Emerald Expositions Events Inc.
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Emerald Holding Inc. surged 12% to $4.09 after the producer of trade shows and their associated conferences, content, and commerce reported higher revenue in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Revenue increased 5.2% to $106.8 million from $101.5 million, net income rose to $5.1 million from a loss of $17.9 million, and diluted earnings per share edged up to 3 cents from a loss of 46 cents a year ago.
The company repurchased 1,776,884 shares for $8.4 million in the quarter at an average price of $4.68 per share.
The company extended its share repurchase program for the repurchase of $25 million through December 31, 2025.
Since the restart of the share repurchase program in 2021 through December 31, 2024, the company has bought back a total of 13.3 million shares for $53.7 million.
In February 2025, Emerald proposed a dividend for the quarter ending March 31 of $0.015 per share, payable on March 20 to shareholders on record as of March 10.
Following quarter end, the company agreed to acquire This is Beyond, the UK-based architect of luxury travel B2B trade shows, and completed the acquisition of Insurtech Insights, an operator of large-scale insurance technology conferences across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
“These strategic acquisitions expand and diversify our portfolio, reinforcing Emerald’s leadership in high-value, growth-oriented industries while sharpening our competitive position,” the company said in a release to investors.
Emerald guided full-year revenue to be between $450 million and $460 million, up from $398.8 million in 2024, and adjusted EBITDA between $120 million and $125 million, up from $101.7 million a year ago.
Mar 17, 2025 -
Emerald Holding, Inc said revenue in the fourth quarter increased 127.7% to $93.6 million from $41.1 million and the event management company swung to a profit of $22.4 million from a loss of $8.9 million and diluted earnings per share was 6 cents compared to ($0.26) a year ago.
Fourth quarter 2022 organic revenue, which excludes recent acquisitions of Advertising Week and MJBiz, increased 27.2% from the previous year to $52.9 million, reflecting a $10.4 million increase in revenues from events that traded in both periods, $1.9 million from newly launched events and $1.4 million from increased subscription software revenues partially offset by softness in other marketing services.
Revenue in the full-year 2022 increased 124% to $32.59 million from $145.5 million and the company swung to a profit of $130.8 million from a loss of $79.7 million and diluted earnings per share was 46 cents from ($1.42) a year ago.
Mar 15, 2023
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| Trading Volume | 254 |
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6.96 - 3.76 |
| Market Cap Full | $ 347.8M |
Quarterly +
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | -6.8% | 0.2% | 13.9% | 4.5% |
| Q2 | - | 13.5% | -5.3% | 9.9% |
| Q3 | - | 13.5% | -2.5% | 11% |
| Q4 | - | 13.5% | 7.5% | 25.2% |
Monthly +
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| 2026 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | |||||||||||
| 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 | |||||||||||
| 3 | -13 | 27.1 | -10.4 | - | - | - | -2.5 | - | - | - | -3.4 |
| 2023 | |||||||||||
| 11.5 | -3.3 | -3.1 | -0.5 | -4.3 | 15.5 | 20.7 | -14.8 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 17.4 |
| 2022 | |||||||||||
| -17.9 | 9.8 | -5 | -20.9 | 24.5 | 21.5 | -22.4 | 21.2 | -11.8 | -1.2 | 15 | -7 |
| 2021 | |||||||||||
| -25.1 | 36.2 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -4.4 | -29.1 | 30.4 | -12.9 | -6.7 | -3.7 | 1.8 |
EPS
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
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| Q1 | -0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q2 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q4 | 0 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| A | -0.33 | 0.5 | -1.6 |