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Exhibit 99.1

AssetMark Reports $84.6B Platform Assets for Second Quarter 2021

 

CONCORD, Calif., July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMK) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

 

Second Quarter 2021 Financial and Operational Highlights

 

Net income for the quarter was $10.0 million, or $0.14 per share.

Adjusted net income for the quarter was $26.6 million, or $0.36 per share, on total revenue of $128.0 million.

Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $40.0 million, or 31.3% of total revenue.

Platform assets increased 33.8% year-over-year and 7.2% quarter-over-quarter to $84.6 billion, aided by quarterly record net flows of $2.2 billion and market impact net of fees of $3.5 billion. Year-to-date annualized net flows as a percentage of beginning-of-year platform assets were 11.2%.

More than 5,500 new households and 201 new producing advisors joined the AssetMark platform during the second quarter. In total, as of June 30, 2021 there were over 8,400 advisors (approximately 2,700 were engaged advisors) and over 196,400 investor households on the AssetMark platform.

We realized a 26.6% annualized production lift from existing advisors for the second quarter, indicating that advisors continued to grow organically and increase wallet share on our platform.  

 

“Our reframed growth strategy is starting to resonate with advisors, as evidenced by record results, greater share of wallet capture and record advisor satisfaction scores,” said AssetMark CEO Natalie Wolfsen. “We realized record net flows, revenue, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS in the second quarter. The enhancements we have made to our platform and the deep relationships we have built with our advisors continue to pay dividends. The first half of the year has been outstanding, and I am excited to deliver what we have planned for advisors in the second half of 2021.”

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Second Quarter 2021 Key Operating Metrics

 

2Q21

 

2Q20

 

Variance per year

 

Operational metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Platform assets (at period-beginning) (millions of dollars)

 

78,880

 

 

56,025

 

 

40.8

%

Net flows (millions of dollars)

 

2,228

 

 

907

 

 

145.6

%

Market impact net of fees (millions of dollars)

 

3,487

 

 

6,297

 

 

(44.6

%)

Acquisition impact (millions of dollars)

-

 

-

 

NM

 

Platform assets (at period-end) (millions of dollars)

 

84,594

 

 

63,229

 

 

33.8

%

Net flows lift (% of beginning of year platform assets)

 

3.0

%

 

1.5

%

150 bps

 

Advisors (at period-end)

 

8,496

 

 

8,474

 

 

0.3

%

Engaged advisors (at period-end)

 

2,691

 

 

2,327

 

 

15.6

%

Assets from engaged advisors (at period-end) (millions of dollars)

 

77,352

 

 

56,095

 

 

37.9

%

Households (at period-end)

 

196,474

 

 

179,166

 

 

9.7

%

New producing advisors

 

201

 

 

178

 

 

12.9

%

Production lift from existing advisors (annualized %)

 

26.6

%

 

16.3

%

 

63.3

%

Assets in custody at ATC (at period-end) (millions of dollars)

 

63,394

 

 

44,455

 

 

42.6

%

ATC client cash (at period-end) (millions of dollars)

 

2,590

 

 

2,960

 

 

(12.5

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue (millions of dollars)

 

128

 

 

99

 

 

29.2

%

Net income (loss) (millions of dollars)

 

10.0

 

 

(9.3

)

NM

 

Net income (loss) margin (%)

 

7.8

%

 

(9.4

%)

1720 bps

 

Capital expenditure (millions of dollars)

 

9.2

 

 

6.2

 

 

47.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP financial metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA (millions of dollars)

 

40.0

 

 

25.3

 

 

58.1

%

Adjusted EBITDA margin (%)

 

31.3

%

 

25.6

%

570 bps

 

Adjusted net income (millions of dollars)

 

26.6

 

 

15.1

 

 

75.4

%

Note: Percentage variance based on actual numbers, not rounded results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Webcast and Conference Call Information

 

AssetMark will host a live conference call and webcast to discuss its second quarter 2021 results. In conjunction with this earnings press release, AssetMark has posted an earnings presentation on its investor relations website at http://ir.assetmark.com. Conference call and webcast details are as follows:

 

Date: July 28, 2021

Time: 2:00 p.m. PT; 5:00 p.m. ET

Phone: Listeners can pre-register for the conference call here: http://www.directeventreg.com/registration/event/9481925. Upon registering, you will be provided with participant dial-in numbers, passcode and unique registrant ID. In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (dial in number, direct event passcode and registrant ID) provided in the confirmation email received at the point of registering to join the call directly.

