RF CAPITAL REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS
Canada NewsWire
TORONTO, April 30, 2024
Q1 2025 Financial Highlights
(compared to Q1 2024)
AUA(1,2) and Revenue
-- Ending AUA1,2 increased to $39.2 billion, up 6% or $2.1 billion driven by
strong equity markets.
-- Revenue increased 11% to $99.4 million, led by 17% higher fee revenue and
despite a 14% decrease in interest revenue.
Profitability and Cash Flow
-- Gross margin increased 5% to $55.4 million, consistent with the increase
in revenue.
-- EBITDA1 decreased 30% to $9.5 million due to higher operating expense1
growth, primarily driven by mark-to-market adjustments on restricted and
deferred share units (RSUs and DSUs) and foreign exchange (FX)
translation adjustments, both of which represent gains or losses from the
change in fair value of balance sheet items (balance sheet revaluation
adjustments). Excluding these adjustments, EBITDA increased 3% to $12.7
million as gross margin growth outpaced operating expense growth.
-- Net loss increased to $4.1 million from $1.1 million in Q1 2024 primarily
due to balance sheet revaluation adjustments.
-- Cash from operating activities was $5.4 million compared to ($11.8)
million in Q1 2024, driven by higher fee revenue.
-- Free cash flow available for growth1,3 was $2.0 million compared to
($13.3) million in Q1 2024, in line with higher operating cash flows.
-- Free cash flow1,3 was ($1.8) million compared to ($15.7) million in Q1
2024, in line with the increase in free cash flow available for growth.
Balance sheet
-- Net working capital1, 4 was $86.7 million, a decrease of $2.1 million
from Q4 2024 as the reduction in liquid assets more than offset the
decrease in current liabilities.
TORONTO, April 30, 2024 /CNW/ - RF Capital Group Inc. (RF Capital or the Company) (TSX: RCG) today reported revenue of $99.4 million in the first quarter of 2025, up 11% compared to the prior year. The increase in revenue was driven by AUA(1,2) of $39.2 billion, up $2.1 billion compared to prior year Q1 attributable mainly to strong equity markets, recruiting, and net new asset gains. With year-over-year growth in operating expenses(1) increasing 17% to $46.0 million due to balance sheet revaluation adjustments, EBITDA(1) decreased 30% to $9.5 million.
For more detail on our results, please refer to our MD&A for the period ending March 31, 2025.
1. Considered to be non-GAAP or supplemental financial
measures, which do not have any standardized meaning
prescribed by GAAP under IFRS and are therefore unlikely
to be comparable to similar measures presented by
other issuers. For further information, please see
the "Non-GAAP and Supplemental Financial Measures"
section of this release.
2. AUA is a measure of client assets and is common in
the wealth management business. It represents the
market value of client assets managed and administered
by us.
3. Commencing Q1 2025, we have updated our free cash
flow available for growth and free cash flow calculations.
Prior period amounts have been revised to conform
with the change. For further information, please see
the "Non-GAAP and Supplementary Financial Measures"
section of this release.
4. Commencing Q4 2024, we have updated our net working
capital calculation to exclude the non-repayable portion
of employee and other loans receivable from current
assets. For further information, please see the "Non-GAAP
and Supplementary Financial Measures" section of this
release".
Dave Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Looking ahead in 2025, in light of the political and macroeconomic uncertainty in the markets, we will continue to be laser-focused on our three strategic growth pillars. We expect to continue deploying our free cash flow available for growth(1) to ensure our advisor teams have the products, services, and tools needed to provide superior client advice and service, as well as into recruitment. We are excited by the recent appointment of Kevin Shubley to SVP, Head of Advisor Experience and Growth. Kevin will lead the work to help our advisor teams grow, make their practices more valuable and to ensure a relentless focus on creating operational excellence. With our corporate teams, advisor teams, and the Executive Committee aligned, we are the best independent choice for Canada's top advisors and their clients." |
Outlook and Key Performance Drivers
Our current view on the drivers of our financial performance and profitability for 2025 is as follows:
-- AUA1,2 is highly correlated with equity and bond market movements which
are inherently difficult to predict and can be impacted by broader
economic conditions. We expect to see increased volatility in these
markets as a result of the new U.S. trade and tariff policies and their
global ramifications. However, AUA will also be impacted by growth in our
existing advisors' client assets and by recruiting and attrition.
