GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL - Quarter Report: 2007 August (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
& EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
[X]
|
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
|
For
the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2007
or
[
]
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
|
For
the
transition period from ________ to
Commission
File No. 1-106
GAMCO
INVESTORS, INC.
|
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its
charter)
|
New
York
|
13-4007862
|
||
(State
of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
|
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
|
||
One
Corporate Center, Rye, NY
|
10580-1422
|
||
(Address
of principle executive offices)
|
(Zip
Code)
|
(914)
921-5100
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
“accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer ¨
|
Accelerated
filer x
|
Non-accelerated
filer ¨
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange
Act Rule
12b-2). Yes ¨ No x
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of Common
Stock, as of the latest practical date.
Class
|
Outstanding
at July 31, 2007
|
|
Class
A Common Stock, .001 par value
|
7,489,369
|
|
Class
B Common Stock, .001 par value
|
20,645,816
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INDEX
|
|
GAMCO
INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
PART
I.
|
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
|
Item
1.
|
Financial
Statements (Unaudited)
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Income:
|
|
- Three
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2007
- Six
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2007
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition:
|
|
- December
31, 2006 (Audited)
|
|
- June
30, 2006
|
|
- June
30, 2007
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive
Income:
|
|
- Three
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2007
- Six
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2007
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
|
|
- Three
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2007
- Six
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2007
|
|
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
Item
2.
|
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Including Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market
Risk)
|
Item
4.
|
Controls
and Procedures
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PART
II.
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
2.
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Changes
in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
|
Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
|
Item
6.
|
Exhibits
|
SIGNATURES
|
2
GAMCO
INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
UNAUDITED
(In
thousands, except per share data)
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
|
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
(a)
|
2007
|
2006
(a)
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment
advisory and incentive fees
|
$ |
57,654
|
$ |
53,586
|
$ |
114,214
|
$ |
103,984
|
||||||||
Commission
revenue
|
4,036
|
2,829
|
8,056
|
6,380
|
||||||||||||
Distribution
fees and other income
|
6,587
|
5,244
|
12,613
|
10,579
|
||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
68,277
|
61,659
|
134,883
|
120,943
|
||||||||||||
Expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
Compensation
and related costs
|
29,905
|
25,436
|
58,279
|
50,212
|
||||||||||||
Management
fee
|
3,449
|
1,818
|
6,850
|
5,235
|
||||||||||||
Distribution
costs
|
10,161
|
5,329
|
16,047
|
10,544
|
||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
7,594
|
7,713
|
16,028
|
15,104
|
||||||||||||
Reserve
for settlement
|
-
|
11,900
|
-
|
11,900
|
||||||||||||
Total
expenses
|
51,109
|
52,196
|
97,204
|
92,995
|
||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
17,168
|
9,463
|
37,679
|
27,948
|
||||||||||||
Other
income (expense)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
gain from investments
|
11,193
|
4,244
|
16,763
|
27,369
|
||||||||||||
Interest
and dividend income
|
6,166
|
6,111
|
14,168
|
12,484
|
||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(3,329 | ) | (3,394 | ) | (6,709 | ) | (7,269 | ) | ||||||||
Total
other income, net
|
14,030
|
6,961
|
24,222
|
32,584
|
||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes and minority interest
|
31,198
|
16,424
|
61,901
|
60,532
|
||||||||||||
Income
tax provision
|
12,856
|
7,360
|
24,063
|
23,901
|
||||||||||||
Minority
interest
|
345
|
119
|
677
|
8,727
|
||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
17,997
|
$ |
8,945
|
$ |
37,161
|
$ |
27,904
|
||||||||
Net
income per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ |
0.64
|
$ |
0.31
|
$ |
1.32
|
$ |
0.97
|
||||||||
Diluted
|
$ |
0.63
|
$ |
0.31
|
$ |
1.30
|
$ |
0.96
|
||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
28,160
|
28,507
|
28,194
|
28,842
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
|
29,147
|
29,496
|
29,172
|
29,838
|
||||||||||||
Dividends
declared:
|
$ |
0.03
|
$ |
0.03
|
$ |
0.06
|
$ |
0.06
|
(a)
As
restated to reflect the reversal of certain previously-accrued expenses for
investment partnership compensation as described in Note A of this report on
Form 10-Q.
See
accompanying notes.
3
GAMCO
INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(In
thousands, except share data)
December
31,
|
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
||||||||||
2006
(a)
|
2006
(a)
|
2007
|
||||||||||
ASSETS
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, including restricted cash of $2,079, $730 and
$443.
|
$ |
138,113
|
$ |
116,852
|
$ |
104,726
|
||||||
Investments
in securities, including restricted securities of $52,116, $52,141
and
$52,117.
|
507,595
|
466,056
|
550,273
|
|||||||||
Investments
in partnerships and affiliates
|
81,884
|
83,752
|
69,869
|
|||||||||
Receivable
from brokers
|
53,682
|
41,326
|
43,187
|
|||||||||
Investment
advisory fees receivable
|
31,093
|
15,874
|
18,439
|
|||||||||
Other
assets
|
24,866
|
16,426
|
19,577
|
|||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ |
837,231
|
$ |
740,286
|
$ |
806,071
|
||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||||||
Payable
to brokers
|
$ |
36,346
|
$ |
9,228
|
$ |
30,973
|
||||||
Income
taxes payable, including deferred taxes of $363, $4,323, and
$10,012.
|
13,922
|
2,556
|
14,951
|
|||||||||
Compensation
payable
|
30,174
|
34,366
|
46,075
|
|||||||||
Capital
lease obligation
|
2,781
|
2,891
|
2,659
|
|||||||||
Securities
sold, not yet purchased
|
8,244
|
7,621
|
21,021
|
|||||||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
41,052
|
29,150
|
35,597
|
|||||||||
Total
operating liabilities
|
132,519
|
85,812
|
151,276
|
|||||||||
5.5%
Senior notes (due May 15, 2013)
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
|||||||||
6%
Convertible note, $50 million outstanding (due August 14, 2011)
(b)
|
49,504
|
50,000
|
49,561
|
|||||||||
5.22%
Senior notes (due February 17, 2007)
|
82,308
|
82,308
|
-
|
|||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
364,331
|
318,120
|
300,837
|
|||||||||
Minority
interest
|
21,324
|
19,724
|
14,441
|
|||||||||
Stockholders’
equity
|
||||||||||||
Class
A Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000
|
||||||||||||
shares
authorized; 12,055,872, 12,010,812 and 12,172,423
|
||||||||||||
issued,
respectively; 7,487,018, 7,509,058 and 7,489,369 outstanding,
respectively
|
12
|
10
|
12
|
|||||||||
Class
B Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000
|
||||||||||||
shares
authorized; 24,000,000 shares issued, 20,754,217, 20,781,027 and
20,645,816 shares outstanding, respectively
|
21
|
23
|
21
|
|||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
229,699
|
228,573
|
230,010
|
|||||||||
Retained
earnings
|
397,893
|
355,565
|
432,542
|
|||||||||
Accumulated
comprehensive gain
|
10,427
|
2,423
|
19,791
|
|||||||||
Treasury
stock, at cost (4,501,754, 4,012,354 and 4,683,054
|
||||||||||||
shares,
respectively)
|
(186,476 | ) | (184,152 | ) | (191,583 | ) | ||||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
451,576
|
402,442
|
490,793
|
|||||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$ |
837,231
|
$ |
740,286
|
$ |
806,071
|
(a) As
restated to reflect the reversal of certain previously-accrued expenses
for investment partnership compensation as described in Note A of
this
report on Form 10-Q.
|
(b) At
June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the $50 million note conversion
price
was $53 per share. At June 30, 2006, the convertible note was 5%
with a
conversion price of $52 per share.
|
See
accompanying notes.
4
GAMCO
INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
UNAUDITED
(In
thousands)
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
(a)
|
2007
|
2006
(a)
|
|||||||||||||
Stockholders’
equity – beginning of period
|
$ |
467,488
|
$ |
412,828
|
$ |
451,576
|
$ |
424,502
|
||||||||
Cumulative
effect of applying the provisions of FIN 48
at
January 1, 2007
|
-
|
-
|
(822 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
17,997
|
8,945
|
37,161
|
27,904
|
||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
12
|
(129 | ) |
13
|
(54 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
unrealized gain on securities available for sale
|
8,666
|
(589 | ) |
9,352
|
1,867
|
|||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
26,675
|
8,227
|
46,526
|
29,717
|
||||||||||||
Dividends
declared
|
(844 | ) | (851 | ) | (1,691 | ) | (1,718 | ) | ||||||||
Excess
tax benefit for exercised stock options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,782
|
||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
24
|
14
|
45
|
20
|
||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options including tax benefit
|
194
|
137
|
266
|
418
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of treasury stock
|
(2,744 | ) | (17,913 | ) | (5,107 | ) | (52,279 | ) | ||||||||
Stockholders’
equity – end of period
|
$ |
490,793
|
$ |
402,442
|
$ |
490,793
|
$ |
402,442
|
||||||||
(a)
As restated to reflect the reversal of certain previously-accrued
expenses
for investment partnership compensation as described in Note A of
this
report on Form 10-Q.
|
See
accompanying notes.
