StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) FY2025 10-K Annual Report

Filed: May 23, 2025
Financials
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StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) 10-K annual report for fiscal year 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on May 23, 2025. This page provides AI-powered analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and key financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE) extracted from XBRL.

StepStone Group Inc. FY2025 10-K Analysis

Business Overview

  • Core business model: investment management and advisory focused on private markets funds and advisory accounts
  • Emphasis on managing risks from higher interest rates impacting credit availability and carried interest valuations (e.g., $75M loss on Legacy Greenspring carried interest in fiscal 2024)
  • Strategic focus on securing access to competitive investment opportunities amid intense market competition for top-performing fund managers
  • Heightened risk management due to client capital call defaults and elevated clawback/contingent repayment obligations under fund agreements
  • Noteworthy impact of SVB collapse in March 2023 temporarily delaying client capital calls and increasing operational risks

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Management and advisory fees grew to $767M in fiscal 2025, a 27% CAGR from $235M in 2020
  • Total committed capital $409.9B with net IRR 11.2% and net multiple 1.4x as of March 31, 2025
  • Primaries segment: $325.9B committed, net IRR 10.8%; Secondaries best performer net IRR 14.4%, $28.4B committed
  • Accrued carried interest allocations backlog $1,496M, 75% from vintages 2019 or prior
  • $24.6B committed but undeployed capital to drive near-term fee growth; 95% client retention rate noted
  • Large investments in platform infrastructure supporting operating margin improvement planned
  • Management outlook emphasizes growth from existing clients, geographic expansion, private wealth channels, and data monetization

Risk Factors

  • No specific or timely risks disclosed in the provided Risk Factors section for StepStone Group Inc.

StepStone Group Inc. FY2025 Key Financial Metrics
XBRL

Revenue

$1.2B

+65.1% YoY

Net Income

-$180M

-409.1% YoY

Net Margin

-15.3%

-2345bp YoY

ROE

-100.1%

-11802bp YoY

Total Assets

$4.6B

+21.1% YoY

EPS (Diluted)

$-2.52

-376.9% YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$65M

-59.8% YoY

Source: XBRL data from StepStone Group Inc. FY2025 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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