---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-036727"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EEX"
cik: "0001579214"
company_name: "Emerald Holding, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T13:30:33.848528+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Emerald Q2 revenue $86.5M (+21% YoY); net loss $8.1M; reaffirms FY revenue >$400M

## Summary
- Revenue of $86.5M, up 21.1% YoY; Organic Revenue $79.2M, up 11.1%.
- Net loss of $8.1M vs loss $0.7M; diluted EPS loss $0.29 vs $0.15.
- Adjusted EBITDA $14.6M; ex-insurance $14.6M vs $7.5M in Q2 2022.
- Extended term loan maturity to May 2026; cash $204.7M with full $110M revolver.
- New NBA partnership with first NBA Con in July 2023; FY guidance >$400M revenue, >$100M Adjusted EBITDA.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-036727
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EEX
- cik: 0001579214
- company_name: Emerald Holding, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000095017023036727/0000950170-23-036727-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000095017023036727/eex-20230802.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Emerald Holding, Inc. reported second quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $86.5 million, net income Net loss of $8.1 million, EPS Diluted loss per share of $(0.29).
  - Period: second quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $86.5 million
  - Net income: Net loss of $8.1 million
  - EPS: Diluted loss per share of $(0.29)
  - Result: reported results
  source text: shows and their associated conferences, content and commerce, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. Financial Highlights • Revenues of $86.5 million for the second quarter 2023, an increase of $15.1 million, or 21.1% over Q2 2022, primarily due to growth in events that staged in both Q2 2023 and Q2 2022 • Organic Revenues, a
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000095017023036727/0000950170-23-036727-index.htm

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