# BCP SECURITIES, INC. X-17A-5 (2023-04-03) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: BCP SECURITIES, INC. - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2023-04-03 - Period: 2022-12-31 - Accession: 0000865644-23-000003 - CIK: 865644 - File #: 8-42836 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: BDO, USA LLP - Auditor location: New York, NY - Contact: Edwin Garcia - Phone: 203-618-2359 - Email: egarcia@bcpsecurities.com - Website: bcpsecurities.com - Signed by: Ricardo C. Houson (CEO) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865644/000086564423000003/Public2022.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ # BCP SECURITIES, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES # CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF #### FINANCIAL CONDITION # DECEMBER 31, 2022 # FILED AS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT {1}------------------------------------------------ # BCP SECURITIES, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION DECEMBER 31, 2022 # CONTENTS # Facing Page - Oath or Affirmation 3 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 4 Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 5-24 #### PAGE {2}------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0123 Expires: Oct. 31, 2023 Estimated average burden hours per response: I2 # ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART III | | SEC FILE NUMBER | | |--|-----------------|--| FACING PAGE Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING 01/01/22 MM/DD/YY 12/31/22 A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION # NAME OF FIRM: BCP SECURITIES, INC. TYPE OF REGISTRANT {check all applicable boxes}: □ Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer © Broker-dealer AND ENDING ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) # 289 GREENWICH AVENUE, 4th FLOOR | | (No. and Street) | | | |----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------| | GREENWICH | CT | | 06830 | | (City) | (State) | | (Zip Code) | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | EDWIN GARCIA | 203-618-9359 | egarcia@bcpsecurities.com | | | (Name) | (Area Code - Telephone Number) | (Email Address) | | | | | | | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing* | | | | BDO, USA LLP. | | | | | 100 PARK AVENUE | (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name)
NEW YORK | NY | 10017 | | | (City) | (State) | (Zip Code) | | (Address)
10/08/2003 | | 243 | | \* Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e)(1)(ii), if applicable. Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. {3}------------------------------------------------ #### OATH OR AFFIRMATION | | RICARDO C. HOUSON | swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------| | | tinancial report pertaining to the firm of BCP SECURITIES, INC | | , as of | | | 12/31
partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as the case may be, has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely | 2 022 _ _ is true and correct. I further swear (or affirm) that neither the company nor any | | | | as that of a customer. | | | | | | | | | | | Signature: | | | | JAMES VANCE HARPER | | | | | NOTARY PUBLIC OF CONNECTICUT | Title: | | | | 1.0. # 178720
My Commission Expires 3/31/2024 | CEO | | | | | | | | | Notary Püblic | | | | | | | | | | This tiling ** contains (check all applicable boxes): | | | | | a . (a) Statement of financial condition. | | | | | खू. (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. | | | | | □ (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of | | | | | comprehensive income (as defined in § 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). | | | | | L (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. | | | | | □ (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to § 240.15c3-3. | | | | | 口 (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. | | | | 口 (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 capital or tangible 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. | | | | | O (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-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. | | | | | | | | | | as applicable. | | | | | (y) Report describing any material inadequacies 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:
그 | | | | | ** To request confidential treatment of chis filing, see 17 CFR 240.170-5(e)(3) or 17 CFR 240.18c-7(d)(2), as | | | | | applicable. | | | {4}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_4_Picture_0.jpeg) Tel: 212-885-8000 Fax: 212-697-1299 www.bdo.com BDO 100 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 USA # Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of: BCP Securities Inc., and Subsidiaries 289 Greenwich Avenue, 4th Fl Greenwich, CT 06830 #### Opinion on Consolidated Financial Statement We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of financial condition of BCP Securities Inc., and Subsidiaries (the "Broker-Dealer") as of December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statement"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Broker-Dealer at December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. #### Basis for Opinion This consolidated financial statement is the responsibility of the Broker-Dealer's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Broker-Dealer's consolidated 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 the 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 consolidated financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statement, 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 consolidated 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 consolidated financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. BOOUSA, LEF We have served as the Broker-Dealer's auditor since 2021. New York City, NY April 3, 2023 BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware linited lability partners of BDO International Limited, a UK company imited by gurantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms. {5}------------------------------------------------ ## BCP SECURITIES, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION DECEMBER 31, 2022 ## ASSETS | Cash and cash equivalents | S | 7.994.932 | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----------------------------------| | Receivable From and Payable to Broker-Dealers and Clearing
