• 2016 revenue was $26.4 million for the second quarter.
     
  • 2016 GAAP operating income was $11.3 million for the second quarter.
     
  • 2016 GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.09 for the second quarter.  For the same period, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.10.
     
  • Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share.

NEW YORK, July 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pzena Investment Management, Inc. (NYSE:PZN) reported the following U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and non-GAAP basic and diluted net income and earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands, except per-share amounts):

       
  GAAP Basis   Non-GAAP Basis
  For the Three Months Ended   For the Three Months Ended
  June 30,   June 30,
  2016   2015   2016   2015
  (unaudited)
               
Basic Net Income $ 1,406     $ 1,922     $ 1,531     $ 1,951  
Basic Earnings Per Share $ 0.09     $ 0.15     $ 0.10     $ 0.15  
               
Diluted Net Income $ 6,465     $ 8,531     $ 6,590     $ 9,312  
Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 0.09     $ 0.13     $ 0.10     $ 0.14  
               
  GAAP Basis   Non-GAAP Basis
  For the Six Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended
  June 30,   June 30,
  2016   2015   2016   2015
  (unaudited)
               
Basic Net Income $ 3,028     $ 3,544     $ 2,970     $ 3,557  
Basic Earnings Per Share $ 0.20     $ 0.27     $ 0.19     $ 0.27  
               
Diluted Net Income $ 12,974     $ 16,458     $ 12,916     $ 17,397  
Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 0.19     $ 0.24     $ 0.19     $ 0.26  
               

The GAAP results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 include adjustments related to the Company’s deferred tax asset, valuation allowance and the associated liability to its selling and converting shareholders.  GAAP results for 2015 also include adjustments related to certain non-recurring charges recognized in operating expenses associated with our former corporate headquarters.  Management believes that these accounting adjustments add a measure of non-operational complexity which obscures the underlying performance of the business.  In evaluating the results of operations, management also reviews non-GAAP measures of earnings, which exclude these items.  Excluding these adjustments, non-GAAP diluted net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $6.6 million and $0.10, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2016, and $9.3 million and $0.14, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2015.  Non-GAAP diluted net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $12.9 million and $0.19, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and $17.4 million and $0.26, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2015.  GAAP and non-GAAP net income for diluted earnings per share generally assume all operating company membership units are converted into Company stock at the beginning of the reporting period, and the resulting change to Company GAAP and non-GAAP net income associated with its increased interest in the operating company is taxed at the Company’s effective tax rate, exclusive of the adjustments noted above and other adjustments.  When this conversion results in an increase in earnings per share or a decrease in loss per share, diluted net income and diluted earnings per share are assumed to be equal to basic net income and basic earnings per share for the reporting period.

Management uses the non-GAAP measures to assess the strength of the underlying operations of the business.  It believes the non-GAAP measures provide information to better analyze the Company’s operations between periods and over time.  Investors should consider the non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

                     
Assets Under Management (unaudited)                    
($ billions)                    
    For the Three Months Ended   For the Twelve Months Ended
    June 30,   March 31,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
    2016   2016   2015   2016   2015
                     
Institutional Accounts                    
Assets                    
Beginning of Period   $ 14.5     $ 14.9     $ 15.9     $ 15.9     $ 15.1  
Inflows   0.4     0.4     0.3     2.7     3.3  
Outflows   (0.3 )   (0.7 )   (0.6 )   (2.5 )   (2.6 )
Net Flows   0.1     (0.3 )   (0.3 )   0.2     0.7  
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation)   (0.3 )   (0.1 )   0.3     (1.8 )   0.1  
End of Period   $ 14.3     $ 14.5     $ 15.9     $ 14.3     $ 15.9  
                     
Retail Accounts                    
Assets                    
Beginning of Period Assets   $ 11.6     $ 11.1     $ 12.0     $ 12.1     $ 11.9  
Inflows   0.2     0.8     0.3     1.5     1.8  
Outflows   (0.7 )   (0.3 )   (0.6 )   (1.7 )   (2.1 )
Net Flows   (0.5 )   0.5     (0.3 )   (0.2 )   (0.3 )
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation)           0.4     (0.8 )   0.5  
End of Period   $ 11.1     $ 11.6     $ 12.1     $ 11.1     $ 12.1  
                     
