Readers are referred to the disclaimer regarding Forward-Looking Statements,
Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Additional IFRS Measures at the end of this Release.
IGM Highlights
- Net earnings of
$160.9 million or68 cents per share compared to$167.5 million or70 cents per share in the first quarter of 2019. - A quarterly common share dividend of
$0.5625 per share was declared in the first quarter of 2020, maintained from the prior quarter. - Assets under management at
March 31, 2020 were$147.5 billion , a decrease of 8.1% from the prior year and 11.6% fromDecember 31, 2019 , due to financial market declines related to COVID-19. - Investment fund net sales were
$306 million , compared to net sales of$260 million in the first quarter of 2019.
"Our focus throughout the COVID-19 outbreak has been on serving our clients, supporting our people and ensuring safety and business continuity across our companies," said
COVID-19
Governments worldwide have enacted emergency measures to combat the spread of a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19). These measures, which include the implementation of travel bans, self-imposed quarantine periods and social distancing, have caused significant volatility and weakness in global equity markets and material disruption to businesses globally resulting in an economic slowdown. Governments and central banks have reacted with significant monetary and fiscal interventions designed to stabilize economic conditions.
The duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown at this time, as is the efficacy of the government and central bank interventions. As a result, it is not possible to reliably estimate the length and severity of these developments and the impact on the financial results and condition of the Corporation and its operating subsidiaries in future periods.
IG WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Assets under management and administration - Investment fund assets under management at
Net client inflows - Net client inflows for the first quarter of 2020 were
Investment fund net redemptions - Investment fund net redemptions for the first quarter were
Investment fund sales - Investment fund sales for the first quarter of 2020 were
Investment fund assets under management - Mutual fund assets under management were
Mutual fund sales highest first quarter - Mutual fund sales for the first quarter were
Investment fund net sales - Net sales for the first quarter were
ETF business - ETF net creations were
DIVIDENDS
The Board of Directors has declared a dividend of 56.25 cents per share on the Company's common shares which is payable on
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1 | During the three months ended |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements based on certain assumptions and reflect
This information is based upon certain material factors or assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion or making a forecast or projection as reflected in the forward-looking statements, including the perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that are believed to be appropriate in the circumstances. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to management, they may prove to be incorrect.
By its nature, this information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved.
A variety of material factors, many of which are beyond the Company's and its subsidiaries' control, affect the operations, performance and results of the Company, and its subsidiaries, and their businesses, and could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations of estimated or anticipated events or results. These factors include, but are not limited to: the impact or unanticipated impact of general economic, political and market factors in
The reader is cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking statements. The reader is also cautioned to consider these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Other than as specifically required by applicable Canadian law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements are made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, or otherwise.
Additional information about the risks and uncertainties of the Company's business and material factors or assumptions on which information contained in forward-looking statements is based is provided in its disclosure materials filed with the securities regulatory authorities in
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES AND ADDITIONAL IFRS MEASURES
This release contains non-IFRS financial measures and additional IFRS measures. Net earnings available to common shareholders, which is an additional measure in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), may be subdivided into two components consisting of:
- Adjusted net earnings available to common shareholders; and
- Other items, which include the after-tax impact of any item that management considers to be of a non-recurring nature or that could make the period-over-period comparison of results from operations less meaningful.
Terms by which non-IFRS financial measures are identified include but are not limited to "adjusted net earnings available to common shareholders", "adjusted earnings per share", "adjusted return on average common equity" and other similar expressions used to provide management and investors with additional measures to assess earnings performance. However, non-IFRS financial measures do not have standard meanings prescribed by IFRS and are not directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Please refer to the attached Financial Highlights for the appropriate reconciliations of these non-IFRS financial measures to measures prescribed by IFRS.
Terms by which additional IFRS measures are identified include "earnings before income taxes" and "net earnings available to common shareholders". Additional IFRS measures are used to provide management and investors with additional measures to assess earnings performance. These measures are considered additional IFRS measures as they are in addition to the minimum line items required by IFRS and are relevant to an understanding of the entity's financial performance.
FIRST QUARTER WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL
The most recent Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) of operating results are available on
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Consolidated Statements of Earnings | |||||
(unaudited) | Three months ended | ||||
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) | 2020 | 2019 | |||
Revenues | |||||
Management and advisory fees | $ | 562,079 | $ | 545,224 | |
Administration fees | 101,883 | 101,699 | |||
Distribution fees | 88,570 | 89,274 | |||
Net investment income and other | 9,486 | 20,233 | |||
Proportionate share of associates' earnings | 20,045 | 32,650 | |||
782,063 | 789,080 | ||||
Expenses | |||||
Commission | 269,984 | 274,666 | |||
Non-commission | 275,862 | 274,438 | |||
Interest | 27,307 | 25,216 | |||
573,153 | 574,320 | ||||
Earnings before income taxes | 208,910 | 214,760 | |||
Income taxes | 48,034 | 45,044 | |||
Net earnings | 160,876 | 169,716 | |||
Perpetual preferred share dividends | - | 2,213 | |||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 160,876 | $ | 167,503 | |
Earnings per share (in dollars) | |||||
- Basic | $ | 0.68 | $ | 0.70 | |
- Diluted | $ | 0.68 | $ | 0.70 |
Financial Highlights | ||||||||||
As at and for the three months ended | ||||||||||
(unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | Change | |||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders ($ millions) | $ | 160.9 | $ | 167.5 | (3.9)% | |||||
Diluted earnings per share | 0.68 | 0.70 | (2.9) | |||||||
Return on equity | 14.1% | 15.2% | ||||||||
Dividends per share | 0.5625 | 0.5625 | - | |||||||
Total assets under management (1)($ millions) | $ | 147,498 | $ | 160,467 | (8.1)% | |||||
Investment funds assets under management (1) | 143,223 | 154,335 | (7.2) | |||||||
IG Wealth Management | ||||||||||
Investment funds (2) | 81,901 | 89,411 | (8.4) | |||||||
Mackenzie | ||||||||||
Mutual funds | 54,288 | 57,694 | ||||||||
ETFs | 5,255 | 3,330 | ||||||||
Inter-product eliminations (1) | (1,766) | (898) | ||||||||
Investment funds | 57,777 | 60,126 | ||||||||
Sub-advisory, institutional and other accounts | 5,326 | 7,650 | ||||||||
Total | 63,103 | 67,776 | (6.9) | |||||||
Investment funds (2) | 4,698 | 5,426 | (13.4) | |||||||
($ millions) | ||||||||||
IG Wealth | Mackenzie | Investment | Intercompany | Total | ||||||
For the three months ended | ||||||||||
Mutual funds (2) | $ | (50) | $ | 355 | $ | (81) | $ | - | $ | 224 |
ETFs | - | 1,015 | - | - | 1,015 | |||||
Inter-product eliminations (1) | - | (378) | - | (555) | (933) | |||||
Investment funds | (50) | 992 | (81) | (555) | 306 | |||||
Sub-advisory, institutional and other accounts | - | (198) | - | 112 | (86) | |||||
Total | (50) | 794 | (81) | (443) | 220 | |||||
(1) | Consolidated results eliminate double counting where business is reflected within multiple segments: |
(2) | Includes separately managed accounts. |
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