UP Fintech Holding Limited Reports Unaudited First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
- Total revenues increased 55.3% YoY to $122.6M
- Net income grew 146.7% YoY to $30.4M
- Total account balance rose 39.5% YoY to $45.9B
- Strong customer growth with 60,900 new funded accounts in Q1, achieving 40% of 2025 guidance
- Trading volume increased significantly to $217.5B
- Margin financing and securities lending balance up 89.4% YoY to $5.2B
- Total revenues decreased 1.2% quarter-over-quarter
- Financing service fees declined 9.6% YoY to $2.6M
- Marketing expenses increased significantly by 147.5% YoY to $10.9M
Insights
UP Fintech delivered exceptional Q1 2025 results with 55.3% revenue growth and 146.7% profit surge, driven by increased trading activity and customer acquisition.
UP Fintech has delivered remarkable financial performance in Q1 2025, with total revenues reaching
Commission revenue was the standout performer, growing by an extraordinary
Customer acquisition remains robust with 60,900 new funded accounts added in Q1, already achieving
While revenues grew substantially, expenses were managed effectively, increasing by only
Looking at key financial metrics, the company's cash position improved to
UP Fintech's performance this quarter demonstrates the scalability of its business model and its ability to capitalize on favorable market conditions while executing strategic growth initiatives. The combination of strong customer acquisition, increased trading activity, and prudent cost management has delivered exceptional bottom-line results.
SINGAPORE, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UP Fintech Holding Limited (NASDAQ: TIGR) (“UP Fintech” or the “Company”), a leading online brokerage firm focusing on global investors, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Mr. Wu Tianhua, Chairman and CEO of UP Fintech stated: “The macro environment remained dynamic in the first quarter, our total revenues reached US
In the first quarter, we added 60,900 new customers with deposits, already achieving
In the first quarter, we continued to roll out new features aimed at enhancing the user experience across our platform. In Hong Kong, we introduced additional functionality on top of its existing virtual asset trading service. Retail investors can now deposit and withdraw cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, while professional investors are also able to deposit and withdraw USDT. Additionally, Tiger Brokers Hong Kong recently launched Delivery Versus Payment (DVP) functionality, which strengthens our ability to serve institutional and high-net-worth clients. We also introduced equity repo services to further enhance our securities lending and treasury management capabilities. In addition, we remain committed to improving our Tiger AI offering based on user feedback. It now supports portfolio and watchlist analysis, allowing users to more effectively identify investment opportunities, receive risk alerts on their holdings, and access actionable strategy suggestions.
In our Corporate business, we underwrote 4 Hong Kong IPOs in the first quarter, including “Chifeng Gold” and “Nanshan Aluminum”, and acted as distributor for “Mixue Group”, the largest Hong Kong IPO in the first quarter. In our ESOP business, we added 20 new clients in the first quarter, bringing the total number of ESOP clients served to 633 as of March 31, 2025.”
Financial Highlights for First Quarter 2025
- Total revenues were US
$122.6 million , an increase of55.3% year-over-year and a decrease of1.2% quarter-over-quarter. - Total net revenues were US
$107.6 million , an increase of67.7% year-over-year and an increase of0.2% quarter-over-quarter. - Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech was US
$30.4 million compared to a net income of US$12.3 million in the same quarter of last year. - Non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech was US
$36.0 million , compared to a non-GAAP net income of US$14.7 million in the same quarter of last year. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial metrics to the most comparable GAAP metrics is set forth below.
Operating Highlights for First Quarter 2025
- Total account balance increased
39.5% year-over-year to US$45.9 billion . - Total margin financing and securities lending balance increased
89.4% year-over-year to US$5.2 billion . - Total number of customers with deposit increased
23.5% year-over-year to 1,152,900.
