Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) Q1 2025 Earnings Call April 30, 2025 04:30 PM ET Company Participants Jill Meyer - Senior VP & Director of Fiduciary ServicesBrian Casey - President & Chief Executive OfficerTerry Forbes - SVP, CFO and Treasurer Conference Call Participants Macrae Sykes - Portfolio Manager & Research Analyst Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Westwood Holdings Group First Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only ...

Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) Q1 2025 Earnings Call April 30, 2025 04:30 PM ET Speaker0 Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Westwood Holdings Group First Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you'll need to press 11 on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withd ...

Core Insights - Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. reported strong performance in Q1 2025, with significant achievements in both Institutional and Intermediary channels, including a nearly $1 billion sub-advisory mandate in Small Cap Value strategy and the best sales quarter since 2022 in the Intermediary channel [2][3] - The company launched the LBRTY Global Equity ETF and celebrated the one-year anniversary of the MDST ETF, which has an annualized distribution rate of 10.5% [1][2] - Firmwide assets under management (AUM) totaled $18.0 billion, comprising $17.0 billion in AUM and $1.0 billion in assets under advisement (AUA) [3] Financial Performance - Quarterly revenues were $23.3 million, down from $25.6 million in the previous quarter but up from $22.7 million a year ago [7] - Net income for Q1 2025 was $0.5 million, a decrease from $2.1 million in Q4 2024 and $2.3 million in Q1 2024 [4][5] - Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.05 compared to $0.24 in Q4 2024 and $0.27 in Q1 2024 [4][5] Economic Earnings - Non-GAAP Economic Earnings for Q1 2025 were $2.5 million, or $0.29 per share, compared to $3.4 million, or $0.39 per share in Q4 2024, and $3.0 million, or $0.36 per share in Q1 2024 [4][5][7] - The company declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per common share, payable on July 1, 2025 [7] Balance Sheet and Cash Flow - As of March 31, 2025, total assets were $134.988 million, down from $149.989 million at the end of Q4 2024 [14] - Cash and cash equivalents decreased to $9.418 million from $18.847 million in the previous quarter [15] - Stockholders' equity totaled $119.3 million, with no debt reported [7][14]