---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-125080"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FORR"
cik: "0001023313"
company_name: "FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC."
filed_at: "2024-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T03:52:49.712457+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Forrester Q1 revenue down 12% to $100.1M; net loss widens; board adds $25M buyback

## Summary
- Q1 revenue $100.1M (-12% YoY); GAAP net loss $6.7M ($0.35 loss per share) vs $4.1M loss a year ago.
- Adjusted net income $2.8M ($0.14 per share) vs $5.1M ($0.27) in Q1 2023; CV fell 4% to $323.1M.
- CEO cites 'challenging environment' with consulting headwinds; 70% of CV now on Forrester Decisions platform.
- Board increased stock repurchase authorization by $25M to $89M total available.
- 2024 guidance reaffirmed: revenue $430-450M, adjusted EPS $1.50-$1.70.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-125080
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FORR
- cik: 0001023313
- company_name: FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1023313/000119312524125080/0001193125-24-125080-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1023313/000119312524125080/d810346d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $100.1 million, net income $6.7 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, EPS $0.35 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $100.1 million
  - Net income: $6.7 million, or $0.35 per diluted share
  - EPS: $0.35 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: to see Forrester Decisions momentum gather as we progress through the year and into 2025.” First-Quarter Consolidated Results Total revenues for the first quarter of 2024 were $100.1 million, compared with $113.7 million for the comparable quarter in 2023. The company also announced that its board of directors authorized a $25 million increase in the company’s stock
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1023313/000119312524125080/0001193125-24-125080-index.htm

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