Selected Operating Data for First Quarter 2025
As of and for the three months ended | |||||||||||
March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | |||||||||
2024 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||
In 000's | |||||||||||
Number of customer accounts | 2,247.4 | 2,449.3 | 2,526.7 | ||||||||
Number of customers with deposits | 933.4 | 1,092.0 | 1,152.9 | ||||||||
Number of options and futures contracts traded | 10,850.3 | 18,926.3 | 20,400.7 | ||||||||
In USD millions | |||||||||||
Trading volume | 85,410.6 | 198,016.9 | 217,453.6 | ||||||||
Trading volume of stocks | 28,606.3 | 55,502.6 | 59,453.4 | ||||||||
Total account balance | 32,872.1 | 41,725.2 | 45,861.9 | ||||||||
First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
REVENUES
Total revenues were US
Commissions were US
Financing service fees were US
Interest income was US
Other revenues were US
Interest expense was US
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
Total operating costs and expenses were US
Execution and clearing expenses were US
Employee compensation and benefits expenses were US
Occupancy, depreciation and amortization expenses were US
Communication and market data expenses were US
Marketing and branding expenses were US
General and administrative expenses were US
NET INCOME attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech was US
Non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech, which excludes share-based compensation, was US
For the first quarter of 2025, the Company’s weighted average number of ADSs used in calculating non-GAAP net income per ADS – diluted was 184,472,928. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had a total of 2,649,914,037 Class A and B ordinary shares outstanding, or the equivalent of 176,660,936 ADSs.
CERTAIN OTHER FINANCIAL ITEMS
As of March 31, 2025, the Company's cash and cash equivalents, term deposits and long-term deposits were US
As of March 31, 2025, the allowance for doubtful accounts on receivables from customers was US
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-08, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets (“ASU 2023-08”). ASU 2023-08 requires certain crypto assets to be measured at fair value separately on the balance sheet with changes reported in the statement of operations each reporting period.
The Company adopted this guidance from January 1, 2025, and the Company recorded such crypto asset balance in Crypto assets held as of March 31, 2025, with a cumulative-effect adjustment of US
Updates to Management and Directors
Mr. Ming Liao departed from the position of Independent Director at the Company due to personal reasons, effective May 28, 2025. Mr. Liao’s departure was not the result from any disagreement with the Company.
Conference Call Information:
UP Fintech’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM on May 30, 2025, U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 PM on May 30, 2025, Singapore/Hong Kong Time).
All participants wishing to attend the call must preregister online before receiving the dial-in number. Preregistration may take a few minutes to complete.
Preregistration Information:
Please note that all participants will need to pre-register for the conference call, using the link:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BId8a2d4cd09e14653b3533b8d3745dfa0
It will automatically lead to the registration page of "UP Fintech Holding Limited First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call", where details for RSVP are needed.
Upon registering, all participants will be provided a confirmation email with a participant dial-in number and personal PIN to access the conference call. Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the call start time using the conference access information.
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at https://ir.itigerup.com
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating our business, we consider and use non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech and non-GAAP net income per ADS - diluted as supplemental measures to review and assess our operating performance. The presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”). We define non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech as net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech excluding share-based compensation. Non-GAAP net income per ADS - diluted is non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech divided by the weighted average number of diluted ADSs.
We present these non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by our management to evaluate our operating performance and formulate business plans. Non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech enables our management to assess our operating results without considering the impact of share-based compensation. We also believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures facilitates investors' assessment of our operating performance.
These non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool. One of the key limitations of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that they do not reflect all items of income and expenses that affect our operations. Share-based compensation has been and may continue to be incurred in our business and are not reflected in the presentation of non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the non-GAAP financial information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited.
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or construed as alternatives to total operating costs and expenses, net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of our operating performance. Investors are encouraged to review these historical non-GAAP financial measures in light of the most directly comparable GAAP measures. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting the usefulness of such measures when analyzing our data comparatively. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
About UP Fintech Holding Limited
UP Fintech Holding Limited is a leading online brokerage firm focusing on global investors. The Company’s proprietary mobile and online trading platform enables investors to trade in equities and other financial instruments on multiple exchanges around the world. The Company offers innovative products and services as well as a superior user experience to customers through its “mobile first” strategy, which enables it to better serve and retain current customers as well as attract new ones. The Company offers customers comprehensive brokerage and value-added services, including trade order placement and execution, margin financing, IPO subscription, ESOP management, investor education, community discussion and customer support. The Company’s proprietary infrastructure and advanced technology are able to support trades across multiple currencies, multiple markets, multiple products, multiple execution venues and multiple clearinghouses.
For more information on the Company, please visit: https://ir.itigerup.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward−looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward−looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “might,” “aim,” “likely to,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements or expressions. Among other statements, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, the Company’s strategic and operational plans and expectations regarding growth and expansion of its business lines, and the Company’s plans for future financing of its business contain forward-looking statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Forms 20−F and 6−K, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties, including the earnings conference call. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward−looking statements. Forward−looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company’s ability to effectively implement its growth strategies; trends and competition in global financial markets; changes in the Company’s revenues and certain cost or expense accounting policies; the cooperation relationships with our business partners and shareholders such as Interactive Brokers LLC and Xiaomi Corporation and its affiliates; and governmental policies and regulations affecting the Company’s industry and general economic conditions in China, Singapore and other countries. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 23, 2025. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the SEC.
