Press Release: Freedom Holding Corp. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

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statements are made only as of the date of this release and the Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

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Financial Tables to Follow

 
                          FREEDOM HOLDING CORP. 
 
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) 
   (All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless otherwise 
                                 stated) 
 
                                   September 30, 2024     March 31, 2024 
                                  --------------------  ------------------ 
 
ASSETS 
Cash and cash equivalents 
 (including $1,915 and $203 from 
 related parties)                  $          569,179    $      545,084 
Restricted cash (including 
 $6,669 and $-- with related 
 parties)                                     895,651           462,637 
Trading securities (including 
 $1,231 and $1,326 with related 
 parties)                                   3,601,118         3,688,620 
Available-for-sale securities, 
 at fair value                                284,580           216,621 
Margin lending, brokerage and 
 other receivables, net 
 (including $162,066 and $22,039 
 due from related parties)                  1,623,962         1,660,275 
Loans issued (including $141,290 
 and $147,440 to related 
 parties)                                   1,368,656         1,381,715 
Fixed assets, net                             142,446            83,002 
Intangible assets, net                         46,112            47,668 
Goodwill                                       53,166            52,648 
Right-of-use asset                             37,028            36,324 
Insurance contract assets                      24,982            24,922 
Other assets, net (including 
 $14,914 and $5,257 with related 
 parties)                                     169,375           102,414 
                                      ---------------       ----------- 
TOTAL ASSETS                       $        8,816,255    $    8,301,930 
                                      ===============       =========== 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' 
EQUITY 
Securities repurchase agreement 
 obligations                       $        2,584,131    $    2,756,596 
Customer liabilities (including 
 $191,607 and $44,127 to related 
 parties)                                   3,329,133         2,273,830 
Margin lending and trade 
 payables                                     303,411           867,880 
Liabilities from insurance 
 activity                                     364,156           297,180 
Current income tax liability                   27,844            32,996 
Debt securities issued                        267,341           267,251 
Lease liability                                37,664            35,794 
Liability arising from 
 continuing involvement                       506,091           521,885 
Other liabilities (including 
 $729 and $9,854 to related 
 parties)                                     133,248            81,560 
                                      ---------------       ----------- 
TOTAL LIABILITIES                  $        7,553,019    $    7,134,972 
                                      ===============       =========== 
Commitments and Contingent 
Liabilities (Note 23)                              --                -- 
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Preferred stock - $0.001 par 
value; 20,000,000 shares 
authorized, no shares issued or 
outstanding                                        --                -- 
Common stock - $0.001 par value; 
 500,000,000 shares authorized; 
 60,557,801 shares issued and 
 outstanding as of September 30, 
 2024, and 60,321,813 shares 
 issued and outstanding as of 
 March 31, 2024, respectively                      61                60 
Additional paid in capital                    209,249           183,788 
Retained earnings                           1,147,798           998,740 
Accumulated other comprehensive 
 loss                                         (96,869)          (18,938) 
                                      ---------------       ----------- 
TOTAL FRHC SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY    $        1,260,239    $    1,163,650 
                                      ---------------       ----------- 
 
Non-controlling interest                        2,997             3,308 
                                      ---------------       ----------- 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY         $        1,263,236    $    1,166,958 
                                      ---------------       ----------- 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND 
 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY              $        8,816,255    $    8,301,930 
                                      ===============       =========== 
 
 
                              FREEDOM HOLDING CORP. 
 
     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF OTHER 
                         COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) 
   (All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless otherwise stated) 
 
                              Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended September 
                                September 30,                     30, 
                          --------------------------  ---------------------------- 
                              2024          2023          2024          2023 
                           ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
 
Revenue: 
Fee and commission 
 income (including for 
 the three months ended 
 $837 and $20,022, for 
 the six months ended 
 $1,703 and $35,917 from 
 related parties)         $   121,051   $   111,703   $   236,540   $   210,406 
Net gain on trading 
 securities                    68,317        50,771        16,215        82,587 
Interest income 
 (including for the 
 three months ended $375 
 and $9,731, for the six 
 months ended $644 and 
 $15,084 from related 
 parties)                     210,324       213,063       436,328       362,412 
Insurance underwriting 
 income                       160,344        57,976       289,752       102,865 
Net gain/(loss) on 
 foreign exchange 
 operations                     6,479        (3,696)       14,568        15,605 
Net gain/(loss) on 
 derivative                     6,308         1,378        18,802       (29,227) 
Other income                    8,077         4,386        19,410         7,143 
                           ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
TOTAL REVENUE, NET        $   580,900   $   435,581   $ 1,031,615   $   751,791 
                           ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
 
Expense: 
Fee and commission 
 expense                  $    90,837   $    31,614   $   170,984   $    60,298 
Interest expense              124,665       139,381       270,383       234,427 
Insurance claims 
 incurred, net of 
 reinsurance                   66,684        33,988       113,993        55,502 
Payroll and bonuses            66,210        39,998       123,734        71,628 
Professional services           8,245        11,951        15,513        18,576 
Stock compensation 
 expense                       12,056         1,031        22,671         2,264 
Advertising expense            20,049         8,639        37,250        16,739 
General and 
 administrative expense 
 (including for the 
 three months ended 
 $6,247 and $5,229, for 
 the six months ended 
 $8,971 and $7,561 from 
 related parties)              53,240        29,630        98,345        54,105 
Provision for allowance 
 for expected credit 
 losses                        10,427         4,662         8,657        18,988 
                           ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
TOTAL EXPENSE             $   452,413   $   300,894   $   861,530   $   532,527 
                           ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX      128,487       134,687       170,085       219,264 
 
Income tax expense            (13,999)      (19,208)      (21,338)      (35,864) 
 
NET INCOME                $   114,488   $   115,479   $   148,747   $   183,400 
                           ==========    ==========    ==========    ========== 
 
Less: Net loss 
 attributable to 
 non-controlling 
 interest in subsidiary          (170)         (368)         (311)         (549) 
                           ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE 
 TO COMMON                $   114,658   $   115,847   $   149,058   $   183,949 
                           ==========    ==========    ==========    ========== 
 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE 
INCOME 
Change in unrealized 
 gain on investments 
 available-for-sale, net 
 of tax effect                  4,306         2,168         7,680         4,407 
Reclassification 
 adjustment for net 
 realized (gain)/loss on 
 available-for-sale 
 investments disposed of 
 in the period, net of 
 tax effect                       185          (306)          167        (1,264) 
Foreign currency 
 translation 
 adjustments                  (19,967)      (29,933)      (85,778)      (31,693) 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS      (15,476)      (28,071)      (77,931)      (28,550) 
 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
 BEFORE NON-CONTROLLING 
 INTERESTS                $    99,012   $    87,408   $    70,816   $   154,850 
                           ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
 
Less: Comprehensive loss 
 attributable to 
 non-controlling 
 interest in subsidiary          (170)         (368)         (311)         (549) 
 
COMPREHENSIVE 
 INCOME/(LOSS) 
 ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON 
 SHAREHOLDERS             $    99,182   $    87,776   $    71,127   $   155,399 
                           ----------    ----------    ----------    ---------- 
 

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