Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The discussion of the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company set forth below should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements
and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form10-Q. This Form10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. The statements contained in this Form10-Q that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27a of the Securities Act and Section 21e of the Exchange Act. When used in this Form10-Q, or in the documents incorporated
by reference into this Form 10-Q, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend”
and “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements
include, without limitation, the statements regarding the Company’s strategy, future sales, future expenses, future liquidity, and
capital resources. All forward-looking statements in this Form10-Q are based upon information available to the Company on the date of
this Form10-Q, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The Company’s actual results
could differ materially from those discussed in this Form10-Q for many reasons. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences
(“Cautionary Statements”) include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Item 1. Business — “Risk Factors”
and elsewhere in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which are incorporated by reference
into this Form 10-Q. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, or persons acting on the
Company’s behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements.
Overview
ACCESS Newswire Inc. and its
subsidiaries are hereinafter collectively referred to as “ACCESS,” “ACCESS Newswire,” the “Company,”
“We” or “Our” unless otherwise noted.
We are a Delaware corporation
formed in October 1988 under the name Docucon Incorporated. In December 2007, we changed our name to Issuer Direct Corporation,
and then effective January 27, 2025, we changed our name from Issuer Direct Corporation to ACCESS Newswire Inc.
Our principal executive offices
are located at One Glenwood Ave., Suite 1001, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27603, and our main telephone number is 888-808-ACCS (2227). Our
website address is https://www.accessnewswire.com.
Both the Company and its executive
officers, announce material financial information to our investors using our investor relations website, SEC filings, investor events,
news and earnings releases, public conference calls, webcasts, and social media. We use these channels to communicate with our investors
and the public about our company, our products and services and other related matters. It is possible that information we post on some
of these channels could be deemed to be material information. Therefore, we encourage investors, the media and others interested in ACCESS
to review the information we post to all our channels, including our social media accounts.
We offer a dynamic customer platform
that empowers businesses to connect, engage and build their brands. Our platform streamlines Public Relations (PR) and Investor Relations
(IR), helping organizations manage events, enhance communication and strategically distribute their messaging to key stakeholders, including
investors, media professionals, markets, and regulatory systems worldwide. Today, thousands of customers—from emerging startups
to multi-billion-dollar global brands—trust our ACCESS platforms to elevate their reach and impact.
Specifically, the core products
that encompass our platform are the following: Press Release Distribution, Media Monitoring, Database and Pitching, as well as Investor
Relations Websites and Earnings and Event technologies.
We focus on selling to small
and mid-market businesses, which we define as companies that have between 2 and 2,000 employees. In late 2024, we launched our new subscription
platform to existing customers only, and at the beginning of 2025, officially released it as part of our rebrand to ACCESS Newswire. As
of June 30, 2026, we had 1,162 subscriptions with an annual recurring revenue (“ARR”) of approximately $13.3 million.
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Sale of our Compliance Business
On February 28, 2025, the Company
and Direct Transfer, LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary, entered into and closed an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
with Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (the “Buyer”). Pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Purchase Agreement,
the Buyer purchased certain assets related to the Company’s Compliance business (the “Purchased Assets”). The Purchased
Assets consisted of certain accounts receivable, prepaid assets, contracts and intellectual property, among other things, related to the
Company’s services of providing i) disclosure software and services for financial reporting, ii) stock transfer services, iii) annual
meeting, print and shareholder distribution and fulfillment services and iv) virtual annual meeting services (but not the intellectual
property relating to the virtual annual meeting services). Revenue related to these services was previously included in the Company’s
“compliance revenue” stream as reported with the SEC in previous filings, except revenue related to virtual annual meeting
services, which was previously reported in the “communications revenue” stream in previous SEC filings. Additionally, revenue
related to providing SEDAR services and revenue related to our whistleblower hotline, which was previously reported as “Compliance
revenue” was retained by the Company. The Buyer only assumed certain liabilities related to the Purchased Assets, which included
certain accounts payable, accrued liabilities and deferred revenue.
