NASDAQ$STEP

StepStone Group LP · Q2 2021 earnings

Q2 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

StepStone's second quarter fiscal 2021 results were reported, marking a successful transition to a public company and demonstrating strong financial performance.

StepStone Group reported strong second quarter results, with AUM increasing to $72.0 billion, FEAUM growing to $44.3 billion, and management and advisory fee revenue rising by 41%. The company also completed a successful IPO and closed SREP IV at $1.4 billion.

  • Total AUM increased by $5.9 billion (9%) to $72.0 billion (+23% from prior year).
  • Fee-Earning AUM increased $2.6 billion (6%) to $44.3 billion (+22% from prior year).
  • Management and advisory fee revenue was $75.7 million, an increase of 41% from the prior year.
  • Adjusted Net Income was $18.3 million (or $0.19 per share), an increase of 59% year-to-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$243M

Previous: $132M+84.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.19

Previous: $1.74-89.1%
Pre-tax Adjusted Net Income

$24.4M

Previous: $15.3M+59.5%
Adjusted revenues

$86.6M

Previous: $66.4M+30.4%
Fee-earning AUM

$44.3B

Previous: $36.2B+22.4%
Management and advisory fees, net

$75.7M

Previous: $53.8M+40.7%
Fee-related earnings

$28.2M

Previous: $12.5M+125.6%
Assets under management

$72B

Previous: $58.4B+23.3%
Undeployed fee-earning capital

$16.4B

Previous: $13.1B+25.2%
Capital Expenditures

-$745K

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$82.1M

No prior period
Net Income

-$790K

Previous: $46.4M-101.7%
Operating Income

$231M

Previous: $47.5M+386.0%
Gross Profit

$243M

Previous: $60.8M+299.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$157M

No prior period
Total Assets

$818M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$952K

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

StepStone · Revenue · Quarterly

$243M

Q2 2021+84.2%vs Q2 2020
Beat estimate in 6 of 9 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

StepStone · $260M total across 4 segments · Q4 2026

  • Focused commingled funds
    $161M
  • Separately managed accounts
    $76.3M
  • Advisory and other services
    $20M
  • Fund reimbursement revenues
    $3.18M

Forward guidance

No specific forward guidance was provided in the transcript excerpt.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2021

Historical avgQ2 2021

+2.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.4%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.1%

Avg return

30 days after

74%

17 / 23 earnings

Positive

+11.0%

Q4 2024

Best reaction

-7.0%

Q2 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026+5.4%+1.2%-13.0%
Q3 2026+5.5%+0.2%-22.8%
Q2 2026-1.6%+0.9%+1.0%
Q1 2026+1.8%+8.6%+6.0%
Q4 2025+3.5%+6.3%-6.5%
Q3 2025+0.8%-6.5%-18.3%
Q2 2025+2.9%+2.9%-8.9%
Q1 2025+11.0%+12.4%+16.6%
Q4 2024+11.0%+18.3%+15.9%
Q3 2024+7.5%+2.5%-0.2%
Q2 2024-7.0%-9.3%-12.4%
Q1 2024+4.5%+1.8%+8.9%
Q4 2023-5.1%-2.8%+3.5%
Q3 2023-2.9%-5.0%-22.6%
Q2 2023+1.0%+0.3%+2.6%
Q1 2023-0.5%-2.1%-5.1%
Q4 2022+2.2%-0.2%+2.4%
Q3 2022+4.3%+1.1%-6.7%
Q2 2022+4.7%+11.7%-8.6%
Q1 2022-5.4%-1.8%-1.3%
Q4 2021+4.8%+8.0%+21.7%
Q3 2021+6.0%+4.1%-15.2%
Q2 2021+1.5%+3.6%+14.3%
Q1 2021
Q4 2020
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020

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