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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
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☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the year ended December 31, 2022
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 001-34835
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Envestnet, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 20-1409613 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S Employer Identification No.) |
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1000 Chesterbrook Boulevard, Suite 250, Berwyn, Pennsylvania | | 60601 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 827-2800
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class: | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered: |
Common Stock, par value $0.005 per share | ENV | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer | ☒ | | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
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Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Aggregate market value of registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing price of a share of the registrant’s common stock on June 30, 2022 as reported on The New York Stock Exchange on that date: $1.8 billion. For purposes of this calculation, shares of common stock held by (i) persons holding more than 5% of the outstanding shares of stock and (ii) officers and directors of the registrant, as of June 30, 2022, are excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination is not necessarily conclusive of affiliate status.
As of February 21, 2023, 54,019,836 shares of the common stock with a par value of $0.005 per share were outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Part III incorporates by reference portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders, which will be filed within 120 days after the close of the 2022 fiscal year.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Forward‑Looking Statements
Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Envestnet,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Envestnet, Inc. and its subsidiaries as a whole.
This annual report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2022 ("Annual Report") contains forward‑looking statements regarding future events and our future results within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward‑looking statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. These statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events and are identified by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “expected,” “intend,” “will,” “may,” or “should” or the negative of those terms or variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward‑looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our business and other characteristics of future events or circumstances are forward‑looking statements. The potential risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed by the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report include, but are not limited to,
•adverse economic or global market conditions, including periods of rising inflation and market interest rates, and governmental responses to such conditions;
•the conflict between Russia and Ukraine including related sanctions, and their impact on the global economy and capital markets;
•the concentration of our revenues from the delivery of our solutions and services to clients in the financial services industry;
•our reliance on a limited number of clients for a material portion of our revenue;
•the renegotiation of fees by our clients;
•changes in the estimates of fair value of reporting units or of long-lived assets;
•the amount of our debt and our ability to service our debt;
•limitations on our ability to access information from third parties or charges for accessing such information;
•the targeting of some of our sales efforts at large financial institutions and large financial technology ("FinTech") companies which prolongs sales cycles, requires substantial upfront sales costs and results in less predictability in completing some of our sales;
•changes in investing patterns on the assets on which we derive revenue and the freedom of investors to redeem or withdraw investments generally at any time;
•the impact of fluctuations in market conditions and interest rates on the demand for our products and services and the value of assets under management or administration;
•our ability to keep up with rapid technological change, evolving industry standards or changing requirements of clients;
•risks associated with our international operations;
•the competitiveness of our solutions and services as compared to those of others;
•liabilities associated with potential, perceived or actual breaches of fiduciary duties and/or conflicts of interest;
•harm to our reputation;
•our ability to successfully identify potential acquisition candidates, complete acquisitions and successfully integrate acquired companies;
•our ability to successfully execute the conversion of clients’ assets from their technology platform to our technology platforms in a timely and accurate manner;
•the failure to protect our intellectual property rights;
•our ability to introduce new solutions and services and enhancements;
•our ability to maintain the security and integrity of our systems and facilities and to maintain the privacy of personal information and potential liabilities for data security breaches;
•the effect of privacy laws and regulations, industry standards and contractual obligations and changes to these laws, regulations, standards and obligations on how we operate our business and the negative effects of failure to comply with these requirements;
•regulatory compliance failures;
•failure by our customers to obtain proper permissions or waivers for our use of disclosure of information;
•adverse judicial or regulatory proceedings against us;
•failure of our solutions, services or systems, or those of third parties on which we rely, to work properly;
•potential liability for use of inaccurate information by third parties provided by us;
•the occurrence of a deemed “change of control”;
•the uncertainty of the application and interpretation of certain tax laws;
•issuances of additional shares of common stock or issuances of shares of preferred stock or convertible securities on our existing stockholders;
•general economic, political and regulatory conditions;
•global events, natural disasters, environmental disasters, terrorist attacks and pandemics, including their impact on the economy and trading markets;
•a pandemic or health crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic; and
•management’s response to these factors.
More information on these important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward‑looking statements we make in this Annual Report are set forth in Part I, Item 1A under “Risk Factors”. In addition, there may be other factors of which we are presently unaware or that we currently deem immaterial that could cause our actual results to be materially different from the results referenced in the forward‑looking statements. All forward‑looking statements contained in this Annual Report and documents incorporated herein by reference are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Forward‑looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not intend to update or otherwise revise the forward‑looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Annual Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by applicable law. If we do update one or more forward‑looking statements, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward‑looking statements.
You should read this Annual Report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and achievements may be different from what we expect and that these differences may be material. We qualify all of our forward‑looking statements by these cautionary statements.
The following discussion and analysis should also be read along with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report. Except for the historical information contained herein, this discussion contains forward‑looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed below.
Item 1. Business
General
Envestnet, through its subsidiaries, is transforming the way financial advice and insight are delivered. Our mission is to empower financial advisors and service providers with innovative technology, solutions and intelligence. Envestnet has been a leader in helping transform wealth management, working towards its goal of expanding a holistic financial wellness ecosystem so that our clients can deliver an intelligent financial life to their clients ("Intelligent Financial Life").
Approximately 106,000 advisors and approximately 6,900 companies including: 16 of the 20 largest U.S. banks, 47 of the 50 largest wealth management and brokerage firms, over 500 of the largest registered investment advisers ("RIAs") and hundreds of FinTech companies, leverage Envestnet technology and services that help drive better outcomes for enterprises, advisors and their clients.
Through a combination of platform enhancements, partnerships and acquisitions, Envestnet uniquely provides a financial network connecting technology, solutions and data, delivering better intelligence and enabling its customers to drive better outcomes.
Envestnet, a Delaware corporation originally founded in 1999, serves clients from its headquarters based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, as well as other locations throughout the United States, India and other international locations.
Segments
Envestnet is organized around two primary, complementary business segments. Financial information about each business segment is contained in Part II, Item 8, “Note 19—Segment Information”. Our business segments are as follows:
•Envestnet Wealth Solutions – a leading provider of unified wealth management software and services to empower financial advisors and institutions to enable them to deliver an Intelligent Financial Life to their clients.
•Envestnet Data & Analytics – a leading data aggregation, intelligence, and experiences platform that powers data connectivity and business intelligence across digital financial services to enable them to deliver an Intelligent Financial Life to their clients.
Envestnet Wealth Solutions Segment
Envestnet Wealth Solutions empowers financial advisors at broker-dealers, banks and RIAs with all the tools they require to deliver holistic wealth management to their end clients, enabling them to deliver an Intelligent Financial Life to their clients. In addition, the firm provides advisors with practice management support so that they can grow their practices and operate more efficiently. At the end of 2022, Envestnet Wealth Solutions’ platform assets are approximately $5.1 trillion in more than 18.3 million accounts overseen by approximately 106,000 advisors.
Services provided to advisors include: financial planning, risk assessment tools, investment strategies and solutions, asset allocation models, research, portfolio construction, proposal generation and paperwork preparation, model management and account rebalancing, account monitoring, customized fee billing, overlay services covering asset allocation, tax management and socially responsible investing, aggregated multi‑custodian performance reporting and communication tools, plus data analytics. We have access to a wide range of leading third‑party asset custodians.
We offer these solutions principally through the following product and service suites:
•Envestnet | Enterprise provides an end-to-end open architecture wealth management platform, through which advisors can construct portfolios for clients. It begins with aggregated household data which then leads to the creation of a financial plan, asset allocation, investment strategy, portfolio management, rebalancing and performance reporting. Advisors have access to nearly 23,000 investment products. Envestnet | Enterprise also sells data aggregation and reporting, data analytics and digital advice capabilities to customers.
•Envestnet | Tamarac™ provides leading trading, rebalancing, portfolio accounting, performance reporting and client relationship management software, principally to high‑end RIAs.
•Envestnet | MoneyGuide provides leading goals-based financial planning solutions to the financial services industry. The highly adaptable software helps financial advisors add significant value for their clients using best-in-class technology with enhanced integrations to generate financial plans.
•Envestnet | Retirement Solutions (“ERS & 401kplans.com”) offers a comprehensive suite of services for advisor-sold retirement plans. Our retirement solutions address the regulatory, data, and investment needs of retirement plans and delivers the information holistically. 401kplans.com is a digital 401(k) retirement plan marketplace that streamlines retirement plan distribution and due diligence among financial advisors and third-party administrators. With Envestnet's retirement solutions marketplace, advisors can employ Envestnet's outsourced 3(38) or 3(21) fiduciary services for investment selection and monitoring in retirement plan portfolios and can access essential information to make investment recommendations and understand the impact of fund changes to the total cost of their plans.
•Envestnet | PMC®, or Portfolio Management Consultants (“PMC”) provides research and consulting services to assist advisors in creating investment solutions for their clients. These solutions include over 5,000 vetted third-party managed account products, multi-manager portfolios and fund strategist portfolios, as well as over 950 proprietary products, such as quantitative portfolios and fund strategist portfolios. PMC also offers portfolio overlay and tax optimization services.
•Envestnet | Redi2 (“Redi2”) offers revenue management and hosted fee-billing solutions in the global financial services industry. Redi2's platform enables fee calculation, invoice creation, payouts and accounting, and billing compliance. Redi2 solutions caters to different segments of the market with three different product lines: Revenue Manager which provides client revenue accounting and billing services for asset managers; Wealth Manager which delivers multi-party billing and payouts for broker-dealers and turnkey asset management programs and BillFin™ which offers advisory billing and invoicing for financial advisors.
As the tables below indicate, Envestnet Wealth Solutions has experienced steady and significant growth over the last several years. We believe this growth is attributable to secular trends in the wealth management industry, the uniqueness and comprehensiveness of our products, as well as acquisitions. Periodically clients choose to change the way they pay for our solution, whereby they switch from an asset-based pricing model to a subscription-based model.
The following charts show growth in assets, number of accounts and advisors supported by Envestnet Wealth Solutions, distinguishing those metrics between assets under management or administration (“AUM/A”) and subscription.
AUM/A & Subscription
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AUM/A & Subscription Accounts
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AUM/A & Subscription Advisors
Envestnet Data & Analytics Segment
Envestnet Data & Analytics is a leading data aggregation, data intelligence, and experiences platform. Envestnet Data & Analytics enables consumers to aggregate financial accounts within client applications and provides to clients the functionality to gather, refine, and aggregate massive sets of consumer permissioned data for use in financial applications, reports, market research analysis, and application programming interfaces (“APIs”).
Over 1,800 clients, including financial institutions, financial technology innovators and financial advisory firms, including 13 of the 20 largest U.S. banks, subscribe to the Envestnet Data & Analytics platform to underpin personalized financial apps and services for approximately 37 million paid end-users.
Envestnet Data & Analytics serves four main client groups: financial institutions (“Banking”), financial advisors and institutions (“Wealth”), market intelligence and analytics providers (“Research”) and financial technology innovators (“Tech”).
These groups serve the following customers:
•Banking – Retail Banks, Credit Unions and credit card providers
•Wealth – Wealth management financial advisors and institutions
•Research – Research and analyst firms
•Tech – Personal financial management, small business accounting, e-commerce, payment solutions providers, small business lending and authentication
With the exception of the Tech Group, we provide clients with secure access to open APIs, user facing applications powered by our platform, APIs and reports. We aggregate and cleanse client permission consumer data elements. Envestnet Data & Analytics also enables clients to develop their own applications through its open APIs, which deliver secure data, payments solutions, and other functionality.
The Tech group enables clients to develop new applications and enhance existing solutions through our APIs. These clients operate in a number of sub-vertical markets, including FinTech, wealth management, personal financial management, small business accounting, small business lending and authentication.
We believe that our brand recognition, innovative technology and intellectual property, large client base, and unique data gathering and enrichment provide us with competitive advantages that have enabled us to grow.
Market Opportunity
The wealth management industry has experienced significant growth in terms of assets invested by retail investors in the past several years. According to the Federal Reserve, U.S. household financial assets totaled approximately $108 trillion as of September 30, 2022, representing a sizeable wealth management opportunity. According to Boston Consulting Group's Global Wealth Report 2022, total net wealth in North America is expected to grow by 4.9% annually between 2021 and 2026 to exceed $200 trillion. Based on data from Cerulli Associates, invested assets comprised an estimated 55% of overall U.S. household financial assets in 2021, advisor-directed assets totaled $30.7 trillion in 2021, and advisors had discretion over 58% of managed account assets as of September 30, 2022.
In the next 5-10 years, we believe the wealth management industry will continue to consolidate with fewer firms and fewer advisors managing more assets, making scale and operational efficiency increasingly important. This will require firms to integrate technology into all areas of their business.
The following trends are impacting our business and creating a large and growing market opportunity for data, technology, and investment solutions and services like ours:
•Scale: Scale is a defining theme across the financial services landscape, including wealth management. For example, in the independent broker-dealer channel, the ten largest firms are now 3.5 times larger than the next 40 firms, as measured by assets. In the RIA channel, firms with at least $1 billion of assets represented 75% of assets in 2021. We expect consolidation of firms and assets to continue, driven by factors including advisor succession needs, private capital attracted to the space, and the growing expectations of end-investors for modern digital experiences and holistic advice relationships. We are well positioned for this future. More specific, as of December 31, 2022, the company served approximately 106,000 financial advisors, including those at 47 of the top 50 wealth management and brokerage firms and over 500 RIAs. Envestnet | MoneyGuide is the leading financial planning software provider, according to a 2022 T3/Inside Information Survey; more than 2.5 million plans were created or updated in 2022. Envestnet Data & Analytics has over 400 million linked accounts and approximately 37 million paid end-users. From an operations standpoint, we handled over 200 million trades in 2022 and over 10 million service requests across more than 30 trading and custody partners.
•Personalization: Consumers are increasingly demanding personalization in both their technology and their investments. On the technology front, Envestnet Data & Analytics is delivering over 20 million insights per day to financial advisors, home offices, and financial institutions. By surfacing actionable opportunities, we are enabling our customers to create a better client experience and drive business efficiency and growth. Also, in 2022, we introduced a new, modern, highly configurable client portal with features such as account aggregation, a spending and budgeting experience, an Envestnet | MoneyGuide goal-planning page, and various widgets and performance reports. On the investment side, direct indexing, tax overlay, and sustainable investing enable advisors to tailor portfolios to meet specific client needs. We have invested in each of these capabilities for years and continue to enhance our offerings. For instance, in late 2021, our direct indexing solution received GIPS verification and it currently has a 9-year, GIPS-compliant track record. In 2022, our overlay services team introduced an after-tax reporting capability.
•Integrated technology: Financial advisors and enterprises are looking for integrated, seamless WealthTech workflows; as such, spending on technology continues to climb. According to the 2022 InvestmentNews Advisor Technology Study, the median wealth management firm spent 3.7% of revenue on technology in 2021, up from 3.2% in 2016. We are delivering a cloud-based, open architecture, end-to-end technology stack to the marketplace. Our offering is broad and integrated, encompassing portfolio management capabilities from proposal to planning to reporting and billing. We have also invested in and connected its core technology offerings to the Envestnet Insurance Exchange, the Envestnet Credit Exchange, and the Envestnet Trust Exchange, among other offerings, to create a comprehensive digital ecosystem for advisors and their clients. During 2021, we opened up our UMA technology to Envestnet | Tamarac users, which should benefit from and drive growing adoption of managed accounts among RIAs. In 2022, we introduced the next generation proposal tool, which provides enhanced features, streamlined workflows, and seamless access to managed accounts. We plan to continue to invest in software, APIs, developer tools, and integration points.
•Leveraging data: Enterprises, advisors, and financial institutions need to leverage in-house and third-party data to make better, more timely decisions. According to NewVantage Partners’ Data and AI Leadership Executive Survey 2022, 92% of senior executives respondents stated their organizations were increasing investments in data and artificial intelligence. As part of our Wealth Data Platform, we gather and ingest advisor client accounts, classifying them using a uniform process across account types and sources. Data comes from our portfolio accounting system, a client-permissioned source via account aggregation, or an account assigned to a firm within an institutional feed from a custodian, recordkeeper, trust accounting system, or data provider. All accounts are fully reconciled and packaged at the enterprise level. These offerings and related tools provide our customers with a single source of truth for wealth data. Further, our ecosystem brings together a diverse group of constituents—consumers, product manufacturers, technology providers, developers and advisors—to create a network where consumer-permissioned data can be leveraged to optimize experiences.
•Independent and fee-based advice: We are a driver and beneficiary of the growth of financial advice, movement to independent channels, fee-based pricing, and managed accounts. Beginning with financial advice industry growth, in an annual survey by MarketCast and Cerulli Associates, 60% of affluent investors stated they are willing to pay for advice in 2022, up from 58% in 2017. Cerulli forecasts independent advice channels to expand from 39% of advisor-mediated assets in 2021 to 45% in 2026, driven by growth in the RIA and hybrid RIA channels. Advice delivered with fee-based pricing—as opposed to commission-based pricing—also continues to take share, growing from 43% of industry assets in 2016 to 54% in 2021, according to Cerulli. Lastly, using data from Cerulli Lodestar, managed account assets have grown organically (excluding market appreciation) at a 10% annualized rate from December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2022. Our managed account annualized organic asset growth rate, as measured by organic AUM growth, has been approximately double that of the industry over the same time period.
Business Model
Our business model lends itself to a high degree of recurring and predictable revenues. We provide asset-based, subscription-based and professional services on a business-to-business-to-consumer basis to financial services clients, whereby customers offer solutions based on our platform to their end users. On a business-to-business basis, we deliver an open platform to customers and third-party developers through an open API framework. We believe that a number of characteristics contribute to the success of our business model, including:
•Favorable trends with respect to growth in fee-based assets and need for advanced technology;
•Recurring and resilient revenue base; and
•Strong customer retention.
Our revenues are generated in the following manners:
Asset-based Recurring Revenues
Asset-based recurring revenues primarily consist of fees for providing customers continuous access to platform services through the Company’s uniquely customized platforms. These platform services include investment manager research, portfolio diagnostics, proposal generation, investment model management, rebalancing and trading, portfolio performance reporting and monitoring solutions, billing and back office and middle-office operations and administration and are made available to customers throughout the contractual term from the date the customized platform is launched.
The asset-based fees the Company earns are generally based upon variable percentages of assets managed or administered on our platforms. The fee percentage varies based on the level and type of services the Company provides to its customers, as well as the values of existing customer accounts. The values of the customer accounts are affected by inflows or outflows of customer funds and market fluctuations.
