Exhibit
99.1
AtlasClear
Holdings, Inc. Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2026 Results
-Third
Quarter Revenue Increased 65% Year-over-Year to $4.2 Million-
-Fiscal
Year-to-Date Revenue Increased 67% to $13.5 Million-
-Legacy
De-SPAC Liabilities Reduced by More Than 95% Since Fiscal Year-End 2024-
-Stockholders’
Equity Improved to $22.3 Million from a $(6.8) Million Deficit at Fiscal Year-End-
-Stock
Locate and Securities Lending Revenue Reached $3.0 Million Fiscal Year-to-Date-
-Five
Correspondent Relationships Signed or Actively Onboarding-
-Earnings
Conference Call Scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 8:30 AM ET-
TAMPA,
Fla., May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AtlasClear Holdings, Inc. (“AtlasClear” or the “Company”) (NYSE American:
ATCH), a technology-enabled financial services platform modernizing trading, clearing, settlement, and banking infrastructure, today
announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Fiscal
Third Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights:
(Quarter
Ended March 31, 2026)
| ● | Revenue
for the quarter increased 65% year-over-year to $4.2 million, compared to $2.5 million in
the prior-year quarter. |
| | | |
| ● | Revenue
for the nine months ended March 31, 2026, increased 67% to $13.5 million, compared to $8.1
million in the prior-year period. |
| | | |
| ● | Fiscal
year-to-date net income of $4.4 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to a net loss
per share of $(0.02) in the prior-year nine-month period. |
| | | |
| ● | Stock
locate and securities lending revenue totaled $1.4 million in the quarter and $3.0 million
year-to-date, compared to effectively zero in the comparable prior-year periods. |
| | | |
| ● | Legacy
de-SPAC liabilities reduced by more than 95% since fiscal year-end 2024, from approximately
$34 million in aggregate to under $1 million. |
| | | |
| ● | Stockholders’
equity increased to $22.3 million as of March 31, 2026, compared to a deficit of $(6.8) million
as of June 30, 2025. |
| | | |
| ● | Total
liabilities declined approximately $16 million from fiscal year-end 2025. |
| | | |
| ● | Cash
and cash equivalents totaled $16.7 million; total cash including segregated customer and
PAB reserve cash totaled approximately $41.2 million. |
| | | |
| ● | Wilson-Davis
& Co., Inc. ended the quarter with net capital of approximately $15.2 million, approximately
50% higher than at the time of the Company’s acquisition of Wilson-Davis in early 2024. |
Management
Commentary:
“This
quarter marks AtlasClear’s clearest demonstration yet that the platform we set out to build is taking commercial shape,”
said John Schaible, Executive Chairman of AtlasClear. “AtlasClear has moved from balance sheet repair to operational scaling, and
the pending acquisitions are intended to expand the Company’s earnings capacity, operating leverage, and service capabilities across
clearing, capital markets, and banking. The pieces are increasingly coming together. The next phase is execution.”
“Wilson-Davis
is performing, and the correspondent pipeline is the leading indicator of where the business is heading,” said Craig Ridenhour,
President of AtlasClear. “Securities lending has gone from immaterial to a $3.0 million year-to-date contributor on the back of
deliberate operational build-out. We expect that combination of execution and pipeline to define the next several quarters.”
Operational
and Strategic Highlights:
During
and following the quarter, AtlasClear continued executing on its strategy to build an integrated financial services platform combining
clearing, capital markets, and banking capabilities.
Key
strategic developments included:
| ● | Signed
or actively onboarding five correspondent clearing relationships, with additional relationships
in late-stage development. |
| | | |
| ● | Submitted
formal application to the Federal Reserve and Wyoming Division of Banking for the proposed
acquisition of Commercial Bancorp of Wyoming. |
| | | |
| ● | Executed
Letter of Intent to acquire Ark Financial Services and its broker-dealer subsidiary, Dawson
James Securities, with the transaction structured in two steps to accommodate FINRA requirements. |
| | | |
| ● | Continued
expansion of securities lending and stock locate operations, leveraging Wilson-Davis’s
correspondent-clearing capability. |
| | | |
| ● | Continued
investment in operational infrastructure, compliance, technology systems, and personnel to
support scaling. |
Balance
Sheet and Capital Structure Progress:
The
Company made substantial progress repairing its balance sheet and resolving legacy obligations from the de-SPAC transaction. Total assets
increased to $73.9 million, while stockholders’ equity improved by $29.1 million over nine months to $22.3 million. Fiscal year-to-date
interest expense declined 33% to $4.6 million from $6.9 million in the prior-year period, reflecting the Company’s debt reduction
actions. The $20 million structured capital raise completed in October, combined with current liquidity, supports continued execution
on operational and strategic growth initiatives without near-term equity dilution.
Management
believes the Company’s strengthened balance sheet and liquidity profile position AtlasClear to continue executing its operational
and strategic growth initiatives.
Earnings
Conference Call Information:
Date:
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM Eastern Time
Webcast:
https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1763076&tp_key=54dd59e2e8
Participant
Dial-In:
1-877-407-0752 or 1-201-389-0912
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Telephone
Replay:
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Access ID: 13760588
Replay Available Through: May 28, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET
About
AtlasClear Holdings, Inc.
AtlasClear
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: ATCH) is building a technology-enabled financial services platform designed for trading, clearing, settlement,
and banking for emerging financial institutions and fintechs. Through its subsidiary Wilson-Davis & Co., Inc., a full-service correspondent
broker-dealer registered with the SEC and FINRA, and its pending acquisition of Commercial Bancorp of Wyoming, AtlasClear seeks to deliver
a vertically integrated suite of brokerage, clearing, risk management, regulatory, and commercial banking solutions. For more information,
follow us on LinkedIn or X and visit www.atlasclear.com.
To
stay up to date on AtlasClear’s platform strategy and market perspective, subscribe to the Company’s YouTube channel
and watch the Clearing the View by AtlasClear video series.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended,
that reflect AtlasClear Holdings’ current views with respect to, among other things, its future operations and financial performance.
Forward-looking statements in this communication may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “assume,”
“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,”
“intend,” “may,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,”
“seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions.
Forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expected future growth, correspondent onboarding activity, strategic
initiatives, the proposed acquisitions of Commercial Bancorp of Wyoming and Dawson James Securities, future financial performance, future
capital markets activity, and the Company’s ability to execute on its business strategy. These statements are based on current
expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Actual
results may differ materially from those anticipated.
For
additional information regarding risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. AtlasClear undertakes no obligation to
update or revise forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
Company
Contact:
AtlasClear Holdings, Inc.
Email: AtlasClearIR@atlasclear.com
Investor
Relations Contact:
Jeff Ramson, CEO
PCG Advisory, Inc.
Email: jramson@pcgadvisory.com