Organizations | | 9.438.196 | | Securities owned, at fair value
Investment at equity | | 8,364,947
5,364,719 | | Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of accumulated
depreciation | | 1,825,091 | | Right-of-use asset - leases
Underwriting fee receivable
Security deposits and other assets | | 6,221,206
400.000
1,909,498 | | TOTAL ASSETS | ರ್ಕ | 41 518 589 | # LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY #### Liabilities: | Accrued expenses and other liabilities | S | 3,696,275 | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|------------| | ESOP Liability | | 703.961 | | Non-cash selling stockholders' ESOP loans | | 12,000,000 | | Income taxes payable | | 367,580 | | Deferred tax liability | | 17,859 | | Mortgage payable | | 416,913 | | Lease liability | | 6,682,261 | | Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value | | 7,184,593 | | | | | | TOTAL LIABILITIES | | 31,069,442 | | Commitments and contingencies refer to Note 11 | | | | Stockholders' equity before accumulated other
comprehensive income/(loss) | | 10,672,532 | | Accumulated other comprehensive income(loss) | | (223,385) | | Stockholders' equity | | 10,449,147 | | TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUIT Y | S | 41,518,589 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated financial statement. {6}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS BCP Securities, Inc. & Subsidiaries (the "Company") is registered as a brokerdealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA"). The Company acts as a broker and dealer executing on a fully disclosed basis to its clearing broker ("Pershing LLC"). The Company also receives investment banking income as an underwriter in securities offerings and as a restructuring advisor. The Company has claimed an exemption from SEC Rule 15c3-3 ("Customer Protection Rule") under section (k)(2)(ii) of that rule for the portion of its business activities cleared via Pershing LLC. For the remaining business activities, the Company does not claim exemption from the Customer Protection Rule but limits its business activities to those specified in Footnote 74 of SEC Release No. 34-70073. On December 10, 2021, BCP Securities, LLC & Subsidiaries, a Connecticut limited liability company, was converted to a Delaware corporation and, as a result, changed its name from "BCP Securities LLC" to "BCP Securities, Inc." The conversion was done primarily to allow for the use of the convertible preferred security in connection with the establishment of the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"), which is not allowed in the form of a limited liability company. Furthermore, it permitted the election of Section 1042 under the Internal Revenue Code. The clearing and custodian operations for the Company's proprietary transactions are performed by its clearing broker pursuant to the clearance agreement. At December 31, 2022, the due from brokers, as reflected on the consolidated statement of financial condition, consisted substantially of cash due from this broker. The Company has five wholly-owned subsidiaries: Baer, Crosby and Pike, Agencia De Valores, S.A. ("Spain"), BCP Securities Asia Pte Ltd. ("Singapore"), BCP Securities Do Brasil Representacoes Ltda. ("Brasil"), Bear Crosby Pike de Mexico, S. De R.L. De C.V. ("Mexico"), and BCP Securities UK-LTD. ("United Kingdom"), (the "Subsidiaries"). Spain and Singapore operate as separate companies in those regions with Spain subject to regulatory oversight by Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores ("CNMV") and Singapore is registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority ("ACRA"). {7}------------------------------------------------ ## NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS Brasil is a representation office registered with the Central Bank of Brasil. United Kingdom was established as an Appointed Representative Firm. We might consider applying for full FCA authorization in the future. Mexico is a corporate venture focused on building client relationships and working with them to provide innovative financial solutions. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of both the Company and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries. All inter-company balances and transactions are eliminated on consolidation, except United Kingdom since it does not have any operating activity. #### Risk and uncertainty In the normal course of its business, the Company enters into financial transactions where the risk of potential loss due to changes in market (market risk) or failure of the other party to the transaction to perform (counterparty risk) exceeds the amounts recorded for the transaction. The Company's policy is to continuously monitor its exposure to market and counterparty risk through the use of a variety of financial position and credit exposure reporting and control procedures. In addition, the Company has a policy of reviewing the credit standing of each broker-dealer, clearing organization, customer and/or other counterparty with which it conducts business. # NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES #### Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated upon consolidation. In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position at December 31, 2022, the results of operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022. {8}------------------------------------------------ ## NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) #### Use of Estimates The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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 the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. #### Financial Instruments Owned Transactions in securities and related trading revenue and expense are recorded on the trade date basis in the statement of comprehensive income. Securities owned or sold, not yet purchased are valued at fair value, and