# WORLD CAPITAL BROKERAGE, INC. X-17A-5 (2024-09-11) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: WORLD CAPITAL BROKERAGE, INC. - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2024-09-11 - Period: 2024-05-31 - Accession: 0000005139-24-000001 - CIK: 5139 - File #: 8-06805 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: Sanville & Company, LLC - Auditor location: Dallas, TX - Contact: Timothy E Taggart - Phone: 3036260631 - Signed by: Timothy E Taggart (President) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5139/000000513924000001/8-6805_X-17A-5_2024_Pub.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ INSERT PUBLIC ANNUAL AUDITED REPORT PAGE 1.JPG {1}------------------------------------------------ ### OATH OR AFFIRMATION I, 7 m & TH 4 7 M & G ART 2 swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the financial report pertaining to the firm of works CAP TTAL BROKERA & as of SEPT om BER 10 partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as the case may be, has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely as that of a customeCIA A BLUM NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF COLORADO NOTARY ID 20024036975 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES NO'. EMBER 14, 2026 Jatricia A Blum Signature: Title: PRESIDENT Notary Public ## This filing\*\* contains (check all applicable boxes): - = (a) Statement of financial condition. - (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - □ (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defined in § 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). - [ (d) Statement of cash flows. - [ (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. - □ (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. - □ (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. - □ (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. - □ (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - □ (j) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - □ (K) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - [1) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to § 240.15c3-3. - □ (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - □ (n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - □ (o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capible net worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-2, or 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. - [ (p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. - = (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.17a-12, or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. - □ (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - □ (v) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - [ (y) Report describing any material inadequacies found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). - [ (z) Other: - \*\*To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e)(3) or 17 CFR 240.18c-7(d)(2), as applicable. {2}------------------------------------------------ (SEC I.D. No. 8-6805) Statement of Financial Condition as of May 31, 2024 Filed in accordance with Rule 17a-5(e)(3) as a PUBLIC DOCUMENT. {3}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_3_Picture_0.jpeg) Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Stockholder and Those Charged With Governance of World Capital Brokerage, Inc. ## Opinion on the Financial Statement We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of World Capital Brokerage, Inc. (the Company) as of May 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statement). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of May 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. ## Basis for Opinion This financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. We have served as the Company's auditor since 2023. Dallas, Texas September 9, 2024 {4}------------------------------------------------ ## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION MAY 31, 2024 ## ASSETS | Cash and cash equivalents
Investment securities, at market value (note 2)
Deposits with clearing organizations
Commissions receivable (note 5)
Accounts receivables – affiliate (note 3)
Notes receivable – affiliate (note 3)
Other assets | \$
56,429)
2,645,675)
25,000)
98,362)
174,356)
60,509)
45,256) | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Total assets | \$
3,105,587) | | LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY | | | Liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accounts payable affiliate (note 3)
Accounts payable affiliate – Payroll (note 3)
Clearance Account
Commissions payable
Secured Notes payable
Income Tax payable
Deferred Tax Liability | 140,321)
10,993)
10,164)
224)
131,466)
785,680)
4,793)
402,161) | | Total liabilities | 1,485,802) | | Stockholder's equity:
Common stock, \$1 par value; 50,000 shares authorized;
24,500 shares issued and outstanding
Retained earnings
Total stockholder's equity | 24,500)
1,595,285)
1,619,785) | | Total liabilities and stockholder's equity | \$
3,105,587) | {5}------------------------------------------------ ## NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAY 31, 2024 #### 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES #### BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of World Capital Brokerage, Inc. (the Company), a wholly owned subsidiary of AGF Holdings, Inc. (the Parent). The Company is a Colorado corporation and a registered broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The primary functions of the Company are to underwrite the shares of American Growth Fund, Inc. (the Fund), a diversified open-end investment company, and to function as a broker-dealer of securities. Significant accounting policies followed by the Company are: #### INVESTMENT SECURITIES Security transactions and related revenue and expense are recorded on a trade date basis. In accordance with financial reporting requirements for broker/dealers, the Company's investment securities are recorded at market value based upon quotes from brokers. Changes in unrealized appreciation or depreciation are included in revenue. Realized gains and losses are computed using the specific identification method. #### COMMISSIONS Commissions and related clearing expenses are recorded on a trade-date basis as securities transactions occur. #### INCOME TAXES The Company and the Parent account for income taxes using the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. The Company files consolidated federal and state income tax returns with the Parent. An informal tax sharing agreement currently exists between the Company and