Red Violet Inc.

08/10/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/10/2026 14:56

Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending June 30, 2026 (Form 10-Q)

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form 10-Q"). This Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PSLRA"), Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), about our expectations, beliefs, or intentions regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations, strategies, or prospects. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends, or results as of the date they are made. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements. These factors include those contained in this Form 10-Q, as well as the disclosures made in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed on March 4, 2026 (the "2025 Form 10-K"), and other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as required by law. We intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor provisions of PSLRA. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and reflect our views as of the date they are made with respect to future events and financial performance.

References in this discussion and analysis to "we," "us," "our," "red violet," or the "Company," refer to Red Violet, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Overview

Red Violet, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is dedicated to making the world a safer place and reducing the cost of doing business. We build proprietary technologies and apply analytical capabilities to deliver identity intelligence. Our technology powers critical solutions, which empower organizations to operate with confidence. Our solutions enable the real-time identification and location of people, businesses, assets, and their interrelationships. These solutions are used for purposes including identity verification, risk mitigation, due diligence, fraud detection and prevention, regulatory compliance, and customer acquisition. Our cloud-native, AI-embedded identity intelligence platform, CORETM, is purpose-built for the enterprise, yet flexible enough for organizations of all sizes, bringing clarity to massive datasets by transforming data into intelligence. We drive workflow efficiency and enable organizations to make better data-driven decisions.

With artificial intelligence and machine learning embedded directly into CORE's architecture from inception, and integrated with extensive proprietary data assets and regulated workflows, the platform enables customers to uncover actionable insights, accelerate decision-making, and operate at enterprise scale with materially reduced manual effort and operating costs. These AI-driven capabilities support the streamlining of labor-intensive workflows through automated, intelligence-driven processes that materially enhance efficiency and outcomes across risk management, compliance, and investigative functions.

Organizations are challenged by the structure, volume, velocity, and disparity of data. Our platform and applications provide real-time analytics, transforming the way our customers interact with information by presenting connections and relevance of information otherwise unattainable, which drives actionable insights and better outcomes. Leveraging cloud-native proprietary technology and applying machine learning and advanced analytical capabilities, CORE provides essential solutions to public and private sector organizations through intuitive, easy-to-use analytical interfaces. With extensive data assets consisting of public record, proprietary, and publicly-available data, our differentiated information and innovative platform and solutions deliver identity intelligence - entities, relationships, affiliations, interactions, and events. Our solutions are used today to enable frictionless commerce, enhance safety, and mitigate fraud and the related financial losses across the markets we serve.

While our platform powers a vast array of solutions for our customers, we presently market our solutions primarily through two brands, IDI and FOREWARN®. IDI is a leading-edge, analytics and information solutions provider delivering actionable intelligence to an expansive and diverse set of industries in support of use cases such as the verification and authentication of consumer identities, due diligence, prevention of fraud and abuse, legislative compliance, and debt recovery. idiCORE is IDI's flagship product. idiCORE is a next-generation, investigative solution used to address a variety of organizational challenges, including, but not limited to, due diligence, risk mitigation, identity authentication, and regulatory compliance, by financial services companies, insurance companies, healthcare companies, law enforcement and government, identity verification platforms, collections, law firms, retail, telecommunication companies, corporate security, and investigative firms. FOREWARN is an app-based solution currently tailored for the real estate industry, providing instant knowledge prior to face-to-face engagement with a consumer, helping professionals identify and mitigate risk. As of June 30, 2026 and 2025, IDI had 10,869 and 9,549 billable customers, respectively, and FOREWARN had 443,173 and 346,671 users, respectively. We define a billable customer of IDI as a single entity that generated revenue during the last three months of the period. Billable customers are typically corporate organizations. In most cases, corporate organizations will have multiple users and/or departments purchasing our solutions; however, we count the entire organization as a discrete customer. We define a user of FOREWARN as a unique person that has a subscription to use the FOREWARN service as of the last day of the period. A unique person can only have one user account.

We generate substantially all of our revenue from licensing our solutions. Customers access our solutions through a hosted environment using an online interface, batch processing, API, and custom integrations. We recognize revenue from licensing fees (a) on a transactional basis determined by the customer's usage, (b) via a monthly fee or (c) from a combination of both. Revenue pursuant to pricing contracts containing a monthly fee is recognized ratably over the contract period. Pricing contracts are generally annual contracts or longer, with auto renewal. For each of the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, 77% of total revenue was attributable to customers with pricing contracts, versus 23% attributable to transactional customers. For each of the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, 76% of total revenue was attributable to customers with pricing contracts, versus 24% attributable to transactional customers.

