- March 19, 2020
Why has Invesco (IVZ) declined 17.2% since the last earnings report?
It’s been almost a month since the last earnings report for Invesco (IVZ). Shares have lost about 17.2% over that period, which is down to the S&P 500.You can get more details at https://www.webull.com/quote/nyse-ivz
Will the recent negative trend lead to its next earnings release, or will Invesco cause a breakout? Before we get into how investors and analysts have reacted to the delay, let’s take a quick look at the most recent earnings report to get a better handle on important catalysts.
Invesco Q4 loses estimates of high costs of revenue
Invesco reported 64 cents per share in adjusted earnings in the fourth quarter of 2019, missing the Jack’s consensus estimate of 70 cents. However, the downside rose 45.5% from the previous year’s quarter.
The results reflect the AUM presence and higher earnings driven by the purchase of Oppenheimer Funds. However, the increase in operating costs and net outflows were major headaches.
Based on GAAP, net income for common shareholders is $ 179.8 million, or 39 cents per share, compared to $ 114.2 million a year ago, or 28 cents per share.
The company’s 2019 adjusted earnings per share stood at 5 2.55, lowering the consensus estimate of 61 2.61, but growing at 4.9% for the year. Based on GAAP, net income for common shareholders was $ 564.7 million, or 28 1.28 per share, down from $ 882.8 million or $ 14 2.14 per share in 2018.
Revenue and expenses will rise
GAAP operating income for the quarter was $ 1.74 billion, up 38.8% on a year-over-year basis. However, this figure missed the Zacks consensus estimate of 75 1.75 billion. Adjusted net income rose 37.9% to $ 1.27 billion.
In 2019, GAAP operating revenues were $ 12 6.12 billion, an increase of 15.1% year-over-year, and the Zacks consensus estimate of $ 6.06 billion. Adjusted net income rose 15.6% to $ 4.42 billion.
Adjusted operating expenses were 22 762.3 million, an increase of 23.1% from the prior-year quarter.
The adjusted operating margin was 39.9%, up from 32.6% a year ago.
AUM Upgrades
As of December 31, 2019, AUM 27 was $ 1.27 billion, up 38.1% year over year. In the fourth quarter, the average AUM total increased by 20 1.20 billion, 29.9%. The growth of AUM was mainly driven by the closure of the agreement to acquire Oppenheimer Funds in May 2019 and the performance of strong stock markets.
Also, the December quarter saw a $ 14 billion long-term net outflow.
Share repurchase update
Invesco bought a new stake in shares of Invesco during the fourth quarter worth about $ 11 million.
By the end of 2019, the company had repurchased 3 973 million shares of stock worth $ 1,03 million, following the announcement of a $ 1.2 billion buyback approval in October 2018.
Outlook
The company expects a $ 205 million quarterly run-up rate of $ 755 million. For full-year 2020, operating costs are expected to be $ 2 3.02 billion.
How do ratings move after that?
As it turns out, the revision of the rating has been up to over the past month.
VGM scores
Currently, Invesco has a sub-sub-growth score, although its momentum score is slightly better with a C. However, assigning a grade of A to the share value ranked the top 20% for this investment strategy.
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