-- Interest revenue is impacted by prime rate trends, which economists
expect to continue to decline before stabilizing later in 2025.
-- Transaction activity underlying our corporate finance revenue could
rebound but is more likely to remain subdued.
-- We expect inflation to remain in the Bank of Canada's target range for
2025, although there is uncertainty due to the new U.S. trade and tariff
policies. We remain committed to finding operating cost savings and
efficiencies in our business.
-- Free cash flow available for growth1 is expected to be deployed towards
advisor recruitment.
Preferred Share Dividend
On April 30, 2025, the board of directors approved a cash dividend of $0.233313 per Series B Preferred Share for a total of $1,073, payable on June 30, 2025(3) to preferred shareholders of record on June 13, 2025.
First Quarter 2025 and Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The Company will hold its annual meeting of shareholders (the Meeting), in person, at its head office in Toronto, on the 25(th) floor, at 100 Queens Quay East, on Thursday, May 1, at 11:00 a.m. $(EST.UK)$.
The Chair of RF Capital's Board of Directors, Donald Wright, will host the Meeting. President and CEO, Dave Kelly, will then discuss the financial and strategic highlights of 2024, and provide a brief update on the Company's first quarter 2025 results and outlook for the remainder of the year. A live and archived audio webcast with slide presentation will be accessible at https://richardsonwealth.com/investor-relations/shareholder-meetings/.
1. Considered to be non-GAAP or supplemental financial
measures, which do not have any standardized meaning
prescribed by GAAP under IFRS and are therefore unlikely
to be comparable to similar measures presented by
other issuers. For further information, please see
the "Non-GAAP and Supplemental Financial Measures"
section of this release.
2. AUA is a measure of client assets and is common in
the wealth management business. It represents the
market value of client assets managed and administered
by us.
3. In the event that the payment date is not a business
day, such dividend shall be paid on the next succeeding
day that is a business day.
Select Financial Information
The following table presents the Company's financial results for Q1 2025, Q4 2024 and Q1 2024.
As at or for the three months ended
March 31, December Increase/ March Increase/
31, 31,
($ thousands, 2025 2024 (decrease) 2024 (decrease)
except as
otherwise
indicated)
Key performance
drivers(1) :
AUA - ending(2)
($ millions) 39,152 39,527 (1 %) 37,010 6 %
AUA - average(2)
($ millions) 39,746 39,760 (0 %) 36,060 10 %
Fee revenue 77,496 73,821 5 % 66,146 17 %
Fee revenue(3)
(%) 91 90 +100 bps 92 (50.0)
Operating expense
ratio(4) (%) 82.9 70.5 +1,240 bps 74.3 +860 bps
EBITDA margin(5)
(%) 9.5 16.8 (730) bps 15.2 $(570.SI)$ bps
Asset yield(6) +5 +1
(%) 0.89 0.84 bps 0.88 bps
Advisory teams(7)
(#) 149 150 (1 %) 151 (1 %)
Operating
Performance
Reported results:
Revenue 99,393 96,887 3 % 89,361 11 %
Gross margin(8) 55,417 55,073 1 % 52,768 5 %
Operating
expenses(1,9) 45,951 38,835 18 % 39,229 17 %
EBITDA(1) 9,466 16,238 (42 %) 13,539 (30 %)
Income/(loss)
before income
taxes (3,301) 3,094 n/m 63 n/m
Net income/(loss) (4,112) 1,290 n/m (1,127) 265 %
Net income/(loss)
per common share (0.33) 0.01 n/m (0.14) 136 %
Net income/(loss)
per common share
- diluted (0.33) 0.01 n/m (0.14) 136 %
Adjusted
results(1) :
Income/(loss)
before income
taxes (38) 6,357 n/m 3,326 n/m
Net income/(loss) (1,714) 3,688 n/m 1,271 n/m
Net income/(loss)
per common share
- diluted (0.18) 0.17 n/m 0.01 n/m
Cash flow:
Cash provided
by/(used in)
operating
activities 5,401 14,442 (63 %) (11,826) n/m
Free cash flow
available for
growth(1, 10) 1,981 11,466 (83 %) (13,335) n/m
Free cash flow(1,
10) (1,808) 9,731 n/m (15,666) (88 %)
As at
March 31, December Increase/
31,
($ thousands, 2025 2024 (decrease)
except as
otherwise
indicated)
Select balance
sheet
information:
Total assets 1,400,887 1,458,681 (4 %)
Debt 110,922 110,922 -
Shareholders'
equity 321,803 326,982 (2 %)
Net working
capital(1,11) 86,665 88,729 (2 %)
Common share
information:
Book value per
common share ($) 13.32 13.65 (2 %)
Closing share
price ($) 10.01 7.51 33 %
Weighted-average
number of common
shares
outstanding
- diluted
(millions) 15.73 15.73 --
Common share
market
capitalization
($ millions) 157 118 33 %
1. Considered to be non-GAAP or SFMs, which do not have
any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP under
IFRS and are, therefore, unlikely to be comparable
to similar measures presented by other issuers. For
further information, please see the "Non-GAAP and
Supplementary Financial Measures" section of this
release.
