NRC Health Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
Fourth quarter TRCV* increased 8% year-over-year to
Cash flow from operations increased 13% year-over-year to
“Our fourth quarter results reflect the strong, disciplined execution happening across
Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights
-
Revenue: Total revenue was
$35.2 million for the three months endedDecember 31, 2025 , up 2% quarter-over-quarter -
Net Income: GAAP net income was
$1.8 million , representing 5% of revenue, and Adjusted Net Income* was$3.4 million , representing 10% of revenue -
Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA* was
$8.7 million , representing 25% of revenue -
Earnings Per Share: GAAP net income per fully diluted share was
$0.08 on 21.8 million fully diluted shares; Adjusted net income per diluted share* was$0.16 on 21.8 million fully diluted shares -
Cash Flow: Net cash from operating activities was
$7.2 million , representing 20% of revenue -
TRCV: Total Recurring Contract Value (TRCV)* was
$144.1 million , up 8% year-over-year, and grew sequentially for the fifth consecutive quarter
Full-Year 2025 Highlights
-
Revenue: Total revenue was
$137.4 million for the year endedDecember 31, 2025 -
Net Income: GAAP net income was
$11.6 million , representing 8% of revenue, and Adjusted Net Income* was$20.7 million , representing 15% of revenue -
Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA* was
$40.2 million , representing 29% of revenue -
Earnings Per Share: GAAP net income per fully diluted share was
$0.50 on 22.4 million fully diluted shares; Adjusted net income per diluted share* was$0.93 on 22.4 million fully diluted shares -
Cash Flow: Net cash from operating activities was
$26.5 million , representing 19% of revenue
* These financial measures are defined below under the headings “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Total Recurring Contract Value.” Reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures to their most closely comparable GAAP measures are included in the tables in this release.
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For more than 40 years,
Total Recurring Contract Value
Total Recurring Contract Value, or TRCV, is a measure of revenue expected under our renewable contracts for their respective annual renewal periods and is viewed by management as a projection of our subscription revenue for the next 12-month period.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to consolidated GAAP financial measures,
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such statements may be identified by their use of terms or phrases such as “believes,” “expect,” “focus,” “potential,” “will,” derivations thereof, and similar terms and phrases. In this press release, the statements related to future dividends are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, which could cause future events and actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements, including those risks and uncertainties as set forth in the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (In thousands except per share data, unaudited) |
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Three months ended
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Twelve months ended
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|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
35,193 |
|
|
$ |
36,907 |
|
|
$ |
137,390 |
|
|
$ |
143,060 |
|
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct |
|
|
13,936 |
|
|
|
14,350 |
|
|
|
52,371 |
|
|
|
56,933 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
14,444 |
|
|
|
11,452 |
|
|
|
54,805 |
|
|
|
44,911 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
2,145 |
|
|
|
1,516 |
|
|
|
7,624 |
|
|
|
6,022 |
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
30,525 |
|
|
|
27,318 |
|
|
|
114,800 |
|
|
|
107,866 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
4,668 |
|
|
|
9,589 |
|
|
|
22,590 |
|
|
|
35,194 |
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(1,370 |
) |
|
|
(729 |
) |
|
|
(4,762 |
) |
|
|
(2,595 |
) |
|
Other, net |
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(95 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
Total other expense |
|
|
(1,401 |
) |
|
|
(713 |
) |
|
|
(4,746 |
) |
|
|
(2,504 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
3,268 |
|
|
|
8,876 |
|
|
|
17,844 |
|
|
|
32,690 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
1,471 |
|
|
|
2,315 |
|
|
|
6,244 |
|
|
|
7,907 |
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
1,797 |
|
|
$ |
6,561 |
|
|
$ |
11,600 |
|
|
$ |
24,783 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share of common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
1.05 |
|
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
1.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares and share equivalents outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
21,786 |
|
|
|
23,354 |
|
|
|
22,383 |
|
|
|
23,703 |
|
|
Diluted |
|
|
21,807 |
|
|
|
23,366 |
|
|
|
22,396 |
|
|
|
23,743 |
|
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NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Dollars in thousands except share amounts and par value, unaudited) |
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|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
4,139 |
|
|
$ |
4,233 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
11,108 |
|
|
|
11,054 |
|
|
Other current assets |
|
|
4,962 |
|
|
|
4,313 |
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
20,209 |
|
|
|
19,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
40,474 |
|
|
|
38,269 |
|
|
|
|
|
66,152 |
|
|
|
66,152 |
|
|
Other, net |
|
|
8,043 |
|
|
|
8,518 |
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
134,878 |
|
|
$ |
132,539 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs |
|
$ |
4,014 |
|
|
$ |
4,789 |
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
|
4,066 |
|
|
|
6,285 |
|
|
Accrued wages and bonuses |
|
|
7,218 |
|
|
|
4,774 |
|
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
16,201 |
|
|
|
15,786 |
|
|
Dividends payable |
|
|
3,625 |
|
|
|
2,770 |
|
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
1,496 |
|
|
|
1,454 |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
36,620 |
|
|
|
35,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes payable, net of current portion and unamortized debt issuance costs |
|
|
75,021 |
|
|
|
57,895 |
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
|
|
9,247 |
|
|
|
7,502 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
120,888 |
|
|
|
101,255 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
Common stock, |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
183,880 |
|
|
|
180,249 |
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
|
|
(17,298 |
) |
|
|
(17,064 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(152,624 |
) |
|
|
(131,932 |
) |
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
$ |
13,990 |
|
|
|
31,284 |
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
|
$ |
134,878 |
|
|
$ |
132,539 |
|
|
NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands, unaudited) |
