Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K

 


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 1, 2007

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 


SEI Investments Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Pennsylvania   0-10200   23-1707341

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File No.)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1 Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(610) 676-1000

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On Thursday, February 1, 2007, SEI Investments Company issued a press release announcing its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated in this Item 2.02 by reference.

As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information furnished in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly provided by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

  99.1 Press Release dated February 1, 2007 of SEI Investments Company.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  SEI Investments Company
Date: February 1, 2007   By:  

/s/ Dennis J. McGonigle

    Dennis J. McGonigle
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

99.1   Press Release dated February 1, 2007 of SEI Investments Company.

 

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Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS FROM SEI

For Immediate Release

 

Contact:      Mark Samuels, SVP      Murray Louis, VP      Larry Wexler, Corp PR
Voice:      610.676.2024      610.676.1932      610.676.1440
E-mail      msamuels@seic.com      mlouis@seic.com      lwexler@seic.com
Pages:      Eight          

SEI Investments Reports Fourth-Quarter 2006 Results

Net Income up 24%

OAKS, Pa., February 1, 2007 — SEI Investments Company (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced financial results for fourth-quarter 2006, reporting increases in revenues, net income and earnings per share, compared to the corresponding period for the prior year. Revenues in the fourth-quarter 2006 include (in thousands) $80,358 from LSV Asset Management (LSV) due to the consolidation of its operations with SEI. Revenues in the fourth-quarter 2006 without LSV are (in thousands) $235,156, an increase of 16 percent.

Consolidated Overview

(In thousands, except earnings per share)

 

     For the Three Months     For the Twelve Months  
     Ended December 31,     Ended December 31,  
      2006    2005    %     2006    2005    %  

Revenues

   $ 315,514    $ 203,587    55 %   $ 1,175,749    $ 773,007    52 %

Net Income Before Taxes

     98,054      80,335    22 %     358,756      295,209    22 %

Net Income

     63,624      51,255    24 %     236,990      188,344    26 %

Diluted Earnings Per Share

   $ .62    $ .50    24 %   $ 2.33    $ 1.83    27 %

“We are satisfied with the results for both the quarter and the year, especially since we are shifting into the execution stage of our new strategies,” said Alfred P. West, Jr., SEI Chairman and CEO.

“We are encouraged by the successful beta of the global wealth platform. The investments we are making are on schedule and our transformation is well underway. In the long run, we remain firm in our belief that what we are doing will help us provide our clients with increased opportunities for success and allow us to grow our future revenues and profits more rapidly.”

 

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Summary of Fourth-Quarter and Year to Date Results by Business Segment

(In thousands)

 

     For the Three Month Period
Ended December 31,
    For the Twelve Month Period
Ended December 31,
 
     2006     2005     %     2006     2005     %  

Private Banking and Trust:

            

Revenues

   $ 70,803     $ 66,443     7 %   $ 283,191     $ 266,129     6 %

Expenses

     47,530       43,101     10 %     183,727       168,773     9 %
                                    

Operating Profit

   $ 23,273     $ 23,342     —       $ 99,464     $ 97,356     2 %

Operating Margin

     33 %     35 %       35 %     37 %  

Investment Advisors:

            

Revenues

     60,070       53,682     12 %     225,716       203,423     11 %

Expenses

     29,162       22,847     28 %     111,907       87,857     27 %
                                    

Operating Profit

     30,908       30,835     —         113,809       115,566     (2 )%

Operating Margin

     51 %     57 %       50 %     57 %  

Enterprises:

            

Revenues

     45,796       36,958     24 %     164,962       132,013     25 %

Expenses

     28,563       24,461     17 %     106,377       89,022     19 %
                                    

Operating Profit

     17,233       12,497     38 %     58,585       42,991     36 %

Operating Margin

     38 %     34 %       36 %     33 %  

Money Managers:

            

Revenues

     32,826       27,156     21 %     118,964       103,272     15 %

Expenses

     23,641       22,201     6 %     90,799       85,595     6 %
                                    

Operating Profit

     9,185       4,955     85 %     28,165       17,677     59 %

Operating Margin

     28 %     18 %       24 %     17 %  

Investments in New Businesses:

            

Revenues

     25,661       19,348     33 %     91,795       68,170     35 %

Expenses

     32,941       25,785     28 %     118,253       95,909     23 %
                                    

Operating Loss

     (7,280 )     (6,437 )   13 %     (26,458 )     (27,739 )   (5 )%

Operating Margin

     (28 )%     (33 )%       (29 )%     (41 )%  

LSV

            

Revenues

     80,358       —       —         291,121       —       —    

Expenses (1)

     48,959       —       —         178,727       —       —    
                                    

Operating profit (2)

