ACCESS Newswire Inc.
ACCS NYSE Services-Management Consulting Services Financials FY2016–FY2025
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
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- Legal name
- ACCESS Newswire Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Mar 19, 2026
- Accession · CIK
- 0001683168-26-002018
0000843006
Revenue and margins
ACCESS Newswire Inc. had $22.6M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 1.9% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 8.3% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $0.5M in fiscal 2025, 2.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
ACCESS Newswire Inc. returned — to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.8%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably ACCESS Newswire Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $23.9M | $4.8M | $5.7M | $4.1M | $3.0M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | $22.0M | $19.9M | $15.9M | $2.6M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 4.6x | 289.8x | — | −0.4x |
| Debt / equity | — | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | — | 242.6x | −2.2x | −14.7x | −935.5x |
| Current ratio | 4.8x | 0.3x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | 4.8x | 0.3x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Total assets | $39.3M | $66.3M | $65.2M | $50.6M | $42.0M |
| Total liabilities | $7.6M | $33.1M | $29.7M | $25.4M | $11.6M |
| Shareholders' equity | $31.6M | $33.2M | $35.4M | $25.2M | $30.3M |
| Net debt (− = net cash) | — | $17.2M | $14.2M | $11.8M | −$0.5M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. “Plan” marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Cash from operations is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Return on assets rose | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Current ratio rose | — | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Share count didn't rise | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Gross margin rose | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| F-score | — / 3 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 8 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −9.4% | −4.3% | −8.9% | −7.1% | −6.8% | −3.9% | −3.9% | −3.5% | −24.1% | 8.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 8.66 | 6.82 | 12.53 | 7.71 | 8.80 | 9.45 | −0.28 | 1.45 | −1.41 | 2.68 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratio’s name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $12.1M | $12.6M | $14.2M | $16.3M | $18.5M | $21.9M | $23.5M | $24.5M | $23.1M | $22.6M |
| Net interest income | $0.0M | −$0.0M | $0.0M | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.0M | −$0.0M | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | $9.0M | $9.2M | $10.1M | $11.2M | $13.1M | $16.1M | $17.8M | $18.9M | $17.4M | $17.3M |
| Research and development | $0.4M | $0.8M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $0.8M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $2.5M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Operating income | $1.9M | $2.0M | $1.2M | $0.5M | $2.7M | $3.7M | $2.7M | −$2.7M | −$16.3M | −$1.9M |
| Interest expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.0M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $0.0M |
| Pretax income | — | — | — | — | $0.5M | $4.1M | $2.7M | −$4.4M | −$17.3M | −$2.0M |
| Income tax | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.7M | −$0.9M | −$4.1M | −$0.4M |
| Net income | $1.6M | $1.9M | $0.8M | $0.7M | $2.1M | $3.3M | $1.9M | $0.8M | −$10.8M | $4.3M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.54 | $0.62 | $0.24 | $0.18 | $0.56 | $0.86 | $0.52 | $0.20 | −$2.82 | $1.11 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $2.8M | $2.5M | $2.9M | $2.9M | $4.4M | $4.7M | $4.0M | $3.1M | $3.2M | $0.6M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Free cash flow | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.8M | $2.4M | $4.4M | $4.7M | $4.0M | $3.0M | $3.1M | $0.5M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.1M | $0.7M | $1.4M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $2.8M | $3.1M | $3.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.8M | $1.4M | $0.7M | $0.9M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $1.9M | $1.1M | $2.8M | $0.0M | — | $18.0M | −$0.4M | $0.0M | — |