2. AUA is a measure of client assets and is common in
the wealth management industry. It represents the
market value of client assets that we administer.
3. Calculated as fee revenue divided by commissionable
revenue. Commissionable revenue includes fee revenue,
trading commissions, and commissions earned in connection
with the placement of new issues and the sale of insurance
products.
4. Calculated as operating expenses divided by gross
margin. There have been no adjusting items impacting
operating expenses beyond Q2 2023.
5. Calculated as EBITDA divided by revenue. There have
been no adjusting items impacting EBITDA beyond Q2
2023.
6. Calculated as fee revenue, trading commissions, and
interest on cash, divided by average AUA.
7. Prior periods have been revised to reflect the internal
consolidation of certain teams.
8. Calculated as revenue less advisor variable compensation.
We use gross margin to measure operating profitability
on the revenue that accrues to the Company after making
advisor payments that are directly linked to revenue.
9. Operating expenses include employee compensation and
benefits; selling, general, and administrative expenses;
and transformation costs and other provisions.
10. Commencing Q1 2025, we have updated our free cash
flow available for growth and free cash flow calculations.
Prior period amounts have been revised to conform
with the change. For further information, please see
the "Non-GAAP and Supplementary Financial Measures"
section of this release.
11. Calculated as current assets less current liabilities.
For further information, please see the "Liquidity
and Share Capital" section of this release.
Quarterly Results
The following table presents selected quarterly financial information for our eight most recently completed financial quarters.
2025 2024 2023
($ thousands, Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2
except as
otherwise
indicated)
Key performance
drivers(1) :
AUA - ending(2) ($
millions) 39,152 39,527 39,004 37,125 37,010 35,236 34,726 35,788
AUA - average(2)
($ millions) 39,746 39,760 38,065 36,976 36,060 34,926 35,630 35,880
Fee revenue(3) (%) 91 90 91 90 92 89 92 90
Adjusted operating
expense ratio(4)
(%) 82.9 70.5 75.8 71.9 74.3 71.5 67.3 70.9
Adjusted EBITDA
margin(5) (%) 9.5 16.8 13.6 16.5 15.2 16.7 19.3 16.9
Asset yield(6) (%) 0.89 0.84 0.85 0.86 0.88 0.87 0.87 0.86
Advisory teams(7)
(#) 149 150 153 152 151 153 155 154
Operating
Performance:
Reported results:
Revenue 99,393 96,887 91,871 91,216 89,361 86,752 87,836 88,832
Variable advisor
compensation 43,976 41,814 40,183 37,650 36,593 35,866 36,012 37,305
Gross margin(8) 55,417 55,073 51,688 53,566 52,768 50,886 51,824 51,527
Operating
expenses(1,9) 45,951 38,835 39,195 38,496 39,229 36,368 34,892 36,946
EBITDA(1) 9,466 16,238 12,493 15,070 13,539 14,518 16,932 14,581
Advisor award and
loan amortization 3,125 3,211 3,103 2,909 3,161 5,844 4,457 3,884
Interest 3,322 3,649 3,725 3,413 3,750 3,994 3,527 3,675
Amortization and
depreciation of
premises and
equipment 2,694 2,677 2,660 2,749 3,049 3,385 3,414 3,366
Amortization of
intangibles 3,626 3,607 3,563 3,537 3,516 3,464 3,442 3,439
Income/(loss)
before income
taxes (3,301) 3,094 $(558.SI)$ 2,462 63 (2,169) 2,092 217
Net income/(loss)
from continuing
operations (4,112) 1,290 (2,309) 2,714 (1,127) (2,882) (189) (1,425)
Net income/(loss)