|
5
GAMCO
INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
UNAUDITED
(In
thousands)
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
(a)
|
2007
|
2006
(a)
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
activities
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
17,997
|
$ |
8,945
|
$ |
37,161
|
$ |
27,904
|
||||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
||||||||||||||||
provided
by (used in) operating activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
effect of applying the provisions of FIN 48
|
-
|
-
|
(822 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||
Equity
in gains from partnerships and affiliates
|
(2,498 | ) | (474 | ) | (4,744 | ) | (3,338 | ) | ||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
216
|
220
|
522
|
444
|
||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
24
|
14
|
45
|
20
|
||||||||||||
Tax
benefit from exercise of stock options
|
32
|
21
|
57
|
87
|
||||||||||||
Foreign
currency loss
|
12
|
30
|
13
|
30
|
||||||||||||
Other-than-temporary
loss on available for sale securities
|
-
|
56
|
-
|
56
|
||||||||||||
Market
value of donated securities
|
-
|
-
|
122
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
-
|
-
|
56
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Amortization
of debt discount
|
23
|
-
|
56
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Minority
interest in net income of consolidated subsidiaries
|
244
|
81
|
520
|
343
|
||||||||||||
Realized
gains on sales of available for sale securities, net
|
(316 | ) |
-
|
(473 | ) | (442 | ) | |||||||||
Realized
gains on sales of trading investments in securities, net
|
(4,406 | ) | (3,389 | ) | (10,875 | ) | (9,974 | ) | ||||||||
Change
in unrealized value of investments in securities, net
|
(5,022 | ) | (2,318 | ) | (2,498 | ) | (3,336 | ) | ||||||||
Excess
tax benefit adjustment
|
-
|
1,782
|
-
|
1,782
|
||||||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in operating assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Purchases
of trading investments in securities
|
(417,321 | ) | (250,014 | ) | (852,789 | ) | (537,616 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds
from sales of trading investments in securities
|
425,979
|
205,993
|
875,850
|
527,522
|
||||||||||||
Investments
in partnerships and affiliates
|
(978 | ) | (2,823 | ) | (4,050 | ) | (4,048 | ) | ||||||||
Distributions
from partnerships and affiliates
|
1,664
|
7,065
|
13,149
|
7,913
|
||||||||||||
Investment
advisory fees receivable
|
1,917
|
696
|
12,681
|
6,126
|
||||||||||||
Other
receivables from affiliates
|
302
|
3,423
|
5,106
|
10,092
|
||||||||||||
Receivable
from brokers
|
(20,171 | ) |
35,314
|
10,022
|
(27,559 | ) | ||||||||||
Other
assets
|
201
|
764
|
(153 | ) | (120 | ) | ||||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in operating liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Payable
to brokers
|
(6,917 | ) |
3,975
|
(3,957 | ) |
3,444
|
||||||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
2,160
|
(12,062 | ) | (3,835 | ) | (9,009 | ) | |||||||||
Compensation
payable
|
6,066
|
1,364
|
14,289
|
6,953
|
||||||||||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
3,603
|
10,362
|
(5,050 | ) |
10,578
|
|||||||||||
Effects
of consolidation of investment partnerships and
offshore funds consolidated under FIN 46R and EITF
04-5:
|
||||||||||||||||
Realized
gains on sales of investments in securities and securities sold short,
net
|
(330 | ) | (163 | ) | (607 | ) | (12,080 | ) | ||||||||
Change
in unrealized value of investments in securities and securities sold
short, net
|
(115 | ) | (2,839 | ) | 85 | (4,269 | ) | |||||||||
Purchases
of trading investments in securities and securities sold
short
|
(19,885 | ) | (8,882 | ) | (34,436 | ) | (650,941 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds
from sales of trading investments in securities and securities sold
short
|
22,467
|
9,517
|
34,551
|
629,221
|
||||||||||||
Investments
in partnerships and affiliates
|
-
|
(336 | ) |
(2,000)
|
(1,318 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions
from partnerships and affiliates
|
325
|
-
|
825
|
380
|
||||||||||||
Equity
in earnings of partnerships and affiliates
|
25
|
(103 | ) |
(733)
|
(528 | ) | ||||||||||
Decrease
in advisory fees receivable
|
19
|
98
|
(26 | ) |
98
|
|||||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in receivable from brokers
|
(222 | ) |
1,042
|
473
|
(11,427 | ) | ||||||||||
Decrease
(increase) in other assets
|
(186 | ) | (21 | ) | (244 | ) |
333
|
|||||||||
Increase
in payable to brokers
|
(2,551 | ) |
1,847
|
(1,416 | ) |
7,630
|
||||||||||
(Decrease)
increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
266
|
(1,892 | ) |
315
|
(11,678 | ) | ||||||||||
Income
related to investment partnerships and offshore funds consolidated
under
FIN 46R and EITF 04-5, net
|
506
|
207
|
996
|
14,637
|
||||||||||||
Total
adjustments
|
(14,867 | ) | (1,445 | ) |
41,025
|
(59,994 | ) | |||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
3,130
|
7,500
|
78,186
|
(32,090 | ) |
6
GAMCO
INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
UNAUDITED
(In
thousands)
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
(a)
|
2007
|
2006
(a)
|
|||||||||||||
Investing
activities
|
||||||||||||||||
Purchases
of available for sale securities
|
(223 | ) | (247 | ) | (25,254 | ) | (3,253 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds
from sales of available for sale securities
|
1,353
|
-
|
2,292
|
1,486
|
||||||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
1,130
|
(247 | ) | (22,962 | ) | (1,767 | ) | |||||||||
Financing
activities
|
||||||||||||||||
Contributions
related to investment partnerships and offshore funds
consolidated
under FIN 46R and EITF 04-5, net
|
(5 | ) |
1,537
|
511
|
29,727
|
|||||||||||
Retirement
of 5.22% senior notes
|
-
|
-
|
(82,308 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
162
|
116
|
209
|
332
|
||||||||||||
Dividends
paid
|
(844 | ) | (851 | ) | (1,691 | ) | (1,718 | ) | ||||||||
Subsidiary
stock repurchased from minority shareholders
|
-
|
-
|
(241 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||
Purchase
of treasury stock
|
(2,744 | ) | (17,913 | ) | (5,107 | ) | (52,279 | ) | ||||||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(3,431 | ) | (17,111 | ) | (88,627 | ) | (23,938 | ) | ||||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
829
|
(9,858 | ) | (33,403 | ) | (57,795 | ) | |||||||||
Effect
of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
|
15
|
(132 | ) |
16
|
(64 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
increase in cash from partnerships and offshore funds consolidated
under
FIN 46R and EITF 04-5
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,550
|
||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
103,882
|
126,842
|
138,113
|
173,161
|
||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
104,726
|
$ |
116,852
|
$ |
104,726
|
$ |
116,852
|
(a) As
restated to reflect the reversal of certain previously-accrued expenses
for investment partnership compensation as described in Note A of
this
report on Form 10-Q.
|
See
accompanying notes.
7
GAMCO
INVESTORS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June
30, 2007
(Unaudited)
A. Basis
of Presentation
Unless
we
have indicated otherwise, or the context otherwise requires, references in
this
report to “GAMCO Investors, Inc.,” “GAMCO,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”
or similar terms are to GAMCO Investors, Inc. (formerly Gabelli Asset Management
Inc.), its predecessors and its subsidiaries.
The
unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of GAMCO
Investors, Inc. included herein have been prepared in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States for interim financial
information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation
S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required
by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited
interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments,
which are of a normal recurring and non-recurring nature, necessary for a fair
presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows of
GAMCO for the interim periods presented and are not necessarily indicative
of a
full year’s results.
In
preparing the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements,
management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts
reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of GAMCO and
its subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions
are eliminated.
These
financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated
financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year
ended December 31, 2006, from which the accompanying Condensed Consolidated
Statement of Financial Condition was derived.
Certain
items previously reported have been reclassified to conform to the current
period’s financial statement presentation.
Changes
in Accounting Policy
GAMCO
has changed its accounting policy to reflect the adoption of FASB-issued
Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”),
which is an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes” (“FAS 109”). This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and
measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement
of
a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This
interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.
The Company adopted this interpretation on January 1, 2007. In
accordance with the method of adoption prescribed in the Interpretation, FIN
48
has been applied prospectively as of the date of adoption, and periods prior
to
adoption have not been retroactively restated or reclassified. See
Note F for further details.
Restatement
On
August
9, 2007, GAMCO filed a Form 10-K/A restating 2006 results to reflect the
reversal of certain previously accrued expenses for investment partnership
compensation.
Quarterly
financial information for the year ended December 31, 2006, as restated, is
presented below.
2006
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands, except per share data)
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Full
Year
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ |
59,284
|
$ |
61,659
|
$ |
57,994
|
$ |
82,526
|
$ |
261,463
|
||||||||||
Operating
income
|
18,485
|
9,463
|
18,498
|
29,901
|
76,347
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
18,960
|
8,944
|
17,043
|
26,980
|
71,927
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
income per share:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
0.65
|
0.31
|
0.60
|
0.96
|
2.52
|
|||||||||||||||
Diluted
|
0.64
|
0.31
|
0.60
|
0.94
|
2.49
|
Quarterly
financial information for the year ended December 31, 2006, as originally
reported, is presented below.
2006
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands, except per share data)
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Full
Year
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ |
59,284
|
$ |
61,659
|
$ |
57,994
|
$ |
82,526
|
$ |
261,463
|
||||||||||
Operating
income
|
18,034
|
8,936
|
18,220
|
26,971
|
72,161
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
18,700
|
8,641
|
16,884
|
25,293
|
69,518
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
income per share:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
0.64
|
0.30
|
0.60
|
0.90
|
2.44
|
|||||||||||||||
Diluted
|
0.63
|
0.30
|
0.59
|
0.88
|
2.40
|
B. Recent
Accounting Developments
In
February 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 155, “Accounting for Certain
Hybrid Financial Instruments – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and 140,”
(“Statement 155”) that amends FASB Statements No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities,” (“Statement 133”) and No. 140 “Accounting
for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of
Liabilities a replacement of FASB Statement 125” (“Statement
140”). The statement permits fair value remeasurement for any hybrid
financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would
require bifurcation; clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only
strips are not subject to the requirements of Statement 133; establishes a
requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify
interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial
instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation; clarifies
that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded
derivatives; amends Statement 140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying
special-purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that
pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial
instrument. Statement 155 does not permit prior period
restatement. The statement is effective for all financial instruments
acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that
begins after September 15, 2006. The Company adopted this statement
on January 1, 2007. The impact of adopting this statement has been
immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
April
2006, the FASB issued FSP FIN 46R-6 “Determining the Variability to be
Considered in Applying FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)” (“FSP”). The
FSP addresses certain major implementation issues related to FIN 46R,
specifically how a reporting enterprise should determine the variability to
be
considered in applying FIN 46R. The FSP is effective as of the beginning of
the
first day of the first reporting period beginning after September 15, 2006.
The
Company adopted this Statement on January 1, 2007. The impact of
adopting this statement has been immaterial to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements” (“Statement 157”). The statement provides guidance for using fair
value to measure assets and liabilities. The statement provides guidance to
companies about the extent of which to measure assets and liabilities at fair
value, the information used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value
measurements on earnings. The statement applies whenever other standards require
(or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. The statement
does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. The statement
is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company
plans to adopt this statement on January 1, 2008. The impact of adopting
Statement 157 is expected to be immaterial to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
8
In
September 2006, the SEC released Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, "Considering
the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in
Current Year Financial Statements" (the “SAB”). The SAB addresses diversity in
how companies consider and resolve the quantitative effect of financial
statement misstatements. The SAB is effective as of the beginning of the first
day of the first reporting period beginning after November 15,
2006. The Company adopted this SAB on January 1, 2007. The
impact of adopting this SAB has been immaterial to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No.
