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Form 8-K GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. For: Nov 04

November 5, 2015 6:03 AM EST

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 4, 2015
 
 
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-14761
 
13-4007862
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY
 
 
 
10580
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (914) 921-3700


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Item 2.02
 
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

  The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, "Results of Operations and Financials Condition."
 
  
  On November 4, 2015, GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO") announced its results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015.  A copy of the related press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
 
  The information furnished under Item 2.02, including the exhibit attached hereto, is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
 

 
 
 
Item 9.01
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (d) Exhibits
 
  99.1  GAMCO's Press Release, dated November 4, 2015.
 
 
SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
 
By: /s/ Kieran Caterina
 
Kieran Caterina
Senior Vice Presdeint and Co-Chief Accounting Officer
 
Date:November 4, 2015
Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
 
99.1  GAMCO's Press Release, dated November 4, 2015.
 


Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 
For Immediate Release:
 
Contact:
 
Douglas R. Jamieson
 
 
President
and Chief Operating Officer
 
 
(914) 921-5020
 
 
 
 
 
For further information please visit
 
 
www.gabelli.com

GAMCO Investors, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results
·
 Third Quarter Earnings of $0.59 per diluted share
·
 Average AUM at $42.7 billion
 
Rye, New York, November 4, 2015 – GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GAMCO”) (NYSE: GBL) today reported its 2015 third quarter results including revenues of $96.5 million, net income of $15.0 million and earnings of $0.59 per diluted share.  On a comparable basis, revenues were $110.9 million, net income was $23.7 million, and earnings were $0.93 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2014.

Average Assets Under Management (“AUM”) were $42.7 billion for the third quarter of 2015 versus $46.4 billion for the second quarter of 2015 and $48.4 billion for the third quarter of 2014.
 
Financial Highlights
   
Q3
     
Q3
         
YTD
     
YTD
     
($'s in 000's except AUM and per share data)
   
2015
     
2014
       
%D
 
   2015        2014      
%D
 
                                                     
AUM - end of period (in millions)
 
$
39,576
   
$
46,947
       
(15.7
%)
 
$
39,576
     
$
46,947
     
(15.7
%)
AUM - average (in millions)
   
42,661
     
48,399
       
(11.9
)
   
45,286
       
47,840
     
(5.3
)
                                                     
Revenues
   
96,546
     
110,858
       
(12.9
)
   
303,095
       
323,631
     
(6.3
)
                                                     
Operating income before management fee (a)
   
38,878
     
47,342
 
(b)
   
(17.9
)
   
116,450
 
(c)
   
131,250
     
(11.3
)
Operating margin before management fee
   
40.3
%
   
42.7
%
             
38.4
%
     
40.6
%
       
                                                     
Operating income
   
36,196
     
43,586
 
(b)
   
(17.0
)
   
105,090
 
(c)
   
117,622
     
(10.7
)
Operating margin
   
37.5
%
   
39.3
%
             
34.7
%
     
36.3
%
       
                                                     
Other income/(expense), net
   
(12,500
   
(9,989
             
(3,286
     
5,025
         
                                                     
Income before income taxes
   
23,696
     
33,597
       
(29.5
)
   
101,804
       
122,647
     
(17.0
)
Effective tax rate
   
39.0
%
   
38.8
%
             
37.9
%
     
36.5
%
       
                                                     
Net income
   
14,969
     
23,665
       
(36.7
)
   
63,846
       
80,569
     
(20.8
)
                                                     
Net income per share
 
$
0.59
   
$
0.93
       
(36.6
%)
 
$
2.52
     
$
3.15
     
(20.0
%)
                                                     
Shares outstanding at September 30
   
25,538
(d)    
25,879
               
25,538
       
25,879
         
 
(a) See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation on page 10.
                                             
(b) Third quarter 2015 included $0.5 million of incremental costs as compared to third quarter 2014.
         