the resulting unrealized gains and losses are included in trading profits. The recognition of realized and unrealized gains and losses on proprietary trading transactions of financial instruments is within the scope of FASB ASC 940, Financial Services -Brokers and Dealers . #### Furniture, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements are reported at historical cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. They are depreciated and amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. The Company assesses the recoverability of its long lived assets whenever circumstances, such as a material change in economic condition, indicate that the carrying values of such assets may not be recoverable. During the year ended December 31, 2022, there were no indications identified by the Company affecting the recoverability of the Company's long lived assets. # Income Taxes The provision for income taxes includes permanent differences of approximately \$104,651 related to entertainment, and Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income ("GILTI") inclusion of \$233,892 for the year ended December 31, 2022. {9}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) The provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2022 consists of the following: | Current:
Federal
State
Foreign | S
674,445
43.266
736.571 | |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | Total Current Provision | 1,454,282 | | Total Tax Provision | \$ 1,454,282 | At December 31, 2022, deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to the Company's temporary differences were as follows: | Deferred tax asset: | | |--------------------------------|----------------| | Right of use liability | ക
1,857,839 | | ( Other | (77,055) | | OCI Adjustment | 260,400 | | | | | Total deferred tax assets | 2,041,184 | | | | | Deferred tax liabilities: | | | Right of use asset | (1.729.654) | | Fixed assets | (125,504) | | Equity Income BMG | (338,015) | | | | | Total deferred tax liabilities | (2,193,173) | | | | | Net deferred tax liability | (151,989)
e | In years prior to 2019, the Company was recognized as a partnership for tax purposes by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), and was not subject to federal or state income taxes with the exception of Pass-Through Entity Tax imposed by Connecticut. In October of 2019, the Company filed an entity classification election with the IRS to elect to treat the Company as a corporation for federal and state income tax purposes. The election requested retroactive treatment to January 1, 2019. The election was approved by the IRS and as such, the Company is subject to federal, state and city corporation taxes effective January 1, 2019 and forward. {10}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) The Company is subject to foreign taxes to the local jurisdictions of its wholly-owned subsidiaries based on the income generated in those respective countries where the subsidiaries are located. FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, disclosed and presented in the financial statements. This requires the evaluation of 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 "when challenged' or "when examined" 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 and liability in the current year. The Company recognizes interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as part of the income tax provision and includes accrued interest and penalties in the related tax liability in the consolidated statement of financial condition. The Company had accrued for a liability of \$490,000 for estimated penalties, and has reversed the accrual as of December 31, 2022, as a result of amended return filings and a lapse of the statute of limitations, and it is "more-likely. than-not" that the IRS will charge for the penalties. The years that remain subject to examination by taxing authorities are 2019 through 2021. Provisions for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred taxes on temporary differences between the amount of taxable income and pretax financial income and between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. The deferred tax liability which is included in the consolidated financial statements has arisen from the differences between the financial and tax accounting methodologies used for the depreciation of fixed assets. It has been computed on currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax liability is expected to be realized or settled as prescribed in FASB ASC 740. As changes in tax laws or rate are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes. #### Translation of Foreign Currencies Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at yearend rates of exchange, while consolidated statement of operations accounts are translated at exchange rates prevailing throughout the year. {11}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) #### Translation of Foreign Currencies (continued) The impact of the translations are not material. Gains or losses resulting from foreign currency translation are included in other comprehensive income(loss) on the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. #### Cash, and Cash Equivalents The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions. Funds deposited with a single domestic bank are insured up to \$250,000 in the aggregate by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased, to be cash equivalents. Cash and securities deposited with a single domestic brokerage institution are insured up to \$500,000 per account type of which a maximum of \$250,000 in cash is insured by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC"). At times, cash balances may exceed the insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company has a \$500,000 revolving line of credit associated with one of its bank accounts, which has not been drawdown. The interest rate applied on any outstanding amount shall be at a floating rate per year, of approximately 7.24%. #### Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) The Company accounts for estimated credit losses on financial assets measured at an amortized cost basis