Overview
Canada wealth and asset manager's Q1 adjusted EPS rose 21% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations
Q1 net earnings climbed 21.4% yr/yr, driven by record assets under management and advisement
Outlook
Company did not provide specific guidance for the current quarter or full year in the press release
Result Drivers
NET INFLOWS - Record Q1 net inflows of C$5.6 bln supported higher assets under management and advisement
WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROWTH - IG Wealth Management reported record assets under advisement and a sharp increase in net client inflows
ASSET MANAGEMENT CONTRIBUTION - Mackenzie Investments achieved record assets under management and positive investment fund net sales
Company press release: ID:nCNWZ5sDka
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Adjusted EPS
Beat
C$1.21
C$1.18 (6 Analysts)
Q1 EPS
C$1.20
Q1 Net Income
C$283.8 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the investment management & fund operators peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for IGM Financial Inc is C$76.00, about 1% below its May 6 closing price of C$76.77
The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 13 three months ago
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