UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q

☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022
 
or
 
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___ to ___

Commission File No. 333-73996

Morgan Group Holding Co.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
  
13-4196940
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY
  
10580
(Address of principle executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

(914) 921-5216
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
MGHL
OTC Pink®

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes  ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files) Yes ☒    No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ☐
  
Accelerated filer ☐
  
Non-accelerated filer ☒
  
Smaller reporting company ☒
 Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐  No  ☒
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practical date.
 
Class
  
Outstanding at April 30, 2022
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
  
600,090

MORGAN GROUP HOLDING CO. AND SUBSIDIARY

INDEX

PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Page
     
Item 1.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
  
     
 
1
     
 
2
     
 
3
     
 
4
     
 
5
     
Item 2.
12
     
Item 3.
15
     
Item 4.
15
     
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION *
  
     
Item 1.
15
     
Item 1A.
15
     
Item 6.
 16
     
 
17

* Items other than those listed above have been omitted because they are not applicable.
 
MORGAN GROUP HOLDING CO. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
UNAUDITED

   
March 31,
2022
    
December 31,
2021
  
ASSETS
            
             
Cash and cash equivalents
  
$
2,924,638
    
$
2,888,897
  
Receivables from brokers and clearing organizations
    
148,159
      
95,746
  
Receivables from affiliates
    
7,917
      
11,715
  
Deposits with clearing organizations
    
350,000
      
350,000
  
Income taxes receivable (including deferred tax asset of $0 and $0, respectively)
   
275,285
      
275,285
  
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $54,904 and $52,169 respectively
    
19,968
      
22,703
  
Other assets
    
148,930
      
679,524
  
Total assets
  
$
3,874,897
    
$
4,323,870
  
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
                
                 
Compensation payable
  
$
218,162
    
$
474,717
  
Payable to affiliates
    
104
      
46
  
Income tax payable
    
48,350
      
48,350
  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    
919,149
      
764,512
  
Total liabilities
    
1,185,765
      
1,287,625
  
                 
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note J)
    
     
 
                 
Equity
                
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 and 100,000,000 shares authorized, and 600,090 and 600,090 issued and outstanding, respectively
    
6,001
      
6,001
  
Additional paid-in capital
    
53,886,180
      
53,886,180
  
Accumulated deficit
    
(51,203,049
)
    
(50,855,936
)
Total equity
    
2,689,132
      
3,036,245
  
Total liabilities and equity
  
$
3,874,897
    
$
4,323,870
  

See accompanying notes.

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MORGAN GROUP HOLDING CO. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
UNAUDITED

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
  
   
2022
    
2021
  
Revenues
            
Commissions
  
$
503,738
    
$
655,608
  
Principal transactions
    
(46
)
    
(3,256
)
Dividends and interest
    
4,939
      
8,985
  
Underwriting fees
    
-
      
6,311
  
Other revenues
    
154
      
10,453
  
Total revenues
    
508,785
      
678,101
  
Expenses
                
Compensation and related costs
    
327,992
      
688,153
  
Clearing charges
     229,649       185,025  
General and administrative
     225,008       266,260  
Occupancy and equipment
     73,249       101,058  
Total expenses
    
855,898
      
1,240,496
  
Loss before income tax benefit
    
(347,113
)
    
(562,395
)
Income tax benefit
    
-
      
-
  
Net loss
  
$
(347,113
)
  
$
(562,395
)
                 
Net loss per share
                
Basic and diluted
  
$
(0.58
)
  
$
(0.94
)
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                
Basic and diluted
    
600,090
      
600,090
  

See accompanying notes.

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MORGAN GROUP HOLDING CO. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
UNAUDITED

   
Shares
    
Common
Stock
    
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    
Accumulated
Deficit
    
Total
  
                               
Balance at December 31, 2021
    
600,090
    
$
6,001
    
$
53,886,180
    
$
(50,855,936
)
  
$
3,036,245
  
Net loss
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
(347,113
)
    
(347,113
)
Balance at March 31, 2022
    
600,090
      
6,001
      
53,886,180
      
(51,203,049
)
    
2,689,132
  

   
Shares
    
Common
Stock
    
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    
Accumulated
Deficit
    
Total
  
                               
Balance at December 31, 2020
    
600,090
    
$
6,001
    
$
53,886,180
    
$
(49,284,876
)
  
$
4,607,305
  
Net loss
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
(562,395
)
    
(562,395
)
Balance at March 31, 2021
    
600,090
      
6,001
      
53,886,180
      
(49,847,271
)
    
4,044,910
  

See accompanying notes.