from discontinued
operations(10) - - - - - - - (2,064)
Net
income/(loss)(10) (4,112) 1,290 (2,309) 2,714 (1,127) (2,882) (189) (3,489)
Net income/(loss)
per common share
from continuing
operations (0.33) 0.01 (0.22) 0.11 (0.14) (0.26) (0.10) (0.20)
Net income/(loss)
per common share
from continuing
operations -
diluted (0.33) 0.01 (0.22) 0.10 (0.14) (0.26) (0.10) (0.20)
Net income/(loss)
per common
share(10) (0.33) 0.01 (0.22) 0.11 (0.14) (0.26) (0.10) (0.37)
Net income/(loss)
per common share
- diluted(10) (0.33) 0.01 (0.22) 0.10 (0.14) (0.26) (0.10) (0.37)
Adjusted
results(1) :
Operating
expenses(9) 45,951 38,835 39,195 38,496 39,229 36,368 34,892 36,533
EBITDA 9,466 16,238 12,493 15,070 13,539 14,518 16,932 14,994
Income/(loss)
before income
taxes (38) 6,357 2,705 5,725 3,326 1,094 5,355 3,893
Net income/(loss) (1,714) 3,688 89 5,112 1,271 (483) 2,209 1,279
Cash flow:
Cash provided
by/(used in)
operating
activities 5,401 14,442 15,977 5,162 (11,826) 2,836 16,624 25,741
Free cash flow
available for
growth(1, 11) 1,981 11,466 18,208 8,019 (13,335) 12,149 13,716 21,532
Free cash flow(1,
11) (1,808) 9,731 11,803 1,859 (15,666) (139) 13,384 20,922
1. Considered to be non-GAAP or SFMs, which do not have
any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP under
IFRS and are, therefore, unlikely to be comparable
to similar measures presented by other issuers. For
further information, please see the "Non-GAAP and
Supplementary Financial Measures" section of this
MD&A.
2. AUA is a measure of client assets and is common in
the wealth management industry. It represents the
market value of client assets that we administer.
3. Calculated as fee revenue divided by commissionable
revenue. Commissionable revenue includes fee revenue,
trading commissions, and commissions earned in connection
with the placement of new issues and the sale of insurance
products.
4. Calculated as adjusted operating expenses divided
by gross margin. There have been no adjusting items
impacting operating expenses beyond Q2 2023.
5. Calculated as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.
There have been no adjusting items impacting EBITDA
beyond Q2 2023.
6. Calculated as fee revenue, trading commissions, and
interest on cash, divided by average AUA.
7. Prior periods have been revised to reflect the internal
consolidation of certain teams.
8. Calculated as revenue less advisor variable compensation.
We use gross margin to measure operating profitability
on the revenue that accrues to the Company after making
advisor payments that are directly linked to revenue.
9. Operating expenses include employee compensation and
benefits; selling, general, and administrative expenses;
and transformation costs and other provisions. Adjusted
operating expenses are calculated as operating expenses
less transformation costs and other provisions.
10. In Q2 2023, we recorded a provision for a legacy employment
litigation matter related to the 2019 sale of our
capital markets business to Stifel Nicolaus Canada
Inc. See Note 25 to the 2023 Annual Financial Statements.
11. Commencing Q1 2025, we have updated our free cash
flow available for growth and free cash flow calculations.
Prior period amounts have been revised to conform
with the change. For further information, please see
the "Non-GAAP and Supplementary Financial Measures"
section of this MD&A.