For investor and media inquiries please contact:
Investor Relations Contact
UP Fintech Holding Limited
Email: ir@itiger.com
UP FINTECH HOLDING LIMITED UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (All amounts in U.S. dollars ("US$")) | ||||||||
As of December 31, | As of March 31, | |||||||
2024 | 2025 | |||||||
US$ | US$ | |||||||
Assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 393,576,874 | 403,891,218 | ||||||
Cash-segregated for regulatory purpose | 2,464,683,625 | 2,849,477,420 | ||||||
Term deposits | 1,075,260 | 1,101,083 | ||||||
Receivables from customers (net of allowance of US | 1,052,972,649 | 1,221,616,295 | ||||||
Receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations | 2,305,740,507 | 2,556,498,087 | ||||||
Financial instruments held, at fair value | 75,547,082 | 177,479,943 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 17,629,819 | 19,529,054 | ||||||
Amounts due from related parties | 16,720,671 | 13,821,867 | ||||||
Total current assets | 6,327,946,487 | 7,243,414,967 | ||||||
Non-current assets: | ||||||||
Long-term deposits | 1,369,994 | 1,378,037 | ||||||
Right-of-use assets | 10,880,673 | 12,736,333 | ||||||
Property, equipment and intangible assets, net | 15,358,528 | 15,750,823 | ||||||
Crypto assets held | — | 3,410,986 | ||||||
Goodwill | 2,492,668 | 2,492,668 | ||||||
Long-term investments | 7,658,809 | 7,473,531 | ||||||
Equity method investment | 10,203,622 | 10,305,433 | ||||||
Other non-current assets | 6,828,553 | 8,623,671 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets | 8,573,135 | 9,931,234 | ||||||
Total non-current assets | 63,365,982 | 72,102,716 | ||||||
Total assets | 6,391,312,469 | 7,315,517,683 | ||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Payables to customers | 3,574,651,125 | 4,333,279,026 | ||||||
Payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations: | 1,914,769,701 | 1,975,967,952 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 67,263,254 | 75,891,783 | ||||||
Lease liabilities-current | 4,153,928 | 4,845,376 | ||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 874,331 | 53,588,763 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 5,561,712,339 | 6,443,572,900 | ||||||
Convertible bonds | 159,505,397 | 160,158,584 | ||||||
Lease liabilities- non-current | 5,902,323 | 6,992,755 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 2,068,661 | 2,161,995 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 5,729,188,720 | 6,612,886,234 | ||||||
Mezzanine equity | ||||||||
Redeemable non-controlling interest | 7,177,668 | 5,518,571 | ||||||
Total Mezzanine equity | 7,177,668 | 5,518,571 | ||||||
Shareholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Class A ordinary shares | 25,427 | 25,523 | ||||||
Class B ordinary shares | 976 | 976 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 619,030,730 | 624,497,561 | ||||||
Statutory reserve | 12,425,463 | 12,425,463 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 37,843,547 | 70,712,884 | ||||||
Treasury stock | (2,172,819 | ) | (2,172,819 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (11,919,310 | ) | (8,090,989 | ) | ||||
Total UP Fintech shareholders’ equity | 655,234,014 | 697,398,599 | ||||||
Non-controlling interests | (287,933 | ) | (285,721 | ) | ||||
Total equity | 654,946,081 | 697,112,878 | ||||||
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and equity | 6,391,312,469 | 7,315,517,683 |
UP FINTECH HOLDING LIMITED | ||||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | ||||||||||||
(All amounts in U.S. dollars ("US$"), except for number of shares (or ADSs) and per share (or ADS) data) | ||||||||||||
For the three months ended | ||||||||||||
March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||
2024 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||||||||
US$ | US$ | US$ | ||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||
Commissions | 27,786,218 | 55,964,174 | 58,307,151 | |||||||||
Interest related income | ||||||||||||
Financing service fees | 2,832,065 | 2,770,419 | 2,560,432 | |||||||||
Interest income | 43,841,220 | 55,762,091 | 53,805,393 | |||||||||
Other revenues | 4,488,989 | 9,605,165 | 7,936,987 | |||||||||
Total revenues | 78,948,492 | 124,101,849 | 122,609,963 | |||||||||