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MORGAN GROUP HOLDING CO. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
UNAUDITED

   
Three months ended March 31,
  
   
2022
    
2021
  
Cash flows from operating activities:
            
Net loss
  
$
(347,113
)
  
$
(562,395
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                
Depreciation
    
2,735
      
2,825
  
(Increase)/decrease in assets:
                
Receivables from brokers and clearing organizations
    
(52,413
)
    
(41,099
)
Receivables from affiliates
    
3,798
      
(52,287
)
Other assets
    
530,593
      
(11,429
)
Increase/(decrease) in liabilities:
                
Payable to affiliates
   
58
      
(14,012
)
Compensation payable
    
(256,555
)
    
(228,076
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
     154,638
       79,435  
Total adjustments
     382,854       (264,643 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
     35,741       (827,038 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
     35,741       (827,038 )
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
     3,238,897
       4,946,403
  
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
   $ 3,274,638     $ 4,119,365  
                 
Reconciliation to cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                
Cash and cash equivalents
   $ 2,924,638     $ 3,919,365  
Restricted cash: deposits with clearing organizations
    
350,000
      
200,000
  
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
  
$
3,274,638
    
$
4,119,365
  

See accompanying notes.

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MORGAN GROUP HOLDING CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)

Organization and Business Description
Morgan Group Holding Co. (the “Company,” “Morgan Group,” or “Morgan”) was incorporated in November 2001 as a Delaware corporation to serve as a holding company which seeks acquisitions as part of its strategic alternatives. Prior to the October 31, 2019 merger with G.research, LLC (“G.research”), discussed below, Morgan Group had no operating companies.
The Company acquired G.research from Associated Capital Group, Inc. (“AC”), an affiliate of the Company, on October 31, 2019, in exchange for issuing 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to AC (the “Merger”). Accordingly, G.research became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Prior to the transaction, G.research was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Institutional Services holdings, LLC, which, in turn, was a wholly-owned subsidiary of AC. After the transaction, AC had an 83.3% ownership interest in the Company. As a result of this common ownership, the transaction was treated as a combination between entities under common control that led to a change in the reporting entity. The recognized assets and liabilities were transferred at their carrying amounts at the date of the transaction.

On March 16, 2020, AC’s Board of Directors approved the spin-off of the Company to AC’s shareholders. Upon execution of the spin-off on August 5, 2020, AC distributed to its shareholders on a pro rata basis the 500,000 shares of Morgan that AC owned.
On May 5, 2020, the Morgan Group board approved a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of their common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in a ratio of 1-for-100 that was effective on June 10, 2020.
G.research is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is regulated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

The Company generates brokerage commission revenues from securities transactions executed on an agency basis on behalf of institutional clients and mutual funds, private wealth management clients, and retail customers of affiliated companies. The Company generates revenue from syndicated underwriting activities. It primarily participates in the offerings of certain closed-end funds advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GBL”), an affiliate. The Company also earns investment income generated from its proprietary trading activities.
The Company acts as an introducing broker, and all securities transactions for the Company and its customers are cleared through and carried by three New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) member firms on a fully disclosed basis. The Company has Proprietary Accounts of Introducing Brokers (“PAIB”) agreements with these firms. Accordingly, open customer transactions are not reflected in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition. The Company is exposed to credit losses on these open transactions in the event of nonperformance by its customers, pursuant to conditions of its clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. This exposure is mitigated by the clearing brokers’ policy of monitoring the collateral and credit of the counterparties until the transaction is completed.

The Company’s principal market is in the United States (“U.S”).