Our Platform
In previous periods we have
sold our products in different bundles and names, such as Media Suite and/or as a Communications platform. As part of our rebrand, in
January 2025 we consolidated the naming conventions, product sets and subscriptions to be less onerous on the customers, easier to subscribe
to and significantly clearer to the investment community.
Our communications platform
consists of the following subscriptions:
ACCESS PR – a subscription
that includes press release distribution, media monitoring, pitching and database.
ACCESS IR – a subscription
that includes investor relations website, quarterly earnings calls, and press release distribution to cover the announcement of your earnings
date and actual earnings releases.
ALL ACCESS – encompasses
the best of both ACCESS PR and ACCESS IR into a customized platform for each customer.
As an option, the Company provides
customers with the ability to purchase stand-alone solutions to try each of its products before subscribing to our platform. For example,
a small company looking to build their brand and tell their story would utilize the press release distribution product from ACCESS Newswire
in a pay-as-you-go option.
Products in the Platform
Press Release Distribution.
Our flagship press release distribution service—marketed under the brands ACCESS Newswire, Newswire.com, and PressRelease.com— offers
comprehensive news dissemination and media outreach solutions for both private and public companies worldwide. We believe ACCESS is emerging
as a competitive force in the newswire industry, leveraging advanced technology to provide customers with greater control and flexibility.
Users can choose self-publishing or AI-assisted creations of their press releases, which is reviewed by our expert editorial team for
compliance and professional review. We continue to expand our distribution network, refine targeting capabilities, and enhance analytics
reporting to maximize impact.
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Our platform also includes a seamless
e-commerce experience, allowing customers to self-select distribution options, register, and upload their press releases for editorial
review within minutes. These innovations have contributed to the historical growth of press release distribution products, a trend we
anticipate will continue in the coming years.
Additionally, we maintain high
gross margins while offering flexible pricing options, enabling customers to pay per release or opt for long-term contract commitments.
Our core press release distribution service is integrated into all three ACCESS subscription plans, ensuring greater value for our customers.
Insight & Analytics is our new AI-Assisted
platform that replaces the industry's old, static, traditional distribution report by combining real-time distribution data with AI-powered
editorial intelligence to deliver something we believe the PR industry has never had - useful information. There are two components: 1)
Insights Report – a report generated within 24 hours of a release going out that scores
press release content across specific structured AI metrics. 2) Analytics Report – a report
which refreshes on demand (up to 10 times per day), showing real-time media pickups, engagement rates, and geographic reach. This new
feature was introduced in the second quarter of 2026 and is available either as a subscription add-on or individually to agencies and
customers who want the benefits of sentiment and engagement for important press releases.
Media Database .
Our media database is based on the idea that pitching the media should be a targeted endeavor. Our dataset includes only the journalists
that are actively writing and publishing articles. We built this component in reverse, looking at the tens of millions of articles published
annually and sorted articles by industry, publication and journalist, then curated the most accurate data of each contact and made it
available within our media database. Additionally, within the interface we made it easy to see each article published by every journalist
a user may want to connect with, making our media suite a compelling combination of the right features and intelligence between database,
pitching, and monitoring.
Media Pitching .
Pitching is a critical part of our media suite because it allows the user to contact and connect with the most active journalists in their
industry. Our media suite not only gives the user the professionals to pitch, it also offers AIMee, our AI writing and recommendation
engine, to enhance the user’s message, write a new message and highlight engage-able content to help bring their pitch to the forefront.
Media Monitoring .
A brand monitoring solution is extremely important, and every company should consider monitoring not only their brands, but their products,
executives and competitors mentioned in all mediums – print, broadcast media and television, web, radio, video, blogs and social
media. Our monitoring solution offers many of these mediums and we will continue to undergo expansion in each of these mediums with a
goal of being a comprehensive media monitoring solution within the next year. Our media monitoring solution ties together our journalist
contacts and mention analytics into and with a customer’s dashboard of daily activity.
Social Monitoring .
