earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
Franklin Resources reports Q1 adj. EPS $0.65, revenue $1.99B; closes Putnam acquisition
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.50
revenue$1,991,100,000
- GAAP net income $251.3M ($0.50 EPS) vs $165.6M YoY; adj. net income $328.5M ($0.65 adj. EPS) vs $262.4M YoY.
- Total AUM $1,455.5B, up 6% QoQ; long-term net outflows $5.0B, but cash management net inflows $4.7B.
- Closed acquisition of Putnam Investments on Jan 1, 2024; adds $148B AUM, total AUM ~$1.6T.
- Alternatives saw inflows of $3.8B combined from BSP, Clarion, Lexington; Lexington closed $22.7B secondary fund.
- Dividend increased to $0.31/share from $0.30; repurchased 2.4M shares for $58.8M.