Last checked at 19 May 2016 07:00
Trading update
Hargreaves Lansdown plc
Hargreaves Lansdown plc ('the Group') today publishes a trading update covering the period from 1 January 2016 to 18 May 2016, including trading data for the four and ten months ended 30 April 2016.
Highlights
· Net inflows of £2.30 billion in the four months to 30 April 2016 (four months to 30 April 2015: £2.75 billion).
· Cumulative total net inflows of £5.07 billion in the ten months to 30 April 2016 (ten months to 30 April 2015: £5.00 billion).
· 9% increase in AUA to £60.3 billion compared to 30 April 2015 (31 December 2015: £58.8 billion).
· Net new active Vantage clients up 38,000 in the four months (four months to 30 April 2015: 40,000).
· Total active clients as at 30 April 2016: 822,000 (30 April 2015: 715,000), up 107,000 (+15%) from one year ago.
· Continued high client and asset retention rates of 94.3% and 93.4% respectively for the ten months to 30 April 2016.
· Year-to-date total net revenue of £268.9 million (ten months to 30 April 2015: £241.0 million), up 12%.
Ian Gorham, Chief Executive, said
"Hargreaves Lansdown continues to maintain its market leading position as the most popular destination for UK retail investors, with strong new business and client growth for the period notwithstanding a challenging ISA season for the industry in the context of volatile market conditions, low investor confidence and 25% of investors quoting current uncertainty over EU membership as reducing their propensity to invest*."
*source: HL survey.
Growth
Total Assets Under Administration (AUA) comprise the following:
| 30 Apr 16 £'billion | 31 Dec 15 £'billion | 30 June 15 £'billion | 30 Apr 15 £'billion |
Vantage AUA | 57.4 | 55.9 | 52.3 | 52.4 |
Assets Under Administration and Management (AUM) |
|
|
|
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Portfolio Management Services (PMS) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Multi-Manager Funds held outside of PMS | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
AUM Total | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
Less: Multi-manager funds (AUM) included in Vantage AUA |
(3.5) |
(3.3) |
(2.9) |
(2.9) |
Total AUA |
60.3 |
58.8 |
55.2 |
55.3 |
The value of assets held within the Vantage service, the Group's direct‐to‐private investor platform increased by 3% from £55.9 billion at 31 December 2015 to £57.4 billion at 30 April 2016, despite a decline in stock markets and reduced investor confidence reflecting volatile market conditions in the period.
The increase in Vantage AUA in the four months to April 2016 can be attributed to £2.30 billion net new business inflows offset by a £0.8 billion negative impact from a decline in the markets during the period. During the ten months to 30 April 2016, net business inflows to Vantage totalled £5.0 billion compared with £4.9 billion during the ten months to 30 April 2015. During the period the Group launched two new Multi-Manager funds, a High Income Fund and a Strategic Assets fund, which attracted initial new business of £153 million and £20 million respectively.
The number of active Vantage clients increased by 38,000 over the four months, from 775,000 as at 31 December 2015 to 813,000 as at 30 April 2016. The number of active accounts held by these clients increased from 1,058,000 to 1,106,000 and included an increase of 18,000 SIPP accounts and 24,000 ISA accounts, taking the totals to 270,000 and 565,000 respectively.
Operating performance
Net operating revenue by division
| Four Months Ended 30 April 2016 £'million
| Four Months Ended 30 April 2015 £'million
| Increase | 10 Months Ended 30 April 2016 £'million | 10 Months Ended 30 April 2015 £'million | Increase |
Vantage | 82.5 | 71.6 | +15% | 201.8 | 179.8 | +12% |
Discretionary | 19.8 | 18.1 | +9% | 48.9 | 42.6 | +15% |
Third Party & Other | 7.8 | 7.2 | +8% | 18.2 | 18.6 | -2% |
Total | 110.1 | 96.9 | +14% | 268.9 | 241.0 | +12% |
Net operating revenue for the four months is 14% higher than the corresponding period last year, and year-to-date net operating revenue is 12% higher. Revenue margins remain in line with our previous guidance.
In the year to 30 June 2016 the group expects to absorb a Financial Services Compensation Scheme levy estimated at £5.5m (2015: £4.6m). The FSCS levy is calculated and applied to companies on a formulaic basis to cover the costs of other defaulting regulated firms in the market and does not reflect any wrongdoing by Hargreaves Lansdown.
On 31 March 2016 the Group paid an interim dividend totalling £36.9m, as announced in February 2016 in the Interim Report. The Group's operations continue to be highly cash generative.
For further information please contact:
Hargreaves Lansdown +44 (0)117 988 9880
For media enquiries: For analyst enquiries:
Danny Cox, Head of Communications James Found, Head of Investor Relations
+44(0)117 317 1638 +44(0)117 988 9898
Ian Gorham, Chief Executive Officer Christopher Hill, Chief Financial Officer
Hargreaves Lansdown plc
Registered office: One College Square South, Anchor Road, Bristol BS1 5HL
Registered: Number 02122142, England
19 May 2016
Forward looking statements
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