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ACCESS Newswire
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Rating:54Neutral
Price Target:
$5.00
▼(-3.66% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/18/26
Overall score reflects stable financial footing (low leverage and positive free cash flow) and encouraging subscription/retention momentum from the latest earnings call, tempered by weak recent profitability (TTM net loss) and clearly bearish price action (below key moving averages with negative MACD). Negative earnings (negative P/E) further limits the valuation component.
Positive Factors
Recurring Revenue Momentum
Strong retention, customer expansion and upselling support a more predictable recurring-revenue base. These metrics can improve revenue visibility and customer lifetime value if ACCESS sustains service quality and converts growth into durable subscriptions.
Negative Factors
Stagnant Top-Line Growth
Flat consolidated revenue indicates that subscription and core press-release gains are not yet offsetting declines in webcasting and ProPlan. Sustained weak top-line growth could limit operating leverage and make the product-led strategy more execution-dependent.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring Revenue Momentum
Strong retention, customer expansion and upselling support a more predictable recurring-revenue base. These metrics can improve revenue visibility and customer lifetime value if ACCESS sustains service quality and converts growth into durable subscriptions.
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ACCESS Newswire (ACCS) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$19.63M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)13.25K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.26
Revenue Growth-5.90%
EPS Growth69.15%
CountryUS
Employees91
SectorCommunication Services
Sector Strength97
IndustryAdvertising Agencies
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.44
Shares Outstanding3,827,304
10 Day Avg. Volume17,676
30 Day Avg. Volume13,251
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.06
Price to Book (P/B)1.18
Price to Sales (P/S)1.59
P/FCF Ratio66.69
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$12.00Price Target Upside131.21% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)0.44
Revenue Forecast (FY)$22.36M
ACCESS Newswire Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
ACCESS Newswire Inc., originally incorporated as Issuer Direct Corporation in 1988, is a communications and compliance company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, having adopted its current name in January 2025. The firm delivers an extensiv...
How the Company Makes Money
ACCESS Newswire primarily makes money by charging customers for the distribution of press releases and other corporate announcements across its distribution network (e.g., syndication to media outlets, online news destinations, and financial infor...
ACCESS Newswire Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 11, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a cautiously optimistic outlook. Key subscription metrics are strong (15% ARR per customer growth, 24% YoY customer growth, 124% net revenue retention and early adoption of new products), and management is driving cost discipline (G&A down 23%) while investing in product and go-to-market to convert innovation into recurring revenue. However, near-term challenges remain: total revenue was essentially flat YoY, webcasting and ProPlan declines pressured top line, gross margins compressed due to higher distribution costs, GAAP losses widened, adjusted profitability and quarterly free cash flow weakened, and the cash balance is modest. Overall, the strategic progress on recurring revenue and product roadmap outweighs the short-term revenue and margin headwinds, but execution on converting new products and customer acquisition will be critical in H2 and into 2027.Positive Updates
Sequential Revenue Growth
Q2 2026 revenue of $5.6M, up ~5% sequentially from $5.3M in Q1 2026, demonstrating quarter-over-quarter momentum in the business.
Negative Updates
Revenue Essentially Flat Year-over-Year
Q2 2026 revenue was essentially unchanged versus Q2 2025 (Q2 2026 $5.6M vs Q2 2025), and first half 2026 revenue was down 1% YoY ($10.9M vs $11.1M), indicating limited top-line growth year-over-year.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Sequential Revenue Growth
Q2 2026 revenue of $5.6M, up ~5% sequentially from $5.3M in Q1 2026, demonstrating quarter-over-quarter momentum in the business.
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Company Guidance
Management guided to drive profitability and subscription-led growth in H2 by implementing roughly $150k of cost‑of‑revenue savings (a 125–150 bps improvement) to push gross margins back into the high‑70% range, while continuing a product cadence of two upgrades per quarter (one no‑cost workflow enhancement and one paid add‑on); the Content Studio initial rollout (early Q4) is expected to lift subscriptions ~10–15%, Social Monitoring was initially priced at $200/month with try‑before‑you‑buy and Insight & Analytics ran 600+ reports in its early release and is already increasing average purchase size. Key metrics cited: ARR per subscription = $12,718 (up 15% YoY from $11,039), subscriptions = 1,162 (up 4% QoQ, customer counts +24% YoY), retention = 94% (up 2 pts QoQ), net revenue retention = 124%, subscriber revenue +23% YoY; Q2 revenue $5.6M ($10.9M H1), Q2 gross margin 73% ($4.1M), adjusted EBITDA $0.6M (11% of revenue) and adjusted free cash flow $50k in Q2 ($1.0M H1), cash just under $3.0M, deferred revenue $5.1M, and capital allocation included repurchasing 40k shares for just over $300k in the quarter (90k shares / $700k since Dec‑2025, ~$300k remaining).ACCESS Newswire Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
44
Neutral
Balance Sheet
72
Positive
Cash Flow
60
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 22.47M | 22.62M | 23.06M | 24.52M | 23.51M | 21.88M |
| Gross Profit | 15.51M | 14.63M | 17.44M | 18.91M | 17.83M | 16.14M |
| EBITDA | 1.24M | 1.38M | -13.31M | -342.00K | 3.99M | 5.25M |
| Net Income | -1.71M | 4.29M | -10.79M | 766.00K | 1.93M | 3.29M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 40.04M | 41.99M | 55.44M | 65.15M | 66.33M | 39.26M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 2.96M | 3.02M | 4.10M | 5.71M | 4.83M | 23.85M |
| Total Debt | 2.27M | 2.87M | 16.60M | 20.92M | 23.34M | 2.02M |
| Total Liabilities | 10.79M | 11.65M | 30.21M | 29.73M | 33.10M | 7.64M |
| Stockholders Equity | 29.25M | 30.34M | 25.23M | 35.42M | 33.22M | 31.62M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 541.00K | 538.00K | 2.54M | 3.04M | 3.95M | 4.45M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 720.00K | 558.00K | 3.16M | 3.06M | 4.02M | 4.73M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -388.00K | 11.81M | -616.00K | -153.00K | -18.03M | -277.00K |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.36M | -13.55M | -4.00M | -2.08M | -4.91M | -146.00K |
ACCESS Newswire Risk Analysis
ACCESS Newswire disclosed 25 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. ACCESS Newswire reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
ACCESS Newswire Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (60)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 Neutral | $80.03M | -14.48 | -16.19% | ― | -7.47% | -16.48% | |
60 Neutral | $48.67B | 4.58 | -11.27% | 4.14% | 2.83% | -41.78% | |
56 Neutral | $126.43M | -5.04 | -151.70% | ― | -12.05% | 43.57% | |
55 Neutral | $30.56M | -5.57 | -30.13% | ― | -11.62% | -87.59% | |
54 Neutral | $19.63M | -11.75 | -5.61% | ― | -5.90% | 69.15% | |
52 Neutral | $32.81M | 795.45 | 0.18% | ― | 10.26% | ― | |
45 Neutral | $11.77M | -2.30 | -17.37% | ― | -46.61% | 7.26% |
* Communication Services Sector Average
ACCS
ACCESS Newswire
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ACCESS Newswire Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
ACCESS Newswire shareholders affirm directors and auditor appointments
Positive
Jul 1, 2026
On June 26, 2026, ACCESS Newswire Inc. held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders with 2,963,064 of 3,885,676 eligible shares represented, establishing a quorum for corporate decision-making. Shareholders elected four directors—Brian R. Ba...
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