Janus Capital Q1 Earnings Up - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Investment firm Janus Capital Group Inc. (JNS) Tuesday reported a rise in earnings as well as revenues for the first quarter.

Net income attributable to the company was $30.5 million or $0.16 per share, compared with $28 million or $0.15 per share a year earlier.

First-quarter revenues grew to $230.2 million from $214.2 million a year earlier.

Average asses under management increased to $173 billion from $161.8 billion for the same period last year.

On April 17, the company's Board of Directors declared a 17 percent increase in regular quarterly dividend to $0.08 per share, payable on May 23 to shareholders on record at May 9.