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ACCS logoACCESS Newswire Inc.(ACCS)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

ACCS•NYSE
$8.26
$32M mkt cap·7.4× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorCommunication ServicesIndustryAdvertising & MarketingSub-IndustryPR, investor relations and news distribution
AboutACCESS Newswire Inc., a communications and compliance company, provides solutions for public relations and investor relations professionals in the United States and internationally. The company provides press release distribution, media databases, media monitoring, and newsrooms through media advantage platform; ACCESSWIRE, a news dissemination and media outreach service; and Webcaster Platform, a cloud-based webcast, webinar, and virtual meeting platform that delivers live and on-demand streaming of events to audiences of various sizes, as well as allows customers to create, produce, and deliver events. It also offers professional conference and events software, a mobile app that offers organizers, issuers, and investors to register, request, and approve one-on-one meetings, as well as manage schedules, perform event promotion and sponsorship, print attendee badges, and manage lodging; and investor relations content network, a series of data feeds, which include news feeds, stock feeds, fundamentals, regulatory filings, corporate governance, and other components. In addition, the company provides whistleblower hotline, a system that delivers secure notifications and basic incident workflow management processes that align with a company's corporate governance whistleblower policy; stock transfer module, which offers access to real-time information about their shareholders, stock ledgers, and reports, as well as issues new shares; and proxy module, a real-time voting platform for customers and their shareholders of record. It serves public and private companies, mutual funds, law firms, brokerage firms, investment banks, individuals, and other institutions. The company was formerly known as Issuer Direct Corporation and changed its name to ACCESS Newswire Inc. in January 2025. ACCESS Newswire Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.Show more
  • Revenue$23M-1.9%
  • EBITDA$1M+108.4%
  • Net Income$4M+139.8%
  • EPS (Diluted)1.11+139.4%
  • Gross Margin76.55%+1.2%
  • EBITDA Margin4.99%+108.6%
  • Operating Margin-6.89%+90.3%
  • Net Margin18.97%+140.5%
  • ROE15.44%+143.4%
  • ROIC-3.53%+87.3%
  • Debt/Equity0.04-94.1%
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ACCS Key Insights

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 15.3%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓Trading at only 1.1x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

ACCS Price & Volume

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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ACCS Growth Metrics

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years6.89%
5 Years4.07%
3 Years-1.29%
TTM4.39%

Profit CAGR

10 Years40.36%
5 Years15.3%
3 Years30.43%
TTM139.76%

EPS CAGR

10 Years33.88%
5 Years14.66%
3 Years28.76%
TTM139.33%

Return on Capital

10 Years2.73%
5 Years-5.04%
3 Years-14.9%
Last Year-4.15%

ACCS Peer Comparison

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) competitors in PR, investor relations and news distribution — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
BWXT logoBWXTBWX Technologies, Inc.Direct Competitor19.72B215.2059.9418.3%10.21%27.91%1.63
DGLY logoDGLYDigital Ally, Inc.Direct Competitor2.43M1.28-0.23-30.44%-59.7%-136.3%
MKTW logoMKTWMarketWise, Inc.Product Competitor40.84M16.777.26-20.31%19.66%
IZEA logoIZEAIZEA Worldwide, Inc.Product Competitor79.68M4.391908.70-12.94%0.14%0.09%0.00
GOOGL logoGOOGLAlphabet Inc.Supply Chain4.81T397.8236.8015.13%37.91%38.98%0.14
META logoMETAMeta Platforms, Inc.Supply Chain1.55T612.8826.0922.17%32.84%33.22%0.39
MSFT logoMSFTMicrosoft CorporationSupply Chain3.07T413.8730.3414.93%39.34%33.13%0.33
ORCL logoORCLOracle CorporationSupply Chain557.72B193.9944.708.38%25.3%56.31%4.96

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ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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ACCS Income Statement

