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1. Business and Basis of Presentation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
1. Business and Basis of Presentation:

Siebert Financial Corp. (“SFC”), a New York corporation, incorporated in 1934, is a holding company that conducts its retail discount brokerage business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., (“MSCO”) a Delaware corporation and a registered broker-dealer, and its investment advisory business through its wholly-owned subsidiary Siebert AdvisorNXT, Inc. (“NXT”) a New York corporation which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Registered Investment Advisor (“RIA”) and its insurance business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Park Wilshire Companies Inc., (“PWC”) a Texas corporation as a licensed insurance agency. For purposes of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “Siebert,” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Siebert Financial Corp., MSCO, NXT and PWC collectively, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

Our principal offices are located at 120 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005, and our phone number is (212) 644-2400. Our Internet address is www.siebertnet.com. Our SEC filings are available through our website at www.siebertnet.com, where you are able to obtain copies of the Company’s public filings free of charge. Our common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “SIEB.”

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements presented herein are unaudited and include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of the interim periods pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America (“U.S.”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. The balance sheet at December 31, 2017 has been derived from the audited consolidated statement of financial condition at that date, but does not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Due to the nature of our business, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.

 

As further disclosed in our Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company acquired certain retail broker-dealer assets of StockCross Financial Services, Inc. (“StockCross”), an affiliate of the Company. The impact of this acquisition has resulted in a significant improvement in operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

 

As further disclosed on our Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2017, on March 1, 2018, SFC acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Park Wilshire Companies, Inc. from certain affiliates of SFC for $111,000. Beginning on March 1, 2018, Park Wilshire is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The board’s Audit Committee reviewed the transaction and determined that the Company’s purchase of Park Wilshire was not material and that obtaining valuations under the circumstances where the purchase price equaled the net book value in Park Wilshire did not necessitate a valuation, as same was not material.