(c) Year to date 2015 included $4.1 million of incremental costs as compared to year to date 2014:
                   
         $1.0 million for the launch of a new closed-end fund; $1.5 million for potential firm restructuring; and $1.6 million in RSA expense.
 
(d) Shares outstanding consist of 24,849 non-RSA shares and 689 RSA shares.  556 RSAs are outstanding at October 31, 2015.  
                                                     
 
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Assets Under Management
 
               
% Change From
 
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2015
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Equities:
                   
Open-end Funds
 
$
14,075
   
$
15,984
   
$
17,458
     
(11.9
%)
   
(19.4
%)
Closed-end Funds
   
6,205
     
6,981
     
6,963
     
(11.1
)
   
(10.9
)
Institutional & PWM - direct
   
13,190
     
16,011
     
16,223
     
(17.6
)
   
(18.7
)
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory
   
3,302
     
3,703
     
3,525
     
(10.8
)
   
(6.3
)
Investment Partnerships
   
947
     
937
     
899
     
1.1
     
5.3
 
SICAV (a)
   
174
     
152
     
121
     
14.5
     
43.8
 
Total Equities
   
37,893
     
43,768
     
45,189
     
(13.4
)
   
(16.1
)
Fixed Income:
                                       
Money-Market Fund
   
1,637
     
1,600
     
1,698
     
2.3
     
(3.6
)
Institutional & PWM
   
45
     
46
     
60
     
(2.2
)
   
(25.0
)
Total Fixed Income
   
1,682
     
1,646
     
1,758
     
2.2
     
(4.3
)
Total Assets Under Management
 
$
39,575
   
$
45,414
   
$
46,947
     
(12.9
)
   
(15.7
)
                                         
 

(a)  Includes $42 million, $45 million and $70 million of seed capital at September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.

Our third quarter 2015 decline in AUM was due to market depreciation of $3.8 billion, net outflows of $1.9 billion and open- and closed-end fund net distributions of $122 million.

Revenues

-
Total revenues for the third quarter of 2015 were $96.5 million, down 12.9% from $110.9 million in the prior year, reflecting lesser fees earned in investment advisory services on lower assets, in distribution and other income and in institutional research services.

-
Investment advisory fees, excluding incentive fees, were lower at $82.2 million in the third quarter of 2015 from $92.6 million in the comparable 2014 quarter.  Revenues in our open-end and closed-end funds and Institutional and Private Wealth Management decreased due to a decline of average AUM in the open-end and closed-end funds and lower billable assets in our Institutional and Private Wealth Management accounts which were partially offset by revenue increases in investment partnerships on higher levels of average AUM.

-
Incentive fees earned were $0.1 million during both the 2015 and 2014 third quarters.

-
Distribution fees from our open-end equity funds and other income were $12.3 million for the third quarter 2015, a reduction of $3.4 million, or 21.7%, from $15.7 million in the prior year quarter.  Driving this decrease is a 16.3% decline in quarter over quarter average AUM and a shift from share classes with a distribution fees to Class I shares for which we do not collect a distribution fee.

-
Our institutional research services revenues were $2.1 million in the third quarter 2015, compared to $2.5 million in the prior year period.
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Operating Income – Third Quarter

Operating income, which is net of management fee expense decreased 17.0%, or $7.4 million, to $36.2 million in the third quarter of 2015 versus $43.6 million in the prior year period.  Management fee expense, which is entirely variable, is based on pre-tax income.  The third quarter of 2015 was impacted by lower revenues and $0.5 million of incremental non-cash expenses related to RSAs issued subsequent to the third quarter of 2014.  The third quarter of 2014 was positively impacted by a reimbursement of $0.9 million relating to previously incurred expenses.  Excluding those incremental costs and reimbursements identified above, adjusted operating income was $36.7 million in the third quarter of 2015, a decline of $6.0 million, from the $42.7 million in the third quarter of 2014.

