Digimarc Q1 revenue falls 19% on contract expirations

Digimarc

12/05/2026 21:17

Overview

Anti-counterfeiting solutions provider's Q1 revenue fell yr/yr due to contract expirations

Net loss narrowed in Q1, helped by lower compensation and severance costs

Subscription gross profit margin improved to 90%, while service margin declined

Outlook

Company did not provide specific financial guidance for future quarters or the full year

Result Drivers

CONTRACT EXPIRATIONS - Lower subscription and total revenue primarily due to expiration of two commercial contracts

SERVICE REVENUE DECLINE - Lower service revenue mainly due to completion of HolyGrail 2.0 recycling projects

OPERATING COST REDUCTION - Operating expenses fell due to lower headcount and reduced severance costs

Company press release: ID:nBw2tSNFha

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Revenue
$7.58 mln
$7.03 mln (2 Analysts)
Q1 Net Income
-$6.97 mln
Q1 Adjusted Gross Margin
83.00%
Q1 Gross Profit
$4.54 mln
Q1 Operating Income
-$7.14 mln
Q1 Pretax Profit
-$6.97 mln


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Digimarc Corp is $8.00, about 10.6% below its May 11 closing price of $8.95

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