NASDAQ$TOON
Kartoon Studios Inc · Q1 2024 earnings
Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Kartoon Studios reported first quarter 2024 results with a focus on achieving profitability and expanding its brands.
Kartoon Studios reported a reduction in operational losses and projects profitability in Q2 2025. Kartoon Channel! achieved profitability in Q1 2024, and direct operating costs decreased significantly. The company is expanding its flagship brand, Stan Lee Universe, and launching new AI initiatives.
- Kartoon Channel!'s streaming business achieved profitability in Q1 2024.
- Direct operating costs reduced by over 60% in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
- New projects are projected to generate over $40 million of revenue within Mainframe Studios.
- Kartoon Studios launched the first Stan Lee branded storefront on Amazon.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Kartoon Studios · Revenue · Quarterly
$6.08M
Revenue by segment
Kartoon Studios · $7.24M total across 4 segments · Q1 2026
- Production Services$4.09M—56.5%
- Content Distribution$2.27M—31.4%
- Media Advisory and Advertising Services$799K—11.0%
- Licensing and Royalties$73K—1.0%
Forward guidance
Kartoon Studios is focused on enhancing operational efficiency, enforcing cost control measures, and driving long-term profitable growth. The company expects to see margins increase and opportunities to expand its catalog of evergreen animation with the implementation of AI in production and projects profitability in Q2 2025.
Tailwinds
- Newly greenlit projects are projected to generate over $40 million of revenue.
- Kartoon Channel! achieved profitability in the first quarter of 2024.
- The company maintains a healthy balance sheet with no Long-Term Debt.
- Strategies are proving effective, as highlighted by the reduction in loss from operations.
- The company anticipates cutting departmental costs by about 33% through restructuring.
Headwinds
- The company experienced a negative impact on its stock price after recently raised capital.
- The company's ability to generate revenue or achieve profitability is subject to risks and uncertainties.
- The potential issuance of a significant number of shares, which will dilute equity holders.
- Competitive pressure from other distributors of content and within the retail market.
- The company's reliance on and relationships with third-party production and animation studios.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024
+0.2%
Avg return
Earnings day
-3.8%
Avg return
5 days after
-0.0%
Avg return
30 days after
43%
18 / 42 earnings
Positive
+35.4%
Q4 2015
Best reaction
-18.0%
Q2 2022
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -4.4% | -9.2% | — | |
| Q4 2025 | -4.3% | +3.5% | +8.5% | |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9% | -13.7% | +8.0% | |
| Q2 2025 | -1.8% | -0.9% | +7.1% | |
| Q1 2025 | -3.1% | +2.1% | -8.9% | |
| Q4 2024 | +1.5% | +0.0% | -4.3% | |
| Q3 2024 | -6.7% | -7.2% | -27.2% | |
| Q2 2024 | -0.2% | -3.1% | -8.1% | |
| Q1 2024 | +0.9% | -1.9% | -2.8% | |
| Q4 2023 | +4.0% | +10.1% | -27.5% | |
| Q3 2023 | +4.8% | +13.5% | +46.2% | |
| Q2 2023 | -8.0% | -28.9% | -24.4% | |
| Q1 2023 | +13.0% | +2.8% | +29.7% | |
| Q4 2022 | +6.6% | +0.4% | -6.2% | |
| Q3 2022 | -3.6% | -7.6% | -19.4% | |
| Q2 2022 | -18.0% | -27.1% | -33.5% | |
| Q1 2022 | +23.6% | +15.6% | +25.2% | |
| Q4 2021 | -10.0% | -17.7% | -34.2% | |
| Q3 2021 | +0.7% | -4.4% | -9.6% | |
| Q2 2021 | -3.9% | -7.8% | -5.2% | |
| Q1 2021 | +2.6% | +4.6% | +25.0% | |
| Q4 2020 | -9.2% | -15.0% | -14.5% | |
| Q3 2020 | -4.1% | -1.6% | +38.5% | |
| Q2 2020 | -1.9% | -12.0% | -35.4% | |
| Q1 2020 | -8.0% | -7.3% | +106.7% | |
| Q4 2019 | -6.0% | -22.3% | -6.0% | |
| Q3 2019 | -4.6% | -14.5% | -54.2% | |
| Q2 2019 | +0.5% | -22.3% | +1.1% | |
| Q1 2019 | -2.3% | +0.7% | +1.3% | |
| Q4 2018 | +1.0% | -2.0% | -1.0% | |
| Q3 2018 | +3.8% | +14.4% | +15.4% | |
| Q2 2018 | -0.8% | -2.7% | -14.9% | |
| Q1 2018 | -4.3% | -3.9% | +7.9% | |
| Q4 2017 | +0.4% | +1.8% | -4.3% | |
| Q3 2017 | +0.0% | -3.1% | -15.0% | |
| Q2 2017 | +4.9% | +9.8% | +19.7% | |
| Q1 2017 | +0.9% | -5.0% | +4.2% | |
| Q4 2016 | +6.5% | +9.1% | +29.0% | |
| Q3 2016 | +0.0% | +1.7% | -17.9% | |
| Q2 2016 | -1.0% | +0.0% | -0.5% | |
| Q1 2016 | +3.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +35.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | — | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | — | — | — |
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