Exhibit 99.1

B. Riley Financial Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results; Declares $2.00 Dividend

Total revenues increased to $336.8 million, up 26% from Q2 2020

Operating revenues ⁽²⁾ increased to $304.1 million, up 100% from Q2 2020

Diluted EPS of $2.58 and net income of $73.9 million, down 11% from Q2 2020

Operating EBITDA ⁽³⁾ increased to $92.1 million, up 97% from Q2 2020

Total adjusted EBITDA ⁽¹⁾ of $124.9 million for the quarter

Declares total dividend of $2.00 per share, includes $0.50 regular and $1.50 special

LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2021 – B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY), a diversified financial services company, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Second Quarter 2021 Highlights

Bryant Riley, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of B. Riley Financial, said: “Our operating EBITDA doubled on a year-over-year basis demonstrating continued strength across our businesses during the second quarter. Our results were driven by our investment banking division which continues to establish its leadership in small and mid-cap equity capital markets, supplemented by steady contributions from Advisory Services and Principal Investments. Increasing our capital base while simultaneously returning capital to shareholders and lowering our cost of capital has provided us with the financial flexibility to pursue the increasing number of opportunities that our diversified platform offers.”

Tom Kelleher, Co-Chief Executive Officer of B. Riley Financial, added: “Our recent addition of complementary businesses and key hires have helped increase synergies and cross-selling opportunities across our platform. As we continue to work towards integrating our colleagues from National Holdings and enhancing the services we offer to our clients, recruiting remains a key focus. We continue to seek out new talent and businesses that can expand our reach and capabilities across service lines.”

Riley added: “The successful execution of our platform strategy has allowed us to build a solid balance sheet while enabling us to return $8.50 in common stock dividends to shareholders over the last three quarters. As we look ahead, we see multiple pathways with which to grow shareholder value. We will continue to take advantage of market opportunities in our core segments while building on additional recurring revenue streams that are both noncorrelated and counter cyclical.”

Declaration of Common Stock Dividend

The Company’s Board of Directors has approved a total quarterly cash dividend of $2.00 per share which includes the regular $0.50 dividend and a special dividend of $1.50 per share. The dividend is payable on or about August 26, 2021 to common stockholders of record as of August 13, 2021.

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Summary

For the three months ended June 30, 2021, B. Riley Financial reported net income available to common shareholders of $73.9 million, or $2.58 per diluted share.

Total revenues were $336.8 million for the second quarter of 2021, a year-over-year increase of 26% compared to $266.5 million for the prior-year period. The Company reported total adjusted EBITDA ⁽¹⁾ of $124.9 million for the quarter.

Second quarter operating revenues ⁽²⁾ were $304.1 million, a year-over-year increase of 100% from $151.9 million for the prior-year period. Operating adjusted EBITDA ⁽³⁾ of $92.1 million increased from $46.8 million for the prior-year period, up 97% year-over-year.

Operating results were enhanced by second quarter investment gains ⁽⁴⁾ of $32.7 million which are primarily driven by mark-to-market valuations on strategic investments held by the Company.

As of June 30, 2021, cash and investments ⁽⁶⁾ totaled approximately $2.0 billion including cash and cash equivalents of $297.4 million. Total cash and investments, ⁽⁶⁾ net of debt, was $568.1 million at quarter-end.

Segment Financial Summary for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

Financial Highlights for the First Six Months of 2021

Additional Metrics and Supplemental Financial Data

Additional metrics related to operating results and investments are presented to provide investors with greater visibility into the Company’s performance and overall results of operations. Further details related to these metrics can be found in B. Riley Financial’s Second Quarter 2021 Financial Supplement located on the Company’s investor relations website.

Segment Realignment

The Company previously realigned its segment reporting structure for Wealth Management during the first quarter of 2021 as a result of the National Holdings acquisition, and Financial Consulting during the fourth quarter of 2020 to reflect certain organizational changes. Segment results have been recast for all periods presented in conjunction with the new reporting structure.

Conference Call Details

B. Riley Financial will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2021 financial results at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) today, Thursday, July 29, 2021. Investors may access the live broadcast and archived recording via the Company’s investor relations website.

About B. Riley Financial

B. Riley Financial provides collaborative solutions tailored to fit the capital raising and business advisory needs of its clients and partners. B. Riley operates through several subsidiaries that offer a diverse range of complementary end-to-end capabilities spanning investment banking and institutional brokerage, private wealth and investment management, financial consulting, corporate restructuring, operations management, risk and compliance, due diligence, forensic accounting, litigation support, appraisal and valuation, auction and liquidation services. For more information, please visit www.brileyfin.com.

Footnotes (See “Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further discussion of these non-GAAP terms.)

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Certain of the information set forth herein, including operating revenues, adjusted EBITDA, operating adjusted EBITDA, and investment adjusted EBITDA, may be considered non-GAAP financial measures. B. Riley Financial believes this information is useful to investors because it provides a basis for measuring the Company’s available capital resources, the operating performance of its business and its revenues and cash flow, (i) excluding in the case of operating revenues, trading income (losses) and fair value adjustments on loans, (ii) excluding in the case of adjusted EBITDA, net interest expense, provisions for or benefit from income taxes, depreciation, amortization, fair value adjustment, restructuring costs, gain on extinguishment of loans, impairment of trade names, stock-based compensation and transaction and other expenses, (iii) excluding in the case of operating adjusted EBITDA, the aforementioned adjustments for adjusted EBITDA as well as trading income (losses) and fair value adjustments on loans, and other investment related expenses, (iv) including in the case of investment adjusted EBITDA, trading income (losses) and fair value adjustments on loans, net of other investment related expenses, and (v) including in the case of total cash and investments, net of debt, total cash, net securities and investments, and other minus total debt, that would normally be included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). In addition, the Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures along with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in evaluating the Company’s operating performance, management compensation, capital resources, and cash flow. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP, and non-financial measures as reported by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, our business, operating results, financial condition, and stock price could be materially negatively affected. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our excitement and the expected growth of our business segments. Factors that could cause such actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the risks associated with the unpredictable and ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other risks described from time to time in B. Riley Financial, Inc.’s periodic filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, the risks described in B. Riley Financial, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (as applicable). Additional information will be set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. These factors should be considered carefully, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. All information is current as of the date this press release is issued, and B. Riley Financial, Inc. undertakes no duty to update this information.

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