For approximately 80% of our asset‑based fee arrangements, customers are billed at the beginning of each quarter based on the market value of customer assets on our wealth management platforms as of the end of the prior quarter, providing for a high degree of revenue visibility in the current quarter. Revenue may fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter based on changes in asset values, fee rates on those asset values and asset flows.
Subscription-based Recurring Revenues
Subscription-based recurring revenues primarily consist of fees for providing customers continuous access to the Company’s technology platforms for wealth management and financial wellness. The subscription-based fees generally include fixed fees and or usage-based fees.
Subscription fees vary based on the scope of technology solutions and services being used, and are priced in a variety of constructs based on the size of the business, number of users or number of accounts, and in many cases can increase over time based on the growth of these factors.
Despite this potential variance, we believe that our subscription fees are also highly predictable because they are generally established in multi‑year contracts providing longer‑term visibility regarding that portion of total revenues.
Professional Services and Other
We also generate revenue from professional services for client onboarding, technology development and other project related work.
Growth Strategy
We intend to increase revenue and profitability by pursuing the following strategies:
•Capture addressable market:
◦Enterprise clients in wealth management. We provide enterprise clients with customized, private‑labeled technology platforms that enable them to support their affiliated financial advisors with a broad range of investment solutions and services.
◦Financial advisors that are working alone or as part of financial advisory firms. Our principal value proposition aimed at financial advisors working alone or as part of financial advisory firms is that our technology platforms allow them to compete effectively with financial advisors employed by large financial institutions.
◦Financial institutions. We serve global banks through financial applications. Envestnet Data & Analytics Retail Banking solution is a set of innovative FinApps providing consumers with a clear picture and greater insight into their financial lives. It enables customers to consolidate all their financial account information in one place which allows customers to manage and meet their financial goals, which in turn leads to increased engagement.
◦Other financial technology providers. We work with a variety of firms who provide technology to the financial services industry. We provide FinApps, personal financial management tools and data aggregation capabilities to companies in online lending, e-commerce and payments, digital advice and wealth management and other web development firms.
•Modernize the digital engagement marketplace:
◦We have made significant investments in platform development in order to enhance and expand our technology platforms and expect these investments to continue in the future.
◦We expect to continue focusing our technology development efforts principally on adding features to increase our market competitiveness, enhancements to improve operating efficiency, address regulatory demands and reduce risk and client‑driven requests for new capabilities.
•Open the platform:
◦As we connect with more firms and developers, our product offerings continue to expand and vitalize our environment, which we believe drives more benefit for our customers.
We also continue to pursue strategic transactions and other relationships to support our growth strategies.
Technology Platforms
We are composed of technology platforms that are primarily multi-tenant SAAS-based hybrid cloud offerings that afford us the flexibility to offer a highly scalable consolidated workflow via a web-based user interface that is complemented by an API led open strategy that enables us to offer an integrated omnichannel flexibility and collaboration ecosystem. This open ecosystem strategy has enabled us to abstract, integrate and modernize our offerings at a rapid pace while also enabling our customers and partners to add incremental value on top of our platform via a fit for a purpose managed open ecosystem model.
We are committed to our operational and information security capabilities as strategic differentiators. We undergo annual SSAE 16 SOC 2 Type II audits to validate the continued operation of our internal controls for our flagship offerings within the ecosystem; the Unified Managed Platform, Envestnet Data & Analytics Platform and Envestnet | Tamarac platforms. The SOC reports confirm design and operating effectiveness of internal controls. We maintain multiple redundancies, back up our databases and safeguard technologies and proprietary information consistent with industry best practices. We also maintain a comprehensive business continuity plan and company‑wide risk assessment program that is consistent with industry best practices and that complies with applicable regulatory requirements.
Our proprietary ecosystem provides Enterprise clients in wealth management, financial advisors that are working alone or as part of financial advisory firms, financial institutions, and FinTech firms along with their respective customers, access to investment solutions and services, enriched financial data, analytics, and workflows that enable the foundational orchestration of an Intelligent Financial Life via one unified experience, with the widest range of front‑, middle‑ and back‑office needs. The “open architecture” design of our ecosystem and platforms provide our customers and their customers with flexibility in terms of the investment solutions, services they access, data they leverage, and configurability to meet their unique needs. The multi‑tenant platform architecture ensures that this level of flexibility and customization is achieved without requiring us to create unique applications for each client, thereby enabling improved efficacy and efficiency vs other offerings. In addition, though our technology platforms are designed to deliver a breadth of functions, our customers can select from the various investment solutions, services, data, and analytics we offer; without being required to subscribe to or purchase more than what they believe is necessary.
An integral part of our strategy is an open architecture approach to integration via our OpenENV integration platform. This strategy allows for robust integrations with 3rd party technology platforms and service providers and enables client firms to create unique client and advisor experiences powered by the Envestnet ecosystem.
Our data aggregation platform collects a wide variety of end user-permissioned transaction-level data from approximately 17,000 sources, including banking, investment, loan and credit card information, and puts this data in a common repository. Envestnet Data & Analytics has developed robust proprietary technology and processes and established relationships that allows us to curate these data sources and expand our access to new data sources. Over 75% of this data is collected through structured feeds from our customers. These structured feeds, which consist of either batch files pushed to us or real-time access, provide this critical data efficiently and at scale. Where we do not have direct connections, we capture data using our proprietary information-gathering techniques.
Beyond collecting data, our data aggregation platform performs a data refining process and augments the data with additional information from a variety of other sources. We enrich the data with a proprietary process, adding such elements as categorization and merchant identification for bank or credit card account data and security identification, classification and normalization for investment data. As our ecosystem usage grows and is exposed to more users, use cases and related data, the system benefits from machine learning algorithms to better normalize, categorize and process large amounts of data, allowing our network to become more effective, efficient and valuable to our customers. Utilizing this enhanced data, including consolidated data from within our customers, our data intelligence organizes, analyzes and presents it in a manner that helps our customers offer personalized solutions that enable their consumers to achieve better financial outcomes.
Our analytics platform provides a highly scalable cloud-based environment that supports a cost effective and secure way of handling very large data sets, permitting us to develop and test new machine learning algorithms and transform these data sets using the resulting models. The results of the computations can be accessed interactively, as insights, suggestions, or next best actions within our workflow offerings, as files, or via API access for use in third-party or proprietary customer applications and environments to create competitive advantage for our customers and their customers.
In the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, we incurred technology development costs for all our technology platforms totaling approximately $112 million, $80 million and $72 million, respectively. Of these costs, we capitalized approximately $89 million, $65 million and $55 million, respectively, as internally developed software.
Sales and Marketing
We are putting forth an extensive effort in partnering sales and marketing to deliver a cohesive and holistic message to the wealth management industry. Efforts to increase the use of technology and sales enablement tools allows for more predictive and effective conversations with our advisor client-base as well as prospective customers.
•Our advisor-facing sales teams are both field sales and internal consultants. Depending on the specific business unit, they are organized regionally or by firm segmentation. They help advisors understand and access our investment solutions, create investment proposals, navigate our wealth management platform and facilitate new business. As an example, our Platform Consulting Group and Business Development Directors help advisors utilize our wealth management platform effectively and efficiently. They are subject matter experts on advisor managed programs, unified managed accounts (“UMA”), proposal guidance and site navigation. They provide consulting services to a number of large clients. Our PMC Consulting team of investment professionals provide a variety of portfolio and investment management consulting services to advisors using our wealth management platform.
•Enterprise Consultants are the main point of contact for enterprise clients with respect to day-to-day platform matters as well as contractual and pricing efforts. This includes support for advisors and firm management with regard to the overall relationship. The enterprise consultant is essentially the client’s relationship manager who serves as the liaison between the firm and Envestnet.
•We have a direct sales and pre-sales team servicing the leading global financial institutions. The sales team is divided geographically. Each regional sales and pre-sales team is responsible for acquiring new customers. Within the North America region, direct sales and pre-sales representatives are further divided into teams that focus on specific accounts, on a named-account basis, depending on size, location, product specialization and/or brand. Our current customers work most closely with our Client Partner teams who specialize in customer account management and expansion. Together, sales, pre-sales and Client Partners are responsible for growing our customer relationships in terms of establishing new customers, deepening our relationships with existing customers (cross-selling additional products and services into the same or additional groups) and expanding use of existing products and services (increasing usage).
•We have a direct sales and technical pre-sales team covering financial technology providers in each region. Each regional sales and technical pre-sales team is responsible for acquiring new customers and channel partners. From time to time, we assign specific accounts based upon sales or domain expertise. These teams are supported by a customer success and developer relations team who specialize in customer API integration, and account management and expansion, including services to our channel partners. Together, sales, technical pre-sales, customer success and developer relations representatives are responsible for growing our direct customer and channel partner relationships in terms of account penetration and API usage.
Our marketing efforts are focused on initiatives to drive global brand and ecosystem awareness and significant demand generation and sales acceleration across our whole business. Our marketing strategy uses data driven integrated efforts across paid, earned and owned media in order to reach our targeted clients and prospects with the right message at the right time.
To support and expand our current addressable market, our goal is to educate the market and our clients about our solutions and achieve recognition as the industry leader. We drive ongoing communication through thought leadership content, media interviews speaking engagements and industry analyst relations. We also employ a variety of integrated sales and marketing initiatives, including hosting demand generated webinars, sponsorship and partnership of key industry conferences, as well as executing our own events.
Additionally, as practice management and support is important to our advisors' business, we partner on direct email campaigns, conduct proprietary research and produce collateral for financial advisors to use with their clients.
Our digital marketing efforts are increasing and are designed to support our clients and to engage audiences in actual and measurable ways. We use digital media for search optimization, account base marketing and to drive traffic to our digital solutions and websites. Our integrated creative campaigns consist of online performance advertising, social media, podcasts and digital content marketing.
During 2022, we further enhanced our use of digital, and continued virtual events as a response to limitations of in person contacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work changes.
Competition
Our competitors offer a variety of products and services that compete with one or more of the investment solutions and services provided through our ecosystem of technology platforms; although, based on our industry experience, we believe that none offers a more comprehensive set of products and services than we do.
Within Envestnet Wealth Solutions, we compete on the basis of several factors, including:
•The breadth and quality of investment solutions and services to which we provide access through our technology platform;
•The number of custodians that are connected through our technology platforms;
•The price of our investment solutions and services;
•The ease of use of our technology platforms; and
•The nature and scope of investment solutions and services that each wealth management provider believes are necessary to address their needs.
Our Envestnet Data & Analytics group competes with other financial technology companies, credit bureaus and data, analytics and digital providers. Based on our global and multi-industry experience, we do not believe any other single company in the data aggregation, analytics and digital experiences space offers a diverse, comprehensive set of platforms with features such as ours.
Within Envestnet Data & Analytics, we compete on the basis of several factors, including:
•Reputation;
•Global and multi-market and segments reach;
•Cloud-based delivery model;
•Data aggregation capability;
•Access to data through direct structured data feeds;
•Scale (size of customer base and level of user adoption);
•Security and open banking infrastructure;
•Time to market;
•Unique analytics capability;
•Breadth and depth of application functionality user experience;
•Access and integration to/with third-party applications;
•Ease of use, ease of integration, flexibility and configurability; and
•Competitive pricing.
We believe that we compete favorably with respect to all of these factors.
Regulation
The financial services industry is among the most extensively regulated industries in the United States. We operate investment advisory and mutual fund advisory businesses, each of which is subject to a specific regulatory scheme, including regulation at the federal and state level, as well as regulation by self-regulatory organizations and non-U.S. regulatory authorities. In addition, we are subject to numerous laws and regulations of general application.
Our subsidiaries Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. (“EAM”), Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc. (“EPS”), FDX Advisors, Inc., QRG Capital Management, Inc. (“QRG”), Envestnet Embedded Advisory, Inc., and Envestnet Retirement Solutions, LLC operate investment advisory businesses. These subsidiaries are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as “investment advisers” under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), and are regulated thereunder. They may also provide fiduciary services as defined in Section 3(21)(A)(ii) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), including acting as an “investment manager” (as defined in Section 3(38) of ERISA). As described further below, many of our investment advisory programs are conducted pursuant to the non-exclusive safe harbor from the definition of an “investment company” provided for under Rule 3a-4 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). EAM serves as the investment adviser to two mutual funds. Mutual funds are registered as “investment companies” under the Investment Company Act. The Advisers Act, Investment Company Act and ERISA, together with related regulations and interpretations of the SEC and the Department of Labor (the “DOL”), impose numerous obligations and restrictions on investment advisers and mutual funds, including recordkeeping requirements, limitations on advertising, disclosure and reporting obligations, prohibitions on fraudulent activities and the requirement that conflicts of interest be monitored, mitigated, and disclosed. The fiduciary obligations of investment advisers to their clients require advisers to, among other things, consider the suitability of the investment products and advice they provide, seek “best execution” for their clients’ securities transactions, conduct due diligence on third-party products offered to clients, consider the appropriateness of the adviser’s fees and provide extensive and ongoing disclosure to clients. The SEC is authorized to institute proceedings and impose fines and sanctions for violations of the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act and has the power to restrict or prohibit an investment adviser from carrying on its business in the event that it fails to comply with applicable laws and regulations. Although we believe we are in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of the Advisers Act, ERISA and the Investment Company Act and the rules and interpretations promulgated thereunder.
Envestnet Data & Analytics is examined on a periodic basis by various regulatory agencies. For example, Envestnet Data & Analytics is a supervised third-party technology service provider subject to multi-agency supervisory examinations in a wide variety of areas based on published guidance by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. These examinations include reviews of Envestnet Data & Analytics’ management, acquisition and development activities, support and delivery, IT and disaster preparedness and business recovery planning. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) is the agency in charge of these examinations.
Either as a result of direct regulation or obligations under customer agreements, our subsidiaries are required to comply with certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, related to the privacy of consumer information and may be subject to other privacy and data security laws because of the solutions we provide. In addition, numerous regulations continue to be proposed and promulgated that necessitate the implementation of additional controls of companies like ours.
Many of the laws and regulations to which our subsidiaries are subject are evolving, unclear and inconsistent across various jurisdictions, and ensuring compliance with them is difficult and costly. We continually develop improvements to our existing products and services as well as new products and services.
Investment Advisory Program Conducted Under Rule 3a-4
Under the Investment Company Act, an issuer that is engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities may be deemed an “investment company,” in which case the issuer may be subject to registration requirements and regulation as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. In order to provide assurance that certain discretionary investment advisory programs would not be considered investment companies, the SEC adopted Rule 3a-4 under the Investment Company Act, which provides a non-exclusive safe harbor from the definition of an investment company for programs that meet the requirements of the rule. We conduct and support the following programs pursuant to the Rule 3a-4 safe harbor:
•Separately managed accounts;
•Unified managed account portfolios;
•Mutual fund portfolios and exchange-traded fund portfolios; and
•Advisor as portfolio manager.
Human Capital Resources
Our Values - Envestnet’s five values create the foundation for our organization and influence how we approach talent acquisition, professional development, and retention. Additionally, these key principles inform our performance metrics for leaders.
CLIENT SERVICE is the hallmark of Envestnet’s brand. We build our business by exceeding our clients’ expectations, listening to and anticipating their needs, and earning their trust; and we believe in treating our colleagues with the same level of integrity and respect.
INNOVATION is what differentiates Envestnet’s products and services from our competitors. It is also the way our employees respond to client needs and industry trends, and drive productivity through continuous process improvement and the maximization of resources. Regardless of your position, you have an opportunity to innovate and improve and make Envestnet better.
INCLUSION AND RESPECT is how we treat each other and our clients and by nurturing these values and culture, we embrace differences, and appreciate the strength and value of a diverse workforce. We believe that a respectful, innovative, and collaborative workplace attracts the best talent and ultimately fosters the best financial outcomes for advisors and their investors.
COLLABORATION is critical to Envestnet’s ability to stay ahead of the demands of our ever-changing industry. Together, through a culture of generosity, open communication and sharing, we can uphold our mission and shape our industry.
ACCOUNTABILITY is intrinsic to maintaining our clients’ trust, our colleagues’ confidence and our own integrity. At Envestnet we aim for transparency and responsibility in all that we do. By standing behind our work, we can build a stronger business and more lasting client relationships.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (“DEI”)
We recognize that our workforce is made up of people of different backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs. We welcome and encourage this diversity and inclusion. Respecting each person as an individual and welcoming the richness of ideas that come from such diversity help us meet our objective of being a great place to work.
We value the creative ideas and broader perspective that comes with a diverse workforce. We seek the best talent from the widest possible pool, and we continue to offer opportunities for people willing and able to perform in a challenging and competitive environment. We value employee diversity, equity and inclusion, and are committed to providing our employees with the resources and support they need to achieve their full potential.
DEI - Professional Development
In June 2022 we launched mandatory DEI training which provided a safe space for employees to explore their varied experiences and perspectives. The Foundations of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is an interactive training that addresses a wide spectrum of topics, increasing awareness of how we engage across our differences. Over 1,500 employees completed this training, including our CEO and his direct reports. This mandatory training will continue as a requirement in 2023.
Also in 2022, we also introduced a “Share Your Pronouns” campaign that was accompanied by training that focused on why sharing pronouns at work is important. Additional sessions had to be added given its popularity. Over 900 employees completed this training.
Since 2021, we have partnered with the University of Delaware Women’s Leadership program to provide women tools and resources to succeed in their leadership journey. Approximately 40 women have participated to date and graduates of the program have created an alumni group to continue their learning journey and help encourage and develop other women.
DEI - Talent Acquisition
In 2022, all members of our Talent Acquisition team completed their certifications as Diversity and Inclusion Recruiters. The program offers talent acquisition professionals the opportunity to learn strategies to create or improve their diversity and inclusion recruiting practices. Topics include building a strategy to locate under-represented candidates, using online data resources that support inclusive hiring, and analyzing opportunities for improving job descriptions to reach a more inclusive candidate pool.
Also in 2022, we began utilizing a national job board service which provides us with access to target diverse groups through a network of 15,500 community-based organizations and niche diversity sites. This increases our applications and helps us to access to an expansive talent pool of underrepresented groups.
DEI - Employee Resource Groups
The recognition of Juneteenth at Envestnet included the introduction of our third official employee resource group. The resource group, “Enclusion,” was created by African American and Black-American employees to celebrate our differences in background, ethnicity, and perspectives. This group will champion initiatives that elevate voices, networking, and professional development for all employees.
The resource group “Bridges” continues to encourage all employees to participate in conversations regarding diversity and differences, building greater understanding and enhancing our Envestnet community.
Our Women’s Initiative Network (“WIN”) continues to provide women with the tools, training, and networking connections to advance in their careers and build a platform for them to succeed. In 2022, WIN hosted a Women in Wealth Forum at the Advisor Summit with over 200 participants.
