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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the period ended January 31, 1999 Commission File No. 1-8100
EATON VANCE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND 04-2718215
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
24 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 482-8260
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NONE
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(Former name, address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last record)
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 [ ]
Shares outstanding as of January 31, 1999:
Voting Common Stock - 77,440 shares
Non-Voting Common Stock - 35,936,651 shares
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
January 31, October 31,
1999 1998
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ASSETS (in thousands)
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CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents $ 24,615 $ 54,386
Short-term investments 41,957 42,049
Investment adviser fees and other receivables 5,966 5,331
Real estate assets held for sale 16,551 16,551
Other current assets 15,688 12,116
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Total current assets 104,777 130,433
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OTHER ASSETS:
Investments:
Investment in affiliate 7,095 7,593
Investment companies 18,151 15,815
Other investments 2,194 2,242
Other receivables 5,841 5,844
Deferred sales commissions 162,792 213,819
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net of
accumulated depreciation and amortization of $6,031
and $5,793, respectively 4,978 2,696
Goodwill and other intangibles, net of accumulated
amortization of $4,357 and $4,197, respectively 1,658 1,818
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Total other assets 202,709 249,827
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Total assets $ 307,486 $ 380,260
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) (continued)
January 31, October 31,
1999 1998
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (in thousands, except share figures)
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accrued compensation $ 7,390 $ 17,013
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 11,396 9,882
Dividend payable 2,707 2,681
Current portion of long-term debt 17,255 17,314
Other current liabilities 2,197 2,067
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Total current liabilities 40,945 48,957
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OTHER LIABILITIES:
6.22% Senior Note 35,714 35,714
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Deferred income taxes 63,995 83,780
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Commitments and contingencies - -
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $.015625 per share:
Authorized, 320,000 shares
Issued, 77,440 shares 1 1
Non-voting common stock, par value $.015625 per share:
Authorized, 47,680,000
shares 562 556
Issued, 35,936,651 and 35,588,373 shares, respectively
Accumulated other comprehensive income 2,043 1,120
Notes receivable from stock option exercises (3,024) (2,957)
Retained earnings 167,250 213,089
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Total shareholders' equity 166,832 211,809
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 307,486 380,260
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
Three Months Ended
January 31,
1999 1998
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(in thousands, except per share figures)
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REVENUE:
Investment adviser and administration fees $ 47,305 $ 33,305
Distribution income 27,052 20,414
Income from real estate activities 666 1,109
Other income 454 445
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Total revenue 75,477 55,273
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EXPENSES:
Compensation of officers and employees 17,444 12,393
Amortization of deferred sales commissions 12,020 14,569
Sales commission expense 47,478 -
Other expenses 14,738 10,499
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Total expenses 91,680 37,461
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OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) (16,203) 17,812
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income 1,315 1,170
Interest expense (889) (1,010)
Gain (loss) on sale of investments (98) 2,718
Equity in net loss of affiliates (116) (100)
Impairment loss on real estate - (2,636)
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INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF
CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE (15,991) 17,954
INCOME TAXES (6,236) 7,001
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INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE CUMULATIVE
EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLE (9,755) 10,953
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE (36,607) -
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NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (46,362) $ 10,953
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) (continued)
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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE BEFORE
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN
ACCOUNTING PRINCPLE:
Basic $ (0.27) $ 0.30
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Diluted $ (0.27) $ 0.29
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CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN
ACCOUNTING PRINCPLE, PER SHARE:
Basic $ (1.02) -
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Diluted $ (1.02) -
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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:
Basic $ (1.29) $ 0.30
