PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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May 12, 2009
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC (PZN, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-03-31.

Pzena Investment Management LLC which will become the company's operating company upon the consummation of the offering is a premier value-oriented investment management firm with a record of investment excellence and exceptional client service. PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC has a market cap of $364.6 million; its shares were traded at around $5.68 with a P/E ratio of 15.3 and P/S ratio of 3.6.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we experienced gross outflows of $1.2 billion, which were partially offset by gross inflows of $0.8 billion. Our sub-advised accounts experienced gross outflows of $0.7 billion, which were offset by $0.3 billion in gross inflows. The $0.4 billion in net outflows were mainly attributable to the weaker performance of our sub-advised funds compared to that of their peers. Our separately-managed accounts experienced $0.5 billion in gross outflows, offset entirely by $0.5 billion in gross inflows.

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we experienced gross outflows of $2.3 billion, which were offset by gross inflows of $1.3 billion. Our sub-advised accounts experienced $1.3 billion in gross outflows of AUM, which were offset by $0.5 billion in gross inflows. As noted above, the $0.8 billion in net outflows were mainly attributable to the weaker performance of our sub-advised funds compared to that of their peers. Our separately-managed accounts experienced $1.0 billion in gross outflows and $0.8 billion in gross inflows.

At March 31, 2009, the Company managed $8.6 billion in total assets, a decrease of $11.8 billion, or 57.8%, from $20.4 billion at March 31, 2008. The decrease year-over-year in AUM was due primarily to $9.5 billion in market depreciation, and, to a lesser extent, net outflows of $2.3 billion. Generally negative economic conditions and our 2008 overweight investment exposure to the financial services sector in particular contributed to the performance-related decline in our AUM. Our sub-advised accounts experienced net outflows of $0.4 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2009. These net outflows were driven in part by our investment strategies underperformance relative to their respective benchmarks and client asset re-balancing in response to the volatile economic environment.

The Company managed $5.3 billion in separately-managed accounts and $3.3 billion in sub-advised accounts, for a total of $8.6 billion in assets at March 31, 2009. Assets in separately-managed accounts decreased by $1.1 billion, or 17.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2009, due to $1.1 billion in market depreciation. Assets in sub-advised funds decreased by $1.0 billion, or 23.3%, during the three months ended March 31, 2009, as a result of $0.6 billion in market depreciation and $0.7 billion in gross outflows, offset by $0.3 billion in gross inflows.

The Company managed $12.5 billion in separately-managed accounts and $7.9 billion in sub-advised accounts, for a total of $20.4 billion in assets at March 31, 2008. Assets in separately-managed accounts decreased by $1.5 billion, or 10.7%, during the three months ended March 31, 2008, due to $1.3 billion in market depreciation and $1.0 billion in gross outflows, offset by $0.8 billion in gross inflows. Assets in sub-advised funds decreased by $1.7 billion, or 17.7%, during the three months ended March 31, 2008, as a result of $0.9 billion in market depreciation and $1.3 billion in gross outflows, offset by $0.5 billion in gross inflows.

Our total revenue decreased $16.3 million, or 54.3%, to $13.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, from $30.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. This change was driven primarily by a reduction in weighted-average AUM, which decreased $12.8 billion, or 58.2%, to $9.2 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2009 from $22.0 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

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