We continue to be an ambassador for Money Management Institute, an organization with a mission to prepare under-represented talent for the financial tech industry.
In 2022, we were recognized by ThinkAdvisor for our efforts in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with a Luminary Award.
Workforce Demographics
In 2022, our employee population primarily remains based in the United States and India, 57% and 42%, respectively, with less than 1% of employees in Australia and Great Britain. Our global workforce decreased 16% from 4,335 full-time employees to 3,429 full-time employees in 2022. During the fourth quarter of this year, Envestnet entered into a partnership with Tata Consultancy Services, outsourcing 94% of our Yodlee Bangalore workforce, reducing our overall India population by 35%.
In 2021, we launched “People Manager Dashboards” which provide U.S.-based managers with anonymous information regarding the race/ethnicity and gender demographics of their teams, as well as information regarding open positions, promotions, terminations. This data helps managers pinpoint opportunities to increase diversity when hiring, promoting, and developing employees. No employee is represented in a collective bargaining agreement.
Learning & Development
Through our global learning management system, employees have access to over 19,000 learning courses, including management and skills development; and U.S. based employees receive reimbursement for training, certifications, and degrees. In 2022, there were approximately 80,000 training completions by employees in Cornerstone. Additionally, approximately 3,000 unique courses were completed. Major enhancements were also conducted which included improving our data feed process from Workday, updating our catalog, and developing processes to improve our user and client experience.
The Envestnet Scholarship Program has expanded its partnership with the CFP Board to offer scholarships to undergraduate students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the financial planning profession who are pursuing their Certified Financial Planner™ designation. Women and minorities who are undergraduates can apply for these scholarships. As of June 30, 2022, 74 scholarships totaling over $413,000 have been granted.
In 2022, we hosted a diverse group of approximately 60 interns in our Berwyn, Raleigh, Denver, and San Mateo offices, in addition to a small number of interns who participated remotely. Of our interns, 53% self-identified as Black, Asian, Hispanic or Two or More Races, and 39% as female or other. During the 10-week program, interns spent half their time working on team-specific related items, which included projects and assignments coming from their managers and departments, and the other half their time was spent on program-related items. Interns worked on a project presented to leadership at the end of the summer. Eligible 2022 interns were given an opportunity to apply for a full-time position post-graduation via our Rotational program.
The Delegates Program is a nine-month professional development program for a diverse pool of high performing employees. Of these program participants, 40% self-identify as Black, Asian, Hispanic, or Two or More Races, and 46% as female. This program allows us to build a strong bench of future leaders by increasing the leadership skills and competencies of its participants. In 2022, 15 employees graduated from the program.
Engagement
We conduct global surveys every other year, and other surveys throughout the year. We also participate in “Best Places to Work in FinTech” which surveys up to 400 employees selected at random. We were rated 41st in 2021, which was our first year of participation. In 2022, we moved up to 29th.
The Best Places to Work survey takes into consideration Envestnet’s policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics; Envestnet improved overall, including two areas of great importance:
•Envestnet leaders are open to input from employees
•Employees feel they can express their honest opinions without fear of negative consequences, and are valued by Envestnet
In our last Global Survey conducted at the end of 2021, we rated 4 points above the standard for employee satisfaction and received positive feedback in the areas of leadership, development, and inclusion from employees:
•84% of employees surveyed responded favorably to “I have confidence in the Leadership team.”
•82% of employees surveyed responded favorably to “I am excited about Envestnet’s future.”
•83% of employees surveyed responded favorably to “Envestnet takes a genuine interest in employees--
We have quarterly live all-hands meetings and survey employees following these meetings, encouraging employee feedback so that we can continually increase and improve our communication between leaders and employees.
In Our Community
The Envestnet Institute on Campus (“EIOC”) is a program for motivated university students designed to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and the application of this knowledge in the Wealth and Asset Management industries. Many of our employees have graduated from this key Learning and Development program. The curriculum is currently offered at 47 universities and colleges, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities such as Howard University. The program includes mentoring, job placement, and financial literacy initiatives. As of June 30, 2022, over 6,000 students have completed the program averaging an approximate 72% completion rate. More than 2,000 women and over 2,000 students of color have completed the program. EIOC continues to support job and internship placements through its résumé database, which contains 3,000 résumés for employers seeking workforce-ready employees for internships and entry-level positions
The Envestnet Cares program empowers our employees to engage in their local communities with paid time off for volunteer activities, charitable donation matching, and partnerships with several non-profit organizations. U.S. employees receive an annual match of up to $3,000, as well as increased match and limits for special match campaigns. We donated approximately $1.3 million and $1 million worldwide in 2022 and 2021, respectively.
In 2022, our employees received three paid Volunteer Days for use when volunteering for a non-profit organization of their choice during the workweek, or as part of a Company-organized volunteering event. Despite canceling in person volunteer events early in 2022 due to the Pandemic, our employees still volunteered 371 days as employees participated in several virtual events such as writing notes to veterans and the elderly, making toys for dogs in shelters, and assembling skateboards for kids in the community.
Total Rewards
To attract and retain top talent in our highly competitive industry, we offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package. For U.S. based employees, this includes competitive base pay, annual bonus consideration, long-term incentive grants, employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance, employer match for retirement savings, paid time off, group term life and disability insurance, college tuition reimbursement and scholarships, as well as paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child, parental stipend for children under age 6 and military leave with pay differential. During 2021, we added adoption and surrogacy to further support our employees in balancing work and life as well as After Tax Retirement contributions, and in 2022, we added a student loan repayment benefit to help our employees improve their financial wellness by paying down their loan balances. All U.S. based, full-time employees also receive ten paid holidays, a minimum of three weeks paid time off, six sick/personal emergency days, three floating holidays, and three paid volunteer days per year.
India-based employees receive standard health and welfare benefits, as well as additional family medical coverage, an internet stipend, and free transportation home from late shifts. We support our employees’ physical and mental health with a no-cost Wellness Program; and provide legal, financial, and work-life solutions with our Employee Assistance Program.
Pandemic Response
We care about our colleagues and anyone who enters our workplace. Our continuing focus on the health and well-being of our colleagues has enabled us to preserve business continuity without sacrificing our commitment to keeping our employees and workplace visitors safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our Pandemic Response Team, which includes our CEO and other senior members of management, meets as needed to assess the risks and status for each office location and to ensure business continuity.
All of our employees began working remotely in March 2020. Our Pandemic Response Team established protocols to ensure the safety of our employees while working remotely and upon return to our office locations. This included mandatory COVID-19 training, advanced cleaning protocols for all offices, modified workspaces, and communication that provides employees with regular updates regarding Envestnet’s response to the impact of the pandemic. Beginning in early 2022, employees were welcomed back to the office once their proof of vaccination was received. Later in 2022, we reopened our offices to full staffing, regardless of vaccine status.
During the pandemic, our employees also received additional benefits to support home-office set-up (U.S. and India), parental stipend (U.S.), additional health insurance (India), and utility stipend (India), as well as multiple initiatives and organized activities to support mental wellness, morale and team building.
Information about our Executive Officers
The following table summarizes information about each one of our executive officers.
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William Crager | | 58 | | Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Peter D'Arrigo | | 55 | | Chief Financial Officer |
Shelly O’Brien | | 57 | | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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William Crager—Mr. Crager has served as Director, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive of Envestnet Wealth Solutions. Having served as Envestnet’s President since 2002, Mr. Crager was named Interim Chief Executive Officer in October 2019 and named Director and Chief Executive Officer in March 2020. Prior to joining us, Mr. Crager served as Managing Director of Marketing and Client Services at Rittenhouse Financial Services, Inc., an investment management firm affiliated with Nuveen. Mr. Crager received a BA from Fairfield University where he majored in economics and now serves on the Board of Trustees.
Peter D’Arrigo—Mr. D’Arrigo has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2008. Prior to joining us, Mr. D’Arrigo worked at Nuveen where he served as Treasurer since 1999, as well as holding a variety of other titles after joining them in 1990. Mr. D’Arrigo received an MBA from the Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management and an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics from Yale University.
Shelly O’Brien—Ms. O’Brien has served as Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2002. Prior to joining us, Ms. O’Brien was General Counsel and Director of Legal and Compliance for ING (U.S.) Securities, Futures & Options Inc., a broker‑dealer, and futures commission merchant. Ms. O’Brien received a degree in political science from Northwestern University, a JD from Hamline University School of Law, and an LLM in taxation from John Marshall Law School.
Securities Exchange Act Reports
The Company maintains a website at the following address: http://www.envestnet.com. The information on the Company's website is not incorporated by reference in this Annual Report.
We make available on or through our website reports and amendments to those reports that we file with or furnish to the SEC in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These include our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Current Reports of Form 8-K and amendments to these reports. We make this information available on our website free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file the information available with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The SEC also maintains a website at the following address, through which this information is available: http://www.sec.gov.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
An investment in any security involves risk. An investor or potential investor should consider the risks summarized in this section when making investment decisions regarding our securities. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth below. The risks and uncertainties described in this section are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also affect our business. If any of these known or unknown risks or uncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Risks Related to Our Results of Operations and Financial Condition
We derive a substantial portion of our revenues from the delivery of investment solutions and services to clients in the financial services industry and our revenue could suffer if that industry experiences a downturn.
A substantial portion of our revenues are derived from clients in the financial services industry, particularly in financial advisory services. A decline or lack of growth in demand for financial services would adversely affect our clients and, in turn, our results of operations, financial condition and business. For example, the availability of free or low‑cost investment information and resources, including research and information relating to publicly traded companies and mutual funds available on the internet or on company websites, could lead to lower demand by investors for the services provided by financial advisors. In addition, demand for our investment solutions and services could decline for many reasons. Negative public perception and reputation of the financial services industry could reduce demand for our broader services and investment advisory solutions. Consolidation or limited growth in the financial services and advisory industry could reduce the number of our clients and potential clients. Events that adversely affect our clients’ businesses, rates of growth or the numbers of customers they serve, including decreased demand for our clients’ products and services, adverse conditions in our clients’ markets or adverse economic conditions generally, could in turn decrease demand for our investment solutions and services and thereby decrease our revenues. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
A limited number of clients account for a material portion of our revenue. Renegotiation or termination of our contracts with any of these clients could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, revenues associated with our relationship with FMR LLC, an affiliate of FMR Corp., or Fidelity, accounted for approximately 16%, 17% and 15% respectively, of our total revenues and our ten largest clients accounted for approximately 34%, 33% and 29%, respectively, of our total revenues. Our license agreements with large financial institutions are generally multi-year contracts that may be terminated upon the expiration of the contract term or prior to such time for cause, which may include breach of contract, bankruptcy, insolvency and other reasons. A majority of our agreements with financial advisors generally provide for termination at any time.
A substantial majority of our revenues associated with Fidelity is derived from ongoing asset-based platform service fees paid by firms, advisors or advisors’ clients obtained through the Fidelity relationship. The license agreement with Fidelity, which accounted for less than 1% of our revenue in the year ended December 31, 2022, is subject to renewal on an annual basis.
If Fidelity or a significant number of our most important clients were to renegotiate or terminate their contracts with us, our results of operations, financial condition or business could be materially adversely affected.
Changes in the estimates of fair value of reporting units or of long-lived assets, particularly goodwill and intangible assets, may result in future impairment charges, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or business.
Over time, the fair values of long-lived assets change. At December 31, 2022, we had $998.4 million of goodwill and $380.0 million of intangible assets, net, collectively representing 65% of our total assets.
Goodwill is reviewed for impairment each year using a qualitative or quantitative process that is performed at least annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred. We perform the annual impairment analysis on October 31 in order to provide management time to complete the analysis prior to year-end. Prior to performing the quantitative evaluation, an assessment of qualitative factors may be performed to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds the carrying value. If it is determined that it is unlikely that the carrying value exceeds the fair value, we are not required to complete the quantitative goodwill impairment evaluation. If it is determined that the carrying value may exceed fair value when considering qualitative factors, a quantitative goodwill impairment evaluation is performed. When performing the quantitative evaluation, if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss equal to the difference will be recorded. The identification of reporting units and consideration of aggregation criteria requires management’s judgment. Based on the relevant GAAP authoritative guidance, we aggregate components of a single operating segment into a reporting unit, if appropriate. Future goodwill impairment charges may occur if estimates of fair values decrease, which would reduce future earnings.
We test our indefinite lived intangible assets on an annual basis and more often if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the indefinite lived intangible asset below its carrying amount. We also test property and equipment and other long lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Future asset impairment charges may occur if asset utilization declines, if customer demand decreases, or for a number of other reasons, which would reduce future earnings. Any such impairment charges could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. Impairment charges would also reduce our consolidated stockholders’ equity and increase our debt-to-total-capitalization ratio, which could negatively impact our access to the debt and equity markets.
During the fourth quarter of 2022, we completed our annual goodwill impairment analysis. The qualitative analysis performed as of October 31, 2022 indicated that it is more likely than not that the fair value of each reporting unit exceeded the carrying value, and accordingly, no impairment existed. There can be no assurance that our estimates and assumptions of the fair value of our reporting units, the current economic environment, or the other inputs used to estimate the fair value of our reporting units will prove to be accurate, and any material error in our estimates and assumptions, could result in us needing to take a material impairment charge, which would have the effects discussed above.
As part of our ongoing monitoring efforts, we will continue to consider capital markets and other economic factors and its potential impact on our businesses, as well as other factors, in assessing goodwill and other long-lived assets for possible indications of impairment.
We have a significant amount of debt and servicing our debt requires a significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash flow from our business to service our debt.
As of December 31, 2022, we had $45.0 million of outstanding 1.75% Convertible Notes due 2023, $317.5 million of outstanding 0.75% Convertible Notes due 2025, and $575.0 million of outstanding 2.625% Convertible Notes due 2027 (collectively, the “Convertible Notes”). As of December 31, 2022, we had an additional $500.0 million available to us to borrow under our revolving credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”). This indebtedness could, among other things:
•make it difficult for us to pay other obligations;
•make it difficult to obtain favorable terms for any necessary future financing for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements or other purposes;
•require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to service the indebtedness, reducing the amount of cash flow available for other purposes; and
•limit our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business.
The conditional conversion features of our Convertible Notes, if triggered, may adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.
In the event the conditional conversion features of our outstanding Convertible Notes are triggered, holders of the Convertible Notes will be entitled to convert their Convertible Notes at any time during specified periods at their option. We may elect to satisfy our conversion obligation in cash, in shares of our common stock or in a combination of cash and shares of our common stock. If one or more holders elect to convert their Convertible Notes, unless we satisfy our conversion obligation by delivering solely shares of our common stock (other than cash in lieu of any fractional share), we would be required to settle all or a portion of our conversion obligation through the payment of cash, which could adversely affect our liquidity. Furthermore, even if holders do not elect to convert their Convertible Notes, we could be required under applicable accounting rules to reclassify all or a portion of the outstanding principal of the Convertible Notes as a current rather than long‑term liability, which would result in a material reduction of our net working capital.
We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to settle conversions of our Convertible Notes or purchase the Convertible Notes as required upon a fundamental change, and our existing debt contains, and our future debt may contain, limitations on our ability to pay cash upon conversion or purchase of our Convertible Notes.
Following a fundamental change, Convertible Notes holders will have the right to require us to purchase their Convertible Notes for cash. A fundamental change may also constitute an event of default or prepayment under, and result in the acceleration of the maturity of, our then‑existing indebtedness. In addition, upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, unless we settle our conversion obligation solely in shares of our common stock (other than cash in lieu of any fractional share), we will be required to make cash payments in respect of the Convertible Notes being surrendered for conversion. We may not have sufficient financial resources, or may not be able to arrange financing, to pay the fundamental change purchase price in cash with respect to the Convertible Notes surrendered by holders for purchase upon a fundamental change or make cash payments upon conversions. In addition, restrictions in our Third Credit Agreement (as described herein) or future credit facilities or other indebtedness, if any, may not allow us to purchase the Convertible Notes upon a fundamental change or make cash payments upon conversions of the Convertible Notes. Our failure to purchase the Convertible Notes upon a fundamental change or make cash payments upon conversions thereof when required would result in an event of default with respect to the Convertible Notes which could, in turn, constitute a default under the terms of our other indebtedness, if any. If the repayment of the related indebtedness were to be accelerated after any applicable notice or grace periods, we may not have sufficient funds to repay the indebtedness and purchase the Convertible Notes or make cash payments upon conversions thereof. For a description of the Company’s Credit Agreement entered into on November 14, 2022 amending and restating the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, see Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Recent Developments, Credit Agreement Amendment” and Part II, Item 8, “Note 10—Debt”.
The capped call transactions entered into in connection with the issuance of our 2.625% Convertible Notes due 2027 may affect the value of such notes and our common stock.
In connection with the issuance of our 2.625% Convertible Notes due 2027 (the “Convertible Notes due 2027”), we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain financial institutions (the "Capped Call Counterparties"). The capped call transactions were entered into to reduce the potential dilutive effect on our common stock upon any conversion of the Convertible Notes due 2027 and/or offset any potential cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to cap.
In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, the Capped Call Counterparties or their respective affiliates entered into various derivative transactions with respect to our common stock and/or purchased shares of our common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Convertible Notes due 2027. The Capped Call Counterparties and/or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to our common stock and/or purchasing or selling our common stock or other securities of ours in secondary market transactions from time to time prior to the maturity of the Convertible Notes due 2027 (and are likely to do so following any conversion of the Convertible Notes due 2027 or any retirement by us of the Convertible Notes due 2027, in each case if we exercise the relevant election to terminate the corresponding portion of the capped call transactions). This activity could cause or avoid an increase or decrease in the market price of our common stock or the Convertible Notes due 2027. The potential effect, if any, of these transactions and activities on the market price of our common stock or the Convertible Notes due 2027 will depend, in part, on market conditions and cannot be ascertained at this time. Any of these activities could adversely affect the value of our common stock.
We are subject to counterparty risk with respect to the capped call transactions, and the capped call transactions may not operate as planned.
The Capped Call Counterparties are financial institutions or affiliates of financial institutions, and we will be subject to the risk that any or all of them might default under the capped call transactions. Our exposure to the credit risk of the Capped Call Counterparties will not be secured by any collateral. Global economic conditions have, from time to time, resulted in the actual or perceived failure or financial difficulties of many financial institutions. If a Capped Call Counterparty becomes subject to insolvency proceedings, we will become an unsecured creditor in those proceedings with a claim equal to our exposure at that time under our transactions with that Capped Call Counterparty. Our exposure will depend on many factors, but generally an increase in our exposure will be correlated with increase in the market price of the volatility of our common stock. In addition, upon a default by a Capped Call Counterparty, we may suffer more dilution than we currently anticipate with respect to our common stock. We can provide no assurances as to the financial stability or viability of any Capped Call Counterparty.
