SEI Reports Fourth-Quarter 2013 Financial Results

OAKS, PA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/29/14 -- SEI Investments Company (NASDAQ: SEIC) today announced financial results for the fourth-quarter 2013. Diluted earnings per share were $.37 in fourth-quarter 2013 compared to $.32 in fourth-quarter 2012.

Consolidated Overview
(In thousands, except earnings per share) For the Three Months Ended December 31, For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2013 2012 % 2013 2012 %
Revenues $ 299,024 $ 261,635 14 % $ 1,126,132 $ 992,522 13 %
Net Income attributable to SEI 65,515 56,585 16 % 288,124 206,848 39 %
Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 0.37 $ 0.32 16 % $ 1.64 $ 1.18 39 %

"Improvement across all of our businesses continued during the fourth quarter both in our financial results, as well as the continued market acceptance of our solutions," said Alfred P. West, Jr., SEI Chairman and CEO. "We enter 2014 a stronger company thanks to the commitment of our clients and dedicated employees. The investments we have made in our products and services coupled with the strategic role we play in our selected markets sets us up well for the future.

"As always, our focus on creating long-term sustainable growth and increased shareholder value is unwavering."

Summary of Fourth-Quarter and Year to Date Results by Business Segment

(In thousands) For the Three Months Ended December 31, For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2013 2012 % 2013 2012 %
Private Banks:
Revenues $ 105,880 $ 96,421 10 % $ 397,138 $ 364,788 9 %
Expenses 102,767 93,389 10 % 392,399 357,001 10 %
Operating Profit 3,113 3,032 3 % 4,739 7,787 (39 )%
Gain on sale of subsidiary -- -- -- 22,112 -- NM
Total Profit 3,113 3,032 3 % 26,851 7,787 NM
Operating Margin (A) 3 % 3 % 1 % 2 %
Investment Advisors:
Revenues 65,384 52,476 25 % 241,252 202,703 19 %
Expenses 35,671 31,706 13 % 133,962 120,146 11 %
Operating Profit 29,713 20,770 43 % 107,290 82,557 30 %
Operating Margin 45 % 40 % 44 % 41 %
Institutional Investors:
Revenues 67,273 60,596 11 % 257,658 227,889 13 %
Expenses 35,623 30,052 19 % 133,218 116,546 14 %
Operating Profit 31,650 30,544 4 % 124,440 111,343 12 %
Operating Margin 47 % 50 % 48 % 49 %
Investment Managers:
Revenues 59,539 51,249 16 % 226,081 193,484 17 %
Expenses 39,545 34,814 14 % 148,977 127,525 17 %
Operating Profit 19,994 16,435 22 % 77,104 65,959 17 %
Operating Margin 34 % 32 % 34 % 34 %
Investments in New Businesses:
Revenues 948 893 6 % 4,003 3,658 9 %
Expenses 3,949 3,874 2 % 15,723 14,954 5 %
Operating Loss (3,001 ) (2,981 ) NM (11,720 ) (11,296 ) NM
Totals:
Revenues $ 299,024 $ 261,635 14 % $ 1,126,132 $ 992,522 13 %
Expenses 217,555 193,835 12 % 824,279 736,172 12 %
Corporate overhead expenses 13,014 11,929 9 % 53,733 45,759 17 %
Noncontrolling interest reflected in segments -- (318 ) NM (289 ) (975 ) NM
Income from operations $ 68,455 $ 56,189 22 % $ 248,409 $ 211,566 17 %
(A) Percentage determined exclusive of gain on sale of subsidiary.

Fourth-Quarter Business Commentary:

