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Blackstone — Q2 2020 Earnings Presentation

40 slides from Blackstone's earnings presentation, Jul 23, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Blackstone Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results

    Blackstone Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results New York, July 23, 2020: Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today reported its second quarter 2020 results. Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “It was a strong quarter for our firm despite the continued market volatility. Investment pe

  2. Slide 2: About Blackstone and Forward-Looking Statements

    broadcast, there will be a webcast replay on the Shareholders section of Blackstone’s website at https://ir.blackstone.com/. About Blackstone Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment firms. We seek to create positive economic impact and long- term value for our investors, the companies we

  3. Slide 3: Investor and Media Relations Contacts

    This presentation does not constitute an offer of any Blackstone Fund. Investor and Media Relations Contacts Weston Tucker Christine Anderson Blackstone Blackstone Tel: +1 (212) 583-5231 Tel: +1 (212) 583-5182 tucker@blackstone.com christine.anderson@blackstone.com 3

  4. Slide 4: Blackstone's Second Quarter 2020 Earnings

    Blackstone’s Second Quarter 2020 Earnings JULY 23, 2020

  5. Slide 5: Blackstone's Second Quarter 2020 GAAP Results

    BLACKSTONE’S SECOND QUARTER 2020 GAAP RESULTS ▪ GAAP Net Income (Loss) was $1.4 billion for the quarter and $(1.3) billion year-to-date (“YTD”). GAAP Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Blackstone Group Inc. was $568 million for the quarter and $(498) million year-to-date. ($ in thousands, except

  6. Slide 6: Blackstone's Second Quarter 2020 Highlights

    BLACKSTONE’S SECOND QUARTER 2020 HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Fee Related Earnings (“FRE”) of $541 million ($0.45/share) in the quarter, up 28% year- over-year – FRE was $2.0 billion for the last twelve months (“LTM”) ($1.67/share), up 27% year- over-year Financial Measures ▪ Distributable Earnings (“DE”) of $548 m

  7. Slide 7: Blackstone's Second Quarter 2020 Segment Earnings

    BLACKSTONE’S SECOND QUARTER 2020 SEGMENT EARNINGS % Change % Change ($ in thousands, except per share data) 2Q'19 2Q'20 vs. 2Q'19 2Q'19 YTD 2Q'20 YTD vs. 2Q'19 YTD Management and Advisory Fees, Net $ 844,156 $ 976,733 16% $ 1,658,218 $ 1,917,300 16% Fee Related Performance Revenues 13,624 15,033 10%

  8. Slide 8: Summary of Financials

    SUMMARY OF FINANCIALS ▪ LTM Fee Related Earnings of $1.67 per share, an increase of 27% year-over-year. ▪ LTM Total Segment Distributable Earnings were $3.0 billion, an increase of 3% year-over-year. Fee Related Earnings per Share Segment Distributable Earnings ($ in millions) $1.67 2Q’20 LTM total:

  9. Slide 9: Investment Performance and Net Accrued Performance Revenues

    INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE AND NET ACCRUED PERFORMANCE REVENUES ▪ Unrealized appreciation across strategies led to a 24% increase in Net Accrued Performance Revenues to $2.7 billion ($2.25/share) quarter-over-quarter. Investment Performance Net Accrued Performance Revenues (appreciation / gross returns)

  10. Slide 10: Capital Metrics – Additional Detail

    CAPITAL METRICS – ADDITIONAL DETAIL ▪ Inflows were $20.3 billion in the quarter, bringing LTM inflows to $93.9 billion. ▪ Realizations were $7.4 billion in the quarter and $35.1 billion for the LTM. ▪ Deployed $12.8 billion in the quarter and $61.1 billion for the LTM. – Committed an additional $2.8

  11. Slide 11: Assets Under Management

    ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT ▪ Total AUM increased to $564.3 billion, up 3% year-over-year, with $20.3 billion of inflows in the quarter and $93.9 billion for the LTM. ▪ Fee-Earning AUM of $435.8 billion was up 12% year-over-year, with $15.6 billion of inflows in the quarter and $111.7 billion for the LT

  12. Slide 12: Additional Capital Detail

    ADDITIONAL CAPITAL DETAIL ▪ Invested Performance Eligible AUM reached $248.9 billion at quarter end, up 10% year-over-year. ▪ Undrawn capital (“Total Dry Powder”) available for investment of $155.9 billion, driven by fundraising activity for the latest flagship funds. Invested Performance Eligible A

  13. Slide 13: Segment Highlights

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  14. Slide 14: Real Estate

    REAL ESTATE ▪ Total AUM: Increased 9% to $166.7 billion with inflows of $4.9 billion in the quarter and $32.3 billion for the LTM. – Raised $2.1 billion in BREDS IV and $945 million in BREIT. – Fee-Earning AUM increased 20% to $134.3 billion with inflows of $3.6 billion in the quarter and $37.6 bill

