Prestige Wealth Inc. Announces First Half of Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

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Prestige Wealth Inc. (NASDAQ: PWM) reported significant losses in its first half of fiscal year 2025 financial results. The company's net revenues drastically declined to $287 from $497,629 year-over-year, primarily due to ceasing asset management operations. Net loss widened to $3.64 million from $503,429, with loss per share increasing to $0.127.

During the period, PWM completed strategic acquisitions of three companies: Wealth AI (Singapore-based AI wealth management), InnoSphere Tech (web scraping technology), and Tokyo Bay (Japanese wealth management). The company also secured additional post-IPO financing and entered a $7.5 million private placement agreement in April 2025, involving the sale of 32.6 million shares and warrants.

Notable developments include a project outsourcing agreement for AI model development and the divestiture of Prestige Assets International Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Positive

• Strategic acquisition of three companies enhancing technological capabilities in wealth management
• Secured $7.5 million through private placement financing
• Successful transition towards technology-driven innovation in wealth management
• Reduced cash burn in operations to $82,884 from $2.99 million year-over-year

Negative

• Net revenues collapsed 99.94% to just $287 from $497,629 year-over-year
• Net loss increased significantly to $3.64 million from $503,429
• Operating costs surged 236% to $3.72 million due to increased share-based compensation
• Cash and cash equivalents declined to $6,661 from $13,190 in September 2024
• Loss per share widened to $0.127 from $0.055

Insights

Financial Analyst

Prestige Wealth shows alarming financial deterioration with revenue collapse to just $287 and deepening losses amid questionable strategic pivot.

Prestige Wealth's H1 FY2025 results reveal catastrophic deterioration in the company's financial condition. Revenue has essentially evaporated to just $287 compared to $497,629 in the same period last year—a 99.94% collapse. This revenue implosion coincided with a 236% increase in operating expenses to $3.72 million, driving net losses to $3.64 million, up 622% from last year.

The company's cash position is critically low at just $6,661, down from $13,190 in September 2024. This minimal cash reserve is particularly concerning given the significant increase in expenses and ongoing losses. While the company completed a $7.5 million private placement in August 2025 (after the reporting period), this funding appears insufficient given the company's cash burn rate.

The company's strategic pivot away from asset management (which generated $485,944 in revenue last year) to focus on "technology-driven innovation in wealth management" has clearly disrupted its revenue streams. The acquisition strategy involving Wealth AI, InnoSphere Tech, and Tokyo Bay appears to be consuming resources without generating meaningful revenue. Most concerning is that while management mentions "advanced technology in wealth management," the near-zero revenue suggests no viable commercialization of these technologies.

Particularly troubling is the company's issuance of 10 million new shares for the "construction of MGAI Privatization Large Model System" and the divestiture of its asset management business—the only segment that previously generated substantial revenue. The dilutive financing and warrant issuances (over 48.9 million potential new shares) suggest a company desperately raising capital while shareholder value deteriorates rapidly, reflected in the 130.91% increase in loss per share to $0.127.

HONG KONG, Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prestige Wealth Inc. (Nasdaq: PWM) (the “Company” or “Prestige Wealth”), a wealth management and asset management services provider based in Hong Kong, today announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended March 31, 2025.

Mr. Kazuho Komoda, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Reflecting upon the first half of fiscal year 2025, we completed the acquisitions of Wealth AI PTE LTD. (“Wealth AI”), InnoSphere Tech Inc. (“InnoSphere Tech”) and Tokyo Bay Management Inc. (“Tokyo Bay”). Wealth AI is a company based in Singapore that offers personalized, cost-effective wealth management solutions using artificial intelligence. Founded by AI experts from top technology companies, Wealth AI is dedicated to the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in wealth management. InnoSphere Tech is a technology company that leverages its advantages in web scraping technology to collect data on finance, wealth management, and related industries according to international standards. Through the accumulation and processing of large amounts of data, its system can train a specialized large model tailored for the wealth management industry, providing robust foundational support to clients in the financial sector that surpasses traditional general-purpose large models. Tokyo Bay is a company based in Tokyo, Japan, providing wealth management services, family affairs services, lifestyle management services and related value-added services to high-net-worth clients in Asia. We intend to leverage on our strategic layouts in technology driven innovation in the wealth management industry and to achieve further growth of our business.”

Mr. Komoda continued, “Benefited from our efforts and status of listed company, we have access to better business resources and financing capabilities. In fiscal year 2025, contributed by our advanced technology in wealth management area, we completed additional post IPO financing. This presents us with great opportunities, and we want to assure our clients and shareholders that we are in a good position of development. We will continue to create value for all shareholders.”