Non-GAAP and Supplemental Financial Measures
In addition to GAAP prescribed measures, we use a variety of non-GAAP financial measures, non-GAAP ratios and SFMs to assess our performance. We use these non-GAAP financial measures and SFMs because we believe that they provide useful information to investors regarding our performance and results of operations. Readers are cautioned that non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP ratios, and SFMs often do not have any standardized meaning and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Non-GAAP measures are reported in addition to, and should not be considered alternatives to, measures of performance according to IFRS.
Adjusted Results
Some of our non-GAAP financial measures (including non-GAAP ratios) reflect adjusted results. In periods that we determine adjusting items have a significant impact on a user's assessment of ongoing business performance, we may present adjusted results in addition to reported results by removing these items from the reported results. Management considers the adjusting items to be outside of our core operating performance. We believe that adjusted results can enhance comparability across reporting periods and provide the reader with a better understanding of how management views core performance. Adjusted results are also intended to provide the user with results that have greater consistency and comparability to those of other issuers. All adjusting items affect reported expenses.
Adjusting items in this release include the following:
-- Transformation costs and other provisions: charges in connection with the
transformation of our business and other matters. These charges encompass
a range of transformation initiatives, including refining our ongoing
operating model, outsourcing our carrying broker operations, realigning
parts of our real estate footprint, and rolling out new strategy across
the Company. There have been no transformation costs recorded since Q2
2023.
-- Amortization of acquired intangibles: amortization of intangible assets
created on the acquisition of Richardson Wealth.
-- The following items are not included as adjusting items in this release:
-- Balance sheet revaluation adjustments such as mark-to-market adjustments
on our share-based compensation (RSUs and DSUs) and FX translation
-- Costs related to our 2024 leadership transition
-- Other one-time expenses or recoveries that we consider to be normal
course of business, unless otherwise specified
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
A non-GAAP financial measure is a financial measure used to depict our historical or expected future financial performance, financial position or cash flow and, with respect to its composition, either excludes an amount that is included in, or includes an amount that is excluded from, the composition of the most directly comparable financial measure disclosed in our 2024 Annual Financial Statements. A non-GAAP ratio is a financial measure disclosed in the form of a ratio, fraction, percentage, or similar representation and that has a non-GAAP financial measure as one or more of its components.
The primary non-GAAP financial measures (including non-GAAP ratios) used in this document are:
EBITDA
EBITDA is commonly used in the wealth management industry. We believe it provides a more accurate measure of our core operating results and is a commonly used basis for enterprise valuation. EBITDA is used to evaluate core operating performance by adjusting net income/(loss) to exclude:
-- Interest expense, which we record primarily in connection with debt
-- Income tax expense/(recovery)
-- Amortization and depreciation which we record in connection with leases,
equipment, and leasehold improvements
-- Amortization related to intangible assets
-- Amortization in connection with investment advisor transition and loan
programs. We view these loans as an effective recruiting and retention
tool for advisors, the cost of which is assessed by management upfront
when the loan is provided rather than over its term.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA excluding adjusting items.
Adjusted EBITDA margin is a non-GAAP ratio defined as adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.
The table in the "Quarterly Non-GAAP Information" section below reconciles our reported net income/(loss) to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses are defined as total reported expenses less interest, advisor award and loan amortization, amortization and depreciation of premises and equipment, and amortization of intangibles. These are the expenses that factor into the EBITDA calculation discussed above.
Operating expense ratio is a non-GAAP ratio defined as operating expenses divided by gross margin.
Adjusted operating expenses are defined as operating expenses less adjusting items.
Adjusted operating expense ratio is a non-GAAP ratio defined as adjusted operating expenses divided by gross margin.
The table in the "Quarterly Non-GAAP Information" section below reconciles our reported total expenses to operating expenses and adjusted operating expenses.
Adjusted Net Income
Adjusted net income is defined as net income/(loss) from continuing operations less adjusting items.
The table in the "Quarterly Non-GAAP Information" section below reconciles our reported net income/(loss) to adjusted net income/(loss).