  15. Slide 15: Private Equity

    PRIVATE EQUITY ▪ Total AUM: Increased 8% to $184.1 billion with inflows of $5.2 billion in the quarter and $25.6 billion for the LTM. – Inflows in the quarter included a $2.8 billion close of the third infrastructure Secondaries’ fund, bringing total commitments to $3.75 billion including a close su

  16. Slide 16: Hedge Fund Solutions

    HEDGE FUND SOLUTIONS ▪ Total AUM: $75.7 billion with inflows of $3.3 billion in the quarter and $12.4 billion for the LTM. – Total AUM growth in the quarter principally driven by record market appreciation of $3.8 billion across products, offsetting net flows of $(1.3) billion. – July 1 subscription

  17. Slide 17: Credit & Insurance

    CREDIT & INSURANCE ▪ Total AUM: $137.8 billion with inflows of $6.9 billion in the quarter and $23.5 billion for the LTM. – U.S. Direct Lending strategy had inflows of $1.6 billion in the quarter and priced a $400 million senior unsecured notes offering for the BDC subsequent to quarter end, bringin

  18. Slide 18: Supplemental Details

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  19. Slide 19: Total Segments

    TOTAL SEGMENTS ($ in thousands) 2Q'19 3Q'19 4Q'19 1Q'20 2Q'20 2Q'19 YTD 2Q'20 YTD Base Management Fees $ 805,315 $ 809,729 $ 873,368 $ 910,396 $ 941,794 $ 1,562,833 $ 1,852,190 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 61,495 92,702 95,073 50,665 48,292 126,645 98,957 Management Fee Offsets (22,654)

  20. Slide 20: Assets Under Management - Rollforward

    ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT - ROLLFORWARD Total AUM Rollforward ($ in millions) Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2020 Real Private Hedge Fund Credit & Real Private Hedge Fund Credit & Total Total Estate Equity Solutions Insurance Estate Equity Solutions Insurance Beginning B

  21. Slide 21: Deconsolidated Balance Sheet Highlights

    DECONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS ▪ At June 30, 2020, Blackstone had $4.5 billion in total cash, cash equivalents, and corporate treasury investments and $9.0 billion of cash and net investments, or $7.51 per share. ▪ Blackstone has a $1.6 billion undrawn credit revolver and maintains A+/A+ ra

  22. Slide 22: Net Accrued Performance Revenues – Additional Detail

    NET ACCRUED PERFORMANCE REVENUES – ADDITIONAL DETAIL 2Q'20 ($ in millions, except per share data) 2Q'19 1Q'20 2Q'20 Per Share 2Q’20 QoQ Rollforward Real Estate BREP IV $ 11 $ 8 $ 7 $ 0.01 ($ in millions) BREP V 54 - 1 0.00 Net Net BREP VI 88 51 45 0.04 Performance Realized BREP VII 536 309 238 0.20

  23. Slide 23: Investment Records as of June 30, 2020

    INVESTMENT RECORDS AS OF JUNE 30, 2020 (a) ($ in thousands, except where noted) Committed Available Unrealized Investments Realized Investments Total Investments Net IRRs (d) Fund (Investment Period Beginning Date / Ending Date) Capital Capital (b) Value MOIC (c) Value MOIC (c) Value MOIC (c) Realiz

  24. Slide 24: Investment Records as of June 30, 2020 (Cont'd)

    INVESTMENT RECORDS AS OF JUNE 30, 2020 (a) – (CONT’D) ($ in thousands, except where noted) Committed Available Unrealized Investments Realized Investments Total Investments Net IRRs (d) Fund (Investment Period Beginning Date / Ending Date) Capital Capital (b) Value MOIC (c) Value MOIC (c) Value MOIC

  25. Slide 25: Investment Records as of June 30, 2020 – Notes

    INVESTMENT RECORDS AS OF JUNE 30, 2020 – NOTES The returns presented herein represent those of the applicable Blackstone Funds and not those of The Blackstone Group Inc. n/m Not meaningful generally due to the limited time since initial investment. n/a Not applicable. (a) Excludes investment vehicle

  26. Slide 26: Shareholder Dividends

    SHAREHOLDER DIVIDENDS ▪ Generated $0.43 of Distributable Earnings per common share during the quarter, bringing the year-to-date amount to $0.89 per common share. ▪ Blackstone declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per common share to record holders as of August 3, 2020; payable on August 10, 2020.