We endeavor to understand our customers' needs at the moment of first engagement. We continuously engage with our customers and evaluate their usage of our solutions throughout their life cycle, to maximize utilization of our solutions and, hence, their productivity. Our go-to-market strategy leverages (a) an inside sales team that cultivates relationships, and ultimately closes business, with their end-user markets, (b) a strategic sales team that provides a more personal, face-to-face approach for major accounts within certain industries, and (c) distributors, resellers, and strategic partners that have a significant foothold in many of the industries that we have not historically served, as well as to further penetrate those industries that we do serve. We employ a "land and expand" approach. Our sales model generally begins with a trial followed by an initial purchase on a transactional basis or minimum-committed monthly spend. As organizations derive benefits from our solutions, we are able to expand within organizations as additional use cases are presented across departments, divisions, and geographic locations, and customers become increasingly reliant on our solutions in their daily workflow.

In order for us to continue to develop new products, grow our existing business and expand into additional markets, we must generate and sustain sufficient operating profits and cash flow in future periods. This will require us to generate additional sales from current products and new products currently under development. We continue to build out our sales organization to drive current products and to introduce new products into the marketplace.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("US GAAP"). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives of intangible assets, recoverability of the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets, share-based compensation, and income tax provision. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

For additional information, please refer to our 2025 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates disclosed in our 2025 Form 10-K.

Recently issued accounting standards

See Note 1(b), "Recently issued accounting standards," in "Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements."

Second Quarter Financial Results

For the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025:

Total revenue increased 23% to $26.7 million.
Gross profit increased 29% to $20.2 million. Gross margin increased to 76% from 72%.
Adjusted gross profit increased 25% to $22.9 million. Adjusted gross margin increased to 86% from 84%.
Net income increased 85% to $5.0 million, which resulted in earnings of $0.35 and $0.34 per basic and diluted share, respectively. Net income margin increased to 19% from 12%.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 48% to $11.2 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 42% from 35%.
Adjusted net income increased 58% to $7.2 million, which resulted in adjusted earnings of $0.51 and $0.50 per basic and diluted share, respectively.
Net cash provided by operating activities increased 42% to $10.6 million.
Cash and cash equivalents were $50.0 million as of June 30, 2026.

Second Quarter and Recent Business Highlights

Announced the August 2026 closing of an underwritten public offering of 1,916,667 shares of common stock, including 250,000 shares of common stock sold pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters' option, providing net proceeds of approximately $109.0 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, including potential strategic acquisitions.
Added 447 customers to IDI during the second quarter, ending the quarter with 10,869 customers.
Added 25,493 users to FOREWARN during the second quarter, ending the quarter with 443,173 users. 660 REALTOR® Associations throughout the U.S. are now contracted to use FOREWARN.
Purchased 74,500 shares of the Company's common stock year to date through June 30, 2026, at an average price of $41.87 per share pursuant to the Company's Stock Repurchase Program. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had $15.5 million remaining under the Stock Repurchase Program.

Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Management evaluates the financial performance of our business on a variety of key indicators, including non-GAAP metrics of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, and free cash flow ("FCF"). Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure equal to net income, the most directly comparable financial measure based on US GAAP, excluding interest income, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, litigation costs, and write-off of long-lived assets. We define adjusted EBITDA margin as adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue. Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure equal to net income, the most directly comparable financial measure based on US GAAP, adjusted to exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of share-based compensation capitalized in intangible assets, acquisition-related costs, litigation costs, and write-off of long-lived assets, and to include the tax effect of adjustments. We define adjusted earnings per share as adjusted net income divided by the weighted average shares outstanding. We define adjusted gross profit as gross profit plus depreciation and amortization of certain intangible assets, and adjusted gross margin as adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue. We define FCF as net cash provided by operating activities reduced by purchase of property and equipment and capitalized costs included in intangible assets.

