NYSE$ARES

Ares Management Corporation · Q1 2020 earnings

Q1 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Ares Management Corporation reported first quarter 2020 results.

Ares Management Corporation reported a GAAP net loss of $31.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Despite economic disruption, the company generated a record level of fee related earnings with growth of 31% versus the prior year period, and fee paying AUM exceeded $100 billion for the first time.

  • Ares workforce responded well and is operating highly effectively during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Fee related earnings grew by 31% versus the prior year period.
  • Fee paying AUM exceeded $100 billion for the first time.
  • The company is well positioned to continue growing fee related earnings by 15% or more annually.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$429M

Previous: $305M+41.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.45

Previous: $0.35+28.6%
Total AUM

$149B

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$31M

Previous: $42M-174.0%
Net Income

-$31M

Previous: $44.9M-169.0%
Operating Income

$347M

Previous: -$64.4M+639.1%
Gross Profit

$429M

Previous: $305M+41.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Ares · Revenue · Quarterly

$429M

Q1 2020+41%vs Q1 2019
Beat estimate in 5 of 16 quarters(31%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Ares believes they are well positioned to continue growing their fee related earnings by 15% or more annually as they execute on a strong fundraising cycle and seek to make attractive, value-oriented investments from their long dated assets under management, with significant available capital of more than $33 billion.

Tailwinds

  • Strong fundraising cycle
  • Attractive, value-oriented investments
  • Long dated assets under management
  • Significant available capital of more than $33 billion
  • Flexible strategies

Headwinds

  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Pandemic's impact on the U.S. and global economy
  • Market volatility
  • Economic disruption
  • Challenging times

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2020

Historical avgQ1 2020

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.4%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

26 / 49 earnings

Positive

+8.5%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-11.2%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.8%+5.5%+9.4%
Q4 2025-11.2%-0.2%-19.8%
Q3 2025+5.5%+3.5%+9.0%
Q2 2025-1.6%+2.0%-3.4%
Q1 2025+3.2%+6.4%+8.7%
Q4 2024-2.9%-2.8%-20.7%
Q3 2024-4.8%+2.9%+5.4%
Q2 2024-10.3%-9.3%-1.9%
Q1 2024+0.2%+4.2%+6.4%
Q4 2023+6.1%+4.7%+4.1%
Q3 2023+0.3%+5.6%+10.7%
Q2 2023+1.2%+1.0%+4.3%
Q1 2023+2.5%-1.6%+2.1%
Q4 2022-0.2%-1.9%-12.9%
Q3 2022+6.5%+8.2%+8.7%
Q2 2022+8.5%+10.0%+13.7%
Q1 2022-5.8%-1.4%+3.5%
Q4 2021-2.3%+2.4%-11.4%
Q3 2021+2.0%-0.6%-2.8%
Q2 2021+4.3%+6.0%+9.3%
Q1 2021-6.4%-8.3%-1.7%
Q4 2020+1.6%+4.1%+9.1%
Q3 2020-1.9%-2.0%+5.2%
Q2 2020-0.3%+4.1%-2.0%
Q1 2020+7.7%+7.3%+22.0%
Q4 2019-1.5%-1.3%-21.1%
Q3 2019+5.5%+6.9%+11.3%
Q2 2019-2.8%-9.5%-1.3%
Q1 2019+1.2%+2.1%+4.0%
Q4 2018+6.8%+8.7%+9.9%
Q3 2018+7.2%+10.2%+14.4%
Q2 2018+0.2%+0.7%+1.9%
Q1 2018-3.3%-2.7%-2.4%
Q4 2017+5.9%+4.4%-5.9%
Q3 2017+1.1%+1.3%-1.9%
Q2 2017-0.3%+0.0%-0.3%
Q1 2017-3.4%-0.5%-4.5%
Q4 2016-5.4%-4.6%-20.6%
Q3 2016-1.0%+9.0%+10.0%
Q2 2016-0.5%+1.2%+6.9%
Q1 2016-1.5%
Q4 2015+0.2%
Q3 2015-3.1%
Q2 2015-0.2%
Q1 2015+1.4%
Q4 2014+2.3%
Q3 2014+6.2%
Q2 2014-0.2%
Q1 2014+0.3%
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q1 2013

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