Adjusted EPS and Earnings Growth
Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.44, up more than 20% year-over-year (Sean: adjusted EPS +21% YoY; GAAP EPS +20% YoY). Adjusted operating income increased versus the prior quarter and drove meaningful EPS expansion.
Record Net Sales Events
Delivered $67 million of net sales events in Q1 (including $57M recurring and $10M professional services), exceeding the prior quarterly record by more than 40%. Investment Manager Services led the quarter with ~ $50M+ of IMS sales events driven by multiple large, first-time enterprise mandates.
Adjusted Operating Profit and Margin Expansion
Adjusted operating profit increased ~24% year-over-year and ~6% sequentially. Consolidated adjusted operating profit margins improved versus both the prior quarter and prior year (management referenced core margins in the low-30% range and noted segment-level margin expansion).
Asset Momentum and Net Flows
Asset Management momentum: Advisors delivered approximately $1.5 billion of net inflows in the quarter; assets under administration and on platform increased ~4% driven by new business wins and lower mark-to-market sensitivity. Institutional flows were impacted by an annuitization event but pipeline visibility suggests improved flow performance later in the year.
Stratos Integration and Contribution
First full quarter with Stratos (57.5% ownership). Stratos contributed nearly $20M of revenue and $3M of operating profit to Advisors in Q1 before noncontrolling interests; excluding depreciation/amortization, Stratos generated about $8M of consolidated EBITDA. Integration workstreams underway with pipeline benefits anticipated.
Professional Services Momentum and Client Wins
Professional Services supporting growth across business lines (e.g., Huntington Bank win). Investments in new businesses generated ~ $4M of net sales events. Re-contracted 8 Private Banking clients, retaining ~$34M of recurring revenue with an average 4-year term. More than one-third of Professional Services sales events were international in Q1.
Capital Allocation and Balance Sheet Strength
Repurchased ~$208M of SEI shares in Q1; ended the quarter with ~$363M of cash on the balance sheet and significant financial flexibility to continue buybacks and opportunistic deployment of capital.
AI and Enterprise Modernization Initiatives
Management emphasized AI as a growth and margin-acceleration catalyst. Announced partnership with IBM to accelerate infrastructure modernization, automation and responsible AI deployment. Ongoing two-year AI investments, use cases in client advisory, operations and Professional Services noted as margin-enhancing.