The following is a reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable US GAAP financial measure, to adjusted EBITDA:

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

(Dollars in thousands)

2026

2025

2026

2025

Net income

$

4,960

$

2,686

$

9,348

$

6,126

Interest income

(394

)

(339

)

(738

)

(647

)

Income tax expense

1,529

404

2,929

1,483

Depreciation and amortization

2,787

2,647

5,597

5,197

Share-based compensation expense

2,236

1,827

4,286

3,423

Acquisition-related costs

49

370

308

370

Litigation costs

81

4

185

13

Write-off of long-lived assets

-

1

1

3

Adjusted EBITDA

$

11,248

$

7,600

$

21,916

$

15,968

Revenue

$

26,718

$

21,774

$

52,548

$

43,777

Net income margin

19

%

12

%

18

%

14

%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

42

%

35

%

42

%

36

%

The following is a reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable US GAAP financial measure, to adjusted net income:

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

2026

2025

2026

2025

Net income

$

4,960

$

2,686

$

9,348

$

6,126

Share-based compensation expense

2,236

1,827

4,286

3,423

Amortization of share-based compensation
capitalized in intangible assets

406

413

820

822

Acquisition-related costs

49

370

308

370

Litigation costs

81

4

185

13

Write-off of long-lived assets

-

1

1

3

Tax effect of adjustments(1)

(562

)

(759

)

(1,183

)

(1,106

)

Adjusted net income

$

7,170

$

4,542

$

13,765

$

9,651

Earnings per share:

Basic

$

0.35

$

0.19

$

0.66

$

0.44

Diluted

$

0.34

$

0.18

$

0.65

$

0.42

Adjusted earnings per share:

Basic

$

0.51

$

0.32

$

0.97

$

0.69

Diluted

$

0.50

$

0.31

$

0.95

$

0.66

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic

14,175,312

14,018,629

14,184,951

14,008,385

Diluted

14,464,461

14,553,282

14,436,339

14,528,789

(1) The tax effect of adjustments is calculated using the expected combined federal and state statutory tax rate, which was approximately 26.00% for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The resulting tax effect may differ from applying such rate to total adjustments due to the tax treatment of certain items. Beginning with the 2025 Form 10-K, we updated the methodology for determining the income tax effects of adjustments in calculating non-GAAP adjusted net income. Prior-period amounts have been revised to conform to the current methodology and presentation. These revisions did not affect our previously reported GAAP financial statements.

The following is a reconciliation of gross profit, the most directly comparable US GAAP financial measure, to adjusted gross profit:

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

(Dollars in thousands)

2026

2025

2026

2025

Revenue

$

26,718

$

21,774

$

52,548

$

43,777

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization)

(3,818

)

(3,501

)

(7,637

)

(7,162

)

Depreciation and amortization related to cost of revenue

(2,716

)

(2,595

)

(5,462

)

(5,095

)

Gross profit

20,184

15,678

39,449

31,520

Depreciation and amortization of certain intangible
assets
(1)

2,669

2,560

5,378

5,012

Adjusted gross profit

$

22,853

$

18,238

$

44,827

$

36,532

Gross margin

76

%

72

%

75

%

72

%

Adjusted gross margin

86

%

84

%

85

%

83

%

(1) Depreciation and amortization of certain intangible assets primarily consists of the amortization of capitalized internal-use software development costs, which are included within intangible assets and amortized over their estimated useful lives.

The following is a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable US GAAP financial measure, to FCF:

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

(Dollars in thousands)

2026

2025

2026

2025

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

10,637

$

7,487

$

17,222

$

12,488

Less:

Purchase of property and equipment

(105

)

(202

)

(168

)

(252

)

Capitalized costs included in intangible assets

(3,360

)

(2,515

)

(6,803

)

(4,984

)

Free cash flow

$

7,172

$

4,770

$

10,251

$

7,252

In order to assist readers of our condensed consolidated financial statements in understanding the operating results that management uses to evaluate the business and for financial planning purposes, we present non-GAAP measures of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, and FCF as supplemental measures of our operating performance. We believe they provide useful information to our investors as they eliminate the impact of certain items that we do not consider indicative of our cash operations and ongoing operating performance. In addition, we use them as an integral part of our internal reporting to measure the performance and operating strength of our business.

