Acadian Asset Management Inc. · NYSE:AAMI

Acadian Asset Management — BrightSphere Investment Group — Q3 2023 Earnings Presentation

29 slides from Acadian Asset Management's earnings presentation, Nov 2, 2023

  1. Slide 1: Q3 2023 Earnings Presentation

    Q3 2023 EARNINGS PRESENTATION November 2, 2023 4

  2. Slide 2: Q3'23 Highlights

    Q3'23 Highlights BrightSphere Highlights • U.S. GAAP EPS of $0.46 for Q3'23 compared to $0.42 for Q3'22 • ENI EPS of $0.45 for the quarter compared to $0.30 for Q3'22 • Equity Alternatives platform seeded in Q4’22 and generating good investment performance; Systematic Credit initiative will start bu

  3. Slide 3: U.S. GAAP Statement of Operations

    U.S. GAAP Statement of Operations ($ in millions, unless otherwise noted) Three Months Ended Q3'23 vs. Q3'22 September 30, September 30, June 30, Increase 2023 2022 (Decrease) 2023 • Total revenue increased 23.6% Management fees $ 95.3 $ 85.7 11.2 % $ 92.8 from Q3'22 primarily due to Performance fee

  4. Slide 4: Acadian Financial Highlights

    Acadian Financial Highlights • Net flows of $(0.5) billion with $(0.3) million annualized revenue impact for Q3'23 compared to net flows of $0.6 billion with annualized revenue impact of $0.3 million for Q3'22 • AUM increased 16.9% from Q3'22 mainly driven by market rebound in 2023, AUM decreased (2

  5. Slide 5: Acadian Platform Overview

    Acadian Platform Overview Business Overview • Leading, at-scale, systematic investment manager with a track record of over 35 years and $97.4 billion in AUM as of September 30, 2023 • Quant-focused investment platform offering unique capabilities in active equities, multi-asset class, and alternativ

  6. Slide 6: Systematic Investing Capabilities Built On

    Systematic Investing Capabilities Built On Economic intuition & insights of a talented, experienced, diverse group of investors: 100+ person investment team | 1600+ years’ collective experience PEOPLE 100+ advanced analytical degrees Extensive data repository supplemented by alternative data scoutin

  7. Slide 7: Diversified Asset Base

    Diversified Asset Base AUM by Client Type AUM by Client Location Commingled Public/Government Trust/UCITS 42.6% Europe 23.7% USA 17.1% 66.9% Asia Corporate/ 4.0% Union Australia 11.9% AUM by Strategy Other 5.7% Other 6.2% 9.4% Sub-advisory 12.3% Developed Markets 77.5% Emerging Markets 22.5% _______

  8. Slide 8: Systematic Investment Capabilities

    Systematic Investment Capabilities Diversified Quant offerings Equity Equity strategies apply insights from over 35 years of systematic investing experience combined with the power of data Global, Emerging Markets, Non-US, Regional EQUITY Managed volatility portfolios seek to deliver active returns

  9. Slide 9: Sector Tailwinds Expected to Support Organic Long-term Growth

    Sector Tailwinds Expected to Support Organic Long-term Growth Secular Trends Continued Scale of Investment in Growing Demand for Explosive Growth in Development of Data, Technology, and Uncorrelated Strategies Alternative Data Advanced Techniques: Talent Increasingly and Customization Machine Learni

  10. Slide 10: Acadian's Recent and Ongoing Growth Initiatives

    Acadian’s Recent and Ongoing Growth Initiatives Investment Theme Acadian Solutions • Systematic Credit ◦ We believe current industry dynamics create an attractive opportunity for Acadian to expand and diversify its business into systematic credit and that Acadian is well positioned to win a share of

  11. Slide 11: Disciplined Execution of Long-Term Growth Strategy

    Disciplined Execution of Long-Term Growth Strategy Continue • Leveraging broad quant capabilities to provide exposures and solutions sought by clients Harnessing our ◦ Ongoing initiatives including Equity Alternatives, Systematic Credit strategies and Multi-Asset Class Unique Quant Capabilities • Hi

  12. Slide 12: Key Performance Metrics

    Key Performance Metrics Key Performance Metrics(1) ($ in millions, unless otherwise noted) Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30, Increase Increase U.S. GAAP Basis 2023 2022 (Decrease) 2023 (Decrease) Revenue $ 107.3 $ 86.8 23.6 % $ 96.3 11.4 % Pre-tax income attributable to co

  13. Slide 13: ENI Revenue

    ENI Revenue Commentary • ENI revenue includes management fees and performance fees • Q3'23 ENI revenue of $106.5 million increased from Q3'22 by 23%; primarily due to higher management fees, driven by higher average AUM, and performance fees increased due to strong alpha generated for certain incent