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1. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for the fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of Morgan for the interim periods presented and are not necessarily indicative of a full year’s results.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, G.research. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Use of Estimates
The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during that reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The Company records revenue from contracts with customers in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”). Under Topic 606, the Company must identify the contract with a customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and recognize revenue when the Company satisfies a performance obligation.
Significant judgments that affect the amounts and timing of revenue recognition:
The Company’s analysis of the timing of revenue recognition of each revenue stream is based on the provisions of each respective contract. Performance obligations could, however, change from time to time if and when existing contracts are modified or new contracts are entered into. These changes could potentially affect the timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, the determination of the transaction price, and the allocation of the price to performance obligations. In the case of the revenue streams discussed below, the performance obligation is satisfied either at a point in time or over time. The judgments outlined below, where the determination as to these factors is discussed in detail, are continually reviewed and monitored by the Company when new contracts or contract modifications occur. Transaction price is in all instances formulaic and not subject to significant (or any) judgment at the current time.
The Company’s assessment of the recognition of these revenues is as follows:
Revenue from contracts with customers includes commissions, fees earned from affiliated entities pursuant to research services agreements, underwriting fees, and sales manager fees.
Commissions
Brokerage commissions. Acting as agent, the Company buys and sells securities on behalf of its customers. Commissions are charged on the execution of these securities transactions made on behalf of client accounts and are negotiated. The Company recognizes commission revenue when the related securities transactions are executed on the trade date. The Company believes that the performance obligation is satisfied on the trade date because that is when the underlying financial instrument or purchaser is identified, the pricing is agreed upon, and the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to/from the customer. Commissions earned are typically collected from the clearing brokers utilized by the Company on a daily or weekly basis.
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Hard dollar payments. The Company provides research services to unrelated parties, for which direct payment is received. The company may, or may not, have contracts for such services. Where a contract for such services is in place, the contractual fee for the period is recognized ratably over the contract period, which is considered the period over which the Company satisfies its performance obligation. For payments where no research services contract exists, revenue is not recognized until agreement is reached with the client at which time the performance obligation is considered to have been met and revenue is recognized.
Commission revenues are impacted by the perceived value of the research services provided to clients, the volume of securities transactions, and the acquisition or loss of new client relationships.
Fees earned from affiliated entities pursuant to research services agreements
The Company receives direct payments for research services provided to related parties pursuant to contracts. The contractual fee for the period is fixed and recognized ratably over the contract period, typically a calendar year, which is considered the period over which the Company satisfies its performance obligation. Payments for contracts with affiliated parties are collected monthly.

Underwriting fees
Underwriting fees. The Company acts as underwriter in an agent capacity. Revenues are earned from fees arising from these offerings and the terms are set forth in contracts between the underwriters and the issuer. The Company’s underwriting revenue is considered to be conditional revenue because it is subject to reduction to zero once the offsetting syndicate expenses have been quantified by the syndicate manager (i.e., lead underwriter) and allocated to each underwriter in proportion to their participation in the offering. Revenue recognition is therefore delayed until it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of revenue recognized will not occur. That is, it is recognized only when uncertainty associated with the syndicate expenses is subsequently resolved and final settlement of syndicate accounts is affected by the syndicate manager. Payment is typically received from the syndicate manager within ninety days after settlement date.
Selling concessions. The Company participates as a member of the selling group of underwritten equity offerings and receives compensation based on the difference between what its customers pay for the securities sold to its institutional clients and what the issuer receives. The terms of the selling concessions are set forth in contracts between the Company and the underwriter. Revenue is recognized on the trade date (the date on which the Company purchases the securities from the issuer) for the portion the Company is contracted to buy. The Company believes that the trade date is the appropriate point in time to recognize revenue for securities underwriting transactions as there are no significant actions the Company needs to take subsequent to this date, and the issuer obtains the control and benefit of the capital markets offering at this point. Selling concessions earned are typically collected from the clearing brokers utilized by the Company on a daily or weekly basis.
Sales manager fees
The Company participates as sales manager of at-the-market offerings of certain affiliated closed-end funds and receives a tiered percentage of proceeds as stipulated in agreements between the Company, the funds and the funds’ investment adviser. The Company recognizes sales manager fees upon sale of the related closed-end funds. Sales manager fees earned are fixed and typically collected from the clearing brokers utilized by the Company on a daily or weekly basis.
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Revenue Disaggregated
Total revenues from contracts with customers by type were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
   
Three months ended March 31,
  
   
2022
    
2021
  
Commissions
  
$
459,995
    
$
591,248
  
Hard dollar payments
    
43,743
      
64,360
  
     
503,738
      
655,608
  
Underwriting fees
    
-
      
6,311
  
   
$
503,738
    
$
661,919
  

3. Related Party Transactions
At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had an investment of $2,893,273 and $2,859,939, respectively, in The Gabelli U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC, which is an affiliate of the Company. The amounts are recorded in cash and cash equivalents in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Income earned from this investment totaled $209 and $116 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and is included in dividends and interest revenues in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company earned $274,895 and $372,250, or approximately 55% and 57%, respectively, of its commission revenue from transactions executed on behalf of funds advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC. (“Gabelli Funds”) and private wealth management clients advised by GAMCO Asset Management Inc., (“GAMCO Asset”), each affiliates of the Company.