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Diluted $ (1.29) $ 0.29
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED, PER SHARE $ 0.08 $ 0.06
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WEIGTED AVERAGE SHARES
OUTSTANDING ASSUMING DILUTION
35,881 38,414
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Three Months Ended
January 31,
1999 1998
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(in thousands)
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Cash and equivalents, beginning of period $ 54,386 $ 61,928
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) (46,362) 10,953
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by (used for) operating activities:
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle,
Net of tax 36,607 -
Equity in net loss of affiliate 116 100
Impairment loss on real estate - 2,636
Deferred income taxes 3,340 1,299
Amortization of deferred sales commissions 12,020 14,569
Depreciation and other amortization 448 561
Payment of capitalized sales commissions (25,061) (21,555)
Capitalized sales charges received 4,012 5,667
(Gain) loss on sale of investments 98 (2,718)
Changes in other assets and liabilities (12,668) (1,953)
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Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities (27,450) 9,559
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to real estate, equipment and
leasehold improvements (2,520) (351)
Net (increase) decrease in notes and receivable
from affiliates 624 (215)
Proceeds from sale of investments 3,663 58,957
Purchase of investments (4,467) (70,071)
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Net cash used for investing activities (2,700) (11,680)
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) (continued)
Three Months Ended
January 31,
1999 1998
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(in thousands)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments on notes payable (59) (60)
Proceeds from the issuance of non-voting
common stock 3,758 3,417
Dividends paid (2,681) (2,226)
Repurchase of non-voting common stock (639) (17,238)
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Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 379 (16,107)
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Net decrease in cash and equivalents (29,771) (18,228)
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Cash and equivalents, end of period $ 24,615 $ 43,700
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Interest paid $ 222 $ 558
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Income taxes paid $ 65 $ 216
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated
financial statements of Eaton Vance Corp. (the "Company") include all
adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present
fairly the results for the interim periods in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. Such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and
footnote disclosures have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
As a result, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the
Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K.
The number of shares used for purposes of calculating earnings per share and all
other per share data has been adjusted for all periods presented to reflect a
two-for-one stock split effective August 14, 1998.
(2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING CHANGE
In September 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") staff
addressed the accounting for offering costs incurred in connection with the
distribution of closed-end funds. The FASB staff concluded that such offering
costs, including sales commissions paid, are to be considered start-up costs in
accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of
Position ("SOP") 98-5, "Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up Activities."
Accordingly, sales commissions paid in connection with the distribution of
shares of the Company's closed-end funds subsequent to the effective date of the
FASB staff announcement (July 23, 1998) have been expensed as incurred. For the
period November 1, 1999 through January 31, 1999, these commissions totaled
$47.5 million. Previously, sales commissions paid in connection with the sale of
shares of closed-end funds were capitalized and amortized over five years.
Closed end fund sales commissions paid and capitalized prior to and including
the July 23, 1998 effective date of the FASB staff announcement were expensed as
a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, as described in APB
Opinion No. 20, "Accounting Changes," upon adoption of SOP 98-5 by the Company
effective November 1, 1998. The cumulative effect of the adoption in the first
quarter of 1999 was $36.6 million, net of income taxes of $23.4 million.
(3) INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES
The Company has a 21 percent investment in Lloyd George Management (BVI) Limited
("LGM"), an independent investment management company based in Hong Kong that
manages a series of emerging market mutual funds sponsored by the Company. The
Company's investment in LGM was $ 7.5 million and $7.8 million at January 31,
1999 and October 31, 1998. At January 31, 1999, the Company's investment
exceeded its share of the underlying net assets of LGM by $5.5 million. This
excess is being amortized over a twenty-year period.
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
(4) STOCK OPTION PLANS
The Company has a Stock Option Plan (the "1998 Plan") administered by the Option
Committee of the Board of Directors under which stock options may be granted to
key employees of the Company. No stock options may be granted under the plan
with an exercise price of less than the fair market value of the stock at the
time the stock option is granted. The options expire five to eight years from
the date of grant and vest over a four-year period.