Webcast: http://ir.assetmark.com. Please access the website 10 minutes prior to the start time. The webcast will be available in recorded form at http://ir.assetmark.com for 14 days from July 28, 2021.

 

About AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc. 


AssetMark is a leading provider of extensive wealth management and technology solutions that power independent financial advisors and their clients. Through AssetMark, Inc., its investment advisor subsidiary registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, AssetMark operates a platform that comprises fully integrated technology, personalized and scalable service and curated investment platform solutions designed to make a difference in the lives of advisors and their clients. AssetMark had $84.6 billion in platform assets as of June 30, 2021 and has a history of innovation spanning more than 20 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our future financial and operating performance, which involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,”  “believes,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology that conveys uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including our growth strategy, our financial performance, investments in new products, services and capabilities and general market, political, economic and business conditions. Other potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and uncertainties included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our prospectus dated July 17, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, which is expected to be filled on August 6, 2021. Additional information is also available in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on our investor relations website at http://ir.assetmark.com. All information provided in this release is based on information available to us as of the date of this press release and any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable as of this date. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release, which are inherently uncertain. We undertake no duty to update this information unless required by law.

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AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands except share data and par value)

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

179,756

 

 

$

70,619

 

Restricted cash

 

 

11,000

 

 

 

11,000

 

Investments, at fair value

 

 

13,496

 

 

 

10,577

 

Fees and other receivables, net

 

 

7,745

 

 

 

8,891

 

Income tax receivable, net

 

 

12,979

 

 

 

8,596

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

12,926

 

 

 

13,637

 

Total current assets

 

 

237,902

 

 

 

123,320

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

7,793

 

 

 

7,388

 

Capitalized software, net

 

 

70,667

 

 

 

68,835

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

652,835

 

 

 

655,736

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

23,648

 

 

 

27,496

 

Goodwill

 

 

338,848

 

 

 

338,848

 

Other assets

 

 

2,199

 

 

 

1,965

 

Total assets

 

$

1,333,892

 

 

$

1,223,588

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

1,007

 

 

$

2,199

 

Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities

 

 

39,423

 

 

 

43,694

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

40,430

 

 

 

45,893

 

Long-term debt, net

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

17,763

 

 

 

16,302

 

Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities

 

 

29,725

 

 

 

31,820

 

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

 

 

149,726

 

 

 

149,500

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

 

347,214

 

 

 

272,622

 

Total liabilities

 

 

387,644

 

 

 

318,515

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value (675,000,000 shares authorized and 72,540,664 and 72,459,255 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)

 

 

73

 

 

 

72

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

890,534

 

 

 

850,430

 

Retained earnings

 

 

55,641

 

 

 

54,571

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

946,248

 

 

 

905,073

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,333,892

 

 

$

1,223,588

 

 

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AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-based revenue

 

$

124,690

 

 

$

94,712

 

 

$

240,503

 

 

$

200,362

 

Spread-based revenue

 

 

2,672

 

 

 

3,549

 

 

 

5,278

 

 

 

11,500

 

Other revenue

 

 

680

 

 

 

870

 

 

 

1,267

 

 

 

2,159

 

Total revenue

 

 

128,042

 

 

 

99,131

 

 

 

247,048

 

 

 

214,021

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-based expenses

 

 

35,818

 

 

 

30,084

 

 

 

71,912

 

 

 

65,099

 

Spread-based expenses

 

 

868

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

1,544

 

 

 

1,722

 

Employee compensation

 

 

39,447

 

 

 

45,364

 

 

 

106,749

 

 

 

88,861

 

General and operating expenses

 

 

16,316

 

 

 

13,383

 

 

 

33,805

 

 

 

32,748

 

Professional fees

 

 

5,018

 

 

 

3,160

 

 

 

9,278

 

 

 

6,991

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

9,730

 

 

 

8,747

 

 

 

19,201

 

 

 