115,” (“Statement 159”), which provides companies with an option to report
selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The standard’s
objective is to reduce both the complexity in accounting for financial
instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets
and liabilities differently. Statement 159 also establishes presentation and
disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies
that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and
liabilities. This statement is effective as of the beginning of an
entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is
permitted as of the beginning of the previous fiscal year provided that the
entity makes that choice in the first 120 days of that fiscal year and also
elects to apply the provisions of Statement 157. The Company plans to
adopt this statement on January 1, 2008. The impact of adopting
Statement 159 is expected to be immaterial to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
The
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has finalized Statement
of
Position (“SOP”) 07-01, Clarification of the Scope of the Audit and Accounting
Guide Investment Companies and Accounting by Parent Companies and Equity
Method
Investors for Investments in Investment Companies. SOP 07-01 provides criteria
for determining whether an entity is within the scope of the Guide. The
statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2007. The Company plans to adopt this statement
on
January 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact
of
adopting SOP 07-01 on its consolidated financial statements.
In
May
2007, the FASB issued FSP No. FIN 46(R)-7, “Application of FASB Interpretation
No. 46(R) to Investment Companies”. This FSP amends Interpretation FIN 46(R) to
provide an exception to the scope of FIN 46(R) for companies within the scope
of
the revised Audit and Accounting Guide Investment Companies. The Company is
currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting FIN 46(r)-7 on its
consolidated financial statements.
C. Investment
in Securities
Management
determines the appropriate classification of debt and equity securities at
the
time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of each condensed
consolidated statement of financial condition date. Investments in
Treasury Bills and Notes with maturities of greater than three months at the
time of purchase are classified as investments in securities and with maturities
of three months or less at time of purchase are classified as cash and cash
equivalents. Investments in securities are accounted for as either “trading
securities” or “available for sale” (“AFS”) and are stated at quoted market
values. Securities that are not readily marketable are stated at their estimated
fair values as determined by our management. The resulting unrealized gains
and
losses for trading securities are included in net gain from investments, and
the
unrealized gains and losses for available for sale securities, net of management
fees and tax, are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity
except for losses deemed to be other than temporary, which are recorded as
realized losses in the statement of income. For the three and six months ended
June 30, 2007, there was no impairment of AFS securities. For the
three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006, there were $0.1 million in
losses on AFS securities deemed to be other than temporary which were recorded
in the statement of income. Securities sold, not yet purchased are financial
instruments purchased under agreements to resell and financial instruments
sold
under agreements to repurchase. These financial instruments are
stated at fair value and are subject to market risks resulting from changes
in
price and volatility. At June 30, 2007 and 2006, the market value of securities
sold, not yet purchased was $21.0 million and $7.6 million,
respectively.
The
Company accounts for derivative financial instruments in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“FAS”) No. 133 (“Statement No.
133”), Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended.
Statement No. 133 requires that an entity recognize all derivatives, as defined,
as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value. The Company uses swaps
and treasury futures to manage its exposure to market and credit risks from
changes in certain equity prices, interest rates, and volatility and does not
hold or issue swaps and treasury futures for speculative or trading purposes.
These swaps and treasury futures are not designated as hedges, and changes
in
fair values of these derivatives are recognized in earnings as gains (losses)
on
derivative contracts. The fair value of swaps and treasury futures are included
in investments in securities in the statements of financial condition, and
gains
and losses from the swaps are included in the Statements of Income at June
30,
2007 and 2006, the market value of derivatives was $26.9 million and $13.0
million, respectively.
At
June
30, 2007 and 2006, the market value of investments available for sale was $140.4
million and $86.7 million, respectively. Unrealized gains in market
value, net of management fee and taxes, of $19.8 million and $2.4 million have
been included in stockholders’ equity as at June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
Proceeds
from sales of investments available for sale were approximately $1.4 million
for
the three-month period ended June 30, 2007. There were no sales of
investments available for sale during the three months ended June 30, 2006.
Proceeds from sales of investments available for sale were approximately $2.3
million and $1.5 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and
2006,
respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2007, gross gains
on the sale of investments available for sale amounted to $316,000; there were
no gross losses on the sale of investments available for sale. For the first
six
months of 2007 and 2006, gross gains on the sale of investments available for
sale amounted to $473,000 and $442,000, respectively; there were no gross losses
on the sale of investments available for sale.
D.
Investments in Partnerships and Affiliates
Beginning
January 1, 2006, the provisions of FIN 46R and EITF 04-5 required consolidation
of the majority of our investment partnerships and offshore funds managed by
our
subsidiaries into our consolidated financial statements. However,
since we amended the agreements of certain investment partnerships and an
offshore fund on March 31, 2006, FIN 46R and EITF 04-5 only required us to
consolidate these entities on our condensed consolidated statement of income
and
condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the first quarter
2006. We were not required to consolidate these entities on our
condensed consolidated statement of financial condition at March 31,
2006. In addition, these partnerships and offshore funds, for which
the agreements were amended, were not required to be consolidated within our
condensed consolidated statement of income and condensed consolidated statement
of cash flows or on our condensed consolidated statement of financial condition
for any period subsequent to the first quarter 2006 and will continue to not
be
required as long as GAMCO does not maintain direct or indirect control over
the
investment partnerships and offshore funds, which remains the case at and for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2007. For the six months
ended June 30, 2006, the consolidation of these entities had no effect on net
income but did affect the classification of income between operating and other
income.
From
January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006, we have also consolidated five other
investment partnerships and two offshore funds in which we have a direct or
indirect controlling financial interest, and we will continue to consolidate
these in future periods as long as we continue to maintain a direct or indirect
controlling financial interest. From January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007, we
consolidated these same five investment partnerships and one of these offshore
funds in which we continue to have a direct or indirect controlling financial
interest.
For
the
three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the consolidation of these
entities had no impact on net income but did result in (a) the elimination
of
revenues and expenses which are now intercompany transactions; (b) the recording
of all the partnerships’ operating expenses of these entities including those
pertaining to third-party interests; (c) the recording of all other income
of
these entities including those pertaining to third-party interests; (d)
recording of income tax expense of these entities including those pertaining
to
third party interests; and (e) the recording of minority interest which offsets
the net amount of any of the partnerships’ revenues, operating expenses, other
income and income taxes recorded in these respective line items which pertain
to
third-party interest in these entities. While this had no impact on
net income, the consolidation of these entities did affect the classification
of
income between operating and other income. Cash and cash equivalents
and investments in securities held by investment partnerships and offshore
funds, which at June 30, 2007, June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2006 were $6.1
million, $11.9 million and $15.7 million, respectively, consolidated under
FIN 46R and EITF 04-5 are also restricted from use for general operating
purposes.
E.
Debt
In
February 2007, the Company retired the $82.3 million in 5.22% Senior Notes
due
February 17, 2007 plus accrued interest from its cash and cash equivalents
and
investments. This debt was originally issued in connection with GBL's sale
of
mandatory convertible securities in February 2002 and was remarketed in November
2004.
On
April
18, 2007, the Company and Cascade Investment L.L.C. (“Cascade”) amended the
terms of the $50 million convertible note maturing in August 2011, to extend
the
exercise date for Cascade’s put option from May 15, 2007 to December 17, 2007
and to extend the expiration date of the related letter of credit to December
24, 2007.
9
F.
Income Taxes and Adoption of FIN 48
The
effective tax rate for the
three months ended June 30, 2007 was 41.2% as compared to the prior year
quarter’s effective rate of 44.8%. For the six months ended June 30,
2007, the effective tax rate was 38.9% as compared to 39.5% in the prior
year’s
comparable period.
In
June
2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), which is an interpretation of FAS 109. This
interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute
for
the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken
or
expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company adopted this
interpretation on January 1, 2007.
In
May 2007, the FASB issued FSP FIN 48-1, “Definition of Settlement
in FASB Interpretation No. 48”, amending FSP FIN 48 to clarify that a tax
position could be effectively settled upon examination by a taxing authority.
For the second quarter 2007, we have updated our schedule of uncertain tax
positions and the impact of taxes, interest, and penalties has been reflected
within our income tax provision and disclosed within our footnotes to the
financial statements.
As
of
January 1, 2007, the Company had a gross unrecognized tax benefit of
approximately $2.6 million, of which recognition of $2.5 million would impact
the Company’s effective tax rate. As of June 30, 2007, the total amount of
gross unrecognized tax benefits was approximately $3.7 million, of which
recognition of $2.5 million would impact the Company’s effective tax rate. As of
January 1, 2007, the Company had a cumulative effect of adopting FIN 48 of
$0.8
million, and an adjustment was recorded to retained earnings upon such
adoption.
The
Company’s historical accounting policy with respect to penalties and interest
related to tax uncertainties has been to classify these amounts as income taxes,
and the Company continued this classification upon the adoption of FIN 48.
As of January 1, 2007, the total amount of accrued penalties and interest
related to uncertain tax positions recognized in the condensed consolidated
statement of financial condition was approximately $1.4
million.
The
Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is currently auditing the 2003 and 2004 federal
income tax returns. It is reasonably possible that the Company will conclude
the
audits within the next 12-month period. It is estimated that the Company’s
FIN 48 liability could decrease by approximately $0.9 million upon the
conclusion of these audits. The 2005 and 2006 federal income tax returns
remain subject to potential future audit by the IRS.
The
Company is currently being audited in one state jurisdiction for its income
tax
returns filed between 1999 and 2003. It is reasonably possible that the
Company will conclude the audits of 1999 and 2000 within the next 12-month
period, and it is estimated that the Company’s FIN 48 liability could decrease
by approximately $0.7 million upon the conclusion of these audits. The
state income tax returns for all years after 2002 are subject to potential
future audit by tax authorities in the Company’s major state tax
jurisdictions.
Income
tax expense is based on pre-tax financial accounting income, including
adjustments made for the recognition or derecognition related to uncertain
tax
positions. The recognition or derecognition of income tax expense related
to uncertain tax positions is determined under the guidance as prescribed by
FIN 48. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the
future tax attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying
amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates
expected to be recovered or concluded. The effect on deferred tax assets
and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period
that includes the enactment date.
G.
