Company: FRHC
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000924805-25-000041
Chunk: 319

Company: Freedom Holding Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
Chunk 319
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 by $7.8 million. The increase was primarily driven by a $16.6 million rise in payroll and bonus expenses, reflecting our continued investment in attracting and retaining top talent, a $5.2 million increase in fee and commission expenses due to higher customer trading activity, and a $2.4 million increase in general and administrative expenses. These increases were partially offset by a $10.0 million decrease in interest expense, mainly related to lower interest paid on securities repurchase agreements, a $5.0 million decrease in advertising and sponsorship expenses, as marketing activities were scaled back during the period, and a $1.4 million decrease in stock-based compensation.

Banking Segment

•In the three months ended September 30, 2025, total expenses, net in our Banking segment decreased primarily due to a $24.0 million decrease in interest expense due to reduction in the securities portfolio for which the Bank uses repurchase agreements, decrease for a $1.6 million in provision for credit losses, a $1.0 million decrease in payroll and bonuses expense. The decrease was partially offset by a $3.8 million increase in fee and commission expense, in particular for the banking services, a $2.1 million increase in general and administrative expense, in particular for the depreciation of fixed assets and software expenses, and a $1.7 million increase in advertising and sponsorship expenses.

Insurance Segment

•In the three months ended September 30, 2025, total expenses, net in our insurance segment decreased mainly due to a $32.8 million decrease in fee and commission expense, $5.6 million decrease in general and administrative expense, a $1.5 million decrease in stock based compensation. The decrease was partially offset by a $13.2 million increase in insurance claims incurred, net of reinsurance, a $3.1 million increase in provision for credit losses, and a $1.0 million increase in payroll and bonuses expense.

Other Segment

•In the three months ended September 30, 2025, the increase in our Other segment's total expenses, net was driven by an increase in interest expense, payroll and bonuses, cost of sales, general and administrative expense and stock compensation expense. Interest expense increased by $12.2 million, mainly attributable to an increase in interest expense from the debt securities issued by Freedom SPC. There was a $10.3 million increase in payroll and bonuses and $5.8 million in general and administrative expense in our Other segment which was mostly