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Dolphin Announces Record Q2 Revenue of $14.1 Million, up 23% YoY; Deepens Investment in Women's Sports and Affiliate Marketing
CEO believes Dolphin is undervalued, purchases approximately 1% of outstanding shares since April 2025 MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / Dolphin
About this update from Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"CEO believes Dolphin is undervalued, purchases approximately 1% of outstanding shares since April 2025 MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2025 / Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN), a leading entertainment marketing and content production company, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.Bill O'Dowd, CEO of Dolphin, commented:\"Dolphin's Q2 results highlight the strong performance of our subsidiaries and our disciplined focus on driving profitable growth. With a 23% year-over-year revenue, we believe that we have exceeded expectations and delivered robust financial results.We achieved this even while strategically investing in future growth engines like Women's Sports and Affiliate Marketing, initiatives poised to deliver long-term benefits and profits as the initial investment phase tapers off next year. Furthermore, these results were fueled solely by the strength of our subsidiary portfolio, without benefitting from the contributions of ventures or productions, such as the impact of 2024's Blue Angels.As the investment phase of Always Alpha and Affiliate Marketing reduce next year, legacy real estate commitments expire in the next two years, and our bank loans are repaid in the next three years, we believe we see a clear path to continued adjusted operating income margin growth ahead.Beyond this core trajectory, we believe our films, such as Youngblood, and our venture portfolio, including Staple Gin, offer additional optionality, especially when comparing potential upside in success against our current market capitalization.My continued personal investment, including the purchase since just April of an additional 1% of all common stock outstanding, underscores my confidence in the exceptional value we are building for shareholders.\"Q2 2025 and Recent HighlightsTotal revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, was $14.1 million, an increase of 23% from $11.4 million in the same period last year.Operating loss was $57,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, compared to an operating loss of $1.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.Adjusted operating income was approximately $0.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, as compared to an adjusted operating loss of $0.1 million for the same period in 2024.Operating expenses for Q2 2025 were $14.1 million, including depreciation and a...