In addition, the capped call transactions are complex, and they may not operate as planned. For example, the terms of the called call transactions may be subject to adjustment, modification or, in some cases, renegotiation if certain corporate or other transactions occur. Accordingly, these may not operate as we intend if we are required to adjust their terms as a result of transactions in the future or upon unanticipated developments that may adversely affect the functioning of the capped call transactions.
Activist shareholders could have an adverse effect on our business, impact and create volatility in our stock price, divert board and management’s attention and resources, and cause us to incur substantial expense.
In January 2023, Impactive Capital, L.P. ("Impactive Capital "), announced the nomination of four candidates for election to our Board of Directors at our 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. If a proxy contest ensues, the Company’s business, operating results or financial condition could be adversely affected because actions in connection with the proxy contest could result in us incurring substantial costs, including proxy solicitation, public relations, and legal fees. Further, such a proxy contest or other actions taken by activist shareholders could (i) divert the attention of our Board of Directors, management, and employees, and may disrupt the momentum in our business and operations, as well as our ability to execute our strategic plan, (ii) create perceived uncertainties as to the future direction of our business or strategy, which may result in the loss of customers and potential business opportunities, make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel, and impact our relationship with investors, vendors, and other third parties, and (iii) impact the market price and the volatility of our common stock. If any of the nominees proposed by Impactive Capital are elected to our Board of Directors, their presence may be disruptive, may lead to further uncertainty among our customers, employees and others, and may adversely affect our ability to effectively implementing the Company’s business strategy and create additional value for our shareholders. In addition, the proxy fight may result in litigation by or against the Company or the Board, which could also be a significant distraction for our management and employees and may require us to incur significant costs or otherwise result in an adverse effect on the Company.
Public health crises, pandemics or similar events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have and may continue to adversely affect our business, including our operations and financial condition.
The effects of public health crises, pandemics and similar events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, including responses and restrictions related thereto have had, and may continue to have, a significant impact on global economic and market conditions. Although certain economic conditions have improved since their worst levels during the pandemic, the pandemic continues to evolve and the effects of COVID-19, its variants or any other widespread public health crisis could lead to deterioration in then-current economic conditions or result in other adverse consequences to our business, results of operations and financial condition in the future.
Such effects could have adverse impacts on our clients, vendors and other third-parties with whom we do business. Additionally, our business operations may be disrupted if significant portions of our workforce are unable to work effectively, including because of illness, quarantines, government actions or other restrictions in connection with any ongoing effects of pandemic. Further, remote working and other modified business practices have introduced additional operational risks, including resiliency, cybersecurity, and execution risks. Any failure to manage these additional risks effectively may result in inefficiencies or delays, and may affect our ability to, or the manner in which we, conduct our business activities.
The extent to which COVID-19 and any other potential future public health crises, pandemics or similar events may adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the duration and scope of the COVID-19 or any other future pandemic, actions taken in response to any pandemic and the availability and efficacy of vaccines. Further, the impact on U.S. and global economies and the extent and strength of any economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic abates is uncertain and subject
to various evolving factors and conditions. In addition, to the extent COVID-19 or any other pandemic adversely affects our business or the global economic conditions more generally, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in this section entitled “Risk Factors” and any subsequent filings with the SEC.
Risks Related to our Operations
If sources from which we obtain information limit our access to such information or charge us fees for accessing such information, our business could be materially and adversely harmed.
Our Envestnet Data & Analytics data aggregation solutions require certain data that we obtain from thousands of sources, including banks, other financial institutions, retail businesses and other organizations, some of which are not our current customers. As of December 31, 2022, we receive over 75% of this data through structured data feeds that are provided under the terms of our contracts with most of our customers. Although all of the information we currently gather is end user-permissioned, non-identified data and, currently, we generally have free, unrestricted access to, or ability to use, such information, one or more of our current customers could decide to limit or block our access to the data feeds we currently have in place with these customers due to factors outside of our control, such as more burdensome regulation of our or our customers’ industry, increased compliance requirements or changes in business strategy. If the sources from which we obtain information that is important to our solutions limit or restrict our ability to access or use such information, we may be required to attempt to obtain the information, if at all, through end user-permissioned data scraping or other means that could be more costly and time-consuming, and less effective or efficient. In the past, a limited number of third parties, primarily airline and international sites, have either blocked our access to their websites or requested that we cease employing data scraping of their websites to gather information, and we could receive similar, additional requests in the future. Any such limitation or restriction may also preclude us from providing our solutions on a timely basis, if at all. In addition, if in the future one or more third parties challenge our right to access information from these sources, we may be required to negotiate with these sources for access to their information or to discontinue certain services currently provided by our solutions. The legal environment surrounding data scraping and similar means of obtaining access to information on third-party websites is not completely clear and is evolving, and one or more third parties could assert claims against us seeking damages or to prevent us from accessing information in that manner. In the event sources from which we obtain this information begin to charge us fees for accessing such information, we may be forced to increase the fees that we charge our customers, which could make our solutions less attractive, or our gross margins and other financial results could suffer.
Because some of our sales efforts are targeted at large financial institutions and large FinTech companies, we face prolonged sales cycles, substantial upfront sales costs and less predictability in completing some of our sales. If our sales cycle lengthens, or if our upfront sales investments do not result in sufficient revenue, our operating results may be harmed.
We target a portion of our sales efforts at large financial institutions and large FinTech companies, which presents challenges that are different from those we encounter with smaller customers. Because our large customers are often making an enterprise-wide decision to deploy our solutions, we face longer sales cycles, complex customer requirements, substantial upfront sales costs, significant contract negotiations and less predictability in completing sales with these customers. Our sales cycle can often last one year or more with our largest customers, who often undertake an extended evaluation process, but is variable and difficult to predict. We anticipate that we will experience even longer sales cycles, more complex customer needs, higher upfront sales costs and less predictability in completing sales with customers located outside of the United States. If our sales cycle lengthens or our upfront sales investments do not generate sufficient revenue to justify our investments in our sales efforts, our operating results may be harmed.
Investors’ decisions regarding their investment assets are affected by many factors and investors may redeem or withdraw their investment assets generally at any time. Significant changes in investing patterns or large‑scale withdrawal of investment funds could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
The clients of our financial advisors are generally free to change financial advisors, forgo the advice and other services provided by financial advisors or withdraw the funds they have invested with financial advisors. These clients of financial advisors may elect to change their investment strategies, by moving their assets away from equity securities to fixed income or other investment options, or by withdrawing all or a portion of their assets from their accounts to avoid all securities markets‑related risks. These actions by investors are outside of our control and could materially adversely affect the market value of the investment assets that our clients manage, which could materially adversely affect the asset‑based fees we receive from our clients.
A substantial portion of our revenue is based on fees earned in the value of assets under management or administration. Changes in market and economic conditions could lower the value of assets on which we earn revenues and could decrease the demand for our investment solutions and services.
Asset‑based fees make up a significant portion of our revenues. Asset‑based fees represented 60%, 60% and 54% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We expect that asset‑based fees will continue to represent a significant percentage of our total revenues in the future. Significant fluctuations in securities prices may materially affect the market value of the assets managed by our clients and may also influence financial advisor and investor decisions regarding whether to invest in, or maintain an investment in, a particular investment or strategy. If such market fluctuation led to less investment in the securities markets, our revenues and earnings derived from asset‑based fees could be materially adversely affected. Our asset-based fees are generally calculated quarterly using the value of assets at the end of each calendar quarter. Our methodology may result in lower fees if the financial markets are down when fees are calculated, even if the market had performed well earlier in the quarter.
We provide our investment solutions and services to the financial services industry. The financial markets, and in turn the financial services industry, are affected by many factors, such as U.S. and foreign economic conditions and general trends in business and finance that are beyond our control. In the event that the U.S. or international financial markets suffer a severe or prolonged downturn, investors may choose to withdraw assets from financial advisors, which we refer to as “redemptions”, and transfer them to investments that are perceived to be more secure, such as bank deposits and Treasury securities, and on which we might not earn fees. For example, in early 2022 continuing through the fourth quarter of 2022, the financial markets experienced a broad downturn, our redemption rates were higher than our historical average, and our results of operations, financial condition and business were materially adversely affected. A continued downturn in financial markets or increased levels of asset withdrawals could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business. Historically, redemption rates have typically increased during periods where there has been a significant downturn in financial markets. Any potential decline in assets on which we earn fees would not necessarily be proportional to, and in total, could be greater than the overall market decline.
We must continue to introduce new investment solutions and services and technological enhancements to address our clients’ changing needs, market changes, regulations, and technological developments and failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
The market for our investment solutions and services is characterized by shifting client demands, evolving market practices, new and evolving regulations, and for some of our investment solutions and services, rapid technological change. Changing client demands, new market rules and practices, or new technologies can render existing investment solutions and services obsolete and unmarketable. As a result, our future success will continue to depend upon our ability to develop new investment solutions and services, and service and technological enhancements that address the future needs of our target markets and respond to technological and market changes. We incurred technology development costs of approximately $112 million, $80 million and $72 million in the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We expect that our technology development costs will continue at this level or they may increase in the future. We may not be able to accurately estimate the impact of new investment solutions and services on our business or how their benefits will be perceived by our clients. Further, we may not be successful in developing, introducing, marketing and licensing our new investment solutions or services or investment solution or service enhancements on a timely and cost effective basis, or at all, and our new investment solutions and services and enhancements may not adequately meet the requirements of the marketplace or achieve market acceptance. In addition, clients may delay purchases in anticipation of new investment solutions or services or enhancements. Any of these factors could materially adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or business.
As a global organization, our business is susceptible to risks associated with our international operations.
We currently maintain international operations in India, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, lease space in other jurisdictions outside of the United States for the purpose of gathering data, and have customers located around the globe. Managing a global organization outside of the United States is difficult and time-consuming and introduces risks that we may not face with our operations and sales in the United States. These risks include:
•the burdens of complying with a wide variety of foreign regulations, laws and legal standards, including privacy, data security, tax and employment, some of which may be materially different or more stringent than those of the United States;
•regional data privacy laws that apply to the transmission of data across international borders;
•lack of familiarity with, and unexpected changes in, foreign regulatory requirements;
•customers’ unfamiliarity with and concerns regarding laws and regulations of the United States that may impact our business operations in their jurisdictions;
•negative, local perception of industries and customers that we may pursue;
•laws and business practices favoring local competitors;
•localization of our solutions, including unanticipated costs related to translation into foreign languages and adaptation for local practices and regulatory requirements;
•different pricing environments;
•difficulties in managing and staffing international operations;
•reduced or varied protection for intellectual property rights in some countries;
•compliance with laws and regulations for foreign operations, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, import and export control laws, tariffs, trade barriers, economic sanctions and other regulatory or contractual limitations on our ability to sell our solutions in certain foreign markets, and the risks and costs of compliance;
•fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
•potentially adverse tax consequences, including the complexities of foreign value added tax systems, difficulty in interpreting international tax laws and restrictions on the repatriation of earnings;
•increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities; and
•political, social and economic instability abroad, terrorist attacks and security concerns in general.
Operating in international markets also requires significant management attention and financial resources. A component of our growth strategy involves the further expansion of our operations and the development of new customer relationships internationally. As we seek to expand internationally, we will need to develop relationships with additional partners and add internal capabilities to effectively manage the operational, financial, legal and regulatory requirements and risks associated with our international operations. The investment we make and additional resources we use to expand our operations, target new international customers, expand our presence globally within our existing customers and manage operational and sales growth in other countries may not produce desired levels of revenue or profitability, which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
If we are unable to effectively manage certain risks and challenges related to our India operations, our business could be harmed.
Our India operations are a key factor to our success. We believe that our significant presence in India provides certain important advantages for our business, such as direct access to a large pool of skilled professionals and assistance in growing our business internationally. However, it also creates certain risks that we must effectively manage. As of December 31, 2022, approximately 1,400 of our approximate 3,400 total employees were based in India. Wage costs in India for skilled professionals are currently lower than in the United States for comparably skilled professionals. However, wages in India are increasing at a faster rate than in the United States, which could result in us incurring increased costs for technical professionals and reduced margins. There is intense competition in India for skilled technical professionals, and we expect such competition to increase. As a result, we may be unable to retain our current employee base in India or hire additional new talent or do so cost-effectively. In addition, India has experienced significant inflation, low growth in gross domestic product and shortages of foreign exchange. India also has experienced civil unrest and terrorism and, in the past, has been involved in conflicts with neighboring countries. The occurrence of any of these circumstances could result in disruptions to our India operations, which, if continued for an extended period of time, could have a material adverse effect on our business. If we are unable to effectively manage any of the foregoing risks related to our India operations, our development efforts could be impaired, our growth could be slowed, and our operating results could be negatively impacted.
We operate in highly competitive industries, with many firms competing for business from financial advisors and financial institutions on the basis of a number of factors, including the quality and breadth of investment solutions and services, ability to innovate, reputation and the prices of services and this competition could hurt our financial performance.
We compete with many different types of companies that vary in size and scope, including custodians, turnkey asset management platforms, data and analytics providers, and other financial technology companies. Representative competitors include Pershing LLC (a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Corporation), AssetMark, Inc., Advent Software (a subsidiary of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.) and Orion Advisor Services in our Envestnet Wealth Solutions business and Intuit, Inc., Plaid Inc. and Fiserv, Inc in our Envestnet Data & Analytics business. Competition is discussed in greater detail under “Business—Competition” included in this Annual Report. In addition, some of our clients have developed or may develop the in‑house capability to provide the technology and/or investment advisory services they have retained us to perform. These clients may also offer internally developed services to their financial advisors, obviating the need to hire us, and they may offer these services to third‑party financial advisors or financial institutions, thereby competing directly with us for that business.
Many of our competitors in this business have significantly greater resources than we do. These resources may allow our competitors to respond more quickly to changes in demand for investment solutions and services, to devote greater resources to developing and promoting their services and to make more attractive offers to potential clients and strategic partners, which could hurt our financial performance.
We may lose clients as a result of the sale or merger of a client, a change in a client’s senior management, competition from other financial advisors and financial institutions and for other reasons. We also face increased competition due to the current trend of industry consolidation. If large financial institutions that are not our clients are able to attract assets from our clients, our ability to grow revenues and earnings may be adversely affected.
We compete with many companies that have greater name recognition, substantially greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources, the ability to devote greater resources to the promotion, sale and support of their solutions, more extensive customer bases and broader customer relationships, and longer operating histories than we have.
We expect competition to increase as other companies continue to evolve their offerings and as new companies enter our market. New companies entering our market may choose to offer internally-developed solutions at little or no additional cost to their end users by bundling them with their existing applications and solutions. Increased competition is likely to result in pricing pressures, which could negatively impact our gross margins.
Our failure to successfully compete in any of the above‑mentioned areas could result in reduced revenues or lack of market share which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business. Competition could also affect the revenue mix of services we provide, resulting in decreased revenues in lines of business with higher profit margins.
We are subject to liability for losses that result from potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest.
Potential, perceived and actual conflicts of interest are inherent in our existing and future business activities and could give rise to client dissatisfaction, litigation or regulatory enforcement actions. In particular, we pay varying fees to third‑party asset managers and custodians and our financial advisor customers, or their clients, could accuse us of directing them toward those asset managers or custodians that charge us the lowest fees and therefore provide us with a greater financial advantage. In addition, we offer proprietary mutual funds and proprietary investment strategies through our internal investment management and portfolio consulting group, and financial advisors or their clients could conclude that we favor our proprietary investment products because of their belief that we earn higher fees when our proprietary investment products are used. Adequately addressing conflicts of interest is complex and difficult. If we fail, or appear to fail, to adequately address potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest, the resulting negative public perception and reputational harm could materially adversely affect our client relations or ability to enter into contracts with new clients and, consequently, our results of operations, financial condition and business.
We are substantially dependent on our intellectual property rights, and a failure to protect these rights could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or business.
We have made substantial investments in software and other intellectual property on which our business is highly dependent. As of December 31, 2022, notwithstanding expiration of some of our oldest patents, we had over 50 issued patents in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions as well as additional pending patent applications in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. Many of our key technologies, investment solutions or services are not covered by any copyright registration, issued patent or patent application. We are the owner of certain patent rights, registered trademarks in the United States, including “ENVESTNET,” and we claim common law rights in other trademarks that are not registered. We rely on a combination of patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright laws, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements and other contractual and technical security measures to protect our proprietary technology, all of which provide only limited protection. Despite our efforts, unauthorized copying or other misappropriation of our proprietary technologies could enable third parties to benefit from our intellectual property rights without paying us for doing so, which could harm our business. Policing unauthorized use of proprietary technology is difficult and expensive and our monitoring and litigation may be necessary to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights. If litigation is necessary to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights, any such litigation could be very costly and could divert management attention and resources. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights or if third parties independently develop or gain access to our or similar technologies, investment solutions or services, our results of operations, financial condition and business could be materially adversely affected.
We cannot guarantee that:
•our intellectual property rights will provide competitive advantages to us;
•our ability to assert our intellectual property rights against potential competitors or to settle current or future disputes will not be limited by our agreements with third parties;
•our intellectual property rights will be enforced in jurisdictions where competition may be intense or where legal protection may be weak;
•any of the trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights that we presently employ in our business will not lapse or be invalidated, circumvented, challenged or abandoned;
•our trademark applications will lead to registered trademarks;
Our reliance on outsourcing arrangements subjects us to risk and may disrupt or adversely affect our operations.
We have entered into an agreement with Tata Consulting Services (“TCS”) pursuant to which we have outsourced certain development, engineering and back office functions of the Envestnet Data & Analytics business located in Bangalore, India to increase operations scale and business agility. Although we have service-level arrangements with TCS and a variety of contractual obligations and options designed to (a) monitor TCS’s performance and (b) incentivize a high level of performance by TCS, because we do not ultimately control its performance, our reliance on a third-party vendor could subject us to additional risk, including the loss of valuable intellectual property, data security issues and non-compliance with data protection and privacy laws. If TCS fails to perform as required or terminates our arrangements, we might not realize the expected financial and operational benefits of the outsourcing arrangement and may be required to pursue new third-party relationships, which could significantly disrupt Envestnet Data & Analytics’ operations and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We may also be unable to establish comparable new vendor relationships on as favorable terms or at all. Even if we are able to obtain replacement services in these scenarios, there may be a disruption or delay in our ability to operate our Envestnet Data & Analytics business, and the replacement services might be more expensive than those we have currently. The process of transitioning services and data from one provider to another can be complicated, time-consuming, expensive and may lead to significant disruptions in Envestnet Data & Analytics’ business and could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Risks Related to our Acquisitions
Our growth strategy includes growing through acquisitions and acquisitions involve a number of risks.