  14. Slide 14: ENI Operating Expenses

    ENI Operating Expenses Commentary • Total ENI operating expenses reflect Affiliate operating expenses and Center expenses (excluding variable compensation) • ENI operating expenses increased to $47.4 million in Q3'23 from $44.5 million in Q3'22 driven by inflation and new investments • Q3'23 Operati

  15. Slide 15: ENI Variable Compensation

    ENI Variable Compensation Commentary • Variable compensation is typically awarded based on contractual percentage of our Affiliate’s ENI earnings before variable compensation plus Center bonuses and also includes a contractual split of certain performance fees which is recognized over the contractua

  16. Slide 16: Affiliate Key Employee Distributions

    Affiliate Key Employee Distributions Commentary • Represents key employees’ share of profit from our Affiliate’s earnings • Q3'23 Distribution Ratio of 4.9% is unchanged from Q3'22 • 2023 Distribution Ratio expected to be 4%-6%; mix of core and performance fee profits will impact the ratio Affiliate

  17. Slide 17: Balance Sheet Management

    Balance Sheet Management Balance Sheet Capital ($M) September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 143.1 $ 108.4 • September 30 net leverage ratio (third party borrowings Investment advisory fees receivable 103.8 122.5 and revolving credit facility, net of total cash and cas

  18. Slide 18: Supplemental Information

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  19. Slide 19: Segment Information for Q3'23 and Q3'22

    Segment Information for Q3'23 and Q3'22 Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Quant & Reconciling Total U.S. Quant & Reconciling Total U.S. ($ in millions, unless otherwise noted) Solutions Other(4) Items(1) GAAP (3) Solutions Other(4) Items(1) GAAP (3) ENI Reve

  20. Slide 20: Segment Information for Q2'23

    Segment Information for Q2'23 Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 ($ in millions, unless otherwise noted) Quant & Solutions Other(4) Reconciling Items(1) Total U.S. GAAP (3) ENI Revenue $ 95.0 $ — $ 1.3 $ 96.3 ENI Operating Expenses 47.3 3.9 0.8 52.0 Earnings before variable compensation 47.7 (3.9) 0.5

  21. Slide 21: Assets Under Management Rollforward

    Assets Under Management Rollforward ($ in billions, unless otherwise noted) Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 September 30, 2022 June 30, 2023 Total Beginning balance $ 99.9 $ 90.5 $ 97.5 Gross inflows 2.5 2.0 2.0 Gross outflows (3.9) (2.3) (2.8) Reinvested income and distributions 0.9 0.9 0.9 N

  22. Slide 22: Reconciliations and Disclosures

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  23. Slide 23: Reconciliations from U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

    Reconciliations from U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures(1) Three Months Ended ENI Adjustments ($ in millions) September 30, September 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 1i. Exclude non-cash expenses representing U.S. GAAP net income attributable to controlling interests $ 19.6 $ 17.8 $ 11.4 changes in the valu

  24. Slide 24: Reconciliations from U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

    Reconciliations from U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures(1) (cont.) Reconciliation of per-share U.S. GAAP Net Income to Economic Net Income per share ($) Three Months Ended September 30, September 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 U.S. GAAP net income per share $ 0.46 $ 0.42 $ 0.27 Adjustments to reflect the e

  25. Slide 25: Reconciliations from U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

    Reconciliations from U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures(1) (cont.) Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP Operating Expense to ENI Operating Expense ($ in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, September 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 U.S. GAAP operating expense $ 77.1 $ 56.7 $ 75.9 Less: items excluded from ENI

  26. Slide 26: Reconciliations from U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

    Reconciliations from U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures(1)(cont.) Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP Pre-tax Income to Pre-tax ENI ($ in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, September 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 U.S. GAAP pre-tax income $ 27.5 $ 25.3 $ 17.0 Adjustments to reflect the economic earnings of

  27. Slide 27: Definitions and Additional Notes

    Definitions and Additional Notes References to “BrightSphere,” “BSIG” or the “Company” refer to BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.; references to “BSUS” or the “Center” refer to the holding company excluding the Affiliates. BrightSphere currently operates its business through one asset management fi

  28. Slide 28: Definitions and Additional Notes

    Definitions and Additional Notes The Company adjusts its income tax expense to reflect any tax impact of its ENI adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA is defined as economic net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Company notes that its calculation of Adju

  29. Slide 29: Definitions and Additional Notes

    Definitions and Additional Notes ENI earnings before variable compensation ENI earnings before variable compensation is calculated as ENI revenue, less ENI operating expense. ENI variable compensation ratio The ENI variable compensation ratio is calculated as variable compensation divided by ENI ear

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