Total                    
Assets                    
Beginning of Period   $ 26.1     $ 26.0     $ 27.9     $ 28.0     $ 27.0  
Inflows   0.6     1.2     0.6     4.2     5.1  
Outflows   (1.0 )   (1.0 )   (1.2 )   (4.2 )   (4.7 )
Net Flows   (0.4 )   0.2     (0.6 )       0.4  
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation)   (0.3 )   (0.1 )   0.7     (2.6 )   0.6  
End of Period   $ 25.4     $ 26.1     $ 28.0     $ 25.4     $ 28.0  
                                         

Financial Discussion

Revenue (unaudited)          
($ thousands)          
  For the Three Months Ended
  June 30,   March 31,   June 30,
  2016   2016   2015
           
Institutional Accounts $ 19,169     $ 18,997     $ 21,492  
Retail Accounts 7,266     6,841     8,018  
Total $ 26,435     $ 25,838     $ 29,510  
           
           
      For the Six Months Ended
      June 30,   June 30,
      2016   2015
           
Institutional Accounts     $ 38,166     $ 42,461  
Retail Accounts     14,107     15,702  
Total     $ 52,273     $ 58,163  
                   

Revenue was $26.4 million for the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 2.3% from $25.8 million for the first quarter of 2016, and a decrease of 10.4% from $29.5 million for the second quarter of 2015. 

Included in these amounts for the first quarter of 2016 and second quarter of 2015, were performance fees recognized of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.  No performance fees were recognized during the second quarter of 2016.  In general, performance fees are calculated on an annualized basis over the contract’s measurement period, which, for the majority of our performance fee arrangements, extends to three years.

Average assets under management for the second quarter of 2016 were $26.1 billion, an increase of 4.0% from $25.1 billion for the first quarter of 2016, and a decrease of 7.8% from $28.3 billion for the second quarter of 2015. The increase from the first quarter of 2016 primarily reflects market appreciation over the period partially offset by net outflows. Assets under management ended the second quarter at $25.4 billion with market depreciation occurring primarily toward the end of the quarter resulting in higher average assets under management for the quarter. The decrease from the second quarter of 2015 primarily reflects market depreciation.

The weighted average fee rate was 0.405% for the second quarter of 2016, decreasing from 0.411% for the first quarter of 2016, and from 0.418% for the second quarter of 2015. 

The weighted average fee rate for institutional accounts was 0.526% for the second quarter of 2016, decreasing from 0.539% for the first quarter of 2016, and from 0.535% for the second quarter of 2015.  The decrease from last quarter and the second quarter of last year primarily reflects a shift in the mix of assets toward our expanded value strategies which generally carry lower fee rates, partially offset by the addition of assets in certain non-U.S. strategies that generally carry higher fee rates.

The weighted average fee rate for retail accounts was 0.253% for the second quarter of 2016, increasing from 0.247% for the first quarter of 2016, and decreasing from 0.263% for the second quarter of 2015.  The increase from the first quarter of 2016 is driven by an increase in assets in certain strategies that generally carry higher fee rates, while the decrease from the second quarter of 2015 primarily reflects a decrease in retail performance fees. 

Total operating expenses on a GAAP basis were $15.2 million for the second quarter of 2016, decreasing from $15.5 million for the first quarter of 2016 and from $16.3 million for the second quarter of 2015.  The decrease in operating expenses on a GAAP basis from the first quarter of 2016 primarily reflects a decrease in compensation and benefits expense partially offset by an increase in general and administrative costs during the second quarter of 2016.  General and administrative expense in the second quarter of 2015 included $1.5 million in losses and expenses we do no expect to recur, associated with the exit from, and retirement of certain assets at our former headquarters.  These expenses are included in general and administrative expenses on a GAAP basis and excluded on a non-GAAP basis.  Excluding the impact of these non-recurring expenses, the increase in operating expenses on a non-GAAP basis from the second quarter of 2015 is primarily driven by the increase in general and administrative expenses.  Details of operating expenses and a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP operating expenses are shown below:

             
Operating Expenses (unaudited)            
($ thousands)            
    For the Three Months Ended
    June 30,   March 31,   June 30,
    2016   2016   2015
             
Compensation and Benefits Expense   $ 11,699     $ 12,498     $ 11,800  
General and Administrative Expense   3,475     3,044     4,490  
GAAP Operating Expenses   15,174     15,542     16,290  
One-Time Adjustments           (1,488 )
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses   $ 15,174     $ 15,542     $ 14,802  
             
        For the Six Months Ended
        June 30,   June 30,
        2016   2015
             
Compensation and Benefits Expense       $ 24,197     $ 23,870  
General and Administrative Expense       6,519     8,093  
GAAP Operating Expenses       30,716     31,963  
One-Time Adjustments           (1,834 )
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses       $ 30,716     $ 30,129  
                     

As of June 30, 2016, employee headcount was 93, up from 90 at March 31, 2016 and from 89 at June 30, 2015. 