17,156

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

107,197

 

 

 

101,171

 

 

 

242,489

 

 

 

212,577

 

Interest expense

 

 

774

 

 

 

1,474

 

 

 

1,545

 

 

 

3,101

 

Other expense, net

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(39

)

 

 

(37

)

 

 

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Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

20,093

 

 

 

(3,475

)

 

 

3,051

 

 

 

(1,668

)

Provision for income taxes

 

 

10,107

 

 

 

5,805

 

 

 

1,981

 

 

 

4,876

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

9,986

 

 

 

(9,280

)

 

 

1,070

 

 

 

(6,544

)

Net comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

9,986

 

 

$

(9,280

)

 

$

1,070

 

 

$

(6,544

)

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.14

 

 

$

(0.14

)

 

$

0.02

 

 

$

(0.10

)

Diluted

 

 

0.14

 

 

 

(0.14

)

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

(0.10

)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic

 

 

71,922,179

 

 

 

67,208,746

 

 

 

71,176,386

 

 

 

67,175,603

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted

 

 

72,155,068

 

 

 

67,208,746

 

 

 

71,231,337

 

 

 

67,175,603

 

 

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AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

1,070

 

 

$

(6,544

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

19,201

 

 

 

17,156

 

Interest

 

 

370

 

 

 

158

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

226

 

 

 

593

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

40,104

 

 

 

27,122

 

Changes in certain assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fees and other receivables, net

 

 

47

 

 

 

1,333

 

Receivables from related party

 

 

(43

)

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

1,913

 

 

 

2,550

 

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities

 

 

(5,220

)

 

 

(15,072

)

Income tax receivable, net

 

 

(4,383

)

 

 

2,208

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

53,285

 

 

 

29,504

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of WBI OBS Financial, LLC, net of cash received

 

 

 

 

 

(18,561

)

Purchase of investments

 

 

(1,927

)

 

 

(1,497

)

Sale of investments

 

 

174

 

 

 

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Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(421

)

 

 

(704

)

Purchase of computer software

 

 

(16,974

)

 

 

(12,004

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(19,148

)

 

 

(32,761

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from credit facility draw down

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

109,137

 

 

 

(3,257

)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

81,619

 

 

 

105,341

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

190,756

 

 

$

102,084

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

7,672

 

 

$

2,674

 

Interest paid

 

$

985

 

 

$

2,939

 

Non-cash operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash changes to right-of-use assets

 

$

(2,140

)

 

$

38,495

 

Non-cash changes to lease liabilities

 

$

(2,140

)

 

$

39,839

 

 

 

Explanations and Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In addition to our results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we believe adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted net income, all of which are non-GAAP measures, are useful in evaluating

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our performance. We use adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted net income to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that such non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance. However, such non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison.  

Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (net income plus interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization and less interest income), further adjusted to exclude certain non-cash charges and other adjustments set forth below. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are useful financial metrics in assessing our operating performance from period to period because they exclude certain items that we believe are not representative of our core business, such as certain material non-cash items and other adjustments such as share-based compensation, strategic initiatives and reorganization and integration costs. We believe that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin, viewed in addition to, and not in lieu of, our reported GAAP results, provide useful information to investors regarding our performance and overall results of operations for various reasons, including:

 

non-cash equity grants made to employees at a certain price and point in time do not necessarily reflect how our business is performing at any particular time; as such, share-based compensation expense is not a key measure of our operating performance; and

 

costs associated with acquisitions and the resulting integrations, debt refinancing, restructuring, litigation and conversions can vary from period to period and transaction to transaction; as such, expenses associated with

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these activities are not considered a key measure of our operating performance.

 

We use adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin:

 

as measures of operating performance;

 

for planning purposes, including the preparation of budgets and forecasts;

 

to allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of our business;

 

to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies;

 

in communications with our board of directors concerning our financial performance; and

 

as considerations in determining compensation for certain employees.

 

Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation to, or as substitutes for, analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

 

 

adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin do not reflect all cash expenditures, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;

 

adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs;

 

adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin do not reflect interest expense on our debt or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments; and

 

the definitions of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin can differ significantly from company to company and as a result have limitations when comparing similarly titled measures across companies.

