B. Riley & Co. Interview Questions

14 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (89%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.8
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (79%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.5
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (66%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at B. Riley & Co.

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Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Chicago
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location Costa Mesa
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Sales and Trading
Location Arlington
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Arlington
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - B. Riley & Co. Examples

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: March 2022
Date Submitted: Mar 01, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Background Check
Interview
Was put into the interview process after networking with an alum. There were 3 phone interviews and a final interview with a VP which had a modelling test. The modelling test was very easy, just projecting 3-statements with given drivers & ratios.
Interview Questions
Basic technicals and behaviorals. Modelling test.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Costa Mesa
Interviewed: March 2022
Date Submitted: Jan 13, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Received a screening call from HR, then scheduled an interview with an Associate. During interview, was asked basic behaviorals and technicals and learned more about the position.
Interview Questions
What is accretion/dilution?
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Analayst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 21, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
phone call with a director followed by 3 rounds- no superday as such but phone calls included technicals+ behavs
Interview Questions
no unexpected
Sample Answer

Sales and Trading Intern Interview - Sales and Trading

Anonymous employee in Arlington
Interviewed: January 2020
Date Submitted: Sep 27, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Employee referral, received an email and phone call about the position, spoke about my background and was told to come in the week after for an in person interview with the CIO. He went over resume and we talked about background and school. Very laid back all behavioral, internship is built around what you'd like to focus on!
Interview Questions
My current college GPA , Do you follow any fixed income news
Sample Answer

Summery Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: March 2019
Date Submitted: Jul 02, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Presentation
Interview
Process consisted of a one on one interview followed by a case study that took about a week to prepare.
Interview Questions
Build a DCF from scratch
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Arlington
Interviewed: March 2022
Date Submitted: Apr 26, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First start off with a call with an analyst. This is all behavioral and no technical questions. Then it was a phone call with a VP, and this was all behavioral as well.
Interview Questions
The most difficult question was where do I see myself in 5 years and why B Riley?
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2021
Date Submitted: Jun 18, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Had first round with analyst and second round with VP. Didn't hear back after call with VP despite the call going very well and the VP reassuring that they would get back to me.
Interview Questions
What kind of multiples are used in a comparable company analysis
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: March 2021
Date Submitted: Mar 19, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Reached out through cold email, did a first round phone call with an associate that consisted mostly of behaviorals. Did a second round that was half behaviorals, half technicals.
Interview Questions
In what scenario would negative working capital be a good thing?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: June 2018
Date Submitted: Jun 27, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Was referred by a past intern. Reached out to a current analyst and set up a phone interview.
Interview Questions
I was asked about the three financial statements, the three main valuation methods (going more in-depth on the DCF analysis). I was asked to discuss a deal I was following as well as what I knew about the transaction (purchase price, multiples, transaction rationale, etc.). I was also asked a few mental math problems which I was not at all expecting.

There were a few behavioral questions (walk me through your resume, why investment banking, etc.). Overall, it was slightly more technical than I was expecting.
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: June 2014
Date Submitted: Jan 25, 2018
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1 year +
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I was asked mostly technical questions. They were all pretty basic. Walk me through a DCF, an LBO, valuation methodologies. The interviewer was relatively awkward and we didn't click well. In the end it helped to make a joke about it to loosen things up.
Interview Questions
Can you walk me through a DCF?
How do you calculate free cash flow?
Is it unlevered or levered free cash flow that I'm looking for?
How do I calculate cost of equity?
How do I find beta?
Why would I be skeptical of historical beta?
Walk me through an LBO.
How do you calculate IRR?
What does IRR tell us?
Would a PE firm rather invest in a company that has high capital expenditures or low capital expenditures?
What's 75 divided by 4?
How many golf balls can you fit in a 747?
How many garden hoses were sold last year?
Sample Answer