     31,399       —       —         112,394       —       —    
     39 %         39 %    

Consolidated Segment Totals:

            

Revenues

   $ 315,514     $ 203,587     55 %   $ 1,175,749     $ 773,007     52 %

Expenses

     210,796       138,395     52 %     789,790       527,156     50 %
                                    

Operating Profit

   $ 104,718     $ 65,192     61 %   $ 385,959     $ 245,851     57 %

Operating Margin

     33 %     32 %       33 %     32 %  

(1) Includes $42,862 and $153,381 for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2006, respectively, of minority interest to the other partners of LSV.
(2) Our proportionate share in the earnings of LSV for the three and twelve month periods ending December 31, 2005 was $21,000 and $74,818, respectively, and was reflected in Equity in the earnings of unconsolidated affiliate.

 

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A reconciliation of the totals reported for the business segments to the applicable line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2006 are as follows:

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
    Twelve months ended
December 31,
 
     2006     2005     2006     2005  

Total operating profit from business segments

   $ 104,718     $ 65,192     $ 385,959     $ 245,851  

Corporate overhead expenses

     (10,280 )     (8,567 )     (38,901 )     (33,898 )

Equity in the earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

     —         21,000       —         74,818  

Net (loss) gain from investments

     (512 )     (132 )     (2,378 )     87  

Interest, net

     2,986       2,275       8,057       6,843  

Other income

     —         567       1,588       1,508  

LSV Employee Group (1)

     1,142       —         4,431       —    
                                

Income before taxes

   $ 98,054     $ 80,335     $ 358,756     $ 295,209  

(1) LSV Employee Group includes $15 and $59 expense for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2006, respectively, included in corporate overhead expenses, $15 and $57 for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2006, respectively, included in interest income, and $1,142 and $4,429 for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2006, respectively, included in interest expense. These items are offset through Minority interest since SEI does not have any ownership in LSV Employee Group LLC.

Fourth-Quarter Business Commentary:

 

    As of the first-quarter 2006, SEI began to consolidate the operations of LSV Asset Management and LSV Employee Group. As of the fourth-quarter 2006, the company’s percentage ownership in LSV remained at 43 percent. In the fourth-quarter 2006, the company recognized $31.4 million as its portion of the earnings from LSV versus $21.0 million in fourth-quarter 2005.

 

    All the other business segments reported revenue gains versus year ago.

 

    While Private Banking & Trust revenue was higher versus fourth-quarter 2005, it was down versus third-quarter 2006. Third-quarter 2006 contained a previously reported $4.7 million one time revenue event related to a contract buyout.

 

    The Investment Advisors, Enterprises, Money Managers and Investments in New Businesses segments all realized double digit revenue growth versus year ago levels due to a combination of improved capital markets and net new business.

 

    The Money Managers segment continues to realize improved operating margins as a result of continuing revenue growth.

 

    The tax rate for the fourth-quarter 2006 was approximately 35%, vs. 31.8% in the third-quarter 2006.

 

    Net income was negatively affected by option expense under FAS 123 (R) of $9.8 million in the fourth-quarter 2006, versus $7.1 million in the third-quarter 2006.

 

    Assets under management grew by $12.6 billion during the fourth-quarter 2006 to $181.5 billion.

 

    In the fourth-quarter 2006, SEI purchased 487,500 shares of its common stock for $28.2 million.

 

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Earnings Conference Call

A conference call to review earnings is scheduled for 2:00 PM EDT on February 1, 2007. Investors may listen to the call at www.seic.com, or listen at www.earnings.com, a service of Thomson Streetevents. The call may also be accessed at numerous financial services web sites including AOL and Yahoo. Investors may also listen to replays at these web sites, or by telephone at (USA) 1-800-475-6701; (International) 320-365-3844, access code 859989.

About SEI

SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) is a leading global provider of outsourced asset management, investment processing and investment operations solutions. The company’s innovative solutions help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors, and affluent families create and manage wealth. As of the period ending December 31, 2006, through its subsidiaries and partnerships in which the company has a significant interest, SEI administers $366.6 billion in mutual fund and pooled assets and manages $181.5 billion in assets. SEI serves clients, conducts or is registered to conduct business and/or operations, from more than 20 offices in over a dozen countries. For more information, visit www.seic.com.

