secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MARKETWISE, INC. (MKTW)
CIK:        0001805651
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001805651-26-000044
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MarketWise Q1 net revenue $77M, net loss $0.6M; Billings up 15% YoY; board authorizes $50M buyback
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- Net revenue $77.0M; net loss $0.6M vs net income $16.8M in Q1 2025.
- Billings $81.4M, up 15% YoY and highest since 2023; paid subscribers 381k vs 374k Q4 2025.
- Board authorized new $50M share repurchase program; regular + special dividend $0.45/share.
- FY 2026 guidance affirmed: Billings ~$300M, CFFO ~$50M, dividend target $1.80/share.
- Cash $52.7M at March 31; April share repurchase of $12.2M representing >3% of shares.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000180565126000044/0001805651-26-000044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000180565126000044/mktw-20260507.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001805651-26-000044

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