We believe adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, and FCF are relevant and provide useful information frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of the operating performance of companies similar to ours and are indicators of the operational strength of our business. We believe adjusted EBITDA eliminates the uneven effect of considerable amounts of non-cash depreciation and amortization, and share-based compensation expense, and the impact of other items not indicative of our ongoing operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated as adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue. We believe adjusted net income provides additional means of evaluating period-over-period operating performance by eliminating certain non-cash expenses and other items that might otherwise make comparisons of our ongoing business with prior periods more difficult and obscure trends in ongoing operations. Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure equal to net income, adjusted to exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of share-based compensation capitalized in intangible assets, and other items not indicative of our ongoing operating performance, and to include the tax effect of adjustments. We define adjusted earnings per share as adjusted net income divided by the weighted average shares outstanding. Our adjusted gross profit is a measure used by management in evaluating the business's current operating performance by excluding the impact of prior historical costs of assets that are expensed systematically and allocated over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which may not be indicative of the current operating activity. We define adjusted gross profit as gross profit plus depreciation and amortization of certain intangible assets. We believe adjusted gross profit provides useful information to our investors by eliminating the impact of certain non-cash depreciation and amortization, and primarily the amortization of software developed for internal use, providing a baseline of our core operating results that allow for analyzing trends in our underlying business consistently over multiple periods. Adjusted gross margin is calculated as adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue. We believe FCF is an important liquidity measure of the cash that is available, after capital expenditures, for operational expenses and investment in our business. FCF is a measure used by management to understand and evaluate the business's operating performance and trends over time. FCF is calculated by using net cash provided by operating activities, less purchase of property and equipment and capitalized costs included in intangible assets.

Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, and FCF are not intended to be performance measures that should be regarded as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, financial measures presented in accordance with US GAAP. In addition, FCF is not intended to represent our residual cash flow available for discretionary expenses and is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. The way we measure adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, and FCF may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies, and may not be identical to corresponding measures used in our various agreements.

Results of Operations

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to three months ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Revenue increased $4.9 million, or 23%, to $26.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $21.8 million for the same period in 2025. The increase was driven by strong onboarding of new customers and volume expansion across the existing customer base.

Revenue from new customers increased $0.5 million, or 36%, to $2.0 million; and
Revenue from existing customers increased $4.4 million, or 22%, to $24.7 million.

Revenue from new customers represents total monthly revenue generated from customers during their first six full calendar months of revenue contribution. Revenue from existing customers represents total monthly revenue generated from customers beginning in their seventh full calendar month of revenue contribution.

As of June 30, 2026, our IDI billable customer base increased to 10,869 customers, up from 9,549 customers a year earlier. Our FOREWARN user base increased to 443,173 users, up from 346,671 users a year earlier.

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) increased $0.3 million, or 9%, to $3.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $3.5 million for the same period in 2025.

Our cost of revenue primarily consists of data acquisition costs, which include the cost to acquire data under flat-fee licensing agreements, including unlimited usage arrangements, as well as purchases on a transactional basis. We continue to enhance the breadth and depth of our data by the addition and expansion of relationships with key data suppliers, including our largest data supplier, which accounted for 46% of our total data acquisition costs for each of the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. Effective on May 1, 2025, we entered into an amendment with our largest data supplier, extending the term of the agreement through April 30, 2031.

Additional components of our cost of revenue include cloud infrastructure fees, and pertinent personnel-related costs and share-based compensation expense.

Due to the fixed-cost nature of our primary data licensing structure, cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue decreased to 14% for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to 16% for the same period in 2025. We expect this percentage to continue to decline over time as our revenue increases.

Sales and marketing expenses

Sales and marketing expenses increased $0.2 million, or 2%, to $5.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $5.6 million for the same period in 2025. We continued to invest in expanding our go-to-market capabilities to support long-term revenue growth.

Sales and marketing expenses include personnel-related expenses, advertising, marketing and agency expenses, travel expenses, and share-based compensation expense incurred by our sales team, and provision for bad debts.

For the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, sales and marketing expenses consisted primarily of:

personnel-related expenses of $4.5 million and $4.5 million, respectively;
share-based compensation expense of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively; and
advertising, marketing and agency expenses of $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses increased $1.0 million, or 14%, to $8.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $7.3 million for the same period in 2025. The increase reflects higher personnel-related expenses and share-based compensation expense to support the continued growth of the business.

For the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, general and administrative expenses consisted primarily of:

personnel-related expenses of $4.1 million and $3.5 million, respectively;
share-based compensation expense of $2.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively; and
professional fees of $1.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively. Professional fees included $0.05 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of acquisition-related costs incurred in connection with the due diligence of potential strategic targets.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $0.2 million, or 5%, to $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $2.6 million for the same period in 2025.

The increase was primarily driven by the amortization of intangible assets that became ready for their intended use after June 30, 2025.

