CI Financial Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2025

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  • Diluted EPS of $(0.06), adjusted diluted EPS1 of $0.96

  • EBITDA of $158.3 million, adjusted EBITDA attributable to shareholders1 of $273.9 million

  • EBITDA per share of $1.09 and adjusted EBITDA attributable to shareholders1 per share of $1.88

  • Operating cash flow of $148.4 million, free cash flow1 of $200.8 million

  • Operating cash flow per share of $1.02, free cash flow per share of $1.38

  • Total assets of $546.1 billion, up $71.9 billion or 15.2% year over year

  • Paid $28.8 million in dividends at $0.20 per share

All financial amounts in Canadian dollars as at March 31, 2025, unless stated otherwise.

TORONTO, May 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CI Financial Corp. ("CI") (TSX: CIX) today released financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Financial highlights

First quarter net loss attributable to shareholders was $8.5 million compared to a net loss of $405.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Excluding non-operating items, adjusted net income attributable to shareholders1 was $140.7 million in the fourth quarter, down 8.6% from $153.9 million in the previous quarter.

First quarter total net revenues were $787.7 million, up from $677.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Excluding non-operating items, adjusted total net revenues1 were $792.4 million, down 0.9% from $799.5 million. U.S. wealth management revenues increased due to acquisitions during the quarter, which were partially offset by lower asset management fees. Asset management fees were higher in the fourth quarter due to performance fees, which are typically recorded in the fourth quarter.

First quarter total expenses decreased to $764.3 million from $1,046.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Excluding non-operating items, adjusted total expenses1 were $549.7 million, up 2.9% from $534.0 million in the previous quarter, primarily due to higher SG&A expenses as a result of acquisitions, and increased depreciation and other amortization.

Corient acquisitions

During the first quarter, Corient completed the acquisitions of two U.S. registered investment advisor businesses – the multi-family office of Geller & Co. of New York, and Rootstock Investment Management, LLC of Pennsylvania – adding approximately US$11 billion in client assets.

Capital allocation

In the first quarter of 2025, CI paid $28.8 million in dividends at a rate of $0.20 per share. CI also paid a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share on April 15, 2025 to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2025.

In March, CI announced a debenture offering with a principal amount of $500 million maturing on April 3, 2028. The offering closed on April 1, 2025.