Abstract
After reviewing the main valuation frameworks of asset management firms, we ran empirical research on 50 listed US and European asset management firms in the 2008-2017 period. Our results find that such firms are characterized by a high EBIT and earnings margin, respectively equal, on average, to 28% and 17% of revenues, represented by fees. The average yearly fees are equal to 1.04% of assets under management (AUM) and the average firm value is equal to 3.01%, confirming the values at which these companies are typically acquired on the market. Higher values are found to be significantly positively correlated with a higher earnings margin and a higher level of fees on AUM, confirming the previous findings of Joenväärä and Scherer (2017) on a smaller US sample.
Subject
General Business, Management and Accounting
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