Creative Realities (CREX)
NASDAQ:CREX
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CREX Stock Chart & Stats
$3.77
-$0.09(-3.07%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$3.77
-$0.09(-3.07%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$1.32 - $4.42
Previous CloseN/A
Volume8.72K
Average Volume (3M)25.86K
Market Cap
$43.85M
Enterprise Value$106.73M
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$1.56M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$65.60M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta1.11
Next Earnings
May 18, 2026EPS EstimateN/A
Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.14
Shares Outstanding10,567,268
10 Day Avg. Volume24,453
30 Day Avg. Volume25,856
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.03
Price to Book (P/B)1.27
Price to Sales (P/S)0.48
P/FCF Ratio-3.40
Enterprise Value/Market Cap2.43
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.86
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit4.15
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-16.71
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)0.31
Revenue Forecast (FY)$105.75M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Recurring Revenue (ARR) GrowthA 63% ARR increase to $20.1M and $4.1M more SaaS under contract materially strengthens recurring revenue mix. Durable ARR reduces revenue lumpy-ness from hardware projects, improves multi-period revenue visibility and supports margin and cash-flow conversion as SaaS scales.
High And Expanding Gross MarginsNear-48% consolidated gross margin, with service GM ~55.7% and hardware GM ~28%, indicates the business benefits from high-margin services and SaaS. Sustained margin advantage supports scalable adjusted EBITDA expansion as fixed costs are absorbed and cross-sell increases.
Acquisition-driven Scale & Strategic AssetsThe CDM acquisition materially enlarged scale and added proprietary DOOH assets and distribution (750+ screens, large shopper reach). This creates durable competitive leverage for ad monetization, cross-selling of CMS/AdTech, and lowers unit costs for deployments across North America.
Bears Say
Elevated Leverage From Acquisition FinancingLeverage rose sharply post-acquisition, increasing interest and refinancing risk. Higher net debt relative to modest equity compresses financial flexibility, raises required free cash flow to delever, and leaves less buffer for execution hiccups while interest costs pressure operating cash flow.
Weak Operating And Free Cash FlowNegative operating and free cash flow coupled with very low cash balances increases reliance on external financing to fund operations and rollouts. This reduces runway for working-capital-intensive deployments, constrains reinvestment, and magnifies risk if revenue timing slips or interest costs rise.
Integration And Execution RiskComplex integration has driven one-time costs, higher G&A and slower close processes. Combined with weather- and contract-driven timing delays and legacy project softness, execution risk could postpone realization of synergies and revenue targets, pressuring near-term margins.
Creative Realities News
CREX FAQ
What was Creative Realities’s price range in the past 12 months?
Creative Realities lowest stock price was $1.31 and its highest was $4.42 in the past 12 months.
What is Creative Realities’s market cap?
Creative Realities’s market cap is $43.85M.
When is Creative Realities’s upcoming earnings report date?
Creative Realities’s upcoming earnings report date is May 18, 2026 which is in 25 days.
How were Creative Realities’s earnings last quarter?
Creative Realities released its earnings results on Apr 14, 2026. The company reported -$0.141 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of -$0.465 by $0.324.
Is Creative Realities overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Creative Realities’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Creative Realities pay dividends?
Creative Realities does not currently pay dividends.
What is Creative Realities’s EPS estimate?
Creative Realities’s EPS estimate for its next earnings report is not yet available.
How many shares outstanding does Creative Realities have?
Creative Realities has 10,567,268 shares outstanding.
What happened to Creative Realities’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Creative Realities reported an EPS of -$0.141 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of -$0.465. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 4.905%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Creative Realities?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in CREX
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Creative Realities Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
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Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
CREX Sentiment 70%
Sector Average ―
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Crowd Wisdom
Very Negative
Last 7 Days ▼ 1.0%
Last 30 Days ▼ 3.1%
Last 30 Days ▼ 3.1%
News Sentiment
Bullish
Bullish news 80%
Bearish news 20%
Bearish news 20%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
171.22%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
-32.23%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
150.26%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Creative Realities
Creative Realities, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital marketing technology and solutions to retail companies, individual retail brands, enterprises, and organizations in the United States and internationally. Its technology and solutions include digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; interactive digital shopping assistants; advisors and kiosks; and other interactive marketing technologies, such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing, and Web-based media that enables its customers to engage with their consumers. The company also provides system hardware; professional and implementation services; software design and development; and software licensing, deployment, and maintenance and support services, as well as media management and distribution software platforms and networks; device and product management; and customized software service layers, systems, experiences, workflows, and integrated solutions. The company sells its solutions to the automotive, apparel and accessories, banking, baby/children, beauty, CPG, department stores, digital out-of-home, electronics, fashion, fitness, foodservice/quick service restaurant, financial services, gaming, luxury, mass merchants, mobile operators, and pharmacy retail industries. Creative Realities, Inc. is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
CREX Earnings Call
Q4 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presents a predominantly positive operational and financial trajectory driven by the transformative CDM acquisition: revenue more than doubled in Q4, adjusted EBITDA improved materially, ARR and SaaS contracts expanded, and management highlighted significant new contracts and a strengthened leadership team. Offsetting risks include substantially higher debt from acquisition financing, elevated G&A and one-time integration costs, constrained near-term cash balances, weather- and contract-driven timing delays that pushed roughly $4M of revenue into later quarters, and some expected RFPs that have not yet appeared. Management projects meaningful synergies (target $10M) and a path to >$100M revenue in 2026 with mid-teens to >20% adjusted EBITDA margins when synergies are fully realized.View all CREX earnings summariesCREX Stock 12 Month Forecast
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Ownership Overview
11.32% Insiders
6.18% Mutual Funds
8.62% Other Institutional Investors
71.39% Public Companies and
Individual Investors
Options Prices
Currently, No data available
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