Operating income before management fee was $38.9 million in the third quarter 2015 versus $47.3 million in the third quarter 2014.  Operating margin before management fee was 40.3% versus 42.7% in the third quarter of 2014.  Excluding those incremental costs identified above, adjusted operating income before management fee was $39.4 million in the third quarter of 2015 as compared to $46.5 million in the third quarter of 2014.  Operating margins, before management fee and adjusted for those items identified above, was 40.8% in the 2015 quarter as compared to 41.9% in the 2014 quarter.  Management believes evaluating operating income before management fee is an important measure in analyzing the Company’s operating results.  Further information regarding Non-GAAP measures is included in Notes on Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Table V included elsewhere herein.

Other income (expense)

We recognized net other expense of $12.5 million in the 2015 quarter versus an expense of $10.0 million in the third quarter of 2014.  Investment losses were $11.5 million in the 2015 quarter versus $9.1 million in the 2014 quarter.  Dividend and interest income were $0.9 million in the 2015 quarter versus $1.1 million in the 2014 quarter.  Interest expense was $1.9 million in the 2015 quarter versus $2.0 million in the 2014 quarter.

Income Taxes

The firm’s effective tax rate (“ETR”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 was 39.0% versus 38.8% for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Business and Investment Highlights

-
On October 19, 2015, shareholders of the Bancroft Fund and the Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund approved the change in advisor to Gabelli Funds.  Gabelli will form the Dinsmore Group.  Tom Dinsmore, Jane O’Keeffe, and James Dinsmore will continue to manage the Bancroft and Ellsworth Growth and Income closed-end funds.
 
 
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-
In September 2015, Gabelli & Company hosted its 20th Annual Aircraft Supplier Conference featuring presentations by senior management of several leading aerospace and defense companies.

-
On October 13, 2015, GAMCO announced that its Board of Directors had again adopted a $0.25 per share contribution under its existing Shareholder Designated Charitable Contribution Program for all registered shareholders.  In 2013, GAMCO donated $5.3 million to 85 different charities and in 2014 donated $5.5 million to 80 different charities on behalf of its shareholders.

-
On November 2, 2015, the Company announced the spin-off of Associated Capital Group, Inc. (“AC”) to GBL shareholders of one share of AC for each share of GBL owned on the record date.
 
Balance Sheet

We ended the quarter with cash and investments, excluding noncontrolling interests, of $768.6 million, debt of $106.8 million ($106.9 million face value) and equity attributable to GAMCO shareholders of $562.6 million.  We have $500 million available on our universal shelf registration.  Together with earnings from operations, the shelf provides us with flexibility to do acquisitions, lift-outs, seed new investment strategies, and co-invest, as well as to fund shareholder compensation, including share repurchases and dividends.

Shareholder Compensation

During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, we returned $12.3 million of our earnings to shareholders through dividends and stock repurchases.  We repurchased 172,007 shares at an average price of $61.11 per share, for a total investment of $10.5 million and distributed $1.8 million in dividends.   Since our IPO, in February 1999, we have returned $906 million in total to shareholders of which $484 million was in the form of dividends and $422 million was through stock buybacks of 9,447,513 shares at an average investment of $44.70 per share.

On November 4, 2015, GAMCO’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share payable on December 29, 2015 to its Class A and Class B shareholders of record on December 15, 2015.

About GAMCO Investors, Inc.

GAMCO Investors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages private advisory accounts (GAMCO Asset Management Inc.), open-end funds and closed-end funds (Gabelli Funds, LLC), and partnerships and offshore funds (Gabelli Securities, Inc.).
 
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About GAMCO Investors, Inc.

GAMCO Investors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages private advisory accounts (GAMCO Asset Management Inc.), mutual funds and closed-end funds (Gabelli Funds, LLC), and partnerships and offshore funds (Gabelli Securities, Inc.).

