments we may make in our technologies and personnel, and
the success and benefits of our strategic investments.
You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, as they are based on the current beliefs and expectations of our management and subject to significant risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change. Although we believe the assumptions upon which we base our forward-looking statements are reasonable, they could be inaccurate. Some of the risks and important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those described in our forward-looking statements can be found in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended June 30, For the Six Months Ended June 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Asset management, admin. and distribution fees $382,594  $382,509  $776,691  $750,155 
Information processing and software servicing fees 99,076  93,142  286,422  181,182 
Total revenues 481,670  475,651  1,063,113  931,337 
Subadvisory, distribution and other asset mgmt. costs 50,023  55,827  103,151  105,991 
Software royalties and other information processing costs 7,407  7,471  14,954  13,213 
Compensation, benefits and other personnel 157,921  141,779  318,405  279,000 
Stock-based compensation 10,007  10,103  20,573  19,855 
Consulting, outsourcing and professional fees 63,271  55,449  125,762  109,789 
Data processing and computer related 32,254  27,375  62,070  53,096 
Facilities, supplies and other costs 20,133  18,479  37,760  35,727 
Amortization 16,508  14,723  33,395  29,075 
Depreciation 8,286  8,424  16,384  16,733 
Total expenses 365,810  339,630  732,454  662,479 
Income from operations 115,860  136,021  330,659  268,858 
Net (loss) gain on investments (2,620) 377  (3,109) 709 
Interest and dividend income 1,853  878  2,701  1,823 
Interest expense (211) (130) (461) (253)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate 29,813  35,065  62,272  68,415 
Income before income taxes 144,695  172,211  392,062  339,552 
Income taxes 33,419  38,433  90,478  76,304 
Net income $111,276  $133,778  $301,584  $263,248 
Basic earnings per common share $0.82  $0.94  $2.20  $1.85 
Shares used to calculate basic earnings per share 136,435  142,074  137,185  142,638 
Diluted earnings per common share $0.81  $0.93  $2.17  $1.82 
Shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share 137,817  144,212  138,764  144,759 
Dividends declared per common share $0.40  $0.37  $0.40  $0.37 
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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
June 30, December 31,
2022 2021
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $771,673  $831,407 
Restricted cash 351  351 
Receivables from investment products 54,911  59,036 
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,952 and $1,602
466,902  441,609 
Securities owned 31,171  28,267 
Other current assets 50,523  43,559 
Total Current Assets 1,375,531  1,404,229 
Property and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $424,048 and $409,248
178,946  178,869 
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets 27,629  33,614 
Capitalized Software, net of accumulated amortization of $572,065 and $545,307
230,497  243,446 
Available for Sale and Equity Securities 121,682  129,541 
Investments in Affiliated Funds, at fair value 6,000  6,916 
Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate 46,865  107,918 
Goodwill 117,405  117,232 
Intangible Assets, net of accumulated amortization of $24,163 and $17,716
61,669  68,782 
Deferred Contract Costs 35,353  36,236 
Deferred Income Taxes 2,459  2,983 
Other Assets, net 30,893  24,936 
Total Assets $2,234,929  $2,354,702 
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $10,305  $10,312 
Accrued liabilities 218,752  324,382 
Current portion of long-term operating lease liabilities 10,993  11,328 
Deferred revenue 13,510  9,721 
Total Current Liabilities 253,560  355,743 
Borrowings Under Revolving Credit Facility —  40,000 
Long-term Income Taxes Payable 803  803 
Deferred Income Taxes 22,833  48,876 
Long-term Operating Lease Liabilities 21,675  27,639 
Other Long-term Liabilities 13,970  20,878 
Total Liabilities 312,841  493,939 
Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 750,000 shares authorized; 135,480 and 138,449 shares issued and outstanding
1,355  1,384 
Capital in excess of par value 1,272,971  1,246,608 
Retained earnings 693,525  632,614 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net (45,763) (19,843)
Total Shareholders' Equity 1,922,088  1,860,763 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $2,234,929  $2,354,702 
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ENDING ASSET BALANCES
(In millions) (Unaudited)
Jun. 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Mar. 31, Jun. 30,
2021 2021 2021 2022 2022
Private Banks:
Equity and fixed-income programs $26,264  $25,618  $26,281  $25,335  $22,277 
Collective trust fund programs
Liquidity funds 3,654  3,988  4,724  4,225  3,666 
Total assets under management $29,925  $29,612  $31,011  $29,567  $25,950 
Client assets under administration 4,412  4,675  4,481  4,449  3,923 
Total assets $34,337  $34,287  $35,492  $34,016  $29,873 
Investment Advisors:
Equity and fixed-income programs $78,053  $78,560  $81,686  $77,614  $65,783 
Liquidity funds 3,550  3,477  4,317  4,610  8,292 
Total Platform assets under management $81,603  $82,037  $86,003  $82,224  $74,075 
Platform-only assets (E) 13,566  13,728  14,564  14,151  12,642 
Total Platform assets (E) $95,169  $95,765  $100,567  $96,375  $86,717 
Institutional Investors:
Equity and fixed-income programs $93,010  $89,441  $91,719  $87,358  $75,506 
Collective trust fund programs
Liquidity funds 2,516  2,599  2,118  2,150  1,654 
Total assets under management $95,531  $92,045  $93,842  $89,514  $77,165 
Client assets under advisement 4,566  4,698  4,857  4,778  4,218 
Total assets $100,097  $96,743  $98,699  $94,292  $81,383 
Investment Managers:
Collective trust fund programs $87,012  $87,488  $92,549  $85,411  $142,035 
Liquidity funds 473  568  423  284  271 
Total assets under management $87,485  $88,056  $92,972  $85,695  $142,306 
Client assets under administration (A) 875,942  861,605  907,377  895,181  885,096 
Total assets $963,427  $949,661  $1,000,349  $980,876  $1,027,402 
Investments in New Businesses:
Equity and fixed-income programs $1,924  $1,964  $2,096  $2,057  $1,903 
Liquidity funds 191  202  240  305  242 
Total assets under management $2,115  $2,166  $2,336  $2,362  $2,145 
Client assets under administration 1,422  1,378  1,410  1,401  1,076 
Total assets $3,537  $3,544  $3,746  $3,763  $3,221 
LSV Asset Management:
Equity and fixed-income programs (B) $102,404  $97,604  $98,984  $95,962  $81,940 
Total:
Equity and fixed-income programs (C) $301,655  $293,187  $300,766  $288,326  $247,409 
Collective trust fund programs 87,024  87,499  92,560  85,424  142,047 
Liquidity funds 10,384  10,834  11,822  11,574  14,125 
Total assets under management $399,063  $391,520  $405,148  $385,324  $403,581 
Client assets under advisement 5,988  6,076  6,267  6,179  5,294 
Client assets under administration (D) 880,354  866,280  911,858  899,630  889,019 
Platform-only assets 13,566  13,728  14,564  14,151  12,642 
Total assets $1,298,971  $1,277,604  $1,337,837  $1,305,284  $1,310,536 
(A)Client assets under administration in the Investment Managers segment include $80.7 billion of assets that are at fee levels below our normal full-service assets (as of June 30, 2022).