and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures in accordance with FASB ASC 326-20, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses. FASB ASC 326-20 requires the Company to estimate expected credit losses over the life of its financial assets and certain off-balance sheet exposures as of the reporting date based on relevant information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company records the estimate of expected credit losses as an allowance for credit losses. For financial assets measured at an amortized cost basis the allowance for credit losses is reported as a valuation account on the balance sheet that adjusts the asset's amortized cost basis. Changes in the allowance for credit losses are reported in Credit Loss expense. {12}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Financial assets measured at amortized cost basis that are not eligible for the collateral maintenance practical expedient. For financial assets measured at amortized cost basis that are not eligible for the collateral maintenance practical expedient (and any unsecured amounts for instruments applying the practical expedient), the Company estimates expected credit losses over the life of the financial assets as of the reporting date based on relevant information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. #### Receivable From and Payable to Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations Amounts receivable from and payable to broker-dealers and clearing organizations at December 31, 2022, consist of the following: | | Receivable | |----------------------------------------|--------------| | Securities failed-to-deliver/receive | 3,091,526 | | Receivable from clearing organizations | 6,346,670 | | | \$ 9,438,196 | The Company clears certain of its proprietary and customer transactions through another broker-dealer on a fully disclosed basis. The receivable from clearing organizations includes a payable to the clearing broker related to the securities failed-to-deliver and is collateralized by a treasury bill owned by the Company in the amount of \$3,240,788. #### Fair Value The Company considers its investments to be trading securities and records them at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received by selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company utilizes valuation techniques to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are categorized within the fair value hierarchy based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their value. {13}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). Inputs are broadly defined as assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below: #### Fair Value Measurement - Definition and Hierarchy FASB ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market. Valuation techniques that are consistent with the market, income or cost approach, as specified by FASB ASC 820, are used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels: Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities the Company has the ability to access. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability and rely on management's own assumptions about the expectation that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The unobservable inputs should be developed based on the best information available in the circumstances and may include the Company's own data. The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3. {14}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. #### NOTE 3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS The Company's assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are categorized below based upon a fair value hierarchy in accordance with ASC 820 at December 31. 2022. See Note 2 for a definition and discussion of the Company's policies regarding this hierarchy. The Company's US Treasury bills owned are treated as cash and cash equivalents on the consolidated statement of financial condition and the consolidated statement of cash flows. Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value: Equity securities, US Treasury bills: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded. Corporate bonds, Foreign municipality bonds, Sovereign government bonds: Valued using pricing models maximizing the use of observable inputs for similar securities. This includes basing value on yields currently available on comparable securities of issuers with similar credit ratings. The following table presents the Company's fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2022. | Assets | | Level 1 | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | |----------------------------|---------|------------|---------------------------|---|---------|----|---------------| | Equity securities | ದಿ | 102.361 \$ | | ಳ | | ಕೆ | 102,361 | | US Treasury bills* | | 3,504,763 | | | | | 3,504,763 | | Sovereign government bonds | | | 626.136 | | | | 626.136 | | Corporate bonds | | | 6.342.601 | | | | 6,342,601 | | Foreign municipality bonds | | | 1,293,849 | | | | 1,293,849 | | | Total S | | 3,607,124 \$ 8,262,586 \$ | | | | \$ 11,869,710 | {15}------------------------------------------------ ## NOTE 3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued) | Liabilities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |-----------------------------------|---------|--------------------------------------|---------|-------------| | Sovereign government bonds \$ | | \$ (3,038,331) \$ = - \$ (3,038,331) | | | | Corporate bonds | | (3,302,590) | | (3,302,590) | | Foreign municipality bonds | | (843.672) | | (843,672) | | Total \$ | | \$ (7,184,593) \$ | | | (\*)Note: The Company's US Treasury bills were reported as cash and cash equivalents. #### NOTE 4. FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset. The estimated useful lives of depreciable assets are as follows: five to seven years for office equipment and furniture; five years for automobiles and vans; periods of up to five years for computer hardware and software; and periods of three to fifteen years for lab equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the life of the lease or estimated useful lives of the improvements, whichever period is shorter. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operating expenses while improvements and betterments are capitalized The furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements cost, and accumulated depreciation for the year ended December 31, 2022 consists of the following: | Leasehold improvements | S | 1,345,309 | |--------------------------------------------------|---|-------------| | Office Suite Acquisition-Spain | | 963.079 | | Furniture | | 328,984 | | Computer and equipment | | 600,723 | | Total cost | | 3,238,095 | | Accumulated Depreciation and
