---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001880613-25-000140"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DRCT"
cik: "0001880613"
company_name: "Direct Digital Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-11-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T19:56:01.273119+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Direct Digital Q3 revenue down 12% to $8.0M; buy-side up 7%, sell-side plummets

## Summary
- Revenue $8.0M vs $9.1M Q3 2024; sell-side revenue fell to $0.6M from $2.2M.
- Buy-side revenue grew 7% to $7.3M, driven by new verticals ($2.1M).
- Operating loss ($3.9M); net loss improved to ($5.0M) or ($0.24) from ($6.4M) or ($0.71).
- Cash and equivalents $0.9M at Sept 30; issued $25M in convertible preferred stock (additional $10M Oct 14).
- Expanded equity reserve facility to $100M, raised $8.9M since Nov 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001880613-25-000140
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DRCT
- cik: 0001880613
- company_name: Direct Digital Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-11-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1880613/000188061325000140/0001880613-25-000140-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880613/000188061325000140/drct-20251106.htm

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