Earnings Per Share
The
computations of basic and diluted net income per share are as
follows:
(in
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30, 2007
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30, 2006 (a)
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30, 2007
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30, 2006 (a)
|
||||||||||||
Basic:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
17,997
|
$ |
8,945
|
$ |
37,161
|
$ |
27,904
|
||||||||
Average
shares outstanding
|
28,160
|
28,507
|
28,194
|
28,842
|
||||||||||||
Basic
net income per share
|
$ |
0.64
|
$ |
0.31
|
$ |
1.32
|
$ |
0.97
|
||||||||
Diluted:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
17,997
|
$ |
8,945
|
$ |
37,161
|
$ |
27,904
|
||||||||
Add
interest expense on convertible note, net of management fee and
taxes
|
429
|
351
|
857
|
703
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
18,426
|
$ |
9,296
|
$ |
38,018
|
$ |
28,607
|
||||||||
Average
shares outstanding
|
28,160
|
28,507
|
28,194
|
28,842
|
||||||||||||
Dilutive
stock options
|
44
|
27
|
35
|
34
|
||||||||||||
Assumed
conversion of convertible note
|
943
|
962
|
943
|
962
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
29,147
|
29,496
|
29,172
|
29,838
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
net income per share
|
$ |
0.63
|
$ | 0.31 | (b) | $ |
1.30
|
$ |
0.96
|
(a)
|
As
restated to reflect the reversal of certain previously-accrued
expenses
for investment partnership compensation as described in Note A
of this
report on Form 10-Q.
|
(b)
|
Diluted
net income per share is anti-dilutive and has therefore been reported
at
basic net income per share.
|
10
H.
Stockholders’ Equity
Shares
outstanding on June 30, 2007
were 28.1 million, slightly below March 31, 2007 shares of 28.2 million and
approximately 0.5% lower than 28.3 million shares outstanding on June 30,
2006. Fully diluted shares outstanding for the second quarter of 2007
were 29.1 million, 0.1 million below the first quarter 2007 fully diluted
shares
outstanding and 1.2% below our fully diluted shares of 29.5 million for the
second quarter 2006.
In
addition to the regular dividend of $0.03 per share which was declared on
May 9,
2007 and paid on June 28, 2007, and subsequent to the end of our quarter,
the
Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share payable
on July 30, 2007 to holders of record on July 23, 2007.
Stock
Award and Incentive Plan
Effective
January 1, 2003, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of FAS
No. 123
in accordance with the transition and disclosure provisions under the recently
issued FAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation – Transition and
Disclosure.”
We
adopted FAS 123 (R) on January 1, 2005. In light of our modified
prospective adoption of the fair value recognition provisions of FAS 123
(R) for
all grants of employee stock options, the adoption of FAS 123 (R) did not
have a
material impact on our consolidated financial statements. For the
three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, we recognized stock-based
compensation expense of $24,000 and $14,000, respectively. For the
six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, we recognized stock-based compensation
expense of $45,000 and $20,000, respectively. The total
compensation costs related to non-vested awards not yet recognized are
approximately $193,000. These will be recognized as expense in the
following periods:
Remainder
of
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||||||
$ |
47,000
|
$ |
89,000
|
$ |
47,000
|
$ |
10,000
|
Proceeds from the exercise of 5,400 and 5,000 stock options were $162,000 and $133,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The excersize of the options resulted in a tax benefit to GAMCO of $32,000 and $21,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Proceeds from the exercise of 8,150 and 15,000 stock options were $209,000 and $348,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, resulting in a tax benefit to GAMCO of $57,000 and $87,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Stock
Repurchase Program
In
March
1999, the Board of Directors established the Stock Repurchase Program to grant
us authority to repurchase shares of our Class A common stock. For
the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, we repurchased 55,600 shares
at
an average investment of $49.35. Since the inception of the program
we have repurchased 4,783,858 class A common shares at an average investment
of
$39.58 per share. The total amount of shares currently available for
repurchase under the current authorization is approximately 934,000 shares
at
June 30, 2007.
I.
Goodwill
In
accordance with FAS 142 “Accounting for Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,”
we assess the recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets at least
annually, or more often should events warrant, using a present value cash flow
method. There was no impairment charge recorded for the three months
ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. For the six months ended
June 30, 2007, there was an impairment charge of $56,000 recorded as a result
of
the voluntary deregistration of an inactive broker dealer subsidiary. There
was
no impairment charge recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2006. At June
30, 2007 and 2006, there remains $3.5 million of goodwill related to our
92%-owned subsidiary, Gabelli Securities, Inc.
J. Other
Matters
Since
September 2003, GAMCO and certain of its subsidiaries have been cooperating
with
inquiries from the N.Y. Attorney General's office and the SEC by providing
documents and testimony regarding certain mutual fund share trading
practices. As a result of discussions with the SEC for a potential
resolution of their inquiry, GAMCO recorded a reserve against earnings of
approximately $15 million in 2006. Since these discussions are
ongoing, we cannot determine at this time whether they will ultimately result
in
a settlement of this matter, whether our reserves will be sufficient to cover
any payments by GAMCO related to such a settlement, or whether and to what
extent insurance may cover such payments.
We
indemnify our clearing brokers for losses they may sustain from the customer
accounts introduced by our broker-dealer subsidiaries. In accordance
with NYSE rules, customer balances are typically collateralized by customer
securities or supported by other recourse provisions. In addition, we
further limit margin balances to a maximum of 25% versus 50% permitted under
Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board and exchange
regulations. At June 30, 2007 and 2006, the total amount of customer
balances subject to indemnification (i.e. margin debits) was
immaterial. The Company also has entered into arrangements with
various other third parties which provide for indemnification of the third
parties or the Company against losses, costs, claims and liabilities arising
from the performance of obligations under the agreements, except for generally
gross negligence or bad faith. The Company has had no claims or
payments pursuant to these or prior agreements, and we believe the likelihood
of
a claim being made is remote. Utilizing the methodology in the FASB
issued Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure
Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness
of
Others”, our estimate of the value of such agreements is de minimis, and
therefore an accrual has not been made in the financial statements.
K.
Subsequent Events
On
July
10, 2007, our Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $1.00
per
share payable on July 30, 2007 to holders of record on July 23,
2007.
On
July 10, 2007, the Company appointed Kieran Caterina
and Diane M. LaPointe Acting Co-Chief Financial Officers.
On
August
7, 2007, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per
share
to be paid on September 14, 2007 to shareholders of record on September 28,
2007.
From
July
1 through August 9, 2007, we repurchased 27,600 shares of our class A common
stock, under the Stock Repurchase Program, at an average investment of $49.09
per share.
11
ITEM
2:
|
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(INCLUDING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK)
|
Overview
GAMCO
Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL), well known for its Private Market Value (PMV)
with
a CatalystTM
investment approach, is a
widely-recognized provider of investment advisory services to mutual funds,
institutional and high net worth investors, and investment partnerships,
principally in the United States. Through Gabelli & Company,
Inc., we provide institutional research services to institutional clients and
investment partnerships. We generally manage assets on a
discretionary basis and invest in a variety of U.S. and international securities
through various investment styles. Our revenues are based primarily
on the firm’s levels of assets under management and fees associated with our
various investment products.
Since
1977, we have been identified with and have enhanced the “value” style approach
to investing. Our investment objective is to earn a superior risk-adjusted
return for our clients over the long-term through our proprietary fundamental
research. In addition to our value portfolios, we offer our clients a
broad array of investment strategies that includes global, growth, international
and convertible products. We also offer a series of investment
partnership (performance fee-based) vehicles that provide a series of long-short
investment opportunities in market and sector specific opportunities, including
offerings of non-market correlated investments in merger arbitrage, as well
as
fixed income strategies.
Our
revenues are highly correlated to the level of assets under management and
fees
associated with our various investment products, rather than our own corporate
assets. Assets under management, which are directly influenced by the
level and changes of the overall equity markets, can also fluctuate through
acquisitions, the creation of new products, the addition of new accounts or
the
loss of existing accounts. Since various equity products have
different fees, changes in our business mix may also affect
revenues. At times, the performance of our equity products may differ
markedly from popular market indices, and this can also impact our
revenues. It is our belief that general stock market trends will have
the greatest impact on our level of assets under management and hence,
revenues. This becomes increasingly likely as the base of assets
grows.
We
conduct our investment advisory business principally through: GAMCO Asset
Management Inc. (Separate Accounts), Gabelli Funds, LLC (Mutual Funds) and
Gabelli Securities, Inc. (Investment Partnerships). We also act as an
underwriter, are a distributor of our open-end mutual funds and provide
institutional research through Gabelli & Company, Inc., our broker-dealer
subsidiary.
Assets
Under Management (AUM) were a record $30.6 billion as of June 30, 2007, 4.3%
higher than March 31, 2007 AUM of $29.4 billion and 14.4% greater than June
30,
2006 AUM of $26.8 billion. Equity assets under management were a
record $29.9 billion on June 30, 2007, 4.2% more than March 31, 2007 equity
assets of $28.7 billion and 15.7% above the $25.9 billion on June 30, 2006.
Our
closed-end equity funds reached a record AUM of $6.4 billion on June 30, 2007,
up 3.6% from $6.2 billion on March 31, 2007 and 21.9% higher than the $5.3
billion on June 30, 2006. Our open-end equity fund AUM were $9.5 billion on
June
30, 2007, a 7.6% gain from $8.9 billion on March 31, 2007 and 22.2% from $7.8
billion at June 30, 2006. Our institutional and high net worth business had
$13.5 billion in separately managed accounts on June 30, 2007. While
up only a nominal 2.1% from $13.2 billion on March 31st, we do
note that –
as previously disclosed – on June 22nd we were
displaced
as a sub-advisor to a mutual fund entity that was sold. We managed
$551 million as of March 31, 2007 for this account. Our Investment Partnerships
AUM were $486 million on June 30, 2007 versus $477 million on March 31, 2007
and
$536 million on June 30, 2006. We receive incentive and fulcrum fees for our
investment partnership assets, certain institutional client assets, preferred
issues of our closed-end funds and our new closed-end fund launched in January
2007, the Gabelli Global Deal Fund. As of June 30, 2007, assets
generating performance-based fees were $3.6 billion, an increase of 3.8% versus
the $3.5 billion on March 31, 2007 and 19.5% increase over the $3.0 billion
on
June 30, 2006. Fixed income AUM, primarily money market mutual funds, totaled
$705 million on June 30, 2007 compared to AUM of $640 million on March 31,
2007
and AUM of $918 million on June 30, 2006.