 
NOTES ON NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

A.  
Operating income before management fee expense is used by management to evaluate its business operations.  We believe this measure is useful in illustrating the operating results of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) as management fee expense is based on pre-tax income before management fee expense, which includes non-operating items including investment gains and losses from the Company’s proprietary investment portfolio and interest expense.  The reconciliation of operating income before management fee expense to operating income is provided in Table V.
 
B.  
Operating income before management fee expense per share and other income/(expense), net per share are used by management for purposes of evaluating its business operations.  We believe these measures are useful in comparing the operating and non-operating results of the Company for the purposes of understanding the composition of net income per fully diluted share.  The negative swings in other income/(expense), net of $0.15 and $0.27 per fully diluted share for the quarter and year to date, respectively, are derived by making certain necessary adjustments, as shown in the table below, to arrive at a net impact for each period and then calculating the difference.  The reconciliation of operating income before management fee expense per share and other income/(expense), net per share to net income per fully diluted share, is provided below.
 
   
3rd Quarter
   
YTD September
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Operating income before management fee
 
$
38,878
   
$
47,342
   
$
116,450
   
$
131,250
 
Management fee expense
   
(3,932
)
   
(4,755
)
   
(11,689
)
   
(13,125
)
Tax expense
   
(13,634
)
   
(16,536
)
   
(39,668
)
   
(43,144
)
Noncontrolling interest expense
   
78
     
66
     
276
     
236
 
Operating income (after management fee and taxes)
   
21,390
     
26,117
     
65,369
     
75,217
 
Per fully diluted share
 
$
0.84
   
$
1.03
   
$
2.58
   
$
2.94
 
                                 
Other income/(expense), net
 
$
(12,500
)
 
$
(9,989
)
 
$
(3,286
)
 
$
5,025
 
Management fee (expense)/benefit
   
1,250
     
999
     
329
     
(503
)
Tax (expense)/benefit
   
4,389
     
3,491
     
1,121
     
(1,652
)
Noncontrolling interest (expense)/benefit
   
440
     
3,047
     
313
     
2,482
 
Other income, net (after management fee and taxes)
 
$
(6,421
)
 
$
(2,452
)
 
$
(1,523
)
 
$
5,352
 
Per fully diluted share
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
(0.10
)
 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
0.21
 
                                 
Net income per fully diluted share
 
$
0.59
   
$
0.93
   
$
2.52
   
$
3.15
 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
   
25,241
     
25,517
     
25,337
     
25,595
 
Actual shares outstanding       25,538        25,879        25,538        25,879  
RSA shares outstanding (included in actual shares outstanding)      689        640        689        640  
                                 
 
 
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C.  
Adjusted operating income and adjusted operating income before management fee expense is used by management to evaluate its ongoing business operations.  We believe this measure is useful in evaluating the ongoing operating results of the Company absent any of these adjustments.

      
3rd Quarter
   
YTD September
 
     
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Operating income before management fee
 
$
38,878
   
$
47,342
   
$
116,450
   
$
131,250
 
Adjustments:
                               
   Add back:
Incremental RSA expense
   
489
     
-
     
1,636
     
-
 
Costs to launch Closed-end fund
   
-
     
-
     
1,000
     
-
 
Costs related to potential firm restructuring
   
-
     
-
     
1,475
     
-
 
   Deduct:
Reimbursement of prior year expense
   
-
     
(848
)
   
-
     
(1,286
)
Adjusted operating income before management fee
   
39,367
     
46,494
     
120,561
     
129,964
 
Adjusted operating margin before management fee
   
40.8
%
   
41.9
%
   
39.8
%
   
40.2
%
                                   

      
3rd Quarter
   
YTD September
 
     
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Operating income
 
$
36,196
   
$
43,586
   
$
105,090
   
$
117,622
 
Adjustments:
                               
   Add back:
Incremental RSA expense
   
489
     
-
     
1,636
     
-
 
Costs to launch Closed-end fund
   
-
     
-
     
1,000
     
-
 
Costs related to potential firm restructuring
   
-
     
-
     
1,475
     
-
 
   Deduct:
Reimbursement of prior year expense
   
-
     
(848
)
   
