Tucows Inc /Pa/
TCX Nasdaq Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Tucows Inc /Pa/ does
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- Legal name
- TUCOWS INC /PA/
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 12, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001437749-26-008009
0000909494
Revenue and margins
Tucows Inc /Pa/ had $390M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 7.7% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
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 β$22.9M in fiscal 2025, β5.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Tucows Inc /Pa/ returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.9%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Tucows Inc /Pa/ can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $9.1M | $23.5M | $92.7M | $56.9M | $46.8M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $191M | $240M | $212M | $195M | $190M |
| Debt / equity | 1.7x | 2.5x | 21.5x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β1.7x | β2.2x | β1.4x | β1.2x | β0.4x |
| Current ratio | 0.8x | 0.9x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 0.6x |
| Quick ratio | 0.8x | 0.9x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 0.6x |
| Total assets | $540M | $665M | $798M | $759M | $731M |
| Total liabilities | $425M | $568M | $789M | $854M | $895M |
| Shareholders' equity | $115M | $96.7M | $9.9M | β$95.3M | β$164M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $182M | $216M | $119M | $138M | $144M |
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
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 3 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.2% | β3.8% | β5.8% | β6.5% | β6.9% | β5.3% | β7.9% | β12.5% | β11.6% | β9.4% |
| Altman Z'' | 1.81 | 0.67 | 0.84 | 1.17 | 0.68 | 0.37 | β0.05 | β0.35 | β1.29 | β2.56 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $190M | $329M | $346M | $337M | $311M | $304M | $321M | $339M | $362M | $390M |
| Net interest income | β$0.5M | β$3.6M | β$3.7M | β$4.8M | β$3.6M | β$4.6M | β$14.5M | β$41.8M | β$51.3M | β$55.3M |
| Gross profit | $63.1M | $84.5M | $96.8M | $101M | $85.5M | $78.3M | $78.2M | $66.7M | $83.0M | $94.0M |
| Research and development | $4.5M | $7.3M | $8.7M | $9.7M | $12.4M | $14.3M | $14.2M | $19.2M | $18.6M | $17.8M |
| Operating income | $25.0M | $27.1M | $29.3M | $29.3M | $6.9M | β$7.8M | β$31.7M | β$63.7M | β$65.0M | β$23.5M |
| Interest expense | β | β | β | β | β | $4.6M | $14.6M | $46.3M | $54.4M | $57.2M |
| Pretax income | $25.1M | $24.1M | $26.2M | $24.6M | $10.8M | $7.3M | β$27.8M | β$103M | β$102M | β$67.3M |
| Income tax | $9.0M | $1.7M | $9.0M | $9.2M | $5.0M | $3.9M | β$0.2M | β$6.9M | $8.0M | $8.5M |
| Net income | $16.1M | $22.3M | $17.1M | $15.4M | $5.8M | $3.4M | β$27.6M | β$96.2M | β$110M | β$75.8M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.50 | $2.07 | $1.59 | $1.43 | $0.54 | $0.31 | β$2.56 | β$8.85 | β | β |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $22.5M | $31.9M | $37.2M | $40.4M | $36.1M | $29.6M | $19.9M | β$4.8M | β$19.7M | β$5.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $7.9M | $12.9M | $27.9M | $44.1M | $44.4M | $73.2M | $137M | $92.1M | $56.5M | $17.1M |
| Free cash flow | $14.6M | $19.0M | $9.3M | β$3.7M | β$8.4M | β$43.5M | β$117M | β$96.8M | β$76.2M | β$22.9M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.5M | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.6M | $9.9M | $4.3M | $3.5M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.8M | $1.5M | $2.6M | $2.9M | $3.7M | $4.6M | $7.6M | $8.1M | $7.0M | $7.1M |
| Acquisitions | β | $76.2M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share buybacks | $7.2M | β | $0.0M | $5.0M | $3.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $7.2M | β | $0.0M | $5.0M | $3.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $15.1M | $18.0M | $12.6M | $20.4M | $8.3M | $9.1M | $23.5M | $92.7M | $56.9M | $46.8M |