AC has a sublease agreement with GBL that expired on April 1, 2020 and continues on a month to month basis. AC allocates this expense to the Company based on the percentage of square footage occupied by the Company’s employees (including pro rata allocation of common space). Pursuant to the sublease, AC pays a monthly fixed lease amount. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company paid $14,654 and $26,131, respectively, under the sublease agreement. These amounts are included within occupancy and equipment expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

4. Fair Value
The carrying amounts of all financial instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition approximate their fair values.
The Company’s financial instruments have been categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy:


 -
Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 1 assets include cash equivalents.

-
Level 2 inputs utilize inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

-
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. These assets include infrequently traded common stocks.

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The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities by major category measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of  March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value:

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of March 31, 2022:

 
 
Assets
  
Quoted Prices in
Active
Markets for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
    
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
    
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
    
Total
  
Cash equivalents
  
$
2,893,273
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
2,893,273
  
Total assets at fair value
  
$
2,893,273
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
2,893,273
  

There were no transfers between any levels during the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
 
Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis as of December 31, 2021:

 
 
Assets
  
Quoted Prices in
Active
Markets for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
    
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
    
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
    
Total
  
Cash equivalents
  
$
2,859,939
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
2,859,939
  
Total assets at fair value
  
$
2,859,939
    
$
-
    
$
-
    
$
2,859,939
  

There were no transfers between any levels during the year ended December 31, 2021.
 
Cash equivalents primarily consist of an affiliated money market mutual fund which is invested solely in U.S. Treasuries and valued based on the net asset value of the fund.
Financial assets disclosed but not carried at fair value
The carrying value of other financial assets and liabilities approximates their fair value based on the short term nature of these items.

5. Retirement Plan
The Company participates in Associated Capital’s incentive savings plan (the “Plan”), covering substantially all employees. Company contributions to the Plan are determined annually by management of the Company and AC’s Board of Directors but may not exceed the amount permitted as a deductible expense under the Internal Revenue Code. Amounts expensed for allocated contributions to this Plan amounted to approximately $0 and $4,436 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and were recorded as compensation and related costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

6. Income Taxes
The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was 0% and 0%, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 the impact to the effective tax rate was related to the change in the deferred income taxes offset by an increase in the federal and state valuation allowances.

7. Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income / (loss) attributable to shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. There were no dilutive shares outstanding during the periods.

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The computations of basic and diluted net loss per share are as follows:

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
  
   
2022
    
2021
  
Basic and diluted:
            
Net loss attributable to shareholders
  
$
(347,113
)
  
$
(562,395
)
Weighted average shares outstanding
    
600,090
      
600,090
  
Basic and diluted net loss per share
  
$
(0.58
)
  
$
(0.94
)

8. Equity
In conjunction with the Merger on October 31, 2019, the Company issued 50,000,000 shares of common stock to AC. The common stock, additional paid in capital, earnings per share, and accumulated deficit amounts in these consolidated financial statements for the period prior to the Merger have been restated to reflect the recapitalization in accordance with the shares issued as a result of the Merger.

See the Organization and Business Description Note above for detail.

9. Guarantees, Contingencies, and Commitments
The Company has agreed to indemnify its clearing brokers for losses they may sustain from the customer accounts that trade on margin introduced by the Company. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the total amount of customer balances subject to indemnification (i.e., unsecured margin debits) was immaterial. The Company also has entered into arrangements with various other third parties, many of which provide for indemnification of the third parties against losses, costs, claims, and liabilities arising from the performance of the Company’s obligations under the agreements. The Company has had no claims or payments pursuant to these or prior agreements, and management believes the likelihood of a claim being made is remote, and therefore, an accrual has not been made in the consolidated financial statements.
From time to time, the Company is named in legal actions and proceedings. These actions may seek substantial or indeterminate compensatory as well as punitive damages or injunctive relief. The Company is also subject to governmental or regulatory examinations or investigations. The examinations or investigations could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, injunctions, restitutions, or other relief. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of such matters. The consolidated financial statements include the necessary provisions for losses that the Company believes are probable and estimable, if any. Furthermore, the Company evaluates whether losses exist which may be reasonably possible and, if material, makes the necessary disclosures. Such amounts, both those that are probable and those that are reasonably possible, are not considered material to the Company’s financial condition, operations, or cash flows.