  • Revenues increased in fourth-quarter 2013 as compared to both fourth-quarter 2012 and third-quarter 2013. Revenue growth was primarily driven by higher Asset management, administration, and distribution fees from improved cash flows from new and existing clients and market appreciation.
  • Our average assets under management, excluding LSV, increased $13.2 billion, or ten percent, to $151.7 billion in the fourth-quarter 2013, as compared to $138.5 billion during the fourth-quarter 2012, and increased $7.8 billion, or five percent, as compared to $143.9 billion during the third-quarter 2013. Average asset balances for the fourth-quarter 2012 include $6.8 billion in assets related to SEI Asset Korea, which was sold in first-quarter 2013 (see attached Ending and Average Asset Balances schedules for further details).
  • Revenue growth was also driven by increased Information processing and software servicing fees in our Private Banks segment. The increase was attributable to new business, higher one-time project revenue from new and existing bank clients, and increased fees earned from our mutual fund trading solution.
  • Sales events, net of client losses, during fourth-quarter 2013 totaled approximately $21.1 million and are expected to generate net annualized recurring revenues of approximately $17.3 million when contract values are fully realized.
  • Income from LSV increased in fourth-quarter 2013 to $32.1 million as compared to $25.0 million in fourth-quarter 2012 due to an increase in assets under management. Our ownership interest in LSV was approximately 39.3 percent in fourth-quarter 2013 and 39.8 percent in fourth-quarter 2012.
  • Net income attributable to SEI in fourth-quarter 2012 included a gain of $5.3 million from the sale of our last remaining SIV security, the senior notes issued by Gryphon.
  • Stock-based compensation expense in fourth-quarter 2013 increased by $6.9 million as compared to fourth-quarter 2012. This incremental expense reflects a change in our estimate of the timing of when stock option vesting targets will be achieved. The Private Banks segment recognized $2.0 million of this incremental expense. The Investment Advisors, Institutional Investors, and Investment Managers segments each recognized approximately $1.2 million in expense.
  • Corporate overhead costs increased in fourth-quarter 2013 as compared to fourth-quarter 2012 primarily due to $1.2 million in increased stock-based compensation expense.
  • The effective tax rates were 35.2 percent in fourth-quarter 2013, 35.0 percent in fourth-quarter 2012, and 28.5 percent in third-quarter 2013. The third-quarter 2013 tax rate was benefited by Pennsylvania Tax Law changes that resulted in a reduction of the deferred tax liability which had accumulated during prior years.
  • In fourth-quarter 2013, we repurchased 1.9 million shares of our common stock for $64.7 million.

Earnings Conference Call
A conference call to review earnings is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET on January 29, 2014. Investors may listen to the call at www.seic.com/investors. The call may also be accessed at the financial services sections of numerous web sites, including Google Finance and Yahoo Finance. Investors may also listen to replays at these web sites, or by telephone at (USA) 1-800-475-6701; (International) 320-365-3844, access code 317077.

About SEI
SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC) is a leading global provider of investment processing, fund processing, and investment management business outsourcing solutions that help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors, and ultra-high-net-worth families create and manage wealth. As of December 31, 2013, through its subsidiaries and partnerships in which the company has a significant interest, SEI manages or administers $559 billion in mutual fund and pooled or separately managed assets, including $232 billion in assets under management and $327 billion in client assets under administration. For more information, visit www.seic.com.