12
The
company reported Assets Under Management as follows:
Assets
Under Management (millions)
Table
I:
Mutual
Funds:
|
June
30, 2006
|
June
30, 2007
|
%
Inc. (Dec.)
|
|||||||||
Open-end
|
$ |
7,796
|
$ |
9,529
|
22.2 | % | ||||||
Closed-end
|
5,258
|
6,412
|
21.9
|
|||||||||
Fixed
Income
|
863
|
684
|
(20.7 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Mutual Funds
|
13,917
|
16,625
|
19.5
|
|||||||||
Institutional
& Separate Accounts:
|
||||||||||||
Equities:
direct
|
9,520
|
11,116
|
16.8
|
|||||||||
“ sub-advisory
|
2,750
|
2,383
|
(13.3 | ) | ||||||||
Fixed
Income
|
55
|
21
|
(61.8 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Institutional & Separate Accounts
|
12,325
|
13,520
|
9.7
|
|||||||||
Investment
Partnerships
|
536
|
486
|
(9.3 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Assets Under Management
|
$ |
26,778
|
$ |
30,631
|
14.4
|
|||||||
Equities
|
$ |
25,860
|
$ |
29,926
|
15.7
|
|||||||
Fixed
Income
|
918
|
705
|
(23.2 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Assets Under Management
|
$ |
26,778
|
$ |
30,631
|
14.4
|
Table
II:
Assets
Under Management (millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
%
Increase/(decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mutual
Funds
|
6/06
|
9/06
|
12/06
|
3/07
|
6/07
|
3/07
|
6/06
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Open-end
|
$ |
7,796
|
$ |
7,854
|
$ |
8,389
|
$ |
8,858
|
$ |
9,529
|
7.6 | % | 22.2 | % | ||||||||||||||
Closed-end
|
5,258
|
5,327
|
5,806
|
6,188
|
6,412
|
3.6
|
21.9
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed
income
|
863
|
683
|
744
|
591
|
684
|
15.7
|
(20.7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Mutual Funds
|
13,917
|
13,864
|
14,939
|
15,637
|
16,625
|
6.3
|
19.5
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional
& Separate Accounts:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equities:
direct
|
9,520
|
9,470
|
10,282
|
10,587
|
11,116
|
5.0
|
16.8
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
“ sub-advisory
|
2,750
|
2,725
|
2,340
|
2,608
|
2,383
|
(8.6 | ) | (13.3 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Fixed
Income
|
55
|
54
|
50
|
49
|
21
|
(57.1 | ) | (61.8 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total
Institutional & Separate Accounts
|
12,325
|
12,249
|
12,672
|
13,244
|
13,520
|
2.1
|
9.7
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Investment
Partnerships
|
536
|
488
|
491
|
477
|
486
|
1.9
|
(9.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets Under Management
|
$ |
26,778
|
$ |
26,601
|
$ |
28,102
|
$ |
29,358
|
$ |
30,631
|
4.3
|
14.4
|
Table
III:
|
Fund
Flows – 2nd
Quarter 2007
(millions)
|
|||
|
|
|||
March
31,
2007
|
Net
Cash
Flows
|
Market Appreciation
/ (Depreciation) |
June
30,
2007
|
Mutual
Funds:
|
||||||||||||||||
Equities
|
$ |
15,046
|
$ |
149
|
$ |
746
|
$ |
15,941
|
||||||||
Fixed
Income
|
591
|
80
|
13
|
684
|
||||||||||||
Total
Mutual Funds
|
15,637
|
229
|
759
|
16,625
|
||||||||||||
Institutional
& Separate Accounts
|
||||||||||||||||
Equities:
direct
|
10,587
|
(161 | ) |
690
|
11,116
|
|||||||||||
“ sub-advisory
|
2,608
|
(415 | ) |
190
|
2,383
|
|||||||||||
Fixed
Income
|
49
|
(29 | ) |
1
|
21
|
|||||||||||
Total
Institutional & Separate Accounts
|
13,244
|
(605 | ) |
881
|
13,520
|
|||||||||||
Investment
Partnerships
|
477
|
(3 | ) |
12
|
486
|
|||||||||||
Total
Assets Under Management
|
$ |
29,358
|
$ | (379 | ) | $ |
1,652
|
$ |
30,631
|
13
Recent
regulatory developments
On
September 3, 2003, the New York Attorney General’s office (“NYAG”) announced
that it had found evidence of widespread improper trading involving mutual
fund
shares. These transactions included the “late trading” of mutual fund
shares after the 4:00 p.m. pricing cutoff and “time zone arbitrage” of mutual
fund shares designed to exploit pricing inefficiencies. Since the
NYAG’s announcement, the NASD, the SEC, the NYAG and officials of other states
have been conducting inquiries into and bringing enforcement actions related
to
trading abuses in mutual fund shares. We have received information
requests and subpoenas from the SEC and the NYAG in connection with their
inquiries and have been complying with these requests for documents and
testimony. We implemented additional compliance policies and procedures in
response to recent industry initiatives and an internal review of our mutual
fund practices and procedures in a variety of areas. A special
committee of all of our independent directors was also formed to review various
issues involving mutual fund share transactions and was assisted by independent
counsel.
As
part
of our review, hundreds of documents were examined and approximately fifteen
individuals were interviewed. We have found no evidence that any
employee participated in or facilitated any “late trading”. We also
have found no evidence of any improper trading in our mutual funds by our
investment professionals or senior executives. As we previously
reported, we did find that in August of 2002, we banned an account, which had
been engaging in frequent trading in our Global Growth Fund (the prospectus
of
which did not impose limits on frequent trading) and which had made a small
investment in one of our hedge funds, from further transactions with our firm.
Certain other investors had been banned prior to that. We also found
that certain discussions took place in 2002 and 2003 between GAMCO’s staff and
personnel of an investment advisor regarding possible frequent trading in
certain Gabelli domestic equity funds. In June 2006, we began
discussions with the SEC staff for a potential resolution of their
inquiry. In February 2007, one of our advisory subsidiaries made an
offer of settlement to the SEC staff for communication to the Commission for
its
consideration to resolve this matter. This offer of settlement is subject to
final agreement regarding the specific language of the SEC’s administrative
order and other settlement documents. As a result of these developments, we
recorded a reserve of approximately $15.0 million in 2006. Since these
discussions are ongoing, we cannot determine at this time whether they will
ultimately result in a settlement of this matter, whether our reserves will
be
sufficient to cover any payments by GAMCO related to such a settlement, or
whether and to what extent insurance may cover such payments.
In
September 2005, we were informed by the staff of the SEC that they may recommend
to the Commission that one of our advisory subsidiaries be held accountable
for
the actions of two of the eight closed-end funds managed by the subsidiary
relating to Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1 of the Investment Company Act of
1940. These provisions require registered investment companies to
provide written statements to shareholders when a dividend is made from a source
other than net investment income. While the funds sent annual
statements containing the required information and Form 1099-Div statements
as
required by the IRS, the funds did not send written statements to shareholders
with each distribution in 2002 and 2003. The staff indicated that
they may recommend to the Commission that administrative remedies be sought,
including a monetary penalty. The closed-end funds changed their notification
procedures, and we believe that all of the funds are now in
compliance.
In
response to industry-wide inquiries and enforcement actions, a number of
regulatory and legislative initiatives were introduced. The SEC has
proposed and adopted a number of rules under the Investment Company Act and
the
Investment Advisers Act and is currently studying potential major revisions
of
other rules. The SEC adopted rules requiring written compliance
programs for registered investment advisers and registered investment companies
and additional disclosures regarding portfolio management and advisory contract
renewals. In addition, several bills were introduced in a prior
Congress that, if adopted, would have amended the Investment Company
Act. These proposals, if reintroduced and enacted, or if adopted by
the SEC, could have a substantial impact on the regulation and operation of
our
registered and unregistered funds. For example, certain of these
proposals would, among other things, limit or eliminate Rule 12b-1 distribution
fees, limit or prohibit third party soft dollar arrangements and restrict the
management of hedge funds and mutual funds by the same portfolio
manager.
The
investment
management industry is likely to continue facing a high level of regulatory
scrutiny and become subject to additional rules designed to increase disclosure,
tighten controls and reduce potential conflicts of interest. In
addition, the SEC has substantially increased its use of focused inquiries
in
which it requests information from a number of fund complexes regarding
particular practices or provisions of the securities laws. We
participate in some of these inquiries in the normal course of our
business. Changes in laws, regulations and administrative practices
by regulatory authorities, and the associated compliance costs, have increased
our cost structure and could in the future have a material impact.
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1
to
this report.
14
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Three
Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared To Three Months Ended June
30, 2006
Condensed
Consolidated Results – Three Months Ended June 30:
(Unaudited;
in thousands, except per share data)
2007
|
2006
(a)
|
|||||||
Revenues
|
||||||||
Investment
advisory and incentive fees
|
$ |
57,654
|
$ |
53,586
|
||||
Commission
revenue
|
4,036
|
2,829
|
||||||
Distribution
fees and other income
|
6,587
|
5,244
|
||||||
Total
revenues
|
68,277
|
61,659
|
||||||
Expenses
|
||||||||
Compensation
and related costs
|
29,905
|
25,436
|
||||||
Management
fee
|
3,449
|
1,818
|
||||||
Distribution
costs
|
10,161
|
5,329
|
||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
7,594
|
7,713
|
||||||
Reserve
for settlement
|
-
|
11,900
|
||||||
Total
expenses
|
51,109
|
52,196
|
||||||
Operating
income
|
17,168
|
9,463
|
||||||
Other
income (expense)
|
||||||||
Net
gain from investments
|
11,193
|
4,244
|
||||||
Interest
and dividend income
|
6,166
|
6,111
|
||||||
Interest
expense
|
(3,329 | ) | (3,394 | ) | ||||
Total
other income (expense), net
|
14,030
|
6,961
|
||||||
Income
before taxes and minority interest
|
31,198
|
16,424
|
||||||
Income
tax provision
|
12,856
|
7,360
|
||||||
Minority
interest
|
345
|
119
|
||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
17,997
|
$ |
8,945
|
||||
Net
income per share:
|
||||||||
Basic
|
$ |
0.64
|
$ |
0.31
|
||||
Diluted
|
$ |
0.63
|
$ |
0.31
|
||||
Reconciliation
of Net income to Adjusted EBITDA:
|
||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
17,997
|
$ |
8,945
|
||||
Interest
Expense
|
3,329
|
3,394
|
||||||
Income
tax provision and minority interest
|
13,201
|
7,479
|
||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
216
|
220
|
||||||
Adjusted
EBITDA(b)
|
$ |
34,743
|
$ |
20,038
|
|
(a)
As restated to reflect the reversal of certain previously-accrued
expenses
for investment partnership compensation as described in note A in
item 1
of this report on Form 10-Q.
|
|
(b)
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization, and minority interest. Adjusted
EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and should not be considered as an
alternative to any measure of performance as promulgated under accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States nor should it
be
considered as an indicator of our overall financial
performance. We use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure
of performance as we believe it gives investors a more complete
understanding of our operating results before the impact of investing
and
financing activities as a tool for determining the private market
value of
an enterprise.
|
Total
revenues were $68.3 million in the second quarter of 2007 up $6.6 million or
10.7% from total revenues of $61.7 million reported in the second quarter of
2006. Operating income was $17.2 million, an increase of $7.7 million
or 81.4% from the $9.5 million in the second quarter of 2006. Total
other income, net of interest expense, increased to $14.0 million for the second
quarter 2007, doubling from the $7.0 million for second quarter
2006. In the short-run, our results remain sensitive to changes in
the equity market. Net income for the quarter was $18.0 million or
$0.63 per fully diluted share versus $8.9 million or $0.31 per fully diluted
share in the prior year’s quarter.
