Direct Digital Holdings Inc (DRCT) Balance Sheet
DRCT balance sheet, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars$20.2M assets = $27.2M liabilities + −$7.0M equity
Liabilities exceed assets: shareholders’ equity is negative (−$7.0M).
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what DRCT owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
DRCT financial health
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.
DRCT balance sheet trends, 2019–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $4.2M2019 | $20.2M2025 | +29.8%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $5.5M2019 | $27.2M2025 | +30.5%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | −$1.3M2019 | −$1.9M2025 | — | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $882,2922019 | $728,0002025 | −3.2%/yr | |
| Total debt | $1.3M2019 | $13.0M2025 | +47.6%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −$371,1112019 | −$12.2M2025 | −$11.9M | |
| Working capital | −$2.3M2019 | −$21.7M2025 | −$19.3M | |
| Book value per share | −$0.452019 | −$6.192025 | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.432019 | 0.182025 | −0.25 | |
| Debt / equity | 5.652020 | 12.912023 | +7.26 | |
| Shares outstanding | 2.8M2019 | 308K2025 | −30.8%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
DRCT assets
DRCT liabilities and equity
DRCT debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
DRCT balance sheet
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $728,000 | $1.4M | $5.1M | $4.0M | $4.7M | $1.6M | $882,292 |
| Cash & equivalents | $728,000 | $1.4M | $5.1M | $4.0M | $4.7M | $1.6M | $882,292 |
| Receivables | $3.1M | $5.0M | $37.2M | $26.4M | $7.9M | $4.7M | $834,071 |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $1 | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $890,000 | $2.1M | $759,999 | $882,999 | $1.2M | $223,344 | $67,535 |
| Total current assets | $4.7M | $8.5M | $43.1M | $31.3M | $13.8M | $6.5M | $1.8M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $868,000 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $14.4M | $16.2M | $18.2M | $20.2M | $22.1M | $24.1M | $2.4M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $172,000 | $48,000 | $6.3M | $5.2M | $107,660 | $115,725 | $15,500 |
| Total assets | $20.2M | $26.0M | $69.0M | $58.1M | $36.0M | $30.7M | $4.2M |
| Liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $7.8M | $7.7M | $25.1M | $17.7M | $6.7M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Short-term debt | $12.2M | $3.9M | $1.5M | $747,000 | $620,801 | $1.6M | — |
| Deferred revenue | $513,000 | $507,000 | $381,000 | $547,000 | $1.3M | $308,682 | $41,945 |
| Total current liabilities | $26.4M | $13.3M | $32.4M | $24.6M | $9.7M | $6.6M | $4.1M |
| Long-term debt | $146,000 | $31.6M | $28.6M | $22.9M | $20.2M | $11.8M | $1.3M |
| Lease obligations | $829,000 | $971,000 | $899,000 | $837,329 | $0 | — | — |
| Other long-term liabilities | $608,000 | $783,000 | $5.8M | $5.0M | $6.5M | $9.9M | $124,367 |
| Total liabilities | $27.2M | $45.7M | $66.7M | $52.5M | $36.4M | $28.3M | $5.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | |||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $1,000 | $17,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $4.3M | $4.3M | $200 |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −$27.7M | −$8.8M | −$3.5M | −$344,000 | −$4.7M | −$1.9M | −$900,253 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | — | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | −$370,789 |
| Minority interest | −$5.1M | −$14.7M | −$6.0M | $3.3M | — | — | — |
| Total shareholders' equity | −$1.9M | −$5.0M | $2.3M | $2.3M | −$374,856 | $2.4M | −$1.3M |
| Key figures | |||||||
| Total debt | $13.0M | $36.3M | $30.1M | $24.6M | $20.8M | $13.4M | $1.3M |
| Net cash (debt) | −$12.2M | −$34.8M | −$24.9M | −$20.5M | −$16.1M | −$11.8M | −$371,111 |
| Working capital | −$21.7M | −$4.8M | $10.7M | $6.7M | $4.1M | −$117,779 | −$2.3M |
| Tangible book value | −$16.3M | −$21.2M | −$15.9M | −$17.9M | −$22.5M | −$21.7M | −$3.7M |
| Book value per share | −$6.19 | −$1.33 | — | — | — | $0.85 | −$0.45 |
| Shares outstanding | 308K | 3.8M | — | — | — | 2.8M | 2.8M |
| Current ratio | 0.18 | 0.64 | 1.33 | 1.27 | 1.42 | 0.98 | 0.43 |
| Quick ratio | 0.15 | 0.48 | 1.31 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 0.95 | 0.42 |
| Debt / equity | — | — | 12.91 | 10.77 | — | 5.65 | — |
| Equity / assets | −9.5% | −19.2% | 3.4% | 3.9% | −1.0% | 7.7% | −30.1% |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $520,000 | $796,000 | $728,000 | $871,000 | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $4.1M | $1.1M | $3.3M | $5.1M | $5.5M |
| Cash & equivalents | $520,000 | $796,000 | $728,000 | $871,000 | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $4.1M | $1.1M | $3.3M | $5.1M | $5.5M |
| Receivables | $2.7M | $2.8M | $3.1M | $3.6M | $3.9M | $4.4M | $6.3M | $6.3M | $19.5M | $21.4M | $37.2M | $54.6M |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $1.4M | $826,000 | $890,000 | $2.1M | $1.2M | $701,000 | $755,000 | $1.1M | $889,000 | $849,000 | $759,999 | $1.4M |