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Sales/Revenue12.63M14.23M16.3M18.53M21.88M23.51M24.52M23.06M22.62M
Revenue Growth %4.72%12.7%14.5%13.69%18.12%7.45%4.29%-5.97%-1.9%
Cost of Goods Sold3.4M4.1M5.08M5.42M5.75M5.68M5.61M5.62M5.3M
COGS % of Revenue26.88%28.83%31.18%29.23%26.27%24.17%22.87%24.36%23.45%
Gross Profit
9.23M▲ 0%
10.13M▲ 9.7%
11.21M▲ 10.7%
13.11M▲ 16.9%
16.14M▲ 23.1%
17.83M▲ 10.5%
18.91M▲ 6.1%
17.44M▼ 7.8%
17.31M▼ 0.7%
Gross Margin %73.12%71.17%68.82%70.77%73.73%75.83%77.13%75.64%76.55%
Gross Profit Growth %2.2%9.7%10.72%16.91%23.06%10.51%6.09%-7.8%-0.72%
Operating Expenses7.21M8.97M10.74M10.42M12.39M15.16M21.65M33.76M16.25M
OpEx % of Revenue57.06%63%65.92%56.23%56.63%64.48%88.3%146.42%71.83%
Selling, General & Admin5.99M7.09M8.64M8.84M10.71M12.88M16.38M14.08M13.56M
SG&A % of Revenue47.42%49.8%53%47.72%48.96%54.8%66.81%61.07%59.93%
Research & Development763K1.28M1.22M825K1.07M1.31M2.54M2.82M2.69M
R&D % of Revenue6.04%8.97%7.48%4.45%4.91%5.55%10.37%12.23%11.9%
Other Operating Expenses454K603K885K751K603K970K2.73M16.86M0
Operating Income
2.03M▲ 0%
1.16M▼ 42.7%
474K▼ 59.2%
2.69M▲ 468.4%
3.74M▲ 38.9%
2.67M▼ 28.7%
-2.74M▼ 202.6%
-16.32M▼ 495.8%
-1.56M▲ 90.5%
Operating Margin %16.06%8.17%2.91%14.54%17.1%11.35%-11.17%-70.78%-6.89%
Operating Income Growth %4.81%-42.65%-59.24%468.35%38.94%-28.69%-202.62%-495.8%90.45%
EBITDA2.76M2.56M2.14M4.04M4.89M3.7M49K-13.39M1.13M
EBITDA Margin %21.88%17.99%13.14%21.82%22.33%15.74%0.2%-58.08%4.99%
EBITDA Growth %-8.27%-7.35%-16.37%88.79%20.88%-24.23%-98.68%-27428.57%108.43%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)735K1.4M1.67M1.35M1.14M1.03M2.79M2.93M2.69M
EBIT2.03M1.16M474K2.69M3.74M2.67M-3.13M-16.24M0
Net Interest Income-2K47K321K56K3K-11K-1.25M-1.11M0
Interest Income047K321K56K3K0060K0
Interest Expense2K000011K1.25M1.17M-2K
Other Income/Expense-26K47K321K136K369K-11K-1.64M-1.03M-395K
Pretax Income
2M▲ 0%
1.21M▼ 39.6%
795K▼ 34.3%
2.83M▲ 256.0%
4.11M▲ 45.3%
2.66M▼ 35.4%
-4.38M▼ 264.7%
-17.34M▼ 296.1%
-1.95M▲ 88.7%
Pretax Margin %15.85%8.5%4.88%15.28%18.79%11.3%-17.86%-75.23%-8.63%
Income Tax131K373K109K724K821K724K-938K-4.06M-6.24M
Effective Tax Rate %6.54%30.83%13.71%25.58%19.97%27.24%21.42%23.43%319.71%
Net Income
1.87M▲ 0%
837K▼ 55.3%
686K▼ 18.0%
2.11M▲ 207.0%
3.29M▲ 56.3%
1.93M▼ 41.2%
766K▼ 60.4%
-10.79M▼ 1509.0%
4.29M▲ 139.8%
Net Margin %14.82%5.88%4.21%11.37%15.04%8.22%3.12%-46.81%18.97%
Net Income Growth %20.32%-55.26%-18.04%207%56.27%-41.23%-60.39%-1509.01%139.76%
Net Income (Continuing)1.87M837K686K2.11M3.29M1.93M-3.44M-13.28M4.29M
Discontinued Operations0000004.21M2.49M0
Minority Interest000000000
EPS (Diluted)
0.62▲ 0%
0.24▼ 61.3%
0.18▼ 25.0%
0.56▲ 211.1%
0.86▲ 53.6%
0.52▼ 39.5%
0.20▼ 61.5%
-2.82▼ 1510.0%
1.11▲ 139.4%
EPS Growth %14.81%-61.29%-25%211.11%53.57%-39.53%-61.54%-1510%139.36%
EPS (Basic)0.630.250.180.560.870.520.20-2.821.11
Diluted Shares Outstanding3.03M3.46M3.86M3.78M3.82M3.74M3.82M3.83M3.86M
Basic Shares Outstanding2.95M3.42M3.84M3.75M3.78M3.72M3.8M3.83M3.86M
Dividend Payout Ratio31.43%54.96%-------