-
     
(1,286
)
Adjusted operating income
   
36,685
     
42,738
     
109,201
     
116,336
 
Adjusted operating margin
   
38.0
%
   
38.6
%
   
36.0
%
   
35.9
%
                                   

 

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The Company reported Assets Under Management as follows (in millions):
         
                     
Table I: Fund Flows - 3rd Quarter 2015
                 
               
Fund
     
       
Market
       
distributions,
     
   
June 30,
   
appreciation/
   
Net cash
   
net of
   
September 30,
 
   
2015
   
(depreciation)
   
flows
   
reinvestments
   
2015
 
Equities:
                   
Open-end Funds
 
$
15,984
   
$
(1,289
)
 
$
(606
)
 
$
(14
)
 
$
14,075
 
Closed-end Funds
   
6,981
     
(663
)
   
(5
)
   
(108
)
   
6,205
 
Institutional & PWM - direct
   
16,011
     
(1,497
)
   
(1,324
)
   
-
     
13,190
 
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory
   
3,703
     
(345
)
   
(56
)
   
-
     
3,302
 
Investment Partnerships
   
937
     
(31
)
   
41
     
-
     
947
 
SICAV (a)
   
152
     
(5
)
   
27
     
-
     
174
 
Total Equities
   
43,768
     
(3,830
)
   
(1,923
)
   
(122
)
   
37,893
 
Fixed Income:
                                       
Money-Market Fund
   
1,600
     
-
     
37
     
-
     
1,637
 
Institutional & PWM
   
46
     
-
     
(1
)
   
-
     
45
 
Total Fixed Income
   
1,646
     
-
     
36
     
-
     
1,682
 
Total Assets Under Management
 
$
45,414
   
$
(3,830
)
 
$
(1,887
)
 
$
(122
)
 
$
39,575
 
                                         
(a)  Includes $45 million and $42 million of seed capital at June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively.
 
Table II: Fund Flows - Year to date September 2015
             
               
Fund
     
       
Market
       
distributions,
     
   
December 31,
   
appreciation/
   
Net cash
   
net of
   
September 30,
 
   
2014
   
(depreciation)
   
flows
   
reinvestments
   
2015
 
Equities:
                   
Open-end Funds
 
$
17,684
   
$
(1,210
)
 
$
(2,343
)
 
$
(56
)
 
$
14,075
 
Closed-end Funds
   
6,949
     
(541
)
   
138
     
(341
)
   
6,205
 
Institutional & PWM - direct
   
16,597
     
(1,372
)
   
(2,035
)
   
-
     
13,190
 
Institutional & PWM - sub-advisory
   
3,704
     
(202
)
   
(200
)
   
-
     
3,302
 
Investment Partnerships
   
905
     
(4
)
   
46
     
-
     
947
 
SICAV (a)
   
135
     
(8
)
   
47
     
-
     
174
 
Total Equities
   
45,974
     
(3,337
)
   
(4,347
)
   
(397
)
   
37,893
 
Fixed Income:
                                       
Money-Market Fund
   
1,455
     
-
     
182
     
-
     
1,637
 
Institutional & PWM
   
58
     
-
     
(13
)
   
-
     
45
 
Total Fixed Income
   
1,513
     
-
     
169
     
-
     
1,682
 
Total Assets Under Management
 
$
47,487
   
$
(3,337
)
 
$
(4,178
)
 
$
(397
)
 
$
39,575
 
                                         
(a)  Includes $71 million and $42 million of seed capital at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015, respectively.
 
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Table III
           
             
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
             
   
For the Quarter Ended September 30,
 
           
% Inc.
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
(Dec.)
 
