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Lazard Ltd (LAZ) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

LAZ • • Banking & Credit
Financial ServicesCapital MarketsInvestment Banking and M&A Advisory
AboutLazard Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial advisory and asset management firm in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America. It operates in two segments, Financial Advisory and Asset Management. The Financial Advisory segment offers various financial advisory services regarding mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital advisory, shareholder advisory, capital raising, sovereign advisory, and other strategic advisory matters. This segment serves corporate, partnership, institutional, government, sovereign, and individual clients across various industry areas, including consumers, financial institutions, healthcare and life sciences, industrials, power and energy/infrastructure, and real estate, as well as technology, telecommunication, and media and entertainment. The Asset Management segment offers a range of investment solutions, and investment and wealth management services in equity and fixed income strategies; asset allocation strategies; and alternative investments and private equity funds to corporations, public funds, sovereign entities, endowments and foundations, labor funds, financial intermediaries, and private clients. The company was founded in 1848 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.Show more
  • Net Interest Income -$34M +3.3%
  • Total Revenue $3.09B +21.0%
  • Net Income $280M +470.8%
  • Return on Equity 41.95% +608.1%
  • Net Interest Margin -0.72% +6.5%
  • Efficiency Ratio 22.57% -15.9%
  • ROA 5.94% +512.5%
  • Equity / Assets 15.95% +29.8%
  • Book Value per Share 7.47 +16.6%
  • Tangible BV/Share 3.63 +84.4%
  • Debt/Equity 2.87 -24.9%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
  • ✓Efficient operations: 22.6% efficiency ratio
  • ✓Well capitalized: 16.0% equity/assets
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 19.4%
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 3.5%
  • ✓Diversified revenue: 98.3% from non-interest income

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.9x
  • ✗Weak NIM of -0.7%
  • ✗Shares diluted 15.1% in last year

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y2.73%
5Y3.09%
3Y-1.89%
TTM-

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-4.14%
5Y-0.46%
3Y-19.07%
TTM6.26%

EPS CAGR

10Y-1.76%
5Y1.89%
3Y-16.66%
TTM1.59%

ROCE

10Y Avg12.06%
5Y Avg9.6%
3Y Avg6.47%
Latest10.31%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
EVREvercore Inc.26.91B308.8434.0122.67%12.62%25.34%3.56%0.48
MCMoelis & Company4.39B59.3633.3539.75%11.39%37.92%9.46%0.47
PJTPJT Partners Inc.19.2K147.6830.0229.48%9%19.14%100%0.39
PIPRPiper Sandler Companies4.94B295.5528.8613.08%12.23%16.16%6.02%0.07
HLIHoulihan Lokey, Inc.2.51B163.7728.1424.81%16.73%19.52%32.17%0.20
GSThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.267.03B859.5721.2017%11.25%12.59%5.06
MSMorgan Stanley264.87B166.4720.9416.83%12.98%14.57%3.42
LAZLazard Ltd4.75B50.6018.8820.98%9.07%28.55%14.68%2.87

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Net Interest Income+-45.87M-45.06M-46.37M-45.35M-64.4M-74.97M-75.22M-52.06M-35.65M-34.46M
NII Growth %19.82%1.77%-2.92%2.2%-41.99%-16.41%-0.34%30.78%31.53%3.33%
Net Interest Margin %----------
Interest Income5.29M5.23M7.14M13.13M15.79M5.67M5.55M29.46M42.02M53.6M
Interest Expense51.16M50.29M53.52M58.48M80.19M80.63M80.77M81.52M77.67M88.07M
Loan Loss Provision1.27B1.29B1.46B1.46B1.48B1.47B1.82B1.57B1.87B1.92B
Non-Interest Income+2.39B2.37B2.68B2.86B2.64B2.64B3.26B2.8B2.51B3.03B
Non-Interest Income %----------
Total Revenue+2.4B2.38B2.69B2.87B2.65B2.64B3.27B2.83B2.55B3.09B
Revenue Growth %1.77%-0.88%13.13%6.73%-7.68%-0.38%23.75%-13.54%-9.71%20.98%
Non-Interest Expense1.1B520.43M352.37M676.21M695.08M588.28M648.56M652.34M685.09M696.62M
Efficiency Ratio----------
Operating Income+-16.62M517.46M825.45M680.77M392.7M502.14M723.85M516.85M-79.96M386.47M
Operating Margin %----------
Operating Income Growth %-103.2%3213.48%59.52%-17.53%-42.32%27.87%44.15%-28.6%-115.47%583.35%
Pretax Income+-16.62M517.46M825.45M680.77M392.7M502.14M723.85M516.85M-79.96M386.47M
Pretax Margin %----------
Income Tax+-1.01B123.77M565.6M148.32M94.98M99.45M181.3M124.36M-22.65M99.76M
Effective Tax Rate %----------
Net Income+986.37M387.7M253.58M527.13M286.5M402.46M528.06M357.52M-75.48M279.91M
Net Margin %----------
Net Income Growth %130.85%-60.69%-34.59%107.87%-45.65%40.48%31.21%-32.3%-121.11%470.85%
Net Income (Continuing)992.93M393.69M259.85M532.45M297.72M402.69M542.54M392.48M-57.31M286.71M
EPS (Diluted)+7.402.921.914.062.443.544.633.51-0.902.68
EPS Growth %131.25%-60.54%-34.59%112.57%-39.9%45.08%30.79%-24.19%-125.64%397.78%
EPS (Basic)7.873.112.094.432.573.694.903.68-0.902.93
Diluted Shares Outstanding133.25M132.63M132.48M129.77M116.08M113.48M113.67M101M88.99M102.39M