We expect to grow our business by, among other things, making acquisitions. Over the past five years we have completed a number of acquisitions. Acquisitions involve a number of risks. They can be time‑consuming and may divert management’s attention from day‑to‑day operations. Financing an acquisition could result in dilution from issuing equity securities or a weaker balance sheet from using cash or incurring debt. Acquisitions might also result in losing key employees. In addition, we may fail to successfully integrate acquisitions. We may also fail to generate enough revenues or profits from an acquisition to earn a return on the associated purchase price.
To the extent we grow our business through acquisitions, any such future acquisitions could present a number of other risks, including:
•incorrect assumptions regarding the future results of acquired operations or assets or expected cost reductions or other synergies expected to be realized as a result of acquiring operations or assets;
•failure to integrate the operations or management of any acquired operations or assets successfully and on a timely and cost effective basis;
•insufficient knowledge of the operations and markets of acquired businesses;
•loss of key personnel;
•failure to obtain necessary customer consents or retain key customers;
•diversion of management’s attention from existing operations or other priorities;
•increased costs or liabilities as a result of historical, undetected or undisclosed legal, regulatory or financial issues related to acquired operations or assets; and
•inability to secure, on terms we find acceptable, sufficient financing that may be required for any such acquisition or investment.
In addition, if we are unsuccessful in completing acquisitions of other businesses, operations or assets or if such opportunities for expansion do not arise, our results of operations, financial condition or business could be materially adversely affected.
Risks Related to our Information Technology and Data
Our failure to successfully execute the conversion of our clients’ assets from their technology platform to our platforms in a timely and accurate manner could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
When we begin working with a new client, or acquire new client assets through an acquisition or other transaction, we are often required to convert all or a significant portion of assets from the clients’ technology platform to our technology platforms. These conversions present significant technological and operational challenges that can be time‑consuming and may divert management’s attention from other operational activities. If we fail to successfully complete our conversions in a timely and accurate manner, we may be required to expend more time and resources than anticipated, which could erode the profitability of the client relationship. In addition, any such failure may harm our reputation and may make it less likely that prospective clients will commit to working with us. Any of these risks could materially adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or business.
Our hosting, collection, use and storage of customer information and data require the implementation of effective security controls, and a data security breach could disrupt our business, result in the disclosure of confidential information, expose us to liability and protracted and costly litigation, adversely affect our reputation and revenue and cause losses.
We, and our customers through which our solutions are made available to end users, collect, use, transmit and store confidential financial information, such as bank account numbers, social security numbers, non-public personally identifiable information, portfolio holdings, credit card data and outstanding debts and bills. The measures we take to provide security for collection, use, storage, processing and transmission of confidential end user information may not be effective to protect against data security breaches by third parties. We use commercially available security technologies, including hardware and software data encryption techniques and multi-layer network security measures, to protect transactions and information. Although we encrypt data fields that typically include sensitive, confidential information, other unencrypted data fields may include similar information that could be accessible in the event of a security breach. We use security and business controls to limit access and use of confidential end user information. Although we require our customers and third-party suppliers to implement controls similar to ours, the technologies and practices of our customers and third-party suppliers may not meet all of the requirements we include in our contracts and we may not have the ability to effectively monitor the implementation of security measures of our customers and third-party suppliers. In a number of cases, our customers build and host their own web applications and access our solutions through our APIs. In these cases, additional risks reside in the customer’s system with respect to security and preventive controls. As a result, inadequacies of our customers’ and third-party suppliers’ security technologies and practices may only be detected after a security breach has occurred. Errors in the collection, use, storage or transmission of confidential end user information may result in a breach of privacy or theft of assets.
The risk of unauthorized circumvention of our security measures has been heightened by advances in computer capabilities and the increasing sophistication of hackers. Criminals are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to engage in illegal activities involving solutions such as ours or involving end user information, such as counterfeiting, fraudulent payment and identity theft. Because the techniques used by hackers change frequently and generally are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventive measures. In addition to hackers, it is possible that a customer could gain unauthorized access to our database through the use of our solutions. Improper access to our systems or databases by hackers or customers intending to commit criminal activities could result in the theft, publication, deletion or modification of confidential end user information. An actual or perceived breach of our security may require notification under applicable data privacy regulations.
A data security breach of the systems on which sensitive user data and account information are stored could lead to private claims or regulatory actions, including fines, against us. Many of our agreements with clients do not limit our potential liability for breaches of confidentiality, and consequential damages. If any person, including any of our employees, contractors, or consultants, penetrates our network security, misappropriates or mishandles sensitive data, inadvertently or otherwise, we could be involved in protracted and costly litigation. If unsuccessful in defending that litigation, we might be forced to pay damages and/or change our business practices or pricing structure, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and profitability. In addition, our customer contracts typically require us to meet specified minimum system security and privacy standards. If a data security breach occurs and we have not been in compliance with these standards, we could be liable for breach of contract claims brought by our customers.
We could also be required to indemnify our customers for third-party claims, fines, penalties and/or other assessments imposed on our customers as a result of any data security breach and our liability could exceed our insurance coverage or ability to pay. Our registered investment adviser subsidiaries may face SEC, FINRA and state enforcement actions, including monetary fines, if it is determined that we had inadequate data security measures in place to prevent such theft.
Our security procedures and technologies are regularly audited by independent security auditors engaged by us, and many of our prospective and current customers conduct their own audits or review the results of such independent security audits as part of their evaluation of our solutions. We are also periodically audited by regulatory agencies to which our operations or our customers are subject. Adverse findings in these audits or examinations, even if not accompanied by any data security breach, could adversely affect our ability to maintain our existing customer relationships and establish new customer relationships.
Data security breaches, acts of fraud involving our solutions, or adverse findings in security audits or examinations, could result in reputational damage to us, which could reduce the use and acceptance of our solutions, cause our customers to cease doing business with us and/or have a significant adverse impact on our revenue and future growth prospects. Further, any of these events could lead to additional regulation and oversight by federal and state agencies, which could impose new and costly compliance obligations and may lead to the loss of our ability to make our solutions available.
Risks Related to Laws and Regulations
Our operations are subject to extensive government regulation, and compliance failures or regulatory action against us could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or business.
The financial services industry is among the most extensively regulated industries in the United States. We operate investment advisory, broker‑dealer, and mutual fund lines of business, each of which is subject to a specific and extensive regulatory scheme. In addition, we are subject to numerous laws and regulations of general application. It is very difficult to predict the future impact of the legislative and regulatory requirements affecting our business and our clients’ businesses.
Certain of our subsidiaries are registered as “investment advisers” with the SEC under the Advisers Act and are regulated thereunder. In addition, many of our investment advisory services are conducted pursuant to the non‑exclusive safe harbor from the definition of an “investment company” provided under Rule 3a‑4 under the Investment Company Act. If Rule 3a‑4 were to cease to be available, or if the SEC were to modify the rule or its interpretation of how the rule is applied, our business could be adversely affected. Certain of our registered investment adviser subsidiaries provide advice to mutual fund clients. Mutual funds are registered as “investment companies” under the Investment Company Act. Our advisory subsidiaries provide advice on assets subject to the ERISA. The Advisers Act, Investment Company Act and ERISA, together with related regulations and interpretations of the SEC and the Department of Labor, impose numerous obligations and restrictions on investment advisers and mutual funds, including requirements relating to the safekeeping of client funds and securities, limitations on advertising, disclosure and reporting obligations, prohibitions on fraudulent activities, restrictions on transactions between an adviser and its clients, and between a mutual fund and its advisers and affiliates, and other detailed operating requirements, as well as general fiduciary obligations.
Envestnet Data & Analytics is examined on a periodic basis by various regulatory agencies. For example, it is a supervised third-party technology service provider subject to multi-agency supervisory examinations in a wide variety of areas based on published guidance by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. These examinations include examinations of our management, acquisition and development activities, support and delivery, IT, and disaster preparedness and business recovery planning. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the agency in charge of these examinations. If deficiencies are identified, customers may choose to terminate or reduce their relationships with us.
Either as a result of direct regulation or obligations under customer agreements, many of our subsidiaries are required to comply with certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, related to the privacy of consumer information and may be subject to other privacy and data security laws because of the solutions we provide. In addition, numerous regulations have been proposed and are still being written to implement the Dodd-Frank Act for enhanced due diligence of the internal systems and processes of companies like ours by their regulated customers. If we are required to make changes to our internal processes and solutions as result of this heightened scrutiny, we could be required to invest substantial additional time and funds and divert time and resources from other corporate purposes to remedy any identified deficiency.
All of the foregoing laws and regulations are complex, evolving, unclear and inconsistent across various jurisdictions and we are required to expend significant resources in order to maintain our monitoring of, and compliance with, such laws and regulations. We continually develop improvements to our existing products and services as well as new products and services.
Many of these improvements or new products and services may implicate regulations to which we may not already be subject or with which we may not have experience. Any failure on our part to comply with these and other applicable laws and regulations could result in decreasing the demand for these products and services, increasing our potential liability or increase or costs, regulatory fines, suspensions of personnel or other sanctions, including revocation of our subsidiaries as an investment adviser or broker‑dealer, as the case may be, which could, among other things, require changes to our business practices and scope of operations or harm our reputation. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
We regularly rely on exemptions from various requirements of the Exchange Act, the Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act and ERISA in conducting our activities. These exemptions are sometimes highly complex and may in certain circumstances depend on compliance by third parties whom we do not control. If for any reason these exemptions were to become unavailable to us, we could become subject to regulatory action or third‑party claims and our business could be materially and adversely affected.
Privacy laws and regulations, industry standards and contractual obligations, and changes in these laws, regulations, standards and obligations, can affect the way in which we do business and cause us to incur significant costs and failure to comply with these requirements could negatively affect our business.
As part of our business, we de-identify and then provide consumer transaction data panels to customers to support data analytics and market research. We collect the underlying transaction data when requested by each applicable consumer. These activities are subject to numerous laws, regulations, industry standards and contractual obligations. We have incurred, and will continue to incur, significant expenses to comply with these requirements. New laws have been passed by several jurisdictions regulating the use of personal data and setting requirements for the de-identification of data. Other jurisdictions are considering imposing additional requirements. As our business continues to expand to new industry segments that may be more highly regulated for privacy and data security, and to countries outside the United States that have more strict data protection laws, we may be subject to increased compliance requirements and costs which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business. Industry practices relating to this business activity may change. We are in the process of negotiating new agreements with certain financial institutions governing our access to consumer transaction data when requested by the consumer. These agreements may contain additional requirements relating to our processing and provision of de-identified data. Additionally, our data panel customers might demand that the data that they purchase meet additional data sourcing standards, which we may not satisfy in all cases in the future. Failure to comply with existing or new laws, regulations, standards and obligations could result in loss of rights to use source data for data panels, loss of data panel subscriptions, fines, sanctions or other penalties, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
State or federal legislation, regulatory requirements, or regulatory enforcement applicable to this business activity may also change. Privacy groups, governmental agencies and individuals also may seek to restrict or prevent, or may advocate for greater regulation of, our provision of data panels to data panel customers. For example, in January 2020, three members of Congress wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) to request a review of these business practices. In February 2020, we received a civil investigative demand from the FTC for documents and information relating to our data collection, assembly, evaluation, sharing, correction and deletion practices, with which demand we fully complied. In November, 2020, we were informed by the FTC that it had closed the matter with no further action.
Our use of data panels is subject to the agreement of our business customers from which we obtain the underlying data or for which we source their underlying data. Although our arrangements with these customers generally permit us to use non-identified transaction level data, some customers decline to permit the use of this data. The inability to use data may limit the usefulness of our solutions and services which could adversely affect our business. For some of our solutions, we contractually require our customers to provide necessary notices and to obtain necessary permissions and waivers for use and disclosure of information through our solutions. A failure by our customers to comply with these contractual requirements could limit our use of the related data and therefore the usefulness of our solutions and services which could adversely affect our business. Furthermore, a failure by our customers to comply with these contractual requirements could subject us to claims or liability for unauthorized use or disclosure of information. These claims or liabilities could subject us to unexpected costs and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
Our investment advisory services may subject us to liability for losses that result from potential, perceived or actual breaches of our fiduciary duties.
Our investment advisory services involve fiduciary obligations that require us to act in the best interests of our clients, and we may be sued and face liabilities for actual or claimed breaches of our fiduciary duties. Because we provide investment advisory services, both directly and indirectly, with respect to substantial assets we could face substantial liability if it is determined that we have breached our fiduciary duties. In certain circumstances, which generally depend on the types of investment solutions and services we are providing, we may enter into client agreements jointly with advisors and retain third‑party investment money managers on behalf of clients. As a result, we may be included as a defendant in lawsuits against financial advisors and third‑party investment money managers that involve claims of breaches of the duties of such persons, and we may face liabilities for the improper actions and/or omissions of such advisors and third‑party investment money managers. In addition, we may face claims based on the results of our investment advisory recommendations, even in the absence of a breach of our fiduciary duty. This risk may be heightened during periods when equity or other financial markets are declining in value or are particularly volatile, or when clients or investors with financial advisory clients are experiencing losses. Such claims and liabilities could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
We may become subject to liability based on the use of our investment solutions and services by our clients.
Our investment solutions and services support the investment processes of our clients, which, in the aggregate, manage billions of dollars of assets. Our client agreements have provisions designed to limit our exposure to potential liability claims brought by our clients or third parties based on the use of our investment solutions and services. However, these provisions have certain exceptions and could be invalidated by unfavorable judicial decisions or by federal, state, foreign or local laws. Use of our products as part of the investment process creates the risk that clients, or the parties whose assets are managed by our clients, may pursue claims against us for very significant dollar amounts. Any such claim, even if the outcome were to be ultimately favorable to us, would involve a significant commitment of our management, personnel, financial and other resources and could have a negative impact on our reputation. Such claims and lawsuits could therefore have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
Furthermore, our clients may use our investment solutions and services together with software, data or products from other companies. As a result, when problems occur, it might be difficult to identify the source of the problem. Even when our investment solutions and services do not cause these problems, the existence of these errors might cause us to incur significant costs and divert the attention of our management and technical personnel, any of which could materially adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or business.
If our investment solutions and services fail to perform properly due to undetected errors or similar problems, our results of operations, financial condition and business could be materially adversely affected.
Investment solutions and services we develop or license may contain undetected errors or defects despite testing. Such errors can exist at any point in the life cycle of our investment solutions or services, but are frequently found after introduction of new investment solutions and services or enhancements to existing investment solutions or services. We continually introduce new investment solutions and services and new versions of our investment solutions and services. Despite internal testing and testing by current and potential clients, our current and future investment solutions and services may contain serious defects or malfunctions. If we detect any errors before release, we might be required to delay the release of the investment solution or service for an extended period of time while we address the problem. We might not discover errors that affect our new or current investment solutions, services or enhancements until after they are deployed, and we may need to provide enhancements to correct such errors. Errors may occur that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business and could result in harm to our reputation, lost sales, delays in commercial release, third‑party claims, regulatory actions, contractual disputes, contract terminations or renegotiations, or unexpected expenses and diversion of management and other resources to remedy errors. In addition, negative public perception and reputational damage caused by such claims would adversely affect our client relationships and our ability to enter into new contracts. Any of these problems could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and business.
We could face liability for certain information we provide, including information based on data we obtain from other parties.
We may be subject to claims for securities law violations, negligence, breach of fiduciary duties or other claims relating to the information we provide. For example, individuals may take legal action against us if they rely on information we have provided and it contains an error. In addition, we could be subject to claims based upon the content that is accessible from our website through links to other websites. Moreover, we could face liability based on inaccurate information provided to us by others. Defending any such claims could be expensive and time‑consuming, and any such claim could materially adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or business.
Our charter provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for certain legal actions between us and our stockholders, which could increase costs to bring a claim, discourage claims or limit the ability of our stockholders to bring a claim in a judicial forum viewed by the stockholders as more favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees.
Our charter provides that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for any (i) derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Although we believe this exclusive forum provision benefits us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law for the specified types of actions and proceedings, this choice of forum provision may increase costs to bring a claim, discourage claims or limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us or our directors, officers and other employees. The exclusive forum provision in our charter will not preclude or contract the scope of exclusive federal or concurrent jurisdiction for actions brought under the federal securities laws including the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
A deemed “change of control” of our company could require us to obtain the consent of our clients and a failure to do so properly could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or business.
Under the Advisers Act, the investment advisory agreements entered into by our investment adviser subsidiaries may not be assigned without the client’s consent. Under the Investment Company Act, advisory agreements with registered funds terminate automatically upon assignment and, any assignment of an advisory agreement must be approved by the board of directors and the shareholders of the registered fund. Under the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act, such an assignment may be deemed to occur upon a change of control of the Company. A change of control includes either gaining or losing a “controlling person”. Whether someone is a controlling person for these purposes depends significantly on the specific facts and circumstances. There can be no assurance that if we undergo a change of control, we would be successful in obtaining all necessary consents or that the method by which we obtain such consents could not be challenged at a later time. If we are unable to obtain all necessary consents or if such a challenge were to be successful it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.
Risks Related to our Common Stock
Holders of our common stock may be diluted by future issuances of common or preferred stock or convertible securities in connection with our incentive plans, acquisitions or otherwise; and future sales of such shares in the public market, or the expectations that such sales may occur, could lower our stock price.
Our charter authorizes us to issue shares of our common stock and options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to our common stock for the consideration and on the terms and conditions established by our Board of Directors in its sole discretion. We could issue a significant number of shares of common stock, or securities convertible into shares of our common stock, in the future in connection with investments or acquisitions. Any of these issuances could dilute our existing stockholders, and such dilution could be significant. Moreover, such dilution could have a material adverse effect on the market price for the shares of our common stock.
The future issuance of shares of preferred stock with voting rights may adversely affect the voting power of the holders of shares of our common stock, either by diluting the voting power of our common stock if the preferred stock votes together with the common stock as a single class, or by giving the holders of any such preferred stock the right to block an action on which they have a separate class vote, even if the action were approved by the holders of our shares of our common stock. The future issuance of shares of preferred stock with dividend or conversion rights, liquidation preferences or other economic terms favorable to the holders of preferred stock could adversely affect the market price for our common stock by making an investment in the common stock less attractive.