Stock option transactions under the current plan and predecessor plans are
summarized as follows:
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Weighted
Average Exercise
Shares Price
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(SHARE FIGURES IN THOUSANDS)
Balance, October 31, 1997 2,642 $ 7.95
Granted 654 18.08
Exercised (641) 6.32
Forfeited/Expired (49) 14.12
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Balance, October 31, 1998 2,606 $ 10.78
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Granted 690 22.94
Exercised (294) 7.07
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Balance, January 31, 1999 3,002 $ 13.93
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Outstanding options to subscribe to shares of non-voting common stock issued
under the current plan and predecessor plans are summarized as follows:
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Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
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Weighted
Average Weighted Weighted
Remaining Average Average
Outstanding Contractual Exercise Exercisable as Exercise Price
Range of Exercise Prices at 1/31/99 Life Price of 1/31/99
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(SHARE FIGURES IN THOUSANDS)
$5.74-$7.06 728 1.3 $ 6.46 726 $ 6.46
$7.77 15 1.9 7.77 15 7.77
$10.44-$11.48 950 2.9 10.51 664 10.47
$17.84-$20.12 615 3.8 17.99 237 17.96
$20.81 4 8.0 20.81 - -
$22.94-$25.23 690 7.6 23.00 - -
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3,002 3.8 $ 13.93 1,642 $ 9.75
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(5) COMMON STOCK REPURCHASES
In the first three months of fiscal 1999, the Company purchased 28,700 shares of
its non-voting common stock under its current share repurchase authorization.
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
(6) REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and
principal underwriter of the Eaton Vance Funds, is subject to the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") uniform net capital rule (Rule 15c3-1) which
requires the maintenance of minimum net capital. On February 18, 1999, the
Company identified that the subsidiary was in violation of its net capital
requirements since January 31, 1999. Upon identification of the violation on
February 18, 1999, the Company notified the SEC and the National Association of
Security Dealers and immediately remedied the violation. Prior to the remedy,
the subsidiary had negative net capital of $2.4 million. Subsequent to the
remedy, the subsidiary had net capital of $1.6 million and a ratio of aggregate
indebtedness to net capital of 6.2-to-1. Net capital subsequent to the remedy
exceeded the subsidiary's net capital requirement of $654,000.
(7) REAL ESTATE ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
Real estate assets held for sale at January 31, 1999 and October 31, 1998
follow:
(IN THOUSANDS)
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Shopping center:
Troy, NY $ 2,179
Warehouses:
Springfield, MA 1,451
Colonie, NY 1,579
Office buildings:
Boston, MA 6,151
Boston, MA 3,775
Troy, NY 1,416
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$ 16,551
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Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 121, "Accounting for
the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," requires that the
carrying value of assets held for sale be reported at the lower of carrying
value or fair value less cost to sell. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS
No. 121, the Company recognized a pre-tax impairment loss of $2.6 million in the
first quarter of 1998 based on the estimated fair values, less cost to sell, of
the shopping center and office building located in Troy, New York.
(8) UNREALIZED SECURITIES HOLDING GAINS AND LOSSES
The Company has classified as available-for-sale securities having an aggregate
fair value of approximately $61.4 million and $59.2 million at January 31, 1999
and October 31, 1998, respectively. These securities are classified as
"Short-term investments," "Investments in investment companies," and "Other
investments" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Gross unrealized
gains of approximately $6.3 million and $4.7 million at January 31, 1999 and
October 31, 1998, respectively, and gross unrealized losses of approximately
$3.0 million and $2.9 million at January 31, 1999 and October 31, 1998,
respectively, have been excluded from earnings and reported as a component of
shareholders' equity, "accumulated other comprehensive income," net of deferred
taxes.
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
(9) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Effective November 1, 1998, the Company adopted SFAS No. 130, "Reporting
Comprehensive Income." SFAS No. 130 establishes the disclosure requirements for
reporting comprehensive income in an entity's financial statements. Total
comprehensive income includes net income and net unrealized gains and losses on
investments. Accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of
shareholders' equity, consists of the net unrealized holding gains and losses on
securities. There was no impact on previously reported net income arising from
the adoption of SFAS No. 130. The net unrealized holding gains and losses
disclosed below are net of $0.6 million of deferred tax liabilities and $1.4
million of deferred tax assets at January 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
The following table shows comprehensive income for the three months ended
January 31, 1999 and 1998.