Investment
advisory and incentive fees increased to $57.7 million, an increase of $4.1
million or 7.6% compared to the revenues in 2006. Our closed-end funds revenues
surged 19.2% to $12.8 million in the second quarter 2007 from $10.8 million
in
2006 primarily due to higher performance and the launch of a new fund. Open-end
mutual funds revenues grew 15.7% to $23.3 million from $20.1 million in second
quarter 2006 primarily due to higher performance. Institutional and high net
worth separate accounts revenues decreased 2.4% to $20.3 million from $20.7
million in second quarter 2006 primarily due to lower performance related fees.
Investment Partnership revenues were $1.2 million, $0.7 million or 35.0% below
revenues in 2006. The decline was primarily due to lower management
fees resulting from a decrease in AUM.
Commission
revenues from our institutional research affiliate, Gabelli & Company, Inc.,
were $4.0 million in the second quarter 2007, up 42.7% from the prior
year. The increase was traced to an increase in overall trading
volume and to a change in the mix of business transacted.
Revenues
from the distribution of mutual funds and other income were $6.6 million for
the
second quarter 2007, an increase of $1.4 million, or 25.6%, from $5.2 million
in
second quarter 2006.
Total
expenses, excluding management fee, were $47.7 million in the second quarter
of
2007, a 5.4% decrease from total expenses of $50.4 million in the second quarter
of 2006. Included within second quarter 2007 total expenses are
approximately $4.2 million in distribution costs associated with the termination
of a closed-end fund compensation agreement. Second quarter 2006 total expenses
include a previously-reported special charge of approximately $12
million.
Compensation
and related costs, which are largely variable, of $29.9 million were $4.5
million or 17.6% higher than the $25.4 million recorded in the prior year
period. This increase was primarily due to higher variable
compensation of $2.9 million and increased salaries of $1.4
million.
Management
fee expense, which is totally variable and based on pretax income, was $3.4
million versus $1.8 million in 2006.
Distribution
costs were $10.2 million, near double the $5.3 million in the prior year’s
period. The termination of a closed-end fund compensation agreement increased
the current quarter’s costs by $4.2 million.
Other
operating expenses, excluding the previously mentioned special charge in the
second quarter of 2006 reserve of approximately $12 million, remained
relatively flat, at $7.6 million.
Total
other income (which represents primarily investment income in our proprietary
investments), net of interest expense, was $14.0 million for the second quarter
2007 compared to $7.0 million in 2006.
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Interest
expense remained relatively flat, decreasing approximately $0.1 million
from the
prior year second quarter amount of $3.4 million.
The
effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was 41.2% as
compared to the prior year quarter’s effective rate of
44.8%.
Minority
interest increased to $0.3 million in 2007 from $0.1 million in
2006.
In
the first quarter of 2006, the provisions of FASB Interpretation
No. 46R (“FIN 46R”) and Emerging Issue Task Force 04-5 (“EITF 04-5”) required
the consolidation of our investment partnerships and offshore funds managed
by
our subsidiaries into our consolidated financial statements. However, since
we
amended the agreements of certain investment partnerships and an offshore
fund
on March 31, 2006, FIN 46R and EITF 04-5 only required us to consolidate
these
entities on our consolidated condensed statement of income for the first
quarter
2006. Accordingly, to provide a better understanding of our core
results and trends, GAMCO has provided the 2006 results throughout the
following
analysis before adjusting for FIN 46R and EITF 04-5. These results
are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”) in the United States. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP
financial measures to results presented in accordance with GAAP is presented
below.
Condensed
Consolidated Results – Six Months Ended June 30th:
(Unaudited;
in thousands, except per share
data)
2006
(a)
|
2006
(b)
|
Adjust-
ments(c)
|
2006
(d)
|
2007
(e)
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Investment
advisory and incentive fees
|
$ |
106,413
|
$ |
104,947
|
$ | (963 | ) | $ |
103,984
|
$ |
114,214
|
|||||||||
Commission
revenue
|
6,380
|
6,380
|
-
|
6,380
|
8,056
|
|||||||||||||||
Distribution
fees and other income
|
10,579
|
10,579
|
-
|
10,579
|
12,613
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
123,372
|
121,906
|
(963 | ) |
120,943
|
134,883
|
||||||||||||||
Expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation
and related costs
|
54,233
|
50,212
|
-
|
50,212
|
58,279
|
|||||||||||||||
Management
fee
|
5,282
|
5,235
|
-
|
5,235
|
6,850
|
|||||||||||||||
Distribution
costs
|
10,544
|
10,544
|
-
|
10,544
|
16,047
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
|
15,104
|
14,915
|
189
|
15,104
|
16,028
|
|||||||||||||||
Reserve
for settlement
|
11,900
|
11,900
|
-
|
11,900
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
expenses
|
97,063
|
92,806
|
189
|
92,995
|
97,204
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
26,309
|
29,100
|
(1,152 | ) |
27,948
|
37,679
|
||||||||||||||
Other
income (expense)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
gain from investments
|
27,369
|
13,597
|
13,772
|
27,369
|
16,763
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
and dividend income
|
12,484
|
11,159
|
1,325
|
12,484
|
14,168
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(7,269 | ) | (6,678 | ) | (591 | ) | (7,269 | ) | (6,709 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
other income (expense), net
|
32,584
|
18,078
|
14,506
|
32,584
|
24,222
|
|||||||||||||||
Income
before taxes and minority interest
|
58,893
|
47,178
|
13,354
|
60,532
|
61,901
|
|||||||||||||||
Income
tax provision
|
23,285
|
18,893
|
5,008
|
23,901
|
24,063
|
|||||||||||||||
Minority
interest
|
7,458
|
381
|
8,346
|
8,727
|
677
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
28,150
|
$ |
27,904
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
27,904
|
$ |
37,161
|
||||||||||
Net
income per share:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ |
0.98
|
$ |
0.97
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
0.97
|
$ |
1.32
|
||||||||||
Diluted
|
$ |
0.97
|
$ |
0.96
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
0.96
|
$ |
1.30
|
||||||||||
Reconciliation
of Net income to Adjusted EBITDA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
28,150
|
$ |
27,904
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
27,904
|
$ |
37,161
|
||||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
7,269
|
6,678
|
591
|
7,269
|
6,709
|
|||||||||||||||
Income
tax provision and minority interest
|
30,743
|
19,274
|
13,354
|
32,628
|
24,740
|
|||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
444
|
444
|
-
|
444
|
522
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted
EBITDA (f)
|
$ |
66,606
|
$ |
54,300
|
$ |
13,945
|
$ |
68,245
|
$ |
69,132
|
(a)
|
As
originally reported. Non-GAAP.
|
(b)
|
Financial
results before adjustments relating to FIN 46R and EITF 04-5 as described
above and in Note D to the condensed consolidated financial statements
in
this report on Form 10-Q (not GAAP), and as restated to reflect the
reversal of certain previously-accrued expenses for investment partnership
compensation.
|
(c)
|
Adjustments
relating to FIN 46R and EITF 04-5.
|
(d)
|
GAAP
basis as restated to reflect the reversal of certain previously-accrued
expenses for investment partnership compensation as described in
note A in
item 1 of this report on Form 10-Q.
|
(e)
|
GAAP
basis.
|
(f)
|
Adjusted
EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and
amortization, and minority interest. Adjusted EBITDA is a
Non-GAAP measure and should not be considered as an alternative to
any
measure of performance as promulgated under accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States nor should it be considered
as an
indicator of our overall financial performance. We use Adjusted
EBITDA as a supplemental measure of performance as we believe it
gives
investors a more complete understanding of our operating results
before
the impact of investing and financing activities as a tool for determining
the private market value of an
enterprise.
|
Total
revenues were $134.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2007, up $13.0
million or 10.7% from total revenues of $121.9 million in the prior year’s
period excluding the adjustments relating to FIN 46R and EITF 04-5 as described
above. Operating income was $37.7 million, an increase of $8.6
million or 29.6% from the $29.1 million in 2006 on a comparable reporting
basis. Total other income, net of interest expense, was $24.2 million
compared to $18.1 million in 2006 on a comparable reporting basis. Net income
for the period was $37.2 million or $1.30 per fully diluted share versus $27.9
million or $0.96 per fully diluted share in the prior year’s
period.
Investment
advisory and incentive fees increased $10.2 million or 9.8% to $114.2 million
from $104.0 million in 2006. Investment advisory and incentive fees
increased $9.3 million or 8.9% to $114.2 million from $104.9 million in 2006
excluding the adjustments relating to FIN 46R and EITF 04-5. Our closed-end
funds revenues surged 17.3% to $24.6 million for the six months ended June
30,
2007 from $21.0 million in 2006 primarily due to increased average AUM. Open-end
mutual funds revenues grew 11.0% to $44.7 million from $40.2 million in 2006
primarily due to higher average AUM. Institutional and high net worth separate
accounts revenues increased 4.3% to $41.9 million from $40.1 million reported
in
2006 primarily due to higher performance fees. Investment Partnership revenues
were $3.0 million versus $3.6 million in 2006 before adjusting for FIN 46R
and
EITF 04-5.
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Commission
revenues from our institutional research affiliate, Gabelli & Company, Inc.,
were $8.1 for the six months ended June 30, 2007, up 30.5% from the prior
year’s
comparable amount of $6.2 million. The increase was due to overall
trading volume as well as to an increase in higher average per share revenue
due
to changes in trade mix.
Revenues
from the distribution of mutual funds and other income were $12.6 million
for
the six months ended June 30, 2007, an increase of $2.0 million, or 18.9%,
from
$10.6 million from the 2006 period.