We do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future and any share repurchases will be subject to our discretion; consequently, your ability to achieve a return on your investment may depend only on appreciation in the price of our common stock.
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends to holders of our common stock in the foreseeable future. Consequently, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any gains on their investment. Investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase our common stock.
Additionally, in 2016, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program under which we may repurchase up to 2.0 million shares of our outstanding common stock. We retain the ability to repurchase when circumstances warrant and may suspend or discontinue such program at any time. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which was signed into law in August 2022, imposes a 1% excise tax on the fair market value of stock repurchases after December 31, 2022, which may impact our future decisions on how to return value to stockholders in the most tax efficient manner.
Certain provisions in our charter documents and agreements and Delaware law may inhibit potential acquisition bids for our company and prevent changes in our management.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contains provisions that could depress the trading price of our common stock by acting to discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or changes in management that our stockholders might deem advantageous. As a result of these provisions in our certificate of incorporation, the price investors may be willing to pay for shares of our common stock may be limited.
In addition, we are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which imposes certain restrictions on mergers and other business combinations between us and any holder of 15% or more of our common stock.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2. Properties
Our headquarters are located in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. We support our Envestnet Wealth Solutions segment primarily through offices in Denver, Colorado; Raleigh, North Carolina; Berwyn, Pennsylvania; Richmond, Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts; and Trivandrum, India. We support our Envestnet Data & Analytics segment primarily through offices in San Mateo, California; and Raleigh, North Carolina. The majority of our offices are leased. We believe that our office facilities are adequate for our immediate needs and that additional or substitute space is available if needed to accommodate the foreseeable growth of our operations.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
See Part II, Item 8, “Note 21—Commitments” for Legal Proceedings details.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
This section is not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(a)Market Information
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ENV”.
(b)Holders
The number of holders of record of our common stock was 124 as of February 21, 2023.
Common Stock
As of December 31, 2022, we had 500,000,000 common shares authorized at a par value of $0.005, of which 54,013,826 shares were outstanding.
Preferred Stock
As of December 31, 2022, we had 50,000,000 preferred shares authorized at a par value of $0.005, of which no shares were outstanding.
(c)Dividends
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock, and we intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to fund the growth of our business. We therefore do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Our future decisions concerning the payment of dividends on our common stock will depend upon our results of operations, financial condition and capital expenditure plans, as well as any other factors that the Board, in its sole discretion, may consider relevant.
(d)Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plan
For a description of securities authorized under our equity compensation plans, see Part II, Item 8, “Note 15—Stock-Based Compensation” and Part III, Item 12, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters”.
(e)Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative return to stockholders for $100 invested in our common stock relative to the cumulative total returns of the Russell® 2000 Index and The S&P North American Technology Sector Index for each of the last five fiscal years. In calculating total annual stockholder return, reinvestment of dividends, if any, is assumed. The indices are included for comparative purposes only. This graph is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed filed with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
5 YEAR STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
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| | 12/30/2017 | | 12/31/2018 | | 12/31/2019 | | 12/30/2020 | | 12/30/2021 | | 12/31/2022 |
Envestnet, Inc. | | $ | 100.00 | | | $ | 98.68 | | | $ | 139.68 | | | $ | 165.08 | | | $ | 159.16 | | | $ | 123.77 | |
Russell® 2000 Index | | 100.00 | | | 87.82 | | | 108.66 | | | 128.61 | | | 146.23 | | | 114.70 | |
S&P North American Technology Sector Index | | 100.00 | | | 101.11 | | | 144.78 | | | 207.31 | | | 260.56 | | | 167.17 | |
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The stock price performance included in the graph above is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
(f)Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None
(g)Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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| | Total number of shares purchased | | Average price paid per share | | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs | | Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs |
October 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022 | | — | | | $ | — | | | — | | | 1,748,882 | |
November 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,748,882 | |
December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 | | 1,417,622 | | | 60.50 | | | 1,417,622 | | | 331,260 | |
In 2016, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to 2.0 million shares of its common stock. The timing and volume of share repurchases will be determined by the Company’s management based on its ongoing assessments of the capital needs of the business, the market price of its common stock and general market conditions. No time limit has been set for the completion of the repurchase program, and the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The repurchase program authorizes the Company to purchase its common stock from time to time in the open market (including pursuant to a “Rule 10b5-1 plan”), in block transactions, in privately negotiated transactions, through accelerated stock repurchase programs, through option or other forward transactions or otherwise, all in compliance with applicable laws and other restrictions. As of December 31, 2022, 0.3 million shares could still be purchased under this program.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Part II, Item 6 is no longer required as the Company has adopted certain provisions within the amendments to Regulation S-K that eliminate Item 301.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
Envestnet, through its subsidiaries, is transforming the way financial advice and insight are delivered. Our mission is to empower financial advisors and service providers with innovative technology, solutions and intelligence. Envestnet has been a leader in helping transform wealth management, working towards its goal of expanding a holistic financial wellness ecosystem so that our clients can deliver an Intelligent Financial Life to their clients.
Approximately 106,000 advisors and approximately 6,900 companies, including 16 of the 20 largest U.S. banks, 47 of the 50 largest wealth management and brokerage firms, over 500 of the largest RIAs and hundreds of FinTech companies, leverage Envestnet technology and services that help drive better outcomes for enterprises, advisors and their clients.
Through a combination of platform enhancements, partnerships and acquisitions, Envestnet uniquely provides a financial network connecting technology, solutions and data, delivering better intelligence and enabling its customers to drive better outcomes.
Envestnet, a Delaware corporation originally founded in 1999, serves clients from its headquarters based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, as well as other locations throughout the United States, India and other international locations.
We also operate six RIAs registered with the SEC. We believe that our business model results in a high degree of recurring and predictable financial results.
Recent Developments
Macroeconomic Environment
Our business is directly and indirectly affected by macroeconomic conditions and the state of global financial markets. Recent geopolitical uncertainty resulting, in part, from military conflict between Russia and Ukraine which escalated in February 2022 as well as rising inflation have contributed to significant volatility and decline in global financial markets during 2022 which continues as of the date of this Annual Report. The uncertainty over the extent and duration of the ongoing conflict and this period of inflation continues to cause disruptions to businesses and markets worldwide. The extent of the effect on our financial performance will continue to depend on future developments, including the extent and duration of the conflict and this period of inflation, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy in response to rising inflation, the extent of economic sanctions imposed, changes in market interest rates, further governmental and private sector responses and the timing and extent normal economic conditions resume, all of which are uncertain and difficult to predict. Although we are unable to estimate the overall financial effect of the conflict and this period of inflation at this time, as these conditions continue, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. As of December 31, 2022, the consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments as a result of these macroeconomic conditions.
Credit Agreement
On November 14, 2022, we entered into a First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Third Credit Agreement”) with a group of banks. The Third Credit Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2022, amended and restated, in its entirety, our prior credit agreement.
The First Amendment to the Third Credit Agreement amended certain provisions under the Third Credit Agreement to (i) permit us to enter into derivative transactions related to our common stock in connection with the issuance of any convertible indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the Third Credit Agreement and (ii) eliminate the testing of the liquidity covenant on March 31, 2023. The Third Credit Agreement amended certain provisions under the prior credit agreement to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity of loans and the revolving credit commitments, (ii) reduce the interest rate payable on the loans and (iii) increase capacity and flexibility under certain of the negative covenants.
The Third Credit Agreement provides, subject to certain customary conditions, for a revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”), in an aggregate amount of $500.0 million, with a $20.0 million sub-facility for issuances of letters of credit.
In connection with entering into the Third Credit Agreement, we capitalized $1.9 million of new issuance costs and wrote off $0.6 million of existing deferred financing charges.
In the event that we borrow monies under the Revolving Credit Facility, at Envestnet’s option, we will pay interest on these borrowings at a rate equal to either (i) a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.75% per annum or (ii) an adjusted Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.75% per annum, in each case based upon the total net leverage ratio, as calculated pursuant to the Third Credit Agreement. Any borrowings under the Credit Facility mature on February 4, 2027. The undrawn portion of the commitments under the Credit Facility is subject to a commitment fee at a rate ranging from 0.25% to 0.30% per annum, based upon the total net leverage ratio as calculated pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
Obligations under the Third Credit Agreement are guaranteed by substantially all of Envestnet’s domestic subsidiaries and are secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the personal property (other than intellectual property) of Envestnet and the guarantors, subject to certain exclusions. Proceeds under the Third Credit Agreement may be used to finance capital expenditures and permitted acquisitions and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Private Offering of Convertible Notes due 2027
In November 2022, we issued $575.0 million aggregate principal amount of convertible notes due 2027 (“Convertible Notes due 2027”). The Convertible Notes due 2027 will mature on December 1, 2027, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. Net proceeds from the offering were approximately $558.7 million. The Convertible Notes due 2027 bear interest at a rate of 2.625% per annum payable semiannually in arrears in cash on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on June 1, 2023.
The Convertible Notes due 2027 are general unsecured obligations, subordinated in right of payment to our obligations under our revolving credit facility. The Convertible Notes due 2027 are convertible into shares of our common stock under certain circumstances prior to maturity at a conversion rate of 13.6304 shares per one thousand principal amount of notes, which represents a conversion price of $73.37 per share, subject to adjustment under certain conditions.
In connection with the pricing of the Convertible Notes due 2027, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Capped Call Transactions”) with certain financial institutions for a total cost of approximately $79.6 million. The Capped Call Transactions initially cover the number of shares of our common stock underlying the Convertible Notes due 2027, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Capped Call Transactions are net purchased call options on our common stock.
Using proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes due 2027, we repurchased $300.0 million aggregate principal of the outstanding Convertible Notes due 2023 for cash consideration of approximately $312.4 million and recognized a loss on extinguishment of approximately $13.4 million recognized in interest expense. As of December 31, 2022, aggregate principal of $45.0 million less unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.1 million remain outstanding after the repurchase. Additionally, we repurchased $200.0 million aggregate principal of the outstanding Convertible Notes due 2025 for cash consideration of approximately $181.8 million and recognized a gain on extinguishment of approximately $15.1 million recognized in interest expense. As of December 31, 2022, aggregate principal of $317.5 million less unamortized debt issuance costs of $4.8 million remain outstanding after the repurchase.
See Part II, Item 8, “Note 10—Debt, Convertible Notes due 2025” for more details regarding the issuance of the Convertible Notes due 2027, repurchases of Convertible Notes due 2023 and Convertible Notes due 2025, and Capped Call Transactions.
Procurement of Technology Solutions
On April 1, 2022, we entered into a purchase agreement with a privately held company to acquire the technology solutions being developed by this privately held company for a purchase price of $9.0 million. We have paid a $4.0 million advance during the year ended December 31, 2022. This advance is included in other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
Office Closures
In April 2022, in response to changing needs and an increase in employees working remotely, we closed three offices in the United States. In December 2022, we closed our office in Bangalore, India as a result of the outsourcing arrangement with Tata Consultancy Services (“TCS”) (as described below). We are currently exploring alternative uses for these properties, including sublease options. In connection with these closures, in the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized $4.4 million of losses on asset retirements, which are included in general and administration expense in the consolidated statement of operations. Additionally, in the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized approximately $13.0 million of lease related impairments, primarily right-of-use assets, which are included in general and administration expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
Investment in Privately Held Companies
On May 20, 2022, we acquired a 25.0% interest in a privately held company for cash consideration of $5.0 million. Subject to the occurrence of certain conditions, we agreed to invest up to an additional $10.0 million for additional units in the future. We use the equity method of accounting to record our portion of this privately held company's net income or loss on a one quarter lag from the actual results of operations. We use the equity method of accounting because of our less than 50% ownership interest and lack of control and we do not otherwise exercise control over the significant economic and operating decisions of the privately held company.
On September 2, 2022, we acquired additional membership units in a privately held company in which we already had an approximate 43% ownership interest for $8.4 million which increased our ownership interest to 48%. We use the equity method of accounting to record our portion of this privately held company's net income or loss on a one quarter lag from the actual results of operations. After this unit purchase, our investment in this privately held company exceeded our proportionate share of our net assets by approximately $7.8 million, which represents amortizable intangible assets. We will recognize amortization of this basis difference prospectively over a period of 5 years. This amortization will be included within our proportional share of income (loss) in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations.
Dilution gains on equity method investee share issuance
We have an ownership interest in a privately held company that is accounted for under the equity method. During the first quarter of 2022, we funded a $2.5 million convertible loan to this privately held company. During the second quarter of 2022, this privately held company raised additional preferred equity which reduced our ownership to 41.0% and our convertible loan was converted. As a result of this transaction, we recorded a $6.9 million dilution gain during the second quarter of 2022, which is included in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations.
During the fourth quarter of 2022, another of our equity method investee's raised additional preferred equity which reduced our ownership to 3.51%. As a result of this transaction, we recorded a $2.6 million dilution gain during the fourth quarter of 2022, which is included in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations.
Exercise of Membership Interests
We granted membership interests in certain of our equity investments to two legacy PIEtech executives as part of the 2019 acquisition of PIEtech. These interests, which were fully vested as of May 1, 2020, became exercisable on May 1, 2022. In July 2022, these executives exercised their respective put options and sold these membership interests to us for approximately $10 million.
Acquisition of 401kplans.com
On May 31, 2022, we acquired 401kplans.com LLC (“401kplans.com”). 401kplans.com has been integrated into the Envestnet Wealth Solutions segment.
401kplans.com provides a digital 401(k) retirement plan marketplace that streamlines retirement plan distribution and due diligence among financial advisors and third-party administrators. The acquisition demonstrates our commitment to the retirement plan industry and is expected to create a more seamless experience and enhance productivity for advisors by helping them shop, compare and select the best-fitting 401(k) plan for their client.
In connection with the 401kplans.com acquisition, we paid estimated consideration of $14.5 million, net of cash acquired, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. We funded the acquisition with available cash resources.
Acquisition of Truelytics
On July 1, 2022, we acquired Truelytics, Inc. (“Truelytics”). The acquisition of Truelytics aligns with our strategy to further connect our ecosystem by creating transformative progress for our advisors and clients. Truelytics is an Advisor Transition Management platform and the first end-to-end data-driven system to help wealth management and insurance enterprises attract, grow, and retain advisory businesses, while also reducing the costs related to advisor transitions. The Truelytics platform combines our data, analytics, and wealth technology to further support advisors across the ecosystem. Truelytics has been integrated into the Envestnet Data & Analytics segment.
In connection with the acquisition of Truelytics, we paid estimated cash consideration of approximately $20.7 million, net of cash acquired, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. We funded the Truelytics acquisition with available cash resources.
Acquisition of Redi2
On July 1, 2022, we acquired Redi2 Technologies Inc. (“Redi2”). Redi2 provides revenue management and hosted fee-billing solutions. Its platform enables fee calculation, invoice creation, payouts and accounting, and billing compliance. Redi2 has been integrated into the Envestnet Wealth Solutions segment.
In connection with the Redi2 acquisition, we paid estimated consideration of approximately $68.9 million in cash. In addition, certain executives may earn up to $20.0 million in performance bonuses based upon the achievement of certain target financial and non-financial metrics. These performance bonuses are recognized as compensation and benefits expense in the statement of operations. As of December 31, 2022, the amount recorded in the statement of operations related to these performance bonuses was immaterial. We funded the Redi2 acquisition with available cash resources.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
On August 16, 2022, the U.S. enacted the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”), which, among other things, implements a 15% minimum tax on book income of certain large corporations and a 1% excise tax on net stock repurchases. The provisions of the IRA are effective beginning in 2023. We are currently evaluating the impacts of this act on our consolidated financial statements.
Entry into Outsourcing Arrangement
In October 2022, we entered into an outsourcing arrangement with TCS to increase operational scale and business agility. Under this agreement, we will outsource certain administrative and operational services of the Envestnet Data & Analytics business located in Bangalore, India. The agreement became effective in October 2022 and will continue for a period of ten years. In certain circumstances, we may terminate certain portions of the agreement, and in doing so, the agreement requires us to pay significant termination fees. In connection with the outsourcing arrangement with TCS, we incurred severance expenses, write-off of lease related restructuring costs, and other related expenses of approximately $9.1 million.
Organizational Realignment
In the fourth quarter of 2022, as part of an organizational realignment, we entered into separation agreements with a number of employees. This realignment will allow us to operate more efficiently and prioritize activities and services that will benefit our clients and the future of our business. In connection with the organizational realignment, we incurred approximately $10.1 million of total severance expense during 2022.
Privately Held Company Investment
On January 31, 2023, we entered into a convertible promissory note agreement with a customer of our business, a privately held company, whereby we were issued a convertible promissory note with a principal amount of $20.0 million and a stated interest rate of 8.0% per annum (the “Convertible Promissory Note”). The Convertible Promissory Note has a maturity date of January 31, 2026 and is convertible into common stock or preferred stock of the privately held company upon qualified financing events or corporate transactions.
In connection with the Convertible Promissory Note, we concurrently entered into a call option agreement with the privately held company, which provides us an option to acquire the privately held company at a predetermined price upon satisfaction of certain financial metrics.
Key Metrics
Envestnet Wealth Solutions Segment
The following table provides information regarding the amount of assets utilizing our platforms, financial advisors and investor accounts in the periods indicated:
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| | As of December 31, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| | (in millions, except accounts and advisors data) |
Platform Assets | | | | | | |
AUM | | $ | 341,144 | | | $ | 362,038 | | | $ | 263,043 | |
AUA | | 367,412 | | | 456,316 | | | 405,365 | |
Total AUM/A | | 708,556 | | | 818,354 | | | 668,408 | |
Subscription | | 4,382,109 | | | 4,901,662 | | | 3,892,814 | |
Total Platform Assets | | $ | 5,090,665 | | | $ | 5,720,016 | | | $ | 4,561,222 | |
Platform Accounts | | | | | | |
AUM | | 1,547,009 | | | 1,345,274 | | | 1,073,122 | |
AUA | | 1,135,026 | | | 1,217,076 | | | 1,276,975 | |
Total AUM/A | | 2,682,035 | | | 2,562,350 | | | 2,350,097 | |
Subscription | | 15,665,020 | | | 14,986,531 | | | 11,079,048 | |
Total Platform Accounts | | 18,347,055 | | | 17,548,881 | | | 13,429,145 | |
Advisors | | | | | | |
AUM/A | | 38,025 | | | 39,735 | | | 41,206 | |
Subscription | | 67,520 | | | 68,808 | | | 65,104 | |
Total Advisors | | 105,545 | | | 108,543 | | | 106,310 | |
The following table provides information regarding the degree to which gross sales, redemptions, net flows and changes in the market values of assets contributed to changes in AUM or AUA in the periods indicated:
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| | Asset Rollforward - 2022 |
| | As of December 31, 2021 | | Gross Sales | | Redemptions | | Net Flows | | Market Impact | | Reclass to Subscription | | Reclassification(1) | | As of December 31, 2022 |
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| | (in millions, except account data) |
AUM | | $ | 362,038 | | | $ | 100,098 | | | $ | (68,181) | | | $ | 31,917 | | | $ | (60,948) | | | $ | (584) | | | $ | 8,721 | | | $ | 341,144 | |
AUA | | 456,316 | | | 120,409 | | | (95,016) | | | 25,393 | | | (73,849) | | | (31,727) | | | (8,721) | | | 367,412 | |
Total AUM/A | | $ | 818,354 | | | $ | 220,507 | | | $ | (163,197) | | | $ | 57,310 | | | $ | (134,797) | | | $ | (32,311) | | | $ | — | | | $ | 708,556 | |
Fee-Based Accounts | | 2,562,350 | | | | | | | 243,320 | | | | | (123,635) | | | | | 2,682,035 | |
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(1) Certain assets have been reclassified from AUA to AUM to better reflect the nature of the services provided to certain customers.