| Total current assets | $4.6M | $4.4M | $4.7M | $6.6M | $6.7M | $6.9M | $8.5M | $11.5M | $21.5M | $25.6M | $43.1M | $61.5M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $706,000 | $788,000 | $868,000 | $913,000 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $13.5M | $14.0M | $14.4M | $14.8M | $15.3M | $15.8M | $16.2M | $16.7M | $17.2M | $17.7M | $18.2M | $18.7M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $47,000 | $109,000 | $172,000 | $234,000 | $298,000 | $48,000 | $48,000 | $1.8M | $8.4M | $8.2M | $6.3M | $5.2M |
| Total assets | $18.9M | $19.3M | $20.2M | $22.5M | $23.3M | $23.8M | $26.0M | $31.3M | $48.5M | $52.8M | $69.0M | $86.7M |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $10.1M | $8.3M | $7.8M | $8.2M | $6.5M | $7.0M | $7.7M | $6.5M | $12.4M | $15.9M | $25.1M | $45.0M |
| Short-term debt | $17.6M | $16.8M | $12.2M | $5.1M | $4.8M | $4.3M | $3.9M | $36.9M | — | — | $1.5M | $1.2M |
| Deferred revenue | $795,000 | $776,000 | $513,000 | $548,000 | $570,000 | $558,000 | $507,000 | $976,000 | — | — | $381,000 | $1.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $32.1M | $28.3M | $26.4M | $17.7M | $13.7M | $13.5M | $13.3M | $45.3M | $16.3M | $20.3M | $32.4M | $52.9M |
| Long-term debt | $144,000 | $145,000 | $146,000 | $10.8M | $33.5M | $32.9M | $31.6M | $150,000 | $34.8M | $32.4M | $28.6M | $22.5M |
| Lease obligations | $722,000 | $777,000 | $829,000 | $881,000 | $930,000 | $978,000 | $971,000 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $879,000 | $899,000 | $767,609 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $490,000 | $550,000 | $608,000 | $666,000 | $722,000 | $776,000 | $783,000 | $832,000 | $6.1M | $5.9M | $5.8M | $5.0M |
| Total liabilities | $32.7M | $29.0M | $27.2M | $29.2M | $47.9M | $47.1M | $45.7M | $46.3M | $57.2M | $58.6M | $66.7M | $80.4M |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $27,000 | $23,000 | $18,000 | $17,000 | $15,000 | — | — | $14,000 | $14,270 |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −$36.4M | −$33.0M | −$27.7M | −$16.1M | −$13.4M | −$11.1M | −$8.8M | −$6.6M | −$3.9M | −$3.3M | −$3.5M | −$2.4M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Minority interest | −$5.4M | −$5.2M | −$5.1M | −$5.5M | −$14.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total shareholders' equity | −$8.5M | −$4.6M | −$1.9M | −$1.2M | −$10.6M | −$7.3M | −$5.0M | −$3.1M | −$444,000 | $143,000 | $2.3M | $6.4M |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $18.2M | $17.5M | $13.0M | $16.6M | $39.0M | $38.0M | $36.3M | $37.8M | $34.8M | $32.4M | $30.1M | $24.4M |
| Net cash (debt) | −$17.7M | −$16.7M | −$12.2M | −$15.8M | −$37.4M | −$36.2M | −$34.8M | −$33.7M | −$33.8M | −$29.0M | −$24.9M | −$18.9M |
| Working capital | −$27.5M | −$23.9M | −$21.7M | −$11.1M | −$6.9M | −$6.6M | −$4.8M | −$33.8M | $5.1M | $5.3M | $10.7M | $8.6M |
| Tangible book value | −$22.0M | −$18.5M | −$16.3M | −$16.0M | −$25.9M | −$23.1M | −$21.2M | −$19.8M | −$17.7M | −$17.6M | −$15.9M | −$12.3M |
| Book value per share | −$11.94 | −$7.94 | −$2.76 | −$0.31 | −$2.82 | −$1.95 | — | −$0.82 | — | — | — | — |
| Shares outstanding | 709K | 575K | 691K | 3.8M | 3.8M | 3.8M | — | 3.8M | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.64 | 0.25 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.16 |
| Quick ratio | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.58 | 0.23 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.14 |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226.27 | 12.91 | 3.81 |
| Equity / assets | −44.7% | −23.7% | −9.5% | −5.2% | −45.4% | −30.8% | −19.2% | −9.9% | −0.9% | 0.3% | 3.4% | 7.4% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed March 31, 2026); data from EODHD.
DRCT financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Direct Digital had total assets of $20.2 million (down 22.5% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $27.2 million and shareholders' equity of -$1.9 million. It held $0.7 million in cash and short-term investments against $13.0 million of debt, net debt of $12.2 million. Its current ratio was 0.18. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were $18.9 million and equity -$8.5 million.
Related: DRCT income statement, DRCT cash flow statement, DRCT key metrics. See the DRCT stock overview for the latest quote and news.
DRCT balance sheet FAQ
What are Direct Digital's total assets?
Direct Digital reported total assets of $20.2 million at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with $26.0 million a year earlier.
How much debt does Direct Digital have?
Direct Digital had $13.0 million of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings and lease obligations. Its debt-to-equity ratio was —.
How much cash does Direct Digital have?
Direct Digital held $0.7 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with $13.0 million of debt that is net debt of $12.2 million.
What is Direct Digital's book value?
Direct Digital's shareholders' equity (book value) was -$1.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, or −$6.19 per share.
What is Direct Digital's current ratio?
Direct Digital had current assets of $4.7 million and current liabilities of $26.4 million, a current ratio of 0.18 (current liabilities exceed current assets).
How much goodwill does Direct Digital have?
Direct Digital carried $14.4 million of goodwill and intangible assets, 71.3% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.