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash & Short Term Investments+1.52B1.61B2.46B2.25B2.41B2.52B2.81B2.01B1.19B1.58B
Cash & Due from Banks1.13B1.16B1.48B1.25B1.23B1.39B1.47B1.23B971.32M1.31B
Short Term Investments389.86M419.67M935.43M1.01B1.18B1.13B1.35B779.25M219.58M268.68M
Total Investments+931.77M879.09M1.36B1.58B1.71B1.79B2.31B1.42B859.86M824.4M
Investments Growth %12.52%-5.65%55%16.11%8.25%4.69%28.56%-38.34%-39.5%-4.12%
Long-Term Investments541.91M459.42M427.19M575.15M532M658.53M957.58M642.03M640.28M555.72M
Accounts Receivables000000805.81M652.76M762.32M753.62M
Goodwill & Intangibles+----------
Goodwill320.76M373.12M385.29M371.56M371.77M383.86M379.42M377.24M394.9M393.57M
Intangible Assets6.21M8.91M6.07M3.76M1.82M210K150K90K30K0
PP&E (Net)207.16M209.02M205.3M212.95M551.5M513.92M716.06M681.68M639.73M595.34M
Other Assets226.01M184.5M228.14M258.63M477.04M564.92M135.4M451.7M173.07M152.86M
Total Current Assets2.05B2.36B3.18B2.98B3.12B3.31B4.52B3.29B2.29B2.62B
Total Non-Current Assets2.43B2.31B1.9B2.02B2.55B2.66B2.62B2.56B2.35B2.18B
Total Assets+4.49B4.56B4.93B5B5.66B5.97B7.15B5.85B4.64B4.79B
Asset Growth %33.93%1.55%8.12%1.43%13.35%5.43%19.68%-18.11%-20.79%3.41%
Return on Assets (ROA)25.17%8.57%5.35%10.62%5.37%6.92%8.05%5.5%-1.44%5.94%
Accounts Payable0000000000
Total Debt+998.35M1.19B1.19B1.43B2.32B2.29B2.24B2.2B2.18B2.19B
Net Debt-133.7M37.02M-293.45M187.72M1.09B899.83M772.73M966.63M1.2B884.32M
Long-Term Debt989.36M1.19B1.19B1.43B1.68B1.68B1.69B1.69B1.69B1.69B
Short-Term Debt0000000000
Other Liabilities772.06M776.4M797.49M704.11M623.48M847.94M1.1B824.08M854.28M938.81M
Total Current Liabilities1.3B1.25B1.63B1.8B1.91B1.83B2.15B1.56B1.03B896.78M
Total Non-Current Liabilities1.81B2.02B2.04B2.22B3.05B3.14B3.34B3.03B3.03B3.13B
Total Liabilities3.12B3.26B3.67B4.03B4.98B4.97B5.49B4.59B4.07B4.03B
Total Equity+1.37B1.29B1.26B970.09M681.57M999.43M1.65B1.26B569.86M764.78M
Equity Growth %77.69%-5.38%-2.6%-23.02%-29.74%46.64%65.39%-23.84%-54.73%34.2%
Equity / Assets (Capital Ratio)----------
Return on Equity (ROE)92.32%29.14%19.86%47.27%34.69%47.88%39.82%24.56%-8.25%41.95%
Book Value per Share10.269.759.517.485.878.8114.5412.466.407.47
Tangible BV per Share----------
Common Stock1.3M1.3M1.3M1.3M1.13M1.13M1.13M1.13M1.13M1.13M
Additional Paid-in Capital600.03M688.23M788.14M750.69M41.02M135.44M144.73M167.89M247.2M327.81M
Retained Earnings1.12B1.13B1.08B1.2B1.19B1.3B1.56B1.68B1.4B1.47B
Accumulated OCI-234.36M-314.22M-232.56M-273.82M-293.65M-238.37M-223.85M-295.85M-289.95M-326.74M
Treasury Stock-177.25M-273.51M-437.53M-756.88M-332.08M-281.81M-507.43M-993.41M-937.26M-838.07M
Preferred Stock01.13B1.31M0000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+887.3M632.6M1.03B699.04M677.95M575.93M866.08M833.98M164.66M742.83M