A new monitoring add-on to our ACCESS PR suite of products is a comprehensive brand intelligence solution integrated directly into all
new ACCESS PR Subscriptions. It provides real-time tracking of brand mentions, competitor activity, and industry trends across eight major
social platforms — X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, Reddit, YouTube, Weibo, and Threads (and forthcoming LinkedIn) —
all accessible from a single unified dashboard. Core capabilities include sentiment analysis, real-time alerts for activity spikes, and
competitive benchmarking, enabling PR and communications teams, brand marketers, and agencies to stay ahead of emerging conversations
before they reach mainstream coverage. By consolidating social monitoring alongside press release distribution, media monitoring, media
pitching and analytics within one platform, ACCESS Newswire eliminates the need for disconnected point solutions and gives users a seamless,
end-to-end view of their earned media impact and social presence.
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Media Room . A
natural addition to our public relations and investor relations website business. This product offering can be an add-on to any customer’s
subscription. The media room suite includes a custom newsroom page builder, a brand asset manager and contact manager.
Our media room addresses
the needs of our customers looking to build connections with media, journalists, customers and if applicable the investment community.
According to TekGroup’s latest survey in 2023, a majority of journalists and media professionals indicated the importance of media
rooms that include digital media, press kits and video. We believe our media room accomplishes this by making it a part of our subscription
platform or stand-alone offering, giving us a further competitive advantage in the market. This also allows our customers to have one
media platform to manage all their assets, brands and outreach.
Press Release Optimizer
(“PRO”) . Our PRO offering, formally Media Advantage Platform, automates media and marketing communications for businesses
seeking to deliver the right message to the right audience at the right time for the right purpose. Through the PRO offering, we provide
content and media communications services that provide customers the opportunity to optimize their content and increase their media visibility,
therefore building their brand awareness and engaging a larger audience. With the flexibility of these offerings, customers have the ability
to now choose to add a PRO solution to any of their ACCESS subscriptions.
Webcasting & Events .
Our webcasting and events business is comprised of our earnings call webcasting solutions and our virtual meeting and events software
(such as deal/non-deal road shows, analyst days and shareholder days).
Our Webcasting Platform is a cloud-based
webcast, webinar and virtual meeting platform that allows customers to create, produce and deliver live and on-demand streaming of events
to audiences of all sizes. The platform architecture gives us the ability to host thousands of webcasts each year, expanding and diversifying
our webcast business from our historical earnings-based events to include any type of virtual event.
Traditional earnings calls and
webcasts are a highly competitive market with the majority of the business being driven from practitioners in investor relations and communications
firms. We estimate there are approximately 4,000 companies in North America conducting earnings events each quarter that include a teleconference,
webcast or both as part of their events. Our platform incorporates other elements of the earnings event, including earnings date/call
announcement, and earnings press release. There are a handful of our competitors that can offer this integrated full-service solution
today, however, we believe our real-time event setup and integrated approach offers a more effective way to manage the process. As we
expand our platform, it is vital for us to have solutions that service both our core public companies but also a growing segment of private
customers.
Professional Conference
and Events Software . Our professional conference and events software is a subscription offering we currently license to investor
conference organizers. This software, which is also available as a native mobile app, offers organizers, issuers and investors the ability
to register, request and approve one-on-one meetings, manage schedules, perform event promotion and sponsorship, print attendee badges
and manage lodging. This cloud-based product can be used in a virtual or in-person conference setting and is integrated within other offerings
of press release distribution, media rooms and webcasting and events. We believe this integration gives us a unique offering for professional
conference organizers that is not available elsewhere in the market.
Investor Relations Websites .
Our investor relations content network is another component of our platform, which is used to create the investor relations’ tab
of a company’s website. This investor relations content network is a robust series of data feeds including news feeds, stock feeds,
fundamentals, regulatory filings, corporate governance and many other components which are aggregated from most of the major exchanges
and news distribution outlets around the world. Customers can subscribe to one or more of these data feeds or as a component of a fully
designed and hosted website for pre-IPO companies, SEC reporting companies and partners seeking to display our content on their corporate
sites. The clear benefit to our investor relations content network is its integration with our other offerings. As such, companies
can produce content for public distribution and it is automatically linked to their corporate website, distributed to targeted groups
and placed into our data feed partners.
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Incident Hotline .
Formally our whistleblower hotline offering, this is an add-on product within our subscription platform. This system delivers
secure notifications and basic incident workflow management processes that align with a company’s corporate governance policies.
