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Sep 30, 2023

BlackStone Q3 2023 Earnings Report

Blackstone demonstrated resilience in a challenging market environment, with flagship strategies outperforming public benchmarks and strategic capital deployment.

Key Takeaways

Blackstone reported resilient third-quarter results with investors benefiting from strong sector selection and flagship strategies outperforming public benchmarks. The company raised over $25 billion of capital and has $200 billion in dry powder to deploy.

GAAP Net Income was $921 million for the quarter and $2.3 billion year-to-date.

Fee Related Earnings (FRE) reached $1.1 billion ($0.92/share) in the quarter.

Distributable Earnings (DE) were $1.2 billion ($0.94/share) in the quarter.

Total Assets Under Management (AUM) amounted to $1,007.4 billion, a 6% increase year-over-year.

Total Revenue
$2.32B
Previous year: $2.59B
-10.4%
EPS
$0.94
Previous year: $1.06
-11.3%
Dry Powder
$201B
Gross Profit
$2.32B
Cash and Equivalents
$2.97B
Previous year: $3.48B
-14.6%
Free Cash Flow
$660M
Total Assets
$41.7B
Previous year: $40.3B
+3.5%

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Forward Guidance

This presentation may contain forward-looking statements that reflect current views with respect to, among other things, operations, taxes, earnings and financial performance, share repurchases and dividends.

Positive Outlook

  • Our investors continue to benefit from our strong sector selection.
  • Nearly all of our flagship strategies outperformed public benchmarks.
  • Our exceptional long-term track record.
  • Unique breadth.
  • The power of our brand allowed us to raise over $25 billion of capital.

Challenges Ahead

  • Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
  • Important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements.
  • Factors described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
  • These factors should not be construed as exhaustive.
  • We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.