ACCS Balance Sheet

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Total Current Assets7.11M18.99M18.01M22.37M27.89M9.42M11.5M10.03M8.42M
Cash & Short-Term Investments4.92M17.22M15.77M19.56M23.85M4.83M5.71M4.1M3.02M
Cash Only4.92M17.22M15.77M19.56M23.85M4.83M5.71M4.1M3.02M
Short-Term Investments000000000
Accounts Receivable2M1.68M2.1M2.51M3.29M3.03M3.24M3.35M3.88M
Days Sales Outstanding57.8143.1647.0249.5354.8947.0248.1853.0562.68
Inventory000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding---------
Other Current Assets193K89K141K298K750K1.56M2.55M2.57M1.51M
Total Non-Current Assets9.84M9.96M14.38M12.52M11.36M56.91M53.65M45.41M33.57M
Property, Plant & Equipment145K132K3.03M2.63M2.25M1.9M1.52M1.13M460K
Fixed Asset Turnover87.09x107.82x5.38x7.06x9.74x12.36x16.16x20.39x49.17x
Goodwill4.07M5.03M6.38M6.38M6.38M22.5M19.04M19.04M19.04M
Intangible Assets5.61M4.76M4.65M3.43M2.65M32.37M29.24M12.91M9.47M
Long-Term Investments000000060K0
Other Non-Current Assets18K35K77K88K94K136K3.85M3.67M901K
Total Assets
16.95M▲ 0%
28.95M▲ 70.8%
32.39M▲ 11.9%
34.89M▲ 7.7%
39.26M▲ 12.5%
66.33M▲ 69.0%
65.15M▼ 1.8%
55.44M▼ 14.9%
41.99M▼ 24.3%
Asset Turnover0.75x0.49x0.50x0.53x0.56x0.35x0.38x0.42x0.54x
Asset Growth %31.79%70.81%11.87%7.72%12.52%68.95%-1.77%-14.91%-24.25%
Total Current Liabilities2.52M2.6M3.84M4.58M5.8M31.19M12.65M12.81M9.54M
Accounts Payable666K371K266K304K695K1.37M1.18M1.42M1.5M
Days Payables Outstanding71.63319.1120.4944.1388.2376.8192.47103.27
Short-Term Debt288K320K301K0022M4M4M870K
Deferred Revenue (Current)887K1.25M1.81M2.21M3.09M5.41M4.75M4.74M5.26M
Other Current Liabilities000000871K893K3.4M
Current Ratio2.82x7.31x4.69x4.88x4.81x0.30x0.91x0.78x0.88x
Quick Ratio2.82x7.31x4.69x4.88x4.81x0.30x0.91x0.78x0.88x
Cash Conversion Cycle---------
Total Non-Current Liabilities1.22M689K2.45M2.17M1.83M1.91M17.08M17.4M2.11M
Long-Term Debt570K276K000015.91M11.93M317K
Capital Lease Obligations002.31M1.97M1.66M1.34M1.01M668K0
Deferred Tax Liabilities573K413K141K197K176K572K139K4.8M86K
Other Non-Current Liabilities77K0000021K01.71M
Total Liabilities3.74M3.29M6.29M6.75M7.64M33.1M29.73M30.21M11.65M
Total Debt858K596K2.61M1.97M1.66M23.34M20.92M16.6M1.19M
Net Debt-4.06M-16.63M-13.16M-17.59M-22.19M18.51M15.21M12.49M-1.84M
Debt / Equity0.06x0.02x0.10x0.07x0.05x0.70x0.59x0.66x0.04x
Debt / EBITDA0.31x0.23x1.22x0.49x0.34x6.30x426.98x-1.05x
Net Debt / EBITDA-1.47x-6.49x-6.14x-4.35x-4.54x5.00x310.37x--1.63x
Interest Coverage1014.00x----242.64x-2.19x-13.98x-
Total Equity
13.21M▲ 0%
25.66M▲ 94.3%
26.1M▲ 1.7%
28.14M▲ 7.8%
31.62M▲ 12.4%
33.22M▲ 5.1%
35.42M▲ 6.6%
25.23M▼ 28.8%
30.34M▲ 20.3%
Equity Growth %24.89%94.25%1.7%7.82%12.36%5.07%6.61%-28.78%20.29%
Book Value per Share4.367.416.767.448.288.889.286.597.86
Total Shareholders' Equity13.21M25.66M26.1M28.14M31.62M33.22M35.42M25.23M30.34M
Common Stock3K4K4K4K4K4K4K4K4K
Retained Earnings2.77M3.15M3.84M5.94M9.23M11.17M11.93M1.14M5.43M
Treasury Stock000000000
Accumulated OCI34K-17K-16K-19K-19K-96K-49K-178K-96K
Minority Interest000000000

