$WHG
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC Stock $whg

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000116500221000023 Filed on March 04, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
Revenue	$18.62M	$19.89M	$21.71M
YoY Change	-28.73%	-33.37%	-33.73%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin	$16.71M	$2.823M	$2.916M
YoY Change	-10.5%	-5.27%	1.85%
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development	$2.150M	$2.017M	$2.282M
YoY Change	-8.51%	-13.51%	-4.24%
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$690.0K	$670.0K	$650.0K
YoY Change	9.52%	4.69%	1.56%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$18.86M	$4.840M	$5.198M
YoY Change	-10.28%	-8.89%	-0.91%
Operating Profit		$1.526M	$2.579M
YoY Change		-78.66%	-76.42%
Interest Expense	$3.900M	$400.0K	-$720.0K
YoY Change	39.78%
% of Operating Profit		26.21%	-27.92%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$30.00K	$30.00K	$80.00K
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$3.691M	$1.559M	$2.656M
YoY Change	-53.21%	-78.2%	-75.71%
Income Tax	$1.150M	$442.0K	$795.0K
% Of Pretax Income	31.16%	28.35%	29.93%
Net Earnings	$2.541M	$1.117M	$1.861M
YoY Change	-53.06%	-79.19%	-76.71%
Net Earnings / Revenue	13.65%	5.62%	8.57%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.30	$0.13	$0.22
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.30	$0.13	$0.22
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	8.864M shares	8.433M shares	8.447M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		8.471M shares	8.477M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$100.1M	$101.2M	$103.9M
YoY Change	-15.31%	-15.03%	-4.5%
Cash & Equivalents	$49.77M	$58.37M	$56.31M
Short-Term Investments	$50.30M	$42.80M	$47.60M
Other Short-Term Assets	$2.544M	$2.657M	$2.680M
YoY Change	-6.85%	15.12%	44.63%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$13.18M	$12.87M	$13.68M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$117.0M	$117.7M	$121.1M
YoY Change	-16.3%	-17.03%	-9.34%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.152M	$4.311M	$4.637M
YoY Change	-6.78%	4.64%	13.43%
Goodwill	$19.80M	$19.80M	$19.80M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$12.40M	$8.400M	$5.700M
YoY Change	129.63%	55.56%	14.0%
Other Assets	$364.0K	$3.500M	$4.400M
YoY Change	-92.86%	-31.37%	-12.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$61.75M	$59.65M	$58.39M
YoY Change	3.87%	17.41%	15.18%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$117.0M	$117.7M	$121.1M
Total Long-Term Assets	$61.75M	$59.65M	$58.39M
Total Assets	$178.7M	$177.3M	$179.5M
YoY Change	-10.28%	-7.95%	-2.59%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$2.100M	$2.000M	$2.100M
YoY Change	-16.0%	-20.0%	-22.22%
Accrued Expenses	$11.60M	$8.400M	$6.100M
YoY Change	-29.7%	-33.86%	-32.22%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$21.36M	$18.00M	$16.02M
YoY Change	-21.28%	-27.26%	-20.32%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$9.100M	$9.300M	$9.500M
YoY Change	-16.51%	190.63%	216.67%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$9.065M	$9.300M	$9.500M
YoY Change	-16.89%	190.63%	216.67%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$21.36M	$18.00M	$16.02M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$9.065M	$9.300M	$9.500M
Total Liabilities	$30.42M	$27.25M	$25.50M
YoY Change	-20.02%	-2.51%	10.27%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$10.97M	$14.81M	$20.05M
YoY Change	-64.07%	-53.05%	-37.94%
Common Stock	$203.5M	$202.4M	$200.1M
YoY Change	4.8%	5.87%	6.75%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$63.28M	$63.34M	$62.88M
YoY Change	7.78%	14.71%	13.92%
Treasury Stock Shares	1.278M shares	1.408M shares	1.392M shares
Shareholders Equity	$130.7K	$150.1K	$131.4K
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$178.7M	$177.3M	$179.5M
YoY Change	-10.28%	-7.95%	-2.59%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$2.541M	$1.117M	$1.861M
YoY Change	-53.06%	-79.19%	-76.71%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$690.0K	$670.0K	$650.0K
YoY Change	9.52%	4.69%	1.56%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$1.440M	$12.55M	$10.49M
YoY Change	-108.78%	88.16%	48.79%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$80.00K	-$700.0K	-$330.0K
YoY Change	-74.19%	180.0%	153.85%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$650.0K	-$2.770M	$0.00
YoY Change		559.52%	-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$730.0K	-$3.470M	-$330.0K
YoY Change	135.48%	410.29%	-93.55%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-7.270M	-6.570M	-6.980M
YoY Change	-26.34%	14.06%	21.6%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-1.440M	12.55M	10.49M
Cash From Investing Activities	-730.0K	-3.470M	-330.0K
Cash From Financing Activities	-7.270M	-6.570M	-6.980M
Net Change In Cash	-9.440M	2.510M	3.180M
YoY Change	-251.52%	991.3%	-183.46%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$1.440M	$12.55M	$10.49M
Capital Expenditures	-$80.00K	-$700.0K	-$330.0K
Free Cash Flow	-$1.360M	$13.25M	$10.82M
YoY Change	-108.13%	91.47%	50.7%

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CY2018	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Trading Securities IncreaseDecreaseInTradingSecurities	19562000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Trading Securities IncreaseDecreaseInTradingSecurities	-15811000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Trading Securities IncreaseDecreaseInTradingSecurities	15194000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Current Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets	-3755000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-3636000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	-3671000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	-5425000	USD
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CY2019	whg	Paymentfor Repurchasesof Stockfor Benefit Plan PaymentforRepurchasesofStockforBenefitPlan	980000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	1431000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	122300000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	4152000	USD
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CY2020	whg	Unrealized Gain On Private Equity Investment UnrealizedGainOnPrivateEquityInvestment	500000	USD
CY2019	whg	Unrealized Gain On Private Equity Investment UnrealizedGainOnPrivateEquityInvestment	600000	USD
CY2020Q4	whg	Long Term Investment At Cost In A Private Investment Fund LongTermInvestmentAtCostInAPrivateInvestmentFund	300000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Investment Owned At Cost InvestmentOwnedAtCost	73298000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Trading Securities Realized Gain TradingSecuritiesRealizedGain	707000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Investment Income Dividend InvestmentIncomeDividend	101000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Investment Income Dividend InvestmentIncomeDividend	283000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Investment Income Dividend InvestmentIncomeDividend	290000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Trading Securities TradingSecurities	69542000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Trading Securities TradingSecurities	50324000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	0	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	3975000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Alternative Investment AlternativeInvestment	3400000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Additional Shares Authorized ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized	350000	shares
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CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	10305000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	15283000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Current DividendsPayableCurrent	800000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Current DividendsPayableCurrent	7400000	USD
CY2019Q4	whg	Dividends Payable Non Current DividendsPayableNonCurrent	1300000	USD
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CY2020Q4	whg	Mutual Fund Incentive Award Liability MutualFundIncentiveAwardLiability	100000	USD
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CY2019	whg	Profit Sharing Contribution ProfitSharingContribution	31000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	9402000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
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CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	895000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	91000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	512000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Settlements State And Local IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlementsStateAndLocal	-555000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	0.063
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	-450000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	-66000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	30000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	-10000	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.22
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.13
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.30
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.05
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.22
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.13
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.30

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