Mogo's WonderFi Stake Set for Monetization Following Shareholder Approval of Robinhood Acquisition
On July 17, 2025, WonderFi announced that its securityholders voted in favor of the proposed acquisition at a special meeting of securityholders. The full voting results and next steps can be found in WonderFi's press release.
Mogo is WonderFi's largest shareholder, holding approximately 82 million common shares of the company.
'We're pleased to see WonderFi shareholders strongly support this transaction, which marks another step forward toward closing,' said Greg Feller, President of Mogo. 'As WonderFi's largest shareholder, we expect this deal to unlock significant liquidity that will further strengthen our balance sheet and enhance our strategic flexibility.'
Feller added, 'This event is a meaningful catalyst for Mogo. It gives us the opportunity to make strategic investments in our platform while continuing to increase our exposure to Bitcoin, consistent with our long-standing belief in Bitcoin as a superior long-term store of value. As always, we intend to allocate capital with discipline and maintain Bitcoin as our benchmark hurdle rate.'
Mogo was among the first publicly traded companies in Canada to adopt Bitcoin as a treasury asset in 2020 and has consistently expressed its conviction in the long-term value of Bitcoin. Mogo recently approved an expanded Bitcoin treasury authorization of up to C$50 million and expects to update shareholders following the closing of the WonderFi transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2025 and remains subject to customary regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.
About Mogo
Mogo Inc. is on a mission to build the future of intelligent finance, empowering consumers to grow wealth through a suite of innovative financial products and a capital strategy anchored by Bitcoin. The company's platform combines digital wealth management and lending with a growing commitment to hard asset capital allocation. Mogo is publicly listed on the NASDAQ and TSX.
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This news release may contain 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, including statements regarding the expected closing of the WonderFi-Robinhood transaction, Mogo's Bitcoin treasury strategy, Mogo's capital allocation strategy, and Mogo's strategic initiatives in respect of its digital finance platform. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, and may prove to be incorrect. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "may", "will", "could", "would", "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "intend", "potential", "estimate", "budget", "scheduled", "plans", "planned", "forecasts", "goals" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual financial results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements and the forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Mogo's growth, its ability to expand into new products and markets and its expectations for its future financial performance are subject to a number of conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals in respect of its products, many of which are outside of Mogo's control. For a description of the risks associated with Mogo's business please refer to the 'Risk Factors' section of Mogo's current annual information form, which is available at www.sedarplus.com and www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, Mogo disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise.
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Sales by franchise restaurants are not recorded as Company revenues and are not included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. However, the Company's royalty revenues are computed as percentages of sales made by Wendy's franchisees and, as a result, sales by franchisees have a direct effect on the Company's royalty revenues and profitability. Same-restaurant sales and systemwide sales exclude sales from Argentina due to the highly inflationary economy of that country. The Company calculates same-restaurant sales and systemwide sales growth on a constant currency basis. Constant currency results exclude the impact of foreign currency translation and are derived by translating current year results at prior year average exchange rates. The Company believes excluding the impact of foreign currency translation provides better year over year comparability. U.S. Company-operated restaurant margin is defined as sales from U.S. Company-operated restaurants less cost of sales divided by sales from U.S. Company-operated restaurants. Cost of sales includes food and paper, restaurant labor and occupancy, advertising and other operating costs. Cost of sales excludes certain costs that support restaurant operations that are not allocated to individual restaurants, which are included in "General and administrative." Cost of sales also excludes depreciation and amortization expense and impairment of long-lived assets. Therefore, as restaurant margin as presented excludes certain costs as described above, its usefulness may be limited and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies in our industry. The Wendy's Company and SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Statements