What does goodwill impairment — operating expenses mean?

This metric represents the non-cash charge recorded when the carrying value of an acquired business unit exceeds its fair market value. It serves as a critical indicator of potential overpayment for past acquisitions or a decline in the long-term economic prospects of specific business segments. Investors monitor this figure to assess the accuracy of management's historical capital allocation strategies and the current health of acquired assets.

Siebert Financial SIEB Goodwill Impairment — Operating Expenses

Other product segments

Employee Compensation And Benefits

$16.17M+35.6%

Technology And Communications

$1.81M+63.3%

Professional Fees

$1.7M+24.9%

Other General And Administrative

$1.56M+3.0%

Data Processing

$1.29M+35.5%

Advertising And Promotion

$900K+484%

Depreciation And Amortization

$690K+66.3%

Clearing Fees Including Execution Costs

$597K+31.5%

Intangible Asset Impairment

$454K—

Rent And Occupancy

$454K-2.8%

Interest Expenses

$218K+145%

Music Production Manufacturing And Distribution

$178K+94.0%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$23.5M-18.8%

Operating income-$2.9M-127%

Net income-$2.0M-123%

EPS (diluted)-$0.05-123%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$130.1M+21.5%

Total debt$7.2M+7.6%

Total equity$88.1M-5.6%

Total assets$597.1M+11.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$26.1M+24.2%

CapEx$67.0K+6.3%

Free cash flow-$26.2M+24.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$67.55M-63.1%

Enterprise value-$55.33M-158%

P/S0.8×-1.4×

Profitability

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Operating margin9.7%—

Net margin-5.7%-25.5pp

FCF margin20.3%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-5.6%-27.5pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Siebert Financial in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingExpenses.

The official record: Siebert Financial’s 10-Q, filed May 15, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Siebert Financial's goodwill impairment — operating expenses?: Siebert Financial (SIEB) reported goodwill impairment — operating expenses of $330K in Q1 2026.
What does goodwill impairment — operating expenses mean?: This metric represents the non-cash charge recorded when the carrying value of an acquired business unit exceeds its fair market value. It serves as a critical indicator of potential overpayment for past acquisitions or a decline in the long-term economic prospects of specific business segments. Investors monitor this figure to assess the accuracy of management's historical capital allocation strategies and the current health of acquired assets.