Creative Realities Reports Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Results
CREATIVE REALITIES, INC. (CREX) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Creative Realities Reports Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Results Record Second Quarter Revenue and Improved Outlook as Company Continues Transformation LOUISVILLE, KY – August 13, 2026 – Creative Realities, Inc. (“Creative Realities,” “CRI,” or the
How this was made
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Why it matters
The disclosure combines an earnings-style datapoint set (revenue, gross profit, Adjusted EBITDA, net loss), a liquidity update (cash up to ~$10.7M), and growth catalysts (public offering proceeds and new retail media network deployments with ARR targets).
Market read
Investors get a fresh snapshot of improving revenue, gross profit, and Adjusted EBITDA, plus disclosed ARR and contract scale, which can drive re-rating for CREX.
What to watch
Operating loss widened to about $2.7M and G&A rose materially due to CDM inclusion; traders may discount ARR claims if contract renewals and margin normalization are uncertain.
Background
The 8-K (Item 2.02) includes Exhibit 99.1 with Creative Realities fiscal 2026 second-quarter results and balance sheet updates, plus commentary on transformation and customer wins.
Ticker impact
Creative Realities reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $21.5M, up from $13.0M, with Adjusted EBITDA of $2.0M and ARR of ~$20.5M.
Near-term bias to the upside if investors focus on ARR growth and the scale of new retail media contracts; downside risk if margins and operating losses remain elevated.
The filing provides multiple fresh, decision-relevant datapoints (revenue, gross profit, Adjusted EBITDA, ARR, cash increase, and a new contract framework) that can re-rate near-term fundamentals, though it still reports an operating and net loss.
Market effects
Supports demand narrative for retail media networks and digital signage/AdTech spend, potentially improving sentiment for small-cap adtech infrastructure providers.
Limited; company-specific Louisville-based issuer with national customer deployments.
Low; US-focused retail media and digital signage contracts.
Counterpoint
Hardware gross margin fell year-over-year (17.1% vs 25.1%), and services gross margin declined, so the quality of earnings improvement may be mix-driven rather than durable.
Key entities
- issuerCreative Realities, Inc.
NASDAQ-listed digital signage, media, and AdTech provider reporting fiscal Q2 results and balance sheet changes.
- acquisition-related entityCineplex Digital Media (CDM)
Acquired business whose inclusion is cited as driving revenue and expense line items.
- customer/contract referenceTennessee Titans' New Nissan Stadium
Stated as a new win for digital signage provider selection.
- customer/contract referenceLeading national grocery chain (2,000+ stores)
Selected to deploy a retail media network, with initial rollout expected to exceed 800 locations this year.
