Sep 30, 2024

Silvercrest Q3 2024 Earnings Report

Silvercrest's AUM grew, driven by supportive markets and improved economic conditions, leading to increased revenue, while strategic investments in future growth impacted profitability metrics.

Key Takeaways

Silvercrest Asset Management Group reported an increase in total AUM to $35.1 billion and discretionary AUM to $22.6 billion, driven by supportive markets. Revenue increased to $30.4 million. However, strategic investments in the business led to higher expenses, impacting net income and adjusted EBITDA.

Total AUM reached $35.1 billion, with discretionary AUM at $22.6 billion.

Revenue increased to $30.4 million.

GAAP net income was $3.7 million, with net income attributable to Silvercrest at $2.3 million.

Adjusted EBITDA stood at $6.3 million.

Total Revenue
$30.4M
Previous year: $29.7M
+2.4%
EPS
$0.26
Previous year: $0.36
-27.8%
Adjusted EBITDA
$6.35M
Previous year: $8M
-20.7%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
20.9%
Previous year: 26.9%
-22.3%
Total AUM
$35.1B
Previous year: $31.2B
+12.5%
Gross Profit
$11.8M
Previous year: $13.4M
-11.5%
Cash and Equivalents
$58.1M
Previous year: $58.9M
-1.3%
Free Cash Flow
$12.9M
Previous year: $15.4M
-16.3%
Total Assets
$184M
Previous year: $191M
-3.7%

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Forward Guidance

Silvercrest is optimistic about securing significant organic net flows over the next two quarters and anticipates near-term positive AUM flows and resulting revenue increases from its growing pipeline of new institutional business opportunities.

Positive Outlook

  • Optimistic about securing significant organic net flows over the next two quarters.
  • Expects near-term positive AUM flows.
  • Anticipates resulting revenue increases from the pipeline.
  • New Global Equity strategy has a high capacity for significant inflows.
  • Pipeline of new institutional business opportunities increased during the third quarter by 20% and now stands at $1.2 billion.

Challenges Ahead

  • Investments in the future growth of the business have resulted in higher total compensation.
  • Most metrics of the business are down due to these higher expenses.
  • Reported discretionary outflows during the third quarter, although the outflows were revenue neutral to the firm.
  • Total expenses increased by $2.8 million, or 12.0%, to $26.0 million.
  • Consolidated net income was $3.7 million or 12.3% of revenue, as compared to consolidated net income of $5.4 million or 18.1% of revenue for the same period in the prior year.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income