Invesco Reports Results for Three Months Ended June 30, 2012

ATLANTA, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) today reported financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

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"Investment performance was strong across all time periods, with 73%, 73% and 77% of assets ahead of peers over one, three and five years, reflecting our commitment to delivering investment excellence to our clients," said Martin L. Flanagan, president and CEO.  "Enabled by our efforts to strengthen our business over the past few years, we are confident of future organic growth in spite of a challenging quarter and a volatile market environment."

(1)   The adjusted financial measures are all non-GAAP financial measures. See the information on pages 7 through 12 for a reconciliation to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures and the notes beginning on page 19 for other important disclosures.

Assets Under Management

Total assets under management (AUM) at June 30, 2012, were $646.6 billion (March 31, 2012: $672.8 billion), a decrease of $26.2 billion during the second quarter. Total net outflows were $8.3 billion for the second quarter as detailed below:

Net market losses led to a $15.5 billion decrease in AUM during the second quarter, compared to a $37.3 billion increase in the first quarter 2012. Foreign exchange rate movements led to a $2.4 billion decrease in AUM during the second quarter, compared to a $2.1 billion increase in the first quarter 2012.

Average AUM during the second quarter were $651.2 billion, compared to $658.2 billion for the first quarter 2012, a 1.1% decrease. Further analysis is included in the supplementary schedules to this release.

Earnings Summary

The company is presenting both U.S. GAAP earnings information and non-GAAP earnings information in this release. The company believes that the additional disclosure of non-GAAP earnings, as described more fully in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, provides further transparency into the business and allows more appropriate comparisons with our industry peers. Management uses these non-GAAP performance measures to evaluate the business, and they are consistent with internal management reporting.

Non-GAAP Earnings

This section discusses the company's second quarter 2012 compared to the first quarter 2012 non-GAAP financial results. The phrase "as adjusted" is used in the following earnings discussion to identify non-GAAP information, together with the non-GAAP financial measures of net revenues, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted diluted EPS. The most directly comparable U.S. GAAP items are reconciled to these non-GAAP items on pages 7 through 12 of this release.

Net revenues decreased by $24.2 million (3.3%) to $712.1 million in the second quarter from $736.3 million in the first quarter 2012. The change was principally due to decreases in investment management fees, performance fees and other revenues. Foreign exchange rate changes decreased second quarter net revenues by $3.0 million when compared to the first quarter 2012.

Investment management fees, as adjusted, decreased $10.0 million (1.2%) to $802.1 million in the second quarter from $812.1 million in the first quarter 2012. The decrease is in line with the lower average AUM.  Foreign exchange rate changes decreased second quarter management fees by $4.1 million when compared to first quarter 2012.

Service and distribution fees, as adjusted, decreased $1.9 million (1.0%) to $187.1 million in the second quarter from $189.0 million in the first quarter 2012, also reflecting the lower average AUM. Foreign exchange rate changes decreased second quarter service and distribution fees by $0.4 million when compared to first quarter 2012.

Performance fees, as adjusted, were $15.5 million in the second quarter compared to $21.2 million in the first quarter 2012.  The second quarter fees were generated principally from bank loan products. Other revenues, as adjusted, decreased by $7.1 million (21.5%) in the second quarter to $26.0 million, compared to $33.1 million in the first quarter 2012, principally due to lower transaction fees from real estate fund activities and reduced unit investment trust business sales.

Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses, as adjusted, were $318.6 million in the second quarter compared to $319.1 million in the first quarter 2012. Foreign exchange rate changes decreased the second quarter third-party distribution, services and advisory expenses by $1.6 million.

Total operating expenses, as adjusted, decreased by $4.0 million (0.9%) to $463.1 million in the second quarter from $467.1 million in the first quarter 2012. Foreign exchange rate changes decreased operating expenses, as adjusted, by $2.4 million when compared to the first quarter 2012.

Employee compensation expenses, as adjusted, decreased by $6.5 million (2.1%) to $306.5 million in the second quarter from $313.0 million in the first quarter 2012.  The first quarter included seasonally higher payroll tax costs and retirement costs that decreased in the second quarter. This expense reduction was partly offset by a full quarter of the annual salary increases and share-based awards, both effective from March 1. Foreign exchange rate changes decreased second quarter employee compensation expenses by $1.3 million when compared to the first quarter 2012.