Many of our responses may be considered “forward looking statements” and include discussions about future operations, strategies and financial results. Forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change. Although we believe our assumptions are reasonable, they could be inaccurate. Our actual future revenues and income could differ materially from our expected results. We have no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

 

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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2006     2005  

Asset Management, admin. and distribution fees (1)

   $ 249,810     $ 142,963  

Information processing and software servicing fees

     53,693       48,572  

Transaction–based and trade execution fees

     12,011       12,052  
                

Total Revenues

     315,514       203,587  

Commissions and Fees

     39,937       34,094  

Compensation, benefits and other personnel

     84,128       62,416  

Consulting, outsourcing and professional fees

     20,827       16,985  

Data processing and computer related

     10,319       7,980  

Facilities, supplies and other costs

     16,321       21,339  

Depreciation and amortization

     5,493       4,148  
                

Total Expenses (1)

     177,025       146,962  

Income before interest and taxes

     138,489       56,625  

Minority Interest

     (42,909 )     —    

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

     —         21,000  

Net loss on investments

     (512 )     (132 )

Interest income (1)

     4,372       2,628  

Interest expense (1)

     (1,386 )     (353 )

Other income

     —         567  
                

Income before taxes

     98,054       80,335  

Income taxes

     34,430       29,080  
                

Net income

   $ 63,624     $ 51,255  
                

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ .62     $ .50  
                

Shares used to calculate diluted earnings per common share

     102,330       101,872  
                

Basic earnings per common share

   $ .64     $ .52  
                

Shares used to calculate basic earnings per common share

     98,904       99,105  
                

(1) Includes the operations of LSV and LSV Employee Group for the fourth-quarter 2006. Revenues include $80,358 from LSV, Expenses includes $6,097 from LSV, Interest income includes $425 from LSV and LSV Employee Group, and Interest expense includes $1,142 from LSV Employee Group. The portion of ownership of LSV and LSV Employee Group by non-affiliated SEI entities is reflected through Minority interest. Our proportionate share in the earnings of LSV for fourth-quarter 2005 was reflected in Equity in the earnings of unconsolidated affiliate.

 

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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

    

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 
     2006     2005  
     (unaudited)        

Asset Management, admin. and distribution fees (1)

   $ 918,142     $ 531,594  

Information processing and software servicing fees

     213,066       197,992  

Transaction–based and trade execution fees

     44,541       43,421  
                

Total Revenues

     1,175,749       773,007  

Commissions and Fees

     147,835       129,303  

Compensation, benefits and other personnel

     315,502       242,453  

Consulting, outsourcing and professional fees

     77,753       70,612  

Data processing and computer related

     37,755       30,409  

Facilities, supplies and other costs

     69,306       71,129  

Depreciation and amortization

     21,925       17,148  
                

Total Expenses (1)

     670,076       561,054  

Income before interest and taxes

     505,673       211,953  

Minority Interest

     (154,184 )     —    

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

     —         74,818  

Net (loss) gain on investments

     (2,378 )     87  

Interest income (1)

     13,521       8,367  

Interest expense (1)

     (5,464 )     (1,524 )

Other income

     1,588       1,508  
                

Income before taxes

     358,756       295,209  

Income taxes

     121,766       106,865  
                

Net income

   $ 236,990     $ 188,344  
                

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 2.33     $ 1.83  
                

Shares used to calculate diluted earnings per common share

     101,633       103,138  
                

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 2.40     $ 1.88  
                

Shares used to calculate basic earnings per common share

     98,682       100,371  
                

(1) Includes the operations of LSV and LSV Employee Group for the twelve months in 2006. Revenues include $291,121 from LSV, Expenses includes $25,346 from LSV, Interest income includes $1,444 from LSV and LSV Employee Group, and Interest expense includes $4,429 from LSV Employee Group. The portion of ownership of LSV and LSV Employee Group by non-affiliated SEI entities is reflected through Minority interest. Our proportionate share in the earnings of LSV for twelve-months in 2005 was reflected in Equity in the earnings of unconsolidated affiliate.

 

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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

 

     (unaudited)     
     December 31,
2006
   December 31,
2005

Assets

     

Cash and short-term investments (1)

   $ 286,948    $ 130,128

Restricted Cash

     10,250      10,250

Receivables (1)

     244,599      128,545

Securities owned

     16,431      19,709

Other current assets

     28,245      17,344
             

Total current assets

     586,473      305,976

Property and Equipment, net

     130,732      114,505

Investments available for sale

     71,690      54,632

Capitalized Software, net

     180,014      116,670

Goodwill (2) (3)

     95,062      —  

Investment in unconsolidated affiliate (1)

     —        51,941

Other assets

     22,956      13,423
             

Total assets

   $ 1,086,927    $ 657,147
             

Liabilities

     

Current liabilities (1) (2) (3)

   $ 196,127    $ 167,470

Long-term debt (2) (3)

     67,538      9,000

Deferred income taxes

     76,148      58,989

Minority Interest

     116,602      —  

Shareholders’ Equity

     630,512      421,688
             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,086,927    $ 657,147
             