First Half of Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

		For the Six Months Ended March 31,
		2025				2024				Change				Change
		USD				USD				USD				%
		(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Selected Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Income Data:
Net revenues			287				497,629				(497,342	)			(99.94	)
Operation cost and expenses			(3,716,180	)			(1,105,629	)			(2,610,551	)			236.11
Loss from operations			(3,715,893	)			(608,000	)			(3,107,893	)			511.17
Other income			33,857				118,580				(84,723	)			(71.45	)
Loss before income taxes			(3,682,036	)			(489,420	)			(3,192,616	)			652.33
Income taxes benefits (expenses)			46,948				(14,009	)			60,957				(435.13	)
Net loss			(3,635,088	)			(503,429	)			(3,131,659	)			622.07
Loss per ordinary share – basic and diluted			(0.127	)			(0.055	)			(0.072	)			130.91

Net Revenues

Net revenues were $287 in the six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $497,629 in the six months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decrease in net revenue from asset management services.

• Net revenue from wealth management services was $287 in the six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $11,685 in the six months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to the decreased number of cases of referrals.
• Net revenue from asset management services was $nil in the six months ended March 31, 2025, decreased from $485,944 in the six months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease was due to the fact that the Company ceased its asset management related business since August 2024 to focus on its technology driven innovation in wealth management business.
  
  

Operating Costs and Expenses

Operating costs and expenses are primarily comprised of selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $3,716,180 in the six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $1,105,629 in the six months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was mainly due to the increase in share-based compensation for employees.

Loss from operations

Loss from operations was $3,715,893 in the six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to a loss from operations of $608,000 in the six months ended March 31, 2024.

Income Tax Benefits (Expenses)

Income tax benefits were $46,948 in the six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to income tax expenses of $14,009 in the six months ended March 31, 2024.

Net Loss

Net loss was $3,635,088 in the six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the net loss of $503,429 in the six months ended March 31, 2024.

Basic and Diluted loss per Share

Basic and diluted loss per share was $0.127 in the six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to basic and diluted loss per share $0.055 in the six months ended March 31, 2024.

Balance Sheet

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $6,661, compared to $13,190 as of September 30, 2024.

Cash Flow

Net cash used in operating activities was $82,884 in the six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $2,995,580 in the six months ended March 31, 2024, mainly due to decrease in prepayment.

Net cash used in investing activities was $179,132 in the six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $2,862,641 in the six months ended March 31, 2024, due to decrease in loan and interest repayment from a third party.

Net cash provided in financing activities was $250,000 in the six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to net cash provided in investing activities of $nil in the six months ended March 31, 2024, due to increase in proceeds from private placement.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On November 27, 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. ASU 2023-07 is designed to improve the reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the CODM. All public entities will be required to report segment information in accordance with the new guidance starting in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Group adopted this guidance during the period ended March 31, 2025. The impact of the adoption of this guidance was not material to our financial position or results of operations, as the requirements impact only segment reporting disclosures in our notes to financial statements. See Segment Reporting above for further details.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 expands existing income tax disclosures for rate reconciliations by requiring disclosure of certain specific categories and additional reconciling items that meet quantitative thresholds and expands disclosures for income taxes paid by requiring disaggregation by certain jurisdictions. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Group is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard and does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) clarified the effective date of ASU 2024-03 published on November 4, 2024. ASU 2024-03 expanded the disclosure of financial statements under ASC 220-40 and requires public business entities (“PBE”) to provide a disaggregated disclosure of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosure within the footnote to the financial statements while it does not change the expense captions on the face of the income statement. In the footnote to the financial statements, PBEs are required to disaggregate, in a tabular presentation, each relevant expense caption on the face of the income statement that includes any of the following natural expenses: (1) purchases of inventory, (2) employee compensation, (3) depreciation, (4) intangible asset amortization, and (5) depreciation, depletion, and amortization (DD&A) recognized as part of oil and gas-producing activities or other types of depletion expenses. The tabular disclosure would also include certain other expenses, when applicable. This ASU will be effective for PBEs for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is allowed. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance in its consolidated financial statements.

Recent Developments

On April 23, 2025, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Agreement”) with certain accredited investors for a private placement offering, which amended and restated a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of March 7, 2025. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement, the Company agreed to sell, and the investors agreed to purchase, (i) 32,608,696 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.000625 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”); (ii) Series C ordinary warrants to purchase up to 24,456,522 Ordinary Shares, and (iii) Series D ordinary warrants to purchase up to 24,456,522 Ordinary Shares (collectively, the “Private Placement”). The purchase price for each Ordinary Share and associated Series C ordinary warrant and Series D ordinary warrant is US$0.23. The Private Placement was consummated on August 14, 2025. The Company received an aggregate amount of gross proceeds from the Private Placement of approximately US$7,500,000, before deducting any offering expenses payable by the Company.

On April 25, 2025, the Company entered into a Project Outsourcing Agreement (the “Agreement”) with (i) InnoSphere Tech Inc. (“InnoSphere Tech”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and (ii) certain service providers (“Party B”). Pursuant to the Agreement, Party B will provide services for the construction of MGAI Privatization Large Model System to InnoSphere Tech. In consideration of the services, the Company will issue to Party B (or its designees) 10,000,000 newly issued restricted shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares of par value US$0.000625 each at a price of US$0.265 per Share.