Commissionable Revenue
Commissionable revenue includes fee revenue, trading commissions, commission revenue earned in connection with the placement of new issues, and revenue earned on the sale of insurance products. We use commissionable revenue to evaluate advisor compensation paid on that revenue.
Net Working Capital
Commencing Q4 2024, we updated our calculation to exclude the non-repayable portion of employee and other loans receivable from current assets.
Net working capital represents the excess capital available to deploy in operations or growth and is comprised of current assets less current liabilities. We use net working capital to manage our liquidity as well as evaluate the efficiency of our operations. Net working capital is widely used across the wealth management industry and beyond to assess the financial health of entities and associated risks.
The table in the "Quarterly Non-GAAP Information" section below provides our net working capital calculation.
Free Cash Flow
Commencing Q1 2025, we have updated our free cash flow available for growth and free cash flow calculations to consider cash impacts of non-cash operating items and RF Capital preferred share dividends. Comparative periods have been revised to conform with the current period presentation.
Free cash flow available for growth is the cash flow the Company generates from its continuing operations before any investments in growth or transformation initiatives. We use this metric to evaluate the efficiency of our operations and assess the capital available to reinvest in growth activities. It is calculated as cash provided by/(used in) operating activities per the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows add adjusting items and net outlays to attract new advisors to the firm, less lease payments, RF Capital preferred share dividends, and maintenance capital expenditures.
Free cash flow is the net cash flow that the Company generates from its continuing operations after investments in growth and transformation initiatives. We use free cash flow to evaluate the efficiency of our growth initiatives and assess the capital available after investments in growth. It is calculated as free cash flow available for growth less net outlays to attract new advisors to the firm, capital expenditures on growth initiatives, and adjusting items.
The table in the "Quarterly Non-GAAP Information" section below reconciles our reported cash provided by/(used in) operating activities to free cash flow for growth and free cash flow.
Supplementary Financial Measures
An SFM is a financial measure that is not reported in our financial statements, and is, or is intended to be, reported periodically to represent historical or expected future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows. The Company's key SFMs disclosed in this release include AUA, average AUA per team, recruited assets, and asset yield. Management uses these measures to assess the operational performance of the Company. These measures do not have any definition prescribed under IFRS and do not meet the definition of a non-GAAP measure or non-GAAP ratio and may differ from the methods used by other companies and, therefore, these measures may not be comparable to other companies. The composition and explanation of an SFM is provided in this release where the measure is first disclosed if the SFM's labeling is not sufficiently descriptive.
Quarterly Non-GAAP Information
The following table presents select quarterly non-GAAP financial information for our eight most recently completed financial quarters.
2025 2024 2023
($ thousands, Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2
except as otherwise
indicated)
Adjusted EBITDA:
Net income/(loss)
from continuing
operations -
reported (4,112) 1,290 (2,309) 2,714 (1,127) (2,882) (189) (1,425)
Income tax
expense/(recovery) 811 1,804 1,751 (252) 1,190 713 2,281 1,642
Income/(loss)
before income
taxes - reported (3,301) 3,094 (558) 2,462 63 (2,169) 2,092 217
Interest 3,322 3,649 3,725 3,413 3,750 3,994 3,527 3,675
Advisor award and
loan amortization 3,125 3,211 3,103 2,909 3,161 5,844 4,457 3,884
Amortization and
depreciation of
premises and
equipment 2,694 2,677 2,660 2,749 3,049 3,385 3,414 3,366
Amortization of
intangibles 3,626 3,607 3,563 3,537 3,516 3,464 3,442 3,439