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Three months ended |
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Twelve months ended |
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|
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|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
1,797 |
|
|
$ |
6,560 |
|
|
$ |
11,600 |
|
$ |
24,783 |
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
2,145 |
|
|
|
1,517 |
|
|
|
7,624 |
|
|
6,022 |
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
2,533 |
|
|
(546 |
) |
|
|
2,453 |
|
|
(664 |
) |
||
|
Reserve for uncertain tax positions |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
174 |
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
Loss on disposal of property and equipment |
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
|
|
1,909 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
3,312 |
|
|
284 |
|
||
|
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
141 |
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
Net changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade accounts receivable |
|
|
1,641 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
1,757 |
|
||
|
Prepaid expenses and other current and noncurrent assets |
|
|
1,045 |
|
|
1,657 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
1,749 |
|
|||
|
Operating lease assets and liabilities, net |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
Deferred contract costs, net |
|
|
(577 |
) |
|
|
(321 |
) |
|
|
(936 |
) |
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
(707 |
) |
|
|
170 |
|
|
(108 |
) |
|
|
Accrued expenses, wages and bonuses |
|
|
(476 |
) |
|
|
(1,586 |
) |
|
|
1,670 |
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
Income taxes receivable and payable |
|
|
(1,436 |
) |
|
|
861 |
|
|
(191 |
) |
|
155 |
|
||
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
(1,673 |
) |
|
|
(1,340 |
) |
|
|
273 |
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
7,179 |
|
|
|
6,379 |
|
|
|
26,450 |
|
|
34,625 |
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(1,121 |
) |
|
|
(4,444 |
) |
|
|
(10,706 |
) |
|
(15,448 |
) |
|
|
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
(4,833 |
) |
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(1,121 |
) |
|
|
(4,444 |
) |
|
|
(10,706 |
) |
|
(20,281 |
) |
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments on notes payable |
|
|
(1,031 |
) |
|
|
(941 |
) |
|
|
(31,424 |
) |
|
(5,986 |
) |
|
|
Payment of debt issuance costs |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(134 |
) |
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
Borrowings on notes payable |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
47,681 |
|
|
32,000 |
|
|
|
Borrowings on revolving loan |
|
|
- |
|
|
10,500 |
|
|
|
33,000 |
|
|
49,500 |
|
||
|
Payments on revolving loan |
|
|
- |
|
|
(15,500 |
) |
|
|
(33,003 |
) |
|
(49,500 |
) |
||
|
Payments on finance lease obligations |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
Proceeds from the exercise of share-based awards |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Payment of payroll tax withholdings on share-based awards exercised |
|
|
(407 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
(407 |
) |
|
(317 |
) |
||
|
Payment of acquisition contingent consideration |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(516 |
) |
|
- |
|
||
|
Repurchase of shares for treasury |
|
|
- |
|
|
(7,398 |
) |
|
|
(20,180 |
) |
|
(30,945 |
) |
||
|
Payment of dividends on common stock |
|
|
(2,698 |
) |
|
|
(2,817 |
) |
|
|
(10,978 |
) |
|
(11,453 |
) |
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
(4,138 |
) |
|
|
(1,163 |
) |
|
|
(15,838 |
) |
|
(16,764 |
) |
|
|
Change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
1,920 |
|
|
|
772 |
|
|
(94) |
|
|
(2,420 |
) |
||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
2,219 |
|
|
|
3,461 |
|
|
|
4,233 |
|
|
6,653 |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
4,139 |
|
|
$ |
4,233 |
|
|
$ |
4,139 |
|
$ |
4,233 |
|
|
|
NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted Net Income (In thousands, except per share data, unaudited) |
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|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Twelve months ended
|
|
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|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
1,797 |
|
|
$ |
6,561 |
|
|
$ |
11,600 |
|
|
$ |
24,783 |
|
|
Add back: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-recurring executive compensation |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,640 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Tax on non-recurring executive compensation |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(468 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
Non-cash stock compensation |
|
|
1,909 |
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
3,312 |
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
Tax on stock compensation |
|
|
(286 |
) |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
(346 |
) |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
Adjusted net income |
|
$ |
3,420 |
|
|
$ |
6,704 |
|
|
$ |
20,738 |
|
|
$ |
24,997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share of common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
1.05 |
|
|
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
1.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted earnings per share of common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
|
$ |
1.05 |
|
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
|
$ |
1.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares and share equivalents outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
21,786 |
|
|
|
23,354 |
|
|
|
22,383 |
|
|
|
23,703 |
|
|
Diluted |
|
|
21,807 |
|
|
|
23,366 |
|
|
|
22,396 |
|
|
|
23,743 |
|
|
NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (In thousands, unaudited) |
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|
Three months ended
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Twelve months ended
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|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
1,797 |
|
|
$ |
6,561 |
|
|
$ |
11,600 |
|
|
$ |
24,783 |
|
|
Add back: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
2,145 |
|
|
|
1,516 |
|
|
|
7,624 |
|
|
|
6,022 |
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
1,370 |
|
|
|
729 |
|
|
|
4,762 |
|
|
|
2,595 |
|
|
Income taxes |
|
|
1,471 |
|
|
|
2,315 |
|
|
|
6,244 |
|
|
|
7,907 |
|
|
Non-recurring executive compensation |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,640 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Non-cash stock compensation |
|
|
1,909 |
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
3,312 |
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
8,692 |
|
|
$ |
11,310 |
|
|
$ |
40,182 |
|
|
$ |
41,591 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
|
24.7% |
|
|
|
30.6% |
|
|
|
29.2% |
|
|
|
29.1% |
|
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