As a supported and subsidized bundle product of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) offerings, we are introduced to new IPO
customers and other larger cap customers listed on the NYSE. Since 2014, we have been a named NYSE subsidy provider of this incident response
and management solution.
Results of Operations
Comparison of results
of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30,
Percentage of Revenue
2026
2025
2026
2025
Revenues
$ 5,618
$ 5,621
Cost of Revenues
1,506
1,336
27%
24%
Gross margin
4,112
4,285
73%
76%
Operating Expenses:
General and administrative
1,350
1,752
24%
31%
Sales and marketing
1,889
1,462
34%
26%
Product development
533
655
9%
12%
Depreciation and amortization
647
665
12%
12%
Total expenses
4,419
4,534
79%
81%
Operating loss
(307 )
(249 )
(5% )
(4% )
Interest income (expense), net
(39 )
11
(1% )
–
Other income (expense)
45
(10 )
1%
–
Loss before income taxes
(301 )
(248 )
(5% )
(4% )
Income tax expense (benefit)
53
(9 )
1%
–
Net loss from continuing operations
$ (354 )
$ (239 )
(6% )
(4% )
Six Months Ended June 30,
Percentage of Revenue
2026
2025
2026
2025
Revenues
$ 10,945
$ 11,097
Cost of Revenues
2,882
2,539
26%
23%
Gross margin
8,063
8,558
74%
77%
Operating Expenses:
General and administrative
3,131
3,705
29%
33%
Sales and marketing
3,570
3,056
33%
28%
Product development
1,093
1,388
10%
13%
Depreciation and amortization
1,294
1,335
12%
12%
Total expenses
9,088
9,484
83%
85%
Operating loss
(1,025 )
(926 )
(9% )
(8% )
Interest expense, net
(77 )
(193 )
(1% )
(2% )
Other (loss) income
69
(79 )
1%
(1% )
Loss before income taxes
(1,033 )
(1,198 )
(9% )
(11% )
Income tax benefit
(68 )
(194 )
(1% )
(2% )
Net loss from continuing operations
$ (965 )
$ (1,004 )
(9% )
(9% )
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Revenues
Total revenue
was $5,618,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2026, relatively unchanged from $5,621,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Total revenue decreased $152,000, or 1%, to $10,945,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to $11,097,000 for the
same period in 2025. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in revenue from our webcasting products due to lower revenue from resellers
and virtual annual meetings and ProPlan products due to customer attrition. Revenue from our core press release business increased 2%
and 1% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, as compared to the same periods of the prior year.
Revenue Backlog
As of June
30, 2026, our deferred revenue balance was $5,072,000, which we expect to recognize over the next twelve months, as compared to $5,265,000
at December 31, 2025. Deferred revenue primarily consists of advance billings for pre-paid packages of our news distribution products
as well as advance billings for subscriptions of our cloud-based products.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of
revenues consist primarily of direct labor costs, newswire distribution costs, teleconferencing costs, and third-party licensing costs.
Cost of revenues increased by $170,000, or 13%, and $343,000, or 14%, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively,
as compared to the same periods of 2025. The increases were primarily due to increases in press release distribution costs due to a combination
of new partners, increased prices from current partners and additional usage under variable contracts. Overall gross margin decreased
$173,000, or 4%, and $494,000, or 6%, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to the same periods
of 2025. As a result, gross margin percentage was 73% and 74% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, as compared
to 76% and 77% during the same periods of 2025. The decrease in gross margin percentage is primarily due to the increase in cost of revenues.
General and Administrative
Expenses
General
and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, insurance, professional service fees, general
corporate expenses (including bad debt expense) and facility and equipment expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased $402,000
or 23%, and $574,000, or 15%, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, as compared to the same period of 2025.
The decrease is primarily due to a reduction in non-recurring expenses during the period, as well as lower stock compensation expense
and bad debt expense. Additionally, insurance and office expenses were lower as a result of selling the compliance business and moving
to a remote work environment.
As a percentage
of revenue, general and administrative expenses were 24% and 29% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, as compared
to 31% and 33% for the same periods of 2025.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and
marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries, stock-based compensation, sales commissions, advertising expenses, tradeshow expenses
and other marketing expenses. Sales and marketing expenses increased $427,000, or 29%, and $514,000, or 17%, for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2026, respectively, as compared to the same periods of 2025. This increase is primarily due to our increased investment
in tradeshows and advertising.
As a percentage
of revenue, sales and marketing expenses were 34% and 33% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, as compared
to 26% and 28% for the same periods of 2025.
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Product Development Expenses
Product
development expenses consist primarily of salaries, stock-based compensation, bonuses, and licenses to develop new products and technology
to complement and/or enhance our platform. Product development expenses decreased $122,000, or 19%, and $295,000, or 21%, during the three
and six months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the same period of 2025. This decrease was primarily due to an increase in capitalized
software, as the Company capitalized software in the amounts of $110,000 and $209,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026,
respectively, compared to $0 and $23,000 during the same periods of the prior year.
As a percentage
of revenue, both capitalized and non-capitalized product development expenses were 9% and 10% for the three and six months ended June
30, 2026, respectively, compared to 12% and 13% for the same periods of 2025.
Interest Income (Expense),
Net
We recognized
interest expense of $43,000 and $85,000 for the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2026, respectively, as compared to $54,000 and
$268,000 during the same periods of 2025, which is all related to our long-term credit agreement. The decrease in interest expense for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 is due to the reduction in debt as a result of the pay down from the sale of the compliance
business. These amounts are offset by interest income on deposit and money market accounts of $4,000 and $8,000 for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $65,000 and $75,000 for the same periods of the prior year.
Other income (expense)
Other
income (expense) represents the change in fair value of our interest rate swap. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, Other
income (expense) also includes rental income from our office sub-lease of $38,000 and $50,000 for the three and six months ended June
30, 2026, respectively.
Income Taxes
We recognized income tax expense
of $53,000 for three months ended June 30, 2026 and an income tax benefit of $68,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared
to an income tax benefit of $9,000 and $194,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. For the three and six-month periods
ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the variance between our effective tax rate and the U.S. statutory rate of 21% is primarily attributable
to state income tax, a benefit related to the Foreign Derived Intangible Income ("FDII") deduction and a lower statutory tax
rate applied to the Company's Canadian income. This is partially offset by additional expense associated with vesting of stock-based compensation
awards
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2026, we had
$2,962,000 in cash and cash equivalents and $3,450,000 in net accounts receivable. Current liabilities as of June 30, 2026, totaled
$9,298,000 including the current portion of our long-term debt, accounts payable, deferred revenue, accrued payroll liabilities, income
taxes payable, current portion of lease liabilities and other accrued expenses.
As of June 30, 2026, our current
liabilities exceeded our current assets by $1,681,000. While our current liabilities exceed current assets, we believe our ability
to renegotiate our Credit Agreement (see Note 9 below) and ability to continue to generate cash will benefit us in the future.
As of
June 30, 2026, the aggregate principal amount of our Revolving LOC was $1,500,000 and is set to expire June 30, 2028. We currently have
no plans to utilize the Revolving LOC but may do so in the future. If the Company does utilize any funds under the Revolving LOC, the
funds will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the then current SOFR plus 2.05%. As of June 30, 2026, there was no outstanding
balance under the Revolving LOC and the interest rate was 5.67%.
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Disclosure about Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not
have any transactions, agreements or other contractual arrangements that constitute off-balance sheet arrangements.
Non-GAAP Measures
The non-GAAP adjustments referenced
below and herein relate to the exclusion of stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and other
expenses the Company believes to be non-recurring. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP historical financial measures has been provided
in the tables below.
Management believes that the use
of EBITDA from continuing operations, Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, non-GAAP net income from continuing operations, non-GAAP
net income from continuing operations per share, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow is helpful to its investors. These measures,
which are referred to as non-GAAP financial measures, are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States, or GAAP. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures as tools for financial and operational decision making
and for evaluating our own operating results over different periods of time.
EBITDA from continuing operations
is calculated by excluding depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net, and income taxes from the loss from continuing operations.
Adjusted EBITDA also excludes certain other expenses which the Company believes to be non-recurring as well as the gain or loss on the
change in fair value of our interest rate swap.
Non-GAAP net income from continuing
operations is calculated by excluding stock-based compensation expense and amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets
from loss from continuing operations and certain other adjustments noted in the tables below. Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations
per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income from continuing operations by the weighted-average diluted shares outstanding
as presented in the calculation of GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations per share. Because of varying available valuation
methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of equity instruments that can impact a company’s non-cash expenses, management
believes that providing non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation expense allows for more meaningful comparisons
between its operating results from period to period. For business combinations, management generally allocates a portion of the purchase
price to intangible assets. The amount of the allocation is based on estimates and assumptions made by management and is subject to amortization.
The amount of purchase price allocated to intangible assets and the term of its related amortization can vary significantly and are unique
to each acquisition and thus management does not believe they are reflective of ongoing operations.
Free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure,
represents cash flow from operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software. Adjusted free cash flow
also deducts certain cash payments which the Company believe to be non-recurring in nature. Management considers free cash flow and adjusted
free cash flow to be liquidity measures that provide useful information to investors about the amount of cash generated or used by the
business.
Non-GAAP financial measures may
not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in our industry, as other companies in the industry
may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently. In addition, there are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because
the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other
companies and exclude expenses that may have a material impact on our reported financial results.
The presentation of non-GAAP financial
information below and herein are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures
prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors should review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial
measures included below and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
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A
reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 is presented in the following
table (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30,
2026
2025
Amount
Amount
Net loss from continuing operations:
$ (354 )
$ (239 )
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization
716
739
Interest expense, net
39
(11 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
53
(9 )
EBITDA from continuing operations
454
480
Acquisition and/or integration costs (1)
–
72
Other non-recurring expenses (2)
42
95
Stock-based compensation expense (3)
146
189
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations:
$ 642
$ 836
Six Months Ended June 30,
2026
2025
Amount
Amount
Net loss from continuing operations:
$ (965 )
$ (1,004 )
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization
1,432
1,481
Interest expense, net
77
193
Income tax benefit
(68 )
(194 )
EBITDA from continuing operations
476
476
Acquisition and/or integration costs (1)
–
201
Other non-recurring expenses (2)
320
331
Stock-based compensation expense (3)
410
392
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations:
$ 1,206
$ 1,400
(1)
This adjustment gives effect to one-time corporate projects, including acquisition, divestiture and integration related expenses, incurred during the periods.
(2)
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, this adjustment gives effect to the gain on the change in fair value of our interest rate swap of $8,000 and $19,000, respectively and non-recurring fees of $50,000 and $339,000, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, this adjustment gives effect to the loss on the change in fair value of our interest rate swap of $10,000 and non-recurring fees of $85,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, this adjustment gives effect to the loss on the change in fair value of our interest rate swap of $79,000, as well as corporate re-brand costs of $132,000 and non-recurring fees of $120,000.
(3)
The adjustments represent stock-based compensation expense from continuing operations related to awards of stock options, restricted stock units, or common stock in exchange for services. Although we expect to continue to award stock in exchange for services, the amount of stock-based compensation is excluded as it is subject to change as a result of one-time or non-recurring projects.
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A reconciliation
of net income to adjusted net income for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 is presented in the following table (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30,
2026
2025
Amount
Per diluted
share
Amount
Per diluted
share
Net loss from continuing operations:
$ (354 )
$ (0.09 )
$ (239 )
$ (0.06 )
Adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets (1)
619
0.16
630
0.16
Stock-based compensation expense (2)
146
0.04
189
0.05
Other unusual items (3)
42
0.01
167
0.04
Discrete items impacting income tax expense (4)
13
–
16
–
Tax impact of adjustments (5)
(170 )
(0.04 )
(207 )
(0.05 )
Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations:
$ 296
$ 0.08
$ 556
$ 0.14
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted
3,862
3,857
Six Months Ended June 30,
2026
2025
Amount
Per diluted
share
Amount
Per diluted
share
Net loss from continuing operations:
$ (965 )
$ (0.25 )
$ (1,004 )
$ (0.26 )
Adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets (1)
1,240
0.32
1,260
0.33
Stock-based compensation expense (2)
410
0.11
392
0.10
Other unusual items (3)
320
0.08
532
0.14
Discrete items impacting income tax expense (4)
113
0.03
41
0.01
Tax impact of adjustments (5)
(414 )
(0.11 )
(459 )
(0.12 )
Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations:
$ 704
$ 0.18
$ 762
$ 0.20
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted
3,857
3,850
(1)
The adjustments represent the amortization of intangible assets related to acquired assets and companies.
(2)
The adjustments represent stock-based compensation expense from continuing operations related to awards of stock options, restricted stock units, or common stock in exchange for services. Although we expect to continue to award stock in exchange for services, the amount of stock-based compensation is excluded as it is subject to change as a result of one-time or non-recurring projects.
(3)
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, this adjustment gives effect to the gain on the change in fair value of our interest rate swap of $8,000 and $19,000, respectively and non-recurring fees of $50,000 and $339,000, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, this adjustment gives effect to the loss on the change in fair value of our interest rate swap of $10,000 and non-recurring fees, including acquisition, integration and divestiture costs of $157,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, this adjustment gives effect to the loss on the change in fair value of our interest rate swap of $79,000, as well as corporate re-brand costs of $132,000 and non-recurring fees, including acquisition, integration and divestiture costs of $321,000.
(4)
This adjustment gives effect to discrete items that impact income tax expense. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, this relates to additional expense associated with vesting of stock-based compensation awards.
(5)
This adjustment gives effect to the tax impact of all non-GAAP adjustments at the current Federal tax rate of 21%.
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For the
three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30,
2026
2025
Net cash provided by operating activities of (GAAP)
$ 173
$ 135
Payments for purchase of fixed assets and capitalized software
(123 )
–
Free cash flow from continuing operations (Non-GAAP)
50
135
Cash paid for acquisition and integration related items (1)
–
31
Cash paid for other unusual items (2)
–
84
Adjusted free cash flow from continuing operations (Non-GAAP)
$ 50
$ 250
Six Months Ended June 30,
2026
2025
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)
$ 1,044
$ 882
Payments for purchase of fixed assets and capitalized software
(231 )
(35 )
Free cash flow from continuing operations (Non-GAAP)
813
847
Cash paid for acquisition and integration related items (1)
–
118
Cash paid for other unusual items (2)
189
252
Adjusted free cash flow from continuing operations (Non-GAAP)
$ 1,002
$ 1,217
(1)
This adjustment gives effect to one-time corporate projects, including acquisition, divestiture and integration related expenses, paid during the periods.
(2)
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, this relates to payments related to non-recurring expenses. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, this relates to payments related to our corporate re-brand and other non-recurring fees.
Outlook
The following
statements are forward looking and are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested here,
including, without limitation, demand for and acceptance of our services, new developments, competition and general economic or market
conditions, particularly in the domestic and international capital markets. Refer also to the Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward
Looking Statements included in this report.
Market
factors like the current military conflicts in Ukraine, Israel and the Middle East, tariff wars, instability in global energy markets,
global inflation and the increase of interest rates have contributed to significant global economic and political uncertainty, disrupted
global trade and supply chains, adversely impacted many industries, and contributed to significant volatility in financial markets. Overall,
despite many uncertainties in the market regarding the economic and political outlook, we believe the demand for our platforms and services
is stable in a majority of the markets we serve.
We believe
there is demand for our products around the world as companies seek to find better platforms and tools to disseminate and communicate
their messages in a more efficient and collaborative way.
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We also
believe the continued transition to a platform subscription model has been and will continue to be key for our long-term sustainable growth.
We will also continue to focus on the following key strategic initiatives during the remainder of 2026:
·
Expanding our products and adapting to this changing industry,
·
Expanding customer base,
·
Expanding our newswire distribution,
·
Investing in technology advancements and upgrades,
·
Evaluating acquisitions in areas of strategic focus,
·
Generating profitable sustainable growth,
·
Generating cash flows from operations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have
no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes
in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material
to stockholders.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND
QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not applicable.
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