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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, primarily due to decreases of $9.8 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, $0.6 million in depreciation and amortization expense, and $0.5 million in other expenses, partially offset by an increase of $1.6 million in occupancy-related costs, due to multiple office closures and lease impairments as a result of the Stifel transaction. 

Communications

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Communications segment decreased $5.5 million to $19.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from $25.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $1.8 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, $1.1 million in depreciation and amortization expenses due to items being fully amortized in 2024, $1.0 million in professional services, $0.8 million in other expenses, and $0.8 million in occupancy-related costs. 

Consumer Products

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consumer Products segment decreased $2.4 million to $14.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from $17.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $1.4 million in professional services, $0.8 million in employee compensation and benefit related expenses due to reduced headcount, and $0.2 million in other expenses due to efforts to reduce costs.

E-Commerce

There were no selling, general and administrative expenses in the E-Commerce segment during the three months ended June 30, 2025. This segment consisted of Nogin which we deconsolidated in the first quarter of 2025. Refer to Note 3 to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Corporate and All Other

Selling, general and administrative expenses for Corporate and All Other decreased $6.4 million to $23.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025 from $29.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 202