Interest expense | (14,789,835 | ) | (16,731,341 | ) | (15,041,810 | ) | ||||||
Total Net revenues | 64,158,657 | 107,370,508 | 107,568,153 | |||||||||
Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||
Execution and clearing | (2,230,863 | ) | (6,095,132 | ) | (5,338,917 | ) | ||||||
Employee compensation and benefits | (27,787,218 | ) | (37,163,110 | ) | (33,805,808 | ) | ||||||
Occupancy, depreciation and amortization | (2,144,337 | ) | (2,137,586 | ) | (2,149,308 | ) | ||||||
Communication and market data | (8,561,482 | ) | (11,787,814 | ) | (9,794,869 | ) | ||||||
Marketing and branding | (4,390,987 | ) | (9,507,918 | ) | (10,867,048 | ) | ||||||
General and administrative | (5,667,137 | ) | (6,432,737 | ) | (5,136,346 | ) | ||||||
Total operating costs and expenses | (50,782,024 | ) | (73,124,297 | ) | (67,092,296 | ) | ||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||
Others, net | 3,615,219 | 3,469,021 | (1,340,064 | ) | ||||||||
Income before income tax | 16,991,852 | 37,715,232 | 39,135,793 | |||||||||
Income tax expenses | (4,528,297 | ) | (9,488,084 | ) | (8,549,158 | ) | ||||||
Net income | 12,463,555 | 28,227,148 | 30,586,635 | |||||||||
Less: net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests | (17,914 | ) | 12,563 | 11,527 | ||||||||
Accretion of redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value | (151,322 | ) | (164,328 | ) | (155,983 | ) | ||||||
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech | 12,330,147 | 28,050,257 | 30,419,125 | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | ||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments | — | 343,892 | — | |||||||||
Changes in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment | (4,791,040 | ) | (17,440,809 | ) | 3,826,640 | |||||||
Total Comprehensive income | 7,672,515 | 11,130,231 | 34,413,275 | |||||||||
Less: comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests | (13,454 | ) | 24,226 | 9,845 | ||||||||
Accretion of redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value | (151,322 | ) | (164,328 | ) | (155,983 | ) | ||||||
Total Comprehensive income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech | 7,534,647 | 10,941,677 | 34,247,447 | |||||||||
Net income per ordinary share: | ||||||||||||
Basic | 0.005 | 0.011 | 0.012 | |||||||||
Diluted | 0.005 | 0.011 | 0.011 | |||||||||
Net income per ADS (1 ADS represents 15 Class A ordinary shares): | ||||||||||||
Basic | 0.079 | 0.164 | 0.173 | |||||||||
Diluted | 0.077 | 0.158 | 0.166 | |||||||||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating net income per ordinary share: | ||||||||||||
Basic | 2,342,468,897 | 2,557,911,677 | 2,634,972,699 | |||||||||
Diluted | 2,452,022,959 | 2,687,607,158 | 2,767,093,920 |
Reconciliations of Unaudited Non-GAAP Results of Operations Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures (All amounts in U.S. dollars ("US$"), except for number of ADSs and per ADS data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended March 31,2024 | For the three months ended December 31,2024 | For the three months ended March 31,2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
non-GAAP | non-GAAP | non-GAAP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GAAP | Adjustment | non-GAAP | GAAP | Adjustment | non-GAAP | GAAP | Adjustment | non-GAAP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US$ | US$ | US$ | US$ | US$ | US$ | US$ | US$ | US$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unaudited | Unaudited | Unaudited | Unaudited | Unaudited | Unaudited | Unaudited | Unaudited | Unaudited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,380,637 | (1 | ) | 2,421,342 | (1 | ) | 5,621,791 | (1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech | 12,330,147 | 2,380,637 | 14,710,784 | 28,050,257 | 2,421,342 | 30,471,599 | 30,419,125 | 5,621,791 | 36,040,916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income per ADS - diluted | 0.077 | 0.092 | 0.158 | 0.172 | 0.166 | 0.198 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average number of ADSs used in calculating diluted net income per ADS | 163,468,197 | 163,468,197 | 179,173,811 | 179,173,811 | 184,472,928 | 184,472,928 |
(1) Share-based compensation.