Marketing expenses, as adjusted, decreased by $0.2 million (0.7%) to $26.8 million in the second quarter from $27.0 million in the first quarter 2012 . Foreign exchange rate changes decreased second quarter marketing expenses by $0.2 million when compared to the first quarter 2012.

Property, office and technology expenses, as adjusted, increased $1.5 million (2.3%) to $67.8 million in the second quarter from $66.3 million in the first quarter 2012 and included a $1.7 million rent exit charge for leased space. Foreign exchange rate changes decreased second quarter property, office and technology expenses by $0.5 million when compared to the first quarter 2012.

General and administrative expenses, as adjusted, increased $1.2 million (2.0%) to $62.0 million in the second quarter from $60.8 million in the first quarter 2012.  The second quarter included an increase in expenses associated with higher levels of regulatory compliance. Foreign exchange rate changes decreased second quarter general and administrative expenses by $0.4 million when compared to the first quarter 2012.

Non-operating other income and expenses, as adjusted, included a 17.0% improvement in equity in earnings from partnership investments, increasing from $4.7 million in the first quarter 2012 to $5.5 million in the second quarter.  Other gains and losses, net in the second quarter was a loss of $1.7 million and included a write down of $0.9 million on seed investments and foreign exchange losses on inter-group loans.  The first quarter gain of $2.4 million included realized seed investments gains. The effective tax rate decreased to 24.5% for the second quarter from 25.1% for the first quarter 2012. 

U.S. GAAP Earnings

Operating revenues decreased 2.4% to $1,009.0 million in the second quarter from $1,033.7 million in the first quarter 2012. Operating expenses increased by 0.3% to $806.1 million in the second quarter from $803.9 million in the first quarter 2012.

Operating expenses included $1.1 million of transaction and integration charges relating to the final round of open-ended fund mergers incurred in the second quarter compared to $1.5 million in the first quarter 2012. The third quarter of 2012 is expected to include the remaining closed-end fund merger expenses, completing the fund mergers associated with the 2010 acquisition of Morgan Stanley's retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments.  Operating expenses also included $5.8 million of European infrastructure transformational initiative expenses for the second quarter compared to $4.1 million for the first quarter.

The effective tax rate, excluding noncontrolling interests, increased to 28.8% for the second quarter from 27.5% for the first quarter 2012.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement Presentation

The company is presenting both a U.S. GAAP balance sheet and a balance sheet excluding consolidated  investment products ("CIP"), along with a U.S. GAAP statement of cash flows and a statement of cash flows excluding consolidated investment products in this release.  The financial statements excluding consolidated investment products are non-GAAP presentations.  Balance sheet and cash flow statements before and after the consolidation of investment products are reconciled on pages 15 and 18, respectively.

The company believes that, by excluding the consolidation of investment products, the non-GAAP balance sheet and statement of cash flows provide a more representative presentation of our financial risks and the company's cash and debt positions, allowing more appropriate comparisons with our industry peers. Management uses these non-GAAP presentations to evaluate the business and the presentations are consistent with internal management reporting.  As demonstrated by the selected balance sheet data that follows, inclusion of the long-term debt of consolidated investment products within liquidity measures, such as debt-to-equity ratios, causes the company to appear to be far more indebted than is the case. 

Balance Sheets and Capital Management

Selected balance sheet information is reflected in the table below:

(1)   The balance sheet line items excluding consolidated investment products are non-GAAP financial measures. See the reconciliation information on page 15 for a fully expanded balance sheet before and after the consolidation of investment products.

(2)   The debt/equity ratio excluding CIP is a non-GAAP financial measure.  The debt/equity ratio is calculated as total debt divided by total equity for the balance sheet excluding CIP and total debt plus long-term debt of CIP divided by equity for the balance sheet including CIP.

As of June 30, 2012, the company's cash and cash equivalents were $718.4 million with total debt of $1,341.6 million.   The credit facility balance was $811.0 million at June 30, 2012, compared to $580.0 million at March 31, 2012 and $539.0 million at December 31, 2011.