             
Investment advisory and incentive fees
 
$
82,182
   
$
92,591
     
(11.2
%)
Distribution fees and other income
   
12,301
     
15,727
     
(21.8
)
Institutional research services
   
2,063
     
2,540
     
(18.8
)
Total revenues
   
96,546
     
110,858
     
(12.9
)
                         
Compensation costs
   
39,731
     
43,316
     
(8.3
)
Distribution costs
   
12,344
     
15,101
     
(18.3
)
Other operating expenses
   
5,593
     
5,099
     
9.7
 
Total expenses
   
57,668
     
63,516
     
(9.2
)
                         
Operating income before management fee
   
38,878
     
47,342
     
(17.9
)
                         
Investment loss
   
(10,583
)
   
(8,002
)
       
Interest expense
   
(1,917
)
   
(1,987
)
       
Other income/(expense), net
   
(12,500
)
   
(9,989
)
       
                         
Income before management fee and income taxes
   
26,378
     
37,353
     
(29.4
)
Management fee expense
   
2,682
     
3,756
         
Income before income taxes
   
23,696
     
33,597
     
(29.5
)
Income tax expense
   
9,245
     
13,045
         
Net income
   
14,451
     
20,552
     
(29.7
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
   
(518
)
   
(3,113
)
       
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.
 
$
14,969
   
$
23,665
     
(36.7
)
                         
Net income per share attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.:
                       
Basic
 
$
0.60
   
$
0.94
     
(36.2
)
                         
Diluted
 
$
0.59
   
$
0.93
     
(36.6
)
                         
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                       
Basic
   
24,947
     
25,296
     
(1.4
)
                         
Diluted
   
25,241
     
25,517
     
(1.1
)
                         
Actual shares outstanding (a)
   
25,538
     
25,879
     
(1.3
)
                         
Notes:
                       
(a) Includes 688,550 and 639,750 of RSAs, respectively.
                       
See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation on page 10.
                       
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Table IV
           
             
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
             
   
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
           
% Inc.
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
(Dec.)
 
             
Investment advisory and incentive fees
 
$
257,563
   
$
270,544
     
(4.8
%)
Distribution fees and other income
   
39,402
     
46,367
     
(15.0
)
Institutional research services
   
6,130
     
6,720
     
(8.8
)
Total revenues
   
303,095
     
323,631
     
(6.3
)
                         
Compensation costs
   
127,627
     
131,258
     
(2.8
)
Distribution costs
   
39,747
     
44,087
     
(9.8
)
Other operating expenses
   
19,271
     
17,036
     
13.1
 
Total expenses
   
186,645
     
192,381
     
(3.0
)
                         
Operating income before management fee
   
116,450
     
131,250
     
(11.3
)
                         
Investment loss
   
2,613
     
11,025
         
Interest expense
   
(5,899
)
   
(6,000
)
       
Other income/(expense), net
   
(3,286
)
   
5,025
         
                         
Income before management fee and income taxes
   
113,164
     
136,275
     
(17.0
)
Management fee expense
   
11,360
     
13,628
         
Income before income taxes
   
101,804
     
122,647
     
(17.0
)
Income tax expense
   
38,547
     
44,796
         
Net income
   
63,257
     
77,851
     
(18.7
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
   
(589
)
   
(2,718
)
       
Net income attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.
 
$
63,846
   
$
80,569
     
(20.8
)
                         
Net income per share attributable to GAMCO Investors, Inc.:
                       
Basic
 
$
2.55
   
$
3.17
     
(19.6
)
                         
Diluted
 
$
2.52
   
$
3.15
     
(20.0
)
                         
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                       
Basic
   
25,047
     
25,385
     
(1.3
)
                         
Diluted
   
25,337
     
25,595
     
(1.0
)
                         
Actual shares outstanding (a)
   
25,538
     
25,879
     
(1.3
)
                         
Notes:
                       
(a) Includes 688,550 and 639,750 of RSAs, respectively.
                       
See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation on page 10.
                       