Interest income

Interest income increased $0.1 million, or 16%, to $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

The interest income was primarily attributable to yields on money market fund investments.

Income before income taxes

Income before income taxes increased $3.4 million, or 110%, to $6.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $3.1 million for the same period in 2025.

The increase was primarily driven by:

an increase of $4.9 million in revenue,

partially offset by:

an increase of $0.3 million in cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization);
an increase of $0.7 million in personnel-related expenses;
an increase of $0.4 million in share-based compensation expense; and
an increase of $0.2 million in depreciation and amortization expense.

Income tax expense

Income tax expense was $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $0.4 million for the same period in 2025.

The increase in income tax expense was primarily attributable to higher pre-tax income and the increase in the Company's effective tax rate to 24% for the three months ended June 30, 2026 from 13% for the same period in 2025.

For additional information, refer to Note 5, "Income taxes," in the "Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements."

Net income

Net income increased $2.3 million, or 85%, to $5.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $2.7 million for the same period in 2025, as a result of the foregoing.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to six months ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Revenue increased $8.7 million, or 20%, to $52.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $43.8 million for the same period in 2025. The increase was driven by volume expansion across the existing customer base, partially offset by the decrease in revenue from new customers.

Revenue from existing customers increased $9.0 million, or 23%, to $48.4 million; and
Revenue from new customers decreased $0.3 million, or 7%, to $4.1 million.

Revenue from new customers represents total monthly revenue generated from customers during their first six full calendar months of revenue contribution. Revenue from existing customers represents total monthly revenue generated from customers beginning in their seventh full calendar month of revenue contribution.

As of June 30, 2026, our IDI billable customer base increased to 10,869 customers, up from 9,549 customers a year earlier. Our FOREWARN user base increased to 443,173 users, up from 346,671 users a year earlier.

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) increased $0.4 million, or 7%, to $7.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $7.2 million for the same period in 2025.

Our cost of revenue primarily consists of data acquisition costs, which include the cost to acquire data under flat-fee licensing agreements, including unlimited usage arrangements, as well as purchases on a transactional basis. We continue to enhance the breadth and depth of our data by the addition and expansion of relationships with key data suppliers, including our largest data supplier, which accounted for 46% and 45% of our total data acquisition costs for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Effective on May 1, 2025, we entered into an amendment with our largest data supplier, extending the term of the agreement through April 30, 2031.

Additional components of our cost of revenue include cloud infrastructure fees, and pertinent personnel-related costs and share-based compensation expense.

Due to the fixed-cost nature of our primary data licensing structure, cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue decreased to 15% for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to 16% for the same period in 2025. We expect this percentage to continue to decline over time as our revenue increases.

Sales and marketing expenses

Sales and marketing expenses increased $0.6 million, or 5%, to $11.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $11.0 million for the same period in 2025. We continued to invest in expanding our go-to-market capabilities to support long-term revenue growth.

Sales and marketing expenses include personnel-related expenses, advertising, marketing and agency expenses, travel expenses, and share-based compensation expense incurred by our sales team, and provision for bad debts.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, sales and marketing expenses consisted primarily of:

personnel-related expenses of $9.1 million and $9.1 million, respectively;
share-based compensation expense of $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively; and
advertising, marketing and agency expenses of $0.7 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses increased $2.8 million, or 20%, to $16.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $13.4 million for the same period in 2025. The increase reflects higher personnel-related expenses and share-based compensation expense to support the continued growth of the business.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, general and administrative expenses consisted primarily of:

personnel-related expenses of $8.1 million and $6.6 million, respectively;
share-based compensation expense of $3.9 million and $3.0 million, respectively; and
professional fees of $3.0 million and $2.6 million, respectively. Professional fees included $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of acquisition-related costs incurred in connection with the due diligence of potential strategic targets.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $0.4 million, or 8%, to $5.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $5.2 million for the same period in 2025.

The increase was primarily driven by the amortization of intangible assets that became ready for their intended use after June 30, 2025.

Interest income

Interest income increased $0.1 million, or 14%, to $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

The interest income was primarily attributable to yields on money market fund investments.

Income before income taxes

Income before income taxes increased $4.7 million, or 61%, to $12.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $7.6 million for the same period in 2025.

The increase was primarily driven by:

an increase of $8.7 million in revenue,

partially offset by:

an increase of $0.4 million in cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization);
an increase of $1.9 million in personnel-related expenses;
an increase of $0.9 million in share-based compensation expense;
an increase of $0.4 million in professional fees; and
an increase of $0.4 million in depreciation and amortization expense.