During the second quarter the company repaid the $215.1 million of outstanding 5.625% Senior Notes, funding the repayment from the credit facility and existing cash balances.  During the second quarter, the company also repurchased $75.0 million of its stock, representing 3.2 million shares at a weighted average share price of $23.30, bringing the total June 30, 2012 year-to-date stock repurchases to $150.0 million.

Dividends paid in the second quarter were $78.0 million bringing the total June 30, 2012 year-to-date cash dividends to $133.7 million.  Today the company is announcing a second-quarter cash dividend of 17.25 cents per share to holders of common shares. The dividend is payable on September 7, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 22, 2012.

Headcount

As of June 30, 2012, the company had 6,141 employees, compared to 6,153 employees as of March 31, 2012.

About Invesco Ltd.

Invesco Ltd. is a leading independent global investment management firm, dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, Invesco provides a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our retail, institutional and high net worth clients around the world. Operating in more than 20 countries, the firm is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.

Members of the investment community and general public are invited to listen to the conference call today, Thursday, July 26, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. ET by dialing one of the following numbers: 1-866-617-1526 for U.S. and Canadian callers and 0800-279-9630 for U.K. callers or 1-210-795-0624 for international callers. An audio replay of the conference call will be available until Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. ET by calling 1-888-395-1650 for U.S. and Canadian callers or 1-203-369-0470 for international callers. The presentation will be made available via a simultaneous Webcast at www.invesco.com. The presentation slides that will be reviewed during the conference call will also be available on Invesco's Web site at www.invesco.com.

This release, and comments made in the associated conference call today, may include "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements include information concerning future results of our operations, expenses, earnings, liquidity, cash flow and capital expenditures, industry or market conditions, AUM, acquisitions, debt and our ability to obtain additional financing or make payments, regulatory developments, demand for and pricing of our products and other aspects of our business or general economic conditions. In addition, words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," and future or conditional verbs such as "will," "may," "could," "should," and "would" as well as any other statement that necessarily depends on future events, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees, and they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from our expectations. We caution investors not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements and urge you to carefully consider the risks described in our most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Forms 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may obtain these reports from the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update the information in any public disclosure if any forward-looking statement later turns out to be inaccurate.

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Notes

Notes 1 through 8 relate to the income statement reconciliations presented on pages 10 through 12. Further explanations of the reasons the company considers it appropriate to present these adjustments in arriving at the non-GAAP measures can be found in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Note 9 relates to the balance sheet and cash flow statement reconciliations on pages 15 and 18, respectively. 

Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as substitutes for any measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

1.       Acquisition related adjustments

Acquisition related adjustments are comprised of amounts incurred by the company in connection with business combinations, including transaction and integration expenses, intangible asset amortization (including any increased amortization related to the write-off of related management contract intangible assets), changes in estimates of acquisition earn-out liabilities booked from prior acquisitions, and all related tax effects. Additionally, in the first quarter 2012 an acquisition related loan note gain of $3.5 million, recorded in other gains and losses, has been reclassified into equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates to reflect the hedging purpose of the note.  Adjustment amounts are as follows:

2.   Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses

Third-party distribution, service and advisory expenses include renewal commissions, management fee rebates and distribution costs (12b-1 and marketing support) paid to brokers and independent financial advisors, which are all closely linked to the revenue earned by Invesco from AUM but vary extensively by geography due to differences in distribution channels.  The non-GAAP presentation nets these costs against revenues to arrive at net revenues, which serves to reflect these costs as revenue sharing activities and to remove distortions caused by differing distribution channel fees.

3.   Proportional share of net revenues and operating income from joint venture investments

The company has two joint ventures in China.  Enhancing operations in China is one effort that the company believes could improve its competitive position over time.  U.S. GAAP requires classification of the pre-tax joint venture income as equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.  The non-GAAP adjustment proportionately consolidates these joint ventures, serving to illustrate the contribution of these joint ventures to the operations of the business.

