---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000843006-25-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACCS"
cik: "0000843006"
company_name: "ACCESS Newswire Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T19:36:27.607030+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ACCESS Newswire Q1 revenue $5.5M (-2% YoY); Adjusted EBITDA surges to $564K

## Summary
- Revenue $5.476M (-2% from $5.572M Q1 2024); gross margin 78% vs 75%.
- Adjusted EBITDA $564K (10% of revenue) vs $61K (1% of revenue) YoY.
- Sold compliance business for $12.5M on Feb 28, 2025; net income from discontinued ops $6.152M ($1.60/diluted).
- GAAP loss from continuing ops $0.20/diluted vs $0.21 loss YoY.
- Subscription customers 955 (up 81); ARR per sub $11,139 vs $9,300.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000843006-25-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACCS
- cik: 0000843006
- company_name: ACCESS Newswire Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000084300625000018/0000843006-25-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843006/000084300625000018/accs_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000843006-25-000018.txt

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