BRC Group Holdings, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Third Quarter 2025 Highlights

• Strong financial performance in the third quarter was led by the Capital Markets segment with $65.4 million in services and fee revenues, the highest quarterly total since the fourth quarter 2023, and segment income of $60.7 million; Wealth segment net income improvement; and consistent financial performance from the Communications segment.
• Total debt was $1.44 billion, and net debt⁽⁵⁾ was $702.9 million; reduced net debt in the third quarter by over $120 million through bond exchanges and investment asset appreciation.
• Filed three Form 10-Qs for Q1, Q2 & Q3 2025 within 120 days, achieving NASDAQ compliance ahead of deadline and bringing our financial reporting current.

Bryant Riley, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of BRC, commented: "We are pleased with the third quarter financial results. B. Riley Securities had a very strong quarter across investment banking, advisory, and research and trading with equity and debt capital raises totaling approximately $10.5 billion while delivering product innovation.  Our Communications segment produced strong cash flow, consistent with previous quarters.  B. Riley Wealth enhanced products and services for clients, while reducing costs and integrating its back office.  

"Our comprehensive transformation efforts across our businesses, operations, and balance sheet throughout 2025 have significantly enhanced our position for 2026.

"The decision to change our name to BRC Group Holdings reflects our evolution over the last three decades from primarily a financial services platform to a portfolio of diverse, distinct companies."

Scott Yessner, Chief Financial Officer of BRC, commented: "With today's filings, BRC has met the continued listing quarterly report filing deadlines required by Nasdaq and brought our SEC periodic reporting current. We want to thank our team and business partners for their unwavering focus and commitment during this demanding period and congratulate our team on the incredible accomplishment of filing three Form 10-Qs in 120 days."

BRC Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results Summary

• Net income available to common shareholders was $89.1 million, compared to a net loss of $(286.4) million in the third quarter 2024.
• Revenues were $277.9 million, compared to $175.4 million in the third quarter 2024.
• Operating revenues⁽¹⁾ were $244.1 million, compared to $253.1 million in the third quarter 2024.
• Adjusted EBITDA⁽³⁾ was $112.2 million, compared to $(89.5) million in the third quarter 2024.
• Operating adjusted EBITDA⁽⁴⁾ was $58.0 million, compared to $12.0 million in the third quarter 2024.
• Total debt was $1.44 billion, with net debt⁽⁵⁾ of $702.9 million, compared to $1.77 billion and $1.06 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2024.
• Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash was $185.5 million, compared to $247.3 million as of December 31, 2024.
• Securities and other investments owned were $315.5 million and total investments⁽⁶⁾ were $406.7 million, compared to $282.3 million and $432.6 million as of December 31, 2024, respectively.
• Basic and diluted earnings per common share (EPS) were $2.91 compared to $(9.39) in the third quarter 2024.
• Third quarter results came within previous estimates, except for net income available to common shareholders, which exceeded the top end of the range by approximately $12 million due to lower income tax provision.

Segment Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results Summary

• Capital Markets segment revenues increased to $116.2 million, up from $(24.7) million in the same prior year period. Segment income increased to $60.7 million, up from $(62.3) million in the same prior year period.
• Wealth Management segment revenues decreased to $42.4 million, down from $50.1 million in the same prior year period. Segment income increased to $7.2 million, up from $0.8 million in the same prior year period. B. Riley Wealth had over $13 billion of client assets under management as of September 30, 2025.
• Communications segment revenues decreased to $60.4 million, down from $67.6 million in the same prior year period. On a combined basis, communications businesses – magicJack, United Online, Credo Mobile, and Lingo – generated segment income of $12.0 million for the third quarter of 2025.
• Consumer Products segment revenues decreased to $47.0 million, down from $49.8 million in the same prior year period. Segment loss decreased to $(1.3) million, down from $(3.5) million in the same prior year period. 

About BRC Group Holdings, Inc.
BRC Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RILY) is a diversified holding company, including financial services, telecom, and retail, and investments in equity, debt and venture capital. Our core financial services platform provides small cap and middle market companies customized end-to-end solutions at every stage of the enterprise life cycle. Our banking business offers comprehensive services in capital markets, sales, trading, research, merchant banking, M&A, and restructuring. Our wealth management business offers wealth management and financial planning services including brokerage, investment management, insurance, and tax preparation. Our telecom businesses provide consumer and business services including traditional, mobile and cloud phone, internet and data, security, and email. Our retail businesses provide mobile computing accessories and home furnishings. BRC deploys its capital inside and outside its core financial services platform to generate shareholder value through opportunistic investments. For more information, please visit www.brcgh.com.