4.    Consolidated investment products (CIP)

Management and performance fees earned by the company, which were eliminated from operating revenues upon consolidation of investment products, were $10.5 million in the second quarter (first quarter 2012: $10.4 million; second quarter 2011: $12.2 million). By deconsolidating these products in the non-GAAP information, the management and performance fees are added back into net revenues. Similarly, the consolidated investment products' operating expenses and impact on interest income, interest expense, gains and losses, and noncontrolling interests are removed in reconciling from the U.S. GAAP income statement to the non-GAAP information. The consolidation of the investment products resulted in a decrease of $6.2 million in net income attributable to common shareholders in the second quarter U.S. GAAP earnings (first quarter 2012: $4.2 million increase; second quarter 2011: $5.2 million increase). The above adjustments remove this impact.

5.    Market appreciation / depreciation of deferred compensation awards

This adjustment relates to deferred cash compensation that is linked in value to investment products. The market depreciation of the compensation liability was $0.2 million in the second quarter (first quarter 2012: $6.5 million appreciation; second quarter 2011: $2.5 million appreciation) with an investment loss, inclusive of interest and dividend income, of $3.8 million in the second quarter (first quarter 2012: $13.6 million gain; second quarter 2011: $4.5 million gain) on the assets held to hedge economically the compensation liability. This change in compensation expense and the investment income are adjusted in arriving at the non-GAAP information and, net of the applicable taxation charge of $1.2 million in the second quarter (first quarter 2012: $2.0 million charge; second quarter 2011: $0.5 million charge), result in a net income addition of $2.4 million for the second quarter (first quarter 2012: $5.1 million deduction; second quarter 2011: $1.5 million deduction).

6.    Other reconciling items

• European infrastructure transformational initiative: As announced in 2011, the company is outsourcing its European transfer agency and is making certain structural changes to product and distribution platforms. Expenses incurred related to the European infrastructure activities are excluded in arriving at the non-GAAP financial information. For the second quarter 2012, this adjustment includes $1.2 million in compensation expenses, primarily due to severance costs (first quarter 2012: $1.2 million; second quarter 2011: $3.1 million); $2.5 million in general and administrative costs, primarily related to professional contractor services and mutual fund costs (first quarter 2012: $1.3 million; second quarter 2011: $2.5 million); $0.6 million in marketing costs (first quarter 2012: $0.3 million; second quarter 2011: none); and $1.5 million of property, office and technology costs (first quarter 2012: $1.3 million; second quarter 2011: $0.2 million). The company's income tax provision included tax benefits of $1.5 million in the second quarter 2012 relating to this charge (first quarter 2012: $0.5 million; second quarter 2011: $0.6 million).
• Included within other gains and losses, net is a loss of $1.0 million related to the mark-to-market of four foreign exchange put option contracts intended to provide protection against the impact of a significant decline in the pound sterling/U.S dollar foreign exchange rate.  The cost to the company of these contracts was $2.5 million at their inception date, which represents the company's maximum exposure to loss from the contracts over the 12-month cumulative contract period, and contract maturity ranges from September 25, 2012 to June 25, 2013.  The adjustment from U.S. GAAP to non-GAAP earnings removes the impact of market volatility; therefore, the company's non-GAAP results include only the amortization of the cost of the contracts during the contract period. The company's income tax provision included tax benefits of $0.2 million in the second quarter 2012 relating to this loss.

Due to the unique character and magnitude of these items, their impact has been excluded in calculating the non-GAAP financial measures.

7.    Definition of operating margin and adjusted operating margin

Operating margin is equal to operating income divided by operating revenues. Adjusted operating margin is equal to adjusted operating income divided by net revenues.

8.    Definition of adjusted diluted EPS

Adjusted diluted EPS is equal to adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding.

9.   Balance sheets and cash flow statements excluding CIP

U.S. GAAP condensed consolidating balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows reflect the consolidation of investment products, including the adoption of guidance now encompassed in ASC Topic 810 on January 1, 2010. The majority of the company's consolidated investment products balances were CLO related as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The collateral assets of the CLOs are held solely to satisfy the obligations of the CLOs. The company has no right to the benefits from, nor does it bear the risks associated with, the collateral assets held by the CLOs, beyond the company's minimal direct investments in, and management fees generated from, CLOs. If the company were to liquidate, the collateral assets would not be available to the general creditors of the company, and as a result, the company does not consider them to be company assets. Additionally, the investors in the CLOs have no recourse to the general credit of the company for the notes issued by the CLOs. The company therefore does not consider this debt to be a company liability.  Similarly, cash held by consolidated investment products is not available for general use by Invesco, nor is Invesco cash available for general use by its consolidated investment products.

