Magellan statutory NPAT declines 67% in H1

16 February 2023
| By Laura Dew |
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Statutory net profit after tax at Magellan has declined 67% while funds under management have more than halved.

Announcing its results for the first half of FY23, covering the six months to 31 December, the firm said average funds under management had declined from $112.7 billion a year ago to $53.8 billion.

This had led to profit before tax and performance fees of Magellan’s fund management business declining from $293 million to $119 million over the same period.

Management fee revenue for the six months was down 49%, broadly in line with average FUM decline.

Performance fees, which were earlier described as “not meaningful”, were $0.1 million compared to $11.5 million at the end of 2021.

Statutory net profit after tax had declined 67% from $251.6 million at the end of the first half of FY22 to $83.8 million.

Magellan said the downturn reflected accelerated changes to the business in 2022, reduction in funds under management and challenging market conditions creating headwinds for equity allocations.

Chief executive, David George, said: “Meaningful transformation takes time. Whilst it is still early days, I can report that we are making good progress in delivering on our FY23 strategic priorities and are encouraged by the improving trends that are emerging.

“In the last six months we have launched new strategies, refined our plan around staff retention and enhanced our investment process to improve how we collaborate and generate ideas. These are key first steps in delivering on our five-year target of $100 billion in funds under management by 2027.”

This turnaround strategy included stabilising core fund management performance, launching new products, adding new capabilities through inorganic opportunities, disciplined capital and cost management and aligning employee value proposition to clients.

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