Every 8-K that Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (DLPN) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. reported modest top-line growth but wider losses for the quarter and half year ended June 30, 2026. Second-quarter revenue rose 2.5% year over year to $14.4 million, with first-half 2026 revenue up 3.8% to $27.2 million. The company operates entertainment marketing agencies and a content-focused venture studio.
Despite higher revenue, Dolphin posted a second-quarter net loss of $1.6 million, compared with $1.4 million a year earlier, and a first-half net loss of $4.3 million versus $3.7 million. Management cited $360,000 of retention bonuses and about $360,000 of litigation-related legal costs as key temporary headwinds. Adjusted EBITDA declined to $0.24 million in Q2 from $0.63 million and was slightly negative for the first half.
On the balance sheet, total assets were $54.9 million with stockholders’ equity of $6.2 million. The company highlighted approximately $127 million in NOL carryforwards, expected annual savings of nearly $2.2 million once bank debt matures in just over two years, and roughly $1 million in anticipated annual lease savings after major New York and Los Angeles leases expire in the second half of 2027. Management expects these factors to support future free cash flow and noted an existing 10b5-1 buying plan under which the CEO expects to own over 5% of the common stock.
Dolphin Entertainment reported first quarter 2026 revenue of $12.8 million, up 5.2% from $12.2 million a year earlier, reflecting modest top-line growth in what management describes as its seasonally lightest quarter.
The company posted an operating loss of $2.1 million versus a $1.8 million loss in Q1 2025, and a net loss of $2.7 million compared with $2.3 million. Basic and diluted loss per share was $(0.22) on 12,327,974 weighted average shares, slightly worse than $(0.21) on 11,162,026 shares in the prior-year period.
Management highlights non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA loss of approximately $(467,000), an improvement of about 25% from $(625,000), helped by controlling recurring costs despite one-time items like a $0.7 million distribution guarantee and higher litigation expenses. They point to sizeable NOL carryforwards, upcoming bank debt maturity reducing roughly $2.2 million in annual payments, and anticipated lease savings of about $1 million annually after late 2027 as potential future support for free cash flow.
Dolphin Entertainment reported a strong improvement in 2025 results, though it remained unprofitable. Full-year revenue rose about 10% to $56.7 million from $51.7 million, driven by a particularly strong fourth quarter where revenue increased 27% year-over-year to $15.6 million.
Net loss for 2025 narrowed sharply to $3.1 million, compared with a $12.6 million loss in 2024, as operating loss was nearly breakeven at $0.04 million. Adjusted EBITDA improved to $2.9 million from $0.9 million, with fourth-quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $1.7 million versus a $0.5 million loss a year earlier.
The company highlighted expected future margin expansion helped by maturing bank debt, which is anticipated to reduce annual principal and interest by almost $2.2 million, and projected lease savings of about $1 million annually after major New York and Los Angeles leases end in 2026 and 2027.
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. issued five convertible promissory notes totaling $800,000 and received cash proceeds of $800,000. The Notes carry a 10% annual interest rate and mature five years from each issuance date. Noteholders may convert principal and accrued interest into the company's common stock prior to maturity. Two $100,000 Notes convert at $1.04 per share (the closing price on issuance); two $100,000 Notes and one $400,000 Note convert at $1.07 per share (the five-day average closing price before issuance). The filing is dated August 29, 2025 and signed by CFO Mirta A. Negrini.
Dolphin Entertainment announced it issued a press release reporting its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. The earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated by reference.
The company specifies that the exhibit is furnished, not filed, and therefore is not subject to Section 18 liability or automatically incorporated into registration statements. The 8-K provides notice that financial results are available in the referenced press release but does not include the underlying financial figures within the body of the report provided here.