Many of the statements in this release may be considered "forward looking statements" and include discussions about future operations, strategies and financial results. Forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change. Although we believe our assumptions are reasonable, they could be inaccurate. Our actual future revenues and income could differ materially from our expected results. We have no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
2013 2012
Asset management, admin. and distribution fees $ 220,585 $ 190,980
Information processing and software servicing fees 70,085 61,835
Transaction-based and trade execution fees 8,354 8,820
Total revenues 299,024 261,635
Subadvisory, distribution and other asset mgmt costs 33,194 26,606
Software royalties and other information processing costs 8,343 7,385
Brokerage commissions 6,358 6,406
Compensation, benefits and other personnel 92,817 90,441
Stock-based compensation 10,868 3,959
Consulting, outsourcing and professional fees 32,732 29,230
Data processing and computer related 14,373 11,744
Facilities, supplies and other costs 17,333 16,067
Amortization 9,104 7,845
Depreciation 5,447 5,763
Total expenses 230,569 205,446
Income from operations 68,455 56,189
Net gain on investments 21 6,490
Interest and dividend income 828 1,279
Interest expense (113 ) (115 )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates 31,872 23,701
Net income before income taxes 101,063 87,544
Income taxes 35,548 30,570
Net income 65,515 56,974
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest -- (389 )
Net income attributable to SEI $ 65,515 $ 56,585
Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.37 $ 0.32
Shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share 174,766 174,540
Basic earnings per common share $ 0.39 $ 0.33
Shares used to calculate basic earnings per share 170,113 172,574
SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2013 2012
Asset management, admin. and distribution fees $ 831,720 $ 723,630
Information processing and software servicing fees 261,691 236,190
Transaction-based and trade execution fees 32,721 32,702
Total revenues 1,126,132 992,522
Subadvisory, distribution and other asset mgmt costs 121,989 106,048
Software royalties and other information processing costs 31,255 26,722
Brokerage commissions 24,649 23,889
Compensation, benefits and other personnel 357,453 335,296
Stock-based compensation 37,865 15,736
Consulting, outsourcing and professional fees 131,399 109,828
Data processing and computer related 51,401 46,617
Facilities, supplies and other costs 64,613 60,976
Amortization 34,602 33,258
Depreciation 22,497 22,586
Total expenses 877,723 780,956
Income from operations 248,409 211,566
Net gain on investments 659 14,067
Interest and dividend income 3,248 5,696
Interest expense (535 ) (504 )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates 118,076 98,671
Gain on sale of subsidiary 22,112 --
Other income 43,429 --
Net income before income taxes 435,398 329,496
Income taxes 146,924 121,462
Net income 288,474 208,034
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest (350 ) (1,186 )
Net income attributable to SEI $ 288,124 $ 206,848
Diluted earnings per common share $ 1.64 $ 1.18
Shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share 175,718 175,872
Basic earnings per common share $ 1.68 $ 1.19
Shares used to calculate basic earnings per share 171,561 174,295
SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
December 31, December 31,
2013 2012
Assets
Cash and short-term investments $ 578,273 $ 452,247
Restricted cash 5,500 6,000
Receivables, net 226,028 202,818
Securities owned 21,133 20,088
Other current assets 16,166 20,251
Total current assets 847,100 701,404
Property and equipment, net 118,995 127,581
Investments available for sale 83,323 75,869
Trading securities 4,849 5,909
Capitalized software, net 312,615 307,490
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates 61,370 77,398
Other assets, net 10,917 14,173
Total assets $ 1,439,169 $ 1,309,824
Liabilities
Current liabilities $ 207,988 $ 152,005
Deferred income taxes 66,572 93,458
Other long-term liabilities 8,607 7,032
Total SEI Investments Company shareholders' equity 1,156,002 1,038,180
Noncontrolling interest -- 19,149
Total Equity 1,156,002 1,057,329
Total liabilities and equity $ 1,439,169 $ 1,309,824
SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
ENDING ASSET BALANCES
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Dec. 31, Mar. 31, Jun. 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
2012 2013 2013 2013 2013
Private Banks:
Equity/Fixed Income prgms. $ 18,862 $ 12,446 $ 12,876 $ 14,305 $ 15,472
Collective Trust Fund prgms. 11 9 10 11 14
Liquidity funds 6,008 5,143 5,048 5,167 5,685
Total assets under mgmnt. $ 24,881 $ 17,598 $ 17,934 $ 19,483 $ 21,171
Client assets under admin. 12,178 12,970 13,122 14,101 15,272
Total assets $ 37,059 $ 30,568 $ 31,056 $ 33,584 $ 36,443