The operating margin was 42.6% on a GAAP basis for the second quarter of 2016, compared to 39.8% for the first quarter of 2016, and 44.8% for the second quarter of 2015.  The operating margin was 49.8% on a non-GAAP basis for the second quarter of 2015.

Other income/ (expense) was income of approximately $0.3 million for the second quarter of 2016, an expense of $0.7 million for the first quarter of 2016, and income of $0.2 million for the second quarter of 2015.  Other income/ (expense) includes the (losses)/ gains and other investment income recognized by the Company on its direct investments, as well as those recognized by external investors on their investments in investment partnerships that the Company consolidates.  A portion of (losses)/ gains and other investment income associated with the investments of outside interests are offset in net income attributable to non-controlling interests.  For the second quarter of 2016, other income/ (expense) also includes income of $0.7 million reflecting a decrease in the Company’s liability to its selling and converting shareholders resulting from a decrease in expected future tax benefits described in income tax expense below.  Changes in the liability to selling and converting shareholders associated with changes in the realizability of the deferred tax asset generated expenses of $0.9 million and $0.7 million in the first quarter of 2016 and the second quarter of 2015, respectively.  Details of other income/ (expense), as well as a reconciliation of the related GAAP and non-GAAP measures, are shown below:

             
Other Income/ (Expense) (unaudited)            
($ thousands)            
    For the Three Months Ended
    June 30,   March 31,   June 30,
    2016   2016   2015
             
Net Interest and Dividend Income   $ 125     $ 86     $ 308  
(Losses)/ Gains and Other Investment Income   (506 )   104     460  
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders¹   700     (878 )   (672 )
Other Income/ (Expense)   24     (30 )   65  
GAAP Other Income/ (Expense)   343     (718 )   161  
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders¹   (700 )   878     672  
Outside Interests of Investment Partnerships²   68     5     (370 )
Non-GAAP Other (Expense)/ Income, Net of Outside Interests   $ (289 )   $ 165     $ 463  
             
        For the Six Months Ended
        June 30,   June 30,
        2016   2015
             
Net Interest and Dividend Income       $ 211     $ 428  
(Losses)/ Gains and Other Investment Income       (402 )   475  
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders¹       (178 )   (917 )
Other Expense       (6 )   (114 )
GAAP Other Expense       (375 )   (128 )
Change in Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders¹       178     917  
Outside Interests of Investment Partnerships²       73     (310 )
Non-GAAP Other (Expense)/ Income, Net of Outside Interests       $ (124 )   $ 479  
             
             
1  Reflects the change in the liability to the Company’s selling and converting shareholders associated with the deferred tax asset generated by the Company’s initial public offering and subsequent unit conversions.
2  Represents the non-controlling interest allocation of the loss/ (income) of the Company’s consolidated investment partnerships to its external investors.
 

The Company recognized income tax expenses of $2.2 million for the second quarter of 2016, $0.2 million for the first quarter of 2016, and $0.6 million for the second quarter of 2015.  Income taxes for the second quarter of 2016 included a $0.8 million income tax expense associated with an increase in the valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s deferred tax asset related to the basis step ups created by operating company unit exchanges.  This adjustment generated $1.1 million and $0.8 million in income tax benefits in the first quarter of 2016 and second quarter of 2015, respectively.  Details of the income tax expense, as well as a reconciliation of the related GAAP and non-GAAP measures, are shown below: 

         
Income Tax Expense (unaudited)        
($ thousands)            
    For the Three Months Ended
    June 30,   March 31,   June 30,
    2016   2016   2015
             
Non-GAAP Corporate Income Tax Expense   $ 910     $ 816     $ 925  
Non-GAAP Unincorporated and Other Business Tax Expenses   512     465     575  
Non-GAAP Income Tax Expense   1,422     1,281     1,500  
Change in Valuation Allowance1   825     (1,061 )   (790 )
Less: Effects of One-Time Adjustments2           (144 )
GAAP Income Tax Expense   $ 2,247     $ 220     $ 566  
             
