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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operations
SEI Investments Company (the Company), a Pennsylvania corporation, provides comprehensive platforms, services and infrastructure–encompassing technology, operational, and investment management services–to help wealth managers, financial advisors, investment managers, family offices, institutional and private investors create and manage wealth.
Investment processing platforms provide technologies and business process outsourcing services for wealth managers and investment advisors. These solutions include investment advisory, client relationship, and other technology-enabled capabilities for the front office; administrative and investment services for the middle office; and accounting and processing services for the back office. Revenues from investment processing platforms are recognized in Information processing and software servicing fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Investment operations platforms provide business process outsourcing services for investment managers and asset owners. These platforms support a broad range of traditional and alternative investments and provide technology-enabled information analytics and investor capabilities for the front office; administrative and investment services for the middle office; and fund administration and accounting services for the back office. Revenues from investment operations platforms are recognized in Asset management, administration and distribution fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Investment management platforms provide comprehensive solutions for managing personal and institutional wealth. These platforms include goals-based investment strategies; SEI-sponsored investment products, including mutual funds, collective investment products, alternative investment portfolios and separately managed accounts (SMA); and other market-specific advice, technology and operational components. These platforms are offered to wealth managers as part of a complete goals-based investment program for their end-investors. For institutional investors, the Company provides Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) solutions that include investment management programs, as well as advisory and administrative services. Revenues from investment management platforms are recognized in Asset management, administration and distribution fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Certain financial information and accompanying note disclosure normally included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K have been condensed or omitted. The interim financial information is unaudited but reflects all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2022, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and cash flows for the three-months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. These interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
There have been no significant changes in significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Variable Interest Entities
The Company or its affiliates have created numerous investment products for its clients in various types of legal entity structures. The Company serves as the Manager, Administrator and Distributor for these investment products and may also serve as the Trustee for some of the investment products. The Company receives asset management, distribution, administration and custodial fees for these services. Clients are the equity investors and participate in proportion to their ownership percentage in the net income or loss and net capital gains or losses of the products, and, on liquidation, will participate in proportion to their ownership percentage in the remaining net assets of the products after satisfaction of outstanding liabilities. The Company has concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of the entities and, therefore, is not required to consolidate any of the pooled investment vehicles for which it receives asset management, distribution, administration and custodial fees under the VIE model.
The Company is a party to expense limitation agreements with certain SEI-sponsored money market funds subject to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 which establish a maximum level of ordinary operating expenses incurred by the fund in any fiscal year including, but not limited to, fees of the administrator or its affiliates. Under the terms of these
agreements, the Company waived $11,185 and $10,233 in fees during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when the transfer of control of promised goods or services under the terms of a contract with customers are satisfied in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those promised goods or services. Certain portions of the Company’s revenues involve a third party in providing goods or services to its customers. In such circumstances, the Company must determine whether the nature of its promise to the customer is to provide the underlying goods or services (the Company is the principal in the transaction and reports the transaction gross) or to arrange for a third party to provide the underlying goods or services (the entity is the agent in the transaction and reports the transaction net). See Note 13 for related disclosures regarding revenue recognition.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents includes $299,843 and $290,256 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, primarily invested in SEI-sponsored open-ended money market mutual funds.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash includes $250 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 segregated for regulatory purposes related to trade-execution services conducted by SEI Investments (Europe) Limited. Restricted cash also includes $101 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 segregated in special reserve accounts for the benefit of customers of the Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCO), in accordance with certain rules established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for broker-dealers.
Capitalized Software
The Company capitalized $6,589 and $6,360 of software development costs during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company's software development costs primarily relate to significant enhancements to the SEI Wealth PlatformSM (SWP). As of March 31, 2022, the net book value of SWP was $230,363. The net book value includes $31,108 of capitalized software development costs in-progress associated with future releases of SWP. Capitalized software development costs in-progress associated with future releases of SWP were $29,253 as of December 31, 2021. SWP has a weighted average remaining life of 10.2 years. Amortization expense for SWP was $12,104 and $11,923 during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Earnings per Share
The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 are:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20222021
Net income$190,308 $129,470 
Shares used to compute basic earnings per common share137,935,000 143,201,000 
Dilutive effect of stock options1,777,000 2,105,000 
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share139,712,000 145,306,000 
Basic earnings per common share$1.38 $0.90 
Diluted earnings per common share$1.36 $0.89 
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, employee stock options to purchase 12,218,000 and 11,715,000 shares of common stock with an average exercise price of $60.28 and $57.99, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share. These options for the three month periods were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because either the performance conditions have not been satisfied or would not have been satisfied if the reporting date was the end of the contingency period or the options' exercise price was greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock and the effect on diluted earnings per common share would have been anti-dilutive.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-05, Leases (Topic 842): Lessors – Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments (ASU 2021-05) which requires a lessor to classify a lease with entirely or partially variable payments that do not depend on an index or rate as an operating lease if a different classification would result in a commencement date selling loss (Day 1 loss). The Company adopted ASU 2021-05 on January 1, 2022. There was no material impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements from the implementation of ASU 2021-05.
Statements of Cash Flows
For purposes of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers investment instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
The following table provides the details of the adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31:
20222021
Net income$190,308 $129,470 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation8,098 8,309 
Amortization16,887 14,352 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate(32,459)(33,350)
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliate32,961 28,774 
Stock-based compensation10,566 9,752 
Provision for losses on receivables(214)1,207 
Deferred income tax expense(10,908)(3,915)
Net loss (gain) from investments489 (332)
Change in other long-term liabilities1,138 1,043 
Change in other assets(706)507 
Contract costs capitalized, net of amortization389 351 
Other1,228 992 
Change in current assets and liabilities
(Increase) decrease in
Receivables from investment products1,452 (2,020)
Receivables3,979 (22,016)
Other current assets(2,556)(4,113)
Advances due from unconsolidated affiliate54,636 51,266 
(Decrease) increase in
Accounts payable(2,273)(2,237)
Accrued liabilities(18,078)(41,717)
Deferred revenue5,490 250 
Total adjustments70,119 7,103 
Net cash provided by operating activities$260,427 $136,573