---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-014360"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DMRC"
cik: "0001438231"
company_name: "Digimarc CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T00:16:08.628643+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Digimarc Q1 ARR up 85% YoY; subscription gross margin expands to 87%, net loss narrows to $0.50/share

## Summary
- ARR grew 85% YoY; commercial subscription revenue up 52% to $5.8M.
- Subscription gross profit margin (excl. amort.) improved to 87% from 80% YoY.
- Total revenue increased to $9.9M from $7.8M; net loss narrowed to $10.3M ($0.50/share) from $14.0M ($0.70).
- Non-GAAP net loss per share improved to ($0.27) from ($0.45) YoY.
- Cash and marketable securities totaled $48.9M, up from $27.2M at Dec 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-014360
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DMRC
- cik: 0001438231
- company_name: Digimarc CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1438231/000143774924014360/0001437749-24-014360-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1438231/000143774924014360/dmrc20240402_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Digimarc CORP reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $9.9 million, net income $10.3 million, EPS ($0.50) per share.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $9.9 million
  - Net income: $10.3 million
  - EPS: ($0.50) per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: compared to $4.0 million for the first quarter of 2023 , primarily reflecting the timing of government program work . Total revenue for the first quarter of 2024 increased to $9.9 million compared to $7.8 million for the first quarter of 2023 . Gross profit margin for the first quarter of 2024 increased to 63% compared to 54% for the first quarter of 2023 .
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1438231/000143774924014360/0001437749-24-014360-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.