        For the Six Months Ended
        June 30,   June 30,
        2016   2015
             
Non-GAAP Corporate Income Tax Expense       $ 1,726     $ 1,811  
Non-GAAP Unincorporated and Other Business Tax Expenses       977     1,106  
Non-GAAP Income Tax Expense       2,703     2,917  
Change in Valuation Allowance1       (236 )   (1,087 )
Less: Effects of One-Time Adjustments2           (176 )
GAAP Income Tax Expense       $ 2,467     $ 1,654  
             
1  Reflects the change in the valuation allowance assessed against the deferred tax asset established as part of the Company’s initial public offering and subsequent unit conversions.
2  Reflects the tax effect of non-recurring lease expenses on Corporate Income Tax Expense and Unincorporated and Other Business Tax Expenses for the second quarter of 2015 of $108 thousand and $36 thousand, respectively, and $25 thousand and $7 thousand for the first quarter of 2015, respectively, which are excluded from Non-GAAP results.
 

Details of the net income attributable to non-controlling interests of the Company’s operating company and consolidated subsidiaries, as well as a reconciliation of the related GAAP and non-GAAP measures, are shown below:

             
Non-Controlling Interests (unaudited)            
($ thousands)            
         
    For the Three Months Ended
    June 30,   March 31,   June 30,
    2016   2016   2015
             
Operating Company Allocation   $ 8,019     $ 7,741     $ 10,523  
Add Back: Effects of One-Time Adjustments1           1,197  
Non-GAAP Operating Company Allocation   8,019     7,741     11,720  
Outside Interests of Investment Partnerships2   (68 )   (5 )   370  
Less: Effects of One-Time Adjustments1           (1,197 )
GAAP Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests   $ 7,951     $ 7,736     $ 10,893  
             
        For the Six Months Ended
        June 30,   June 30,
        2016   2015
             
Operating Company Allocation       $ 15,760     $ 20,564  
Add Back: Effects of One-Time Adjustments1           1,475  
Non-GAAP Operating Company Allocation       15,760     22,039  
Outside Interests of Investment Partnerships2       (73 )   310  
Less: Effects of One-Time Adjustments1           (1,475 )
GAAP Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests       $ 15,687     $ 20,874  
             
             
1  Reflects the effects of non-recurring lease expenses on non-controlling interests.
2  Represents the non-controlling interest allocation of the (loss)/ income of the Company’s consolidated investment partnerships to its external investors.
 

On July 19, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors approved and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share of its Class A common stock.  The following dates apply to the dividend:

Record Date:        July 29, 2016

Payment Date:      August 25, 2016

During the last twelve months, inclusive of the dividend noted above, the Company declared total dividends of $0.41 per share of its Class A common stock.

Second Quarter 2016 Earnings Call Information

Pzena Investment Management, Inc. (NYSE:PZN) will hold a conference call to discuss the Company’s financial results and outlook at 10:00 a.m. ET, Wednesday, July 20, 2016.  The call will be open to the public.

Webcast Instructions: To gain access to the webcast, which will be “listen-only,” go to the Events page in the Investor Relations area of the Company’s website, www.pzena.com.

Teleconference Instructions: To gain access to the conference call via telephone, U.S./Canada callers should dial 855-319-2215; international callers should dial 336-525-7134.  The conference ID number is 46011297.

Replay: The conference call will be available for replay through August 3, 2016, on the web using the information given above.

About Pzena Investment Management

Pzena Investment Management, LLC, the firm’s operating company, is a value-oriented investment management firm.  Founded in 1995, Pzena Investment Management has built a diverse, global client base.  More firm and stock information is posted at www.pzena.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements provide the Company’s current views, expectations, or forecasts of future events and performance, and include statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project” or similar words or phrases, or the negatives of those words or phrases, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by a forward-looking statement are those described in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 14, 2016 and in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC.  In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and factors, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this release.

The Company is not under any obligation and does not intend to make publicly available any update or other revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances existing after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of future events even if experience or future events make it clear that any expected results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements will not be realized.

 
 PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
           
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 (in thousands)
           
       As of
      June 30,   December 31,
      2016   2015
      (unaudited)    
 ASSETS        
  Cash and Cash Equivalents   $ 24,838     $ 35,417  
  Restricted Cash   3,466     3,552  
  Due from Broker   626     297  
  Advisory Fees Receivable   21,516     22,248  
  Investments   18,594     27,452  
  Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets   2,904     2,445  
  Deferred Tax Asset, Net of Valuation Allowance of $58,565 and $53,968, respectively   14,740     14,995  
  Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation of $1,742 and $1,202, respectively   7,459     7,903  
  TOTAL ASSETS   $ 94,143     $ 114,309  
           
