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ACCESS Newswire Inc (ACCS) Fair Value & Analysis

Communication Services · US · Market cap $23.3M

AN ACCESS Newswire Inc logo ACCESS Newswire Inc ACCS · US
Price$6.77
Fair Value$14.57
Upside+115.4%
Quality62/100
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Expensive Growth
Loss-making · -7.6% net margin
Low debt · generates free cash flow
Trails peers (3/12)
Narrow moat 18/100
Evidence: High Range $10.92 – $18.21 Share as image

Fair value as of: Jul 24, 2026

From 23 valuation models · updated 17 days ago

Share price −5.9% over the past month.

A solid business, screening 115% undervalued on our models.

What matters now

  • The price is below even our cautious bear case ($10.92). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario.
  • Solid quality (62/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
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Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

$32.27 $5.80 Fair Value $14.57 Apr 2021 Aug 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 24, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range $5.80 – $32.27 · fair‑value band $10.92 – $18.21 · the $6.77 price screens below the $14.57 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 24, 2026.

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Analysis

ACCESS Newswire Inc (ACCS) currently trades at $6.77, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $14.57, implying the stock looks roughly 115.4% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 62/100 (solid quality), in the Communication Services sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high), always confirm before acting.

Over the trailing twelve months, ACCESS Newswire Inc generated revenue of $22.5M at a net margin of -7.6%. Revenue declined 2.7% year over year. It earns a return on equity of -4.6%. Fundamentals as of Jul 24, 2026

Our scenario range runs from $10.92 (bear case) to $18.21 (bull case); at $6.77, the current price sits below that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 48% below its 52-week high and 16% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Communication Services peers we cover trades at -1% fair-value upside, at 115%, ACCS screens cheaper than that median.

Fair Value models

Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.

Model Bear Bear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull Bull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. Evidence
Highest evidence
Growth DCF $1.66 $2.44 $3.53 80
Residual Income $6.84 $7.88 $14.55 76
Rev-Margin DCF $1.63 $2.57 $3.85 74
All 23 models by family
DCF Models
FCF DCF $1.70 $2.64 $4.07 38
Owner Earnings $18.68 $31.34 $50.61 31
5Y Revenue Exit $1.63 $2.60 $3.94 39
5Y EBITDA Exit $3.15 $5.85 $9.39 41
5Y P/E Exit $10.08 $20.71 $33.51 38
10Y Revenue Exit $1.60 $2.46 $3.82 36
10Y EBITDA Exit $2.51 $4.55 $7.87 37
10Y P/E Exit $6.51 $14.06 $25.80 35
Earnings-Based
Graham-Dodd $7.52 $39.92 $55.29 54
Lynch FV $11.00 $15.72 $20.43 50
PEG = 1.0 $11.00 $15.72 $20.43 46
Dividend Discount
Gordon GGM $0.8300 $1.38 $1.79 70
DDM Multi-Stage $0.8300 $1.31 $1.49 61
Multiples
P/E Multiple $16.58 $22.11 $27.63 63
P/S Multiple $10.92 $14.57 $18.21 58
P/B Multiple $14.09 $18.79 $23.49 55
EV/EBITDA $4.43 $5.80 $7.16 54
EV/Revenue $1.61 $2.15 $2.69 43
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) $3.91 $5.24 $7.82 50
Growth DCF
Growth DCF $1.66 $2.44 $3.53 80
Rev-Margin DCF $1.63 $2.57 $3.85 74
Economic Profit
Residual Income $6.84 $7.88 $14.55 76
Growth Earnings
Growth-Adj P/E $15.87 $22.67 $29.48 68

Widest divergence: Growth Earnings ($22.67) versus Dividend Discount ($1.31). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (80).

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Key figures & financial health

Revenue (TTM) $22.5M
Revenue growth (YoY) -2.7%
Net margin -7.6%
Return on equity -4.6%
Free cash flow $538K FY2025
Operating margin -8.1%
More key figures
EPS (TTM) $-0.3600
Net cash $152K FY2025

Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 24, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.

Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 62/100

Of which business quality 62 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 24

Profitability 59
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth 62
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow 37
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength 64
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment 100
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility 53
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum 14
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum 7
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance 72
Buybacks instead of dilution

Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.

About the company

ACCESS Newswire Inc. provides solutions for public relations and investor relations in the United States and internationally.

Full company description

ACCESS Newswire Inc. provides solutions for public relations and investor relations in the United States and internationally. The company offers press release distribution and optimizer, media database and pitching, media monitoring, and media room; ACCESS Newswire, a news dissemination and media outreach solution; and Webcaster Platform, a cloud-based webcast, webinar, and virtual meeting platform that delivers live and on-demand streaming of events to audiences of various sizes, as well as allows customers to create, produce, and deliver events. It also offers professional conference and events software, a mobile app that offers one-on-one meetings, as well as manages schedules and lodging, performs event promotion and sponsorship, and prints attendee badges; and investor relations content network, a series of data feeds, which include news feeds, stock feeds, fundamentals, regulatory filings, corporate governance, and other components. In addition, the company provides whistleblower hotline, a system that delivers secure notifications and basic incident workflow management processes that align with a company's corporate governance policies. It serves public and private companies. The company was formerly known as Issuer Direct Corporation and changed its name to ACCESS Newswire Inc. in January 2025. ACCESS Newswire Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years

ACCESS Newswire Inc reported revenue of $22.6M in FY2025 versus $21.9M in FY2021, a compound +0.8%/yr. Reported net income was $4.3M in FY2025, compounding +6.9%/yr from FY2021.

Growth Quality 41/100
The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
Latest Revenue (FY 2025)
$22.6M
Latest YoY
−1.9%
Avg. growth/yr (3Y) Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
−1.3%
Avg. growth/yr (5Y) Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+4.1%
Avg. growth/yr (19Y) Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+38.1%
Revenue +0.8%/yr
FY21 $21.9M
FY22 $23.5M
FY23 $24.5M
FY24 $23.1M
FY25 $22.6M
Net income +6.9%/yr
FY21 $3.3M
FY22 $1.9M
FY23 $766K
FY24 −$10.8M
FY25 $4.3M

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Peer Group

Advertising Agencies · 199 stocks

How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.

Quality Score 62 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside +115% · Top 25%
Return on assets -2% · Below median
Net margin (TTM) -8% · Below median
Operating margin (TTM) -8% · Below median
Revenue growth -3% · Below median
Debt / equity 0.06× · Higher than median

Valuation Multiples vs Advertising Agencies median · lower = cheaper

P/B 0.77× · Cheaper than median
P/S (TTM) 1.04× · Pricier than median
P/FCF 43.4× · Pricier than 75% of peers
EV/EBITDA 17.6× · Pricier than 75% of peers

Snowflake

Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.

VALUE 100 · sector 19
FUTURE 0 · sector 8
PAST 0 · sector 7
HEALTH 97 · sector 98
DIVIDEND 0 · sector 66

Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

None of the checked exposures detected

ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.

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Frequently asked questions

Is ACCESS Newswire Inc (ACCS) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Jul 24, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $14.57 versus a price of $6.77, about +115% (undervalued).
What is the fair value of ACCS?
Our model-based fair value for ACCESS Newswire Inc is $14.57 (as of Jul 24, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price is $6.77.
What is the quality score of ACCS?
ACCESS Newswire Inc has a Quality Score of 62/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the revenue of ACCESS Newswire Inc (ACCS)?
ACCESS Newswire Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $22.5M (latest available figure, as of Jul 24, 2026).
What is the net profit margin of ACCS?
The net profit margin of ACCESS Newswire Inc is about -7.6%, meaning it is currently running at a net loss. Based on the latest reported figures.

How we calculate Fair Value

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