Company: FRHC
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000924805-25-000041
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Company: Freedom Holding Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
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 national media platform in Kazakhstan offering tailored streaming services to the Kazakhstan and broader Central Asia markets. This platform is built and developed to provide unlimited access to a diverse collection of TV shows, movies, documentaries, and an exclusive content of multiple genres that is produced in-house.

Credit Ratings

On June 26, 2025, S&P Global Ratings ("S&P") revised its outlook to positive from stable and affirmed its 'B+/B' long- and short-term issuer credit ratings on Freedom KZ, Freedom EU, Freedom Global, and Freedom Bank KZ. S&P affirmed 'B-' long-term rating on Freedom Holding Corp. and maintained the stable outlook. The ratings of Freedom KZ and Freedom Bank KZ on the national scale were increased from "kzBBВ" to "kzBBВ+". The positive outlook on Group's financial operating companies reflects substantial achievements in establishing consolidated risk management and compliance and strengthening these functions in its financial subsidiaries.

On October 3, 2025, S&P raised its long-term issuer credit and financial strength ratings on life insurance company Freedom Life to 'BB+' from 'BB'. The outlook is stable. The agency also raised its national scale rating to 'kzAA' from 'kzAA-'. Pursuant to S&P, the upgrade reflects Freedom Life's track record of market share and profit growth over recent years.

Earlier, on November 7, 2024, S&P raised its long-term issuer credit and financial strength ratings on Freedom Insurance to 'BB-' from 'B+'. The outlook is stable. S&P also raised the Kazakhstan national scale rating on Freedom Insurance to 'kzA-' from 'kzBBB+'.

Key Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations

Our operations have been, and may continue to be, affected by certain key factors as well as certain historical events. The key factors affecting our business and the results of operations include, in particular: market and economic conditions, expansion of our digital ecosystem, acquisitions and expansion into new business areas and markets, our transactions with related parties, our arrangements with market maker customers, and governmental policies. For additional information on these factors and other risks that may affect our financial condition and results of operations, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Part II Item 7 of the 2025 Form 10-K and "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A, of the 2025 Form 10-K.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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