of OperationsThree and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2024 and June 29, 2025(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)(Unaudited)Three Months EndedSix Months Ended2024202520242025 Revenues:Sales $ 237,355$ 232,853$ 462,678$ 452,363 Franchise royalty revenue 136,318132,233261,998253,908 Franchise fees 21,35224,06742,17247,540 Franchise rental income 60,63860,411118,624118,865 Advertising funds revenue 115,064111,365220,008211,725570,727560,9291,105,4801,084,401 Costs and expenses:Cost of sales 199,886196,521391,999384,690 Franchise support and other costs 16,22217,06930,96433,665 Franchise rental expense 32,39032,63064,16863,331 Advertising funds expense 120,817111,374228,191212,902 General and administrative 61,49659,485125,253127,689 Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of cloud computing arrangements shown separately below) 37,49236,99073,01073,539 Amortization of cloud computing arrangements 3,5194,0567,0618,223 System optimization gains, net (280)(387)(153)(297) Reorganization and realignment costs 2,4521748,125(518) Impairment of long-lived assets 6891,6862,6953,107 Other operating income, net (3,463)(2,929)(6,496)(9,316)471,220456,669924,817897,015 Operating profit 99,507104,260180,663187,386 Interest expense, net (30,995)(30,945)(61,530)(62,422) Investment income (loss), net 11—11(1,718) Other income, net 6,3002,58513,1367,571 Income before income taxes 74,82375,900132,280130,817 Provision for income taxes (20,180)(20,790)(35,644)(36,475) Net income $ 54,643$ 55,110$ 96,636$ 94,342 Basic and diluted net income per share $ .27$ .29$ .47$ .48 Number of shares used to calculate basic income per share 204,919191,949205,145196,296 Number of shares used to calculate diluted income per share 206,185192,714206,578197,166 The Wendy's Company and SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Balance SheetsAs of December 29, 2024 and June 29, 2025(In Thousands Except Par Value)(Unaudited)December 29,2024June 29,2025 ASSETSCurrent assets:Cash and cash equivalents $ 450,512$ 281,226 Restricted cash 34,48133,995 Accounts and notes receivable, net 99,926115,084 Inventories 6,5296,314 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 45,56352,693 Advertising funds restricted assets 99,129111,134 Total current assets 736,140600,446 Properties 907,787915,662 Finance lease assets 244,954257,085 Operating lease assets 679,777667,970 Goodwill 771,468772,827 Other intangible assets 1,192,2641,176,105 Investments 29,00627,092 Net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases 288,048286,678 Other assets 185,399190,283 Total assets $ 5,034,843$ 4,894,148 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITYCurrent liabilities:Current portion of long-term debt $ 78,163$ 78,505 Current portion of finance lease liabilities 22,50924,234 Current portion of operating lease liabilities 50,06851,293 Accounts payable 28,45526,645 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 118,224123,785 Advertising funds restricted liabilities 100,212110,758 Total current liabilities 397,631415,220 Long-term debt 2,662,1302,650,907 Long-term finance lease liabilities 575,363593,553 Long-term operating lease liabilities 704,333689,724 Deferred income taxes 263,420265,430 Deferred franchise fees 88,38788,396 Other liabilities 84,22778,030 Total liabilities 4,775,4914,781,260 Commitments and contingenciesStockholders' equity:Common stock, $0.10 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized; 470,424 shares issued; 203,834 and 191,345 shares outstanding, respectively 47,04247,042 Additional paid-in capital 2,982,1022,988,265 Retained earnings 399,700417,765 Common stock held in treasury, at cost; 266,590 and 279,079 shares, respectively (3,094,739)(3,277,648) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (74,753)(62,536) Total stockholders' equity 259,352112,888 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 5,034,843$ 4,894,148 The Wendy's Company and SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsSix Month Periods Ended June 30, 2024 and June 29, 2025(In Thousands)(Unaudited)Six Months Ended20242025 Cash flows from operating activities:Net income $ 96,636$ 94,342 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of cloud computing arrangements shown separately below) 73,01073,539 Amortization of cloud computing arrangements 7,0618,223 Share-based compensation 11,67710,704 Impairment of long-lived assets 2,6953,107 Deferred income tax (104)822 Non-cash rental expense, net 21,12021,406 Change in operating lease liabilities (24,273)(24,482) Net receipt of deferred vendor incentives 5,5338,421 System optimization gains, net (153)(297) Distributions received from joint ventures, net of equity in earnings 1,1461,679 Long-term debt-related activities, net 3,7383,744 Cloud computing arrangements expenditures (6,878)(9,335) Changes in operating assets and liabilities and other, net (45,745)(45,865) Net cash provided by operating activities 145,463146,008 Cash flows from investing activities:Capital expenditures (34,465)(39,050) Franchise development fund (11,477)(16,518) Dispositions 6011,355 Notes receivable, net 1,3831,949 Net cash used in investing activities (43,958)(52,264) Cash flows from financing