By deconsolidating the consolidated investment products in the condensed consolidated balance sheets excluding consolidated investment products, the assets, liabilities and equity of the consolidated investment products are removed and the company's equity interest in the investment products, accounted for as equity method and available-for-sale investments, are replaced.  The company considers this a more representative presentation of the company's financial position, and calculations made therefrom, such as debt-to-equity ratios, are more meaningful excluding these balances.

The condensed consolidated statements of cash flows excluding consolidated investment products present the cash flows of the company separately and before consolidation of investment products, as the cash flows of consolidated investment products do not form part of the company's cash flow management processes, nor do they form part of the company's significant liquidity evaluations and decisions for the reasons noted.

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Quarterly Assets Under Management

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Quarterly Assets Under Management (continued)

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Year-to-Date Assets Under Management

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Year-to-Date Assets Under Management (continued)

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Quarterly Assets Under Management - Passive

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Year-to-Date Assets Under Management - Passive

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Footnotes to the Assets Under Management Tables

(a)    Gross revenue yield on AUM is equal to annualized total operating revenues divided by average AUM, excluding joint venture (JV) AUM. For quarterly AUM, our share of the average AUM in the second quarter for our JVs in China was $3.1 billion (first quarter 2012: $3.0 billion; second quarter 2011: $3.5 billion). For year to date AUM, our share of the average AUM in the first six months of 2012 for our JVs in China was $3.0 billion (first six months of 2011: $3.5 billion). It is appropriate to exclude the average AUM of our JVs for purposes of computing gross revenue yield on AUM, because the revenues resulting from these AUM are not presented in our operating revenues. Under U.S. GAAP, our share of the pre-tax earnings of the JVs is recorded as equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Gross revenue yield, the most comparable U.S. GAAP-based measure to net revenue yield, is not considered a meaningful effective fee rate measure. The numerator of the gross revenue yield measure, operating revenues, excludes the management fees earned from consolidated investment products; however, the denominator of the measure includes the AUM of these investment products. Therefore, the gross revenue yield measure is not considered representative of the company's true effective fee rate from AUM. The company evaluates net revenue yield instead. See the Reconciliations of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP information on pages 10 through 12 of this release for a reconciliation of operating revenues to net revenues.

(b)   Net revenue yield on AUM is equal to annualized net revenues divided by average AUM. See the reconciliations of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Information on pages 10 through 12 of this release for a reconciliation of operating revenues to net revenues.

(c)    The alternatives asset class includes absolute return, Asian direct real estate, commodities, currencies, European direct real estate, financial structures, Global REITS, private capital - direct, private capital - fund of funds, Risk Premia Capture, U.S.direct real estate, and U.S. REITS.

(d)   Ending Money Market AUM includes $67.0 billion in institutional money market AUM and $4.0 billion in retail money market AUM.

(e)    Passive AUM includes ETFs, UITs, non-fee earning leverage, foreign exchange overlays and other passive mandates.  Active AUM is total AUM less Passive AUM.

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Investment Capabilities Performance Overview

Note:  AUM measured in the one-, three-, and five-year peer group rankings represents 59%, 58%, and 57% of total Invesco AUM, respectively, and AUM measured versus benchmark on a one-, three-, and five-year basis represents 70%, 69%, and 66% of total Invesco AUM, respectively, as of 6/30/2012. Peer group rankings are sourced from a widely-used third party ranking agency in each fund's market (Lipper, Morningstar, Russell, Mercer, eVestment Alliance, SITCA) and asset-weighted in USD. Rankings are as of prior quarter-end for most institutional products and preceding month-end for Australian retail funds due to their late release by third parties. Rankings for the most representative fund in each GIPS composite are applied to all products within each GIPS composite. Excludes passive products, closed-end funds, private equity limited partnerships, non-discretionary direct real estate, unit investment trusts and CLOs. Certain funds and products were excluded from the analysis because of limited benchmark or peer group data. Had these been available, results may have been different. These results are preliminary and subject to revision. Performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends. Past performance is not indicative of future results and may not reflect an investor's experience.

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