Income tax expense

Income tax expense was $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2025.

The increase in income tax expense was primarily attributable to higher pre-tax income and the increase in the Company's effective tax rate to 24% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from 19% for the same period in 2025.

For additional information, refer to Note 5, "Income taxes," in the "Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements."

Net income

Net income increased $3.2 million, or 53%, to $9.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $6.1 million for the same period in 2025, as a result of the foregoing.

Effect of Inflation

While the pace of inflation has shown signs of moderation more recently, macroeconomic uncertainty and higher interest rates have continued to influence business sentiment and spending patterns in certain sectors. These conditions have resulted in - and may continue to contribute to - fluctuations in transaction volumes, pricing dynamics, and operating margins across our services.

In addition, elevated interest rates implemented to curb inflation may reduce demand for credit, which could in turn lead to lower usage of our services by customers in the banking, financial services, and adjacent industries.

Despite these broader market dynamics, inflation has not had a material impact on our financial results to date. Where feasible, we have taken proactive steps to mitigate inflation-related cost increases, including implementing pricing adjustments where permitted under contract terms and competitive conditions.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash flows provided by operating activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, net cash provided by operating activities was $17.2 million. This was primarily driven by:

net income of $9.3 million;
non-cash adjustments totaling $12.5 million, including share-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, write-off of long-lived assets, provision for bad debts, noncash lease expenses, and deferred income tax expense; and
changes in operating assets and liabilities, which resulted in a net use of cash of $4.6 million, primarily due to an increase in accounts receivable, and a decrease in accounts payable, and accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, net cash provided by operating activities was $12.5 million. This was primarily driven by:

net income of $6.1 million;
non-cash adjustments totaling $10.3 million, including share-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, write-off of long-lived assets, provision for bad debts, noncash lease expenses, and deferred income tax expense; and
changes in operating assets and liabilities, which resulted in a net use of cash of $4.0 million, primarily due to an increase in accounts receivable, and prepaid expenses and other current assets, and a decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and operating lease liabilities.

Cash flows used in investing activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, net cash used in investing activities was $7.0 million and $5.2 million, respectively, primarily as a result of capitalized costs included in intangible assets.

Cash flows used in financing activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, net cash used in financing activities was $3.8 million. This was primarily driven by:

taxes paid in connection with the net share settlement of vesting RSUs totaling $0.7 million; and
common stock repurchases totaling $3.1 million, conducted pursuant to our Stock Repurchase Program (as defined below).

The Stock Repurchase Program was originally authorized by the Company's Board of Directors on May 2, 2022, permitting repurchases of our common stock from time to time, which was subsequently amended on each of December 19, 2023, March 28, 2024, and November 3, 2025, bringing the total authorization to $30.0 million.

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, net cash used in financing activities was $4.9 million. This was primarily driven by:

the payment of a special cash dividend totaling $4.2 million; and
taxes paid in connection with the net share settlement of vesting RSUs totaling $0.7 million.

On December 3, 2024, we declared a special cash dividend of $0.30 per share on our common stock to shareholders of record as of January 31, 2025. The dividend, totaling $4.2 million, was paid on February 14, 2025.

Commitments

As of June 30, 2026, we had material commitments under data licensing agreements and a cloud service agreement totaling $35.5 million.

We expect to fund these commitments, as well as our ongoing operating and capital requirements, using available cash on hand and cash flows generated from operations over the next twelve months.

Capital Resources

We reported net income of $5.0 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $9.3 million and $6.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, we had total shareholders' equity of $111.6 million and cash and cash equivalents of $50.0 million. Also, in August 2026, we closed an underwritten public offering of our common stock with net proceeds to us of approximately $108.6 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. See Note 11, "Subsequent events," in "Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" for additional information on the offering.

Based on our projected growth in revenue and operating results over the next twelve months, and the available cash on hand, we believe that our existing resources will be sufficient to fund operations and expected capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months.

While we anticipate continuing to fund our business through internally generated cash flows, future capital needs may arise based on the pace of revenue growth, investment in technology, or strategic initiatives, including potential acquisitions. In such cases, we may seek to raise additional capital through the issuance of equity and/or debt securities. However, any such financing, if available, could result in dilution to existing stockholders and may involve terms that are not favorable to the Company.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2026, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303 of Regulation S-K.

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