Summary
Ameriprise Financial Inc. reported solid performance for the second quarter and first six months of 2014, with significant year-over-year increases in net income and earnings per share. Total revenues grew by 12% in the quarter, driven by increases in management and financial advice fees, premiums, and other revenues. Expenses also rose, primarily due to higher distribution and general administrative costs, but operating earnings showed substantial improvement, particularly in the Annuities and Advice & Wealth Management segments. The company's assets under management and administration (AUM/AUA) saw a healthy 15% increase year-over-year, reaching $809.9 billion as of June 30, 2014. This growth was fueled by market appreciation and strong net inflows in the Advice & Wealth Management and Asset Management segments. Despite headwinds from a low interest rate environment impacting net investment income and spread-based products, Ameriprise demonstrated effective expense management and strategic initiatives, leading to robust growth in profitability and shareholder value.
Financial Highlights
34 data points| Revenue | $3.08B |
| Operating Expenses | $2.45B |
| Operating Income | $775.00M |
| Net Income | $374.00M |
| EPS (Basic) | $1.94 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $1.91 |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 192.70M |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 196.20M |
Key Highlights
- 1Net income attributable to Ameriprise Financial increased by 17% to $374 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014, compared to $321 million in the prior year period.
- 2Diluted earnings per share rose by 24% to $1.91 for the second quarter of 2014, from $1.54 in the prior year period.
- 3Total net revenues for the quarter grew by 12% to $3.07 billion, driven by a 12% increase in management and financial advice fees and a 52% surge in other revenues.
- 4Assets Under Management and Administration (AUM/AUA) increased by 15% year-over-year to $809.9 billion as of June 30, 2014.
- 5The Advice & Wealth Management segment saw a significant 29% increase in operating earnings for the quarter, driven by strong growth in wrap account assets and expense management.
- 6The Annuities segment's operating earnings increased by 55% for the quarter, benefiting from market appreciation and a favorable policyholder fund movement.
- 7Ameriprise Financial repurchased approximately 3.2 million shares of common stock under its share repurchase programs during the second quarter of 2014 for approximately $350 million.