10. Net Capital Requirements
As a registered broker-dealer, G.research is subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1 (the “Rule”), which specifies, among other requirements, minimum net capital requirements for registered broker-dealers. G.research computes its net capital under the alternative method as permitted by the Rule, which requires that minimum net capital be the greater of $250,000 or 2% of the aggregate debit items in the reserve formula for those broker-dealers subject to Rule 15c3-3. G.research is exempt from Rule 15c3-3 pursuant to paragraph (k)(2)(ii) of that rule which exempts all customer transactions cleared through another broker-dealer on a fully disclosed basis. In addition, our assets at the clearing broker-dealer are treated as allowable assets for net capital purposes as we have in place PAIB agreements pursuant to Rule 15c3-3. These requirements also provide that equity capital may not be withdrawn, advances to affiliates may not be made, or cash dividends paid if certain minimum net capital requirements are not met. G.research had net capital, as defined, of $2,172,124 and $1,874,428 exceeding the required amount of $250,000 by $1,922,124 and $1,624,428 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

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11. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events for adjustment to or disclosure through May 11, 2022, the date of this report and the Company has not identified any subsequent events not otherwise reported in these financial statements or the notes thereto, that required recognition or additional disclosures in the financial statements.

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ITEM 2:
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Unless indicated otherwise, or the context otherwise requires, references in this report to the “Company,” “Morgan Group,” “Morgan,” “we,” “us,” and “our” or similar terms are to Morgan Group Holding Co. and its subsidiary.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Our disclosure and analysis in this Form 10-Q contains some forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements because they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will,” “should,” “may,” and other words and terms of similar meaning. They also appear in any discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance of our products, expenses, the outcome of any legal proceedings, and financial results. Although we believe that we are basing our expectations and beliefs on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of what we currently know about our business and operations, there can be no assurance that our actual results will not differ materially from what we expect or believe. We are providing these statements as permitted by the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We do not undertake to update publicly any forward-looking statements if we subsequently learn that we are unlikely to achieve our expectations or if we receive any additional information relating to the subject matters of our forward-looking statements.

OVERVIEW

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements as discussed under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

Morgan Group (OTC Pink®: MGHL), through G.research, acts as an underwriter and provides institutional research services. Institutional research services revenues consist of brokerage commissions derived from securities transactions executed on an agency basis or direct payments from institutional clients as well as underwriting profits, selling concessions and management fees associated with underwriting activities. Commission revenues vary directly with the perceived value of the research provided, as well as account activity and new account generation.

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) surfaced in China and has since spread globally. On March 11, 2020, COVID-19 was identified as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. In response to its spread, governmental authorities have imposed restrictions on travel and congregation and the temporary closure of many non-essential businesses in affected jurisdictions, including, beginning in March 2020, in the U.S. As world leaders focused on the unprecedented human and economic challenges of COVID-19, global equity markets plunged as the coronavirus pandemic spread. In March 2020, the unfolding events led to the worst month for stocks since 2008 and the worst first quarter since 1937. In the remainder of 2020 and continuing through 2021, as a result of unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus and the fast tracking of COVID-19 vaccines, the markets have rebounded strongly. As a result of this pandemic, the Company allowed most of our employees (“teammates”) to work remotely. This policy continued through the end of June 2021. Effective July 2021, the Company changed its policy and asked teammates to return to our offices. As a result, the majority of our teammates are now back in our offices. There continues to be no material impact of remote work arrangements on our operations, including our financial reporting systems, internal control over financial reporting, and disclosure controls and procedures, and there has been no material challenge in implementing our business continuity plan.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table (in thousands, except per share data) and discussion of our results of operations are based upon data derived from the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income contained in our condensed consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with those statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q:

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
  
   
2022
    
2021
  
Revenues
            
Commissions
  
$
504
    
$
656
  
Principal transactions
    
(0
)
    
(3
)
Dividends and interest
    
5
      
9
  
Underwriting fees
    
-
      
6
  
Other revenues
    
0
      
10
  
Total revenues
    
509
      
678
  
Expenses
                
Compensation and related costs
    
328
      
688
  
Clearing charges
    
230
      
185
  
General and administrative
    
225
      
266
  
Occupancy and equipment
    
73
      
101
  
Total expenses
    
856
      
1,240
  
Loss before income tax benefit
    
(347
)
    