activities:Proceeds from long-term debt —23,500 Repayments of long-term debt (14,625)(23,125) Repayments of finance lease liabilities (10,336)(10,666) Repurchases of common stock (34,248)(186,516) Dividends (102,626)(76,243) Proceeds from stock option exercises 2,0981,717 Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation (2,645)(1,354) Net cash used in financing activities (162,382)(272,687) Net cash used in operations before effect of exchange rate changes on cash (60,877)(178,943) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (3,298)5,437 Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (64,175)(173,506) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 588,816503,608 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 524,641$ 330,102 The Wendy's Company and SubsidiariesReconciliations of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA and Revenues to Adjusted RevenuesThree and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2024 and June 29, 2025(In Thousands)(Unaudited)Three Months EndedSix Months Ended2024202520242025 Net income $ 54,643$ 55,110$ 96,636$ 94,342 Provision for income taxes 20,18020,79035,64436,475 Income before income taxes 74,82375,900132,280130,817 Other income, net (6,300)(2,585)(13,136)(7,571) Investment (income) loss, net (11)—(11)1,718 Interest expense, net 30,99530,94561,53062,422 Operating profit 99,507104,260180,663187,386 Plus (less):Advertising funds revenue (115,064)(111,365)(220,008)(211,725) Advertising funds expense (a) 114,810111,225219,547211,441 Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of cloud computing arrangements shown separately below) 37,49236,99073,01073,539 Amortization of cloud computing arrangements 3,5194,0567,0618,223 System optimization gains, net (280)(387)(153)(297) Reorganization and realignment costs 2,4521748,125(518) Impairment of long-lived assets 6891,6862,6953,107 Adjusted EBITDA $ 143,125$ 146,639$ 270,940$ 271,156 Revenues $ 570,727$ 560,929$ 1,105,480$ 1,084,401 Less:Advertising funds revenue (115,064)(111,365)(220,008)(211,725) Adjusted revenues $ 455,663$ 449,564$ 885,472$ 872,676 (a) Excludes advertising funds expense of $5,687 and $8,174 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $183 and $342 for the three and six months ended June 29, 2025, respectively, related to the Company's funding of incremental advertising. In addition, excludes other international-related advertising (deficit) surplus of $(320) and $(470) for the three and six months ended months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $34 and $(1,119) for the three and six months ended June 29, 2025, respectively. The Wendy's Company and SubsidiariesReconciliation of Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share toAdjusted Income and Adjusted Earnings Per ShareThree and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2024 and June 29, 2025(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)(Unaudited)Three Months EndedSix Months Ended2024202520242025 Net income $ 54,643$ 55,110$ 96,636$ 94,342 Plus (less):Advertising funds revenue (115,064)(111,365)(220,008)(211,725) Advertising funds expense (a) 114,810111,225219,547211,441 System optimization gains, net (280)(387)(153)(297) Reorganization and realignment costs 2,4521748,125(518) Impairment of long-lived assets 6891,6862,6953,107 Total adjustments 2,6071,33310,2062,008 Income tax impact on adjustments (b) (604)(371)(2,248)(580) Total adjustments, net of income taxes 2,0039627,9581,428 Adjusted income $ 56,646$ 56,072$ 104,594$ 95,770 Diluted earnings per share $ .27$ .29$ .47$ .48 Total adjustments per share, net of income taxes ——.04.01 Adjusted earnings per share $ .27$ .29$ .51$ .49 (a) Excludes advertising funds expense of $5,687 and $8,174 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $183 and $342 for the three and six months ended June 29, 2025, respectively, related to the Company's funding of incremental advertising. In addition, excludes other international-related advertising (deficit) surplus of $(320) and $(470) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $34 and $(1,119) for the three and six months ended June 29, 2025, respectively. (b) Adjustments relate to the tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments, which were determined based on the nature of the underlying non-GAAP adjustments and their relevant jurisdictional tax rates. The Wendy's Company and SubsidiariesReconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash FlowSix Month Periods Ended June 30, 2024 and June 29, 2025(In Thousands)(Unaudited)Six Months Ended20242025 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 145,463$ 146,008 Plus (less):Capital expenditures (34,465)(39,050) Franchise development fund (11,477)(16,518) Advertising funds impact (a) 13,35319,065 Free cash flow $ 112,874$ 109,505 (a) Represents the net change in the restricted operating assets and liabilities of our advertising funds, which is included in "Changes in operating assets and liabilities and other, net," and the excess of advertising funds expense over advertising funds revenue, which is included in "Net income." View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE The Wendy's Company Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
