New York, Aug 4 (Newswire): Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has said that its second-quarter profit fell 25 percent as growth slowed in its main investment businesses.
The private equity giant reported $245.3 million in economic net income after taxes atop $117.6 million in fees. That amounts to an after-tax profit of 36 cents a stock unit; analysts had, on average, expected a profit of 41 cents, according to the market researcher Capital IQ.
Economic net income is a nonstandard profit measure used by publicly traded private equity firms that excludes some stock-based compensation costs. On a generally accepted accounting principles basis, K.K.R. earned $39.6 million for the quarter.
The firm said assets under management grew to $61.9 billion. Much of that growth resulted from an increase in the value of K.K.R.'s investments, as well as from newly raised capital.
"In an increasingly challenged global economic environment, our business continued its growth trajectory across all segments," Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts, the firm's co-founders and co-chairmen, said in a statement.
K.K.R.'s second-quarter performance trailed that of its main rival, the Blackstone Group, which more than tripled its profit for the period, thanks to its huge real estate arm.
Since becoming a public company, K.K.R. has focused on building up its operations outside of its core leveraged buyout business. The firm has raised billions of dollars for energy and infrastructure investments, and it has bolstered its nascent credit trading division.
Still, K.K.R. pointed to successes in its traditional private equity business. The unit increased assets under management to $47.1 billion, offset by payments made to its investors through the sales of portfolio companies and assets.
The private equity giant reported $245.3 million in economic net income after taxes atop $117.6 million in fees. That amounts to an after-tax profit of 36 cents a stock unit; analysts had, on average, expected a profit of 41 cents, according to the market researcher Capital IQ.
Economic net income is a nonstandard profit measure used by publicly traded private equity firms that excludes some stock-based compensation costs. On a generally accepted accounting principles basis, K.K.R. earned $39.6 million for the quarter.
The firm said assets under management grew to $61.9 billion. Much of that growth resulted from an increase in the value of K.K.R.'s investments, as well as from newly raised capital.
"In an increasingly challenged global economic environment, our business continued its growth trajectory across all segments," Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts, the firm's co-founders and co-chairmen, said in a statement.
K.K.R.'s second-quarter performance trailed that of its main rival, the Blackstone Group, which more than tripled its profit for the period, thanks to its huge real estate arm.
Since becoming a public company, K.K.R. has focused on building up its operations outside of its core leveraged buyout business. The firm has raised billions of dollars for energy and infrastructure investments, and it has bolstered its nascent credit trading division.
Still, K.K.R. pointed to successes in its traditional private equity business. The unit increased assets under management to $47.1 billion, offset by payments made to its investors through the sales of portfolio companies and assets.
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