Footnotes
See "Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for further discussion of these non-GAAP terms. A reconciliation of Operating Revenues, Adjusted EBITDA, Operating Adjusted EBITDA, Total Investments, and Net Debt to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included in the financial statements portion of this press release.

(1) Operating Revenues is defined as the sum of (i) service and fees, (ii) interest income – loans, (iii) interest Income - securities lending, (iv) fixed income spread, (v) trading gains attributable to variable interest transactions, and (vi) sales of goods.

(2) Investment Gains (Losses) is defined as sum of (i) trading gains (losses), net and (ii) fair value adjustments on loans, less fixed income spread and trading gains attributable to variable rate transactions.

(3) Adjusted EBITDA includes earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, restructuring charge, share-based payments, gain or loss on extinguishment of loans, gain on bargain purchase, gain on sale and deconsolidation of businesses, gain on senior note exchange, impairment of goodwill and tradenames, and transaction related and other costs.

(4) Operating Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Adjusted EBITDA excluding (i) trading gains (losses), net, net of (a) fixed income spread and (b) trading gains attributable to variable rate transactions, (ii) fair value adjustments on loans, (iii) realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments net of gains attributable to variable rate transactions, and (iv) other investment-related expenses.

(5) Net Debt is defined as the sum of (a) term loans, net, (b) senior notes payable, net, (c) revolving credit facility, and (d) notes payable, net of (i) cash and cash equivalents, (ii) restricted cash, (iii) due from clearing brokers net of due to clearing brokers, and (iv) Total Investments.

(6) Total Investments is defined as the sum of (a) securities and other investments owned net of (i) securities sold not yet purchased and (ii) noncontrolling interest related to investments from continuing operations, (b) loans receivable, at fair value net of loan participations sold, and (c) other investments reported in prepaid and other assets.

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Certain of the information set forth herein, including Adjusted EBITDA, Operating Adjusted EBITDA, Investment Adjusted EBITDA, Operating Revenues, Investment Gains (Losses), Total Investments, and Net Debt, may be considered non-GAAP financial measures. BRC Group Holdings, Inc. believes this information is useful to investors because it provides a basis for measuring the Company's available capital resources, the operating performance of its business and its revenues and cash flow, (i) excluding in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, net interest expense, provisions for or benefit from income taxes, depreciation, amortization, restructuring charge, gain or loss on extinguishment of loans, gain on bargain purchase, gain on sale and deconsolidation of businesses, gain on senior note exchange, impairment of goodwill and tradenames, share-based compensation and transaction related and other costs, (ii) excluding in the case of Operating Adjusted EBITDA, the aforementioned adjustments for adjusted EBITDA as well as trading gains (losses), net, net of fixed income spread and trading gains attributable to variable rate transactions,  fair value adjustments on loans, realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments net of gains attributable to variable rate transactions, and other investment related expenses, (iii) excluding in the case of Operating Revenues, trading gains (losses), net and fair value adjustments on loans less fixed income spread and trading gains attributable to variable rate transactions, (iv) including in the case of Investment Gains (Losses), the aforementioned excluded items of Operating Revenues, (v)  including in the case of Total Investments, securities and other investments owned net of (a) securities sold not yet purchased and (b) noncontrolling interest related to investments from continuing operations, loans receivable, at fair value net of loan participations sold, and other investments reported in prepaid and other assets, (vi) including in the case of Net Debt, term loans, net, senior notes payable, net, revolving credit facility, and notes payable net of (a) cash and cash equivalents, (b) restricted cash, (c) due from clearing brokers net of due to clearing brokers, and (d) aforementioned included items of Total Investments, that would normally be included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). In addition, the Company's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures along with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in evaluating the Company's operating performance, management compensation, capital resources, and cash flow. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP, and non-financial measures as reported by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, our business, operating results, financial condition, and stock price could be materially negatively affected. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of today's date. The Company assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company's performance or achievements to be materially different from any expected future results, performance, or achievements. Actual future results, performance or achievements may differ materially from historical results or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors, some of which are beyond the control of the Company, including, but not limited to, the risks described from time to time in the Company's periodic filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, the risks described in the Company's 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2025, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2025 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2025 under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" (as applicable). These factors should be considered carefully, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

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