Total
expenses, excluding management fee, were $90.4 million in the six months
ended
June 30, 2007, a 3.0% decrease from total expenses of $87.8 million in
the 2006
period. Included within the six months ended June 30, 2007 are approximately
$4.2 million in distribution costs associated with the termination of a
closed-end fund compensation agreement. In addition, for the six months
ended
June 30, 2006 total expenses include the previously reported special charge
of
approximately $12 million.
Compensation
and related costs, which are largely variable, were $58.3 million or 16.1%
higher than the $50.2 million recorded in the prior year period. This
increase was primarily due to higher variable compensation of $4.9 million
and
increased salaries of $2.4 million.
Distribution
costs were $16.0 million, an increase of 52.2% from $10.5 million in the
prior
year’s period due to the termination of a closed-end fund compensation
agreement, which increased the distribution costs for the first half of 2007
by
$4.2 million.
Other
operating expenses increased by $0.9 million to $16.0 million in the first
half
of 2007 from the prior year period of $15.1 million, excluding the previously
mentioned $12 million reserve in the first half of 2006.
Other
income, net of interest expense, was $24.2 million in the first half of 2007,
a
decline of $8.4 million from $32.6 million in the first half of
2006. The 2006 results include $14.5 million relating to adjustments
for FIN 46R and EITF 04-5. Excluding the adjustments relating to FIN 46R
and
EITF 04-5, other income, net of interest expense, was $18.1 million for the
six
months ended June 30, 2006.Interest expense fell to $6.7 million for the
six
months ended June 30, 2007 from $7.3 million for the prior year period. The
decrease was primarily due to lower debt outstanding as a result of the
retirement of the 5.22% senior notes in February 2007.
For
the
six months ended June 30, 2007, the effective tax rate was 38.9% as compared
to
39.5% in the prior year’s comparable period.
Minority
interest decreased to $0.7 million in 2007 from $8.7 million in 2006 principally
due to adjustments related to the consolidation of investment partnerships
and
offshore fund in accordance with FIN 46R and EITF 04-5 during first quarter
2006. Excluding the adjustments relating to FIN 46R and EITF 04-5, minority
interest was $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30,
2006.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our
assets are primarily liquid, consisting mainly of cash, short term investments,
securities held for investment purposes and investments in partnerships and
affiliates in which we are a general partner, limited partner or investment
manager. Investments in partnerships and affiliates are generally illiquid;
however the underlying investments in such entities are generally liquid and
the
valuations of the investment partnerships and affiliates reflect this underlying
liquidity.
Summary
cash flow data is as follows:
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||
Cash
flows provided by (used in):
|
2007
|
2006
(a)
|
||||||
Operating
activities
|
$ |
78,186
|
$ | (32,090 | ) | |||
Investing
activities
|
(22,962 | ) | (1,767 | ) | ||||
Financing
activities
|
(88,627 | ) | (23,938 | ) | ||||
Decrease
|
(33,403 | ) | (57,795 | ) | ||||
Effect
of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
|
16
|
(64 | ) | |||||
Net
increase in cash from partnerships and offshore funds consolidated
under
FIN 46R and EITF 04-5
|
-
|
1,550
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
138,113
|
173,161
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
104,726
|
$ |
116,852
|
(a)
As restated to reflect the reversal of certain previously-accrued
expenses
for investment partnership compensation as described in Note A of
this
report on Form 10-Q.
|
Cash
requirements and liquidity needs have historically been met through cash
generated by operating activities and through our borrowing
capacity. We have received investment grade ratings from both Moody’s
Investors Services and Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. These
investment grade ratings expand our ability to attract both public and private
capital. Our shelf registrations provide us opportunistic
flexibility to sell any combination of senior and subordinate debt securities,
convertible debt securities, equity securities (including common and preferred
stock), and other securities up to a total amount of $520 million.
At
June 30, 2007, we had total
cash and cash equivalents of $104.7 million, a decrease of $33.4 million
from
December 31, 2006. Gabelli has established a collateral account,
consisting of cash and cash equivalents and investments in securities totaling
$52.6 million, to secure a letter of credit issued in favor of the holder
of the
$50 million 6% convertible note. On April 18, 2007, a put option the
note holder may exercise was extended from May 15, 2007 to December 17, 2007
and
the letter of credit was extended from May 15, 2007 to December 24,
2007. Cash and cash equivalents and investments in securities held in
the collateral account are restricted from other uses until the date of
expiration. Cash and cash equivalents and investments in securities held
by
investment partnerships and offshore funds consolidated under FIN 46R and
EITF
04-5 are also restricted from use for general operating purposes. Total debt
outstanding at June 30, 2007 was $150.0 million, consisting of the $50 million
6% convertible note and $100 million of 5.5% non-callable senior notes due
May
15, 2013. In February 2007, the Company retired the $82.3 million in
5.22% Senior Notes due February 17, 2007.
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For
the
six months ended June 30, 2007, cash provided by operating activities was $78.2
million principally resulting from $37.2 million in net income, proceeds from
sales of investments in securities of $875.9 million, a $10.0 million decrease
in receivable from brokers, $13.2 million in distributions from partnerships
and
affiliates, and a $12.7 million decrease in investment advisory fee receivable.
This was partially offset by $852.8 million in purchases of investments in
securities, $4.1 million in purchases of investments in partnerships and
affiliates and a $3.8 million decrease in income taxes payable.
Cash
used
in investing activities, related to purchases and sales of available for sale
securities, was $23.0 million in the first six months of 2007.
Cash
used
in financing activities in the first six months of 2007 was $88.6
million. The decrease in cash was primarily due to the $82.3 million
retirement of senior notes and $6.8 million in dividends paid and the repurchase
of our class A common stock under the Stock Repurchase Program.
Cash
used
in operating activities was $32.1 million in the first six months of 2006
principally resulting from $537.6 million in purchases of investments in
securities, a $27.6 million increase in receivable from brokers, $4.0 million
in
purchases of investments in partnerships and affiliates and $39.9 million from
the net effects of the FIN 46R and EITF 04-5 consolidation. This was
partially offset by $27.9 million in net income, proceeds from sales of
investments in securities of $527.5 million, $7.9 million in distributions
from
investments in partnerships and affiliates and an increase in compensation
payable of $7.0 million. Excluding the net effects of the
consolidation of investment partnerships and offshore funds, our cash provided
by operating activities was $7.8 million.
Cash
used
in investing activities, related to purchases and sales of available for sale
securities, was $1.8 million in the first six months of 2006.
Cash
used
in financing activities in the first six months of 2006 was $23.9
million. The decrease in cash principally resulted from the
repurchase of our class A common stock under the Stock Repurchase Program of
$52.3 million partially offset by a $29.7 million in contributions by partners
into our investment partnerships. Excluding the net effects of the consolidation
of investment partnerships and offshore funds, our net cash used in financing
activities was $53.7 million.
Based
upon our current level of operations and anticipated growth, we expect that
our
current cash balances plus cash flows from operating activities and our
borrowing capacity will be sufficient to finance our working capital needs
for
the foreseeable future. We have no material commitments for capital
expenditures.
Gabelli
& Company, Inc., a subsidiary of GAMCO, is registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers. As such, it is subject to the minimum net
capital requirements promulgated by the Commission. Gabelli & Company's net
capital has historically exceeded these minimum requirements. Gabelli &
Company computes its net capital under the alternative method permitted by
the
Commission, which requires minimum net capital of the greater of $250,000 or
2%
of the aggregate debt items in the reserve formula for those broker-dealers
subject to Rule 15c3-3. The requirement was $250,000 at June 30,
2007. At June 30, 2007, Gabelli & Company had net capital, as
defined, of approximately $16.8 million, exceeding the regulatory requirement
by
approximately $16.6 million. Gabelli & Company’s net capital, as
defined, may be reduced when Gabelli & Company is involved in firm
commitment underwriting activities. This did not occur as of or for
the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Market
Risk
Our
primary market risk exposure is to changes in equity prices and interest
rates. Since over 95% of our AUM are equities, our financial results
are subject to equity-market risk as revenues from our money management services
are sensitive to stock market dynamics. In addition, returns from our
proprietary investment portfolio are exposed to interest rate and equity market
risk.
We
are
subject to potential losses from certain market risks as a result of absolute
and relative price movements in financial instruments due to changes in interest
rates, equity prices and other factors. Our exposure to market risk
is directly related to our role as financial intermediary, adviser and general
partner for assets under management in our mutual funds, institutional and
separate accounts business, investment partnerships and our proprietary
investment activities.
With
respect to our proprietary investment activities, included in investments in
securities of $550.3 million at June 30, 2007 were investments in Treasury
Bills
and Notes of $116.5 million, mutual funds, largely invested in equity products,
of $172.6 million, a selection of common and preferred stocks totaling $192.4
million, investments in corporate bonds of $67.6 million, and other investments
of approximately $1.2 million. Investments in mutual funds generally
lower market risk through the diversification of financial instruments within
their portfolio. In addition, we may alter our investment holdings
from time to time in response to changes in market risks and other factors
considered appropriate by management. Of the approximately $192.4
million invested in common and preferred stocks at June 30, 2007, $43.1 million
was related to our investment in Westwood Holdings Group Inc., and $40.9 million
was invested in risk arbitrage opportunities in connection with mergers,
consolidations, acquisitions, tender offers or other similar transactions.
Securities sold, not yet purchased are financial instruments purchased under
agreements to resell and financial instruments sold under agreement to
repurchase. These financial instruments are stated at fair value and
are subject to market risks resulting from changes in price and volatility.
At
June 30, 2007 and 2006, the market value of securities sold, not yet purchased
was $21.0 million and $7.6 million, respectively. Investments in partnerships
and affiliates totaled $69.9 million at June 30, 2007, the majority of which
consisted of investment partnerships and offshore funds which invest in risk
arbitrage opportunities. These transactions generally involve
announced deals with agreed-upon terms and conditions, including pricing, which
typically involve less market risk than common stocks held in a trading
portfolio. The principal risk associated with risk arbitrage
transactions is the inability of the companies involved to complete the
transaction.
GAMCO’s
exposure to interest rate
risk results, principally, are from the impact of changes in interest rates
in
the global market and its investment of excess cash in U.S. Government
obligations. These investments are primarily short term in nature,
and the carrying value of these investments generally approximates market
value.