Investment Advisors:
Equity/Fixed Income prgms. $ 31,220 $ 34,166 $ 34,447 $ 36,203 $ 38,574
Collective Trust Fund prgms. 14 15 14 14 11
Liquidity funds 2,514 2,094 2,145 2,779 2,846
Total assets under mgmnt. $ 33,748 $ 36,275 $ 36,606 $ 38,996 $ 41,431
Institutional Investors:
Equity/Fixed Income prgms. $ 62,160 $ 64,214 $ 61,927 $ 64,429 $ 66,548
Collective Trust Fund prgms. 102 101 106 107 109
Liquidity funds 2,454 2,810 2,901 3,125 2,644
Total assets under mgmnt. $ 64,716 $ 67,125 $ 64,934 $ 67,661 $ 69,301
Investment Managers:
Equity/Fixed Income prgms. $ 67 $ 73 $ 75 $ 75 $ 69
Collective Trust Fund prgms. 16,197 17,656 18,197 19,868 22,377
Liquidity funds 408 522 542 678 718
Total assets under mgmnt. $ 16,672 $ 18,251 $ 18,814 $ 20,621 $ 23,164
Client assets under admin. (A) 244,671 275,632 289,807 295,959 311,992
Total assets $ 261,343 $ 293,883 $ 308,621 $ 316,580 $ 335,156
Investments in New Businesses:
Equity/Fixed Income prgms. $ 513 $ 552 $ 572 $ 594 $ 619
Liquidity funds 43 42 29 26 46
Total assets under mgmnt. $ 556 $ 594 $ 601 $ 620 $ 665
LSV Asset Management:
Equity/Fixed Income prgms. $ 60,947 $ 64,958 $ 65,417 $ 71,149 $ 76,189
Total:
Equity/Fixed Income prgms (B) (D) $ 173,769 $ 176,409 $ 175,314 $ 186,755 $ 197,471
Collective Trust Fund prgms. 16,324 17,781 18,327 20,000 22,511
Liquidity funds 11,427 10,611 10,665 11,775 11,939
Total assets under mgmnt. $ 201,520 $ 204,801 $ 204,306 $ 218,530 $ 231,921
Client assets under admin. (C) 256,849 288,602 302,929 310,060 327,264
Total assets $ 458,369 $ 493,403 $ 507,235 $ 528,590 $ 559,185
(A) Client assets under administration in the Investment Managers segment include $53.7 billion of assets balances that require limited services and therefore are at fee levels below our normal full service assets (as of Dec. 31, 2013).
(B) Equity/Fixed Income programs include $4.4 billion of assets invested in various asset allocation funds at Dec. 31, 2013.
(C) In addition to the numbers presented, SEI also administers an additional $6.0 billion in Funds of Funds assets (as of Dec. 31, 2013) on which SEI does not earn an administration fee.
(D) Equity/Fixed Income programs in the Private Banks segment at Dec. 31, 2012 included $7.0 billion in assets related to SEI Asset Korea, which was sold in first-quarter 2013.
SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
AVERAGE ASSET BALANCES
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
4th Qtr. 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2012 2013 2013 2013 2013
Private Banks:
Equity/Fixed Income programs $ 18,301 $ 19,197 $ 12,959 $ 13,696 $ 14,901
Collective Trust Fund programs 66 11 10 11 11
Liquidity funds 5,229 5,556 5,093 5,142 5,218
Total assets under management $ 23,596 $ 24,764 $ 18,062 $ 18,849 $ 20,130
Client assets under administration 11,783 12,860 13,183 13,760 14,702
Total assets $ 35,379 $ 37,624 $ 31,245 $ 32,609 $ 34,832
Investment Advisors:
Equity/Fixed Income programs $ 30,881 $ 33,189 $ 34,831 $ 35,618 $ 37,520
Collective Trust Fund programs 158 14 14 14 13
Liquidity funds 2,176 2,085 2,028 2,520 2,785
Total assets under management $ 33,215 $ 35,288 $ 36,873 $ 38,152 $ 40,318
Institutional Investors:
Equity/Fixed Income programs $ 61,304 $ 63,642 $ 63,466 $ 63,153 $ 65,750
Collective Trust Fund programs 120 101 105 107 110
Liquidity funds 3,493 2,960 2,975 3,091 2,720
Total assets under management $ 64,917 $ 66,703 $ 66,546 $ 66,351 $ 68,580
Investment Managers:
Equity/Fixed Income programs $ 68 $ 68 $ 75 $ 76 $ 75
Collective Trust Fund programs 15,719 17,129 18,205 19,259 21,345
Liquidity funds 395 511 500 613 592
Total assets under management $ 16,182 $ 17,708 $ 18,780 $ 19,948 $ 22,012
Client assets under administration 240,520 263,054 286,018 292,627 303,131
Total assets $ 256,702 $ 280,762 $ 304,798 $ 312,575 $ 325,143
Investments in New Businesses:
Equity/Fixed Income programs $ 518 $ 542 $ 567 $ 584 $ 613
Liquidity funds 33 38 34 27 33
Total assets under management $ 551 $ 580 $ 601 $ 611 $ 646
LSV Asset Management:
Equity/Fixed Income programs $ 59,383 $ 63,997 $ 66,781 $ 69,463 $ 75,240
Total:
Equity/Fixed Income programs (A) $ 170,455 $ 180,635 $ 178,679 $ 182,590 $ 194,099
Collective Trust Fund programs 16,063 17,255 18,334 19,391 21,479
Liquidity funds 11,326 11,150 10,630 11,393 11,348
Total assets under management $ 197,844 $ 209,040 $ 207,643 $ 213,374 $ 226,926
Client assets under administration 252,303 275,914 299,201 306,387 317,833
Total assets $ 450,147 $ 484,954 $ 506,844 $ 519,761 $ 544,759
(A) Equity/Fixed Income programs in the Private Banks segment for fourth-quarter 2012 and first-quarter 2013 included average assets of $6.8 billion and $7.0 billion, respectively, related to SEI Asset Korea, which was sold in first-quarter 2013.

Investor Contact:
Nicole Vattimo
SEI
+1 610-676-4385
nvattimo@seic.com

Media Contact:
Dana Grosser
SEI
+1 610-676-2459
dgrosser@seic.com

Source: SEI