Half Year 2025 Schroders PLC Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Schroders PLC (SHNWF) reported a 7% increase in adjusted operating profit to GBP316 million, driven by revenue growth and cost discipline.
- The company achieved a net operating revenue increase of 2%, with strong growth in Schroders Capital and wealth management, both up 9%.
- Schroders PLC (SHNWF) has made significant progress in its transformation program, delivering GBP21 million in cost reductions in the first half of the year.
- The company generated gross sales of GBP68 billion in the first six months, an 8% increase year on year, indicating strong client engagement and sales momentum.
- Schroders PLC (SHNWF) has a robust long-term investment performance, with 76% of its investments outperforming over five years.
- Profit before tax was down 29%, reflecting the costs of the transformation and portfolio restructuring charges, which are non-cash items.
- The company incurred GBP45 million in transformation costs, impacting its profitability.
- Schroders PLC (SHNWF) has made 7% of roles redundant in the past three months as part of its cost-saving measures.
- The company's adjusted cost to income ratio remains high at 74%, although it has improved from the previous year.
- Currency movements have negatively impacted the company's average AUM, which would have been GBP14 billion higher on a constant currency basis.
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