the Parent. Under such agreement the tax expense or benefit recorded by the Company, including the tax effects of related assets and liabilities of affiliates, is computed as if the Company filed separate stand-alone tax returns. Such amounts are limited to tax expense or benefit recorded on a consolidated basis for the Parent. The Company's method of accounting for income taxes conforms to "Accounting For Income Taxes". This method requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and tax basis of assets and liabilities. The Company evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Company's tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are "more-likely-than-not" of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management of the Company has reviewed the tax positions for the open tax years ending May 31, 2021 through May 31, 2024 and has determined that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. #### CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK From time to time the Company had cash balances on deposits with banks in excess of the federally insured limits. The Company believes its risk of loss is limited due to the high credit quality of such bank. #### STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. #### USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 revenue and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. {6}------------------------------------------------ # NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued MAY 31, 2024 ### ADOPTION OF ASU 2016-02 LEASES (TOPIC 842) The company has adopted the ASU 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842). The company has elected to apply the short-term lease exception for our financial statements as we have a month-to-month lease. For Further details see Note 3. ## 2. INVESTMENT SECURITIES On May 31, 2024, the Company's investment securities had an aggregate cost basis of \$1,071,658 and a market value of \$2,645,675 resulting in an unrealized gain of \$1,574,017. The Company follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Company's own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Company's investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy. Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities, Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc), and Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Company's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2024, in valuing the Company's assets carried at fair value: | Equity | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |-------------------------------|-----------------|---------|---------|-----------------| | Entertainment | \$ 948,698 | \$ 0 | \$ 0 | \$ 948,698 | | Medical Service Plans | 315,011 | 0 | 0 | 315,011 | | Life Insurance | 235,144 | 0 | 0 | 235,144 | | Clothing Manufacturing | 213,762 | 0 | 0 | 213,762 | | Travel & Tourism | 199,368 | 0 | 0 | 199,368 | | Hospitals and Care Facilities | 180,966 | 0 | 0 | 180,966 | | Special Chemicals | 145,824 | 0 | 0 | 145,824 | | Aerospace & Defense | 141,980 | 0 | 0 | 141,980 | | Recreational Vehicles & Boats | 118,018 | 0 | 0 | 118,018 | | Mutual Funds | 84,145 | 0 | 0 | 84,145 | | Containers & Packaging | 62,759 | 0 | 0 | 62,759 | | Total Equity | \$
2,645,675 | \$ 0 | \$ 0 | \$
2,645,675 | The Company recognizes transfers between levels of the last day of each fiscal reporting period. {7}------------------------------------------------ # NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, continued MAY 31, 2024 ### 3. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES The Company, the Parent, Investment Research Corporation (IRC), the investment advisor for the Fund, American Growth Financial Services (FS), AGF Property Management Company (AVP), and Fidelity Leasing (FL) are controlled by the same individual. Certain officers and directors of the Company are also officers and directors of the Fund, IRC, FS, AVP, and FL. As principal underwriter for the Fund, the Company received gross underwriting commissions and distribution fees of \$1,365 for the twelve months ended May 31, 2024. The Company received \$0 from IRC for distribution services. The Company shares office space and certain employees with the Fund and IRC. The Company was charged \$48,054 by an affiliated company, which holds a month to month lease for the rental of office space. Costs related thereto and certain other costs are allocated among the affiliates on a basis determined by management and amounted to \$469,721. During fiscal 2024, the company received \$0 from related parties for property management services provided. The Company has a receivable due from related parties of \$1,000 from the parent company, \$172,355.59 from affiliated companies. The Company has a notes receivable due from related parties of \$60,509 from IRC. The Company has a payable due to related parties of \$10,993 to FL and \$10,164 for payroll expenses. ### 4. MINIMUM NET CAPITAL Pursuant to Rule 15c3-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company, as a registered securities broker/dealer, is required to maintain a minimum net capital of the greater of \$250,000 or 6 2/3% of "aggregate indebtedness," as defined in such rule. On May 31, 2024, the Company had net capital of \$801,366 which was \$551,366 in excess of its required net capital of \$250,000. The Company's ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital at May 31, 2024 was 1.352 to 1. #### 5. COMMISSIONS RECEIVABLE Commissions paid to broker/dealers through deferred sales charges, for the sale of Fund shares, are recorded as commissions receivable. The Company receives from the Fund a monthly distribution fee based on the Fund's daily net assets. Commissions receivable are recovered through the receipt of the distribution fee and redemption charges, if any, related to Fund shares subject to contingent deferred sales charges. ### 6. INCOME TAXES The provision for income taxes consists of the following: | Current Expense | | |------------------|---------------| | Federal | \$
-) | | State | -) | | | -) | | | | | Deferred Expense | | | Federal | 73,046) | | State | 15,827) | | Total | \$
88,873) | The deferred tax liability results from unrealized appreciation of investments. #### 7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The Company has evaluated events and transactions that occurred between June 1, 2024 and September 9, 2024, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued, for possible disclosure and recognition in the financial statements. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.