EBITDA 9,466 16,238 12,493 15,070 13,539 14,518 16,932 14,581
Transformation
costs and other
provisions - - - - - - - 413
Adjusted EBITDA 9,466 16,238 12,493 15,070 13,539 14,518 16,932 14,994
Adjusted operating
expenses:
Total expenses -
reported 58,718 51,979 52,246 51,104 52,705 53,055 49,732 51,310
Interest 3,322 3,649 3,725 3,413 3,750 3,994 3,527 3,675
Advisor award and
loan amortization 3,125 3,211 3,103 2,909 3,161 5,844 4,457 3,884
Amortization and
depreciation of
premises and
equipment 2,694 2,677 2,660 2,749 3,049 3,385 3,414 3,366
Amortization of
intangibles 3,626 3,607 3,563 3,537 3,516 3,464 3,442 3,439
Operating expenses 45,951 38,835 39,195 38,496 39,229 36,368 34,892 36,946
Transformation
costs and other
provisions - - - - - - - 413
Adjusted operating
expenses 45,951 38,835 39,195 38,496 39,229 36,368 34,892 36,533
Adjusted net
income:
Net income/(loss)
from continuing
operations -
reported (4,112) 1,290 (2,309) 2,714 (1,127) (2,882) (189) (1,425)
After-tax adjusting
items:
Transformation
costs and other
provisions - - - - - - - 306
Amortization of
acquired
intangibles 2,398 2,398 2,398 2,398 2,398 2,399 2,398 2,398
Adjusted net
income/(loss) (1,714) 3,688 89 5,112 1,271 (483) 2,209 1,279
Net income/(loss)
per common share
from continuing
operations:
Basic (0.33) 0.01 (0.22) 0.11 (0.14) (0.26) (0.10) (0.20)
Diluted (0.33) 0.01 (0.22) 0.10 (0.14) (0.26) (0.10) (0.20)
Adjusted net
income/(loss) per
common share:
Basic (0.18) 0.17 (0.06) 0.26 0.01 (0.10) 0.09 0.02
Diluted (0.18) 0.17 (0.06) 0.26 0.01 (0.10) 0.07 0.01
Cash flow:
Cash provided
by/(used in)
operating
activities 5,401 14,442 15,977 5,162 (11,826) 2,836 16,624 25,741
Add/(less):
Transformation
costs and other
provisions
(pre-tax) - - - - - - - 413
Advisor loans net
of repayments 1,820 1,270 6,290 7,088 2,249 13,224 557 (657)
Capital
expenditures -
maintenance (1,995) (1,004) (790) (901) (419) (797) (348) (619)
Lease payments (2,172) (2,169) (2,196) (2,257) (2,266) (2,041) (2,044) (2,273)
Preferred share
dividends (1,073) (1,073) (1,073) (1,073) (1,073) (1,073) (1,073) (1,073)
Free cash flow
available for
growth 1,981 11,466 18,208 8,019 (13,335) 12,149 13,716 21,532
Transformation
costs and other
provisions
(pre-tax) - - - - - - - (413)
Advisor loans net
of repayments (1,820) (1,270) (6,290) (7,088) (2,249) (13,224) (557) 657
Capital
expenditures -
growth (net of
lease inducements) (1,969) (465) (115) 928 (82) 936 225 (854)
Free cash flow (1,808) 9,731 11,803 1,859 (15,666) (139) 13,384 20,922
For the three months ended
($ thousands, except as otherwise indicated) March 31, December 31,
2025 2025
Net working capital:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (non-client portion) 86,748 88,556
Securities owned 820 1,593
Net receivable from brokers (non-client portion) 60,034 61,125
Employee and other loans receivable (current
portion) 1,113 1,244
Other assets 15,156 14,758
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 60,500 60,261
Provisions (current portion) 12,030 13,587
Lease liabilities (current portion) 4,676 4,699
Net working capital 86,665 88,729
About RF Capital Group Inc.
RF Capital Group Inc. is a TSX-listed (TSX: RCG) wealth management-focused company. Operating under the Richardson Wealth brand, the Company is one of the largest independent wealth management firms in Canada with $39.2 billion in assets under administration (as of March 31, 2025) and 23 offices across the country. The firm's Advisor teams are focused exclusively on providing strategic wealth advice and innovative investment solutions customized for high net worth or ultra-high net worth families and entrepreneurs. The Company is committed to maintaining exceptional fiduciary standards and has earned certification -- determined annually -- from the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence for its Separately Managed and Portfolio Management Account platforms. For the seventh year in a row, Richardson Wealth has been certified as a "great place to work" by Great Place to Work$(R)$, a global authority on workplace culture.
To learn more about the Company, please visit www.rfcapgroup.com and www.RichardsonWealth.com to view our 2024 annual report and our latest recruiting brochure.
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