ACCS Cash Flow Statement

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Cash from Operations2.51M2.87M2.86M4.39M4.73M4.02M3.06M3.16M558K
Operating CF Margin %19.89%20.16%17.58%23.67%21.62%17.09%12.48%13.71%2.47%
Operating CF Growth %-9.02%14.21%-0.17%53.14%7.87%-15.05%-23.86%3.27%-82.34%
Net Income1.87M837K686K2.11M3.29M1.93M-3.44M-10.79M4.29M
Depreciation & Amortization735K1.4M1.67M1.35M1.14M1.03M2.79M2.93M2.99M
Stock-Based Compensation516K629K523K273K333K763K0728K909K
Deferred Taxes-50K-336K-528K312K-106K-278K-433K-3.93M188K
Other Non-Cash Items187K384K778K243K257K406K5.74M15.44M-7.82M
Working Capital Changes-747K-42K-262K104K-187K161K-1.59M-1.21M0
Change in Receivables-66K-645K-1.21M-761K-1.04M-9K-1.15M-1.46M-1.08M
Change in Inventory000000000
Change in Payables309K-322K-117K37K393K35K-60K245K154K
Cash from Investing-2.82M-1.2M-3.23M-27K-277K-18.03M-153K-616K11.81M
Capital Expenditures-11K-51K-420K-27K-62K-66K-503K-19K-20K
CapEx % of Revenue0.09%0.36%2.58%0.15%0.28%0.28%2.05%0.08%0.09%
Acquisitions-1.87M-1.12M-2.79M00-17.96M350K00
Investments---------
Other Investing-934K-21K-20K0-215K00-597K11.83M
Cash from Financing-199K10.69M-1.09M-574K-146K-4.91M-2.08M-4M-13.55M
Debt Issued (Net)0-288K-320K-240K00-2.1M-4M0
Equity Issued (Net)01000K-773K-785K-453K-1000K19K00
Dividends Paid-588K-460K0000000
Share Repurchases0-2.63M-773K-785K-453K-5M000
Other Financing389K747K0451K307K91K00-13.55M
Net Change in Cash
-422K▲ 0%
12.3M▲ 3015.9%
-1.46M▼ 111.8%
3.79M▲ 360.3%
4.3M▲ 13.4%
-19.02M▼ 542.7%
882K▲ 104.6%
-1.61M▼ 282.7%
0▲ 100.0%
Free Cash Flow
1.57M▲ 0%
2.8M▲ 78.5%
2.42M▼ 13.3%
4.36M▲ 79.8%
4.45M▲ 2.2%
3.95M▼ 11.2%
3.04M▼ 23.2%
2.54M▼ 16.2%
538K▼ 78.9%
FCF Margin %12.41%19.65%14.88%23.53%20.35%16.81%12.38%11.03%2.38%
FCF Growth %-0.32%78.49%-13.34%79.83%2.18%-11.25%-23.22%-16.18%-78.85%
FCF per Share0.520.810.631.151.171.060.800.660.14
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.34x3.43x4.17x2.08x1.44x2.08x3.99x-0.29x0.13x
Interest Paid00000001.39M0
Taxes Paid943K66K340K458K1.05M954K0342K0

ACCS Key Ratios

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)16.25%15.73%4.31%2.65%7.77%11.01%5.97%2.23%-35.59%15.44%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)30.29%21.14%9.59%3.23%17.2%28.09%6.55%-4.01%-27.71%-3.53%
Gross Margin74.91%73.12%71.17%68.82%70.77%73.73%75.83%77.13%75.64%76.55%
Net Margin12.89%14.82%5.88%4.21%11.37%15.04%8.22%3.12%-46.81%18.97%
Debt / Equity-0.06x0.02x0.10x0.07x0.05x0.70x0.59x0.66x0.04x
Interest Coverage-1014.00x----242.64x-2.19x-13.98x-
FCF Conversion1.78x1.34x3.43x4.17x2.08x1.44x2.08x3.99x-0.29x0.13x
Revenue Growth3.78%4.72%12.7%14.5%13.69%18.12%7.45%4.29%-5.97%-1.9%

ACCS Frequently Asked Questions

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) reported $22.6M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 46179% increase from $0.0M in 2006.

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) saw revenue decline by 1.9% over the past year.

Yes, ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) is profitable, generating $4.3M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (19.0% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) has a return on equity (ROE) of 15.4%. This is reasonable for most industries.

ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) generated $0.4M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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