The above AUM/A gross sales figures include $52.9 billion in new client conversions. We onboarded an additional $132.3 billion in subscription conversions during 2022, bringing total conversions for the year to $185.2 billion.
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| | Asset Rollforward - 2021 |
| | As of December 31, 2020 | | Gross Sales | | Redemptions | | Net Flows | | Market Impact | | Reclass to Subscription | | As of December 31, 2021 |
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| | (in millions, except account data) |
AUM | | $ | 263,043 | | | $ | 117,066 | | | $ | (52,668) | | | $ | 64,398 | | | $ | 34,597 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 362,038 | |
AUA | | 405,365 | | | 116,675 | | | (92,299) | | | 24,376 | | | 40,787 | | | (14,212) | | | 456,316 | |
Total AUM/A | | $ | 668,408 | | | $ | 233,741 | | | $ | (144,967) | | | $ | 88,774 | | | $ | 75,384 | | | $ | (14,212) | | | $ | 818,354 | |
Fee-Based Accounts | | 2,350,097 | | | | | | | 322,138 | | | | | (109,885) | | | 2,562,350 | |
The above AUM/A gross sales figures include $34.9 billion in new client conversions. We onboarded an additional $312.4 billion in subscription conversions during 2021, bringing total conversions for the year to $347.3 billion.
Asset and account figures in the “Reclass to Subscription” columns for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 represent enterprise customers whose billing arrangements in future periods are subscription-based, rather than asset-based. Such amounts are included in Subscription metrics at the end of the quarter in which the reclassification occurred, with no impact on total platform assets or accounts.
Envestnet Data & Analytics Segment
Paid End-Users
A paid end-user is defined as a user of an application or service provided to our customer using the Envestnet Data & Analytics platform whose status corresponds to a billable activity under the associated customer contract. We believe that our ability to increase the number of paid end-users is an indicator of our market penetration, the growth of our business, and our potential future business opportunities.
Paid end-users were approximately 37 million, 32 million and 35 million as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Revenues
Overview
We earn revenues primarily under three pricing models. First, a portion of our revenues is derived from fees charged as a percentage of the assets that are managed or administered on our technology platforms by financial advisors. These revenues are recorded under asset-based revenues. Our asset‑based fees vary based on the types of investment solutions and services that financial advisors utilize. Asset‑based fees accounted for approximately 60%, 60% and 54% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In future periods, the percentage of our total revenues attributable to asset‑based fees is expected to vary based on fluctuations in securities markets, whether we enter into significant subscription agreements, the mix of AUM or AUA, and other factors.
We also generate revenues from recurring, contractual subscription fees for providing access to our technology platforms. This subscription revenue includes both contractual minimum payments and usage-based fees and is driven primarily by the number of customers, including new customers as well as customers who renew their existing subscription contracts, and the number of paid end-users. These revenues are recorded under subscription-based revenues. Subscription fees vary based on the scope of technology solutions and services being used, and are priced in a variety of constructs based on the size of the business, number of users or number of accounts and in many cases can increase over time based on the growth of these factors. Subscription fees accounted for 39%, 38% and 43% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Finally, a portion of our revenues are generated from fees received in connection with professional services and other sources.
Asset-based recurring revenues
We generally charge our customers fees based on a higher percentage of the market value of AUM than the fees we charge on the market value of AUA, because we provide fiduciary oversight and/or act as the investment advisor in connection with assets we categorize as AUM. The level of fees varies based on the nature of the investment solutions and services we provide, as well as the specific investment manager, fund and/or custodian chosen by the financial advisor. A portion of our revenues from assets under management or administration includes costs paid by us to third parties for sub‑advisory, clearing, custody and brokerage services. These expenses are recorded under cost of revenues. We do not have fiduciary responsibility in connection with AUA and, therefore, generally charge lower fees on these assets. Our fees for AUA vary based on the nature of the investment solutions and services we provide.
Approximately 80% of our asset-based recurring revenues from AUM/A are billed to customers at the beginning of each quarter and are based on the market value of their assets on our platforms as of the end of the prior quarter. For example, asset-based recurring revenues recognized during the fourth quarter of 2022 were primarily based on the market value of assets as of September 30, 2022. Our asset-based recurring revenues are generally recognized ratably throughout the quarter based on the number of days in the quarter.
Our asset-based recurring revenues are affected by the amount of new assets that are added to existing and new client accounts, which we refer to as gross sales. Gross sales, from time to time, also include conversions of client assets to our technology platforms. The amounts of assets that are withdrawn from client accounts are referred to as redemptions. We refer to the difference between gross sales and redemptions as net flows. Positive net flows indicate that the market value of assets added to client accounts exceeds the market value of assets that have been withdrawn from client accounts.
Our asset-based revenues are also affected by changes in the market values of securities held in client accounts due to fluctuations in the securities markets. Certain types of securities have historically experienced greater market price fluctuations, such as equity securities, than other securities, such as fixed income securities, though in any given period the type of securities that experience the greatest fluctuations may vary.
Subscription-based recurring revenues
Subscription-based recurring revenues are generally recognized ratably over the term of each respective subscription agreement, commencing on the date the service is provisioned to the customer, provided all applicable revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied. As part of the subscription contracts, our customers generally commit to a minimum level of paid end-users from which a minimum level of non-refundable subscription revenue is derived. As paid end-users in excess of the guaranteed minimum level access the platform, the customer is then required to pay additional usage fees calculated based upon a contracted per-paid-user fee. No refunds or credits are given if fewer paid end-users access the platform than the contracted minimum level. Usage-based revenue is recognized as earned, provided all applicable revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied.
Professional services and other revenues
We also receive revenues from professional services fees by providing customers with certain technology platform software development and implementation services. These revenues are recognized when completed, under a proportional‑performance model utilizing an output‑based approach or on a straight‑line basis over the estimated life of the customer relationship. Our contracts generally have fixed prices and generally specify or quantify interim deliverables.
Expenses
The following is a description of our principal expense items:
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues primarily includes expenses related to our receipt of sub‑advisory and clearing, custody and brokerage services from third parties. The largest component of cost of revenues is paid to third party investment managers. Clearing, custody and brokerage services are performed by third‑party providers. These expenses are typically calculated based upon a contractual percentage of the market value of assets held in customer accounts measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter and are recognized ratably throughout the quarter based on the number of days in the quarter. Also included in cost of revenues are vendor specific expenses related to the direct support of revenues associated with the Envestnet Data & Analytics products.
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits expenses primarily relate to employee compensation, including salaries, short-term incentive compensation, non‑cash stock‑based compensation, incentive compensation, benefits and employer‑related taxes.
General and administration
General and administration expenses include costs and expenses related to occupancy, communications services, research and data services, software and maintenance charges, marketing, professional and legal services, travel and entertainment and acquisition/transaction related expenses.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses include depreciation and amortization related to:
•fixed assets, including building and building improvements, computer equipment and software, leasehold improvements, office furniture and fixtures and office equipment and other;
•internally developed software; and
•intangible assets, primarily related to customer lists, proprietary technology and trade names, the values of which are capitalized in connection with our acquisitions.
Building, furniture and equipment are depreciated using the straight‑line method based on the estimated useful lives of the depreciable assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight‑line method over their estimated economic useful lives or the remaining lease term, whichever is shorter. Improvements are capitalized, while repairs and maintenance costs are recorded as expenses in the period they are incurred. Assets are tested for recoverability whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable.
Internally developed software is amortized on a straight‑line basis over its estimated useful life. We evaluate the useful lives of these assets on an annual basis and test for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets.
Intangible assets are depreciated using an accelerated or straight‑line basis over their estimated economic useful lives and are reviewed for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets.
Interest income
Interest income primarily includes amounts earned on our bank accounts and money market funds.
Interest expense
Interest expense includes coupon interest and issuance cost amortization related to our convertible note issuances, as well as interest and amortization of upfront fees and monthly fees related to our Revolving Credit Facility. The issuance costs and upfront fees are amortized over the term of the related agreements. Interest expense may also include gain or loss on extinguishment of debt. See Part II, Item 8, “Note 10—Debt” for additional details regarding our third-party debt.
Other income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net includes gains (losses) on our portion of our equity method investees' results and foreign exchange gains or losses as well as other miscellaneous income or expense items as appropriate.
Results of Operations
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | % Change | | 2020 | | % Change |
| | (in thousands, except for percentages) |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-based | | $ | 738,228 | | | $ | 709,376 | | | 4 | % | | $ | 540,947 | | | 31 | % |
Subscription-based | | 477,844 | | | 453,989 | | | 5 | % | | 426,507 | | | 6 | % |
Total recurring revenues | | 1,216,072 | | | 1,163,365 | | | 5 | % | | 967,454 | | | 20 | % |
Professional services and other revenues | | 23,712 | | | 23,152 | | | 2 | % | | 30,776 | | | (25) | % |
Total revenues | | 1,239,784 | | | 1,186,517 | | | 4 | % | | 998,230 | | | 19 | % |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenues | | 468,460 | | | 423,723 | | | 11 | % | | 305,929 | | | 39 | % |
Compensation and benefits | | 490,725 | | | 432,829 | | | 13 | % | | 398,970 | | | 8 | % |
General and administration | | 216,075 | | | 171,657 | | | 26 | % | | 160,229 | | | 7 | % |
Depreciation and amortization | | 130,548 | | | 117,767 | | | 11 | % | | 113,661 | | | 4 | % |
Total operating expenses | | 1,305,808 | | | 1,145,976 | | | 14 | % | | 978,789 | | | 17 | % |
Income (loss) from operations | | (66,024) | | | 40,541 | | | * | | 19,441 | | | 109 | % |
Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | 4,184 | | | 827 | | | * | | 1,112 | | | (26) | % |
Interest expense | | (16,843) | | | (16,931) | | | (1) | % | | (31,504) | | | (46) | % |
Other income (expense), net | | 264 | | | (4,076) | | | (106) | % | | 2,906 | | | * |
Total other expense, net | | (12,395) | | | (20,180) | | | (39) | % | | (27,486) | | | (27) | % |
Income (loss) before income tax provision (benefit) | | (78,419) | | | 20,361 | | | * | | (8,045) | | | * |
Income tax provision (benefit) | | 7,061 | | | 7,667 | | | (8) | % | | (5,401) | | | * |
Net income (loss) | | (85,480) | | | 12,694 | | | * | | (2,644) | | | * |
Add: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest | | 4,541 | | | 602 | | | * | | (466) | | | * |
Net income (loss) attributable to Envestnet, Inc. | | $ | (80,939) | | | $ | 13,296 | | | * | | $ | (3,110) | | | * |
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*Not meaningful
Year ended December 31, 2022 compared to year ended December 31, 2021
Asset-based recurring revenues
Asset-based recurring revenues increased 4% from $709.4 million in 2021 to $738.2 million in 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in asset values applicable to our quarterly billing cycles as a result of the upswing in the equity markets in the fourth quarter of 2021, offset by a decline in the equity markets beginning the first quarter of 2022 through the end of 2022. In 2022, revenues were also positively affected by new account growth and positive net flows of AUM/A. The revenue increase was partially offset by existing customers switching from an asset-based pricing model to a subscription-based pricing model.
The number of financial advisors with AUM or AUA on our technology platforms decreased from approximately 40,000 as of December 31, 2021 to approximately 38,000 as of December 31, 2022 and the number of AUM or AUA client accounts increased from approximately 2.6 million as of December 31, 2021 to approximately 2.7 million as of December 31, 2022.
Asset-based recurring revenue remained consistent at 60% of total revenue in 2021 and 2022.
Subscription-based recurring revenues
Subscription-based recurring revenues increased 5% from $454.0 million in 2021 to $477.8 million in 2022. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $27.3 million in the Envestnet Wealth Solutions segment which can be attributed to new and existing customer growth as well as existing customers switching from an asset-based pricing model to a subscription-based pricing model. This increase is partially offset by a $3.4 million decrease in the Envestnet Data & Analytics segment, primarily due to the equity market decline impacting the asset management customers in the research business. Periodically, existing customers switch from an asset-based pricing model to a subscription-based pricing model.
Professional services and other revenues
Professional services and other revenues increased 2% from $23.2 million in 2021 to $23.7 million in 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in revenues resulting from the 2022 Advisor Summit, which was held as an in-person event. The 2021 Advisor Summit was virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues increased 11% from $423.7 million in 2021 to $468.5 million in 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in asset-based cost of revenues of $36.6 million, which directly correlates with the increase to asset-based recurring revenues during the period. Also contributing to this increase was an increase in professional services and other cost of revenues of $6.9 million, primarily as a result of our 2022 Advisor Summit, which was held in-person in 2022, and an increase in subscription-based cost of revenues of $1.2 million. As a percentage of total revenues, cost of revenues increased from 36% to 38% for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022.
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits increased 13% from $432.8 million in 2021 to $490.7 million in 2022. The increase is comprised of increases in salaries, benefits and related payroll taxes of $40.5 million, non-cash compensation expense of $12.3 million, and miscellaneous employee related expenses of $3.6 million. These increases were primarily due to increased headcount as a result of growth and acquisitions in the Envestnet Wealth Solutions segment. Also contributing to this increase was an increase in severance expense of $18.8 million, primarily a result of the outsourcing of the arrangement with TCS as well as an organizational realignment in the fourth quarter. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in incentive compensation expense of $20.5 million primarily due to the result of lower revenue and profitability measures achieved in our incentive compensation program. As a percentage of total revenues, compensation and benefits increased from 36% in 2021 to 40% in 2022 primarily due to lower revenue increase compared to a higher growth in compensation and benefits.
General and administration
General and administration expenses increased 26% from $171.7 million in 2021 to $216.1 million in 2022. The increase was primarily due to increases in lease restructuring and transaction costs of $16.6 million driven by the closure of four offices, software and maintenance charges of $13.9 million, travel and entertainment expenses of $5.6 million, communications, research and data services of $3.5 million, insurance, bank and payroll expenses of $2.0 million and miscellaneous other general and administration expenses of $2.5 million. These increases were partially offset by decreases in total occupancy costs of $4.6 million and professional and legal fees of $4.3 million. As a percentage of total revenues, general and administration expenses increased from 14% in 2021 to 17% and 2022, which is primarily attributed to the increase in lease restructuring and other related costs.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased 11% from $117.8 million in 2021 to $130.5 million in 2022, primarily due to increases in internally developed software amortization expense of $8.4 million, finance lease amortization expense of $4.7 million and intangible asset amortization of $3.3 million. The increases are partially offset by a decrease in fixed assets depreciation of $3.7 million. As a percentage of total revenues, depreciation and amortization expense increased from 10% in 2021 to 11% in 2022.
Interest income
Interest income increased from $0.8 million in 2021 to $4.2 million in 2022, primarily due to an increase the effective interest rates earned on our cash and money market funds compared to the prior year.
Other income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net decreased from other expense of $4.1 million in 2021 to other income of $0.3 million in 2022, primarily due to dilution gains of $9.5 million recorded in 2022 related to equity method investee share issuances partially offset by an increase in losses recorded for our share of losses on our equity method investees and a loss on foreign exchange.
Income tax provision
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 |
| | (in thousands, except for percentages) |
Income (loss) before income tax provision | | $ | (78,419) | | $ | 20,361 |
Income tax provision | | 7,061 | | 7,667 |
Effective tax rate | | (9.0) | % | | 37.7 | % |
Our 2022 effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the change in the valuation allowance we have placed on a portion of US deferred tax assets, the generation of research and development ("R&D") tax credits, executive compensation deduction limitations, income related to Indian partnerships, a change in our India indefinite reinvestment assertion, and state income taxes.
Our 2021 effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the change in the valuation allowance we have placed on a portion of US deferred tax assets, the generation of R&D tax credits, executive compensation deduction limitations, income related to Indian partnerships, and state income taxes.
Year ended December 31, 2021 compared to year ended December 31, 2020
For a discussion of the 2021 Results of Operations compared to 2020, see Part II, Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022.
Business Segments
Business segments are generally organized around our service offerings. Financial information about each of our two business segments is contained in Part II, Item 8, “Note 19—Segment Information”. Our business segments are as follows:
Envestnet Wealth Solutions – a leading provider of unified wealth management software and services to empower financial advisors and institutions to enable them to deliver an Intelligent Financial Life to their clients.
Envestnet Data & Analytics – a leading data aggregation, intelligence, and experiences platform that powers data connectivity and business intelligence across digital financial services to enable them to deliver an Intelligent Financial Life to their clients.
We also incur expenses not directly attributable to the segments listed above. These nonsegment operating expenses include salary and benefits for certain corporate officers, certain types of professional service expenses and insurance, acquisition related transaction costs, certain restructuring charges and other non-recurring and/or non-operationally related expenses.