(562
)
Income tax benefit
    
-
      
-
  
Net loss
  
$
(347
)
  
$
(562
)
 
                
Net loss per share
                
Basic and diluted
  
$
(0.58
)
  
$
(0.94
)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 as Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Revenues

Institutional research service revenues were $0.5 million for three months ended March 31, 2022, $0.2 million, or 23.2%, lower than total revenues of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Institutional research services revenues by revenue component, excluding principal transactions and dividends and interest, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
    
Increase (Decrease)
  
   
2022
    
2021
     $
    
%
  
Commissions
  
$
460
    
$
591
    
$
(131
)
    
-22.1
%
Hard dollar payments
    
44
      
65
      
(21
)
    
-32.7
%
     
504
      
656
    
$
(152
)
    
-23.2
%
Underwriting fees
    
-
      
6
      
(6
)
    
-100.0
%
Total
  
$
504
    
$
662
    
$
(158
)
    
-23.9
%

Commissions and hard dollar payments in the 2022 period were $0.5 million, a $0.2 million, or 23.2%, decrease from $0.7 million in the 2021 period. The decrease was primarily due to lower brokerage commissions from fewer securities transactions executed on an agency basis. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, G.research earned $0.4 million and $0.7 million, or approximately 55% and 57%, of its commission revenue from transactions executed on behalf of funds advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC (“Gabelli Funds”) and clients advised by GAMCO Asset Management Inc. (“GAMCO Asset”).

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Principal Transactions

During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, net losses from principal transactions were negligible.

Interest and dividend income declined to negligible levels in 2022 and 2021, primarily due to plummeting short-term interest rates during the same periods and lower cash and cash equivalents balances.

Expenses

Total expenses were $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 33.3%, from $1.2 million in the 2021 period. The decrease results primarily from lower compensation costs and a reduction of expenses across all categories.

Compensation costs, which includes salaries, bonuses, and benefits, were $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, a decrease of $0.4 million from $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and was primarily due to headcount reductions.

Income Tax Benefit

We recorded an income tax provision of $0 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The effective tax rate was 0% and 0% for the periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Net Loss

Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $0.3 million versus $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal assets are highly liquid in nature and consist of cash and cash equivalents, comprised primarily of a 100% U.S. Treasury money market fund, The Gabelli U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC, which is an affiliate of the Company. Summary cash flow data for the first three months of 2022 and 2021 was as follows (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
  
   
2022
    
2021
  
Cash flows provided by (used in):
            
Operating activities
  
$
36
    
$
(827
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    
36
      
(827
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    
3,239
      
4,946
  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  
$
3,275
    
$
4,119
  

Net cash provided by operating activities was less than $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, resulting from a net loss of $0.3 million and net decrease in operating liabilities of $0.1 million offset by a net decrease in operating assets of $0.5 million. Net cash used by operating activities was $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily as a result of a net loss of $0.6 million, a decrease in operating liabilities of $0.1 million and an increase in operating assets of $0.2 million.

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Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. See Note B in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, and the Company’s Critical Accounting Policies in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in Morgan Group’s 2021 annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2022 for details on Critical Accounting Policies.

ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.
 
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
The Company maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be timely disclosed, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported to management within the time periods specified in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. The Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined by Rule 13a-15(f) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
From time to time, the Company may be named in legal actions and proceedings. These actions may seek substantial or indeterminate compensatory as well as punitive damages or injunctive relief. The Company is also subject to governmental or regulatory examinations or investigations. The examinations or investigations could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, injunctions, restitutions or other relief. For any such matters, the condensed consolidated financial statements include the necessary provisions for losses that the Company believes are probable and estimable. Furthermore, the Company evaluates whether there exist losses which may be reasonably possible and will, if material, make the necessary disclosures. However, management believes such amounts, both those that are probable and those that are reasonably possible, are not material to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows at March 31, 2022. See also Note 9, Guarantees, Contingencies, and Commitments, to the condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item I of this Form 10-Q.
 
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
 
Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.
 
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ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS

Certification of CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
   
Certification of CAO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
   
Certification of CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
Certification of CAO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

MORGAN GROUP HOLDING CO.
(Registrant)

By: /s/ Joseph L. Fernandez
Name:
Joseph L. Fernandez
Title:
Executive Vice President - Finance

Date: May 11, 2022


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