IGM Financial Inc (FRA:C7G)
€ 29 0.8 (2.84%) Market Cap: 7.05 Bil Enterprise Value: 11.59 Bil PE Ratio: 9.56 PB Ratio: 1.40 GF Score: 73/100

Q2 2024 IGM Financial Inc Earnings Call Transcript

Aug 08, 2024 / 12:00PM GMT
Release Date Price: €23.6 (-2.48%)

Key Points

Positve
  • IGM Financial Inc (IGIFF) reported a 4.5% year-over-year increase in adjusted EPS, reaching $0.93 for the quarter.
  • Assets under management and advisement (AUM&A) grew by nearly 15% year-over-year, marking a record high for the company.
  • IG Wealth Management achieved its best second quarter on record for gross inflows, with $3.6 billion.
  • Mackenzie Investments saw a 38% increase in gross sales, indicating a rebound in asset management performance.
  • Wealthsimple's assets under administration grew by 87% year-over-year, reaching over $43 billion, highlighting strong client acquisition and retention.
Negative
  • The Canadian mutual fund industry remained in net redemptions during Q2, affecting overall market conditions.
  • IG Wealth Management experienced net outflows of $173 million during the quarter despite strong gross inflows.
  • Mackenzie Investments faced net redemptions of $745 million, reflecting ongoing challenges in the asset management sector.
  • Advisory fee rates at IG Wealth Management are expected to decrease by approximately 0.5 basis points per quarter due to shifts in client wealth bands.
  • The company anticipates continued industry net redemptions into the second half of the year, with gradual improvement expected by 2025.
Operator

Welcome to the IGM Financial second-quarter 2024 analyst call and webcast. As a reminder, all participants are in a listen-only mode and the conference is being recorded (Operator Instructions)

I would now like to turn the conference over to Kyle Martens, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Kyle Martens
IGM Financial Inc - Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations

Thank you, Betsy, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to our second-quarter 2024 earnings call. Joining me today on the call we have James O'Sullivan, President and CEO of IGM Financial; Damon Murchison, President and CEO of IG Wealth Management; Luke Gould, President and CEO of Mackenzie Investments; and Keith Potter, Executive Vice President and CFO of IGM Financial.

Before we get started I would like to draw your attention to our cautions concerning forward-looking statements on slide 3 of the presentation, slides 4 and five summarize non-IFRS financial measures and other financial measures used in the materials. And on slide 6, we provide a list of

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