(1) Includes the accounts of LSV as of December 31, 2006. Cash includes $71,457, Receivables includes $85,092, and Current Liabilities includes $6,432 from LSV. Prior to 2006, our investment in the net assets of LSV was recorded in Investment in unconsolidated affiliate.
(2) Primarily relates to LSV Employee Group. Goodwill was primarily generated as a result of LSV Employee Group buying an equity investment of LSV for $92,000. LSV Employee Group financed the purchase price, of which $9,100 is classified as a current liability and the remaining $62,538 is reflected as Long-term debt at December 31, 2006.
(3) The Company provided an unsecured loan guarantee to LSV Employee Group which resulted in consolidating the accounts of LSV and LSV Employee Group.

 

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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY

ASSET BALANCES

(In millions)

 

     Dec. 31,
2005
   Mar. 31,
2006
   Jun. 30,
2006
   Sep. 30,
2006
   Dec. 31,
2006

Private Banking and Trust:

              

Equity/Fixed Income prgms.

   $ 2,363    $ 2,404    $ 2,109    $ 2,101    $ 2,093

Collective Trust Fund prgm.

     1,657      1,581      1,459      1,460      1,251

Liquidity funds

     7,485      7,139      7,627      7,707      8,513
                                  

Total assets under mgmt.

   $ 11,505    $ 11,124    $ 11,195    $ 11,268    $ 11,857

Client assets under admin.

     10,275      15,279      15,157      14,449      14,461
                                  

Total assets

   $ 21,780    $ 26,403    $ 26,352    $ 25,717    $ 26,318

Investment Advisors:

              

Equity/Fixed Income prgms.

   $ 29,553    $ 31,569    $ 30,709    $ 31,977    $ 33,888

Collective Trust Fund prgm.

     2,479      2,482      2,473      2,425      2,480

Liquidity funds

     1,103      1,017      1,306      1,263      1,421
                                  

Total assets under mgmt.

   $ 33,135    $ 35,068    $ 34,488    $ 35,665    $ 37,789

Enterprises:

              

Equity/Fixed Income prgms.

   $ 30,203    $ 32,083    $ 32,709    $ 34,674    $ 37,720

Collective Trust Fund prgm.

     1,172      1,157      1,147      1,150      1,081

Liquidity funds

     3,153      4,076      3,823      4,167      3,371
                                  

Total assets under mgmt.

   $ 34,528    $ 37,316    $ 37,679    $ 39,991    $ 42,172

Money Managers:

              

Equity/Fixed Income prgms.

   $ 11    $ 33    $ 34    $ 34    $ 30

Collective Trust Fund prgm.

     8,770      9,096      8,923      9,009      8,675

Liquidity funds

     412      505      363      253      215
                                  

Total assets under mgmt.

   $ 9,193    $ 9,634    $ 9,320    $ 9,296    $ 8,920

Client assets under admin.

     147,357      151,688      153,406      161,000      170,344
                                  

Total assets

   $ 156,550    $ 161,322    $ 162,726    $ 170,296    $ 179,264

Investments in New Businesses:

              

Equity/Fixed Income prgms.

   $ 12,396    $ 12,848    $ 13,322    $ 13,931    $ 15,779
                                  

Total assets under mgmt.

   $ 12,396    $ 12,848    $ 13,322    $ 13,931    $ 15,779

Client assets under admin.

     5,894      4,496      4,053      552      277
                                  

Total assets

   $ 18,290    $ 17,344    $ 17,375    $ 14,483    $ 16,056

LSV Asset Management

              

Equity/Fixed Income prgms.

   $ 47,781    $ 54,128    $ 55,687    $ 58,785    $ 64,970

Consolidated:

              

Equity/Fixed Income prgms (A,B)

   $ 122,307    $ 133,065    $ 134,570    $ 141,502    $ 154,480

Collective Trust Fund prgm.

     14,078      14,316      14,002      14,044      13,487

Liquidity funds (B)

     12,153      12,737      13,119      13,390      13,520
                                  

Total assets under mgmt.

   $ 148,538    $ 160,118    $ 161,691    $ 168,936    $ 181,487

Client assets under admin.

     163,526      171,463      172,616      176,001      185,082
                                  

Total assets

   $ 312,064    $ 331,581    $ 334,307    $ 344,937    $ 366,569

(A) Equity/Fixed Income programs include $3,457 of assets invested in SEI’s Asset Allocation Funds at 12/31/06
(B) In addition to the numbers presented, SEI also administers an additional $8,772 in Funds of Funds assets (as of December 31, 2006) on which SEI does not earn an administration fee.

 

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