(B)Equity and fixed-income programs include $1.9 billion of assets managed by LSV in which fees are based on performance only (as of June 30, 2022).
(C)Equity and fixed-income programs include $6.4 billion of assets invested in various asset allocation funds at June 30, 2022.
(D)In addition to the numbers presented, SEI also administers an additional $12.9 billion in Funds of Funds assets (as of
June 30, 2022) on which SEI does not earn an administration fee.
(E)    Platform assets under management and Platform-only assets combined are total Platform assets in the Investment Advisors segment.
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AVERAGE ASSET BALANCES
(In millions) (Unaudited)
2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr.
2021 2021 2021 2022 2022
Private Banks:
Equity and fixed-income programs $26,056  $26,232  $25,999  $25,637  $23,713 
Collective trust fund programs
Liquidity funds 3,833  3,916  4,452  4,403  3,795 
Total assets under management $29,896  $30,154  $30,457  $30,046  $27,515 
Client assets under administration 4,405  4,476  4,607  4,500  4,163 
Total assets $34,301  $34,630  $35,064  $34,546  $31,678 
Investment Advisors:
Equity and fixed-income programs $76,840  $79,602  $80,703  $77,576  $70,436 
Liquidity funds 3,370  3,403  3,644  5,151  7,070 
Total Platform assets under management $80,210  $83,005  $84,347  $82,727  $77,506 
Platform-only assets (E) 13,292  13,863  14,341  13,978  13,142 
Total Platform assets (E) $93,502  $96,868  $98,688  $96,705  $90,648 
Institutional Investors:
Equity and fixed-income programs $93,458  $91,965  $90,557  $89,250  $80,971 
Collective trust fund programs 68 
Liquidity funds 2,681  2,742  2,391  2,223  2,097 
Total assets under management $96,207  $94,712  $92,953  $91,478  $83,073 
Client assets under advisement 4,516  4,658  4,812  4,889  3,987 
Total assets $100,723  $99,370  $97,765  $96,367  $87,060 
Investment Managers:
Collective trust fund programs $84,553  $89,441  $90,457  $86,633  $131,435 
Liquidity funds 469  532  491  432  285 
Total assets under management $85,022  $89,973  $90,948  $87,065  $131,720 
Client assets under administration (A) 853,810  851,183  879,718  888,854  893,361 
Total assets $938,832  $941,156  $970,666  $975,919  $1,025,081 
Investments in New Businesses:
Equity and fixed-income programs $1,870  $1,958  $2,053  $2,025  $2,016 
Liquidity funds 236  205  197  286  262 
Total assets under management $2,106  $2,163  $2,250  $2,311  $2,278 
Client assets under advisement 1,406  1,423  1,423  1,397  1,165 
Total assets $3,512  $3,586  $3,673  $3,708  $3,443 
LSV Asset Management:
Equity and fixed-income programs (B) $103,583  $99,924  $97,381  $96,449  $87,818 
Total:
Equity and fixed-income programs (C) $301,807  $299,681  $296,693  $290,937  $264,954 
Collective trust fund programs 84,628  89,452  90,468  86,644  131,447 
Liquidity funds 10,589  10,798  11,175  12,495  13,509 
Total assets under management $397,024  $399,931  $398,336  $390,076  $409,910 
Client assets under advisement 5,922  6,081  6,235  6,286  5,152 
Client assets under administration (D) 858,215  855,659  884,325  893,354  897,524 
Platform-only assets 13,292  13,863  14,341  13,978  13,142 
Total assets $1,274,453  $1,275,534  $1,303,237  $1,303,694  $1,325,728 
(A)    Average client assets under administration in the Investment Managers segment during second-quarter 2022 include $80.7 billion that are at fee levels below our normal full-service assets.
(B)    Equity and fixed-income programs include $2.1 billion of average assets managed by LSV in which fees are based on performance only during second-quarter 2022.
(C)    Equity and fixed-income programs include $6.9 billion of average assets invested in various asset allocation funds during second-quarter 2022.
(D)    In addition to the numbers presented, SEI also administers an additional $13.1 billion of average assets in Funds of Funds assets during second-quarter 2022 on which SEI does not earn an administration fee.
(E)    Platform assets under management and Platform-only assets combined are total Platform assets in the Investment Advisors segment.
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