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 1
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 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 $8.8 million to $40.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from $49.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $3.7 million in employee compensation and benefit related expenses due to lower headcount, lower commissions and sale of the Lingo carrier business in the third quarter of 2024, $2.3 million in depreciation and amortization expenses due to items being fully amortized in 2024, $1.4 million in occupancy-related costs, $1.0 million in professional services, and $0.4 million in other expenses.

Consumer Products

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consumer Products segment decreased $4.3 million to $30.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from $34.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $2.0 million in professional services, $1.4 million in employee compensation and benefit related expenses due to reduced headcount, and $0.9 million in other expenses.

E-Commerce

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the E-Commerce segment increased $2.4 million to $8.4 million during