On June 25, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive share purchase agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell all of the issued and outstanding shares of Prestige Assets International Inc. (“PAII”), a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, and three subsidiaries of PAII, namely Prestige Asset Management Limited, Prestige Global Asset Management Limited and Prestige Global Capital Inc., operating asset management business, to a third party. The transaction closed on the same day.

About Prestige Wealth Inc.

Prestige Wealth Inc. is a wealth management related services provider based in Hong Kong, assisting its clients in identifying and purchasing well-matched wealth management products and technology driven innovation in wealth management business. With a focus on quality service, the Company has retained a loyal customer base consisting of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients and wealth management related enterprise clients in Asia. Through the Company’s wealth management service, it introduces clients to customized wealth management products and solutions, and provides them with tailored value-added services. The Company provided asset management services via investment funds that it manages and also provides discretionary account management services and asset management-related advisory services to clients. For more information, please visit the Company’s website: https://ir.prestigewm.hk.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or other similar expressions in this prospectus. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and other filings with the SEC.

PRESTIGE WEALTH INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
		March 31, 2025				September 30, 2024
		(Unaudited)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$	6,661			$	13,190
Accounts receivable			12,770				12,916
Contract asset			—				483
Note Receivables			682,831				753,699
Amounts due from related parties			—				—
Right-of-use assets, current			—				158,458
Income tax receivable			71,994				40,221
Prepaid deposit for acquisition			—				1,999,400
Prepaid expenses and other assets			309,216				718,155
Total current assets			1,083,472				3,696,522
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Right-of-use asset, non-current		$	—			$	—
Deposit for long term investment			2,881,081				2,631,081
Intangible assets			512,460				—
Goodwill			13,674,164				—
Total non-current assets		$	17,067,705			$	2,631,081
Total assets		$	18,151,177			$	6,327,603
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Income tax payable		$	—			$	15,057
Lease liability, current			—				180,517
Amounts due to related parties			—				85,601
Deferred tax liabilities			98,419				11,390
Deposits from private placement			—				2,750,000
Other payables and accrued liabilities			2,104,283				244,270
Total current liabilities		$	2,202,702			$	3,286,835
Total liabilities		$	2,202,702			$	3,286,835
Shareholders’ equity
Ordinary share ($0.000625 par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized, 46,303,070		$	28,940			$	9,042
shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and 14,466,667 shares issued
and outstanding as of September 30, 2024)*
Additional paid in capital			26,169,691				6,314,516
Subscription receivable			(3,334,722	)			—
Accumulated deficit			(6,868,924	)			(3,233,836	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(46,510	)			(48,954	)
Total shareholders’ equity		$	15,948,475			$	3,040,768
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	18,151,177			$	6,327,603
* The shares are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the Company’s share subdivision on July 15, 2022.

PRESTIGE WEALTH INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
		For the six months ended March 31,
		2025				2024
		(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Net revenue
Wealth management services
Referral fees		$	287			$	11,685
Asset management services
Advisory service fees			—				459,974
Management fees			—				25,970
Subtotal			—				485,944
Total net revenue			287				497,629
Gross Margin			287				497,629
Operation cost and expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses			3,716,180				1,105,629
Total operation cost and expenses			3,716,180				1,105,629
Loss from operations			(3,715,893	)			(608,000	)
Other income			33,857				118,580
Loss before income taxes			(3,682,036	)			(489,420	)
Income taxes benefits (expenses)			46,948				(14,009	)
Net loss		$	(3,635,088	)		$	(503,429	)
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation adjustment			2,444				681
Total comprehensive income		$	(3,632,644	)		$	(502,748	)
Loss per ordinary share
Basic and diluted		$	(0.127	)		$	(0.055	)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding*
Basic and diluted			28,684,671				9,150,000

For more information, please contact:

Prestige Wealth Inc.
Investor Relations Department
Email: ir@pwmweb.com

FAQ

What were PWM's key financial results for H1 2025?

PWM reported net revenues of $287 (down 99.94%), operating costs of $3.72 million (up 236%), and a net loss of $3.64 million. Loss per share was $0.127.

What acquisitions did Prestige Wealth (PWM) complete in H1 2025?

PWM acquired three companies: Wealth AI (Singapore-based AI wealth management), InnoSphere Tech (web scraping technology), and Tokyo Bay (Japanese wealth management services).

How much did PWM raise in its April 2025 private placement?

PWM raised $7.5 million through a private placement, selling 32.6 million Class A ordinary shares at $0.23 per share along with Series C and D warrants.

Why did PWM's revenue decline so significantly in H1 2025?

The revenue decline was primarily due to PWM ceasing its asset management business since August 2024 to focus on technology-driven innovation in wealth management.

What strategic changes did PWM implement in 2024-2025?

PWM ceased its asset management business, acquired three technology and wealth management companies, secured additional financing, and divested Prestige Assets International Inc. and its subsidiaries.