Company: RILY
Filing Date: 2025-12-15
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001464790-25-000029
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Company: B. Riley Financial, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-15
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
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 %(4,589)(7.3)%Total selling, general & administrative expenses $309,757 100.0 %$356,954 100.0 %$(47,197)(13.2)%

Total selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $47.2 million to $309.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025 from $357.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $18.1 million in the Capital Markets segment, $13.8 million in the Wealth Management segment, $8.8 million in the Communications segment, $4.6 million in Corporate and All Other, and $4.3 million in the Consumer Products segment, partially offset by an increase of $2.4 million in the E-Commerce segment.

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Capital Markets

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Capital Markets segment decreased by $18.1 million to $86.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025 from $104.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $21.7 million in employee compensation and benefit related expenses, which primarily related to decreases in commissions paid, share based compensation and other payroll expenses largely related to reduced revenue and loss of headcount, and $0.2 million in occupancy-related costs, partially offset by an increase in $1.9 million in other expenses and $1.9 million in professional services.

Wealth Management 

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Wealth Management segment decreased by $13.8 million to $85.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025 from $99.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $16.6 million in employee compensation and benefit related expenses, which primarily related to decreases in commissions paid, bonuses and other payroll expenses due to a decrease in headcount, which aligns with the decrease in revenue, and $0.7 million in depreciation and amortization, partially offset by increases of $1.9 million in occupancy-related costs, due to multiple office closures and lease impairments as a result of the Stifel transaction, and $1.6 million in other expenses.

Communications

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Communications segment decreased $8.