| Total debt | $10.7M | $77.8M | $65.2M | $114M | $122M | $191M | $240M | $212M | $195M | $190M |
| Current assets | $83.3M | $154M | $132M | $146M | $141M | $147M | $170M | $243M | $205M | $203M |
| Current liabilities | $84.4M | $179M | $165M | $157M | $163M | $174M | $188M | $201M | $200M | $330M |
| Inventory | $1.2M | $2.9M | $3.8M | $3.5M | $1.9M | $3.3M | $7.3M | $6.8M | $4.0M | $3.9M |
| Property and equipment, net | $13.5M | $24.6M | $48.1M | $82.1M | $118M | $173M | $281M | $340M | $331M | $282M |
| Goodwill | $21.0M | $90.1M | $90.1M | $110M | $116M | $130M | $130M | $130M | $130M | $130M |
| Intangible assets | $20.0M | $58.4M | $49.4M | $57.7M | $47.4M | $50.4M | $39.8M | $29.5M | $24.8M | $19.7M |
| Total assets | $154M | $351M | $340M | $426M | $452M | $540M | $665M | $798M | $759M | $731M |
| Total liabilities | $117M | $290M | $260M | $332M | $347M | $425M | $568M | $789M | $854M | $895M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β |
| Shareholders' equity | $37.8M | $60.2M | $79.8M | $94.2M | $105M | $115M | $96.7M | $9.9M | β$95.3M | β$164M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 33.2% | 25.7% | 28.0% | 29.9% | 27.5% | 25.7% | 24.4% | 19.6% | 22.9% | 24.1% |
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 2.2% | β2.6% | β9.9% | β18.8% | β17.9% | β6.0% |
| EBITDA margin | 13.5% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 2.4% | β2.4% | β9.7% | β15.8% | β16.8% | β5.1% |
| Net margin | 8.5% | 6.8% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 1.1% | β8.6% | β28.3% | β30.3% | β19.4% |
| FCF margin | 7.7% | 5.8% | 2.7% | β1.1% | β2.7% | β14.3% | β36.4% | β28.5% | β21.0% | β5.9% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β0.2% | β1.1% | β1.1% | β1.4% | β1.2% | β1.5% | β4.5% | β12.3% | β14.2% | β14.2% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 48.7% | 20.9% | 14.5% | 10.1% | 2.1% | β1.7% | β8.0% | β39.0% | β118.9% | β |
| Return on capital employed | 35.8% | 15.7% | 16.8% | 10.9% | 2.4% | β2.1% | β6.6% | β10.7% | β11.6% | β5.9% |
| Return on equity | 42.5% | 45.6% | 24.5% | 17.7% | 5.8% | 3.1% | β26.0% | β180.6% | β | β |
| Return on assets | 10.4% | 8.8% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | β4.6% | β13.1% | β14.1% | β10.2% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 73.5% | 5.0% | β2.6% | β7.7% | β2.2% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 7.7% |
| Net income growth | β | 39.0% | β23.3% | β10.1% | β62.5% | β41.7% | β919.6% | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | 38.0% | β23.2% | β10.1% | β62.2% | β42.6% | β925.8% | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | 30.0% | β51.0% | β139.7% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 0.7% | 0.0% | β0.2% | β0.7% | 1.2% | β0.4% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.2x | 2.2x | 1.8x | 3.2x | 15.4x | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 1.3x | 0.8x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.7x | 2.5x | 21.5x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β | β | β | β | β | β1.7x | β2.2x | β1.4x | β1.2x | β0.4x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 0.6x |
| Quick ratio | 1.0x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 0.6x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 4.2% | 3.9% | 8.1% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 24.0% | 42.6% | 27.1% | 15.6% | 4.4% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| Payouts / FCF | 49.2% | β | 0.0% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | β0.0 | β0.3 | β1.3 | β2.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.2% | β3.8% | β5.8% | β6.5% | β6.9% | β5.3% | β7.9% | β12.5% | β11.6% | β9.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000909494). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.