Amortization | | (1,413,004) | | Furniture, equipment and leasehold | | | | improvements, net of accumulated
depreciation | S | 1,825,091 | | | | | {16}------------------------------------------------ ## NOTE 5. INVESTMENT AT EQUITY The Company owns 10% of the common stock of BMG Money, a Delaware Corporation of which, a Member of the Company has representation on the board of directors. The Company records its interest in BMG Money under the equity method of accounting. The Company records its proportionate share of the entity's equity on the consolidated statement of financial condition and the change in its proportionate share of the entity's equity is reported as equity in income of investee on the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. The Company has elected to classify distributions received from equity method investees on its consolidated statement of cash flows using the cumulative earnings approach. There were no such distributions received during the year ended December 31, 2022. The following table is a summary of the entity's financial information for the year ended December 31, 2022: BMG Money for year ended in December 31, 2022 Summarized Balance Sheet | Current assets | S
96,154,707 | |------------------------------|------------------| | Noncurrent assets | 2,349,864 | | Total assets | | | | es
98,504,571 | | Current liabilities | S
49,526,866 | | Noncurrent liabilities | 207,683 | | Total liabilities | 49,734,549 | | Equity | 48,770,022 | | Total liabilities and equity | မွာ
98.504.57 | | | | | Summarized Income Statement | | | Income | 59,505,335
S | | Expenses | 42,290,262 | | Total net income | 17,215,073 | {17}------------------------------------------------ # NOTE 5. INVESTMENT AT EQUITY (continued) The Company also has a 9.55% investment in Cicada Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation of which, a Member of the Company has representation on the board of directors. The Company records its proportionate share of the entity's equity on the consolidated statement of financial condition and the change in its proportionate share of the entity's equity is reported as equity in the income of investee on the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. The entity will start operations in 2023. The Company has elected to classify distributions received from equity method investees on its consolidated statement of cash flows using the cumulative earnings approach. There were no such distributions received during the year ended December 31, 2022. The following table is a summary of the entity's financial information for the year ended December 31, 2022: Cicada Technologies for year ended in December 31, 2022 Summarized Balance Sheet | Current assets
Noncurrent assets | ಕಿ | 4,136,750
1,257,323 | |-------------------------------------|----|------------------------| | | | | | Total assets | ಳಿ | 5.394.073 | | Current liabilities | S | 10,264 | | Noncurrent liabilities | | 3,940,000 | | | | | | Total liabilities | | 3,950,264 | | Equity | | 1,443,809 | | Total liabilities and equity | ಳು | 5,394,073 | | | | | | Summarized Income Statement | | | | Income | S | 23,541 | | Expenses | | 1,451,140 | | Total net income | | (1,427,599) | | | | | {18}------------------------------------------------ ## NOTE 6. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY In December of 2021, the Company was recapitalized and authorized the issue of 130,000 shares of \$.001 par value Common Stock and 40,000 shares of \$.001 par value Class A Preferred Stock. 100,000 shares of Common Stock were issued in exchange for the then existing members' equity of the Company. 40,000 shares of Common Stock were then exchanged by existing stockholders for 32,000 shares of Class A Preferred Stock. #### Establishment of ESOP On December 20, 2021, the Company established the BCP Securities, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust ("ESOP Trust") to be effective as of January 1, 2021, which purchased 32,000 shares of the Class A Preferred Stock from the owners of the Company. As of December 31, 2022, base and participating dividend payable was \$38,965. # Common Stocks The Common Stock is divided into two classes. The first class of Common Stock consists of 110,000 shares, designated as "Class A Common Stock." The second class of Common Stock consists of 20,000 shares, designated as "Class B Common Stock." Voting rights : The holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to notice of any stockholders meeting in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation and are entitled to vote upon such matters and in such manner as may be provided by law. Such holders initially were entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held. The holders of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock are not be entitled to vote on any manner. # Class A Preferred Stock The Preferred Stock consists of 40.000 shares, designated as "Class A Preferred Stock." On December 20, 2021, the Company established the BCP Securities, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust ("ESOP Trust"), which purchased 32,000 shares of the Class A Preferred Stock from the owners of the Company. {19}------------------------------------------------ # NOTE 6. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (continued) Liquidation preference : Upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or a Change of Control, the assets of the Corporation remaining available for distribution to stockholders, if any, are distributable as follows: (i) first, an amount equal to the Face Value shall be paid in equal amounts per share to the holders of record of issued and outstanding Class A Preferred Stock; (ii) second, any accrued but unpaid ESOP Base Dividends and ESOP Participating Dividends are to be paid in equal amounts per share to the holders of record of issued and outstanding Class A Preferred Stock, and (iii) third, any remaining amount in equal amounts per share to the holders of record of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. Amounts paid to the ESOP are reduced by any principal and/or interest owed by the ESOP to the Corporation under the ESOP Loans. Voting rights: The holders of outstanding shares of Class A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any matter. # NOTE 7. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN The Company sponsors a defined contribution profit-sharing plan pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a), which covers substantially all Company employees. Contributions are solely at the discretion of the Company. The Company made a contribution to the plan during the year ended December 31, 2022 in the amount of \$448,501. # NOTE 8. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN As disclosed in Note 6, on December 20, 2021, the Company established an ESOP, to be effective as of January 1, 2021, to purchase all 32,000 shares of the Company's preferred stock directly from the existing stockholders of such shares in consideration of an aggregate total of \$22 million. The ESOP borrowed \$10,000,000 from the Company which, in turn, borrowed an equal amount from an independent bank. The interest rate applied to the outstanding principal, is a floating rate per year, of approximately 7.24%. The selling stockholders agreed to accept an aggregate of \$12,000,000 in the form of notes from the ESOP in favor of the selling stockholders which are secured by the ESOP's pledge of the preferred stock to the selling stockholders. The outstanding principal amount of each of the subject selling stockholders' bears interest at an annual rate of 8.5%, subject to the Company's Board of Directors' discretion to choose between cash and payment in kind. {20}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTE 8. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (continued) The ESOP's internal aggregate \$22 million loans associated with the annual release of shares bear an interest rate of 1.9% on the aggregate unpaid principal, and provides for repayment in equal annual installments of \$673,183 due on the 31st day of December, commencing on December 31, 2021, and continuing on each anniversary date thereafter, and a final payment on December 31, 2070. The ESOP is funded by discretionary dividends that if declared by the Company's Board of Directors, will be paid on the unallocated ESOP shares and with cash contributions from the Company. Unallocated shares of the preferred stock held by the ESOP are pledged as collateral by the ESOP to secure its repayment of the internal loan. On December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance of the internal loan was \$21,071,788. Shares are released as the debt is repaid and are allocated among participants on the basis of compensation in the year of allocation. Releases of ESOP shares are charged to compensation expense at the fair market value of the shares at the date the shares are released. Dividends on unallocated shares may be used by the ESOP to repaid the balance of the internal loans, which reduces the balance of the Unearned ESOP Shares account of the Company, and are not reported as dividends, but as additional compensation expense in the financial statements. Dividends on allocated or committed to be allocated shares may also be used to repaid the balance of the internal loans, which reduces the Unearned ESOP Shares account of the Company, and are reported as dividends in the financial statements. During the year ended December 31, 2022, no dividends were declared on the unallocated shares. There were 640 allocated shares during the year ended December 31, 2022, and the Company recorded a payable for base and participating dividend payable of \$38,965. Compensation costs relating to the ESOP for the year ending December 31, 2022 were as follows: | Employer contributions | \$ 439.999 | |------------------------------------------------------|------------| | Dividends on unallocated shares applied to ESOP debt | | Excess of cost of shares released and allocated over | FSOP's fair value | (150.541) | |-------------------------------|------------| | Total ESOP compensation costs | \$ 289,458 | | - 19 - | | {21}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTE 8. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (continued) The ESOP shares were as follows at December 31, 2022: | Number of shares: | | |-------------------------------------|---------------| | Allocated shares | 640 | | Shares released for allocation | 640 | | Unreleased and unearned ESOP shares | 30,720 | | Total ESOP shares | 32,000 | | Fair value of shares: | | | | | | Allocated shares | 328.422 | | Shares released for allocation | 328,422 | | Unreleased and unearned ESOP shares | 15,764,275 | | Total ESOP shares | \$ 16,421,119 | | | | #### NOTE 9. TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES The translation of assets and liabilities from functional currencies to U.S. dollars inherently results in translation adjustments that are accumulated as other comprehensive income (loss) on the statement of comprehensive income. #### Comprehensive Income Comprehensive income consists of two components, net income and other comprehensive income/(loss). Other comprehensive income/(loss) refers to revenue, expenses, gains and losses that under GAAP are recorded as an element of stockholders' capital but are excluded from net income. The Company's other comprehensive income/(loss) is comprised of foreign currency translation gains/(losses), net of income tax expense/benefit. # NOTE 10. NET CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS The Company is subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule (SEC Rule 15c3-1), which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital, both as defined, shall not exceed 15 to 1 (and the rule of the 'applicable' exchange also provides that equity capital may not be withdrawn or cash dividends paid if the resulting net capital ratio would exceed 10 to 1). At December 31, 2022, the Company had net capital of \$7,927,745 which was \$7,651,815 in excess of its required net capital of \$275,930. The Company's net capital ratio was 0.52 to 1. {22}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTE 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES #### Lease Standards The Company recognizes and measures its leases in accordance with FASB ASC 842, Leases . The Company is a lessee in several noncancelable operating leases for office space. