---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-053882"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EEX"
cik: "0001579214"
company_name: "Emerald Holding, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T18:24:23.695519+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Emerald Q1 revenue up 9.1% to $133.4M, net income $11.0M; reaffirms FY2024 guidance

## Summary
- Revenue $133.4M (+9.1% YoY); net income $11.0M vs $7.1M; adj. EBITDA $40.8M vs $36.5M.
- Organic revenue grew 11.7% to $128.6M; Connections segment organic up 13.0%.
- Completed mandatory conversion of Series A Preferred into common stock.
- Reaffirmed FY2024 guidance: revenue $415-425M, adj. EBITDA $110-115M.
- Acquired Hotel Interactive in Jan 2024; ended Q1 with $186.8M cash and undrawn $110M revolver.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-053882
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EEX
- cik: 0001579214
- company_name: Emerald Holding, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000095017024053882/0000950170-24-053882-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000095017024053882/eex-20240507.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Emerald Holding, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $133.4 million, net income $11.0 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $133.4 million
  - Net income: $11.0 million
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: shows and their associated conferences, content and commerce, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Financial Highlights • Revenues of $133.4 million for the first quarter 2024, an increase of $11.1 million, or 9.1% over Q1 2023, primarily due to growth in events and a new acquisition. • Organic Revenues, a non-GAAP measure,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000095017024053882/0000950170-24-053882-index.htm

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