 

Set forth below is a reconciliation from net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited).

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

(in thousands except for percentages)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

9,986

 

 

$

(9,280

)

 

 

7.8

%

 

 

(9.4

)%

Provision for income taxes

 

 

10,107

 

 

 

5,805

 

 

 

7.9

%

 

 

5.9

%

Interest income

 

 

(73

)

 

 

(249

)

 

 

(0.1

)%

 

 

(0.3

)%

Interest expense

 

 

774

 

 

 

1,474

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

1.5

%

Amortization/depreciation

 

 

9,730

 

 

 

8,747

 

 

 

7.6

%

 

 

8.9

%

EBITDA

 

 

30,524

 

 

 

6,497

 

 

 

23.8

%

 

 

6.6

%

Share-based compensation(1)

 

 

6,676

 

 

 

13,934

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

14.0

%

Reorganization and integration costs(2)

 

 

1,283

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

Acquisition expenses(3)

 

 

1,471

 

 

 

3,648

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

3.7

%

Business continuity plan(4)

 

 

61

 

 

 

1,245

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1.3

%

Office closures(5)

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(39

)

 

 

(0.0

)%

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

40,039

 

 

$

25,329

 

 

 

31.3

%

 

 

25.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(in thousands except for percentages)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

1,070

 

 

$

(6,544

)

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

(3.1

)%

Provision for income taxes

 

 

1,981

 

 

 

4,876

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

2.3

%

Interest income

 

 

(98

)

 

 

(731

)

 

 

(0.0

)%

 

 

(0.3

)%

Interest expense

 

 

1,545

 

 

 

3,101

 

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

1.4

%

Amortization/depreciation

 

 

19,201

 

 

 

17,156

 

 

 

7.8

%

 

 

8.0

%

EBITDA

 

 

23,699

 

 

 

17,858

 

 

 

9.6

%

 

 

8.3

%

Share-based compensation(1)

 

 

40,104

 

 

 

27,122

 

 

 

16.2

%

 

 

12.7

%

Reorganization and integration costs(2)

 

 

5,779

 

 

 

147

 

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

0.1

%

Acquisition expenses(3)

 

 

4,288

 

 

 

7,225

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

3.4

%

Business continuity plan(4)

 

 

132

 

 

 

1,341

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

0.6

%

Office closures(5)

 

 

167

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

 

(37

)

 

 

11

 

 

 

(0

)

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

74,132

 

 

$

53,704

 

 

 

30.0

%

 

 

25.1

%

 

(1)

“Share-based compensation” represents granted share-based compensation in the form of Class C Common Units (which are incentive units) of AssetMark Holdings LLC, our former parent company, and RSA, restricted stock unit, stock option, and stock appreciation right grants by us to certain of our directors and employees. Although this expense occurred in each measurement period, we have added the expense back in our calculation of adjusted EBITDA because of its noncash impact.

(2)

“Reorganization and integration costs” includes costs related to the departure of our former chief executive officer in March 2021, our functional reorganization within our Operations, Technology and Retirement functions as well as duplicate costs related to the outsourcing of back-office operations functions. While we have incurred such expenses in all periods measured, these expenses serve varied reorganization and integration initiatives, each of which is non-recurring. We do not consider these expenses to be part of our core operations.

(3)

“Acquisition expenses” includes employee severance, transition and retention expenses, duplicative general and administrative expenses and other professional fees related to acquisitions.

(4)

“Business continuity plan” includes incremental compensation and other costs that are directly related to operations while transitioning to a remote workforce and other costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(5)

“Office closures” represents one-time expenses related to closing facilities.

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Set forth below is a summary of the adjustments involved in the reconciliation from net income and net income margin, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin for the three months for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, broken out by compensation and non-compensation expenses (unaudited).