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease, or contains a lease, at inception of a contract and when the terms of an existing contract are changed. The Company recognizes a lease liability and a right-of-use asset at the commencement date of the lease liability is initially and subsequently recognized based on the present value of its future lease payments. The discount rate is the implicit rate if it is readily determinable or otherwise the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate. The implicit rates of the Company's leases are not readily determinable and, accordingly, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date for all leases. The Company's incremental borrowing rate for a lease is the rate of interest it would have to pay on a collateralized basis to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments under similar terms and in a similar economic environment. The right-of-use ("ROU") asset is subsequently measured throughout the lease term at the amount of the remeasured lease liability (i.e., present value of the remaining lease payments), plus unamortized initial direct costs, plus (minus) any prepaid (accrued) lease payments, less the unamortized balance of lease incentives received, and any impairment recognized. Lease cost for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has elected, for all underlying classes of assets, to not recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less at lease commencement, and do not include an option to purchase the underlying asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. The Company recognizes lease cost associated with its short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has obligations as a lessee for office space with initial noncancelable terms in excess of one year. The Company classified these leases as operating leases. These leases generally contain renewal options for periods ranging from two to five years. {23}------------------------------------------------ #### NOTE 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (continued) Because the Company is reasonably certain to exercise these renewal options, the optional periods are included in determining the lease term, and associated payments under these renewal options are included from lease payments. The Company's leases do not include termination options for either party to the lease or restrictive financial or other covenants. Payments due under the lease contracts include fixed payments. The operating lease cost for the year ended December 31, 2022 is \$1,162,264. Amounts reported in the consolidated statement of financial condition as of December 31, 2022 were as follows: Operating Leases: | Operating Lease ROU assets | \$6.221.206 | |---------------------------------|-------------| | Operating Lease ROU liabilities | \$6.682.261 | Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of the lease liabilities was \$1,131,871 for the year ended December 31, 2022. ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities was \$772,588 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company had a reduction to the ROU asset of \$796,274 resulting from reductions to their lease obligations for the year ended December 31, 2022. The weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate of our operating leases are as follows: | Weighted average remaining lease | | |----------------------------------|------------| | term: | 7.04 years | | Weighted average discount rate: | 5.50% | Amounts disclosed for ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations and reductions to ROU assets resulting from reductions to lease obligations include amounts added to or reduced from the carrying amount of ROU assets resulting from new leases, lease modifications or reassessments. {24}------------------------------------------------ ## NOTE 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (continued) Maturities of lease liabilities under noncancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2022 are as follows: | Year ending | Total | |-----------------------------------|----------------| | December 31, | Amount | | 2023 | S
1,175,124 | | 2024 | 1,161,132 | | 2025 | 1,080,368 | | 2026 | 1,057,616 | | 2027 | 1,075,781 | | Thereafter | 2,567,257 | | Total undiscounted lease payments | \$ 8,117,278 | | Less imputed interest | (1,435,017) | | Total lease liabilities | \$ 6,682,261 | | | | ## Long-term debt The mortgage is payable in average monthly installments of \$4,128, not including interest, through May 23, 2031. The rate on the mortgage is variable and is equal to Euribor + .9%. This rate is reviewed every six months. Maturities are as follows: | Year ending
December 31, | Total
Amount | |-----------------------------|-----------------| | 2023 | S
43,310 | | 2024 | 44,863 | | 2025 | 46.472 | | 2026 | 48,139 | | 2027 | 49.866 | | Thereafter | 184,263 | | | S
416,913 | {25}------------------------------------------------ ## NOTE 12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The Company has evaluated events occurring after the date of these financial statements through April 3, 2023, the date that these financial statements were available to be issued. There were no material subsequent events as of that date which would require disclosure in, or adjustments to, the financial statements. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.