Operating CF Growth %20.55%-28.7%62.68%-32.07%-3.02%-15.05%50.38%-3.71%-80.26%351.12%
Net Income986.37M387.7M253.58M527.13M286.5M402.69M542.54M392.48M-75.48M273.03M
Depreciation & Amortization38.61M68.51M41.01M34.1M54.98M36.89M112.4M103.02M43.19M36.28M
Deferred Taxes-553.09M63.66M298.62M38.89M24.87M47.15M92.84M41.5M-124.96M2.83M
Other Non-Cash Items42.39M-10.72M6.26M-4.05M77.27M64.28M23.64M32K562.78M-34.06M
Working Capital Changes52.55M-218.37M70.26M-268.46M-131.49M-322M-299.47M-109.29M-240.87M16.27M
Cash from Investing+-25.95M-37.65M-26.92M-46.21M-42.25M-62.94M-39.06M-56.44M-38.32M134.07M
Purchase of Investments0000-2.27M-1.77M-976K-1.09M0-115.84M
Sale/Maturity of Investments0001000K1000K423K334K514K01000K
Net Investment Activity----------
Acquisitions0-12.67M750K3.38M509K1.35M642K573K-10.52M0
Other Investing677K13.76M0-1.71M509K1.35M642K-6.93M490K149.91M
Cash from Financing+-746.8M-486.95M-740.39M-726.1M-444.05M-547.35M195.84M-1.38B-1.57B-439.67M
Dividends Paid-290.68M-336.14M-341.45M-359.64M-254.92M-196.6M-195.94M-181.88M-173.07M-179.02M
Share Repurchases-172.77M-300.22M-306.74M-552.87M-494.69M-95.23M-406.15M-691.71M-102.05M-59.5M
Stock Issued000000575M000
Net Stock Activity----------
Debt Issuance (Net)-1000K1000K-1000K1000K1000K0000-1000K
Other Financing-168.7M-44.29M-84.86M-49.02M69.28M-255.53M222.93M-508.45M-1.3B-197.96M
Net Change in Cash+65.5M26.7M325.05M-162.92M163.67M113.27M861.19M-790.61M-1.41B384.38M
Exchange Rate Effect-1000K-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K1000K-1000K
Cash at Beginning1.07B1.13B1.16B2.45B2.29B2.46B2.57B3.43B2.64B1.22B
Cash at End1.13B1.16B1.48B2.29B2.46B2.57B3.43B2.64B1.22B1.61B
Interest Paid45.36M46.26M49.6M50.81M70.4M78.26M77.99M77.44M73.68M84.42M
Income Taxes Paid60.72M72.42M48.74M101.67M89.45M43.75M74.09M144.31M44.23M33.97M
Free Cash Flow+860.67M562.54M987.77M649.45M635.2M511.64M826.38M784.47M136.37M697.33M
FCF Growth %20.57%-34.64%75.59%-34.25%-2.19%-19.45%61.51%-5.07%-82.62%411.37%

Banking Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)92.32%29.14%19.86%47.27%34.69%47.88%39.82%24.56%-8.25%41.95%
Return on Assets (ROA)25.17%8.57%5.35%10.62%5.37%6.92%8.05%5.5%-1.44%5.94%
Net Interest Margin-1.02%-0.99%-0.94%-0.91%-1.14%-1.26%-1.05%-0.89%-0.77%-0.72%
Efficiency Ratio45.69%21.88%13.1%23.55%26.22%22.27%19.84%23.09%26.85%22.57%
Equity / Assets30.47%28.39%25.58%19.41%12.03%16.74%23.13%21.51%12.29%15.95%
Book Value / Share10.269.759.517.485.878.8114.5412.466.47.47
NII Growth19.82%1.77%-2.92%2.2%-41.99%-16.41%-0.34%30.78%31.53%3.33%
Dividend Payout29.47%86.7%134.65%68.23%88.98%48.85%37.11%50.87%-63.95%

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