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(IN THOUSANDS) 1999 1998
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Net income (loss) $ (46,362) $ 10,953
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities (2,244)
923
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Comprehensive income (loss) $ (45,439) $ 8,709
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(10) RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year
presentation.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company's revenue is primarily derived from investment adviser,
administration and distribution fees received from the Eaton Vance funds and
adviser fees received from separately managed accounts. Generally, these fees
are based on the net asset value of the investment portfolios managed by the
Company and fluctuate with changes in the total value of the assets under
management. The Company's major expenses are sales commissions associated with
the offering of closed-end funds, the amortization of deferred sales commissions
and other marketing costs, employee compensation, occupancy costs and service
fees.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
QUARTER ENDED JANUARY 31, 1999 COMPARED TO QUARTER ENDED JANUARY 31, 1998
The Company reported a loss of $46.4 million or $1.29 per share (diluted) in the
first quarter of 1999 compared to earnings of $11.0 million or $0.29 per share
(diluted) in the first quarter of 1998. Earnings for the first quarter of fiscal
1999 reflect a change in the accounting treatment of sales commissions paid in
connection with the distribution of the Company's closed-end funds. This change
in accounting treatment reduced net income by $23.0 million or $0.64 per share
(diluted) for the first quarter of 1999. Earnings for the first quarter of 1999
also reflect a $36.6 million or $1.02 per share (diluted) cumulative effect
relating to the change in the accounting treatment of commissions for closed-end
funds.
In September of 1998, the FASB staff addressed the accounting for offering costs
incurred in connection with the distribution of closed-end funds and concluded
that these offering costs, including sales commissions paid, should be expensed
as incurred. Previously, the Company had capitalized and amortized these
offering costs. For the period of November 1, 1998 through January 31, 1999,
these commissions totaled $47.5 million and have been recorded in "Sales
commission expense" in the Company's consolidated statement of income for the
quarter ended January 31, 1999. Closed-end fund sales commissions paid and
capitalized prior to and including July 23, 1998, the effective date of the FASB
staff announcement, were recorded as a cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle in the first quarter of 1999. The cumulative effect of
adoption, net of tax, was $36.6 million or $1.02 per share (diluted). The change
in accounting treatment has not had, nor will have, any effect on the Company's
cash flow or cash position.
The per share data for all periods presented reflects the two-for-one stock
split effective August 14, 1998.
Assets under management of $33.1 billion on January 31, 1999 were 51 percent
higher than the $22.0 billion reported a year earlier as a result of net sales
of new funds shares and appreciation of the market value of managed assets.
Mutual fund sales in the first three months of 1999 were $3.2 billion compared
to $1.1 billion in the first three months of 1998, an increase of 191 percent.
The increase in assets under management was the result of the strong sales of
the Company's stock funds, bank loan funds, taxable bond funds, a $0.6 billion
offering of nine new closed-end municipal bond funds and a $0.5 billion private
placement of an equity fund. As a result of continued sales growth and private
placements, equity fund assets increased to 37 percent of total assets under
management on January 31, 1999 from 26 percent on January 31, 1998, and bank
loan fund assets increased to 22 percent of total assets under management on
January 31, 1999 from 19 percent at January 31, 1998. As a result of the growth
in equity and bank loan funds, taxable and non-taxable fixed income funds
decreased to 32 percent of total assets under management on January 31, 1999
from 44 percent on January 31, 1998.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
The Company reported revenue of $75.5 million in the first quarter of 1999
compared to $55.3 in the first quarter of 1998, an increase of $20.2 million or
37 percent. Investment adviser and administration fees increased by 42 percent
to $47.3 million in the first quarter of 1999 from $33.3 million in the first
quarter of fiscal 1998, primarily as a result of the growth in total assets
under management and the change in the Company's product mix. Distribution
income increased 33 percent to $27.1 million in the first quarter of 1998 from
$20.4 million a year earlier as a result of the increase in sales and overall
asset growth of the Company's domestic equity funds sold with a contingent
deferred sales charge in lieu of a front-end load.