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

(in thousands)

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

Share-based compensation(1)

 

$

6,676

 

 

$

 

 

$

6,676

 

 

$

13,934

 

 

$

 

 

$

13,934

 

Reorganization and integration costs(2)

 

 

726

 

 

 

557

 

 

 

1,283

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

44

 

Acquisition expenses(3)

 

 

509

 

 

 

962

 

 

 

1,471

 

 

 

2,318

 

 

 

1,330

 

 

 

3,648

 

Business continuity plan(4)

 

 

12

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

986

 

 

 

259

 

 

 

1,245

 

Office closures(5)

 

 

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(22

)

 

 

 

 

 

(39

)

 

 

(39

)

Total adjustments to adjusted EBITDA

 

$

7,923

 

 

$

1,592

 

 

$

9,515

 

 

$

17,282

 

 

$

1,550

 

 

$

18,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

(in percentages)

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

Share-based compensation(1)

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

14.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

14.0

%

Reorganization and integration costs(2)

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition expenses(3)

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

3.7

%

Business continuity plan(4)

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

1.3

%

Office closures(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total adjustments to adjusted EBITDA margin %

 

 

6.2

%

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

7.3

%

 

 

17.4

%

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

19.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

“Share-based compensation” represents granted share-based compensation in the form of Class C Common Units (which are incentive units) of AssetMark Holdings LLC, our former parent company, and RSA, restricted stock unit, stock option, and stock appreciation right grants by us to certain of our directors and employees. Although this expense occurred in each measurement period, we have added the expense back in our calculation of adjusted EBITDA because of its noncash impact.

(2)

“Reorganization and integration costs” includes costs related to the departure of our former chief executive officer in March 2021, our functional reorganization within our Operations, Technology and Retirement functions as well as duplicate costs related to the outsourcing of back-office operations functions. While we have incurred such expenses in all periods measured, these expenses serve varied reorganization and integration initiatives, each of which is non-recurring. We do not consider these expenses to be part of our core operations.

(3)

“Acquisition expenses” includes employee severance, transition and retention expenses, duplicative general and administrative expenses and other professional fees related to acquisitions.

(4)

“Business continuity plan” includes incremental compensation and other costs that are directly related to operations while transitioning to a remote workforce and other costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(5)

“Office closures” represents one-time expenses related to closing facilities.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

(in thousands)

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

Share-based compensation(1)

 

$

40,104

 

 

$

 

 

$

40,104

 

 

$

27,122

 

 

$

 

 

$

27,122

 

Reorganization and integration costs(2)

 

 

2,933

 

 

 

2,846

 

 

 

5,779

 

 

 

149

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

147

 

Acquisition expenses(3)

 

 

1,225

 

 

 

3,063

 

 

 

4,288

 

 

 

3,450

 

 

 

3,775

 

 

 

7,225

 

Business continuity plan(4)

 

 

12

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

1,082

 

 

 

259

 

 

 

1,341

 

Office closures(5)

 

 

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(37

)

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

Total adjustments to adjusted EBITDA

 

$

44,274

 

 

$

6,159

 

 

$

50,433

 

 

$

31,803

 

 

$

4,043

 

 

$

35,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

(in percentages)

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

Share-based compensation(1)

 

 

16.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

16.2

%

 

 

12.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

12.7

%

Reorganization and integration costs(2)

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

%

Acquisition expenses(3)

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

3.4

%

Business continuity plan(4)

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

0.6

%

Office closures(5)

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total adjustments to adjusted EBITDA margin %

 

 

17.9

%

 

 

2.5

%

 

 

20.4

%

 

 

14.9

%

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

16.8

%

 

 

(1)

“Share-based compensation” represents granted share-based compensation in the form of Class C Common Units (which are incentive units) of AssetMark Holdings LLC, our former parent company, and RSA, restricted stock unit, stock option, and stock appreciation right grants by us to certain of our directors and employees. Although this expense occurred in each measurement period, we have added the expense back in our calculation of adjusted EBITDA because of its noncash impact.

(2)

“Reorganization and integration costs” includes costs related to the departure of our former chief executive officer in March 2021, our functional reorganization within our Operations, Technology and Retirement functions as well as duplicate costs related to the outsourcing of back-office operations functions. While we have incurred such expenses in all periods measured, these expenses serve varied reorganization and integration initiatives, each of which is non-recurring. We do not consider these expenses to be part of our core operations.

(3)

“Acquisition expenses” includes employee severance, transition and retention expenses, duplicative general and administrative expenses and other professional fees related to acquisitions.

