>>> Lazard beats by $0.03, beats on revs

Lazard beats by $0.03, beats on revs (48.71)
Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.67 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.03 better than the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $0.64; revenues rose 19.2% year/year to $583 mln vs the $561.15 mln consensus.
  • Third-quarter Financial Advisory operating revenue of $291 million, up 24% from third-quarter 2013;
  • Third-quarter M&A and Other Advisory operating revenue of $241 million, up 37% from third-quarter 2013;
  • Record third-quarter Asset Management operating revenue of $288 million, up 16% from third-quarter 2013;
    • Assets under management of $198 billion as of September 30, 2014, up 12% from September 30, 2013, and down 3% from June 30, 2014.
    • Net inflows of $2.6 billion for third-quarter 2014