Total operating expenses increased 145 percent to $91.7 million in the first
three months of 1999 from $37.5 million in the first quarter of 1998. The change
in accounting treatment of closed-end fund offering costs resulted in $47.5
million in sales commission expense in the first quarter of 1999 which
represents 88 percent of the net increase in operating expense year over year.
The increases noted in both compensation and other expenses reflect the increase
in marketing expenses and sales incentives associated with strong mutual fund
sales, a private placement and the offering of nine new closed-end municipal
bond funds. Amortization of deferred sales commissions decreased to $12.0
million in the first quarter of 1999 from $14.6 million in the first quarter of
1998 as a result of the change in accounting treatment of closed-end fund
offering costs.
Interest income increased 8 percent to $1.3 million in first quarter of 1999
from $1.2 million in the first quarter of 1998 despite a decrease in cash, cash
equivalents and short-term investments year over year. The increase in interest
income and the decrease in gains on investments reflect a change in the
Company's short-term investment strategy from investments generating capital
gains to investments generating dividend and interest income. The pre-tax
impairment loss of $2.6 million in the first quarter of 1998 resulted from a
decision to sell an office building and shopping center located in Troy, New
York that had a carrying value in excess of its net realizable value.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments aggregated $66.6 million at
January 31, 1999, a decrease of $29.8 million from October 31, 1998.
Operating activities reduced cash and cash equivalents by $27.5 million in the
first three months of 1999. In the first three months of 1998, operating
activities generated cash of $9.6 million. The decrease in cash provided by
operating activities in the first quarter of 1999 can be attributed primarily to
the significant increase in sales commissions paid to brokers in connection with
increased fund sales, a private placement and the offering of nine new
closed-end municipal bond funds. The $72.6 million of sales commissions paid in
the first three months of 1999 is comprised of $47.5 million of sales
commissions related to the sale of the Company's closed-end funds and $25.1
million of sales commissions related to the sale of the Company's open-end
funds. As described in Note 2 to the Company's consolidated financial
statements, the $47.5 million of closed-end fund sales commissions were expensed
as paid and therefore included as a component of net loss in the Company's
consolidated statements of net income and cash flows for the three months ended
January 31, 1999. The $25.1 million of open-end fund sales commissions were
capitalized as paid and therefore included as an adjustment to reconcile net
loss to net cash used for operating activities in the Company's consolidated
statement of cash flows for the three months ended January 31, 1999.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
Investing activities, consisting primarily of the purchase and sale of
investments, reduced cash and cash equivalents by $2.7 million in the first
three months of 1999 compared to $11.7 in the first three months of 1998. The
primary use of cash in the first three months of 1998 was the purchase of
short-term investments following the sale of short-term marketable securities
and investments in investment companies. In connection with the Company's plan
to sell the two office buildings in Boston that house the Company's principal
office space in Boston and move to its newly leased space in the second half of
fiscal 1999, the Company made $2.5 million of leasehold improvements
Financing activities generated cash and cash equivalents of $0.4 million in the
first three months of 1999. Financing activities reduced cash and cash
equivalents by $16.1 million in the first three months of 1998. Significant
financing activities during the first three months of 1999 included the
repurchase of 28,700 shares of the Company's non-voting common stock under its
authorized repurchase program compared to 548,000 shares in the first three
months of 1998. The Company's dividend was $0.08 per share in the first three
months of 1999 compared to $0.06 per share in the three nine months of 1998.
At January 31, 1999, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under its $50
million senior unsecured revolving credit facility.
