ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) held its Q2 2026 earnings call discussing financial results and outlook. Q2 2026 earnings discussion reveals financial metrics and outlook with potential to sway ACCS market views.
| Nov 25 | Feb 26 | May 26 | Aug 26 | |||||||||
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| Buy | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | — |
| Sell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| total | individual payouts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2022 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2021 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2020 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2019 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2018 | 0.15 |
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—
—
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| 2017 | 0.20 |
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—
—
—
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| 2016 | 0.16 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 5.71 | 4.10 | 3.03 | 2.96 |
| Receivables | 3.24 | 3.35 | 3.88 | 3.48 |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.55 | 2.57 | 1.51 | 1.17 |
| 11.50 | 10.03 | 8.42 | 7.62 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 1.18 | 1.42 | 1.50 | 1.57 |
| ST’ Debt | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.87 | — |
| Other | 0.87 | 0.89 | — | — |
| 12.65 | 12.81 | 9.54 | 9.30 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 5.33 | 5.62 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 5.48 | 5.62 | 5.72 | 5.80 |
22.62
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| ’24 | 5.57 | 6.02 | 5.64 | 5.83 |
23.06
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| ’23 | 8.62 | 9.65 | 7.57 | (1.32) |
24.52
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| ’22 | 5.29 | 5.81 | 5.28 | 7.14 |
23.51
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| ’21 | 4.98 | 5.72 | 5.47 | 5.72 |
21.88
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| ’20 | 4.02 | 4.88 | 4.88 | 4.74 |
18.53
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 0.87 | 0.17 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 0.75 | 0.14 | (0.58) | 0.26 |
0.56
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| ’24 | 0.99 | (0.19) | 1.50 | 0.87 |
3.16
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| ’23 | 0.27 | 1.73 | 0.29 | 0.77 |
3.06
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| ’22 | 0.55 | 1.10 | 1.38 | 0.99 |
4.02
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| ’21 | 1.27 | 0.81 | 1.24 | 1.41 |
4.73
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| ’20 | 0.60 | 1.48 | 1.32 | 0.99 |
4.39
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 0.76 | 0.05 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 0.71 | 0.14 | (0.59) | 0.11 |
0.37
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| ’24 | 0.73 | (0.34) | 1.36 | 0.81 |
2.54
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| ’23 | 0.27 | 1.56 | 0.12 | 0.61 |
2.56
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| ’22 | 0.53 | 1.08 | 1.37 | 0.98 |
3.95
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| ’21 | 1.25 | 0.63 | 1.18 | 1.40 |
4.45
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| ’20 | 0.60 | 1.47 | 1.31 | 0.97 |
4.36
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (0.16) | (0.12) | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 1.40 | (0.12) | (0.01) | (0.15) |
1.11
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| ’24 | (0.04) | 0.00 | (0.12) | (2.66) |
(2.82)
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| ’23 | (0.04) | 0.36 | 0.07 | (0.19) |
0.20
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| ’22 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 0.19 | (0.03) |
0.52
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| ’21 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.16 |
0.86
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| ’20 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.08 |
0.56
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 18.21 | 14.50 | 7.61 | 7.72 | — | — | — |
Low Price
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 33.06 | 29.20 | 19.03 | 13.35 | — | — | — |
High Price
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 137 | 136 | 113 | 91 | — | — | — |
Employees
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.25 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 23.51 | 24.52 | 23.06 | 22.62 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — |
Revenue
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 75.83% | 77.13% | 75.64% | 76.55% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2.66 | (4.38) | (17.34) | (1.95) | — | — | — |
EBT
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 11.30% | (17.86%) | (75.23%) | (8.63%) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | — |
EBT Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.93 | 0.77 | (10.79) | 4.29 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — |
Net Income
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.03 | 2.80 | 17.26 | 3.26 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 6.32 | 6.45 | 6.02 | 5.86 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — |
Revenue/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 0.52 | 0.20 | (2.82) | 1.11 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | — |
Earnings/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.08 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.14 | — | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.02) | (0.13) | (0.16) | (0.05) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | — |
Capex/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.06 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.09 | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 8.93 | 9.32 | 6.59 | 7.87 | — | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.72 | 3.80 | 3.83 | 3.86 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — |
Shares
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 51.88 | 94.75 | 0.00 | 8.30 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — |
PE Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 4.27 | 2.94 | 1.48 | 1.59 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | — |
PS Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.02 | 2.03 | 1.36 | 1.18 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | — |
PB Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5.06 | 3.52 | 2.00 | 1.57 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | — |
EV/Sales
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 52.90 | 101.35 | 54.94 | (26.43) | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 4.02 | 3.06 | 3.16 | 0.56 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | — |
Op' Cash Flow
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.07) | (0.50) | (0.62) | (0.19) | — | — | — |
Capex
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.95 | 2.56 | 2.54 | 0.37 | — | — | — |
FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (21.77) | (1.15) | (2.79) | (1.12) | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
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| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 23.34 | 19.91 | 15.93 | 2.56 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 18.51 | 14.20 | 11.83 | (0.47) | — | — | — |
Net Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 33.22 | 35.42 | 25.23 | 30.35 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.66% | 1.17% | (18.64%) | 9.26% | — | — | — |
ROA
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.22% | (3.45%) | (27.53%) | (3.91%) | — | — | — |
ROIC
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5.97% | 2.23% | (35.59%) | 15.44% | — | — | — |
ROE
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ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) boasts a decade of steady revenue growth, doubling from $12.1 million in 2016 to $24.5 million by 2023 at a 10% CAGR, driven by operational scaling and solid $200,000 revenue per employee. Gross margins held firm around 75%, signaling pricing power in a commoditized press release market. Yet 2024 exposed cracks—a 6% revenue drop to $23.1 million, eclipsed by a staggering $17.1 million in depreciation charges that flipped modest gains into a $10.8 million net loss, with analysts eyeing further dips before a projected 30% rebound to $30 million by 2027.
Beneath the surface, profitability volatility, ballooning debt (peaking at $23.3 million post-SPAC), and a flipped negative working capital of -$2.8 million scream balance sheet fragility, dragging ROE to -35.6% and ROIC to -27.5%. Positive free cash flow offers a lifeline, but EV/FCF at 55x hints at overvaluation amid sparse insider buying and sector risks like AI automating PR distribution. While analysts tout 90% upside from depressed levels, this speculative rebound play ignores impairment recurrences and recession vulnerabilities—cheap on sales multiples, but a potential yield trap for the unwary.
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