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BlackStone Group LP · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Blackstone achieved record results driven by differentiated investment performance and significant capital inflows.

Blackstone reported record fourth-quarter results, with nearly $100 billion in capital inflows for the fourth consecutive year. The firm's focus on perpetual capital and growth initiatives across all areas contributed to its strong position at the end of 2020. Blackstone declared a dividend of $0.96 per share.

  • Fee Related Earnings (FRE) reached $750 million ($0.62/share), a 36% increase year-over-year.
  • Distributable Earnings (DE) amounted to $1.5 billion ($1.13/share), up 60% year-over-year.
  • Total Assets Under Management (AUM) stood at $618.6 billion, an 8% increase year-over-year.
  • The company declared a dividend of $0.96 per common share payable on February 16, 2021.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.63B

Previous: $2.09B+73.6%
EPS (adj)

$1.13

Previous: $0.71+59.2%
Fee-Earning AUM

$469B

Previous: $408B+15.0%
Distributable Earnings

$1.46B

No prior period
Fee-Related Earnings

$750M

No prior period
Perpetual Capital AUM

$135B

No prior period
Dry Powder

$148B

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$40.8M

Previous: $11.1M+265.9%
Free Cash Flow

$269M

Previous: $579M-53.5%
Net Income

$1.81B

Previous: $978M+85.4%
Operating Income

$2.08B

Previous: $1.01B+106.5%
Gross Profit

-$615M

Previous: $3.94B-115.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$2B

Previous: $2.17B-8.0%
Total Assets

$26.3B

Previous: $32.6B-19.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$88.9M

Previous: $85.3M+4.2%

Revenue & EPS history

BlackStone · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.63B

Q4 2020+73.6%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

BlackStone · $1.42B total across 2 segments · Q4 2020

  • Mgmt & Advisory Fees
    $1.13B+20.2%
  • Fee-Related Perf. Rev.
    $286M+226.7%

Forward guidance

The document does not contain specific forward guidance. It expresses confidence in the company's future path and growth initiatives.

Tailwinds

  • Firm ended 2020 in a position of strength
  • Great confidence in the path ahead
  • Achieved record results in the fourth quarter
  • Continued to deliver differentiated investment performance for our limited partners
  • Have an extraordinary range of growth initiatives across every area of the firm

Headwinds

  • Impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Risk Factors in Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019
  • Risk Factors in Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020
  • Other cautionary statements included in this report
  • Other periodic filings

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 Q4 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

62%

40 / 65 earnings

Positive

+11.5%

Q4 2021

Best reaction

-8.1%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.0%-6.3%-8.6%
Q4 2025-2.6%-8.8%-22.8%
Q3 2025-4.2%-6.2%-11.8%
Q2 2025-1.1%-5.3%+2.7%
Q1 2025+0.8%-3.5%+13.4%
Q4 2024-4.1%-7.8%-13.1%
Q3 2024+7.9%+5.5%+13.6%
Q2 2024+2.8%+6.5%-0.4%
Q1 2024-3.9%+0.9%+2.0%
Q4 2023+3.3%+5.4%+3.7%
Q3 2023-7.7%-7.0%+2.6%
Q2 2023-3.0%-3.5%-8.7%
Q1 2023-3.3%-6.6%-10.2%
Q4 2022+7.9%+8.0%+0.2%
Q3 2022-2.6%+4.3%+4.5%
Q2 2022-4.6%-7.4%+2.2%
Q1 2022-8.1%-10.9%-10.6%
Q4 2021+11.5%+21.1%+15.5%
Q3 2021+6.9%+10.5%+13.8%
Q2 2021+5.2%+8.0%+7.1%
Q1 2021+8.6%+10.3%+13.0%
Q4 2020+3.3%+6.8%+6.7%
Q3 2020-1.7%-1.0%+16.7%
Q2 2020-4.0%-6.6%-8.7%
Q1 2020+4.5%+10.9%+16.4%
Q4 2019-2.5%+1.0%-14.1%
Q3 2019+6.0%+7.5%+4.4%
Q2 2019+0.8%+7.3%+4.3%
Q1 2019+8.6%+10.6%+13.1%
Q4 2018+2.6%+4.5%+1.2%
Q3 2018-4.0%-6.4%-10.1%
Q2 2018-0.8%-0.1%-0.1%
Q1 2018+1.4%+1.3%-1.5%
Q4 2017-3.4%-5.2%-8.8%
Q3 2017+2.9%+3.3%-5.1%
Q2 2017-1.0%-0.7%-9.4%
Q1 2017+0.7%+2.8%-0.6%
Q4 2016+2.2%+0.0%-3.5%
Q3 2016+0.5%-1.8%+4.6%
Q2 2016+6.1%+7.1%+9.1%
Q1 2016-3.4%
Q4 2015+2.6%
Q3 2015+2.9%
Q2 2015+0.6%
Q1 2015+2.0%
Q4 2014+1.6%
Q3 2014+0.8%
Q2 2014+5.0%
Q1 2014+2.6%
Q4 2013+5.9%
Q3 2013+2.9%
Q2 2013+8.4%
Q1 2013-1.9%
Q4 2012+9.5%
Q3 2012+4.1%
Q2 2012+1.9%
Q1 2012+2.1%
Q2 2011-1.2%
Q4 2011-1.2%
Q3 2011-7.2%
Q1 2011+0.5%
Q4 2010+2.9%
Q3 2010-0.5%
Q2 2010-1.3%
Q1 2010+7.0%

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