The Company anticipates that cash flows from operations and available debt will
be sufficient to meet the Company's foreseeable cash requirements and provide
the Company with the financial resources to take advantage of strategic growth
opportunities.
YEAR 2000
INTRODUCTION
Many computer technologies in use worldwide today were designed and developed
using two digits, rather than four, to identify the year. As a result, such
systems may recognize the year 2000 as the year 1900, which could result in
processing inaccuracies and inoperability in the Year 2000.
The Company utilizes computer technologies throughout its business to
effectively carry out its day-to-day operations. Computer technologies utilized
by the Company include both information systems in the form of hardware and
software, as well as embedded technology in the Company's facilities and
equipment. Given its reliance on computer technologies, the Company has
established a firm-wide initiative managed by a Year 2000 Steering Committee to
ensure that these systems and those of the Company's outside service providers
are capable of recognizing and processing date sensitive information properly
after 1999. The Steering Committee reports regularly to both senior management
and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on the status of the Company's
Year 2000 initiative.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
YEAR 2000 INITIATIVE
The Company's Year 2000 initiative is proceeding on schedule. As of January 31,
1999, the Company has completed an inventory of all information systems and
embedded technologies and assessed their significance in terms of the Company's
day-to-day operations. The Company outsources to key service providers most of
its mission critical administrative functions relating to its funds, including
but not limited to its transfer agency and custodial functions. As a result, the
Company's preparations for Year 2000 are focused on the examination and testing
of critical systems of these key service providers. The Company has initiated
formal communications with these key service providers to determine the extent
of the Company's vulnerability if these parities fail to properly remediate
their own Year 2000 issues. These parties have provided detailed information to
the Company regarding their Year 2000 plans and initiatives and the Company
anticipates that both client and industry testing of these critical systems will
be completed in the second quarter of fiscal 1999. The Company is in the process
of obtaining Year 2000 compliance status reports from all third-party software
and hardware providers and anticipates that it will be able to modify, replace
or mitigate any non-mission critical systems by April 30, 1999. The evaluation
and testing of the Company's technical infrastructure and corporate facilities
will continue into the third quarter of 1999 in conjunction with the Company's
move to its new principal offices in the spring of 1999.
The Company will also be participating in the Securities Industry Association's
industry-wide testing throughout the first and second quarter of fiscal 1999.
COSTS
The Company currently anticipates that the costs associated with its Year 2000
initiative will consist largely of software upgrades and consulting expenses to
coordinate testing with key service partners and providers. The anticipated
impact and costs of the Company's Year 2000 initiative, as well as the date on
which the Company expects to complete the project, are based on management's
best estimates using information currently available and numerous assumptions
about future events. However, there can be no guarantee that these estimates
will be achieved and actual results could differ materially from those plans.
Based on its current estimates and information currently available the Company
does not anticipate that the costs associated with this project will have a
material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position,
results of operations or cash flows in future periods.
RISKS
There are many risks associated with Year 2000 issues, including the risk that
the Company's computer systems and applications will not operate as intended and
that the systems and applications of key service providers and other third
parties will not be Year 2000 compliant. Likewise, there can be no assurance
that costs incurred will not exceed the Company's current cost estimate. Should
the Company's significant computer systems and applications or systems of its
key service providers be unable to process date-sensitive information accurately
after 1999, the Company may be unable to conduct its normal business operations.
In addition, the Company may incur unanticipated expenses, regulatory actions,
and legal liabilities. The Company cannot determine which risks, if any, are
most likely to occur nor the effects of any particular failure to be Year 2000
compliant.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
CONTINGENCY PLANS
The Company is in the process of developing formal Year 2000 contingency plans,
including the identification of alternative vendors intended to ensure that
third-party noncompliance will not materially affect the Company's operations.
These contingency plans are scheduled to be completed by April 30, 1999.
Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements contained above regarding
Year 2000 issue should be read in conjunction with the Company's disclosures
under the heading "Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results" below.
CERTAIN FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
From time to time, information provided by the Company or information included
in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) may contain statements which are not historical
facts, for this purpose referred to as "forward-looking statements." The
Company's actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in
any forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed below.
The Company is subject to substantial competition in all aspects of its
business. The Company's ability to market investment products is highly
dependent on access to the retail distribution systems of national and regional
securities dealer firms, which generally offer competing internally and
externally managed investment products. Although the Company has historically
been successful in gaining access to these channels, there can be no assurance
that it will continue to do so. The inability to have such access could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business.
There are few barriers to entry by new investment management firms. The
Company's funds compete against an ever increasing number of investment products
sold to the public by investment dealers, banks, insurance companies and others
that sell tax-free investments, taxable income funds, equity funds and other
investment products. Many institutions competing with the Company have greater
resources than the Company. The Company competes with other providers of
investment products offered, the investment performance of such products,
quality of service, fees charged, the level and type of sales representative
compensation, the manner in which such products are marketed and distributed and
the services provided to investors.
The Company derives almost all of its revenues from investment adviser and
administration fees and distribution income received from the Eaton Vance funds
and separately managed accounts. As a result, the Company is dependent upon the
contractual relationships it maintains with these funds and separately managed
accounts. In the event that any of the management contracts, administration
contracts, underwriting contracts or service agreements are not renewed pursuant
to the terms of these contracts or agreements, the Company's financial results
may be adversely affected.
The major sources of revenue for the Company (i.e., investment adviser fees and
distribution income) are calculated as percentages of assets under management. A
decline in securities prices in general would reduce fee income. If, as a result
of inflation, expenses rise and assets under management decline, lower fee
income and higher expenses will reduce or eliminate profits. If expenses rise
and assets rise, bringing increased fees to offset the increased expenses,
profits may not be affected by inflation. There is no predictable relationship
between changes in financial assets under management and the rate of inflation.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
In the normal course of business, the financial position of the Company is
routinely subjected to a variety of risks, including market risks associated
with interest rate movements. The Company is exposed to changes in the interest
rates primarily in its cash, investment and debt transactions. The Company does
not believe that the effect of reasonably possible near-term changes in the
interest rates on the Company's financial position, results of operations or
cash flow would be material.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any
material pending legal proceedings.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITIES HOLDERS
A special meeting was held at the principal office of the Company on January 21,
1999. All of the outstanding Voting Common Stock, namely the 77,440 shares, was
represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. The following matters received
the affirmative vote of all of the outstanding Voting Common Stock:
1) The Annual Report to Shareholders of the Company for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1998 was received and approved.
2) The following individuals were elected as directors for the ensuing
corporate year to hold office until the next annual meeting and until their
successors are elected and qualify:
John G. L. Cabot
James B. Hawkes
John M. Nelson
Vincent M. O'Reilly
Ralph Z. Sorenson
Benjamin A. Rowland, Jr.
3) The firm of Deloitte and Touche LLP was selected as the auditors to audit
the books of the Company for its fiscal year ended October 31, 1999.
4) The acts of the Directors since the previous special meeting in lieu of the
annual meeting of stockholders held on January 14, 1998 were ratified.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(A) EXHIBITS
Each Exhibit is listed in this index according to the number assigned
to it in the exhibit table set forth in Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The
following Exhibits are filed as a part of this Report or incorporated
herein by reference pursuant to Rule 12b-32 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934:
Exhibit No. Description
27.1 Financial Data Schedule as of January 31, 1999 (filed
herewith - electronic filing only).
(B) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
EATON VANCE CORP.
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(Registrant)
DATE: March 15 , 1999 /s/William M. Steul
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(Signature)
William M. Steul
Chief Financial Officer
DATE: March 15 , 1999 /s/Laurie G. Russell
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(Signature)
Laurie G. Russell
Chief Accounting Officer
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