| Share buybacks | — | $0.0M | $2.6M | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.5M | $5.0M | $0.0M | — | — |
| Dividends paid | $0.5M | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.5M | $0.6M | $3.1M | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.5M | $5.0M | $0.0M | — | — |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $5.3M | $4.9M | $17.2M | $15.8M | $19.6M | $23.9M | $4.8M | $5.7M | $4.1M | $3.0M |
| Total debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22.0M | $19.9M | $15.9M | $2.6M |
| Current assets | $6.8M | $7.1M | $19.0M | $18.0M | $22.4M | $27.9M | $9.4M | $11.5M | $10.0M | $8.4M |
| Current liabilities | $2.1M | $2.5M | $2.6M | $3.8M | $4.6M | $5.8M | $31.2M | $12.7M | $12.8M | $9.5M |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| Goodwill | $2.2M | $4.1M | $5.0M | $6.4M | $6.4M | $6.4M | $22.5M | $19.0M | $19.0M | $19.0M |
| Intangible assets | $1.4M | $2.9M | $2.8M | $3.5M | $2.9M | $2.4M | $32.2M | $28.7M | $12.0M | $9.5M |
| Total assets | $12.9M | $17.0M | $29.0M | $32.4M | $34.9M | $39.3M | $66.3M | $65.2M | $50.6M | $42.0M |
| Total liabilities | $2.3M | $3.7M | $3.3M | $6.3M | $6.7M | $7.6M | $33.1M | $29.7M | $25.4M | $11.6M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $10.6M | $13.2M | $25.7M | $26.1M | $28.1M | $31.6M | $33.2M | $35.4M | $25.2M | $30.3M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 74.9% | 73.1% | 71.2% | 68.8% | 70.8% | 73.7% | 75.8% | 77.1% | 75.6% | 76.5% |
| Operating margin | 16.0% | 16.1% | 8.2% | 2.9% | 14.5% | 17.1% | 11.4% | −11.2% | −70.8% | −8.3% |
| EBITDA margin | 25.0% | 21.9% | 18.0% | 13.1% | 21.8% | 22.3% | 15.7% | 0.2% | −57.4% | 5.0% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 14.8% | 5.9% | 4.2% | 11.4% | 15.0% | 8.2% | 3.1% | −46.8% | 19.0% |
| FCF margin | 22.0% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 15.0% | 23.5% | 21.3% | 16.8% | 12.4% | 13.6% | 2.4% |
| Net interest share of revenue | 0.0% | −0.0% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | −0.0% | — | — | — |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9% | −4.4% | −34.8% | −4.9% |
| Return on capital employed | 18.0% | 14.1% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 7.6% | −5.2% | −43.1% | −5.8% |
| Return on equity | 14.7% | 15.7% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 7.8% | 11.0% | 6.0% | 2.2% | −35.6% | 15.4% |
| Return on assets | 12.1% | 12.6% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 6.3% | 8.9% | 3.7% | 1.2% | −18.6% | 9.3% |
| Return on tangible equity | 22.4% | 29.8% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 11.2% | 14.4% | — | — | — | 234.9% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | — | 4.7% | 12.7% | 14.5% | 13.7% | 18.1% | 7.5% | 4.3% | −6.0% | −1.9% |
| Net income growth | — | 20.3% | −55.3% | −18.0% | 207.0% | 56.3% | −41.2% | −60.4% | −1,509.0% | — |
| EPS growth | — | 14.8% | −61.3% | −25.0% | 211.1% | 53.6% | −39.5% | −61.5% | −1,510.0% | — |
| FCF growth | — | −5.6% | 12.7% | −13.3% | 78.4% | 7.1% | −15.3% | −23.2% | 3.5% | −82.9% |
| Share count change | — | 4.5% | 14.2% | −99.9% | 96,925.6% | 1.0% | −2.1% | −99.9% | 100,663.2% | 0.8% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6x | 289.8x | — | −0.4x |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | — | — | — | — | — | — | 242.6x | −2.2x | −14.7x | −935.5x |
| Current ratio | 3.2x | 2.8x | 7.3x | 4.7x | 4.9x | 4.8x | 0.3x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | 3.2x | 2.8x | 7.3x | 4.7x | 4.9x | 4.8x | 0.3x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 4.9% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 3.0% | 3.9% |
| Payouts / FCF | 17.1% | 23.5% | 109.8% | 31.6% | 18.0% | 9.7% | 126.5% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | — | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 8.7 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 9.4 | −0.3 | 1.5 | −1.4 | 2.7 |
| Accruals ratio | −9.4% | −4.3% | −8.9% | −7.1% | −6.8% | −3.9% | −3.9% | −3.5% | −24.1% | 8.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000843006). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
