Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (DLPN) Stock

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (DLPN) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $1.12 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $14.59M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the U.S. with two business segments: Entertainment Publicity and Marketing, and Marketing and Content Production. It provides entertainment publicity and marketing services, and produces and distributes feature films and digital content, serving customers across entertainment, hospitality, music, and gaming, including video game publishers and eSports-related entities.

Understand Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.: how it makes money

Dolphin Entertainment is an independent entertainment marketing and premium content development company. It makes money by providing entertainment-focused public relations and digital marketing services, plus promotional video content and other content production work for clients.

Because the business can generate gross profit even when revenue is very small, the key swing factor for profitability is whether operating costs can be covered and scaled as entertainment publicity and marketing and content activities produce more billable revenue.

Business quality (Weak): Strength is the ability to earn high gross margin when revenue is generated, risk is that the quarter shows negative operating margin, pointing to operating cost pressure at the current activity level.

Bull case

  • High gross margin: Latest quarter gross margin is 93.9%, indicating that when the company books revenue, it retains a large share after cost of revenues.
  • Revenue is tied to recognizable service lines: The Entertainment Publicity and Marketing segment covers public relations, content marketing, strategic communications, and digital marketing, which are measurable service offerings.

Bear case

  • Operating losses despite high gross margin: Latest quarter operating margin is -16.7%, meaning operating costs outweighed gross profit during the period.
  • Small and potentially inconsistent revenue levels: Reported revenue_b is 0.0B for the quarter, while an operating metric candidate shows Core Entertainment, Publicity and Marketing Segment Revenue of 0.01 USD_B, suggesting activity levels are very low and could be difficult to interpret consistently.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$1.12
Market Cap$14.59M
Price / Book2.35
Price / Sales0.27
FCF Yield-61.0%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$56.70M
Net Margin-5.4%
Revenue Growth (YoY)9.7%
EPS Growth (YoY)-77.9%
FCF Growth (YoY)1173.0%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score-2.53 (distress)
Piotroski F-Score5/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)20.5
Industry P/E (Personal Services)13.9
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($351716.00)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryPersonal Services
CEOWilliam O'Dowd
Employees269
CountryUS
IPO Date2006-11-02

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.