Carlyle Second Quarter 2024 Results Analysis

 

Carlyle has large part of its investments in perpetual earning capital, which are long-term fees.

 Assets Under
Management
• Total Assets Under Management: $435 billion, up 13% year-over-year
• Fee-earning Assets Under Management: $307 billion, up 13% year-over-year
• Perpetual Capital Fee-earning AUM: $90 billion, representing 29% of total Fee-earning AUM
• Pending Fee-earning AUM: $18 billion, up 19% year-over-year
• Available Capital for investment: $83 billion, up 15% year-over-year

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) 2Q'23 2Q'24 YTD 2Q'23 YTD 2Q'24
REVENUES
Fund management fees $ 507.8 $ 534.4 $ 1,008.6 $ 1,058.0
Incentive fees 21.0 31.3 40.8 57.5
Investment income (loss), including performance allocations (254.0) 286.3 (81.5) 202.4
Revenue from consolidated entities 137.1 165.6 259.0 330.5
All other revenues 50.2 52.1 94.2 109.7
Total Revenues 462.1 1,069.7 1,321.1 1,758.1
EXPENSES
Cash-based compensation and benefits 270.6 206.3 530.8 428.2
Equity-based compensation 68.0 125.2 122.4 233.5
Performance allocations and incentive fee related compensation (92.2) 144.2 13.5 71.4
General, administrative and other expenses 168.5 187.9 327.7 335.6
Expenses from consolidated entities 102.1 152.1 195.8 276.7
Interest and other non-operating expenses 30.7 30.1 60.5 61.1
Total Expenses 547.7 845.8 1,250.7 1,406.5
Net investment income (loss) of consolidated funds 15.6 (5.1) 19.2 (12.1)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes1 (70.0) 218.8 89.6 339.5
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (7.3) 69.5 27.0 91.4
Net income (loss) (62.7) 149.3 62.6 248.1
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests 35.7 1.1 60.3 34.3
Net income (loss) attributable to The Carlyle Group Inc. Common Stockholders $ (98.4) $ 148.2 $ 2.3 $ 213.8
Net income (loss) attributable to The Carlyle Group Inc. per common share:
Basic $ (0.27) $ 0.41 $ 0.01 $ 0.59
Diluted $ (0.27) $ 0.40 $ 0.01 $ 0.58
Income (loss) before provision for taxes margin2 (15.1) % 20.5 % 6.8 % 19.3 %
Effective tax rate 10.4 % 31.8 % 30.1 % 26.9 %
Net performance revenues3 $ (154.6) $ 54.0 $ (99.5) $ (30.2)

This lets Carlyle make longer term investment which bring higher long-term yield. Carlyle's portfolio is modeled along the lines of the long-term capital of the Warren Buffett controlled Berkshire Hathaway.

This is evidenced by Carlyle's second quarter 2024 earnings above.