DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP INC
Business
Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc provides investment advisory and fund administration services primarily through its subsidiary, Diamond Hill Capital Management, a registered investment adviser. It offers active, valuation-disciplined investment strategies and administers open‑end mutual funds, a closed‑end securitized credit fund, a private micro‑cap fund, separately managed accounts, collective investment trusts, other pooled vehicles, and model portfolios. The company’s core business is DHCM’s advisory and fund‑administration operations, which service proprietary and third‑party vehicles. It distributes strategies mainly to institutional asset allocators, wirehouses, banks, broker‑dealers, RIAs and plan sponsors in the United States, and via model delivery programs.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 147 | 151 | 137 | 154 | 182 | |
| Compensation and related costs, excluding deferred compensation expense | 72 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 74 | |
| Deferred compensation expense | 6 | 5 | 6 | −4 | 7 | |
| General and administrative | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
| Sales and marketing | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
| Fund administration | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total operating expenses | 110 | 107 | 101 | 90 | 106 | |
| NET OPERATING INCOME | 37 | 44 | 36 | 64 | 76 | |
| Investment income, net | 31 | 15 | 23 | −20 | 16 | |
| Total non-operating income | 31 | 15 | 23 | — | — | |
| Net income before income taxes | 67 | 59 | 59 | 51 | 102 | |
| Income tax expense | −18 | −16 | −15 | −14 | −26 | |
| NET INCOME | 49 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 76 | |
| Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | −598,493 | −189 | −859,126 | — | — | |
| NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS | 49 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 74 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 17.91 | 15.66 | 14.32 | 13.01 | 23.34 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 17.91 | 15.66 | 14.32 | 13.01 | 23.34 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | |
| Investments | 177 | 160 | 148 | 146 | 167 | |
| Accounts receivable | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Income taxes receivable | 571,547 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Property and equipment, net of depreciation | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Deferred taxes | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
| Total assets | 260 | 245 | 232 | 250 | 286 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| Accrued incentive compensation | 28 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 37 | |
| Lease liability | 6 | 6 | 800,000 | — | — | |
| Deferred compensation | 43 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 37 | |
| Total liabilities | 84 | 83 | 72 | 72 | 84 | |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest | 5,493 | 246,008 | 0 | 14 | 18 | |
| Common shares, no par value: 7,000,000 shares authorized; 2,705.580 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 (inclusive of 274,349 unvested shares); 2,670,469 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 (inclusive of 173,120 unvested shares) | 51 | 28 | 22 | 52 | 80 | |
| Preferred shares, undesignated: 1,000,000 shares authorized and unissued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deferred equity compensation | −29 | −16 | −15 | −17 | −15 | |
| Retained earnings | 154 | 150 | 154 | 129 | 119 | |
| Total permanent shareholders equity | 176 | 162 | 160 | 164 | 184 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 260 | 245 | 232 | 250 | 286 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Share-based compensation | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | |
| (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | 593,825 | −2 | −3 | 3 | −3 | |
| Change in current income taxes | 979,171 | 70,146 | −157,317 | −2 | 1 | |
| Change in deferred income taxes | 2 | 2 | 3 | −5 | −1 | |
| Net gain on investments | −24 | −8 | −17 | 24 | −11 | |
| Net change in securities held by Consolidated Funds | −53 | −36 | −11 | −14 | −50 | |
| Increase (decrease) in accrued incentive compensation | −4 | 2 | −3 | −5 | 9 | |
| Increase in deferred compensation | 3 | 3 | 5 | −7 | 4 | |
| Other changes in assets and liabilities | 2 | −365,494 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | −7 | 17 | 35 | 39 | 26 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment | −2 | −1 | −21,705 | −101,454 | −1 | |
| Purchase of Company sponsored investments | −12 | −15 | −19 | −8 | −21 | |
| Proceeds from sale of Company sponsored investments | 47 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 41 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 33 | 31 | −4 | 6 | 27 | |
| Value of shares withheld related to employee tax withholding obligations | −4 | −6 | −5 | −3 | −2 | |
| Payment of dividends | −27 | −17 | −18 | — | — | |
| Redemptions of redeemable noncontrolling interest holders | −55,009 | 0 | −2 | — | — | |
| Subscriptions received from redeemable noncontrolling interest holders | 23 | 245,819 | 12 | 9 | 10 | |
| Repurchases of common shares | −17 | −30 | −35 | −39 | −8 | |
| Proceeds received under employee stock purchase plan | 268,809 | 327,283 | 409,790 | 526,285 | 603,268 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −25 | −52 | −47 | −63 | −72 | |
| Net change during the year | 798,631 | −5 | −16 | −17 | −18 | |
| Income taxes paid | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 26 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use asset addition, net of lease incentive | 207,227 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Lease incentives included in property and equipment | 174,675 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |