Access Newswire Inc. · AMEX:ACCS
Access Newswire — Q1 2025 Earnings Presentation
20 slides from Access Newswire's earnings presentation, May 13, 2025
Slide 1: 1st Quarter Results
1st Quarter Results May 13, 2025 9:00 am et.
Slide 2: Host For Today's Conference Call
Host For Today’s Conference Call Sean Carliss Director of Sales 7–years here at ACCESS Newswire 11-year in the industry
Slide 3: Safe Harbor Statement
Safe Harbor Statement Statements made during today's conference call may be deemed forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Actual results may differ materially due to a variet
Slide 4: Introduction – Opening Remarks
Introduction – Opening Remarks Brian R. Balbirnie Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Slide 5: Newsroom
Newsroom newsroom.accessnewswire.com
Slide 6: 1Q 2025 – Revenue and ARR Introduction
1Q 2025 – Revenue and ARR Introduction -1.7% 50% Down Y/Y approx. subscriptions business $5,572 $14,059 $9,300 $5,476 New Subscriptions sold during Qtr. were $14K ARR 1Q 25' 1Q 24' Q1 25' Q1 24' Revenue* ARR Revenue in thousands
Slide 7: Financial Report – 1Q 2025
Financial Report – 1Q 2025 Steve Knerr Chief Financial Officer
Slide 8: 1Q 2025 – Revenue and Gross Margin
1Q 2025 – Revenue and Gross Margin +3% 78% 1% -6% 75% Q1 25' Q1 24' $5,572 $24,522 +2% $4,273 $5,476 $23,057 $4,184 1Q 25' 1Q 24' 2023 2024 1Q 25' 1Q 24' Revenue Gross Margins
Slide 9: 1Q 2025 – Operating Expenses
1Q 2025 – Operating Expenses Q1 25' Q1 24' $5,046 $(677,000) $4,950 $(862,000) 1Q 25' 1Q 24' Operating (Loss) Total Operating Expenses 6
Slide 10: 1Q 2025 – Non-GAAP, Adjusted EBITDA
1Q 2025 – Non-GAAP, Adjusted EBITDA $0.05 per share -$0.10 10% per share of revenue $206,000 $564,000 $(365,000) $61,000 1Q 25' 1Q 24' Q1 25' Q1 24' Non-GAAP EBITDA
Slide 11: 1Q 2025 – Balance Sheet, Deferred Revenue
1Q 2025 – Balance Sheet, Deferred Revenue Increased $732k 6% increase $5,000 $809,000 $4,700 $77,000 1Q 25' 1Q 24' Q1 25' Q1 24' Deferred Revenue Cashflow
Slide 12: Brian Balbirnie – Continued
Brian Balbirnie – Continued Brian R. Balbirnie Founder, Chief Executive Officer ACCESS Newswire For the remaining time today, I would like to speak about and articulate our go forward products, where we see growth coming from, recent wins, our product innovations as well as further efficiencies we c
Slide 13: 2025 Go forward Product Platform
2025 Go forward Product Platform Products - News Distribution ACCESS PR - Media Monitoring - Media Database - Pitching - Corporate Newsrooms - PR Optimizer All ACCESS - Investor Relations Websites - Quarterly Earnings Calls ACCESS IR - Event Platforms for 1-1 meetings and AGM - Incident Management /
Slide 14: 1Q 2025 – Customer KPIs
1Q 2025 – Customer KPIs Q1 25’ Revenues by %* +1% +9% increase increase 12020 955 2026 Revenues by %* 11903 874 1Q 25 ' 1Q 24' 1Q 25 ' 1Q 24' Total Customers Total Subscriptions Subscriptions. Non-Subscriptions * approx. Guidance is being provided for informational purposes only, subject to adjustme
Slide 15: Subscription Opportunity
Subscription Opportunity 250 • 12,020 customers at 1Q 200 • 955 subscriptions at 1Q 25 • 8% of current customers 12 150 purchase platforms @ 11K each 25 • Convergence of just 5% of the non- 100 4 155 subscribers is a target cohort of 550 150 new subscriptions 110 50 94 • Our plan is to deliver 610,
Slide 16: 2025 Product Enhancements
2025 Product Enhancements Internal Efficiencies We are now using AI to filter the tens of thousands of articles that come to us each quarter –“speed to wire” – meaning, can we generate automations with AI that allow our editorial teams to quickly verify content, contacts and compliance in seconds ra
Slide 17: 2025 Notable Wins during the Quarter
2025 Notable Wins during the Quarter ACCESS IR Best of breed logistics and shipping services company UPS selected ACCESS IR as their go to provider to communicate each quarter with their shareholders. ARR value $15K+ ALL ACCESS (increased ARR) Blackberry – expanded their subscription from IR to a fu
Slide 18: Industry Volumes
Industry Volumes 30% 25% 21.5% 21% 2.5% The industry volume data has been aggregated by an independent third-party entity utilizing publicly accessible information derived from all sources referenced in this document.
Slide 19: Industry Volumes
Industry Volumes In closing, last quarter I had said “We anticipate over the next couple years we will derive the majority of our revenues from recurring subscriptions. Our goal is to reach 75% by the end of 2026.” We believe we are far ahead of this and will be very close by the end of this year. F
Slide 20: Q&A Session Closing Remarks
Q&A Session Closing Remarks