OREANDA-NEWS. KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR) today reported GAAP net income for the fourth quarter and full year 2015 of $32.3 million and $488.5 million, respectively.

For the full year 2015, After-tax Economic Net Income and After-tax Economic Net Income per adjusted unit were $1.0 billion and $1.21, respectively, compared to $1.5 billion and $1.84 for the full year 2014. After-tax Cash Earnings and After-tax Cash Earnings per adjusted unit eligible for distribution were $1.5 billion and $1.78, respectively, for the full year 2015 compared to $1.9 billion and $2.47 for the full year 2014. Return on equity and cash return on equity were 10% and 14%, respectively, for 2015.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, After-tax Economic Net Income and After-tax Economic Net Income per adjusted unit were $70.5 million and $0.08, respectively, compared to $46.0 million and $0.05 for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. After-tax Cash Earnings and After-tax Cash Earnings per adjusted unit eligible for distribution were $168.6 million and $0.21, respectively, for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 compared to $361.2 million and $0.44 for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.

Annual Highlights

  • For the full year 2015, KKR's private equity portfolio appreciated 14.2% and the investments on KKR's balance sheet appreciated 3.3% compared to the total return for the S&P 500 and MSCI World indices of 1.4% and -0.3%, respectively.
  • Book value per adjusted unit was $11.78 as of December 31, 2015 compared to $12.07 per adjusted unit as of December 31, 2014.
  • Assets Under Management and Fee Paying Assets Under Management were $120 billion and $92 billion, respectively, up 12% and 7% compared to December 31, 2014. (1)
  • Since the announcement of KKR's unit repurchase program on October 27, 2015, KKR has repurchased and canceled 17.5 million outstanding common units for $270 million. In addition, 1.7 million granted equity awards were canceled for approximately $27 million to satisfy tax obligations in connection with their vesting. In total, 19.2 million common units have been retired on a fully-diluted basis over this period.
  • KKR's regular distribution per common unit of $0.16 was declared for the quarter ended December 31, 2015.

"KKR delivered strong investment results in 2015 as our private equity portfolio appreciated 14.2%, outperforming the S&P 500 by over 1,200 basis points despite challenging markets," said Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts, Co-Chairmen and Co-Chief Executive Officers of KKR. "We capitalized on attractive opportunities across our segments in the fourth quarter including record deployment within our Credit and Infrastructure businesses. Our ability to take advantage of volatile market environments stems from the long-dated capital entrusted to us by a growing base of limited partners across our diverse set of strategies. With $20 billion of new capital raised in 2015, we ended the year with record dry powder and over $10 billion of cash and investments on our balance sheet to invest as attractive opportunities arise."