ACCESS Newswire Inc.

Company identity and history

• Delaware corporation formed in October 1988 as Docucon Incorporated; renamed Issuer Direct Corporation in December 2007; rebranded to ACCESS Newswire Inc. effective January 27, 2025.
• Headquarters: One Glenwood Ave., Suite 1001, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603.
• Main phone: 888-808-ACCS (2227). Website: https://www.accessnewswire.com.
• Core investor communications channels include investor relations websites, SEC filings, investor events, earnings releases, public calls/webcasts, and social media. Information posted on these channels may be material.

Core business focus

• ACCESS Newswire operates a cloud-based, all-in-one communications platform for public relations (PR) and investor relations (IR).
• Target customers: small- to mid-market companies (2 to 2,000 employees).
• The platform integrates features to help brands tell their story, engage audiences, and distribute messaging to investors, media, and stakeholders.

Platform and product suite

• ACCESS PR: press release distribution, media monitoring, pitching, and media database.
• ACCESS IR: investor relations websites, quarterly earnings calls, and press release distribution for earnings.
• ALL ACCESS: combined ACCESS PR and ACCESS IR, customized per customer.
• Stand-alone trials available for individual products prior to subscribing.
• Press Release Distribution: flagship service across ACCESS Newswire, Newswire.com, and PressRelease.com; supports self-publishing or AI-assisted creation with editorial/compliance review.
• Media Database: targeted journalist contacts curated from active writers; includes access to journalist articles and outreach tools.
• Media Pitching: outreach to journalists with AIMee, an AI writing and recommendation engine.
• Media Monitoring: monitors brand, product, executive, and competitor coverage across print, broadcast, web, video, blogs, and social media; integrated dashboards.
• Media Room: add-on newsroom page builder, brand asset manager, and contact manager.
• Press Release Optimizer (PRO): automates content and media communications to improve reach and visibility; available as an add-on.
• Webcasting & Events: earnings call webcasting and virtual events platform for roadshows, analyst days, and shareholder events; supports live and on-demand streaming for large-scale events.
• Professional Conference and Events Software: registration and event management for organizers, issuers, and investors; includes mobile app, scheduling, sponsorship, badges, and lodging management; integrates with other platform offerings.
• Investor Relations Websites: hosted IR sites with news, stock data, fundamentals, regulatory filings, and governance feeds; ADA and AODA compliance upgrades added in 2023.
• Incident Hotline: formerly a whistleblower hotline add-on; connected to NYSE-related IPO customer flow through a NYSE subsidy program.

Revenue model and performance highlights (continuing operations as of 2025)

• The Compliance business was divested on February 28, 2025, to Equiniti Trust Company, LLC; the sale created discontinued operations for Compliance assets. The Communications business continues as ongoing operations.
• As of December 31, 2025:
  • Subscriptions: 974 subscriptions representing approximately $12.2 million in ARR.
  • Customers: 12,802 customers (2025 vs. 12,349 in 2024).
  • Revenue concentration: press release distribution accounted for over 80% of total revenue in 2025.
  • International footprint: ~11% of customers located outside North America; these customers generated ~9% of total revenue in 2025.
  • Revenue trend: Communications revenue experienced declines of 7% in 2024 and 2% in 2025, following higher growth in earlier years; recent periods show flat-to-lower growth for legacy Communications revenue.
• Partner and reseller programs contributed approximately 10% of revenues as of December 31, 2025.
• Revenue model: recurring subscriptions with annual or quarterly cycles; revenue is recognized ratably over contract terms.

Workforce and facilities

• Employees and contractors: 91 as of December 31, 2025.
• Sales and marketing: 25 full-time equivalent sales and marketing personnel (down from 27 in 2024).
• Workplace: fully remote workforce as of December 31, 2025.
• Headquarters: Raleigh, NC. Previously leased 9,766 sq ft (2019–2027 term); as of December 18, 2025, entered a commercial sublease to occupy 100% of the HQ through December 31, 2027, with remote operations continuing.

Corporate and strategic context

• Strategic priorities: grow the customer base, increase revenue per customer, expand internationally, continue platform innovation (including AI features such as AIMee), pursue selective acquisitions to add capabilities, and use partnerships and resellers to extend reach.
• Growth enablers include a unified platform with integrated PR/IR tools, AI-assisted content and distribution enhancements, and a scalable recurring revenue model.

Summary

• ACCESS Newswire Inc. provides a cloud-based communications platform combining press release distribution, media monitoring, a media database, pitching with AI support, investor relations websites, webcasting and events, and related tools such as media rooms, PRO, event software, and an incident hotline.
• Following the February 2025 sale of its Compliance business, the company continued as a Communications-focused business with 974 subscriptions and about $12.2 million in ARR at year-end 2025, serving 12,802 customers.
• Revenue is driven primarily by press release distribution (over 80%), with international customers representing 11% of the customer base and 9% of revenue. The workforce is fully remote (91 employees and contractors as of year-end 2025). The company maintains debt facilities and related covenants.