(4)

“Business continuity plan” includes incremental compensation and other costs that are directly related to operations while transitioning to a remote workforce and other costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(5)

“Office closures” represents one-time expenses related to closing facilities.

 

Adjusted Net Income

 

Adjusted net income represents net income before: (a) share-based compensation expense, (b) amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, (c) acquisition and related integration expenses, (d) restructuring and conversion costs and (e) certain

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other expenses. Reconciled items are tax effected using the income tax rates in effect for the applicable period, adjusted for any potentially non-deductible amounts. We prepared adjusted net income to eliminate the effects of items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance. We have historically not used adjusted net income for internal management reporting and evaluation purposes; however, we believe that adjusted net income, viewed in addition to, and not in lieu of, our reported GAAP results, provides useful information to investors regarding our performance and overall results of operations for various reasons, including

the following:

 

non-cash equity grants made to employees at a certain price and point in time do not necessarily reflect how our business is performing at any particular time; as such, share-based compensation expense is not a key measure of our operating performance;

 

costs associated with acquisitions and related integrations, restructuring and conversions can vary from period to period and transaction to transaction; as such, expenses associated with these activities are not considered a key measure of our operating performance; and

 

amortization expense can vary substantially from company to company and from period to period depending upon each company’s financing and accounting methods, the fair value and average expected life of acquired intangible assets and the method by which assets were acquired; as such, the amortization of intangible assets obtained in acquisitions is not considered a key measure of our operating performance.

 

Adjusted net income does not purport to be an alternative to net income or cash flows from operating activities. The term adjusted net income is not defined under GAAP, and adjusted net income is not a measure of net income, operating income or any other performance or liquidity measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, adjusted net income has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation to, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

 

adjusted net income does not reflect all cash expenditures, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;

 

adjusted net income does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs; and

 

other companies in the financial services industry may calculate adjusted net income differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

 

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Set forth below is a reconciliation from net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to adjusted net income for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited).

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

(in thousands)

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(9,280

)

Acquisition-related amortization(1)

 

$

 

 

$

5,108

 

 

 

5,108

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,108

 

 

 

5,108

 

Expense adjustments(2)

 

 

1,248

 

 

 

1,613

 

 

 

2,861

 

 

 

3,348

 

 

 

1,589

 

 

 

4,937

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

6,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,676

 

 

 

13,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,934

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(22

)

 

 

 

 

 

(39

)

 

 

(39

)

Tax effect of adjustments(3)

 

 

(293

)

 

 

2,242

 

 

 

1,949

 

 

 

(870

)

 

 

1,354

 

 

 

484

 

Adjusted net income

 

$

7,631

 

 

$

8,941

 

 

$

26,558

 

 

$

16,412

 

 

$

8,012

 

 

$

15,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

(in thousands)

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

 

Compensation

 

 

Non-

Compensation

 

 

Total

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(6,544

)

Acquisition-related amortization(1)

 

$

 

 

$

10,216

 

 

 

10,216

 

 

$

 

 

$

10,216

 

 

 

10,216

 

Expense adjustments(2)

 

 

4,170

 

 

 

6,196

 

 

 

10,366

 

 

 

4,680

 

 

 

4,032

 

 

 

8,712

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

40,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,104

 

 

 

27,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,122

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(37

)

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

Tax effect of adjustments(3)

 

 

(980

)

 

 

(12,009

)

 

 

(12,989

)

 

 

(1,217

)

 

 

(5,449

)

 

 

(6,666

)

Adjusted net income

 

$

43,294

 

 

$

4,366

 

 

$

48,730

 

 

$

30,585

 

 

$

8,810

 

 

$

32,851

 

 

(1)

Relates to intangible assets established in connection with HTSC’s acquisition of our Company in 2016.

(2)

Consists of the adjustments to EBITDA listed in the adjusted EBITDA reconciliation table above other than share-based compensation.

(3)

Reflects the tax impact of expense adjustments and acquisition-related amortization.

 

Contacts

Investors:

Taylor J. Hamilton, CFA

Head of Investor Relations

InvestorRelations@assetmark.com

 

Media: 

Alaina Kleinman

Head of PR & Communications

alaina.kleinman@assetmark.com

 

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SOURCE: AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc.

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