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Table V
                                   
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
 
UNAUDITED QUARTERLY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
                                     
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
1st
   
2nd
   
3rd
       
1st
   
2nd
   
3rd
   
4th
     
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
YTD
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Full Year
 
Income Statement Data:
                                   
                                     
Revenues
 
$
103,845
   
$
102,704
   
$
96,546
   
$
303,095
   
$
104,477
   
$
108,296
   
$
110,858
   
$
116,751
   
$
440,382
 
                                                                         
Expenses
   
65,463
     
63,514
     
57,668
     
186,645
     
63,250
     
65,615
     
63,516
     
69,848
     
262,229
 
                                                                         
Operating income before
                                                                       
  management fee
   
38,382
     
39,190
     
38,878
     
116,450
     
41,227
     
42,681
     
47,342
     
46,903
     
178,153
 
                                                                         
Investment income/(loss)
   
8,012
     
5,184
     
(10,583
)
   
2,613
     
8,085
     
11,076
     
(8,002
)
   
5,119
     
16,278
 
Interest expense
   
(2,019
)
   
(1,963
)
   
(1,917
)
   
(5,899
)
   
(1,992
)
   
(2,021
)
   
(1,987
)
   
(2,049
)
   
(8,049
)
Shareholder-designated contribution
 
-
     
-
             
-
     
-
     
(134
)
   
-
     
-
     
(134
)
Other income/(expense), net
   
5,993
     
3,221
     
(12,500
)
   
(3,286
)
   
6,093
     
8,921
     
(9,989
)
   
3,070
     
8,095
 
                                                                         
Income before management
                                                                       
  fee and income taxes
   
44,375
     
42,411
     
26,378
     
113,164
     
47,320
     
51,602
     
37,353
     
49,973
     
186,248
 
Management fee expense
   
4,437
     
4,241
     
2,682
     
11,360
     
4,728
     
5,144
     
3,756
     
4,999
     
18,627
 
Income before income taxes
   
39,938
     
38,170
     
23,696
     
101,804
     
42,592
     
46,458
     
33,597
     
44,974
     
167,621
 
Income tax expense
   
15,179
     
14,123
     
9,245
     
38,547
     
14,616
     
17,135
     
13,045
     
17,709
     
62,505
 
Net income
   
24,759
     
24,047
     
14,451
     
63,257
     
27,976
     
29,323
     
20,552
     
27,265
     
105,116
 
Net income/(loss) attributable
                                                                       
  to noncontrolling interests
   
(17
)
   
(54
)
   
(518
)
   
(589
)
   
22
     
373
     
(3,113
)
   
(1,556
)
   
(4,274
)
Net income attributable to
                                                                       
  GAMCO Investors, Inc.
 
$
24,776
   
$
24,101
   
$
14,969
   
$
63,846
   
$
27,954
   
$
28,950
   
$
23,665
   
$
28,821
   
$
109,390
 
                                                                         
Net income per share
                                                                       
  attributable to GAMCO
                                                                       
  Investors, Inc.:
                                                                       
Basic
 
$
0.99
   
$
0.96
   
$
0.60
   
$
2.55
   
$
1.10
   
$
1.14
   
$
0.94
   
$
1.14
   
$
4.32
 
                                                                         
Diluted
 
$
0.97
   
$
0.95
   
$
0.59
   
$
2.52
   
$
1.09
   
$
1.13
   
$
0.93
   
$
1.13
   
$
4.28
 
                                                                         
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                                                                 
Basic
   
25,132
     
25,065
     
24,947
     
25,047
     
25,481
     
25,381
     
25,296
     
25,184
     
25,335
 
                                                                         
Diluted
   
25,414
     
25,358
     
25,241
     
25,337
     
25,684
     
25,586
     
25,517
     
25,449
     
25,558
 
Reconciliation of non-GAAP
                                                                       
  financial measures to GAAP:
                                                                       