  27. Slide 27: Share Summary

    SHARE SUMMARY ▪ Distributable Earnings Shares Outstanding as of quarter end of 1,203 million shares. – Repurchased 2.0 million common shares in the quarter and 11.2 million common shares for the LTM. – Available authorization remaining was $413 million at June 30, 2020. 2Q'19 3Q'19 4Q'19 1Q'20 2Q'20

  28. Slide 28: Reconciliations and Disclosures

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  29. Slide 29: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES QTD YTD LTM ($ in thousands) 2Q'19 3Q'19 4Q'19 1Q'20 2Q'20 2Q'19 2Q'20 2Q'19 2Q'20 Net Income (Loss) Attributable to $ 305,792 $ 779,437 $ 483,149 $(1,066,492) $ 568,266 $ 787,096 $ (498,226) $ 1,218,970 $ 764,360 The Blackstone Group Inc. Net Income (Loss

  30. Slide 30: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures – Notes

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES – NOTES Note: See pages 34-35, Definitions and Dividend Policy. (a) This adjustment removes Transaction-Related Charges, which are excluded from Blackstone’s segment presentation. Transaction-Related Charges arise from corporate actions including acquisiti

  31. Slide 31: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures – Notes

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES – NOTES (i) Taxes represent the total GAAP tax provision adjusted to include only the current tax provision (benefit) calculated on Income (Loss) Before Provision (Benefit) for Taxes and adjusted to exclude the tax impact of any divestitures. Related Payab

  32. Slide 32: Blackstone's Second Quarter 2020 GAAP Balance Sheet Results

    BLACKSTONE’S SECOND QUARTER 2020 GAAP BALANCE SHEET RESULTS ($ in thousands) (Unaudited) 2Q'19 3Q'19 4Q'19 1Q'20 2Q'20 Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 1,484,444 $ 2,468,563 $ 2,172,441 $ 2,068,326 $ 1,976,512 Cash Held by Blackstone Funds and Other 324,609 375,981 351,210 318,003 343,201 Investme

  33. Slide 33: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Balance Sheet Measures

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP BALANCE SHEET MEASURES ($ in thousands) 2Q'19 3Q'19 4Q'19 1Q'20 2Q'20 Investments of Consolidated Blackstone Funds $ 8,633,794 $ 8,481,233 $ 8,380,698 $ 7,275,752 $ 7,943,531 Equity Method Investments Partnership Investments 3,802,565 3,864,453 4,035,675 3,553,538

  34. Slide 34: Reconciliation of GAAP to Total Segments

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO TOTAL SEGMENTS QTD YTD LTM YT ($ in thousands) 2Q'19 3Q'19 4Q'19 1Q'20 2Q'20 2Q'19 2Q'20 2Q'19 2Q'20 Management and Advisory Fees, Net GAAP $ 840,378 $ 878,151 $ 943,900 $ 934,832 $ 969,728 $ 1,650,104 $ 1,904,560 $ 3,227,667 $ 3,726,611 Segment Adjustment (a) 3,778 2,194 1

  35. Slide 35: Reconciliation of GAAP to Total Segments – (Cont'd)

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO TOTAL SEGMENTS – (CONT’D) QTD YTD LTM YT ($ in thousands) 2Q'19 3Q'19 4Q'19 1Q'20 2Q'20 2Q'19 2Q'20 2Q'19 2Q'20 Realized Performance Compensation GAAP Incentive Fee Compensation $ 8,886 $ 5,419 $ 24,589 $ 6,522 $ 8,432 $ 14,292 $ 14,954 $ 31,803 $ 44,962 Realized Performanc

  36. Slide 36: Notes

    NOTES Notes to page 1 - Blackstone’s Second Quarter 2020 GAAP Results ▪ Effective July 1, 2019, The Blackstone Group L.P. converted from a Delaware limited partnership to a Delaware corporation, The Blackstone Group Inc. (the “Conversion”). This presentation includes results for The Blackstone Group

  37. Slide 37: Notes – (Cont'd)

    NOTES – (CONT’D) Notes to page 5 - Investment Performance and Net Accrued Performance Revenues (Cont’d) ▪ Effective 1Q’20, Credit returns are presented as a composite return instead of separate returns for performing credit and distressed. The Credit Composite now also includes the long only strateg

  38. Slide 38: Definitions and Dividend Policy

    DEFINITIONS AND DIVIDEND POLICY Blackstone discloses the following operating metrics and financial measures that are calculated and presented on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“non-GAAP”) in this pres

  39. Slide 39: Definitions and Dividend Policy – (Cont'd)

    DEFINITIONS AND DIVIDEND POLICY – (CONT’D) – Perpetual Capital refers to the component of assets under management with an indefinite term, that is not in liquidation, and for which there is no requirement to return capital to investors through redemption requests in the ordinary course of business,

  40. Slide 40: Forward-Looking Statements

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations, taxes, earni

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