Houlihan Lokey Deferred Revenue 2011-2025 | HLI

Deferred revenue is the amount of money or obligations that a company has received in advance for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or performed. In other words, it is income that has already been received but has not yet been recognized in accounting as revenue because the goods or services have not yet been transferred to the customer.

Features of the metric

Sources of future cash inflows
A high level of deferred revenue indicates that the company has secured future cash flows, which positively affects forecasts of its financial condition and stability.
Assessment of operational stability
Deferred revenue reflects demand for the company’s products or services and its ability to attract customers willing to pay in advance. It is one of the indicators of business stability and its competitive advantages.
Risks and obligations
Although deferred revenue indicates future inflows, it also represents obligations that the company must fulfill. If fulfilling these obligations is delayed or impossible, it can negatively impact reputation and financial results.
Analysis of liquidity and cash flow
Inflows in the form of deferred revenue improve the company’s current liquidity since the funds are already in the accounts. However, investors need to assess the ratio of deferred revenue to fulfilled obligations to understand the actual financial capabilities and risks.
Impact on company valuation
In fundamental analysis, deferred revenue is taken into account for accurate revenue and profit forecasting, especially in industries with long-term contracts or subscriptions (e.g., IT sector, services, manufacturing).

Annual Deferred Revenue Houlihan Lokey

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
48.2 M	33.1 M	40.7 M	28.8 M	27.9 M	26.8 M	-	3.62 M	3.72 M	5.55 M	3.06 M	5.38 M	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
48.2 M	3.06 M	20.6 M

Quarterly Deferred Revenue Houlihan Lokey

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
-	51.5 M	40.5 M	38 M	36.6 M	41 M	37.4 M	39.4 M	40.6 M	35.5 M	-	28.8 M	27.3 M	26.9 M	29.8 M	27.9 M	37 M	29.7 M	28.6 M	26.8 M	27.9 M	29.7 M	29.2 M	27.8 M	28.5 M	30.9 M	31.2 M	3.62 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
51.5 M	3.62 M	32 M

Deferred Revenue of other stocks in the Capital markets industry

Issuer	Deferred Revenue	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Mercurity Fintech Holding MFH	22.7 M	-	2.62 %	$ 691 M	China
A-Mark Precious Metals AMRK	22.4 M	-	-	$ 675 M	USA
ATIF Holdings Limited ATIF	70 K	-	-7.31 %	$ 6.56 M	China
AMTD International Inc. HKIB	47.3 M	-	1.56 %	$ 798 M	Hong-kong
China Finance Online Co. Limited JRJC	13.2 M	-	-1.71 %	$ 15.5 M	China
National Holdings Corporation NHLD	138 K	-	-	$ 44.7 M	USA
Focus Financial Partners FOCS	6.09 M	-	-	$ 4.16 B	USA
Freedom Holding Corp. FRHC	82 M	$ 132.18	-3.36 %	$ 7.85 B	Kazakhstan
Donnelley Financial Solutions DFIN	52.6 M	$ 44.85	-2.18 %	$ 1.31 B	USA
MarketAxess Holdings MKTX	3.5 M	$ 178.5	-0.27 %	$ 6.71 B	USA
Evercore EVR	3.58 M	$ 338.16	0.4 %	$ 13 B	USA
Moelis & Company MC	6.84 M	$ 69.77	0.06 %	$ 5.46 B	USA
Nomura Holdings NMR	6.75 T	$ 8.39	1.15 %	$ 24.8 q	Japan
Cowen COWN	2 M	-	-	$ 1.1 B	USA
GAMCO Investors GBL	9.46 M	-	-8.2 %	$ 390 M	USA
Heritage Global HGBL	497 K	$ 1.42	5.19 %	$ 52.1 M	USA
Scully Royalty Ltd. SRL	2.77 M	$ 6.21	1.03 %	$ 89.1 M	Canada
PJT Partners PJT	14.2 M	$ 169.63	0.33 %	$ 6.75 B	USA
Lazard Ltd LAZ	1.25 B	$ 50.68	-0.16 %	$ 4.72 B	Bermuda
UP Fintech Holding Limited TIGR	1.27 M	$ 8.84	-4.33 %	$ 21.3 B	China