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Monday, August 5, 2013 Three Things to Know From MN's Q2 2013 Earnings Manning & Napier [profile] reported second quarter economic income and economic net income of $44 million and $27.2 million, or $0.30 per adjusted share. Its revenue came in at $93 million, an increase of 14 percent from last year, beating analyst expectations of $92.78 million, according to Wall Street Cheat Sheet. Manning & Napier's AUM was $46.3 billion, down from $48 billion in the first quarter. Three interesting points stand out when looking at Seeking Alpha's transcript of the second quarter earnings call on Thursday: POINT 1: The competition for high net worth individuals' business is tough, and ETFs are a driving force. POINT 2: Net new assets are down, so sales commissions are down. POINT 3: The firm is hiring in the West Coast to expand their reach. POINT 1: The competition for high net worth individuals' business is tough, and ETFs are a driving force. Sandler O' Neill's Michael Kim asked Manning & Napier CEO Patrick Cunningham what trends he has seen in the competitive high net worth business. Kim: Okay, then just finally, could you talk about some of the trends you are seeing across the high net worth business in terms of the competitive landscape around pricing and asset gathering trends more broadly? It seems like smaller independent firms continue to gain market share from the bigger wirehouses, so just wondering if you are seeing that trend play out as well?POINT 2: Net new assets are down, so sales commissions are down. KBW's Robert Lee asked Cunningham asked about sales volume. Lee: Great, and I appreciate your patience with all the questions. one last one, just on comp. Understanding your comp (inaudible), was around with no trailing performance in sales. Was it possible to get a feel for, we think the sequential decline, maybe how much of that was kind of driven by changes in sales volume, versus changes in analyst comps or if there is anything else and they have played in like a reversal, prior accruals, or something?POINT 3: The firm is hiring in the West Coast to expand their reach. J.P. Morgan's Ken Worthington asked Cunningham about new hires. Worthington: Hi good morning. May be can you first talk about the seasonsing of the new hires and distribution, and maybe to what extent are they seeing success, bringing on new clients thus far? And maybe as a way to frame it, maybe what portion of gross sales are coming from relationships that are less than a year old today? Where might that have been in the past, like just a good reference point, and then how do you think that looks over the next two to three years?See the transcript of Manning & Napier's earnings call and the earnings release for more on how Manning & Napier is doing. Printed from: MFWire.com/story.asp?s=45268 Copyright 2013, InvestmentWires, Inc. All Rights Reserved |