Operating income before
                                                                       
  management fee
   
38,382
     
39,190
     
38,878
     
116,450
     
41,227
     
42,681
     
47,342
     
46,903
     
178,153
 
Deduct: management fee expense
   
4,437
     
4,241
     
2,682
     
11,360
     
4,728
     
5,144
     
3,756
     
4,999
     
18,627
 
Operating income
 
$
33,945
   
$
34,949
   
$
36,196
   
$
105,090
   
$
36,499
   
$
37,537
   
$
43,586
   
$
41,904
   
$
159,526
 
                                                                         
Operating margin before
                                                                       
  management fee
   
37.0
%
   
38.2
%
   
40.3
%
   
38.4
%
   
39.5
%
   
39.4
%
   
42.7
%
   
40.2
%
   
40.5
%
Operating margin after
                                                                       
  management fee
   
32.7
%
   
34.0
%
   
37.5
%
   
34.7
%
   
34.9
%
   
34.7
%
   
39.3
%
   
35.9
%
   
36.2
%
                                                                         
10

Table VI
           
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
             
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2014
 
             
ASSETS
           
             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
425,616
   
$
298,224
   
$
358,421
 
Investments (a)
   
342,988
     
406,711
     
401,584
 
Receivable from brokers
   
52,918
     
76,079
     
79,885
 
Other receivables
   
34,767
     
67,228
     
40,569
 
Income tax receivable
   
2,409
     
2,477
     
2,433
 
Other assets
   
13,971
     
15,711
     
15,868
 
                         
  Total assets
 
$
872,669
   
$
866,430
   
$
898,760
 
                         
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
                       
                         
Payable to brokers
 
$
49,074
   
$
43,409
   
$
46,790
 
Income taxes payable and deferred tax liabilities
   
10,529
     
27,939
     
27,412
 
Compensation payable
   
88,747
     
39,983
     
93,535
 
Securities sold short, not yet purchased
   
5,577
     
10,595
     
14,180
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
40,694
     
36,212
     
37,583
 
  Sub-total
   
194,621
     
158,138
     
219,500
 
                         
5.875% Senior notes (due June 1, 2021)
   
100,000
     
100,000
     
100,000
 
0% Subordinated Debentures (due December 31, 2015) (b)
   
6,750
     
12,163
     
11,941
 
  Total debt
   
106,750
     
112,163
     
111,941
 
  Total liabilities
   
301,371
     
270,301
     
331,441
 
                         
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
   
6,018
     
68,334
     
56,086
 
                         
GAMCO Investors, Inc.'s stockholders' equity
   
562,645
     
525,061
     
508,494
 
Noncontrolling interests
   
2,635
     
2,734
     
2,739
 
Total equity
   
565,280
     
527,795
     
511,233
 
                         
Total liabilities and equity
 
$
872,669
   
$
866,430
   
$
898,760
 
                         
(a) Includes investments in sponsored registered investment companies of $115.0 million, $39.5 million and $39.5 million, respectively.
 
(b) The 0% Subordinated Debentures due December 31, 2015 have a face value of $6.9 million, $13.1 million and $13.1 million, respectively.
 
 

11


SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

The financial results set forth in this press release are preliminary. Our disclosure and analysis in this press release, which do not present historical information, contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements convey our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements because they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning. They also appear in any discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance of our products, expenses, the outcome of any legal proceedings, and financial results.  Although we believe that we are basing our expectations and beliefs on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of what we currently know about our business and operations, the economy and other conditions, there can be no assurance that our actual results will not differ materially from what we expect or believe.  Therefore, you should proceed with caution in relying on any of these forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance.

Forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, some of which are listed below, that are difficult to predict and could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Some of the factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations or beliefs include a decline in the securities markets that adversely affect our assets under management, negative performance of our products, the failure to perform as required under our investment management agreements, a general downturn in the economy that negatively impacts our operations. We also direct your attention to the more specific discussions of these and other risks, uncertainties and other important factors  contained in our Form 10-K and other public filings.  Other factors that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We do not undertake to update publicly any forward-looking statements if we subsequently learn that we are unlikely to achieve our expectations whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

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