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Wright Investors Service Holdings, Inc.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 15, 2025.

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A company's report for each of its first three quarters. The financial statements are not audited. It shows how the business has moved since the last annual report, and what management says changed.

Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 15, 2025

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Previous report: 10-Q

Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-11-13.

0001214659-24-018777

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Current report: 10-Q

Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-15.

0001214659-25-007745

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

Compared 35 previous paragraphs and 24 current paragraphs.

14 unchanged; 7 reworded; 3 added; 11 removed; 3 previous and 0 current paragraphs rearranged.

Tables are not compared: 0 previous and 1 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.

Added paragraphs (3)

Current report

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, Other operating expenses were $172,000.

Current report

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, Interest and other income, net was $31,000 as compared to $66,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decreased interest and other income, net of $35,000 was primarily the result of the lower yields related to the investments in U.S. Treasury securities and mutual funds and lower balances of such investments during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Removed paragraphs (11)

Previous report

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, Other operating expenses were $144,000 as compared to $165,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decreased operating expenses of $21,000 were primarily the result of decreased travel and entertainment expenses of $9,000, decreased fees related to the repair and maintenance of Company owned dam properties of $9,000, and decreased other expenses of $3,000. The dam properties were fully impaired as of December 31, 2018.

Previous report

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, Interest and other income was $20,000 as compared to $76,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decreased interest and other income of $56,000 was primarily the result of decreased interest income earned from investments in U.S. Treasury Bills of $100,000, offset by gain on investment of $44,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2024.

Previous report

The decreased loss from operations of $110,000 was primarily the result of a decrease in Other operating expenses of $89,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, a decrease of Compensation and benefits of $4,000, offset by an increase in Interest and other income of $17,000.

Previous report

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Compensation and benefits were $335,000 as compared to $339,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Previous report

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Other operating expenses were $470,000 as compared to $559,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decreased operating expenses of $89,000 were primarily the result of decreased travel and entertainment expenses of $26,000, decreased other expenses of $7,000, and decreased expenses related to the repair and maintenance of the Company owned dam properties of $56,000. The dam properties were fully impaired as of December 31, 2018.

Previous report

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Interest and other income was $122,000 as compared to $105,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increased interest and other income of $17,000 was primarily the result of increased interest income earned from investments in U.S. Treasury Bills of $9,000 and the gain on investment of $8,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
Reworded paragraphs (7)

Previous wording

The Company’s Board of Directors is considering strategic uses for its funds to develop or acquire interests in one or more operating businesses. While we have focused our development or acquisition efforts on sectors in which our management has expertise, we do not wish to limit ourselves to, or to foreclose any opportunities in, any particular industry or sector. Prior to this use, the Company’s funds have been, and we anticipate will continue to be, invested in high-grade, short-term investments (such as cash and cash equivalents, U.S. Treasury Bills and mutual funds) consistent with the preservation of principal, maintenance of liquidity and avoidance of speculation, until such time as we need to utilize such funds, or any portion thereof, for the purposes described above. The directors will also consider alternatives for distributing some or all of its cash and cash equivalentsand Investments in U.S. Treasury Bills and mutual fundsto stockholders.

Current wording

The Company’s Board of Directors is considering strategic uses for its funds to develop or acquire interests in one or more operating businesses. While we have focused our development or acquisition efforts on sectors in which our management has expertise, we do not wish to limit ourselves to, or to foreclose any opportunities in, any particular industry or sector. Prior to this use, the Company’s funds have been, and we anticipate will continue to be, invested in high-grade, short-term investments (such as cash and cash equivalents, U.S. Treasury Bills and mutual funds) consistent with the preservation of principal, maintenance of liquidity and avoidance of speculation, until such time as we need to utilize such funds, or any portion thereof, for the purposes described above. The directors will also consider alternatives for distributing some or all of its cash and cash equivalents and Investments in U.S. Treasury Bills and mutual funds to stockholders.

Previous wording

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company had a loss from operations of $231,000 compared to a loss from operations of $197,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Current wording

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company had a loss from operations before income taxes of $256,000 compared to a loss from operations before income taxes of $219,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Previous wording

The increased loss from operations of $34,000 was primarily a result of a decrease in Other operating expenses of $21,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 offset by a decrease in Interest and other income of $56,000.

Current wording

The increased loss before income taxes of $37,000 was primarily a result of a decrease in Interest and other income of $35,000.

Previous wording

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, Compensation and benefits were $107,000 as compared to $108,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Current wording

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, Compensation and benefits were $115,000 as compared to $113,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Previous wording

At September 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $86,000, U.S. Treasury Bills totaling $1,438,000 which are included in cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments in U.S. Treasury Bills of $713,000, and mutual funds totaling $385,000 which it intends to use to acquire interests in one or more operating businesses and to fund the Company’s general and administrative expenses. The directors will also consider alternatives for distributing some or all of its cash and cash equivalents and investments to stockholders. The Company believes that its working capital is sufficient to support its operating requirements through December 31, 2025.

Current wording

At March 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $671,000 and investments in mutual funds totaling $1,450,000 which it intends to use to acquire interests in one or more operating businesses, and to fund the Company’s general and administrative expenses. The directors will also consider alternatives for distributing some or all of its cash and cash equivalents and investments to stockholders. The Company believes that its working capital is sufficient to support its operating requirements through June 30, 2026.

Previous wording

Cash equivalents represent short-term, highly liquid investments, which are readily convertible to cash and have maturities of three months or less at time of purchase. Please refer to note 3 for classification of Investments.

Current wording

Cash equivalents represent short-term, highly liquid investments, which are readily convertible to cash and have maturities of three months or less at time of purchase. Please refer to note 5 for valuation of Investments.

Previous wording

The increase in cash and cash equivalents of $1,399,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily the result of $670,000 used in operating activities, $1,278,000 used in the purchase of investments, and the redemption and sale of investments of $3,347,000.

Current wording

The decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $769,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily the result of $244,000 used in operating activities, $560,000 used in the purchase of mutual funds, offset by the sale and the redemption of investments of $35,000.
Rearranged previous paragraphs (3)

Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

Nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023

Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company had a loss from operations of $683,000 compared to a loss from operations before income taxes of $793,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded no income tax expense from operations. No tax benefit has been recorded in relation to the pre-tax loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, due to a full valuation allowance to offset any deferred tax asset related to net operating loss carry forwards attributable to the losses.