The following table reconciles income (loss) from operations by segment to consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Envestnet, Inc.:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| | (in thousands) |
Envestnet Wealth Solutions | | $ | 55,972 | | | $ | 124,651 | | | $ | 91,501 | |
Envestnet Data & Analytics | | (20,870) | | | 2,033 | | | (9,943) | |
Nonsegment operating expenses | | (101,126) | | | (86,143) | | | (62,117) | |
Income (loss) from operations | | (66,024) | | | 40,541 | | | 19,441 | |
Interest income | | 4,184 | | | 827 | | | 1,112 | |
Interest expense | | (16,843) | | | (16,931) | | | (31,504) | |
Other income (expense), net | | 264 | | | (4,076) | | | 2,906 | |
Consolidated income (loss) before income tax provision (benefit) | | (78,419) | | | 20,361 | | | (8,045) | |
Income tax provision (benefit) | | 7,061 | | | 7,667 | | | (5,401) | |
Consolidated net income (loss) | | (85,480) | | | 12,694 | | | (2,644) | |
Add: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest | | 4,541 | | | 602 | | | (466) | |
Consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Envestnet, Inc. | | $ | (80,939) | | | $ | 13,296 | | | $ | (3,110) | |
Envestnet Wealth Solutions
The following table presents income from operations for the Envestnet Wealth Solutions segment:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | % Change | | 2020 | | % Change |
| | (in thousands, except for percentages) |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-based | | $ | 738,228 | | | $ | 709,376 | | | 4 | % | | $ | 540,947 | | | 31 | % |
Subscription-based | | 294,997 | | | 267,720 | | | 10 | % | | 248,810 | | | 8 | % |
Total recurring revenues | | 1,033,225 | | | 977,096 | | | 6 | % | | 789,757 | | | 24 | % |
Professional services and other revenues | | 16,568 | | | 14,070 | | | 18 | % | | 16,333 | | | (14) | % |
Total revenues | | 1,049,793 | | | 991,166 | | | 6 | % | | 806,090 | | | 23 | % |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenues | | 443,471 | | | 399,313 | | | 11 | % | | 283,497 | | | 41 | % |
Compensation and benefits | | 312,910 | | | 269,153 | | | 16 | % | | 257,698 | | | 4 | % |
General and administration | | 140,782 | | | 107,976 | | | 30 | % | | 92,680 | | | 17 | % |
Depreciation and amortization | | 96,658 | | | 90,073 | | | 7 | % | | 80,714 | | | 12 | % |
Total operating expenses | | 993,821 | | | 866,515 | | | 15 | % | | 714,589 | | | 21 | % |
Income from operations | | $ | 55,972 | | | $ | 124,651 | | | (55) | % | | $ | 91,501 | | | 36 | % |
Year ended December 31, 2022 compared to year ended December 31, 2021 for the Envestnet Wealth Solutions segment
Revenues
Asset-based recurring revenues
Asset-based recurring revenues increased 4% from $709.4 million in 2021 to $738.2 million in 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in asset values applicable to our quarterly billing cycles as result of the upswing in the equity markets in the fourth quarter of 2021, offset by a decline in the equity markets beginning the first quarter of 2022 through the end of 2022. In 2022, revenues were also positively affected by new account growth and positive net flows of AUM/A. The revenue increase was partially offset by existing customers switching from an asset-based pricing model to a subscription-based pricing model.
The number of financial advisors with AUM or AUA on our technology platforms decreased from approximately 40,000 as of December 31, 2021 to approximately 38,000 as of December 31, 2022 and the number of AUM or AUA accounts increased from approximately 2.6 million as of December 31, 2021 to approximately 2.7 million as of December 31, 2022.
As a percentage of total revenues, asset-based recurring revenue decreased from 72% of total revenue in 2021 to 70% in 2022.
Subscription-based recurring revenues
Subscription-based recurring revenues increased 10% from $267.7 million in 2021 to $295.0 million in 2022, primarily due to new and existing customer growth along with additional revenue from existing customers switching from an asset-based pricing model to a subscription-based pricing model.
Professional services and other revenues
Professional services and other revenues increased 18% from $14.1 million in 2021 to $16.6 million in 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in revenues resulting from the 2022 Advisor Summit, which was held as an in-person event. The 2021 Advisor Summit was virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues increased 11% from $399.3 million in 2021 to $443.5 million in 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in asset-based cost of revenues of $36.6 million directly correlated with the increase in asset-based recurring revenues for the period. Also contributing to this increase was an increase in professional services and other cost of revenues of $7.0 million, primarily as a result of our 2022 Advisor Summit, which was held in-person. As a percentage of segment revenues, cost of revenues increased from 40% in 2021 to 42% in 2022.
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits increased 16% from $269.2 million in 2021 to $312.9 million in 2022, primarily due to increases in salaries, benefits and related payroll taxes of $34.3 million, non-cash compensation of $10.3 million and an increase in severance expense of $8.9 million. These increases primarily relate to an increase in headcount as a result of growth and acquisitions, along with the increase in severance expense related to a fourth quarter organizational realignment. These increases are partially offset by a decrease in incentive compensation expense of $10.4 million primarily a result of lower revenue and profitability measures achieved in our incentive compensation program. As a percentage of segment revenues, compensation and benefits increased from 27% in 2021 to 30% in 2022, primarily due to lower revenue increase as well as higher growth in compensation and benefits.
General and administration
General and administration expenses increased 30% from $108.0 million in 2021 to $140.8 million in 2022, primarily due to increases in lease restructuring and transaction costs of $9.1 million driven by the closure of three offices, software and maintenance charges of $11.5 million, travel and entertainment expenses of $3.3 million, miscellaneous general and administrative expenses of $3.1 million and insurance, bank and payroll charges of $1.5 million. These increases were partially offset by decreases in occupancy costs of $4.1 million and professional services fees of $3.5 million. As a percentage of segment revenues, general and administration expenses increased from 11% in 2021 to 13% in 2022.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization increased 7% from $90.1 million in 2021 to $96.7 million in 2022, primarily due to an increase in internally developed software amortization expense of $4.5 million and an increase in finance lease amortization expense of $2.8 million. These increases are partially offset by other immaterial decreases within depreciation and amortization As a percentage of segment revenues, depreciation and amortization expense remained consistent at 9% in 2021 and 2022.
Year ended December 31, 2021 compared to year ended December 31, 2020 for the Envestnet Wealth Solutions segment
For a discussion of the 2021 Results of Operations compared to 2020 for the Envestnet Wealth Solutions segment, see Part II, Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022.
Envestnet Data & Analytics
The following table presents loss from operations for the Envestnet Data & Analytics segment:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | % Change | | 2020 | | % Change |
| | (in thousands, except for percentages) |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscription-based | | $ | 182,847 | | | $ | 186,269 | | | (2) | % | | $ | 177,697 | | | 5 | % |
Professional services and other revenues | | 7,144 | | | 9,082 | | | (21) | % | | 14,443 | | | (37) | % |
Total revenues | | 189,991 | | | 195,351 | | | (3) | % | | 192,140 | | | 2 | % |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenues | | 24,989 | | | 24,410 | | | 2 | % | | 22,432 | | | 9 | % |
Compensation and benefits | | 109,667 | | | 105,416 | | | 4 | % | | 110,436 | | | (5) | % |
General and administration | | 42,315 | | | 35,798 | | | 18 | % | | 36,268 | | | (1) | % |
Depreciation and amortization | | 33,890 | | | 27,694 | | | 22 | % | | 32,947 | | | (16) | % |
Total operating expenses | | 210,861 | | | 193,318 | | | 9 | % | | 202,083 | | | (4) | % |
Income (loss) from operations | | $ | (20,870) | | | $ | 2,033 | | | * | | $ | (9,943) | | | (120) | % |
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*Not meaningful
Year ended December 31, 2022 compared to year ended December 31, 2021 for the Envestnet Data & Analytics segment
Revenues
Subscription-based recurring revenues
Subscription-based recurring revenues decreased 2% from $186.3 million in 2021 to $182.8 million in 2022, primarily due to the equity market decline impacting our asset management customers in the research business.
Professional services and other revenues
Professional services and other revenues decreased 21% from $9.1 million in 2021 to $7.1 million in 2022, primarily due to the timing of the completion of customer projects and deployments.
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits increased 4% from $105.4 million in 2021 to $109.7 million in 2022, primarily due to increases in severance expense of $7.6 million, miscellaneous employee expense of $2.2 million and salaries, benefits and related payroll taxes of $2.2 million. The increase in severance expense is primarily a result of the outsourcing arrangement with TCS as well as an organizational realignment in the fourth quarter. The increases were partially offset by decreases in incentive compensation of $7.6 million and stock-based compensation expense of $2.0 million. As a percentage of segment revenues, compensation and benefits increased from 54% in 2021 to 58% in 2022. The increase in compensation and benefits as a percentage of total revenues is primarily due to a decrease in revenue as well as an overall increase in compensation and benefits.
General and administration
General and administration expenses increased 18% from $35.8 million in 2021 to $42.3 million in 2022, primarily due to increases in restructuring and transaction costs of $2.8 million, research and data services expense of $2.4 million, travel and entertainment expense of $1.8 million and software and maintenance charges of $1.7 million. These increases were primarily offset by decreases in immaterial other general and administration expenses. As a percentage of segment revenues general and administration expenses increased from 18% in 2021 to 22% in 2022, which is primarily due to a decrease in revenues as well as an overall increase in general and administration expenses.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization increased 22% from $27.7 million in 2021 to $33.9 million in 2022, primarily due to increases in internally developed software amortization expense of $3.8 million and intangible asset amortization expense of $2.6 million. As a percentage of segment revenues, depreciation and amortization expense increased from 14% in 2021 to 18% in 2022. The increase in depreciation and amortization as a percentage of total revenues is primarily due to a decrease in revenues as well as higher amortization expense incurred in 2022 driven by increased capitalization related to internally developed software costs and the procurement of technology solutions from a privately held company.
Year ended December 31, 2021 compared to year ended December 31, 2020 for the Envestnet Data & Analytics segment
For a discussion of the 2021 Results of Operations compared to 2020 for the Envestnet Data & Analytics segment, see Part II, Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022.
Nonsegment
The following table presents nonsegment operating expenses:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | % Change | | 2020 | | % Change |
| | (in thousands, except for percentages) |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | |
Compensation and benefits | | $ | 68,148 | | | $ | 58,260 | | | 17 | % | | $ | 30,836 | | | 89 | % |
General and administration | | 32,978 | | | 27,883 | | | 18 | % | | 31,281 | | | (11) | % |
Total operating expenses | | $ | 101,126 | | | $ | 86,143 | | | 17 | % | | $ | 62,117 | | | 39 | % |
Year ended December 31, 2022 compared to year ended December 31, 2021 for Nonsegment
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits increased 17% from $58.3 million in 2021 to $68.1 million in 2022, primarily due to increases in headcount that resulted in increases in non-cash compensation expense of $4.0 million and salaries, benefits and related payroll taxes of $3.3 million. In addition, severance expense increased by $3.4 million as a result of an organization realignment in the fourth quarter of 2022. The increases are partially offset by a decrease in incentive compensation of $2.5 million.
General and administration
General and administration expenses increased 18% from $27.9 million in 2021 to $33.0 million in 2022, primarily due to an increase in restructuring charges and transaction costs of $4.1 million, primarily driven by acquisition activity and system implementation costs.
Year ended December 31, 2021 compared to year ended December 31, 2020 for Nonsegment
For a discussion of the 2021 Results of Operations compared to 2020 for Nonsegment expenses, see Part II, Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022.
Non‑GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to reporting results according to GAAP, we also disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures to enhance the understanding of our operating performance. Those measures include “adjusted revenues,” “adjusted EBITDA,” “adjusted net income” and “adjusted net income per diluted share”.
“Adjusted revenues” excludes the effect of purchase accounting on the fair value of acquired deferred revenue. On January 1, 2022, the Company adopted ASU 2021-08 whereby it now accounts for contract assets and contract liabilities obtained upon a business combination in accordance with ASC 606. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2021-08, we recorded at fair value the acquired deferred revenue for contracts in effect at the time the entities were acquired. Consequently, revenue related to acquired entities for periods subsequent to the acquisition did not reflect the full amount of revenue that would have been recorded by these entities had they remained stand‑alone entities. Adjusted revenues has limitations as a financial measure, should be considered as supplemental in nature and is not meant as a substitute for revenue prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Adjusted EBITDA” represents net income (loss) before deferred revenue fair value adjustment, interest income, interest expense, accretion on contingent consideration and purchase liability, income tax provision (benefit), depreciation and amortization, non‑cash compensation expense, restructuring charges and transaction costs, severance, fair market value adjustment to contingent consideration liability, fair market value adjustment on investment in private company, litigation and regulatory related expenses, foreign currency, gain on settlement of liability, gain on insurance reimbursement, non-income tax expense adjustment, gain on acquisition of equity method investment, gain on sale of interest in private company, dilution gain on equity method investee share issuance, loss allocations from equity method investments and (income) loss attributable to non‑controlling interest.
“Adjusted net income” represents net income before deferred revenue fair value adjustment, accretion on contingent consideration and purchase liability, non‑cash interest expense, cash interest on our Convertible Notes (subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2021), non‑cash compensation expense, restructuring charges and transaction costs, severance, amortization of acquired intangibles, fair market value adjustment to contingent consideration liability, fair market value adjustment to investment in private company, litigation and regulatory related expenses, foreign currency, gain on settlement of liability, gain on insurance reimbursement, non-income tax expense adjustment, dilution gain on equity method investee share issuance, gain on acquisition of equity method investment, gain on sale of interest in private company, loss allocations from equity method investments and (income) loss attributable to non‑controlling interest. Reconciling items are presented gross of tax, and a normalized tax rate is applied to the total of all reconciling items to arrive at adjusted net income. The normalized tax rate is based solely on the estimated blended statutory income tax rates in the jurisdictions in which we operate. We monitor the normalized tax rate based on events or trends that could materially impact the rate, including tax legislation changes and changes in the geographic mix of our operations.
“Adjusted net income per diluted share” represents adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders divided by the diluted number of weighted-average shares outstanding. Beginning January 1, 2021, the dilutive effect of our Convertible Notes are calculated using the if-converted method in accordance with the adoption of ASU 2020-06 (See “Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”). As a result, 9.9 million potential shares to be issued in connection with our Convertible Notes are assumed to be dilutive for purposes of the adjusted net income per share calculation beginning January 1, 2021.
Our Board and management use these non-GAAP financial measures:
•As measures of operating performance;
•For planning purposes, including the preparation of annual budgets;
•To allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of our business;
•To evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies; and
•In communications with our Board concerning our financial performance.
Our Compensation Committee, Board of Directors and our management may also consider adjusted EBITDA, among other factors, when determining management’s incentive compensation.
We also present adjusted revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share as supplemental performance measures because we believe that they provide our Board, management and investors with additional information to assess our performance. Adjusted revenues provide comparisons from period to period by excluding the effect of purchase accounting on the fair value of acquired deferred revenue. Adjusted EBITDA provides comparisons from period to period by excluding potential differences caused by variations in the age and book depreciation of fixed assets
affecting relative depreciation expense and amortization of internally developed software, amortization of acquired intangible assets, income tax provision (benefit), non-income tax expense, restructuring charges and transaction costs, accretion on contingent consideration and purchase liability, severance, fair market value adjustment to contingent consideration liability, income or loss allocations from equity method investments, litigation and regulatory related expenses, foreign currency, gain on settlement of liability, gain on insurance reimbursement, gain on acquisition of equity method investment, fair market value adjustment to investment in private company, dilution gain on equity method investee share issuance, income or loss allocations from equity method investments, pre-tax (income) loss attributable to non‑controlling interest and changes in interest expense and interest income that are influenced by capital structure decisions and capital market conditions. Our management also believes it is useful to exclude non‑cash stock‑based compensation expense from adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income because non‑cash equity grants made at a certain price and point in time do not necessarily reflect how our business is performing at any particular time.
We believe adjusted revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because securities analysts use adjusted revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share as supplemental measures to evaluate the overall performance of companies, and we anticipate that our investors and analyst presentations will include adjusted revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share.
Adjusted revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to revenues, net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of our profitability or liquidity.
We understand that, although adjusted revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share are frequently used by securities analysts and others in their evaluation of companies, these measures have limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. In particular you should consider:
•Adjusted revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
•Adjusted revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
•Adjusted revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share do not reflect non‑cash components of employee compensation;
•Although depreciation and amortization are non‑cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized often will have to be replaced in the future, and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
•Due to either net losses before income tax expense or the use of federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, we paid net cash of $12.1 million, $7.9 million, and $8.3 million in the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In the event that we generate taxable income and our existing net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income taxes have been fully utilized or have expired, income tax payments will be higher; and
•Other companies in our industry may calculate adjusted revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.
Management compensates for the inherent limitations associated with using adjusted revenues, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share through disclosure of such limitations, presentation of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP and reconciliation of adjusted revenues to revenues, the most directly comparable GAAP measure and adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share to net income and net income per share, the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Further, our management also reviews GAAP measures and evaluates individual measures that are not included in some or all of our non‑GAAP financial measures, such as our level of capital expenditures and interest income, among other measures.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of total revenues to adjusted revenues based on our historical results:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| | (in thousands) |
Total revenues | | $ | 1,239,784 | | | $ | 1,186,517 | | | $ | 998,230 | |
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment | | 216 | | | 284 | | | 692 | |
Adjusted revenues | | $ | 1,240,000 | | | $ | 1,186,801 | | | $ | 998,922 | |
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA based on our historical results:
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
| | (in thousands) |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (85,480) | | | $ | 12,694 | | | $ | (2,644) | |
Add (deduct): | | | | | | |
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment | | 216 | | | 284 | | | 692 | |
Interest income | | (4,184) | | | (827) | | | (1,112) | |
Interest expense | | 16,843 | | | 16,931 | | | 31,504 | |
Accretion on contingent consideration and purchase liability | | — | | | 730 | | | 1,688 | |
Income tax provision (benefit) | | 7,061 | | | 7,667 | | | (5,401) | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 130,548 | | | 117,767 | | | 113,661 | |
Non-cash compensation expense | | 80,333 | | | 68,020 | | | 57,113 | |
Restructuring charges and transaction costs | | 35,141 | | | 18,490 | | | 19,383 | |
Severance | | 30,117 | | | 11,347 | | | 25,110 | |
Fair market value adjustment to contingent consideration liability | | — | | | (1,067) | | | (3,105) | |
Fair market value adjustment on investment in private company | | (400) | | | (758) | | | — | |
Litigation and regulatory related expenses | | 6,055 | | | 7,591 | | | 7,825 | |
Foreign currency | | 1,419 | | | (7) | | | 116 | |
Gain on settlement of liability | | — | | | (1,206) | | | — | |
Gain on insurance reimbursement | | — | | | (968) | | | — | |
Non-income tax expense adjustment | | 802 | | | (1,347) | | | 421 | |
Gain on acquisition of equity method investment | | — | | | — | | | (4,230) | |
Gain on sale of interest in private company | | — | | | — | | | (1,647) | |
Dilution gain on equity method investee share issuance | | (9,517) | |