Our
revenues are largely driven by the market value of our assets under management
and are therefore exposed to fluctuations in market
prices. Investment advisory fees for mutual funds are based on
average daily asset values. Management fees earned on institutional
and high net worth separate accounts, for any given quarter, are generally
determined based on asset values on the last day of the preceding
quarter. Any significant increases or decreases in market value of
institutional and high net worth separate accounts assets managed which occur
on
the last day of the quarter will generally result in a relative increase or
decrease in revenues for the following quarter.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management
believes certain critical accounting policies affect its more significant
judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial
statements. Due to the implementation of
Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes –
an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), we modified our
critical accounting policy related to accounting for income taxes, which is
listed below. The Company’s other critical accounting policies and
estimates are disclosed in the “Significant Accounting Policies” section of our
2006 Form 10-K/A.
In
June
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FIN 48, to clarify certain
aspects of accounting for uncertain tax positions. FIN 48 clarifies
the accounting for income taxes by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold
that a tax provision is required to meet before being recognized in the
financial statements. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition,
measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim
periods, disclosure and transition. The Company adopted FIN 48 on
January 1, 2007.
Accounting
for Income Taxes
Income
tax expense is based on pre-tax financial accounting income, including
adjustments made for the recognition or derecognition related to uncertain
tax
positions. The recognition or derecognition of income tax expense
related to uncertain tax positions is determined under the guidance as
prescribed by FIN 48.
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Recent
Accounting Developments
In
February 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 155, “Accounting for Certain
Hybrid Financial Instruments – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and 140,”
(“Statement 155”) that amends FASB Statements No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities,” (“Statement 133”) and No. 140 “Accounting
for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of
Liabilities a replacement of FASB Statement 125” (“Statement
140”). The statement permits fair value remeasurement for any hybrid
financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would
require bifurcation; clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only
strips are not subject to the requirements of Statement 133; establishes a
requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify
interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial
instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation; clarifies
that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded
derivatives; amends Statement 140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying
special-purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that
pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial
instrument. Statement 155 does not permit prior period
restatement. The statement is effective for all financial instruments
acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that
begins after September 15, 2006. The Company adopted this statement
on January 1, 2007. The impact of adopting this statement has been
immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
April
2006, the FASB issued FSP FIN 46R-6 “Determining the Variability to be
Considered in Applying FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)” (“FSP”). The
FSP addresses certain major implementation issues related to FIN 46R,
specifically how a reporting enterprise should determine the variability to
be
considered in applying FIN 46R. The FSP is effective as of the beginning of
the
first day of the first reporting period beginning after September 15, 2006.
The
Company adopted this Statement on January 1, 2007. The impact of
adopting this statement has been immaterial to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
In
June
2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), which is an interpretation of FAS 109. This
interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute
for
the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken
or
expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company adopted this
interpretation on January 1, 2007. See Note F to the condensed
consolidated financial statements of this report on Form 10-Q for
discussion.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements” (“Statement 157”). The statement provides guidance for using fair
value to measure assets and liabilities. The statement provides guidance to
companies about the extent of which to measure assets and liabilities at fair
value, the information used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value
measurements on earnings. The statement applies whenever other standards require
(or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. The statement
does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. The statement
is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company
plans to adopt this statement on January 1, 2008. The impact of adopting
Statement 157 is expected to be immaterial to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
In
September 2006, the SEC released Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, "Considering
the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in
Current Year Financial Statements" (the “SAB”). The SAB addresses diversity in
how companies consider and resolve the quantitative effect of financial
statement misstatements. The SAB is effective as of the beginning
of the first day of the first reporting period beginning after
November 15, 2006. The Company adopted this SAB on January 1,
2007. The impact of adopting this SAB has been immaterial to the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No.
115,” (“Statement 159”), which provides companies with an option to report
selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The standard’s
objective is to reduce both the complexity in accounting for financial
instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets
and liabilities differently. Statement 159 also establishes presentation and
disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies
that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and
liabilities. This statement is effective as of the beginning of an
entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is
permitted as of the beginning of the previous fiscal year provided that the
entity makes that choice in the first 120 days of that fiscal year and also
elects to apply the provisions of Statement 157. The Company plans to
adopt this statement on January 1, 2008. The impact of adopting
Statement 159 is expected to be immaterial to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
The
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has finalized Statement
of
Position (“SOP”) 07-01, Clarification of the Scope of the Audit and Accounting
Guide Investment Companies and Accounting by Parent Companies and Equity
Method
Investors for Investments in Investment Companies. SOP 07-01 provides criteria
for determining whether an entity is within the scope of the Guide. The
statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2007. The Company plans to adopt this statement
on
January 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact
of
adopting SOP 07-01 on its consolidated financial statements.
In
May
2007, the FASB issued FSP No. FIN 46(R)-7, “Application of FASB Interpretation
No. 46(R) to Investment Companies”. This FSP amends Interpretation FIN 46(R) to
provide an exception to the scope of FIN 46(R) for companies within the scope
of
the revised Audit and Accounting Guide Investment Companies. The Company
is
currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting FIN 46(r)-7 on its
consolidated financial statements.
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Management,
with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and under the supervision
of the Interim Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), as of December 31, 2006. In conducting the
aforementioned evaluation and assessment, management identified two material
weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting relating to (i) the
reporting of individual assets and liabilities of certain proprietary investment
accounts in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and
(ii) the evaluation of and accounting for certain non-routine transactions
in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, as further
described Item 9A (b) of the Company’s Form 10-K/A. These
deficiencies were identified during the course of the 2006
audit. Accordingly, because of these material weaknesses, management
concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not
effective, with respect to these items, as of December 31, 2006.
As
a
result of the first material weakness, the Company restated its December 31,
2005 consolidated financial statements, included in Item 8 of the Company’s Form
10-K/A, to properly reflect these proprietary investments. This first
material weakness also resulted in errors in the Company’s interim consolidated
financial statements for the periods ended March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006, and
September 30, 2006. In April 2007, the Company restated its consolidated
financial statements for each of the above interim periods.
Based
upon the evaluation described above, management concluded that, as of December
31, 2006, the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial
reporting because of the effect of the material weaknesses described
above.
However,
subsequent to December 31, 2006, we have taken steps to strengthen our
disclosure controls, procedures and internal controls over financial
reporting. These steps were taken to strengthen our processes
relating to the material weaknesses discussed above. Specifically, we
have implemented the following internal control improvements:
·
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With
regard to the first material weakness, we have implemented a new
procedure
to review the accounting treatment for all proprietary investments
on a
regular basis. We have also worked with the personnel in our
operations and accounting areas who are responsible for the accounting
for
these proprietary investments to ensure that appropriate procedures
are in
place to more closely monitor proprietary
investments.
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·
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In
the second material weakness relating to the evaluation of and accounting
for certain non-routine transactions in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, the Company’s control deficiencies over
accrual of compensation expense for investment partnerships compensation
were contemplated on the determination of the material weakness
evaluation. As a result of the second material weakness, the
Company filed a Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006
to
restate the financial statements to reflect the reversal of certain
previously-accrued expenses for investment partnerships
compensation.
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As
of
June 30, 2007, the Chief Executive Officer and the Acting Co-Chief Financial
Officers concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective
in
ensuring that all material information required to be filed in this quarterly
report has been made known to them in a timely fashion. There have
been no significant changes in internal controls, or in factors that could
significantly affect internal controls, subsequent to the date the Chief
Executive Officer and the Acting Co-Chief Financial Officers completed their
evaluation.
Forward-Looking
Information
Our
disclosure and analysis in this report contain some forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements give 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, there can be no assurance that our actual
results will not differ materially from what we expect or believe. Some of
the
factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations
or
beliefs include, without limitation: the adverse effect from a decline in the
securities markets; a decline in the performance of our products; a general
downturn in the economy; changes in government policy or regulation; changes
in
our ability to attract or retain key employees; and unforeseen costs and other
effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and
self-regulatory organizations. We also direct your attention to any more
specific discussions of risk contained in our Form 10-K/A and other public
filings. We are providing these statements as permitted by the
Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We do not undertake to update publicly
any forward-looking statements if we subsequently learn that we are unlikely
to
achieve our expectations or if we receive any additional information relating
to
the subject matters of our forward-looking statements.
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Part
II: Other Information
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Item
2.
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Changes
in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
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The
following table provides information with respect to the shares of common stock
we repurchased during the three months ended June 30, 2007:
Period
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(a)
Total Number of Shares Repurchased
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(b)
Average Price Paid Per Share, net of Commissions
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(c)
Total Number of Shares Repurchased as Part of Publicly Announced
Plans or
Programs
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(d)
Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans
or
Programs
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GBL
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4/01/07
– 4/30/07
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12,300
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$ |
43.85
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12,300
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976,861
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5/01/07
– 5/31/07
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17,200
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$ |
49.64
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17,200
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959,661
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6/01/07
– 6/30/07
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26,100
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$ |
51.74
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26,100
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933,561
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Totals
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55,600
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55,600
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Item
4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of GAMCO Investors, Inc. was held in Greenwich,
Connecticut on May 8, 2007. At that meeting, the stockholders
considered and acted upon the following matter:
THE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. The stockholders elected the following
individuals to serve as directors until the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders
and until their respective successors are duly elected and
qualified. All of the nominees were elected with the following votes
cast:
Nominees
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For
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Withheld
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Edwin
L. Artzt
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207,730,091
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2,142,457
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Richard
L. Bready
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209,658,647
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213,901
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John
C. Ferrara
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208,718,253
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1,154,295
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||||||
John
D. Gabelli
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208,410,093
|
1,462,455
|
||||||
Mario
J. Gabelli
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208,479,067
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1,393,481
|
||||||
Eugene
R. McGrath
|
209,776,509
|
96,039
|
||||||
Karl
Otto Pöhl
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208,525,040
|
1,347,508
|
||||||
Robert
S. Prather, Jr.
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209,657,728
|
214,820
|
||||||
Vincent
S. Tese
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209,652,973
|
219,575
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Item
6.
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(a)
Exhibits
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31.1
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Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a) and
15d-14 (a)
as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
31.2
|
Certification
by the Acting Co-Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14
(a) and
15d-14 (a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of
2002
|
31.3
|
Certification
by the Acting Co-Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14
(a) and
15d-14 (a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of
2002
|
32.1
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Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
32.2
|
Certifications
by the Acting Co-Chief Financial Officers pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of
2002
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SIGNATURES
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
GAMCO
INVESTORS, INC.
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(Registrant)
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August
9, 2007
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/s/
Kieran Caterina
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|
Date
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Kieran
Caterina
|
|
Acting
Co-Chief Financial Officer
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August
9, 2007
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/s/
Diane M. LaPointe
|
|
Date
|
Diane
M. LaPointe
|
|
Acting
Co-Chief Financial Officer
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