 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        
  Liabilities:        
  Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses   $ 14,987     $ 7,885  
  Due to Broker   382     30  
  Securities Sold Short, at Fair Value   2,496     2,231  
  Liability to Selling and Converting Shareholders   16,310     15,075  
  Deferred Compensation Liability   1,762     2,896  
  Other Liabilities   826     730  
  TOTAL LIABILITIES   36,763     28,847  
           
  Equity:        
  Total Pzena Investment Management, Inc.’s Equity   16,129     18,422  
  Non-Controlling Interests   41,251     67,040  
  TOTAL EQUITY   57,380     85,462  
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   $ 94,143     $ 114,309  
                   

                                 
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
                                 
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per-share amounts)
                                 
    For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
    2016   2015   2016   2015
                                 
REVENUE   $ 26,435     $ 29,510     $ 52,273     $ 58,163  
                   
EXPENSES                
Compensation and Benefits Expense   11,699     11,800     24,197     23,870  
General and Administrative Expense   3,475     4,490     6,519     8,093  
  TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES   15,174     16,290     30,716     31,963  
Operating Income   11,261     13,220     21,557     26,200  
                   
Other Income/ (Expense)   343     161     (375 )   (128 )
                   
Income Before Taxes   11,604     13,381     21,182     26,072  
                   
Income Tax Expense   2,247     566     2,467     1,654  
Consolidated Net Income   9,357     12,815     18,715     24,418  
                   
Less: Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests   7,951     10,893     15,687     20,874  
                   
Net Income Attributable to Pzena Investment Management, Inc.   $ 1,406     $ 1,922     $ 3,028     $ 3,544  
                   
Earnings per Share – Basic and Diluted Attributable to                
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Common Stockholders:                
                   
Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share   $ 1,406     $ 1,922     $ 3,028     $ 3,544  
Basic Earnings per Share   $ 0.09     $ 0.15     $ 0.20     $ 0.27  
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding   15,832,806     12,946,168     15,512,659     13,001,633  
                   
Net Income for Diluted Earnings per Share   $ 6,465     $ 8,531     $ 12,974     $ 16,458  
Diluted Earnings per Share   $ 0.09     $ 0.13     $ 0.19     $ 0.24  
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding   68,903,766     68,223,560     68,597,999     68,109,058  
                         

                                 
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
                                 
UNAUDITED NON-GAAP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per-share amounts)
                                 
    Non-GAAP Basis
  Non-GAAP Basis
    For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
    2016   2015   2016   2015
REVENUE   $ 26,435     $ 29,510     $ 52,273     $ 58,163  
                   
EXPENSES                
Compensation and Benefits Expense   11,699     11,800     24,197     23,870  
General and Administrative Expense   3,475     3,002     6,519     6,259  
  TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES   15,174     14,802     30,716     30,129  
Operating Income   11,261     14,708     21,557     28,034  
                   
Other (Expense)/ Income, Net of Outside Interests   (289 )   463     (124 )   479  
                   
Income Before Taxes and Operating Company Allocation   10,972     15,171     21,433     28,513  
                   
Unincorporated and Other Business Tax Expenses   512     575     977     1,106  
Allocable Income   10,460     14,596     20,456     27,407  
                   
Operating Company Allocation   8,019     11,720     15,760     22,039  
Income Before Corporate Income Taxes   2,441     2,876     4,696     5,368  
                   
Corporate Income Tax Expense   910     925     1,726     1,811  
Non-GAAP Net Income   $ 1,531     $ 1,951     $ 2,970     $ 3,557  
Effect of One-Time Adjustments       (147 )       (183 )
Tax Receivable Agreement Income, Net of Taxes   (125 )   118     58     170  
GAAP Net Income   $ 1,406     $ 1,922     $ 3,028     $ 3,544  
                   
Earnings Per Share – Basic and Diluted Attributable to                
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Common Stockholders:                
                   
  Net Income for Basic Earnings per Share   $ 1,531     $ 1,951     $ 2,970     $ 3,557  
  Basic Earnings per Share   $ 0.10     $ 0.15     $ 0.19     $ 0.27  
  Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding   15,832,806     12,946,168     15,512,659     13,001,633  
                   
  Net Income for Diluted Earnings per Share   $ 6,590     $ 9,312     $ 12,916     $ 17,397  
  Diluted Earnings per Share   $ 0.10     $ 0.14     $ 0.19     $ 0.26  
  Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding   68,903,766     68,223,560     68,597,999     68,109,058  
                           

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